1901 Beloit football team

The 1901 Beloit football team represented Beloit College as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach John W. Hollister, the team compiled a 5–3–3 record.[1]

1901 Beloit football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKeep Athletic Field
Seasons
 1900
1902 
1901 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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
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

Under coach Hollister, Beloit was considered one of the major football teams in the Midwest, scheduling games against the region's premiere programs. The 1901 team played tie games with Kansas, Chicago (coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg), and Northwestern and lost by only five points to Notre Dame. In one of the worst defeats in program history, Beloit lost to national champion Michigan by an 89–0 score.[2]

The team played its home games at Keep Athletic Field in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Sacred Heart Academy (WI)
W 17–0[3]
September 28Rockford YMCA
  • Keep Athletic Field
  • Beloit, WI
W 34–0[4]
October 5Cornell (IA)
  • Keep Athletic Field
  • Beloit, WI
W 11–0[5]
October 12vs. WisconsinL 0–40[6]
October 19Elgin Academy
  • Keep Athletic Field
  • Beloit, WI
W 59–0[7]
October 26Notre Dame
  • Keep Athletic Field
  • Beloit, WI
L 0–5[8]
October 29Kansas
  • Keep Athletic Field
  • Beloit, WI
T 0–0[9]
November 2at ChicagoT 17–17[10]
November 16at Northwestern
T 11–11[11]
November 23MichiganL 0–89[2][12]
November 28at Milwaukee MedicalMilwaukee, WIW 11–0[13]

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References

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  1. "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College. pp. 18, 22. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 1)". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1901. p. 1.
  3. "Saturday Football". The South Bend Daily Tribune. September 23, 1901. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Beloit, 34; Rockford, 0". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Beloit 11 to Cornell's 0". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Badgers Roll Up A Score: Beat Beloit's Plucky Little Eleven, 40 to 0". The Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1901. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Beloit, 59; Elgin Academy, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Notre Dame Got Revenge: Not of Great Extent, but Sufficient to "Even Up" with Beloit". The Indianapolis Journal. October 27, 1901. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "K. U. Braces Up: Plays Beloit Eleven to a Standstill, Neither Team Scoring". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 30, 1901. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Chicago Lucky To Tie Beloit". The Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1901. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Purple Team Is Tied By Beloit". The Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1901. pp. 17–18 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 2)". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1901. p. 8.
  13. "Beloit, 11; Milwaukee Medics, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1901. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2024.