Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1898 Season: 1898

Opened the season with Pennsylvania holding the belt; Harvard closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 1 title change and 12 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
229 September 24, 1898 Franklin & Marshall at Pennsylvania 0–41 Defended · #1
230 September 28, 1898 Gettysburg at Pennsylvania 0–50 Defended · #2
231 October 1, 1898 Penn State at Pennsylvania 0–40 Defended · #3
232 October 5, 1898 Mansfield at Pennsylvania 0–50 Defended · #4
233 October 8, 1898 Brown at Pennsylvania 0–18 Defended · #5
234 October 12, 1898 Virginia at Pennsylvania 0–40 Defended · #6
235 October 15, 1898 Lehigh at Pennsylvania 0–40 Defended · #7
236 October 19, 1898 Wesleyan (CT) at Pennsylvania 0–17 Defended · #8
237 October 22, 1898 Lafayette at Pennsylvania 0–32 Defended · #9
238 October 29, 1898 Chicago at Pennsylvania 11–23 Defended · #10
239 November 5, 1898 Pennsylvania at Harvard 0–10 New champion: Harvard
240 November 12, 1898 Brown at Harvard 6–17 Defended · #1
241 November 19, 1898 Harvard at Yale 17–0 Defended · #2
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard November 5, 1898 took it from Pennsylvania 749 days

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