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 their 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 total of 169 to 55.

1899 Notre Dame football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJack Mullen
Home stadiumCartier Field (primary), Brownson Hall field (alternate)
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Northern Illinois State   –  1 –0 –2
Notre Dame   –  6 –3 –1
Central Michigan   –  3 –2 –0
Fairmount   –  2 –1 –2
Carthage   –  3 –2 –1
Western Reserve   –  5 –4 –0
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
Miami (OH)   –  1 –5 –0
Nebraska   –  1 –7 –1
North Dakota Agricultural   –  0 –1 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –  0 –4 –0

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Englewood High School
W 29–5600+[2]
September 30Michigan AgriculturalNotre Dame, IN (rivalry)W 40–0[3]
October 4at Chicago
L 6–23[4]
October 14Lake ForestNotre Dame, INW 38–0[5]
October 18at Michigan
L 0–12[6]
October 23Indiana
W 17–0800+[8]
October 273:00 p.m.Northwestern
W 12–0[10]
November 4Rush Medical
  • Cartier Field[11]
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–0[12][13]
November 18at Purdue
T 10–101,400[14]
November 30Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–52,000[15][16]

References
  1. "Local Items" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3. 1899-09-23. p. 59.
  2. "SCORE ON NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. 1899-09-28. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. "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.
  4. "NOTRE DAME IS BEATEN". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  5. "Notre Dame, 38; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-15. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  6. "MICHIGAN SCORES TWICE". Chicago Tribune. 1899-10-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  7. "The Championship is Half Won" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 8. 1899-10-28. p. 136.
  8. "FARLEY THE HERO". The South Bend Tribune. 1899-10-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  9. "Notre Dame, 12; Northwestern, 0" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 8. 1899-10-28. p. 138.
  10. "NORTHWESTERN LOSES AGAIN". The Inter Ocean. 1899-10-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. "Notre Dame, 17; Rush Medical, 0" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 10. 1899-11-11. p. 168.
  12. "Indiana Games". The Indianapolis News. 1899-11-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  13. "DOCTORS TAKE THEIR MEDICINE". The Inter Ocean. 1899-11-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  14. "NOTRE DAME AND PURDUE PLAY TIE". Chicago Tribune. 1899-11-19. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  15. "P. and S., 5; Notre Dame, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1899-12-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  16. "A Strong Finish" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 13. 1899-12-02. pp. 215–216.


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