The 1899 Wesleyan Methodists football team represented Wesleyan University as a member of the Triangular Football League (TFL) during the 1899 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Robert P. Wilson, the Methodists compiled an overall record of 7–2 with mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the TFL title. Wesleyan played home games at Andrus Field in Middletown, Connecticut.
| 1899 Wesleyan Methodists football | |
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TFL champion | |
| Conference | Triangular Football League |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 TFL) |
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| Home stadium | Andrus Field |
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| Wesleyan $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Massachusetts* | W 27–0 | [1] | |||
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | L 0–20 | 1,500 | [2][3] | |
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Penn* | L 6–17 | 2,000 | [4][5][6] | |
| October 21 | MIT* |
| W 44–5 | [7][8] | ||
| October 28 | vs. Union (NY)* | W 41–0 | 200 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | Dartmouth* |
| W 11–0 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | Holy Cross* |
| W 16–0 | [11][12] | ||
| November 18 | at Amherst | W 40–0 | [13] | |||
| November 25 | Williams |
| W 5–11 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "Wesleyan 24, Amherst Aggies 0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 2, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Coaches Alert.—Football Games Today to be Their Chance.—All Big Eleven Have Fairly Stiff Propositions.—Harvard and Wesleyan Will Play Substitutes". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "20 to 0: Harvard Does Not Find Wesleyan Easy". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Haverford Wins.—Defeats Pennsylvania in a Half Hour's Practice Game at Franklin Field". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Penn Played Poorly.—But Wesleyan Was as Bad, so the Quakers Luckily Escaped". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Quakers' poor showing". The Union and Advertiser. October 19, 1899. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wesleyan, 44; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 22, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan 44, M. I. T. 5". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan's Easy Victory.—The Dominies Down Union College by a Score of 41 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan 11, Dartmouth 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1899. p. 21. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan 16, Holy Cross 0.—Worcester Men Present a Slightly Heavier Team, But Are Unable to Prevent Three Touchdowns". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan Defeats Holy Cross". New-York Tribune. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Amherst Snowed Under". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan Wins The Championship. Williams Loses In The Final Contest Of The Triangular League". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. November 26, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1899 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
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