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B10 · 1899 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
16–0–2
0.944 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
48
1892–1939
All-Time Record
287–147–32
0.650 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1899, 1905, 1908
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 24
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Chicago head-to-head · History & Eras

1899 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12ENGLEWOOD HIGHUnranked—W 2–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19HYDE PARK HIGHUnranked—W 12–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19WEST DIVISION HIGHUnranked—W 39–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26ENGLEWOOD HIGHUnranked—W 45–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Knox (KNOX)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 40–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3PHYSICIANS & SURGEONSUnranked—W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 23–6
7Week 7 · Oct 10Iowa (IOWA)H2HIND FBSI8–0–1T 5–5
8Week 8 · Oct 17DIXONUnranked—W 29–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 17–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24OBERLINUnranked—W 58–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI8–3–2T 5–5
11Week 11 · Nov 7Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–4–1W 44–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–6W 76–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Beloit (BELOIT)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2W 35–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–3–2W 29–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1W 17–6
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB109–2W 17–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.748
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+55
0+55
  • Wisconsin +9
  • Cornell +7
  • Northwestern +7
  • Brown +7
  • Notre Dame +6
  • Minnesota +6
  • Beloit +5
  • Knox +4
  • Purdue +4
  • Iowa 0
  • Pennsylvania 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.944 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#1W14#2Regular Season Final#1Post-Season W1#1Post-Season W3#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+12
+39
+45
+40
+12
+17
0
+29
+11
+58
0
+44
+76
+35
+29
+11
+17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#131894#81895#81896#61897#81898

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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