| 1899 Arkansas Cardinals football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1899 record | 3–1–1 |
| Head coach | Colbert Searles (1st season) |
| Home stadium | The Hill |
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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 | Drury |
| W 10–0 |
| October 24 | at Oklahoma | Shawnee, OK | L 5–11 |
| October 28 | Kendall |
| W 11–0 |
| November 3 | at Kendall | Muskogee, OK | T 0–0 |
| November 18 | Joplin HS |
| W 11–10 |
References[]
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/arkansas/1895-1899_yearly_results.php. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "New Stanford Professors". The San Francisco Call: p. 9. May 3, 1901. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2962735/new_stanford_professor/.
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