1901 Harvard Crimson football team

1901 Harvard Crimson football
National champion (Billingsley)
Conference Independent
1901 record 12–0
Head coach Bill Reid (1st year)
Home stadium Soldier's Field

The 1901 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1901 college football season. The team finished with a 12–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, the Billingsley Report.[1][2] Michigan compiled an 11–0 record, outscored its opponents 550–0, and was selected as the national champion by three selectors.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 28 Williams* Soldier's FieldCambridge, MA W 16–0  
October 2 Bowdoin* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 12–0  
October 5 Bates* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 16–6  
October 9 Amherst* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 11–0  
October 12 Columbia* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 18–0  
October 16 Wesleyan* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 16–0  
October 19 at Army* West Point, NY W 6–0  
October 26 Carlisle* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 29–0  
November 2 Brown* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 48–0  
November 9 at Penn* Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 33–6  
November 16 Dartmouth* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 27–12  
November 23 Yale* Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA (The Game) W 22–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. 1 2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. 1901 Harvard University football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
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