1899 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

1899 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • Julien Hill (1st season)
CaptainSamuel M. Stone
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     0 0
VPI     4 1 0
Delaware     6 2 0
Arkansas     3 1 1
Georgetown     5 2 1
Texas A&M     4 2 0
Oklahoma     2 1 0
Baylor     2 1 1
Guilford     2 1 1
Navy     5 3 0
Virginia     4 3 2
Add-Ran     0 0 1
Richmond     2 2 0
South Carolina     2 3 0
West Virginia     2 3 0
William & Mary     2 3 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 2
Davidson     1 3 1
Maryland     1 4 0
Marshall     0 0 1

The 1899 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by Julien Hill in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 2–2.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14at Portsmouth A.C.
L 0–16[2]
October 194:00 p.m.Pantops Academy
W 16–0[3][4][5]
October 21William & Mary
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 41–0[6]
October 283:30 p.m.Hampden–Sydney
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 5–17[7]

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Won Their First Game". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. October 15, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Foot-ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Easy Victory For The College". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Richmond, 17; Pantops 0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 20, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Victory For Richmond". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. October 22, 1899. p. 15. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1899. p. 22. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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Richmond Spiders football
Venues
  • Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928)
  • West-End Park (1894)
  • Broad Street Park (1897–1916)
  • Boulevard Field (1917–1920)
  • Stadium Field (1921–1924)
  • City Stadium (1929–2009)
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries
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Seasons
National championship seasons in bold