1901 Beloit football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1901 Beloit football Independent 5–3–3 John W. Hollister 6th Keep Athletic Field 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.Beloit College Football Record Book Beloit College March 17, 2019 18, 22 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/beloitc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/1/2/FB_History.pdf 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. The team played its home games at Keep Athletic Field in Beloit, Wisconsin. Schedule y September 21 Sacred Heart Academy (WI) Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI W 17-0 Saturday Football The South Bend Daily Tribune September 23, 1901 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29643728/saturday_football/ Newspapers.com September 28 Rockford YMCA Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI W 34-0 Beloit, 34; Rockford, 0 Chicago Tribune September 29, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29643390/beloit_34_rockford_0/ Newspapers.com October 5 1901 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI W 11-0 Beloit 11 to Cornell's 0 Chicago Tribune October 6, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29643348/beloit_11_to_cornells_0/ Newspapers.com October 12 vs Wisconsin Milwaukee Baseball Park Milwaukee, WI L 0-40 Badgers Roll Up A Score: Beat Beloit's Plucky Little Eleven, 40 to 0 The Chicago Tribune October 13, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529825/badgers_roll_up_a_score_beat_beloits/ Newspapers.com October 19 Elgin Academy Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI W 59-0 Beloit, 59; Elgin Academy, 0 Chicago Tribune October 20, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29643460/beloit_59_elgin_academy_0/ Newspapers.com October 26 Notre Dame Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI L 0-5 Notre Dame Got Revenge: Not of Great Extent, but Sufficient to "Even Up" with Beloit The Indianapolis Journal October 27, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29521520/notre_dame_got_revenge_not_of_great/ Newspapers.com October 29 Kansas Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI T 0-0 K. U. Braces Up: Plays Beloit Eleven to a Standstill, Neither Team Scoring The Topeka Daily Capital October 30, 1901 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29607460/k_u_braces_up_plays_beloit_eleven_to/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL T 17-17 Chicago Lucky To Tie Beloit The Chicago Tribune November 3, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29562548/chicago_lucky_to_beat_beloit/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Northwestern Sheppard Field Evanston, IL T 11-11 Purple Team Is Tied By Beloit The Chicago Tribune November 17, 1901 17–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29553365/purple_team_is_tied_by_beloit/ Newspapers.com November 23 Michigan Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0-89 Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 1) Detroit Free Press November 24, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6623809/just_practice_for_michigan_beloit_put/Just Practice For Michigan: Beloit Put Away, 89 to 0, Doubling the Wisconsin Record (part 2) Detroit Free Press November 24, 1901 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6623928/just_practice_for_michigan/ November 28 at Milwaukee Medical Milwaukee, WI W 11-0 Beloit, 11; Milwaukee Medics, 0 Chicago Tribune November 29, 1901 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29643522/beloit_11_milwaukee_medics_0/ Newspapers.com Beloit College Football Record Book https://beloitcollegeathletics.com/documents/2023/6/14/FB_History_Updated_6-14-23.pdf Beloit College Athletics June 14, 2023 23 March 12, 2024 References Beloit Category:Beloit Buccaneers football seasons Beloit football