| 1898 Western Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Teams | 7 |
| Champion | Michigan |
| Football seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1898 Western Conference football season was the third season ofcollege football played by the member schools of theWestern Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the1898 college football season.
The1898 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coachGustave Ferbert, won the conference championship with a 10–0 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 26. The team concluded its season by playingAmos Alonzo Stagg's1898 Chicago Maroons football team for the conference championship. The Wolverines beat Chicago by a 12–11 score in a game that inspiredLouis Elbel to write Michigan's fight song "The Victors."
Wisconsin, under head coachPhilip King, compiled a 9–1 record, lost to Chicago, and finished in third place in the conference.
| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
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| 1 | Michigan | Gustave Ferbert | 10–0 | 3–0 | 20.5 | 2.6 |
| 2 | Chicago | Amos A. Stagg | 14–2–1 | 3–1 | 17.0 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Philip King | 9–1 | 2–1 | 31.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Illinois | George Huff | 4–5 | 1–1 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Minnesota | John Minds | 4-5 | 1-2 | 10.2 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Northwestern | W. H. Bannard | 9–4–1 | 0–4 | 16.4 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Purdue | Alpha Jamison | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]
Only 10 conference games were played during the 1898 season as follows:
Notable non-conference games during the 1898 season included the following:
No bowl games were played during the 1898 season.