1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team

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The 1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1899 college football season. The Cardinals played four intercollegiate football games and one game against a high school team from Joplin, Missouri. They compiled a 3–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 37 to 21. The team's one loss came against Oklahoma by an 11–5 score.

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Record3–1–1
Headcoach
CaptainChester Sloan
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1899 Arkansas Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
CaptainChester Sloan
Home stadiumThe Hill
Seasons
← 1898
1900 â†’
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1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI â€“ 1–0–0
VPI â€“ 4–1–0
Delaware â€“ 6–2–0
Arkansas â€“ 3–1–1
Georgetown â€“ 5–2–1
Texas A&M â€“ 4–2–0
Oklahoma â€“ 2–1–0
Baylor â€“ 2–1–1
Guilford â€“ 2–1–1
Navy â€“ 5–3–0
Virginia â€“ 4–3–2
Add-Ran â€“ 0–0–1
Richmond â€“ 2–2–0
South Carolina â€“ 2–3–0
West Virginia â€“ 2–3–0
William & Mary â€“ 2–3–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–2–2
Davidson â€“ 1–3–1
Maryland â€“ 1–4–0
Marshall â€“ 0–0–1
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Colbert Searles was the team's football coach in 1899 and 1900. He was a graduate of Wesleyan University and a professor of romance languages. In the summer of 1901, he left the University of Arkansas to accept a position as a professor at Stanford University.[1]

The team's roster in 1899 included the following players: Oscar Briggs; Wm. A. Freeman; H. H. Ham; Charles D. Harrison; DeMatt Henderson; Wilburn D. Hobbs; Frank D. James; J. K. McCall; Percy B. Meyer; Chester C. Sloan; Carl C. Smith; James Vanderventer; and Ashton Vincenheller.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7DruryW 10–0[2]
October 27at KendallMuskogee, OKW 11–0[3]
October 28at OklahomaShawnee, OKL 5–11[4][5][6]
November 3at KendallMuskogee, OKT 0–0
November 18Joplin High School
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 11–10
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