1899 Wesleyan Methodists football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceTriangular Football League
Record7–2 (2–0 TFL)
Headcoach
- Robert P. Wilson (2nd season)
HomestadiumAndrus Field
| 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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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| 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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