# 1898 VPI football team

The 1898 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1898 college football season. The team was led by their head coach J. Lewis Ingles and finished with a record of three wins and two losses (3–2).

## Scoring

The scoring in 1898 was:
* Touchdown worth 5 points
* Field goal worth 5 points
* Conversion (kick) worth 1 point
* Safety worth 2 points

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| November 4 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Carolina | South Side ParkWinston-Salem, NC | L 6–28 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Guilford* | Greensboro, NC | W 17–0 |
| November 7 | | vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore* | Rivermont GroundsLynchburg, VA | L 0–23 |
| November 11 | | King* | Sheib FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 58–0 |
| November 12 | | Bellevue School* | Sheib FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 34–0 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||

## Game summaries
### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • UNC | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| VPI | 6 | 0 | 6 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hubbard (left end), Thomas (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Cox (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Jewell (right end), Bell (quarterback), Rorebeck (left halfback), Ingles (right halfback), Painter (fullback).
The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Edwin Gregory (left end), S. E. Shull (left tackle), Cromartie (left guard), H. B. Cunningham (center), Isaac Phifer (right guard), Frank Bennett (right tackle), Herman Koehler (right end), Frank O. Rogers (quarterback), Jim MacRae (left halfback), Cartland (right halfback), Louis Graves (fullback). The substitutes were: E. V. Howell, Warren Kluttz and Miller.

### Guilford

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • VPI | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Guilford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), Thomas (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Cox (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Hubbard (right end), Bell (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Painter (fullback). The substitutes were: Huffard, McCrackin, McGavock and Roseback.
The starting lineup for Guilford was: Lewis (left end), Fox (left tackle), Foust (left guard), Bennett (center), Farlow (right guard), Wilson (right tackle), Hill (right end), Cowles (quarterback), Groome (left halfback), Moir (right halfback), Daniels (fullback).

### Maryland, Baltimore

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • MB | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), Cox (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Thomas (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Hubbard (right end), Bell (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Painter (fullback). The substitutes were: Huffard, McCracken, McGavock and Rorebeck.
The starting lineup for Maryland, Baltimore was: Walker (left end), Nelson (left tackle), Dew (left guard), Gilbert (center), Cathell (right guard), Lewis (right tackle), Williams (right end), Green (quarterback), Lynch (left halfback), Frosher (right halfback), Whitaker (fullback). The substitutes were: Barrow, Emrick, Paget, Reese and Sellman.

### Bellevue School
## Players

The following players were members of the 1898 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

## Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: J. Lewis Ingles
* Manager: G. W. Hutchinson