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1899 Notre Dame football team

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1899 Notre Dame football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJack Mullen
Home stadiumCartier Field, Brownson Hall field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
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
Lincoln (MO)     1 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
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 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
College of Emporia     1 1 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Rush Medical     3 3 1
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

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Englewood High SchoolW 29–5600+[1][2]
September 30Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 40–0[3]
October 4at ChicagoL 6–23[4][5]
October 14Lake Forest
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 38–0[6]
October 18at MichiganL 0–12[7]
October 23Indiana
W 17–0800+[8][9]
October 273:00 p.m.Northwestern
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–0[10][11]
November 4Rush Medical
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–0[12][13][14]
November 18at PurdueT 10–101,400[15]
November 30Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–52,000[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Items" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3. September 23, 1899. p. 59.
  2. ^ "SCORE ON NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. September 28, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame Shows Up Well: Defeats Michigan Agricultural College by a Large Margin". The Inter Ocean. October 1, 1899. p. 11. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame Scores: Hoosiers Secure a Fluke Touchdown Against Chicago; Hamill Plays Star Game". The Daily Inter Ocean. October 5, 1899. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NOTRE DAME IS BEATEN". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame, 38; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1899. p. 19. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "MICHIGAN SCORES TWICE". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Championship is Half Won" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 8. October 28, 1899. p. 136.
  9. ^ "FARLEY THE HERO". The South Bend Tribune. October 24, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame, 12; Northwestern, 0" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 8. October 28, 1899. p. 138.
  11. ^ "NORTHWESTERN LOSES AGAIN". The Inter Ocean. October 28, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Notre Dame, 17; Rush Medical, 0" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 10. November 11, 1899. p. 168.
  13. ^ "Indiana Games". The Indianapolis News. November 6, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "DOCTORS TAKE THEIR MEDICINE". The Inter Ocean. November 5, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "NOTRE DAME AND PURDUE PLAY TIE". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1899. p. 19. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "P. and S., 5; Notre Dame, 0". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "A Strong Finish" (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXXIII, no. 13. December 2, 1899. pp. 215–216.