American Football
College championship
- College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers (shared)
Events
- The 1899 Sewanee Tigers football team goes undefeated, 12–0, including five road wins in six days over top teams.
Read more about this topic: 1899 In Sports
Famous quotes containing the words american and/or football:
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