1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1898 record	4–5 (1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Minds (1st year)
Captain	Henry A. Scandrett

1898 Western Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan $	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Chicago	3	–	1	–	0	14	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Illinois	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	1	–	0	3	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	4	–	0	9	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1898 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Minds, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4-5 record (1-2 against Western Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 73.^[1]

The 1898 season for Minnesota was one of adversity, including bad weather and a mid-season injury to the team's captain.^[2]^:27 Coach Jack Minds was a fullback and kicker at the University of Pennsylvania.^[3]^:312

On Thanksgiving Day 1898, Minnesota and Illinois played a football game for the first time in the two programs' history. A big storm had come through the previous day, but John Pillsbury (the student manager) put together a crew and worked overnight using horse-drawn plows to clear the field. The game itself was delayed several times when the ball was lost in snow drifts on the side of the field^[4]^:21 and the temperature fell to about 10 below zero when the game was called at noon.^[2]^:27 Illinois won the game 11-10.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/01/1898	Carleton*	Minneapolis, MN	W 32–0
10/05/1898	Alumni*	Minneapolis, MN	L 0–5
10/08/1898	Rush*	Minneapolis, MN	W 12–0
10/15/1898	Grinnell*	Minneapolis, MN	L 6–16
10/22/1898	Iowa State*	Minneapolis, MN	L 0–6
10/29/1898	at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	L 0–28
11/05/1898	North Dakota*	Minneapolis, MN	W 15–0
11/12/1898	Northwestern	Minneapolis, MN	W 17–6
11/24/1898	Illinois	Minneapolis, MN	L 10–11
*Non-conference game.

Roster

Ends, Henry A. Scandrett (captain and left end), von Schlegell (right end)
Tackles, Otte (left tackle), Nicoulin (right tackle)
Guards, Parry (left guard), Aune (right guard)
Center, Page
Quarterback, Kienholtz
Halfbacks Bernhagen (left halfback), Cameron (right halfback)
Fullback, Shepley
Trainer, John Wirtensohn
Coach, Jack Minds.^[2]^:64

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
1 2 3 The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell, ed. The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
↑ University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics (2004). Jeff Keiser; Shane Sanderfeld, eds. Minnesota Football 2004 Media Guide. University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Communications.
↑ Rainbolt, Richard (1972). Gold Glory. Wayzata, Minnesota: Ralph Turtinen Publishing.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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