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1899 Massachusetts

7–⁠3 (1–⁠0 Athletic League of New England State Colleges).

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 1899, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 0–11; lost vs. Wesleyan (CT) 0–27; won vs. Springfield 17–0; won at Pittsfield A.C. 12–0; lost at Trinity (CT) 5–16; won at Vermont 11–6; won vs. Amherst 6–0; won vs. UConn 34–6; won at Williston 17–0; won vs. Springfield 34–0+34−27Lost 0–11 at Holy Cross-11Holy CrossLost 0–27 vs. Wesleyan (CT)-27Wesleyan (CT)Won 17–0 vs. Springfield+17SpringfieldWon 12–0 at Pittsfield A.C.+12Pittsfield A.C.Lost 5–16 at Trinity (CT)-11Trinity (CT)Won 11–6 at Vermont+5VermontWon 6–0 vs. Amherst+6AmherstWon 34–6 vs. UConn+28UConnWon 17–0 at Williston+17WillistonWon 34–0 vs. Springfield+34Springfield
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atHoly CrossL 0–⁠117%
Sep 30vsWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠279%
Oct 7vsSpringfieldW 17–⁠033%
Oct 14atPittsfield A.C.W 12–⁠032%
Oct 21atTrinity (CT)L 5–⁠1622%
Oct 28atVermontW 11–⁠637%
Nov 4vsAmherstW 6–⁠035%
Nov 11vsUConnW 34–⁠669%
Nov 18atWillistonW 17–⁠050%
Nov 25vsSpringfieldW 34–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Springfield 34–⁠0; first in the Athletic League of New England State Colleges.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Athletic League of New England State Colleges
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
136–⁠66
Coach
—
Elo
1256 +186 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 39 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1899 Athletic League of New England State Colleges standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts1–⁠07–⁠3
UConn0–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.