1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team

1899 Arkansas Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
CaptainChester Sloan
Home stadiumThe Hill
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   1 – 0 – 0
VPI   –   4 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 2 – 0
  –   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.

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.[1]

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[2]
October 27at KendallMuskogee, OKW 11–0[3]
October 28at OklahomaShawnee, OKL 5–11[4][5][6]
November 3at KendallMuskogee, OKT 0–0
November 18Joplin High School
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 11–10

References

  1. ^ "New Stanford Professors". The San Francisco Call. May 3, 1901. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Drury Is A Winner". The Leader-Democrat. Springfield, Missouri. October 9, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Untitled". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. October 20, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "At The University". The Democrat-Topic. Norman, Oklahoma. October 27, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football Game At Shawnee". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 31, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Wins". The Democrat-Topic. Norman, Oklahoma. November 3, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.