1899 Delaware football team

1899 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Herbert Rice (3rd season; first game)
  • Wentz (by late October)
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.[1] 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.[2][3] By late October, Delaware was being led by a coach Wentz from Princeton,[4] and by early November, By Dickson was coaching along with Wentz.[5] Rice returned from Pittsburgh after Delaware had finished its season.[6][7]

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 Swarthmore
L 0–17[8]
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.