1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Missouri Valley champion

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2
Head coach|

* Walter C. Booth (2nd season)

Home stadium| Antelope Field

Seasons

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1901 Midwestern college football independents records

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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
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–2, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

With victories over Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, and Haskell, Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.[1]

## Schedule

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September 21| | Lincoln High School|

* Antelope Field
* Lincoln, NE

| W 22–0 (exhibition)| | [2]
September 28| | at Kirksville Osteopaths| Kirksville, MO| W 5–0| 1,000| [3][4]
October 5| | Doane|

* Antelope Field
* Lincoln, NE

| W 29–0| | [5]
October 12| | at Minnesota|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| L 0–19| 2,500+| [6]
October 26| | Iowa State|

* Antelope Field
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| W 17–0| | [7]
November 2| | vs. Wisconsin| Milwaukee, WI| L 0–18| | [8]
November 9| 3:00 p.m.| vs. Missouri|

* YMCA Park
* Omaha, NE (rivalry)

| W 51–0| | [9]
November 16| | Kansas|

* Antelope Field
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| W 29–5| 4,000| [10]
November 28| | Haskell|

* Antelope Field
* Lincoln, NE

| W 18–10| > 4,000| [1]

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## Coaching staff

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Coach[12][13] | Position  | First year  | Alma mater

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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

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### Lincoln High

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Lincoln High at Nebraska

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Lincoln High |  |  | 0
• Nebraska |  |  | 22

* Date: September 21
* Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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### At Kirksville Osteopaths

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Kirksville at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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• Nebraska |  |  | 5
Kirksville |  |  | 0

* Date: September 28
* Location: Kirksville, MO

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

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Doane at Nebraska

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Doane |  |  | 0
• Nebraska |  |  | 29

* Date: October 5
* Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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

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Nebraska at Minnesota

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Nebraska |  |  | 0
• Minnesota |  |  | 19

* Date: October 12
* Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
* Game attendance: 2500+

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

For the second consecutive year, Minnesota ended Nebraska's unbeaten season, this time in a dominating 19–0 victory.[15][16]

### Iowa State

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Iowa State at Nebraska

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Iowa State |  |  | 0
• Nebraska |  |  | 17

* Date: October 26
* Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

See also: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry

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

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Nebraska at Wisconsin

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Nebraska |  |  | 0
• Wisconsin |  |  | 18

* Date: November 2
* Location: Milwaukee, WI

See also: Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

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

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Missouri vs. Nebraska

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Missouri |  |  | 0
• Nebraska |  |  | 51

* Date: November 9
* Location: YMCA Park, Omaha, NE

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.[15][16]

### Kansas

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Kansas at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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Kansas |  |  | 5
• Nebraska |  |  | 29

* Date: November 16
* Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

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

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Haskell at Nebraska

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Haskell | 10 | 0 | 10
• Nebraska | 0 | 18 | 18

* Date: November 28
* Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Haskell 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

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1. ^ a b "Champions Now: Nebraskans Victors of the Missouri Valley". The Nebraska State Journal. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Walkaway for University". The Nebraska State Journal. September 22, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Victory Hard Won: Nebraska Triumphs Over Doctors at Kirksville". The Nebraska State Journal. September 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Strong Team At Kirksville". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. September 30, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – 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. ^ "1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
12. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
13. ^ "1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
14. ^ "Nebraska Football 1901 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
16. ^ a b c d e f g h "1901 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 12, 2009. [dead link]

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* Lincoln Park (1891–1892)
* M Street Park (1892–1896, 1908–1909)
* Antelope Field (1897–1907)
* Nebraska Field (1909–1922)
* Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

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