1898 Chicago Maroons football team

	1898 Western Conference football standings
	† – Conference champion ;

The 1898 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1898 Western Conference football season.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Englewood HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 14–0
September 14	Northwest Division HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 18–0
September 16	Englewood HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0
September 17	Northwest Division HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 9–0
September 21	Austin HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 14–8
September 22	Hyde Park HS*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 20–0
September 24	[[{{{school}}}\|Knox (IL)]]*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 22–0
September 28	Rush Medical*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 8–0
October 1	[[{{{school}}}\|Monmouth (IL)]]*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 24–0
October 5	Physicians & Surgeons*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 22–0
October 8	Iowa*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 38–0
October 15	Beloit*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 21–0
October 22	Northwestern	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 34–5
October 29	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 11–23
November 5	Purdue	Marshall Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 17–0
November 12	Wisconsin	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 6–0
November 24	Michigan	Marshall Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 11–12	12,000
*Non-conference game

Player	Position
Walter Scott Kennedy (captain)	quarterback
Orville Silvester Burnett	left guard
Walter James Cavanagh	center
Maurice Gordon Clarke	left halfback
Ralph C. Hamill	right end
James Ronald Henry	left halfback, left end
Clarence Bert Herschberger	right halfback
Clarence James Rogers	right guard
Walter Joseph Schmahl	left end
Frank Louis Slaker	fullback
Kellogg Speed	center
Jonathan Edward Webb	right tackle
Theron Winfred	left tackle
Edwin George Allen	substitute
Bert James Cassels	substitute
Mark Asa Cleveland	substitute
Joseph Chalmers Ewing	substitute
Peter Knolla	substitute
Hiram Boardman Conibear	trainer