1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1901 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Walter C. Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as an independent.[1]

1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Missouri Valley champion
Conference	Independent
1901 record	6–2
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (2nd season)
Home stadium	Antelope Field

1901 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota Agricultural			–					7	–	0	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					8	–	2	–	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
Beloit			–					5	–	3	–	3
Washburn			–					3	–	2	–	3
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
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.[2]

Schedule

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

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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

Overall	Last meeting	Result
0–0		–

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.[15][16]

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

1 2 Total Doane 0 • Nebraska 29 Date: October 5 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Overall	Last meeting	Result
6–2	October 17, 1896	Nebraska, 20–0

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+

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
0–1	November 29, 1900	Minnesota, 20–12

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

Overall	Last meeting	Result
3–2	October 13, 1900	Nebraska, 30–0

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

See also: Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
0–0	–	–

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

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
6–3	November 5, 1900	Nebraska, 12–0

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

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
4–5	November 17, 1900	Nebraska, 12–0

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

Overall	Last meeting	Result
0–0	–	–

The Haskell Institute 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]

References

1. "1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
2. "Champions Now: Nebraskans Victors of the Missouri Valley". The Nebraska State Journal. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Walkaway for University". The Nebraska State Journal. September 22, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Victory Hard Won: Nebraska Triumphs Over Doctors at Kirksville". The Nebraska State Journal. September 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Doane Suffers Defeat: University Football Men Victorious by a Decisive Score". The Nebraska State Journal. October 6, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "'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.
8. "Badgers Win Hard Game: Wisconsin Has Fierce Struggle With Nebraska". The Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "Walks Over 'Em: Nebraska Tramples Jayhawkers Into the Earth". The Nebraska State Journal. November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Football - 1901 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
12. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
13. "1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
14. "Nebraska Football 1901 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
15. "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
16. "1901 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-12.