1899 Drake Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1899
| team = Drake Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–2
| head_coach = A. B. Potter
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
{{1899 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1899 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach A. B. Potter, the team compiled a 5–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 57.{{cite web|title=2015 Drake Football Media Guide|publisher=Drake University|page=99|url=https://en.calameo.com/read/00037710622eb60d4d214}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lenox
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 48–5
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Cornell Purple|title=Cornell (IA)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Mount Vernon, IA
| score = 6–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = McCook Field
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 6–29
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 11–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Defeat Missouri Tigers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105886734/the-kansas-city-times/ |newspaper=Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 5, 1899 |page=4 |access-date=July 19, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 6-12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Grinnell, IA
| score = 18–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Penn (Iowa) Quakers|title=Penn (IA)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Oskaloosa, IA
| score = 17–5
| attend =
}}
}}