1899 Montana Agricultural football team

1899 Montana Agricultural football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–0
Head coach	W. J. Adams (1st season)

1899 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana Agricultural			–					3	–	0	–	0
Arizona Normal			–					3	–	0	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					1	–	0	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					1	–	0	–	0
California			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington			–					4	–	1	–	1
Utah			–					2	–	1	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Nevada State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					3	–	2	–	1
Arizona			–					1	–	1	–	1
Washington Agricultural			–					1	–	1	–	0
Montana			–					1	–	2	–	0
USC			–					2	–	3	–	1
Stanford			–					2	–	5	–	2
Wyoming			–					0	–	1	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1899 Montana Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural College of the State of Montana (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1899 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach W. J. Adams, the team compiled a 3–0 record and did not allow opponents to score a point, scoring 54 points to 0 for the opposition.^[1] After three prior losses to the University of Montana, the 1899 team won the program's first victories in the Montana–Montana State football rivalry that has since been played more than 100 times.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Montana	Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 5–0	[2]
November 18		at Helena High School	Helena, MT	W 11–0
November 30		Montana	Bozeman, MT	W 38–0

References

1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
2. "A Hard-Fought Battle: University and Agricultural College Football Teams Meet". The Anaconda Standard. November 18, 1899. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.