1899 Harvard Crimson football team

1899 Harvard Crimson football
Co-National Champions
Conference Independent
1899 record 10–0–1
Head coach Benjamin Dibblee (1st year)

The 1899 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1899 college football season. They finished with a 10–0–1 record and were retroactively named co-national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and National Championship Foundation. They outscored their opponents 210 to 10.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 30 Williams* Cambridge, MA W 29–0  
October 4 Bowdoin* Cambridge, MA W 13–0  
October 7 Wesleyan* Cambridge, MA W 20–0  
October 11 Amherst* Cambridge, MA W 41–0  
October 14 at Army* West Point, NY W 18–0  
October 18 Bates* Cambridge, MA W 29–0  
October 21 Brown* Cambridge, MA W 11–0  
October 28 Carlisle* Cambridge, MA W 22–10  
November 4 at Penn* Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 16–0  
November 11 Dartmouth* Cambridge, MA W 11–0  
November 18 Yale* Cambridge, MA (Rivalry) T 0–0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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