1898 Western Conference football season
Results and team statistics
Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

1898 Western Conference football season

Section Title: Results and team statistics
Table Section Text: Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG

1	Michigan	Gustave Ferbert	10–0	3–0	20.5	2.6

2	Chicago	Amos A. Stagg	14–2–1	3–1	17.0	2.8

3	Wisconsin	Philip King	9–1	2–1	31.8	1.7

4	Illinois	George Huff	4–5	1–1	9.2	8.7

5	Minnesota	John Minds	4-5	1-2	10.2	8.1

6	Northwestern	W. H. Bannard	9–4–1	0–4	16.4	8.8

7	Purdue	Alpha Jamison	3–3	0–1	5.7	5.5

Sentence(s)

The 1898 Michigan football team, under head coach Gustave Ferbert, won the conference championship with a 10–0 record, and shut out six opponents.

final_sentence: The 1898 Michigan football team, under head coach Gustave Ferbert, won the conference championship with a 10–0 record, and shut out six opponents.