1901 Colgate football team

American college football season

1901 Colgate football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–5
Head coach|

* Charles B. Mason (3rd season)

Captain| Arthur Griffen
Home stadium| Whitnall Field

Seasons

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1902 ->

1901 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Massachusetts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Western U. of Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 2
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Frankin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Pittsburgh College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Dickinson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  | - | 0
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0

The 1901 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Charles B. Mason, the team compiled a 2–5 record. Arthur Griffen was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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| Colgate Academy|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 12–6| | [1]
September 28| at Cornell|

* Percy Field
* Ithaca, NY (rivalry)

| L 0–17| 1,000| [2][3]
October 9| at Williams|

* Weston Field
* Williamstown, MA

| L 0–29| | [4]
October 19| at Union (NY)| Schenectady, NY| L 0–21| | [5]
October 26| Rochester|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| L 6–11| | [6]
November 1| at Hobart| Geneva, NY| W 11–10| | [7]
November 9| Hamilton|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| L 0–12| | [8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. ^ "Cornell Wins From Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1901. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.(Percy Field)
3. ^ "Cornell Wins First Game". The Times (Philadelphia). September 29, 1901. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.(attendance: 1,000)
4. ^ "Williams Blanked Colgate". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1901. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Union, 21; Colgate, 0". New York Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rochester Team Beats Colgate". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1901. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Colgate Beats Hobart". Buffalo Courier. November 2, 1901. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Hamilton, 12; Colgate, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 10, 1901. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.

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