1898 Haskell Indians football team

The 1898 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 2–7 record and failed to score a point in six of its nine games. Sal Walker was the coach. The team played no home games.

1898 Haskell Indians football
Conference	Independent
1898 record	2–7
Head coach	Sal Walker

1898 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington University			–					6	–	0	–	0
Detroit College			–					5	–	0	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	0	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					4	–	0	–	1
Washburn			–					4	–	0	–	1
Kansas			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					5	–	1	–	3
Indiana			–					4	–	1	–	2
Nebraska			–					8	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					2	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					4	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	1	–	2
DePauw			–					3	–	4	–	2
Iowa			–					3	–	4	–	2
Ohio			–					1	–	2	–	1
Ohio State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	5	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	4	–	1
Wittenberg			–					1	–	5	–	1
Fairmount			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	L 0–18	[1]
October 1	at St. Mary's	St. Marys, KS	W 5–0	[2][3]
October 12	at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	L 6–12	[2]
October 18	at Purdue	Newby Oval Indianapolis, IN	L 0–5	[4]
October 20	at Athletic Club of Indianapolis	Newby Oval Indianapolis, IN	L 0–12	[5]
October 22	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 0–15	[6]
October 31	at Kansas City Medical	Kansas City, MO	L 0–46	[7]
November 5	at Denver Athletic Club	Denver, CO	W 12–5	[8]
November 24	at Ensworth Medics	St. Joseph, MO	L 0–6 (forfeit)	[9]

References

1. "Football Notes". Lawrence Daily Journal. September 26, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Football Notes". The Indian Leader. October 15, 1898. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Football Notes". Lawrence Daily Journal. October 3, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indians Play Well: The Game With Purdue Won by That School by a Small Margin". Lawrence Daily Journal. October 19, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Too Much Mud and Weight: Indians Defeated by Athletics by a Score of 12 to 0". The Indianapolis News. October 21, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Outplayed by Purdue: Haskell Indians Get Another Whitewashing from Their Old Rivals". The Inter Ocean. October 23, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Indians Defeated: Haskell Football Team Makes a Poor Showing Against the Medics". Topeka State Journal. November 1, 1898. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Haskell 12 - Denver A.C. 5". Topeka State Journal. November 7, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "The Indians Lost It: Umpire Awarded The Game To Ensworth Medics Yesterday". St. Joseph Daily Herald. November 25, 1898. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.