1901 Washington University football team

1901 Washington University football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAthletic Park
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis   –   10 – 0 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   7 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 0 – 1
Northern Illinois State   –   6 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   10 – 3 – 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
South Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
Beloit   –   5 – 3 – 3
Washburn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Carthage   –   1 – 1 – 0
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
Miami (OH)   –   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

The 1901 Washington University football team represented the Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Maurice Gordon Clarke in his first and only season as head coach, Washington University compiled a record of 5–3–1. The team played home games at Athletic Park in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 52:30 p.m.DePauw
L 5–24[1][2]
October 12at Illinois
L 0–21[3]
October 193:00 p.m.Kansas City Medics
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–28[4][5]
October 263:00 p.m.Lake Forest
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 11–0[6][7]
November 23:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 12–11400–2,000[8][9][10]
November 93:00 p.m.Central (MO)
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 16–11[11][12]
November 163:00 p.m.Rose Polytechnic
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 2–0200[13][14]
November 23at Missouri Mines
W 16–6[15]
November 283:00 p.m.University of Indianapolis
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
T 6–61,500[16][17]

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References

  1. ^ "Three Football Games For Local Gridirons". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 5, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "DePauw Team Won From Washington". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1901. p. 3, part III. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Champaign Defeated Washington Yesterday 21 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1901. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "W. U. Vs. Medics". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Kansas Has No Trouble". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1901. p. B3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Washington Will Meet Lake Forest Team Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Washington Wins From Lake Forest". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington Meets Vanderbilt Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Washington Won Again". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 3, 1901. p. 15. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Exciting Contest". The Tennessean. November 3, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Washington Expects To Raise Percentage". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 9, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Washington Won Again". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1901. p. 15. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Two Big Games In St. Louis Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 16, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Washington Wins In A Close Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 17, 1901. p. 9, part 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Washington Beats Miners, 16 To 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1901. p. 3, part 4. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Four Football Games On Local Fields Are Scheduled For Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 28, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Washington 6, Indianapolis 6". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 29, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 9, 2023.


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