1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–1–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWarren Knowlton
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
1901 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan + 4 –0 –011 –0 –0
Wisconsin + 2 –0 –09 –0 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –09 –1 –1
Illinois 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Northwestern 3 –2 –08 –2 –1
Indiana 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Purdue 0 –3 –14 –4 –1
Chicago 0 –4 –18 –6 –2
Iowa 0 –3 –06 –3 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its second year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (3–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out 10 of their 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 183 to 18. The only loss came against Wisconsin, which was the only team to score against Minnesota.[1]

Four Minnesota players received honors on the 1901 All-Western college football team:

  • Guard John G. Flynn - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Record-Herald, and Walter Camp
  • Center Leroy Albert Page, Jr. - first-team honors from the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Record-Herald
  • Tackle Charles W. Fee - first-team honors from the Chicago Daily News
  • End Eddie Rogers - first-team honors from the Chicago Tribune

[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Minneapolis Central High School*
T 0–0[4]
September 21Saint Paul Central High School*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 16–0[4]
September 28Carleton*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 35–0[5]
October 5Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 27–02,500[6]
October 12Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 19–010,000[7]
October 26Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 16–010,000[8]
November 4Haskell*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–02,000[9]
November 9North Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 10–0[10]
November 16at Wisconsin
L 0–1814,000[11]
November 23at Northwestern
W 16–02,000[12]
November 28at Illinois
W 16–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The All-Western Fiction". The Minneapolis Journal. December 2, 1901. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Walter Camp's All-Western Team". The Michigan Alumnus. January 1902. p. 179.
  4. 1 2 "Rooters Are Glum: Minnesota Made a Poor Showing in Yesterday's Game". The St. Paul Globe. September 22, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota, 35; Carleton, 0". The Minneapolis Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Was Merely a Practice Game for University Foot Ball Team". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Minnesota Wins Great Victory From Game Boys of Nebraska". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). October 13, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Victory for Minnesota; Grim Defeat for Iowa". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). October 27, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indians Fight Hopelessly Against Giant Minnesotans". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 5, 1901. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Williams a Diplomat: Plays Second 'Varsity Team Against North Dakota and Wins by 10 to 0". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 10, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Gophers Beat Purple". The Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Giant Gophers Defeat Illinois: Minnesota Wins Champaign Football Game". The Inter Ocean. November 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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