1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team
| 1899 Arkansas Cardinals football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1899 record | 3–1–1 |
| Head coach | Colbert Searles (1st year) |
| Home stadium | The Hill |
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 1899 | Drury College | Fayetteville, AR | W 10–0 | ||||||
| October 24, 1899 | at Oklahoma | Shawnee, OK | L 5–11 | ||||||
| October 28, 1899 | Kendall College | Fayetteville, AR | W 11–0 | ||||||
| November 3, 1899 | at Kendall College | Muskogee, IT | T 0–0 | ||||||
| November 18, 1899 | Joplin HS | Fayetteville, AR | W 11–10 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "New Stanford Professors". The San Francisco Call. May 3, 1901. p. 9.