1901 Yale Bulldogs football team

1901 Yale Bulldogs football
National champion (Davis)
Conference Independent
1901 record 11–1–1
Head coach George S. Stillman (1st year)
Home stadium Yale Field

The 1901 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1901 college football season. The team finished with an 11–1–1 record and were retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis. Michigan compiled an 11–0 record, outscored its opponents 550–0, and was selected as the national champion by three selectors.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 28 Trinity* Yale FieldNew Haven, CT W 23–0  
October 2 Amherst* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 6–0  
October 5 Tufts* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 29–5  
October 9 Wesleyan* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 24–0  
October 12 at Navy* Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD W 24–0  
October 16 Bowdoin* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 45–0  
October 19 Penn State* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 22–0  
October 22 Bates* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 21–0  
October 26 Columbia* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 10–5  
November 2 at Army* West Point, NY T 5–5  
November 9 Orange Athletic Club* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 30–0  
November 16 Princeton* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 12–0  
November 23 at Harvard* Soldier's FieldCambridge, MA (The Game) L 0–22  
*Non-conference game.

References

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