1900 Western Conference football season

American college football season August 2023 1900 Western Conference football season Football 9 Minnesota, Iowa Co-champions Football 1899 1901 The 1900 Western Conference football season was the fifth 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 1900 college football season. This was the first season the league expanded, as Indiana and Iowa began competing for the conference title. The 1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers and Iowa Hawkeyes football teams tied for the conference championship, the first Western/Big Ten title for both programs. Minnesota, under head coach Henry L. Williams, compiled a 10–0–2 record, shut out nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 23. Iowa, under head coach Alden Knipe, compiled a 7–0–1 record and led the conference in scoring offense with an average of 38.9 points per game. The 1900 Wisconsin Badgers, under head coach Philip King, placed third in the conference, compiled an 8–1 record (its only loss being to Minnesota by a 7–6 score), shut out seven of nine opponents, and led the conference in scoring defense with an average of 1.2 points allowed per game. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)MinnesotaHenry L. Williams10-0-23-0-124.91.91 (tie)IowaAlden Knipe7–0–12–0–138.91.53WisconsinPhilip King8–12–133.31.24MichiganLangdon Lea7–2–13–211.75.55NorthwesternCharles Hollister7–2–32–1–29.34.16ChicagoAmos A. Stagg9–5–12–3–113.69.07IndianaJames H. Horne4–2–21–2–113.83.68IllinoisFred Smith7–3–21–3–215.35.69PurdueAlpha Jamison4–40–421.59.9 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1900 Western Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 26, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1900.html Regular season The following conference games were played during the 1900 Western Conference season: October 6: Chicago defeated Purdue, 17–5, at Chicago October 13: Minnesota tied Chicago, 6–6, at Minneapolis October 13: Northwestern defeated Indiana, 12–0, at Evanston, IllinoisHoosiers Bow to Purple Chicago Tribune October 14, 1900 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21053992/hoosiers_bow_to_purple/ Newspapers.com October 20: Michigan defeated Purdue, 11–6, at Ann Arbor, Michigan October 20: Northwestern tied Illinois, 0–0, at Evanston, IllinoisTie Game at Evanston: Northwestern and Illinois Both Unable to Score Chicago Tribune October 21, 1900 17–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21054442/tie_game_at_evanston_northwestern_and/ Newspapers.com October 27: Michigan defeated Illinois, 12–0, at Chicago November 2: Iowa defeated Chicago, 17–0, at Chicago November 3: Minnesota defeated Wisconsin, 6–5, at Minneapolis November 3: Michigan defeated Indiana, 12–0, at Ann Arbor, Michigan November 3: Iowa defeated Chicago, 17–0, at Chicago November 3: Illinois defeated Purdue, 17–5, at Champaign, Illinois November 10: Minnesota defeated Illinois, 23–0, at Minneapolis November 10: Iowa defeated Michigan, 28–5, at Detroit November 10: Northwestern defeated Chicago, 5–0, at ChicagoStagg's Men Lose Again: Northwestern Eleven Defeats Maroons 5 to 0 Chicago Tribune November 11, 1900 17, 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21054540/staggs_men_lose_again_northwestern/ Newspapers.com November 17: Minnesota defeated Northwestern, 21–0, at MinneapolisVictory: Clever Gophers Wrest an Easy Game From the Evanston Visitors The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis) November 18, 1900 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21054664/victory_clever_gophers_wrest_an_easy/ Newspapers.com November 17: Wisconsin defeated Chicago, 39–5, at Chicago November 24: Wisconsin defeated Illinois, 27–0, at Madison, Wisconsin November 27: Indiana tied Illinois, 0–0, at Indianapolis November 28: Chicago defeated Michigan, 15–6, at Chicago November 29: Iowa tied Northwestern, 5–5, at Rock Island, IllinoisPurple Ties the Hawkeyes Chicago Tribune November 30, 1900 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21053933/purple_ties_the_hawkeyes/ Newspapers.com November 29: Indiana defeated Purdue, 24–5, at West Lafayette, Indiana Notable non-conference games during the 1900 season included the following: October 6: Minnesota defeated Iowa State, 27–0, at Minneapolis October 20: Chicago lost to Brown, 11–6, at Chicago October 25: Indiana defeated Notre Dame, 6–0, at Bloomington, Indiana October 26: Iowa defeated Drake, 26–0, at Iowa City, Iowa October 27: Minnesota defeated North Dakota, 34–0, at Minneapolis October 27: Chicago lost to Penn, 41–0, at Philadelphia November 10: Wisconsin defeated Notre Dame, 54–0, at Madison, Wisconsin November 17: Michigan defeated Notre Dame, 7–0, at Ann Arbor, Michigan November 24: Michigan tied Ohio State, 0–0, at Ann Arbor, Michigan November 29: Minnesota defeated Nebraska, 20–12, at Lincoln, Nebraska Bowl games No bowl games were played during the 1900 season. Awards and honors All-Western players the complete All-Western selections 1900 All-Western college football team In 1900, an All-Western football team was selected by Caspar Whitney (CW) in Outing magazine as follows:University Football Outing magazine 1900 618 https://books.google.com/books?id=-bdUAAAAYAAJ PositionNameTeamSelectorsEndBeyer AuneMinnesotaCWEndNeil SnowMichiganCWTackleArthur Hale CurtisWisconsinCWTackleJoe WarnerIowaCWGuardJerry RiordanWisconsinCWGuardCyrus E. DietzNorthwesternCWCenterLeroy Albert Page, Jr.MinnesotaCWQuarterbackGil DobieMinnesotaCWHalfbackHenryChicagoCWHalfbackAl LarsonWisconsinCWFullbackWarren Cummings KnowltonMinnesotaCW All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1900 College Football All-America Team No Western Conference players received first-team All-America honors in 1900. However, two players received third-team honors on Walter Camp's All-America team for 1900. They were center Page of Minnesota and quarterback Clyde Williams of Iowa. 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