1898 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1898 California Golden Bears football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–0–2
Head coach|

* Garrett Cochran (1st season)

Captain| Percy W. Hall

Seasons

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1899 ->

1898 Far West college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
California |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 2
Nevada State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
USC |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Gonzaga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Oregon |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
New Mexico A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Utah |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Stanford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Montana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Denver |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Oregon Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Washington Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Utah Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Montana Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 2
Wyoming |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1898 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1898 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Garrett Cochran and compiled a record of 8–0–2.[1] The season's victory in that year's Big Game was its first win against Stanford.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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October 1| vs. Olympic Club|

* Recreation Park
* San Francisco, CA

| W 17–0|
October 8| Washington Volunteers| Berkeley, CA| W 4–0|
October 13| Washington Volunteers| Berkeley, CA| W 44–0|
October 15| vs. Olympic Club|

* Recreation Park
* San Francisco, CA

| W 18–0|
October 18| Kansas Volunteers| Berkeley, CA| W 33–0|
October 31| Iowa Volunteers| Berkeley, CA| T 0–0|
November 4| Saint Mary's| Berkeley, CA| W 51–0|
November 12| vs. Olympic Club|

* Recreation Park
* San Francisco, CA

| T 5–5|
November 24| vs. Stanford|

* Recreation Park
* San Francisco, CA (Big Game)

| W 22–0| 20,000
December 26| at Multnomah Athletic Club| Portland, OR| W 27–0|

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## References

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1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 160\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
2. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 1962\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
3. ^ Sheehan, Jack; Honig, Louis (1900). The Games of California and Stanford. San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company. p. 35.
4. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing. p. 33\. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

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California Golden Bears football

Venues|

* California Field (1904–1923)
* California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present)
* Oracle Park (2011)

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* Bowl games
* Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe)
* UCLA

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