1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–3–2 (0–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainBuzz Schandrett
Home stadiumNorthrop 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]

Jack Harrison and William C. Leary and 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, 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 Frederick S. Jones and former Governor John S. Pillsbury.[3]: 11 : 27 

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Minneapolis Central High*
W 20–0
October 3Macalester*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 29–0
October 7Shattuck*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 40–0
October 14Carleton*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 35–5
October 21Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 6–0
October 28Grinnell*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
T 5–5
November 4Northwestern
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 5–113,000[4]
November 8Alumni*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 6–5
November 11Beloit*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
T 5–5
November 18Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 0–19
November 25at Chicago
L 0–298,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1899 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen (ed.). 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts.
  3. ^ a b The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  4. ^ "Purple Wins at Last: Northwestern Team Proves Victorious Over Minnesota". Chicago Tribune. November 5, 1899. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Easy for Maroons". The Sunday Inter Ocean. November 26, 1899. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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