1899 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team

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1899 Nashville Garnet and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1–1 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal College Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900  →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 11 –0 –012 –0 –0
Vanderbilt 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 1 –0 –03 –1 –0
Nashville 4 –1 –04 –1 –1
Tennessee 2 –1 –06 –2 –0
Auburn 2 –1 –13 –1 –1
Texas 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
North Carolina 1 –1 –07 –3 –0
Ole Miss 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Georgia 2 –3 –12 –3 –1
Clemson 1 –2 –04 –2 –0
Central (KY) 1 –2 –01 –2 –0
LSU 1 –3 –01 –4 –0
Kentucky State 0 –1 –05 –2 –2
SW Presbyterian 0 –1 –01 –1 –0
Cumberland (TN) 0 –3 –00 –3 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –5 –00 –6 –0
Tulane 0 –5 –00 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nashville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. In their first year under head coach C. E. Woodruff, Nashville compiled an overall record of 4–1–1, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SIAA.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14at Cumberland (TN) Lebanon, TN W 18–0 [1]
October 21 Bethel (KY) *
T 5–5 [2]
October 28at Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 11–0 [3]
November 11at Georgia Tech
W 15–0 [4]
November 18 Southwestern Presbyterian
  • Normal College Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 39–0 [5]
November 25 Sewanee
  • Normal College Field
  • Nashville, TN
Canceled [5]
November 302:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
L 0–54,000 [6] [7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Normal football; Good material and bright prospects for coming season". Nashville Banner. October 13, 1899. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Rushing the pigskin; Bethel College and University of Nashville play football". Nashville Banner. October 23, 1899. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Oxford beaten". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1899. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nashville won the game; The Georgia boys did well, but were unable to score". The Savannah Morning News. November 12, 1899. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Nashville won; Her game with Sewanee for next Saturday has been cancelled". Nashville Banner. November 20, 1899. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "To-morrow's game will be great". Nashville Banner. November 29, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Thanksgiving game on Dudley Field". The Nashville American. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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