1899 Boston College football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1899

| team = Boston College

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 8–1–1

| head_coach = John Dunlop

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = John Kelley

| captain2 = Charlie Kiley

| stadium = South End Grounds

| next_year = 1901

}}

{{1899 Eastern college football independents records}}

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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Exeter Academy

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst =

| score = 2–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}}

| site_stadium = Garcelon Field

| site_cityst = Lewiston, ME

| score = 0–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=MIT Engineers|title=MIT}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst =

| score = 24–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Newton Athletic Club

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst =

| score = 6–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = New Hampshire

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Durham, NH

| score = 6–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Andover Academy

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Andover, MA

| score = 6–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Amherst

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Amherst, MA

| score = 18–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Amherst Team Outplayed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74966371/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ |newspaper=Brooklyn Eagle |location=Brooklyn, New York |date=October 29, 1899 |page=7 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = All-College

| site_stadium = South End Grounds

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 6–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Brown

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Providence, RI

| score = 0–18

| attend = 400

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Brown 18, Boston College 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97525128/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 19, 1899 |page=5 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = South End Grounds

| site_cityst = Boston MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–0

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news |title=B.C.'s Grand Victory; Holy Cross Only Once Came Near Goal Line |date=December 1, 1899 |page=1 |newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72770401/1899-boston-hc/ }}

}}

}}

References

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