1901 Notre Dame football team

The 1901 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1901 college football season. In its second season with Pat O'Dea as coach, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 145 to 19.[1][2] Al Fortin was the team captain.[2]

1901 Notre Dame football
Indiana champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
CaptainAl Fortin
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis  1000
North Dakota Agricultural  700
Marquette  401
Northern Illinois State  610
Notre Dame  811
Ohio Wesleyan  820
Kirksville Osteopaths  1030
Nebraska  620
Ohio  612
Doane  310
Haskell  620
Lake Forest  1050
Ohio State  531
Washington University  531
Ohio Medical  531
Iowa State Normal  532
South Dakota Agricultural  320
Beloit  533
Washburn  323
Carthage  110
Drake  440
Detroit College  330
Mount Union  551
Wittenberg  440
Kansas State  341
Michigan Agricultural  341
Iowa State  262
Kansas  352
Wabash  470
Fairmount  360
Heidelberg  131
Miami (OH)  131
Cincinnati  141
Case  270
Missouri  161
Butler  010
Chicago Eclectic Medical  030

With victories over Purdue and Indiana, Notre Dame was declared to be the Indiana state champion.[3] Only four of the games played were deemed "championship games": Northwestern, Beloit, Indiana, and Purdue.[4]

Fullback Louis J. Salmon starred on the 1901 team. At a post-season meeting on November 29, 1901, Salmon was unanimously elected as captain of the 1902 Notre Dame football team.[4] At the same meeting, varsity letters were presented to 14 players for their participation on the 1901 team: Lonergan, Lins and Nyere, ends; Faragher and Fortin, tackles; Gillen, Winters, Piele, O'Malley, guards; Pick, center; Henry J. McGlew, quarterback; Doran and Kirby, halfbacks; and Salmon, fullback.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28South Bend Athletic AssociationT 0–0[5]
October 5at Ohio MedicalW 6–0[6]
October 12at Northwestern
L 0–2[7]
October 19Chicago Eclectic Medical
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 32–0[8]
October 26at Beloit
W 5–0[9]
November 2Lake Forest
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 16–0[10]
November 9Purdue
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–6[11]
November 16Indiana
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 18–5[3]
November 23Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–0[12]
November 28South Bend Athletic Association
W 22–6[13]

References


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