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1898 William & Mary Orange and White football team

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1898 William & Mary Orange and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
CaptainP. B. Jones
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina     9 0 0
Central (KY)     3 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     6 1 0
Marshall     4 1 0
Georgetown     7 3 0
Texas A&M     4 2 0
VMI     4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial     2 1 0
Centre     2 1 2
VPI     3 2 0
Virginia     6 5 0
Richmond     3 3 1
Davidson     1 1 0
William & Mary     1 1 0
South Carolina     1 2 0
Delaware     2 5 2
Columbian     3 6 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Add-Ran     1 3 1
Maryland     2 6 1
Guilford     0 3 0

The 1898 William & Mary Orange and White football team represented the College of William & Mary during the 1898 college football season. The season 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—and eventually as the Capital Cup. Richmond won the inaugural contest 15–0.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 7Randolph–MaconW 5–0
November 19at RichmondL 0–15[1]

References

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  1. ^ "College Boys Wins". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 20, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.