| Year: | 1898 |
| Team: | Detroit College Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | William S. Robinson |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
The 1898 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its third season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 91 to 12. The team played games against Detroit School for Boys, Irvings, Detroit Alumni, Michigan Military Academy and Mount Clemens High School.[1]