1899 Western Conference football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Number of teams | 7 |
Champion | Chicago |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1899 Western Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1899 college football season.
The 1899 Chicago Maroons football team, under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, won the conference championship with a 16–0–2 overall record (4–0 against conference opponents), led the conference in both scoring offense (28.1 points per game) and scoring defense (1.6 points per game), shut out 13 of 18 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 505 to 28.
Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
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1 | Chicago | Amos A. Stagg | 16–0–2 | 4–0 | 28.1 | 1.6 |
2 | Wisconsin | Philip King | 9–2 | 4–1 | 24.5 | 3.0 |
3 (tie) | Michigan | Gustave Ferbert | 7–2–1 | 1–1 | 17.6 | 4.3 |
3 (tie) | Northwestern | Charles Hollister | 7–6 | 2–2 | 11.1 | 13.6 |
5 | Purdue | Alpha Jamison | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | 11.1 | 13.6 |
6 (tie) | Minnesota |
William C. Leary Jack Harrison |
6–3–2 | 0-3 | 13.7 | 7.2 |
6 (tie) | Illinois | George Huff | 3–5–1 | 0–3 | 4.4 | 10.7 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
[1]
Only 12 conference games were played during the 1899 Western Conference season. The results were as follows:
Notable non-conference games during the 1899 season included the following:
No bowl games were played during the 1899 season.
The Northwestern named a 1899 All-Western college football team that consisted of the following players: [7]
No Western Conference players were selected as first-team players on the 1899 College Football All-America Teams selected by Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney. However, the Philadelphhia Inquirer picked an All-American that named four Western Conference players to the first team: end Neil Snow of Michigan; tackle Richard France of Michigan; quarterback Walter S. Kennedy of Chicago; and halfback John McLean of Michigan. [8]
1899 Western Conference football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Number of teams | 7 |
Champion | Chicago |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1899 Western Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1899 college football season.
The 1899 Chicago Maroons football team, under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, won the conference championship with a 16–0–2 overall record (4–0 against conference opponents), led the conference in both scoring offense (28.1 points per game) and scoring defense (1.6 points per game), shut out 13 of 18 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 505 to 28.
Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
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1 | Chicago | Amos A. Stagg | 16–0–2 | 4–0 | 28.1 | 1.6 |
2 | Wisconsin | Philip King | 9–2 | 4–1 | 24.5 | 3.0 |
3 (tie) | Michigan | Gustave Ferbert | 7–2–1 | 1–1 | 17.6 | 4.3 |
3 (tie) | Northwestern | Charles Hollister | 7–6 | 2–2 | 11.1 | 13.6 |
5 | Purdue | Alpha Jamison | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | 11.1 | 13.6 |
6 (tie) | Minnesota |
William C. Leary Jack Harrison |
6–3–2 | 0-3 | 13.7 | 7.2 |
6 (tie) | Illinois | George Huff | 3–5–1 | 0–3 | 4.4 | 10.7 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
[1]
Only 12 conference games were played during the 1899 Western Conference season. The results were as follows:
Notable non-conference games during the 1899 season included the following:
No bowl games were played during the 1899 season.
The Northwestern named a 1899 All-Western college football team that consisted of the following players: [7]
No Western Conference players were selected as first-team players on the 1899 College Football All-America Teams selected by Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney. However, the Philadelphhia Inquirer picked an All-American that named four Western Conference players to the first team: end Neil Snow of Michigan; tackle Richard France of Michigan; quarterback Walter S. Kennedy of Chicago; and halfback John McLean of Michigan. [8]