1899 Vermont Green and Gold football team

The 1899 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In their second year under head coach D. M. McLaughlin, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

1899 Vermont Green and Gold football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAthletic Park
Seasons
 1898
1900 
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  1001
Lafayette  1210
Princeton  1210
Buffalo  710
Boston College  811
Carlisle  920
Swarthmore  812
Washington & Jefferson  921
Wesleyan  720
Pittsburgh College  202
Villanova  721
Yale  721
Western Univ. of Penn.  311
Columbia  930
Fordham  310
Cornell  730
Penn  832
Brown  731
New Hampshire  420
Vermont  530
Tufts  740
Bucknell  640
Dickinson  661
Holy Cross  550
Syracuse  440
Drexel  330
Army  450
Colgate  450
Penn State  461
Franklin & Marshall  351
NYU  260
Temple  141
Dartmouth  270
Lehigh  290
Rutgers  290
Geneva  030

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Brigham Academy
W 23–0[1]
October 16Montpelier Seminary
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 18–5[2]
October 21Middlebury
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 49–0[3]
October 24Norwich
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 13–0[4]
October 28Massachusetts
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–11[5]
November 4New Hampshire
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
L 5–6[6]
November 11vs. Colgate
W 6–0[7]
November 25at Holy Cross
L 0–45[8]

References

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  1. "Varsity wins from Brigham". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 6, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "U.V.M. beat the Seminary at football yesterday". Montpelier Evening Argus. October 17, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Middlebury outclassed". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 23, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vermont 13, Norwich 0". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vermont defeated, her football team falls before the Amherst Aggies". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 30, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lost a close game". The Burlington Free Press & Times. November 6, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vermont 6, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vermont defeated; Lost Saturday's foot ball game at Worcester, Mass". The Burlington Free Press & Times. November 27, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.