1899 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1899 Drake Bulldogs football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–2
Head coach|

* A. B. Potter (3rd season)

Seasons

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1899 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 7| Lenox| Des Moines, IA| W 48–5|
October 14| at Cornell (IA)| Mount Vernon, IA| W 6–0|
October 21| at Kansas|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS

| L 6–29|
November 4| Missouri| Des Moines, IA| W 11–0| [2]
November 11| Nebraska| Des Moines, IA| L 6-12|
November 25| at Grinnell| Grinnell, IA| W 18–6|
December 1| at Penn (IA)| Oskaloosa, IA| W 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 .

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