1899 Michigan Wolverines football team information
American college football season
1899Michigan Wolverines football
Conference
Western Conference
Record
8–2 (1–1 Western)
Head coach
Gustave Ferbert (3rd season)
Captain
Allen Steckle
Home stadium
Regents Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Western Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Chicago $
4
–
0
–
0
16
–
0
–
2
Wisconsin
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Northwestern
2
–
2
–
0
7
–
6
–
0
Michigan
1
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Purdue
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Minnesota
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
2
Illinois
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
$ – Conference champion
All-American halfback John McLean also won a silver medal as a hurdler in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
The 1899 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1899 Western Conference football season. In their third and final season under head coach Gustave Ferbert, the team compiled an 8–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), tied for third in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 176 to 43.[1][2]
The team opened the season with seven consecutive shutouts, outscoring opponents in those contests by a total of 109 to 0. However, Michigan finished the season by going 2–2 in its final four games, losing to Penn and Wisconsin. After the 1899 season, Ferbert resigned as Michigan's head coach to travel to Alaska to participate in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Allen Steckle was the team captain. Leo J. Keena was the team's leading scorer with 32 points on five touchdowns (five points each) and seven goals from touchdown (one point each). Three Michigan players were named to the 1899 College Football All-America Team, as selected by The Philadelphia Inquirer: end Neil Snow, halfback John McLean, and tackle Richard France. Snow, McLean, and France were also named to the 1899 All-Western college football team.[3]
^"1899 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^"1899 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^"All-Western, All-Eastern, All-American". The Northwestern. December 14, 1899. p. 11.
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