1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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| 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
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen, ed. 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts.
- 1 2 The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell, ed. The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.