1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 6–1 Harry Anderson 1st Lewis Yeager The 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Harry Anderson, the Mountaineers compiled a 6–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 64 to 23. The team's only loss was to the Pittsburgh Athletic Club by an 18–0 score.2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide 2017 West Virginia University 169, 175 https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide Lewis Yeager was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169. Schedule y October 7 1898 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) Morgantown, WV W 24-0 October 15 at 1898 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Marietta, OH W 6-5 October 27 at Pittsburgh Athletic Club PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA L 0-18 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette October 28, 1898 6 Victory for P. A. C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121928759/ Newspapers.com October 29 vs Marietta Clarksburg, WV W 6-0 November 4 vs Western University of Pennsylvania Fairmont, WV (rivalry) W 6-0 West Virginia Won. The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer November 5, 1898 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43714302/west_virginia_won/ Newspapers.com November 14 vs Virginia Charleston, WV W 6-0 November 16 vs Ohio Parkersburg, WV W 16-0 Roster 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers f 6 Hayes Keener End 14 Joseph Noble End 15 Robert Lynn Osborne End 18 Richard Welch End 20 George Whitham End 3 James Darnell Tackle 5 Milton Stanley Hodges Tackle 17 John Sweeney Tackle 19 Henry White Tackle 7 Philip Konrad Guard 8 George R. Krebs Guard y 9 Frank Lardin Guard 13 C. Ervin Nethkin Guard 4 Edward G. Donley Center 16 Walter South Center 11 Charles McWhorter QB 12 Charles Middleburg QB 1 George Anderson HB 2 Roscoe Brown HB 10 Frank McGregor HB 21 Lewis Yeager FB y 6 Hayes Keener DE 14 Joseph Noble DE 15 Robert Lynn Osborne DE 18 Richard Welch DE 20 George Whitham DE 3 James Darnell DT 5 Milton Stanley Hodges DT 17 John Sweeney DT 19 Henry White DT 7 Philip Konrad DG 8 George R. Krebs DG y 9 Frank Lardin DG 13 C. Ervin Nethkin DG 4 Edward G. Donley NG 16 Walter South LB 21 Lewis Yeager LB y 1 George Anderson DB 2 Roscoe Brown DB 10 Frank McGregor DB 11 Charles McWhorter S 12 Charles Middleburg S 21 Lewis Yeager P y 21 Lewis Yeager K y 1 George Anderson KR 2 Roscoe Brown KR 10 Frank McGregor PR 1 George Anderson PR Harry Anderson April 23, 2026 References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football