1900 Western Conference football season


The 1900 Western Conference football season was the fifth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference and was a part of the 1900 college football season. This was the first season the league expanded, as Indiana and Iowa began competing for the conference title.
The 1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers and Iowa Hawkeyes football teams tied for the conference championship. Minnesota, under head coach Henry L. Williams, compiled a 10–0–2 record, shut out nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 23. Iowa, under head coach Alden Knipe, compiled a 7–0–1 record and led the conference in scoring offense with an average of 38.9 points per game. The 1900 Wisconsin Badgers, under head coach Philip King, placed third in the conference, compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and led the conference in scoring defense with an average of 1.2 points allowed per game.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season

Bowl games

No Western Conference teams appeared in any bowl games during the 1900 season.

Awards and honors

All-Western players

In 1900, an All-Western football team was selected by Caspar Whitney in Outing magazine as follows:
PositionNameTeamSelectors
EndBeyer AuneMinnesotaCW
EndNeil SnowMichiganCW
TackleArthur Hale CurtisWisconsinCW
TackleJoe WarnerIowaCW
GuardJerry RiordanWisconsinCW
GuardCyrus E. DietzNorthwesternCW
CenterLeroy Albert Page, Jr.MinnesotaCW
QuarterbackGil DobieMinnesotaCW
HalfbackHenryChicagoCW
HalfbackAl LarsonWisconsinCW
FullbackWarren Cummings KnowltonMinnesotaCW

All-Americans

No Western Conference players received first-team All-America honors in 1900. However, two players received third-team honors on Walter Camp's All-America team for 1900. They were center Page of Minnesota and quarterback Clyde Williams of Iowa.