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1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Independent
3–4–2
Alden Knipe (1st season)
Samuel Hobbs
Iowa Field

The 1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their first year under head coach Alden Knipe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4–2 record. Iowa became an independent for the 1898 and 1899 seasons after the dissolution of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA).

Fullback Samuel Hobbs was the team captain. The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1		Knox (IL)	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	T 0–0
October 8		at Chicago	Marshall FieldChicago, IL	L 0–38
October 15		Drake	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	L 5–18
October 22		Upper Iowa	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	W 23–5
October 29		Rush Medical	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	L 11–15
November 5		Iowa State Normal	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	L 5–11
November 12		at Grinnell	Grinnell, IA	T 5–5
November 17		Simpson	Iowa FieldIowa City, IA	W 12–0
November 24	3:45 p.m	vs. Nebraska	Union ParkCouncil Bluffs, IA (rivalry)	W 6–5

Mark Baker
Ausman Blackmore
James Brockway
Emmett Burrier
William Coast
Oren Deems
George Egan
Samuel Hobbs
Frank Meggers
Ray Morton
Lawrence Pence
Shrader
Joseph Warner
Fred Williams
Samuel Williams

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