1899 Delaware football team

1899 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Herbert Rice (3rd season; first game)
  • Wentz (by late October)
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI – 1–0–0
VPI – 4–1–0
Delaware – 6–2–0
Arkansas – 3–1–1
Georgetown – 5–2–1
Texas A&M – 4–2–0
Oklahoma – 2–1–0
Baylor – 2–1–1
Guilford – 2–1–1
Navy – 5–3–0
Virginia – 4–3–2
Add-Ran – 0–0–1
Richmond – 2–2–0
South Carolina – 2–3–0
West Virginia – 2–3–0
William & Mary – 2–3–0
North Carolina A&M – 1–2–2
Davidson – 1–3–1
Maryland – 1–4–0
Marshall – 0–0–1

The 1899 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware—as an independent during the 1899 college football season.[1] The team posted a 6–2 record.

Herbert Rice began his third season as the team's head coach but resigned after the first game to play football for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club of Pittsburgh.[2][3] By late October, Delaware was being led by a coach Wentz from Princeton,[4] and by early November, By Dickson was coaching along with Wentz.[5] Rice returned from Pittsburgh after Delaware had finished its season.[6][7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Wilmington High School
W 5–0[8][9]
October 7Tome InstituteNewark, DEW 76–0[10]
October 14at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 23–0[11]
October 18at Swarthmore
L 0–17[12]
October 21Wilmington Conference AcademyNewark, DEW 56–0[13]
October 28HaverfordNewark, DEL 0–23[14]
November 8Maryland
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
W 34–0[15]
November 18at Wilmington Conference AcademyDover, DEW 35–0[16]

References

  1. ↑ "1899 Football Schedule - University of Delaware Athletics". Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Delaware's Snappy Play". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. October 4, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "H. L. Rice To Play Football". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. October 4, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Stronger Team for Delaware". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. October 27, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Del. College Foot Ball". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. November 7, 1899. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "H. L. Rice To Return". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. December 1, 1899. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Social and Personal Notes". Evening Journal. Wilmington, DE. December 4, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "On the gridiron". The Wilmington Daily Republican. September 30, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "High School team loses its first game with Delaware College". The Morning News. October 2, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Delaware College wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Delaware College defeats Cadets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Swarthmore Defeats Delaware". The Philadelphia Times. October 19, 1899. p. 10. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Delaware scores fifty-six". The Evening Journal. October 23, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Good game at Newark; Haverford wins from Delaware before large crowd". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Delaware College wins". The Evening Journal. November 9, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Football at Dover". The Evening Journal. November 20, 1899. Retrieved June 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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