1899 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1899 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
CaptainA. C. Chapman
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     0 0
VPI     4 1 0
Delaware     6 2 0
Arkansas     3 1 1
Georgetown     5 2 1
Texas A&M     4 2 0
Oklahoma     2 1 0
Baylor     2 1 1
Guilford     2 1 1
Navy     5 3 0
Virginia     4 3 2
Add-Ran     0 0 1
Richmond     2 2 0
South Carolina     2 3 0
West Virginia     2 3 0
William & Mary     2 3 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 2
Davidson
    1 3 1
Maryland     1 4 0
Marshall     0 0 1

The 1899 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first season under head coach Lewis Yeager, the team compiled a 2–3 record and was outscored by a total of 78 to 28.[1] A. C. Chapman was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11
Grove City
Morgantown, WVW 6–0
October 213:50 p.m.at Washington & JeffersonL 0–29400[3]
October 23at
Marietta
Marietta, OHL 5–23
November 4vs.
Waynesburg
Clarksburg, WVW 17–6
November 30at WaynesburgWaynesburg, PAL 0–20

References

  1. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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