1899 Notre Dame football team

The 1899 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1899 college football season. In its first season with James McWeeney as coach, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 169 to 55.

1899 Notre Dame football
Conference	Independent
1899 record	6–3–1
Head coach	James McWeeney (1st season)
Captain	John Mullin (right end)

1899 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Kansas			–					10	–	0	–	0
North Dakota			–					6	–	0	–	0
Detroit College			–					5	–	0	–	0
Ohio State			–					9	–	0	–	1
Iowa			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	1	–	0
Missouri			–					9	–	2	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					4	–	1	–	0
Mount Union			–					5	–	1	–	1
Indiana			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					1	–	0	–	1
Cincinnati			–					5	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	2	–	0
Heidelberg			–					5	–	2	–	0
Buchtel			–					2	–	1	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					6	–	3	–	1
Fairmount			–					2	–	1	–	2
Wittenberg			–					5	–	4	–	0
Iowa State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Rush Medical			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio			–					2	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	6	–	2
Kansas State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					2	–	4	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					1	–	3	–	2
Washburn			–					2	–	5	–	2
Butler			–					1	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					1	–	7	–	1
North Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	4	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Englewood High School	South Bend, IN	W 29–5		[1]
September 30		Michigan Agricultural	South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 40–0		[2]
October 4		at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 6–23		[3]
October 14		Lake Forest	South Bend, IN	W 38–0		[4]
October 18		at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–12		[5]
October 23		Indiana	South Bend, IN	W 17–0	800+	[6]
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Northwestern	South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 12–0		[7]
November 4		Rush Medical	South Bend, IN	W 17–0		[8][9]
November 18		at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	T 10–10	1,400	[10]
November 30		Chicago Physicians and Surgeons	South Bend, IN	L 0–5		[11]

References

1. "SCORE ON NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. 1899-09-28. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
2. "Notre Dame Shows Up Well: Defeats Michigan Agricultural College by a Large Margin". The Inter Ocean. 1899-10-01. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
3. "NOTRE DAME IS BEATEN". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
4. "Notre Dame, 38; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-15. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
5. "MICHIGAN SCORES TWICE". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
6. "FARLEY THE HERO". The South Bend Tribune. 1899-10-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
7. "NORTHWESTERN LOSES AGAIN". The Inter Ocean. 1899-10-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
8. "Indiana Games". The Indianapolis News. 1899-11-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
9. "DOCTORS TAKE THEIR MEDICINE". The Inter Ocean. 1899-11-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
10. "NOTRE DAME AND PURDUE PLAY TIE". Chicago Tribune. 1899-11-19. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
11. "P. and S., 5; Notre Dame, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1899-12-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.