American college football season
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 .
With victories over
Iowa State ,
Missouri ,
Kansas , and
Haskell , Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21
Lincoln High School W 22–0 (exhibition)
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September 28 at
Kirksville Osteopaths
Kirksville, MO W 5–01,000
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October 5
Doane Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 29–0
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October 12 at
Minnesota L 0–192,500+
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October 26
Iowa State Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 17–0
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November 2 vs.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI L 0–18
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November 9 3:00 p.m. vs.
Missouri W 51–0
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November 16
Kansas Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (
rivalry ) W 29–54,000
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November 28
Haskell Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 18–10> 4,000
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Coaching staff
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
Date: September 21Location: Antelope Field,
Lincoln, NE
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At Kirksville Osteopaths
Kirksville at Nebraska
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
5
Kirksville
0
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.
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Doane
Doane at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Doane
0
• Nebraska
29
After a four-year break, Doane and Nebraska resumed their series in Lincoln. Nebraska dominated the game, its third straight shutout victory.
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At Minnesota
Nebraska at Minnesota
Date: October 12Location: 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.
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Iowa State
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.
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Wisconsin
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.
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Missouri
Missouri vs. Nebraska
Date: November 9Location: YMCA Park,
Omaha, NE
Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.
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Kansas
Kansas at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Kansas
5
• Nebraska
29
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.
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Haskell
Haskell at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Haskell
10
0
10
• Nebraska
0
18
18
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.
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References
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"Champions Now: Nebraskans Victors of the Missouri Valley" . The Nebraska State Journal . November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Walkaway for University" . The Nebraska State Journal . September 22, 1901. p. 4 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Victory Hard Won: Nebraska Triumphs Over Doctors at Kirksville" . The Nebraska State Journal . September 29, 1901. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Strong Team At Kirksville" .
Columbia Daily Tribune .
Columbia, Missouri . September 30, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Doane Suffers Defeat: University Football Men Victorious by a Decisive Score" . The Nebraska State Journal . October 6, 1901. p. 5 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen" . The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis) . November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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" 'Varsity Beats Ames Aggies: Seventeen to Nothing is a Great Score Considering the Muddy Field" . Omaha Daily Bee . October 27, 1901. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Badgers Win Hard Game: Wisconsin Has Fierce Struggle With Nebraska" . The Chicago Tribune . November 3, 1901. p. 17 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers Didn't Score: Nebraska's Goal Line Out of Reach of Missouri's Rushes" . The Omaha Sunday Bee . November 10, 1901. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Walks Over 'Em: Nebraska Tramples Jayhawkers Into the Earth" . The Nebraska State Journal . November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
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"Nebraska head coaches" . HuskerMax. Retrieved November 14, 2009 .
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"1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook" . University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 14, 2009 .
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"Nebraska Football 1901 Roster" . University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 12, 2009 .
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"the 1900s" . HuskerMax. Retrieved November 12, 2009 .
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"1901 Game Recaps" . Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 12, 2009 . [
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