1901_Beloit_football_team

1901 Beloit football team

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]

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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.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College. pp. 18, 22. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 1)". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1901. p. 1.
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    "Saturday Football". The South Bend Daily Tribune. September 23, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Beloit, 34; Rockford, 0". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Beloit 11 to Cornell's 0". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "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.
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    "Beloit, 59; Elgin Academy, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "Chicago Lucky To Tie Beloit". The Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purple Team Is Tied By Beloit". The Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1901. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 2)". Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1901. p. 8.
  13. [13]
    "Beloit, 11; Milwaukee Medics, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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