1899 Colgate football team

1899 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1899 record	4–5
Head coach	Joseph Stannard

The 1899 Colgate football team represented Colgate University in the 1899 college football season. Colgate reports the record for the season as 3-5, however, a reporting error in early record keeping failed to account for an 11-0 victory over Colgate Academy.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	vs. Cornell*	Richfield Springs, NY	L 0–42[3]
September 30	Colgate Academy*	Hamilton, NY	W 11–0[2]
October 7	Hamilton*	Hamilton, NY	L 0–30[4]
October 14	St. John's Academy*	Hamilton, NY	W 17–0[5]
October 20	Syracuse A.A.*	Hamilton, NY	L 6–12[6]
October 28	at St. John's Academy*	Manlius, NY	W 12–0[7]
November 4	at Union*	Schenectady, NY	W 12–5[8]
November 11	vs. Vermont*	Albany, NY	L 0–6[9]
November 18	vs. Hamilton*	Utica, NY	L 0–38[10]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

1. http://gocolgateraiders.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2012/11/28/Year-by-Year_Results.pdf?id=2765
2. "Madisonensis: Colgate 11, Academy 0".
3. "Madisonensis: Cornell 42, Colgate 0".
4. "Madisonensis: Hamilton 30 - Colgate 0".
5. "Madisonensis: Colgate 17, St. John 0".
6. "Madisonensis: S.A.A. 12, Colgate 6".
7. "Madisonensis: Colgate 12, St. Johns 0".
8. "Madisonensis: Colgate 12-Union 5".
9. "Madisonensis: University of Vermont 6-Colgate 0".
10. "Madisonensis: Hamilton 38-Colgate 0".