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1899 Colgate football
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Record4–5
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CaptainWilliam Root
Seasons← 18981900 →
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 1
Carlisle   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   8 – 1 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   2 – 0 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western Univ. of Penn.   –   3 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   8 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 1
New Hampshire   –   4 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   7 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 3 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1899 Colgate football team represented Colgate University in the 1899 college football season. Colgate reports the record for the season as 3–5, however, a reporting error in early record keeping failed to account for an 11–0 victory over Colgate Academy.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23vs. CornellRichfield Springs, NY (rivalry)L 0–42
September 30Colgate AcademyHamilton, NYW 11–0
October 7HamiltonHamilton, NYL 0–30
October 14St. John's AcademyHamilton, NYW 17–0
October 20Syracuse A.A.Hamilton, NYL 6–12
October 28at St. John's AcademyManlius, NYW 12–0
November 4at Union (NY)Schenectady, NYW 12–5
November 11vs. VermontAlbany, NYL 0–6
November 18vs. HamiltonUtica, NYL 0–38

References

  1. "Reference at gocolgateraiders.com.s3.amazonaws.com" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Madisonensis: Colgate 11, Academy 0".
  3. "Madisonensis: Cornell 42, Colgate 0".
  4. "Madisonensis: Hamilton 30 - Colgate 0".
  5. "Madisonensis: Colgate 17, St. John 0".
  6. "Madisonensis: S.A.A. 12, Colgate 6".
  7. "Madisonensis: Colgate 12, St. Johns 0".
  8. "Madisonensis: Colgate 12-Union 5".
  9. "Madisonensis: University of Vermont 6-Colgate 0".
  10. "Madisonensis: Hamilton 38-Colgate 0".
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