1899 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

The 1899 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. In their first year under head coach Harris T. Collier, the team compiled an overall record of 0–6–1.

1899 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–6–1 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Eshleman
Home stadiumTulane Athletic Field
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 11 0 012 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 07 2 0
Alabama 1 0 03 1 0
Nashville 3 1 03 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 06 2 0
Auburn 2 1 13 1 1
Texas 3 2 06 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 03 4 0
Georgia 2 3 12 3 1
Clemson 1 2 04 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 01 2 0
LSU 1 3 01 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 05 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 01 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 00 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 00 5 0
Tulane 0 5 00 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 11Sewanee
L 0–23~1,000[1]
November 18Southern Athletic Club*
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–0
November 20Texas
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–11[2]
November 25at TexasL 0–32[3]
November 27vs. Texas A&M*L 0–22[4]
November 30Ole Miss
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–15[5]
December 8at LSUL 0–38[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Olive Still Blue But Very Hopeful". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans. November 12, 1899. p. 8. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2015 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Tulane shut out; University of Texas men rolled up a score of eleven by hard work". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The Varsity boys came out big winner in the game". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas A. and M. 22, Tulane 0". The Daily Picayune. November 28, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi's game; Tulane defeated by a score of 15 to 0". The Times-Democrat. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Louisiana University 38, Tulane 0". The Daily Picayune. December 9, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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