1899 Arkansas Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumThe Hill
1899 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI    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 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.[1]

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.[2]

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

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

References

  1. "Arkansas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. "New Stanford Professors". The San Francisco Call. May 3, 1901. p. 9.
  3. "Drury Is A Winner". The Leader-Democrat. Springfield, Missouri. October 9, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Untitled". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. October 20, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "At The University". The Democrat-Topic. Norman, Oklahoma. October 27, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Football Game At Shawnee". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 31, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Oklahoma Wins". The Democrat-Topic. Norman, Oklahoma. November 3, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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