1899 Yale Bulldogs football team
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The 1899 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1899 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 7–2–1 record under first-year head coach James O. Rodgers. The team recorded eight shutouts and outscored its opponents by a combined 191 to 16 score with the only points being scored against in losses to Columbia and Princeton.[1]
Four Yale players (halfback Albert Sharpe, fullback Malcolm McBride, tackle George S. Stillman and guard Gordon Brown) were consensus picks for the 1899 College Football All-America Team.[2]
References
- ^ "1899 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. pp. 2–4.