1899 Columbia Blue and White football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1899 Columbia Blue and White football Independent 9–3 George Sanford 1st Robert P. Wilson Manhattan Field 1891 The 1899 Columbia Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Sanford, the team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 224 to 91, including eight shutouts.1899 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 9, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1899-schedule.htmlColumbia Football 2018 Record Book Columbia University 2018 197 https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018_Columbia_Football_Recordbook.pdf The 1899 season marked Columbia's return to the sport after not participating in intercollegiate football from 1892 to 1898. Robert P. Wilson was the team captain. Seven Gridiron Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle/177647147/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 29, 1899 11 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com On October 28, 1899, Columbia defeated Yale, 5–0. The result was described by The New York Times as "one of the most disastrous defeats Yale has ever experienced in her athletic history." Columbia's freshman back Harold Weekes scored the game's only points on a long touchdown run in the middle of the second half. Three Columbia received honors on the 1899 All-America team: center Jack Wright (Walter Camp second team; New York Sun first team);Collier's Weekly https://books.google.com/books?id=IGEwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA222 20 Sport of the Amateur on Field and Water 24 15 January 13, 1900 Google books Other All-America Football Teams The Philadelphia Inquirer December 11, 1899 Weekes (Walter Camp second team); and back Bill Morley (Outing Magazine second team).Football The Outing Magazine Jan 1900 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV04/outXXXV04za.pdf July 23, 2012 March 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723105005/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV04/outXXXV04za.pdf dead The team played home games at Manhattan Field, also known as Polo Grounds II, in Upper Manhattan in New York City. Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" was adopted until 1910.How Columbia Became the Lions Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. July 26, 2020 238 https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book Schedule September 23 w y Walton Margaretville, NY 30–6 Columbia Plays Her First Game and Wins From Walton, 30 to 6 The Sun September 24, 1899 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29367737/columbia_plays_her_first_game_and_wins/ Newspapers.com October 3 w y Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ 26–0 Columbia's First Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50061502/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 4, 1899 13 May 2, 2020 Newspapers.com October 7 w y 1899 Union Garnet Union (NY) Ridgefield Albany, NY 21–0 600 Columbia, 21; Union, 0. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50061603/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 8, 1899 40 May 2, 2020 Newspapers.com October 14 l 2:45 p.m. Princeton Manhattan Field New York, NY 0–11 Princeton 11, Columbia 0. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50060947/democrat-and-chronicle/ Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York October 15, 1899 19 May 2, 2020 Newspapers.com October 18 w NYU Manhattan Field New York, NY 40–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69262775/columbias-team-won-as-it-pleased/ The World Columbia's team won as it pleased October 19, 1899 February 3, 2021 8 Newspapers.com October 21 w Amherst Manhattan Field New York, NY 18–0 500 Columbia, 18; Amherst, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75581987/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 22, 1899 8 April 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 28 w Yale Manhattan Field New York, NY 5–0 5,000 Columbia Beats Yale at Football The New York Times October 29, 1899 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16361764/columbia_beats_yale_at_football/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y 1899 Stevens Stevens St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ 46–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-columbia-rolled-up-a/200483813/ The Evening Journal Columbia rolled up a large score on Stevens November 2, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 7 l Cornell Manhattan Field New York, NY rivalry 0–29 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-cornell-wins-easily/200483940/ The Daily Inter Ocean Cornell wins easily November 8, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Army The Plain West Point, NY 16–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-columbias-victory-over/200484162/ New York Tribune Columbia's victory over Cadets November 12, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w Dartmouth Manhattan Field New York, NY 22–0 1,000–1,500 Columbia Wins, 22 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98245549/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 19, 1899 9 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Columbia 22, Dartmouth 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98245644/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 19, 1899 23 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 30 l Carlisle Manhattan Field New York, NY 0–45 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-gave-columbia-a-b/200484276/ Democrat and Chronicle Gave Columbia a bad beating December 1, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Blue and White football