1901 college football season

American college football season August 2023 1901 File:1901Harvardintercollegiate.png Harvard–Yale game. 250 1 (1902 Rose Bowl) HarvardMichigan Not awarded until 1935 The 1901 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with NCAA-designated "major selectors" retroactively selecting Michigan and Harvard as national champions.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009FBS.pdf Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book 70 The National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2009 Indianapolis, IN 2009-10-16 The NCAA records book erroneously lists Yale as Parke H. Davis's selection.Parke Davis' selection for 1901, as published in Spalding's Foot Ball Guide (to which he was a contributor until his death) for 1934 and 1935, was Harvard.The NCAA Record Book states "Yale" for 1901 as having been solely selected by Parke Davis, which is an error that has been perpetuated since the first appearance of Parke Davis' selections in the NCAA book about 1995.Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934 Walter R. Okeson American Sports Publishing Co. New York 1934 206Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1935 Walter R. Okeson American Sports Publishing Co. New York 1935 233 Harvard beat Yale 22–0 the last game of the year. Conference and program changes thumb|Kickoff of the Princeton–Yale football game in 1901. School 1900 Conference 1901 Conference Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsSIAAIndependentLouisiana Industrial BulldogsProgram Established Independent Oklahoma A&M AggiesProgram establishedIndependent Stetson HattersProgram establishedIndependent Rose Bowl The very first collegiate football bowl game was played following the 1901 season. Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game" what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902, in Pasadena, California. Michigan defeated Stanford 49–0. Conference standings Major conference standings Independents Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Olivet 7–0 Awards and honors All-Americans 1901 College Football All-America Team The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBCharles Dudley Daly5'7"152Jr.Boston, MassachusettsArmy HBRobert KernanJr.Brooklyn, New YorkHarvardHBHarold Weekes5'10"178Jr.Oyster Bay, New YorkColumbiaHBBill Morley5'10"166Sr.Cimarron, New MexicoColumbiaFBBlondy GraydonJr.Cincinnati, OhioHarvardEDave Campbell6'0"171Sr.Waltham, MassachusettsHarvardERalph Tipton Davis5'7"168So.Blossburg, PennsylvaniaPrincetonTOliver CuttsSr.North Anson, MaineHarvardTPaul Bunker5'11"186Jr.Alpena, MichiganArmyGBill Warner6'4"210Jr.Springville, New YorkCornellGWilliam George LeeSr.Leavenworth, Kansas HarvardCHenry HoltJr.Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New YorkYaleCWalter E. BachmanSr.Phillipsburg, New JerseyLafayetteGCharles A. BarnardSr.Washington, D. C.HarvardGSanford HuntSo.Irvington, New JerseyCornellTCrawford BlagdenSr.New York, New YorkHarvardEEdward BowditchSo.Albany, New YorkHarvardENeil Snow5'8"190Sr.Detroit, MichiganMichigan Statistical leaders Player scoring most points: Bruce Shorts, Michigan, 123 Rushing leader: Willie Heston, Michigan, 684 Rushing avg. leader: Willie Heston, 10.2 Rushing touchdowns leader: Willie Heston, 20 Notes References