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1899 Western Conference Football Season
The 1899 Western Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1899 college football season. The 1899 Chicago Maroons football team, under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, won the conference championship with a 16–0–2 overall record (4–0 against conference opponents), led the conference in both scoring offense (28.1 points per game) and scoring defense (1.6 points per game), shut out 13 of 18 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 505 to 28. Season overview Results and team statistics Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game Regular season Only 12 conference games were played during the 1899 Western Conference season. The results were as follows: * October 14, 1899: Wisconsin defeated Northwestern, 38-0, at Madison, Wisconsin * October 28, 1899: Michigan defeated Il ...
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1899 Chicago Maroons Football Team
The 1899 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1899 college football season and won the Western Conference championship. In their eighth season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 16–0–2 overall record, which included four practice games against high school football teams. In intercollegiate games, the Maroons compiled a 12–0–2 record and a 4–0 record against Western Conference opponents. The only two blemishes were tie games with Iowa and Penn. The Maroons shut out 13 opponents, scored 505 points (28.1 points per game), and allowed only 28 points on defense (1.6 points per game). The Maroons played their first 17 games at home on Marshall Field in Chicago. The final game of the season was a post-season match against Wisconsin at Randall Field in Madison, Wisconsin. Chicago defeated Wisconsin by a 17–0 score to claim the undisputed championship of the Western Conference. Sc ...
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John Martin "Hinkey" Harrison (January 30, 1875 – September 19, 1952) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota in 1899 and North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...–from 1900 to 1901, compiling a career coaching record of 21–4–3. Head coaching record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Jack 1875 births 1952 deaths 19th-century players of American football American football ends Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers football players North Dakota State Bison football coaches University of Minnesota Law School alumni Players of American football from Minnesota
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1899 Iowa State Cyclones Football Team
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1899 Notre Dame Football Team
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