1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Missouri Valley champion
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (2nd season);
Home stadium	Antelope Field
	Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

The 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–2, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

1901 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Louis		–		10	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural		–		7	–	0	–	0
Marquette		–		4	–	0	–	1
Northern Illinois State		–		6	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame		–		8	–	1	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan		–		8	–	2	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths		–		10	–	3	–	0
Nebraska		–		6	–	2	–	0
Ohio		–		6	–	1	–	2
Doane		–		3	–	1	–	0
Haskell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest		–		10	–	5	–	0
Ohio State		–		5	–	3	–	1
Washington University		–		5	–	3	–	1
Ohio Medical		–		5	–	3	–	1
Iowa State Normal		–		5	–	3	–	2
South Dakota Agricultural		–		3	–	2	–	0
Beloit		–		5	–	3	–	3
Washburn		–		3	–	2	–	3
Carthage		–		1	–	1	–	0
Drake		–		4	–	4	–	0
Detroit College		–		3	–	3	–	0
Mount Union		–		5	–	5	–	1
Wittenberg		–		4	–	4	–	0
Kansas State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Michigan Agricultural		–		3	–	4	–	1
Iowa State		–		2	–	6	–	2
Kansas		–		3	–	5	–	2
Wabash		–		4	–	7	–	0
Fairmount		–		3	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg		–		1	–	3	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		1	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		1	–	4	–	1
Case		–		2	–	7	–	0
Missouri		–		1	–	6	–	1
Butler		–		0	–	1	–	0
Chicago Eclectic Medical		–		0	–	3	–	0

With victories over Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, and Haskell, Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		Lincoln High School	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 22–0 (exhibition)		^[2]
September 28		at Kirksville Osteopaths	Kirksville, MO	W 5–0	1,000	^[3]^[4]
October 5		Doane	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 29–0		^[5]
October 12		at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–19	2,500+	^[6]
October 26		Iowa State	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 17–0		^[7]
November 2		vs. Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI	L 0–18		^[8]
November 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri	YMCA Park Omaha, NE (rivalry)	W 51–0		^[9]
November 16		Kansas	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 29–5	4,000	^[10]
November 28		Haskell	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 18–10	> 4,000	^[1]
All times are in Central time

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Coaching staff

Coach^[12]^[13]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Walter C. Booth	Head coach	1900	Princeton
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska
Guy Cowgill	Manager	1901
I. C. Raymond	Assistant manager	1901

Roster

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Bell, Johnny HB Bender, Johnny HB Brew, Fred RG Cortelyou, Spencer E Crandall, Harry HB Cuff, E.W. HB Drain, Ralph QB Eager, Earl HB Johnson, William E Kingsbury, Raymond FB Koehler, John C Maloney, J.R. LG Pillsbury, Melville FB Ringer, John LG Shedd, Charlie E Shedd, George FB Stringer, Lewis T Tobin, John G Voss T Westover, John RT

Game summaries

Lincoln High

Lincoln High at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Lincoln High			0
• Nebraska			22

Date: September 21
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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At Kirksville Osteopaths

Kirksville at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
• Nebraska			5
Kirksville			0

Date: September 28
Location: Kirksville, MO

Nebraska managed only one touchdown against the medical students from Kirksville, holding on to win 5–0. This was the only meeting between Kirksville and Nebraska.^[15]^[16]

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Doane			0
• Nebraska			29

Date: October 5
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

After a four-year break, Doane and Nebraska resumed their series in Lincoln. Nebraska dominated the game, its third straight shutout victory.^[15]^[16]

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

	1	2	Total
Nebraska			0
• Minnesota			19

Date: October 12
Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
Game attendance: 2500+

For the second consecutive year, Minnesota ended Nebraska's unbeaten season, this time in a dominating 19–0 victory.^[15]^[16]

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Iowa State			0
• Nebraska			17

Date: October 26
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska, shorthanded due to injuries suffered against Minnesota, shut out Iowa State for the second straight year, allowing only 75 yards and three first downs to the Cyclones.^[15]^[16]

Wisconsin

Nebraska at Wisconsin

	1	2	Total
Nebraska			0
• Wisconsin			18

Date: November 2
Location: Milwaukee, WI

Nebraska and Wisconsin met for the first time in Milwaukee, an 18–0 Badgers victory. Over 100 years later, the teams would become division rivals when Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.^[15]^[16]

Missouri

Missouri vs. Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Missouri			0
• Nebraska			51

Date: November 9
Location: YMCA Park, Omaha, NE

Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.^[15]^[16]

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Kansas			5
• Nebraska			29

Date: November 16
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

An early Nebraska fumble put Kansas on the scoreboard, but Nebraska dominated the rest of the game to even the all-time series at five.^[15]^[16]

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Haskell	10	0	10
• Nebraska	0	18	18

Date: November 28
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Haskell and Nebraska met for the first time to close the 1901 season. Haskell, despite using a team of high school players (the school would not add a college until the following year), led 10–0 at halftime. Nebraska, however, scored the game's final 18 points to win the game and end the season 6–2.^[15]^[16]

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