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Penn History

This exhibit was created in April 2006 by Nicholas Gutowski, College Class of 2009

Summary

Football team, 1899

George Woodruff, LL.B. 1895, continued as coach.

Team Members

  • T.T. Hare, guardsback (captain)
  • Walter Coombs, end
  • John Gardiner, halfback
  • A.R. Kennedy, quarterback
  • J.C. McCracken, fullback
  • J. Outland, end
  • P.D. Overfield, center
  • Wilson Potter, halfback
  • J.B. Snover, tackle
  • John Teas, guardsback
  • C.E. Wallace, tackle

Substitutes:

  • E.P. Barnard
  • J. de Silver
  • W. Gardiner
  • John McCloskey
  • J.M. Ruegenberg
  • L. Smith
  • Oscar Zimmerman
Date Opponent Location Score Outcome
Penn Opponent
Sept. 28 F. & M. Franklin Field 48 0 Win
Oct. 1 Lehigh Franklin Field 20 0 Win
Oct. 5 Bucknell Franklin Field 47 10 Win
Oct. 8 Brown Providence 6 6 Tie
Oct. 12 Virginia Franklin Field 33 6 Win
Oct. 15 Carlisle Franklin Field 5 16 Loss
Oct. 19 Wesleyan Franklin Field 17 6 Win
Oct. 22 Lafayette Franklin Field 0 6 Loss
Oct. 29 Chicago Chicago 5 5 Tie
Nov. 4 Harvard Franklin Field 0 16 Loss
Nov. 11 Michigan Franklin Field 11 10 Win
Nov. 18 Penn State Franklin Field 47 0 Win
Nov. 30 Cornell Franklin Field 29 0 Win