1899 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana Agricultural  300
Arizona Normal  300
New Mexico A&M  100
Utah Agricultural  100
California  711
Washington  411
Utah  210
San Jose Normal  631
Nevada State  320
Oregon Agricultural  320
Oregon  321
Arizona  111
Washington Agricultural  110
Montana  120
Idaho  130
USC  231
Stanford  252
Wyoming  011
Pacific (CA)  040

The 1899 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach A. King Dickson, the team compiled a 3–2 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 142:15 p.m.Pacific (CA)
W 63–5[1][2]
October 28Santa Clara
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 11–6[3]
November 11at StanfordStanford, CAL 5–17[4]
November 15at CaliforniaBerkeley, CAL 0–24[5]
November 302:00 p.m.San Jose Normal
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 6–0[6]

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References

  1. "All Ready For The Football Game". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 13, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved June 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Football.— A Good Crowd in Attendance and an Exciting Game". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. October 16, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Nevada eleven wins". San Francisco Chronicle. October 29, 1899. Retrieved June 28, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stanfords defeat the Nevadas". The Record-Union. November 12, 1899. Retrieved June 28, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "California defeated Nevadans". The San Francisco Call. November 16, 1899. Retrieved June 28, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Nevada Wins From San Jose". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 2, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "2024 Nevada Football Record Book" (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2025.