1899 Vermont Green and Gold football team

1899 Vermont Green and Gold football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	D. M. McLaughlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Athletic Park

1899 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					12	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	1
Carlisle			–					9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					8	–	1	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					2	–	0	–	2
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Univ. of Penn.			–					3	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					8	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	1
New Hampshire			–					4	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					7	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Lehigh			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	9	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1899 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In their second year under head coach D. M. McLaughlin, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Brigham Academy	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 23–0	[1]
October 16	Montpelier Seminary	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 18–5	[2]
October 21	Middlebury	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 49–0	[3]
October 24	Norwich	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 13–0	[4]
October 28	Massachusetts	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	L 6–11	[5]
November 4	New Hampshire	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	L 5–6	[6]
November 11	vs. Colgate	Ridgefield Park Albany, NY	W 6–0	[7]
November 25	at Holy Cross	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA	L 0–45	[8]

References

1. "Varsity wins from Brigham". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 6, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "U.V.M. beat the Seminary at football yesterday". Montpelier Evening Argus. October 17, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Middlebury outclassed". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 23, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vermont 13, Norwich 0". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vermont defeated, her football team falls before the Amherst Aggies". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 30, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lost a close game". The Burlington Free Press & Times. November 6, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vermont 6, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1899. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vermont defeated; Lost Saturday's foot ball game at Worcester, Mass". The Burlington Free Press & Times. November 27, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.