1899 Yale Bulldogs football team

1899 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference Independent
1899 record 7–2–1
Head coach James O. Rodgers (1st season)

The 1899 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1899 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 7–2–1 record under first-year head coach James O. Rodgers. The team recorded eight shutouts and outscored its opponents by a combined 191 to 16 score with the only points being scored against in losses to Columbia and Princeton.[1]

Four Yale players (halfback Albert Sharpe, fullback Malcolm McBride, tackle George S. Stillman and guard Gordon Brown) were consensus picks for the 1899 College Football All-America Team.[2]

References

  1. "1899 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. pp. 2–4.
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