1899 college football rankings

none January 2024 December 2025 1899 The 1899 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Laguerre André André Laguerre This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open Sports Illustrated September 11, 1967 28–34 27 11 Chicago https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open February 8, 2016 Polls and systems to determine the No. 1 team are not nearly so ancient as the mere naming of the "intercollegiate champion" by a Casper Whitney or a J. Parmly Paret. The Sun In December 1899, New York City newspaper The Sun published a column detailing "how the leading elevens are impartially rated." Eastern teams The Sun'''s top-seven list contained only Eastern teams, without stating that specifically. Rank TeamDecember 4, 1899 In the Football World — How the Leading Elevens are Impartially Rated — Harvard, Princeton, Lafayette and the Indians Top the List https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-the-sun-1899-football-ratings-fo/120276251/ The Sun January 27, 2024 With the football season at an end, the critics are busily engaged in reviewing the various big games and in rating the leading elevens according to merit. Impartial judges place Harvard at the top of the heap, for the simple reason that the Crimson did not suffer a defeat. Record 1 Harvard 10–0–1 2 Princeton 12–1 3 Lafayette 12–1 4 Carlisle 9–2 5 Penn 8–3–2 6 Cornell 7–3 7 Columbia 9–3 Western teams The column in The Sun'' also separately ranked the top two teams in the West. Rank Team Record 1 Chicago 16–0–2 2 Wisconsin 9–2 See also 1899 College Football All-America Team References * Category:College football rankings