1899 college football rankings

The 1899 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.

The Sun

In December 1899, New York City newspaper The Sun published a column detailing "how the leading elevens are impartially rated."

Eastern teams

The Sun'''s top-seven list contained only Eastern teams, without stating that specifically.

Rank Team Record 1 Harvard 10–0–1 2 Princeton 12–1 3 Lafayette 12–1 4 Carlisle 9–2 5 Penn 8–3–2 6 Cornell 7–3 7 Columbia 9–3

Western teams

The column in The Sun'' also separately ranked the top two teams in the West.

Rank Team Record 1 Chicago 16–0–2 2 Wisconsin 9–2

See also

1899 College Football All-America Team

References