1901 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1901 Princeton Tigers football Independent 9–1–1 Langdon Lea 1st Williamson Pell University Field The 1901 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1901 college football season. The team finished with a 9–1–1 record under first-year head coach Langdon Lea. The Tigers won their first nine games, including eight shutouts, and outscored their opponents by a total of 247 to 24. The team's only loss was in the last game of the season by a 12–0 score against Yale.1901 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1901-schedule.html Princeton end Ralph Tipton Davis was selected as a consensus first-team honoree on the 1901 College Football All-America Team.Award Winners NCAA 2012 2–4 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf Schedule y y October 2 Villanova University Field Princeton, NJ W 35-0 Easy Walkover for the Tigers The Philadelphia Inquirer October 3, 1901 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16493523/villanova/ Newspapers.com October 5 1901 Haverford Haverford University Field Princeton, NJ W 47-0 Princeton, 47; Haverford, 0 The New York Times October 6, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29517479/princeton_47_haverford_0/ Newspapers.com October 9 NYU University Field Princeton, N W 23-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69294891/princeton-23-ny-university-0/ New York Tribune Princeton 23, N.Y. University 0 October 10, 1901 February 3, 2021 10 Newspapers.com October 12 Lehigh University Field Princeton, NJ W 35-0 Princeton, 35; Lehigh, 0 The New York Times October 13, 1901 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29517640/princeton_35_lehigh_0/ Newspapers.com October 16 Dickinson University Field Princeton, NJ W 23-0 Princeton, 23; Dickinson, 0 The New York Times October 17, 1901 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29517787/princeton_23_dickinson_0/ Newspapers.com October 19 Brown University Field Princeton, NJ W 35-0 Princeton, 35; Brown, 0 New York Daily Tribune October 20, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23924869/princeton_35_brown_0/ Newspapers.com October 23 Orange Athletic Club University Field Princeton, NJ W 29-0 Princeton Smashes Orange Line: Offside Play and Fumbling Accompany Tigers' Victory New York Daily Tribune October 24, 1901 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29518003/princeton_smashes_orange_line_offside/ Newspapers.com October 26 Lafayette University Field Princeton, NJ W 6-0 3,000 Princeton, 6; Lafayette, 0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 27, 1901 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29517917/princeton_6_lafayette_0/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY W 8-6 Princeton, 8; Cornell, 6 The New York Times November 3, 1901 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16918895/princeton_8_cornell_6/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Army The Plain West Point, NY T 6-6 Soldiers Tie Princeton: Football Game at West Point Ended with Score Six All The New York Times November 10, 1901 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29518123/soldiers_tie_princeton_football_game/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Yale (rivalry) Yale Field New Haven, CT L 0-12 > 19,000 Yale and Cornell Winners: Princeton Unable To Score Against Old Eli; Rout of the Tigers New York Tribune November 17, 1901 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29451938/yale_and_cornell_winners_princeton/ Newspapers.com References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football