The 1899 season
294 games on file. The AP poll didn’t exist yet. Harvard and Princeton claim the national title. Share
Scoreboards
Consensus All-Americans
- EArt Poe, Princeton
- EDave Campbell, Harvard
- OTArt Hillebrand, Princeton
- OTGeorge S. Stillman, Yale
- OGGordon Brown, Yale
- OGTruxtun Hare, Penn
- CPete Overfield, Penn
- QBCharles Dudley Daly, Harvard
- RBIsaac Seneca, Carlisle
- RBJosiah McCracken, Penn
- RBAlbert Sharpe, Yale
- RBHoward Reiter, Princeton
- FBMalcolm McBride, Yale
Players picked by enough of the major selectors to count as consensus, shown in bold in Wikipedia’s 1899 All-America article. Every selector’s teams, first to last, are on the 1899 All-America teams page.
From the newspapers
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NEITHER SIDE COULD SCORE Yale Held the Harvard Attack by a Superb Defence MISS TRY AT GOAL FROM ftEl.U. The Pieskin Sailed just Outside the Pos,s-Princctou Wins From Washington and JET fcrsOn. MISS TRY AT GOAL FROM FIELD. CAMBRIDGE. MAS CAMBRIDGE MASS. Nov. 1S.-In a vhirlwind OF excitement simply heart breaking i’m lis intensity, the Harvard Yale game on Soldiers field this after noon ended without a score. Yale had played Harvard TO a stand still: then Harvard had rallied to one OF tl.a grandest finishes ever seen on the grldiron. and after a missed try ar goal the immense crowd OF people swarined down from the seats 10 where the players were cheering their opponents. The famous football game on the same field I’m ~ had been repeated, ana ha’e by her superb defence had held the muchboasted Harvard attack. The contest was T. brilliant one from start to hnish ana frorn tho blnwing Of the first whistle 10 the sounding Of the last the result was I’m doubt. The end OF the game furnished The most thrilling climax of the after moons snort. when. after rushing the hail TO Yale’s 25-yard line by steady plays and with % seconds Of the playing time left Hallowell. the Harvard end, brought the enormous crowd 10 their feet when he dropped back Of the line for drop kick for goal NEAT ATTEMPT. II YVES a neat attempt, but the pigskin sailed lust outside the goal posts. OF the teams as a whole Yaie’s defence was a SUNRISE. as IL kept Harvard from scoring. Yale’s offensive play was not equal to Harvards in many respects. The game was clean throughout penal ties being imposed but twice. None of the mer were seriously injured. the sub stitutions being made as matter OF policy. Score. Harvard. 0: Yale, 0. The attendance at the game. $4,000, IS believed TO have been the largest in the history Of college sport, or, at least, OF football PRINCETON. 6: “. & J.. o. PRINCETON. y j., No 1S-In close and exciting game Princeton defeateu washington and jefferson here to-day by n score Of to 0. the only touchdown being made I’m the second half The game was characterized by Prince TOMS heavy drives through its opponents lines. and the splendid tackling or Wash ington and jefferson. Princeton proved formidable on defence and az times tore great holes in the visitors l,ne but fire. auenGy lost the ball on downs ana on side play. The features Of the game were Hutch insons runs Of forty AMI thirty yards ana the heavy line bucking Of McCord and Knight, and an-arOund work of Alex ander Attendance. 1000 COLUMBIA. %: DARTMOUTH 0. NEW YORK. Nov 1S-Columbia de feated Dartmouth to-day % TO 0. The backs OF the Columbia eleven broke through the line and circled the ends NJ will Dartmouth succeeded In making the necessary five yards twice only and NJ no time did they hold Columbia for downs. ATLANTA. Ga, Nov. 1S-The game Of football between the University OF Georgia and the men from the Auburn Col lege. Alabama. at Piedmont Park, was called off within 30 seconds OF the end OF play. principally on account OF darkness. but also because the crowd on the Held interfered with the players. The score stood. Auburn, II; Georgia, o. and had the referee permitted the play 10 20 on. the play would have undoubted- “ have gone to the Alabama team. Accordlng to the rules, the referees action made the score TO Q. The Auburn men are indignant and say they will file a protest on the referee decision. but inasmuch as the verdict was given I’m accordance with the rules OF the intercollegiate football association the referees decision will undoubtedly stand. Georgia out-welghed Alabama. and put up a good game OF bucklng and steady play Auburn’s sprinters, coupled with some very clever tricks however enabled them to overcome this advantage