1901_Gallaudet_Bison_football_team

1901 Gallaudet Bison football team

1901 Gallaudet Bison football team

American college football season

The 1901 Gallaudet Bison football team was an American football team that represented Gallaudet College, a school for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing located in Washington, D.C. The team competed as an independent during the 1901 college football season and compiled a 4–2–2 record, highlighted by a victory over Georgetown.[1] The team suffered its only losses to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and southern champion Virginia. The scoreless tie with Baltimore Medical College was at the time described by the Deaf-Mutes Journal as the "prettiest game that has been seen in Baltimore."[2] Ely and Rosson were the team's coaches.[3]

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The team included halfback Gilbert O. Erickson, who received first-team All-Southern honors.[4] Other key players included halfback George Andree, fullback and team captain Horace B. Waters and quarterback Howe W. Phillips.[5]

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  1. [1]
    "Athletics" (PDF). The Buff and Blue. 10 (4): 166–169. January 1902. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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    "Gallaudet College". Deaf-Mutes Journal. 30 (49). December 5, 1901.
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    The Buff and Blue, p. 166.
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    Oscar P. Schmidt (1902). "Football in the Southern Colleges". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 129.
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    The Buff and Blue, pp. 166-167.
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    "Carlisle 19; Gallaudet 6". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Varsity Wins from Gallaudet". The Times. Vol. 16. October 13, 1901.
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    "Gallaudet, 11; W.M.C., 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Victory for Gallaudet: Villanova Lads Defeated on Kendall Green by 12 to 0". The Evening Star. October 24, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gallaudet, 12; J.H.U., 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "St. John's, 6; Gallaudet, 6: Andree, For The Mutes, Makes Great Run For A Tie". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gallaudet Gained a Decisive Victory Over Georgetown". The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.). November 11, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Defeat For Georgetown". The Washington Times. November 10, 1901. Retrieved August 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. [14]
    "Beautiful Football: Gallaudet And The Meds Play To A Standstill". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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