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1898 William & Mary Orange and White football
ConferenceIndependent
1898 record1–1
Head coachW. J. King (2nd year)
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The 1898 season was significant because it marked the first meeting between William & Mary and the University of Richmond, which later became known as the I-64 Bowl (so named for the highway between the two nearby schools), then eventually as the Capital Cup. The Richmond–W&M rivalry is the fourth-longest played college football rivalry and, through the 2011 match-up, the schools have played each other 121 times. The Richmond Spiders football team won the inaugural contest 15–0.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent Site Result
1898 Randolph-Macon W 5–0  
November 19 at Richmond Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) L 0–15  

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