1899 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1899 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1899 college football season. In their second season under head coach James H. Horne, the Hoosiers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 133 to 33.[1]

1899 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Hubbard
Home stadiumJordan Field
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Rose Polytechnic
W 16–0
October 14at IllinoisW 5–0
October 23at Notre DameSouth Bend, INL 0–17
October 28at VanderbiltW 20–0[2]
November 4Cincinnati
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 35–0
November 11Depauw
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–0
November 18at Northwestern
L 6–111,000[3]
November 30at PurdueW 17–5[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
  2. ^ "Indiana wins; Vanderbilt University defeated by a score of 20 to 0". The Indianapolis News. October 31, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purple Team Wins: Indiana Defeated by Northwestern Football Players". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1899. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue Beaten by I. U." The Indianapolis News. December 1, 1899. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1899 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "1899 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 29, 2023.