1899 Boston College football team

The 1899 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by third-year head coach John Dunlop, Boston College compiled a record of 8–1–1.

1899 Boston College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Kelley, Charlie Kiley
Home stadiumSouth End Grounds
Seasons
← 1898
1901 →
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     10 0 1
Lafayette     12 1 0
Princeton     12 1 0
Buffalo     7 1 0
Boston College     8 1 1
Carlisle     9 2 0
Swarthmore     8 1 2
Washington & Jefferson     9 2 1
Wesleyan     7 2 0
Pittsburgh College     2 0 2
Villanova     7 2 1
Yale     7 2 1
Western Univ. of Penn.     3 1 1
Columbia     9 3 0
Fordham     3 1 0
Cornell     7 3 0
Penn     8 3 2
Brown     7 3 1
New Hampshire     4 2 0
Vermont     5 3 0
Tufts     7 4 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Syracuse     4 4 0
Drexel     3 3 0
Army     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Penn State     4 6 1
Frankin & Marshall     3 5 1
NYU     2 6 0
Temple     1 4 1
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Lehigh     2 9 0
Rutgers     2 9 0
Geneva     0 3 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Exeter AcademyW 2–0
September 30at BatesT 0–0
October 11at MITW 24–0
October 14Newton Athletic ClubW 6–0
October 21at New HampshireDurham, NHW 6–0
October 26at Andover AcademyAndover, MAW 6–0
October 28at AmherstAmherst, MAW 18–0[1]
November 4All-CollegeW 6–0
November 18at BrownProvidence, RIL 0–18400[2]
November 30Holy Cross
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston MA (rivalry)
W 17–06,000[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Amherst Team Outplayed". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Brown 18, Boston College 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "B.C.'s Grand Victory; Holy Cross Only Once Came Near Goal Line". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. December 1, 1899. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.