1899 Western Conference football season

American college football season August 2023 1899 Western Conference football season Football 7 Chicago Champion Football 1898 1900 thumb | right | alt=Portrait of 1899 Purdue football team | Portrait of 1899 Purdue football team 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. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1ChicagoAmos A. Stagg16–0–24–028.11.62WisconsinPhilip King9–24–124.53.03 (tie)MichiganGustave Ferbert7–2–11–117.64.33 (tie)NorthwesternCharles Hollister7–62–211.113.65PurdueAlpha Jamison4–4–11–211.113.66 (tie)MinnesotaWilliam C. LearyJack Harrison6–3–20-313.77.26 (tie)IllinoisGeorge Huff3–5–10–34.410.7 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1899 Western Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 26, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1899.html Regular season Only 12 conference games were played during the 1899 Western Conference season. The results were as follows: October 14, 1899: Wisconsin defeated Northwestern, 38-0, at Madison, Wisconsin October 28, 1899: Michigan defeated Illinois, 5-0, at Champaign, Illinois November 4, 1899: Chicago defeated Purdue, 44-0, at ChicagoMaroons Score at Will Chicago Tribune November 5, 1899 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21115327/maroons_score_at_will_purdue_unable_to/ Newspapers.com November 4, 1899: Northwestern defeated Minnesota, 11-0, at Minneapolis November 11, 1899: Chicago defeated Northwestern, 76-0, at Chicago November 11, 1899: Wisconsin defeated Illinois, 23-0, at Milwaukee November 18, 1899: Wisconsin defeated Minnesota, 19-0, at Minneapolis November 22, 1899: Purdue defeated Illinois, 5-0, at West Lafayette, IndianaPurdue Wins, 5 to 0 The Indianapolis Journal November 23, 1899 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21115233/purdue_wins_5_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 25, 1899: Chicago defeated Minnesota, 29-0, at Chicago November 25, 1899: Northwestern defeated Purdue, 29-0, at Evanston, IllinoisPurple Defeats Purdue: Northwestern Plays Season's Last Game in Fine Form Chicago Tribune November 26, 1899 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21050441/purple_defeats_purdue/ Newspapers.com November 30, 1899: Wisconsin defeated Michigan, 17-5, at Chicago December 9, 1899: Chicago defeated Wisconsin, 17-0, at Madison, Wisconsin Notable non-conference games during the 1899 season included the following: October 4, 1899: Chicago defeated Notre Dame, 23–6, at Chicago October 14, 1899: Illinois lost to Indiana, 5–0, at Champaign, Illinois October 18, 1899: Michigan defeated Notre Dame, 12–0, at Ann Arbor, Michigan October 21, 1899: Minnesota defeated Iowa State, 6–0, at Minneapolis October 7, 1899: Chicago tied with Iowa, 5–5, at Chicago October 14, 1899: Chicago defeated Cornell, 17–6, at Chicago October 21, 1899: Wisconsin lost to Yale, 6–0, at New Haven, Connecticut October 28, 1899: Chicago tied with Penn, 5–5, at Chicago October 28, 1899: Northwestern lost to Notre Dame, 12–0, at South Bend, Indiana November 4, 1899: Michigan defeated Virginia, 38–0, at Detroit November 11, 1899: Michigan lost to Penn, 11–10, at Philadelphia November 18, 1899: Northwestern defeated Indiana, 11–6, at Evanston, IllinoisNotre Dame, 10; Purdue, 10 The Indianapolis Journal November 19, 1899 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21115402/notre_dame_10_purdue_10/ Newspapers.com November 18, 1899: Purdue tied Notre Dame, 10–10, at West Lafayette, Indiana November 25, 1899: Illinois defeated 1899 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis, 29–0, at St. Louis November 30, 1899: Chicago defeated Brown, 17–6, at Chicago November 30, 1899: Purdue lost to Indiana, 17–5, at West Lafayette, IndianaPurdue Beaten by I. U. The Indianapolis News December 1, 1899 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21115127/purdue_beaten_by_i_u/ Newspapers.com November 30, 1899: Illinois lost to Iowa, 58–0, at Champaign, Illinois Bowl games No bowl games were played during the 1899 season. Awards and honors All-Western players the complete All-Western selections 1899 All-Western college football team The Northwestern named a 1899 All-Western college football team that consisted of the following players:All-Western, All-Eastern, All-American The Northwestern December 14, 1899 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=VN4hAAAAMAAJ Neil Snow, end, Michigan James M. Sheldon, end, Chicago Arthur Hale Curtis, tackle, Wisconsin Jonathan E. Webb, tackle, Chicago Richard France, guard, Michigan C. Rogers, guard, Wisconsin Roy Chamberlain, center, Wisconsin Walter S. Kennedy, quarterback, Chicago Ralph C. Hamill, halfback, Chicago John McLean, halfback, Michigan Pat O'Dea, fullback, Wisconsin All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1899 College Football All-America Team 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 Philadelphia 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.An All-American Football Team In Fact, Three of Them, and All Picked upon Different Lines The Philadelphia Inquirer December 11, 1899 References