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1899 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1899 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas     10 0 0
North Dakota     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Ohio State     9 0 1
Iowa     8 0 1
Washington University     5 1 0
Missouri     9 2 0
Chicago P&S     4 1 0
Mount Union     5 1 1
Indiana     6 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
Wabash     1 0 1
Cincinnati     5 2 0
Drake     5 2 0
Heidelberg     5 2 0
Buchtel     2 1 0
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     1 0 2
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Central Michigan     3 2 0
Fairmount     2 1 2
Carthage     3 2 1
Western Reserve     5 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Iowa State     5 4 1
Rush Medical     3 3 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan     5 5 0
Haskell     4 5 0
Lake Forest     4 6 2
Kansas State     2 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     2 4 1
Iowa State Normal     1 3 2
Washburn     2 5 2
Butler     1 3 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Nebraska     1 7 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 4 0

The 1899 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach A. B. Potter, the team compiled a 5–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 57.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7LenoxDes Moines, IAW 48–5
October 14at Cornell (IA)Mount Vernon, IAW 6–0
October 21at KansasL 6–29
November 4MissouriDes Moines, IAW 11–0[2]
November 11NebraskaDes Moines, IAL 6-12
November 25at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 18–6
December 1at Penn (IA)Oskaloosa, IAW 17–5

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
  2. ^ "Defeat Missouri Tigers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 5, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.