Yale at Army

Saturday, November 4, 1899

Yale beat Army 24–⁠0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Yale led the series 6–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayYale7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1899
24
HomeArmy4–⁠5 in 1899
0

FinalHigh 52°F, low 23°F, 0.89 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The daily morning journal and courier's story: THREE BIG COLLEGES WIN H1RTARD, YALE IND PRINCETON YICTORS ON GRIDIRON. University of Pennsylvania Loses to Harvard I6-O-YaIe Wins From west Point 2sO-Princeton Is, Brown g. Football and Golf.

    The daily morning journal and courier, New Haven, Conn., November 6, 1899, page 9

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    THREE BIG COLLEGES WIN H1RTARD, YALE IND PRINCETON YICTORS ON GRIDIRON. University of Pennsylvania Loses to Harvard I6-O-YaIe Wins From west Point 2sO-Princeton Is, Brown g. Football and Golf. The University of Pennsylvania foot hall team was defeated by the Harvard eleven by a score Of 16 to on Franklin field, Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon in the presence of nearly $4,000 spectators Harvard deserved the victory because she played the better game. Al no time during the contest did Pennsylyania have a chance to win, and the crimson goal line was never even Tor moment menaced by the players OIL the red and blue There were no sensation al plays and the game was an ordinary one all through. PENNSYLVANIA went into the contest with the expectation of getting whip ping, but the Quakers did not believe they would be prevented from scoring or that the Cambridge men would beat them as badly as they did. Pennsylva- MIA played her best, which was far below the Harvard standard. The Harward men started the game brimful of confidence They went at their work like veterans and had command Oh tne situation at all times. poor work against Harvard. Harvard is highly elated because she has defeat ed the Quakers on their own grounds. 1t is the first time since the two col leges resumed athletic relations that the crimson players were able to do the trick. The two teams lined up as follows: Harvard. Harvard Pennsylvania. r of4 ND CampDell ................ I-ottei, tolShie Left Tackle. Donald, Eaton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS noVer Left Guard. Poal, A. r. Sargent. .............. Hare Center. Burnett NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oVernelu Right Guard. Burden ..................... Ieas Right Tackle j. Lawrence .................... wallace Right End. Hallowell ....................... Coombs Quarterback. DAILY ..Outland, w.. cooley, Gardiner Left Half. Swain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. kennedy Right Half Randall, Warren. i. .McCracken, Smith Full-Back. aReid, Ellis. Barnard, McCracken Score--Harvard Is, Pennsylvania 0, i 1. Ellis 2. Goals from touchdown. Lawrence l. Miss led goal from touchdown. Lawrence Referee-Matthew McClung of Lehigh. gUm pire-Paul Dashed of Lehigh Lines .men-Woodley of Pennsylvania, F. Tai bot of Harvard Timekeeper-F. M. Wood of Boston A. A. Time Of halves 1876 minutes.

  • The The times's story: HARVARD, 10; PENSY, 0, The Cadets Go Down Before Yale and Princeton Defeats Brown.

    The times, Richmond, Va., November 5, 1899, page 2

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    HARVARD, 10; PENSY, 0, The Cadets Go Down Before Yale and Princeton Defeats Brown. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. As has been anticipated. the University of Pennsylvania football team was defeated by the Harvard eleven by a score of 16 to on Franklin Field, this afternoon. in the presence OF nearly $500 spectators. Harvard deserved the victory. because she played the better game. At no time during the contest did Pennsylvania have @ chance to win. and the crimson goal hne was never even for a moment, menaced by the players OF the Red and Blue. A.rs’ SENSATION. There were no sensational plays. and the game was an ordinary one an through. An incident happened al the close OF the game which caused some what Of sensation among the spectators. When the whistle blew announcing the close Of the game. Overfeid. Penn sylvanias centre rush, snaiched the ball and made for the dressing-room on dead run The custom At football games Is that 10 the victor belongs the ball when the Harvard men had recovered from thor surprise they dashed after the fiying Quaker for the purpose Of getting the ball as a trophy. Two or three Penn syivania men gave the Harvard men tho shoulder. and one Pennsylvania is alleged 10 have struck q Harvard NON in the face A crowd gatherd around the players, and things for q moment look ed ugly. George Woodruff, Pennsylvanlas head coach. seeing the unsports. nanlike act Of Overfeld FASTENED 10 Sc cure the ball from him. and made the latter apologize TO the offended Harvard mon. Several men who got mixed up In the crowd started smuggling each other and the police had a hard time for awhile In Quelnng the disturbance and clearing the field. YALE q, CADETS O. WEST POINT y. Y, Nov. 4.-The Yale football team defeated West Point

  • The Richmond dispatch's story: YALE DOWN WEST POINT.

    Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 5, 1899, page 17

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    YALE DOWN WEST POINT. Browns line was vulnerable In nearly every part. YALE DOWN WEST POINT. WEST POINT, n. y. November A. The Yale football team defeated West Point to-day “a to 0. BY hard Iine-bucking through the centre. and tackles. principally by Mcbride. Yale carried the ball three times across the goal-linc, and got a fourth touchdown on decision of the umpire’s. which was questioned by some of those on the siGe-lnes. who believed that. instead OF a touchdown by Yale, the ball should have gone 10 West Point on their 50-yard line. West Point was on the defensive most OF the time. but made gains through Yale’s left tackle several times. MIDDIES DEFEAT TARHEELS. ANNAPOLIS ND, November s.-The naval cadets won victory to-day, from the University Of North Carolina. by a score OF Il 10 0. No score was made in the FIRST half, but in the second Wade and Halligan made touchdowns and Workman kicked goal.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

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Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.

Recent meetings
2014Yale 49, Army 43
1996Army 39, Yale 13
1988Army 33, Yale 18
1986Army 41, Yale 24
1985Army 59, Yale 16
1955Yale 14, Army 12

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