1901 Beloit football team
American college football season
The 1901 Beloit football team represented Beloit College as an independent during the 1901 college football season . In its sixth season under head coach John W. Hollister , the team compiled a 5–3–3 record.[ 1]
Under coach Hollister, Beloit was considered one of the major football teams in the Midwest, scheduling games against the region's premiere programs. The 1901 team played tie games with Kansas , Chicago (coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg ), and Northwestern and lost by only five points to Notre Dame . In one of the worst defeats in program history, Beloit lost to national champion Michigan by an 89–0 score.[ 2]
The team played its home games at Keep Athletic Field in Beloit, Wisconsin .
Schedule
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References
^ "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF) . Beloit College. pp. 18, 22. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
^ a b "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 1)" . Detroit Free Press . November 24, 1901. p. 1.
^ "Saturday Football" . The South Bend Daily Tribune . September 23, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beloit, 34; Rockford, 0" . Chicago Tribune . September 29, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beloit 11 to Cornell's 0" . Chicago Tribune . October 6, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Badgers Roll Up A Score: Beat Beloit's Plucky Little Eleven, 40 to 0" . The Chicago Tribune . October 13, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beloit, 59; Elgin Academy, 0" . Chicago Tribune . October 20, 1901. p. 18 – 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 .
^ "K. U. Braces Up: Plays Beloit Eleven to a Standstill, Neither Team Scoring" . The Topeka Daily Capital . October 30, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Chicago Lucky To Tie Beloit" . The Chicago Tribune . November 3, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Purple Team Is Tied By Beloit" . The Chicago Tribune . November 17, 1901. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 2)" . Detroit Free Press . November 24, 1901. p. 8.
^ "Beloit, 11; Milwaukee Medics, 0" . Chicago Tribune . November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF) . Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2024 .