1899 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-2-0 | Conference Record: 1-1 |
| Conference Finish: 3rd place tie | |
| Coach: Gustave Ferbert | |
| Captain: Allen Steckle | |
| Assistant coaches: John R. Duffy, Harry G. Hadden, Fred W. Henninger | |
| Manager: Leonard D. Verdier, Harry K. Crafts | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | 09/30 | H | W | 11-0 | - |
| Albion | 10/07 | H | W | 26-0 | - |
| Western Reserve | 10/11 | H | W | 17-0 | - |
| Notre Dame | 10/18 | H | W | 12-0 | - |
| Alumni (HC) | 10/21 | H | E | 0-0 | - |
| Illinois | 10/28 | A | W | 5-0 | 1,000 |
| Virginia | 11/04 | 1 | W | 38-0 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 11/11 | A | L | 10-11 | - |
| Case | 11/18 | H | W | 28-6 | - |
| Kalamazoo | 11/25 | H | W | 24-9 | - |
| Wisconsin | 11/30 | 2 | L | 5-17 | 18,000 |
| Total Points | 176-43 | ||||
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| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left ends |
David Gill (4) Hugh White (3) Charles Juttner (2) Burns | |
| left tackles |
Charles McDonald (4) Ebin Wilson (3) Charles Juttner (2) Richard France | |
| left guards |
Rutherford B. H. Kramer (3) Lee Barkenbus (2) Rudolph Siegmund (2) Richard France Charles Bliss John Larsen | |
| centers |
William Cunningham (7) John Dickey (3) | |
| right guard |
Rudolph Siegmund (7) Richard France Ebin Wilson Hugh White | |
| right tackles |
Allen Steckle (7) Charles McDonald (2) Richard Juttner | |
| right ends |
Neil Snow (7) Hugh White Christian McNemar George B. Burns | |
| quarterbacks |
Charles Street (6) Arthur Fitzgerald (2) George(?) Herr | |
| fullbacks |
Leo Keena (4) Milo White (2) Ard E. Richardson(2) Everett Sweeley Richard Juttner | |
| left halfbacks |
John McLean (5) Leo Keena (2) Albert E. Herrnstein (1) Everett Sweeley McAffee | |
| right halfbacks |
Albert E. Herrnstein (3) Clayton Teetzel (2) Clark Leiblee (2) Leo Keena (2) Everett Sweeley |
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1899 Team Photo
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- Back Row
- Milo White, Everett M. Sweeley
- Third Row (standing)
- student manager Leonard D. Verdier, Rudolph J. Siegmund, Leo J. Keena, Neil B. Snow, Richard R. France, William R. Cunningham
- Second Row (seated)
- Charles Bliss, Charles E. Street, Hugh White, Captain Allen Steckle, Charles G. McDonald, Burns, Ebin Wilson
- Front Row
- Thomas P. Martin?, Ard. E. Richardson, David D. Gill, Harrison S. (Boss) Weeks, Albert E. Herrnstein