1899 Notre Dame football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1899
| team = Notre Dame
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3–1
| head_coach = James McWeeney
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Jack Mullen
| stadium = Cartier Field, Brownson Hall field
}}
{{1899 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1899 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1899 college football season. In their first season with James McWeeney as coach, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 55.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Englewood High School
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 29–5
| attend = 600+
| source = {{cite news |title=Local Items |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0033/VOL_0033_ISSUE_0003.pdf |volume=XXXIII |work=Notre Dame Scholastic |issue=3 |date=1899-09-23 |page=59}}{{Cite news|date=1899-09-28|title=SCORE ON NOTRE DAME.|pages=4|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52718325/score-on-notre-dame/|access-date=2020-06-03}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = Michigan Agricultural
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 40–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Marshall Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 6–23
| source = {{cite news|title=Notre Dame Scores: Hoosiers Secure a Fluke Touchdown Against Chicago; Hamill Plays Star Game|newspaper=The Daily Inter Ocean|date=October 5, 1899|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3068650/notre_dame_scores/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news|date=1899-10-05|title=NOTRE DAME IS BEATEN.|pages=4|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52718548/notre-dame-is-beaten/|access-date=2020-06-03}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lake Forest
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 38–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Regents Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–12
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 17–0
| attend = 800+
| source = {{cite news |title=The Championship is Half Won |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0033/VOL_0033_ISSUE_0008.pdf |volume=XXXIII |work=Notre Dame Scholastic |issue=8 |date=1899-10-28 |page=136}}{{Cite news|date=1899-10-24|title=FARLEY THE HERO|pages=3|work=The South Bend Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52718981/farley-the-hero/|access-date=2020-06-03}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Brownson Hall field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–0
| source = {{cite news |title=Notre Dame, 12; Northwestern, 0. |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0033/VOL_0033_ISSUE_0008.pdf |volume=XXXIII |work=Notre Dame Scholastic |issue=8 |date=1899-10-28 |page=138}}{{Cite news|date=1899-10-28|title=NORTHWESTERN LOSES AGAIN.|pages=8|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52719108/northwestern-loses-again/|access-date=2020-06-03}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rush Medical
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 17–0
| source = {{cite news |title=Notre Dame, 17; Rush Medical, 0. |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0033/VOL_0033_ISSUE_0010.pdf |volume=XXXIII |work=Notre Dame Scholastic |issue=10 |date=1899-11-11 |page=168}}{{Cite news|date=1899-11-06|title=Indiana Games.|pages=12|work=The Indianapolis News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52719187/indiana-games/|access-date=2020-06-03}}{{Cite news|date=1899-11-05|title=DOCTORS TAKE THEIR MEDICINE.|pages=10|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52719307/doctors-take-their-medicine/|access-date=2020-06-03}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Stuart Field
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–10
| attend = 1,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 0–5
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{Cite news|date=1899-12-01|title=P. and S., 5; Notre Dame, 0.|pages=4|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52719622/p-and-s-5-notre-dame-0/|access-date=2020-06-03}}{{cite news |title=A Strong Finish |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0033/VOL_0033_ISSUE_0013.pdf |work=Notre Dame Scholastic |issue=13 |date=1899-12-02 |volume=XXXIII |pages=215{{endash}}216}}
}}
}}
References
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