1899 Delaware football team

1899 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Herbert Rice (3rd season; first game)
  • Wentz (by late October)
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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]

  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.