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The 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented
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as an independent during the
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. In their first and only season under head coach
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, 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
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by an 18–0 score. Lewis Yeager was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.


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