1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1899 record 6–3–2 (0–3 Big Ten)
Head coach William C. Leary and John Harrison (1st year)
Captain Scandrett
Home stadium Northrop Field
Seasons
« 1898 1900 »
1899 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago $ 4 – 0 – 0     16 – 0 – 2
Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 6 – 0
Michigan 1 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 2
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1899 college football season. The Golden Gophers compiled a 6-3-2 record (0-3 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 149 to 79.[1]

William C. "Bill" Leary and John Harrison were head coaches for the 1899 season. They coached the team as a part of a new alumni coaching program. Although most around the program considered the experiment a success, the program was discontinued with the hiring of the University's first full-time salaried coach, Dr. Henry L. Williams.[2]:15 The 1899 season was the only season under head coaches Leary and Harrison. This season's 0-3 record left Minnesota in a last place tie with Illinois.

Northrop Field was first used as the home field of the University of Minnesota this year with most of the credit for securing it going to former coach Professor Fred Jones and Governor John S. Pillsbury.[3]:11:27

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/26/1899 Minneapolis Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 20–0  
10/03/1899 Macalester* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 29–0  
10/07/1899 Shattuck* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 40–0  
10/14/1899 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 35–5  
10/21/1899 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6–0  
10/28/1899 Grinnell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 5–5  
11/04/1899 Northwestern Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 5–11  
11/08/1899 Alumni* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6–5  
11/11/1899 Beloit* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 5–5  
11/18/1899 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0–19  
11/25/1899 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL L 0–29  
*Non-conference game.

Roster

  • Ends, Dobie (left end), Scandrett (captain and right end) and Fosseen (right end)
  • Tackles, Otte, Gray (left tackle), Hoyt, Mueller (right tackle)
  • Guards, Aune (left guard), Tifft, Flynn (right guard)
  • Center, Page
  • Quarterback, Cole, Rogers
  • Halfbacks, Evans, Bernhagen (left half), Kienholtz, Freeman (right half)
  • Fullback, Glover.[3]:70

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=1899_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team&oldid=677241554"