1901 Football Team

Overall Record: 11-0 Conference Record: 4-0
Conference Finish: 1st place tie (Wisconsin)
National Ranking: National Champion
Coach: Fielding Yost
Captain: Hugh White
All-Americans: Neil Snow
Trainer: Keene Fitzpatrick
Manager: H. K. Crafts
Opponent Date Site Result Attend.
Albion 09/28 H W 50-0
Case 10/05 H W 57-0
Indiana 10/12 H W 33-0 2,000
Northwestern 10/19 H W 29-0
Buffalo 10/26 H W 128-0
Carlisle 11/02 1 W 22-0 8,000
Ohio State 11/09 A W 21-0 33,000
Chicago (HC) 11/16 H W 22-0 3,500
Beloit 11/23 H W 89-0 3,500
Iowa 11/28 2 W 50-0 10,00
Stanford 1/1/02 3 W 49-0
Total Points 550-0

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1 - Detroit , Michigan
2 - Chicago, Illinois
3 - 1902 Tournament of Roses Game, Tournament Park, Pasadena, Ca. (First Rose Bowl Game)
Starting Lineups                  
Position Player
left end Curtis Redden (10)
Herb Graver
left tackle Hugh White (11)
left guard Dan McGugin (10)
James E. Forest (1)
center George Gregory (11)
right guard Ebin Wilson (11)
right tackle Bruce Shorts (10)
Daniel Woodward (1)
right end Albert E. Herrnstein (6)
James C. Knight (4)
Everett Sweeley (1)
quarterback Harison "Boss" Weeks (11)
fullback Neil Snow (11)
left halfback Willie Heston (7)
Everett Sweeley (3)
Walt Shaw (1)
right halfback Everett Sweeley (7)
Willie Heston (2)
Walt Shaw (1)
Albert E. Herrnstein (1)

View full 1901 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)

1901 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]

Front row
Everett M. Seeley, Harrison S. Weeks, Curtis G. Redden, Arthur E. Redner, Albert E. Herrnstein
Middle Row
Ebin Wilson, Neil W. Snow, Captain Hugh White, Bruce C. Shorts, Willie Heston
Back Row
H.K. Crafts, Dan E. McGugin, George W. Gregory, coach Fielding H. Yost, Herb S. Graver, Charles Baird, Keene Fitzpatrick

1901 Team Photo, full squad on practice field
1901 team photo
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1901 Team at Tournament of Roses Practice Field
1901 team photo
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