American college football season
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]
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
References
^ "1901 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Notre Dame Football: 2017 Media Guide" (PDF) . Notre Dame University. p. 163. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ a b "Has The Pennant: Notre Dame Wins The Indiana Football Championship" . The Indianapolis Journal . November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c "Salmon Is Captain To Lead The Notre Dame Team" . The South Bend Tribune . November 30, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Neither Team Could Score: South Bend and Notre Dame an Interesting Game" . The Indianapolis Journal . September 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rough Game for Notre Dame" . Chicago Tribune . October 6, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "An Exciting Game: Notre Dame Barely Defeated, Though Lighter Than Northwestern" . The Indianapolis Journal . October 13, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indiana Foot Ball: Notre Dame Has Practice" . The South Bend Tribune . October 21, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Purdue Team Beaten: Notre Dame Wins a Hard Game on the Home Grounds" . The Indianapolis Journal . November 10, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Won By Notre Dame: Defeat For South Bend" . The South Bend Daily Tribune . November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
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