Lafayette shut out 10 opponents and finished with a 12–1 record in their first year under head coach Samuel B. Newton.
Significant games included victories over Penn (6–0), Lehigh (17–0 and 35–0), and Cornell (6–5), and its sole loss coming against co-national champion Princeton (0–12).
The 1899 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 253 to 23.
[1][2] Two Lafayette players received recognition on the 1899 College Football All-America Team.
[5] The following players were regulars on the 1899 Lafayette football team.