1899 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1899 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1899 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Pat O'Dea.[1]

1899 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference[[Pat O'Dea|Western Conference]]
Record9–2 (4–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainPat O'Dea
Home stadiumRandall Field
1899 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $ 4 0 016 0 2
Wisconsin 4 1 09 2 0
Northwestern 2 2 07 6 0
Michigan 1 1 08 2 0
Purdue 1 2 04 4 1
Minnesota 0 3 06 3 2
Illinois 0 3 03 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Lake Forest*W 45–0
October 6vs. Beloit*Milwaukee, WIW 36–0
October 14Northwestern*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 38–0[2]
October 21at Yale*L 0–6[3]
October 28Rush Medical
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 17–0
November 4vs. Wisconsin Alumni*Madison, WIW 17–5
November 11vs. Illinois
W 23–0
November 18at MinnesotaW 19–0
November 25Lawrence*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 58–0
November 30vs. Michigan
W 17–518,000[4]
December 9Chicago
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 0–179,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. "Badgers' Easy Victory: Defeat Northwestern by an Overwhelming Score". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1899. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Yale, 6; Wisconsin 0". The New York Times. October 22, 1899. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wisconsin, 17; Michigan, 5: Big Wolverine Football Eleven Falls Before Badger Middleweights". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 1, 1899. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Stagg's Men in Triumph". Chicago Sunday Tribune. December 10, 1899. p. 2-1 via Newspapers.com. open access


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