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1899 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Herbert Rice (3rd season; first game)
  • Wentz (by late October)
Seasons← 18981900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     1 0 0
VPI     4 1 0
Delaware     6 2 0
Arkansas     3 1 1
Georgetown     5 2 1
Texas A&M     4 2 0
Oklahoma     2 1 0
Baylor     2 1 1
Guilford     2 1 1
Navy     5 3 0
Virginia     4 3 2
Add-Ran     0 0 1
Richmond     2 2 0
South Carolina     2 3 0
West Virginia     2 3 0
William & Mary     2 3 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 2
Davidson     1 3 1
Maryland     1 4 0
Marshall     0 0 1

The 1899 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. The team posted a 6–2 record.

Herbert Rice began his third season as the team's head coach but resigned after the first game to play football for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club of Pittsburgh. By late October, Delaware was being led by a coach Wentz from Princeton, and by early November, By Dickson was coaching along with Wentz. Rice returned from Pittsburgh after Delaware had finished its season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Wilmington High SchoolWilmington, DEW 5–0
October 7Tome InstituteNewark, DEW 76–0
October 14at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 23–0
October 18at SwarthmoreL 0–17
October 21Wilmington Conference AcademyNewark, DEW 56–0
October 28HaverfordNewark, DEL 0–23
November 8MarylandWilmington, DEW 34–0
November 18at Wilmington Conference AcademyDover, DEW 35–0

References

  1. "1899 Football Schedule - University of Delaware Athletics". Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. "Delaware's Snappy Play". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. October 4, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "H. L. Rice To Play Football". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. October 4, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stronger Team for Delaware". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. October 27, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Del. College Foot Ball". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. November 7, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "H. L. Rice To Return". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. December 1, 1899. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Social and Personal Notes". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. December 4, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Swarthmore Defeats Delaware". The Philadelphia Times. October 19, 1899. p. 10. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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