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1899 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1899 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (3–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 4 1 0 4 1 1
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.[1] Led by W. H. Lyon in his first and only season as head coach, Ole Miss compiled an overall record of 3–4. The season closed with a defeat of Tulane.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 273:30 p.m.vs. Central (KY)
W 13–6[2]
October 28NashvilleOxford, MSL 0–11[3]
November 1vs.LSU
W 11–05,000[4]
November 4vs. Vanderbilt
L 0–11[5]
November 12vs. Sewanee
  • Billings Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–12[6]
November 24vs. Alabama
L 5–7600[7]
November 30at Tulane
W 15–0[8]

References

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  1. ^ "1899 Ole Miss football schedule". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Was A Fierce Game". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 28, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Oxford Beaten". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 29, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Football—Mississippi Defeated Louisiana in a Great Game at Meridian". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 2, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Not A Brilliant Contest". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 5, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sewanee Downs Mississippi". Natchez Democrat. November 15, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama 7, Mississippi 5". The Times-Democrat. November 25, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi's game; Tulane defeated by a score of 15 to 0". The Times-Democrat. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.