1899 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

The 1899 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team represented Fairmount College—now known as Wichita State University—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Under first year head coach Harry Hess, the Wheatshockers compiled a record of 2–1–2.

1899 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFairmount gridiron
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas     10 0 0
North Dakota     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Ohio State     9 0 1
Iowa     8 0 1
Washington University     5 1 0
Missouri     9 2 0
Chicago P&S     4 1 0
Mount Union     5 1 1
Indiana     6 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
Wabash     1 0 1
Cincinnati     5 2 0
Drake     5 2 0
Heidelberg     5 2 0
Buchtel     2 1 0
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     1 0 2
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Central Michigan     3 2 0
Fairmount     2 1 2
Carthage     3 2 1
Western Reserve     5 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Iowa State     5 4 1
College of Emporia     1 1 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Rush Medical     3 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan     5 5 0
Haskell     4 5 0
Lake Forest     4 6 2
Kansas State     2 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     2 4 1
Iowa State Normal     1 3 2
Washburn     2 5 2
Butler     1 3 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Nebraska     1 7 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 4 0

The team intially elected T. H. Morrison, the assistant librarian at Fairmount, as coach and Professor Clark as team manager.[1][2] Hess was later appointed as the regular coach for team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 93:00 p.m.Sumner County High School
L 0–11[4][5]
November 42:35 p.m.at Newton High SchoolNewton, KST 0–0[6]
November 24Wichita High SchoolWichita, KSW 7–0[7]
November 273:45 p.m.at Sumner County High SchoolWellington, KST 0–0[8]
November 303:45 p.m.at Newton High School
  • Newton High School grounds
  • Newton, KS
W 6–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Fairmount College Notes". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. September 17, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Fairmount College". The Kansas Star. Wichita, Kansas. October 6, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Fairmount College". The Kansas Star. Wichita, Kansas. October 13, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "On The Gridiron.—Wellington And Wichita Meet This Afternoon". The Wichita Daily Beacon. Wichita, Kansas. October 9, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Wellington Won". The Wichita Daily Beacon. Wichita, Kansas. October 10, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Was A Great Game—Fairmount Football Team Gives Newton Even Rub". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 5, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Chronicling America  .
  7. ^ "Fairmount College Notes". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 26, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Neither Side Scored". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 28, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Chronicling America  .
  9. ^ "Wichita At Newton". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. December 1, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Chronicling America  .