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
Conference	Independent
1901 record	8–1–1
Head coach	Pat O'Dea (2nd season)
Captain	Al Fortin
Home stadium	Cartier 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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	South Bend Athletic Association	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	T 0–0	[5]
October 5	at Ohio Medical	Columbus, OH	W 6–0	[6]
October 12	at Northwestern	Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–2	[7]
October 19	Chicago Eclectic Medical	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 32–0	[8]
October 26	at Beloit	Keep Field Beloit, WI	W 5–0	[9]
November 2	Lake Forest	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 16–0	[10]
November 9	Purdue	Cartier Field South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 12–6	[11]
November 16	Indiana	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 18–5	[3]
November 23	Chicago College of Physicians & Surgeons	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 34–0	[12]
November 28	South Bend Athletic Association	Springbrook Park South Bend, IN	W 22–6	[13]

References

1. "1901 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Notre Dame Football: 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame University. p. 163. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
3. "Has The Pennant: Notre Dame Wins The Indiana Football Championship". The Indianapolis Journal. November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Salmon Is Captain To Lead The Notre Dame Team". The South Bend Tribune. November 30, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Neither Team Could Score: South Bend and Notre Dame an Interesting Game". The Indianapolis Journal. September 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rough Game for Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "An Exciting Game: Notre Dame Barely Defeated, Though Lighter Than Northwestern". The Indianapolis Journal. October 13, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Indiana Foot Ball: Notre Dame Has Practice". The South Bend Tribune. October 21, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "Notre Dame's Poor Showing: Narrowly Escaped Being Scored Against by Lake Forest Cadets". The Indianapolis Journal. November 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Purdue Team Beaten: Notre Dame Wins a Hard Game on the Home Grounds". The Indianapolis Journal. November 10, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Made the Doctors Sick: Notre Dame Scored Thirty-Four Points Against the Chicago Medicos". The Indianapolis Journal. November 24, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Won By Notre Dame: Defeat For South Bend". The South Bend Daily Tribune. November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.