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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
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| Mode = football
{{Infobox college sports team season
| Year = 1901
| year = 1901
| Team = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| team = Nebraska Cornhuskers
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| image = 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team.jpg
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| Image = 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg
| conference = Independent
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| record = 6–2
| head_coach = [[Walter C. Booth]]
| Conference = Independent
| Division =
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
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| stadium = Antelope Field
| BCSRank =
| champion = Missouri Valley champion
| CoachRank =
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| Record = 6-2-0
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| HeadCoach = [[Walter C. Booth]]
| HCYear = 2nd
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| StadiumArena = Antelope Field
| Champion =
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}}
{{1901 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The '''1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team''' was the representative of the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] in the [[1901 college football season]]. The team was coached by [[Walter C. Booth|Walter C. "Bummy" Booth]] and played their home games at Antelope Field in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].


The '''1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team''' represented the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] as an independent during the [[1901 college football season]]. Led by second-year head coach [[Walter C. Booth]], the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–2, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].
==Before the season==

Nebraska was coming off one of its best ever seasons with second-year head coach Booth, and hoping to continue the success.
With victories over [[1901 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]], [[1901 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]], [[1901 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]], and [[Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians football|Haskell]], Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.<ref name=Haskell/>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&Q_SEASON=1901 |title =Football - 1901 Schedule/Results |accessdate=2009-11-12|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department}}</ref>
| timezone = Central
{| class="wikitable"
| time = y
| attend = y
| source = y

| September 21|||[[Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Nebraska)|Lincoln High School]]|Antelope Field|[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]|W 22-0 (exhibition)||<ref>{{cite news|title=Walkaway for University|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=September 22, 1901|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29605449/walkaway_for_university/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| September 28||at|[[1901 Kirksville Osteopaths football team|Kirksville Osteopaths]]||[[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville, MO]]|W 5-0|1,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Victory Hard Won: Nebraska Triumphs Over Doctors at Kirksville|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=September 29, 1901|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29605400/victory_hard_won_nebraska_triumphs/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Strong Team At Kirksville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune/139599258/ |newspaper=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]] |location=[[Columbia, Missouri]] |date=September 30, 1924 |page=1 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>

| October 5|||{{cfb link|year=1901|team=Doane Tigers|title=Doane}}|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 29-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Doane Suffers Defeat: University Football Men Victorious by a Decisive Score|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=October 6, 1901|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29605360/doane_suffers_defeat_university/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| October 12||at|[[1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]|Northrop Field|[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] ([[Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry|rivalry]])|L 0-19|2,500+|<ref>{{cite news|title=The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen|newspaper=The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis)|date=November 17, 1901|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529263/the_gophers_meet_worthy_foemen/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| October 26|||[[1901 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 17-0||<ref>{{cite news|title='Varsity Beats Ames Aggies: Seventeen to Nothing is a Great Score Considering the Muddy Field|newspaper=Omaha Daily Bee|date=October 27, 1901|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5188322/1901_nebraskaiowa_state_football/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| November 2||vs.|[[1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]||[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]|L 0-18||<ref>{{cite news|title=Badgers Win Hard Game: Wisconsin Has Fierce Struggle With Nebraska|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=November 3, 1901|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529581/badgers_win_hard_game_wisconsin_has/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| November 9|3:00 p.m.|vs|[[1901 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]|YMCA Park|[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] ([[Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 51-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Tigers Didn't Score: Nebraska's Goal Line Out of Reach of Missouri's Rushes|newspaper=The Omaha Sunday Bee|date=November 10, 1901|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5398619/1901_nebraskamissouri_football_part_1/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| November 16|||[[1901 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE ([[Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 29-5|4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Walks Over 'Em: Nebraska Tramples Jayhawkers Into the Earth|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=November 17, 1901|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29605134/walks_over_em_nebraska_tramples/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| November 28|||[[1901 Haskell Indians football team|Haskell]]|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 18-10|> 4,000|<ref name=Haskell>{{cite news|title=Champions Now: Nebraskans Victors of the Missouri Valley|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=November 29, 1901|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29605272/champions_now_nebraskans_victors_of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}
<ref>{{cite web|title=1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 2, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1901-schedule.html}}</ref>

==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|Coach<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html|title=Nebraska head coaches|access-date=2009-11-14|publisher=HuskerMax}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1904&page=113|title=1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook|access-date=2009-11-14|publisher=University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries}}</ref>|Position|First year|Alma mater}}
|-
|'''[[Walter C. Booth]]'''|||Head coach||1900||[[Princeton University|Princeton]]
|-
|Jack Best||Trainer||1890||[[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|Nebraska]]
|-
|-
|Guy Cowgill||Manager||1901||
! Date
! Opponent
! Site
! Result
! Attendance
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| September 21*
| [[Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Nebraska)|Lincoln High]]
| Antelope Field • [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| '''W''' 22-0
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| September 28
| at [[A. T. Still University|Kirksville Osteopaths]]
| [[Kirksville, Missouri]]
| '''W''' 5-0
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| October 5
| [[Doane College|Doane]]
| Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| '''W''' 29-0
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#fdd;"
| October 12
| at [[1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]
| Northrop Field • [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| '''L''' 0-19
| 2500+
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| October 26
| {{cfb link|year=1901|school=Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts|team=Iowa State Cyclones|title=Iowa State}}
| Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| '''W''' 17-0
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#fdd;"
| November 2
| at [[1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| '''L''' 0-18
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| November 9
| vs. {{cfb link|year=1901|school=University of Missouri|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}
| YMCA Park • [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| '''W''' 51-0
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| November 16
| {{cfb link|year=1901|school=University of Kansas|team=Kansas Jayhawks|title=Kansas}}
| Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| '''W''' 29-5
| -
|- style="text-align:left; background:#dfd;"
| November 28
| [[Haskell Indian Nations University|Haskell]]
| Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| '''W''' 18-10
| -
|-
|-
|I. C. Raymond||Assistant manager||1901||
|colspan="5"| {{small|*Exhibition Game.}}
|}
|}


==Roster==
==Roster==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1901|title=Nebraska Football 1901 Roster|accessdate=2009-11-12|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1901|title=Nebraska Football 1901 Roster|access-date=2009-11-12|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
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'''Johnson, William''' ''E''<br />
'''Johnson, William''' ''E''<br />
'''Kingsbury, Raymond''' ''FB''<br />
'''Kingsbury, Raymond''' ''FB''<br />
'''Koehler, John''' ''C''<br />
'''[[John P. Koehler|Koehler, John]]''' ''C''<br />
'''Maloney, J.R.''' ''LG''<br />
'''Maloney, J.R.''' ''LG''<br />
'''Moloney, J.R.''' ''LG''<br />
'''Pillsbury, Melville''' ''FB''<br />
'''Pillsbury, Melville''' ''FB''<br />
'''Ringer, John''' ''LG''<br />
'''Ringer, John''' ''LG''<br />
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|}
|}


==Coaching staff==
==Game summaries==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-size:smaller"
| '''Name''' || '''Title''' || style="text-align:center" | '''First year<br />in this position''' || style="text-align:center" | '''Years at Nebraska''' || '''Alma Mater'''
|-
|'''[[Walter C. Booth|Walter C. "Bummy" Booth]]'''|||Head Coach|| style="text-align:center;"|1900|| style="text-align:center;"|1900–1905||[[Princeton University|Princeton]]
|-
|'''Jack Best'''|||Trainer|| style="text-align:center;"|1890|| style="text-align:center;"|1890–1922||
|-
|'''Guy Cowgill'''|||Manager|| style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| ||
|-
|'''I. C. Raymond'''|||Assistant Manager|| style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| ||
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html|title=Nebraska head coaches|accessdate=2009-11-14|publisher=HuskerMax}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com//pdf7/134546.pdf|title=118 Years of Cornhusker Football|accessdate=2009-11-14|publisher=University of nebraska Athletics Department|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5geksfQhG |archivedate = 2009-05-09|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1904&page=113|title=1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook|accessdate=2009-11-14|publisher=University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries}}</ref>

==Game notes==


===Lincoln High===
===Lincoln High===
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| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 22
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 22
| Date = 1901-09-21
| Date = September 21
| Location = Antelope Field • [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| Location = Antelope Field, [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}
<ref name="huskermax1">{{cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/1900s.html|title=the 1900s|access-date=2009-11-12|publisher=HuskerMax}}</ref>
The Cornhuskers continued their unbeaten streak against Lincoln High School in this preseason exhibition game, extending their record to 4-0 over the younger team.
{{Clear}}
<ref name="huskermax1">{{cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/1900s.html|title=the 1900s|accessdate=2009-11-12|publisher=HuskerMax}}</ref>
{{-}}


===Kirksville Osteopaths===
===At Kirksville Osteopaths===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Nebraska
| Title = Kirksville at Nebraska
| Visitor = '''Nebraska'''
| Visitor = '''Nebraska'''
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5
| Host = Kirksville
| Host = Kirksville
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0
| Date = 1901-09-28
| Date = September 28
| Location = [[Kirksville, Missouri]]
| Location = [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville, MO]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

Nebraska barely escaped from Kirksville with a win, managing only one touchdown against the medical students from Missouri. The Cornhuskers utilized their larger average size to control Kirksville, twice preventing scores on two significant attempts. This was the only time these teams would meet.
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/13/44787fa441df6?in_archive=1|title=1901 Game Recaps|accessdate=2009-11-12|publisher=Husker Press Box}} {{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>
Nebraska managed only one touchdown against the medical students from Kirksville, holding on to win 5–0. This was the only meeting between Kirksville and Nebraska.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/13/44787fa441df6?in_archive=1|title=1901 Game Recaps|access-date=2009-11-12|publisher=Husker Press Box}} {{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>
{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===Doane===
===Doane===
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| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29
| Date = 1901-10-05
| Date = October 5
| Location = Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| Location = Antelope Field, [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}
After a four-year break, Doane arrived in Lincoln to resume the oldest active series between the Cornhuskers and its opponents. It was a one-sided affair with three Nebraska touchdowns before the half and two more after, while the Cornhuskers notched their third straight shutout victory and extended the series lead over Doane to 7-2.
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{-}}


After a four-year break, Doane and Nebraska resumed their series in Lincoln. Nebraska dominated the game, its third straight shutout victory.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
===Minnesota===
{{Clear}}

===At Minnesota===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Nebraska at Minnesota
| Title = Nebraska at Minnesota
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| Host = '''[[1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]'''
| Host = '''[[1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 19
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 19
| Date = 1901-10-12
| Date = October 12
| Location = Northrop Field • [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| Location = Northrop Field, [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]]
| Attendance = 2500+
| Attendance = 2500+
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

Nebraska traveled to Minneapolis in an attempt to avenge their sole loss from the previous season, and again riding high on a streak of shutout wins. It was not to be, however, as the dominant Golden Gophers completely shut down the Cornhuskers and sent them home with no points and lagging in the series 0-2.
{{see also|Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry}}
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>

{{-}}
For the second consecutive year, Minnesota ended Nebraska's unbeaten season, this time in a dominating 19–0 victory.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{Clear}}


===Iowa State===
===Iowa State===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Iowa State at Nebraska
| Title = Iowa State at Nebraska
| Visitor = {{cfb link|year=1901|school=Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts|team=Iowa State Cyclones|title=Iowa State}}
| Visitor = [[1901 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 17
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 17
| Date = 1901-10-26
| Date = October 26
| Location = Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| Location = Antelope Field, [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

Nebraska bounced right back from the thrashing in Minneapolis by completely shutting down Iowa State 17-0. The Cyclones accumulated only 75&nbsp;yards and three first downs on the day. The success of the Cornhuskers was significant when taking into account that almost half of the Nebraska linemen were sidelined with injuries from the previous game. Nebraska improved to 4-2 over Iowa State.
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
Nebraska, shorthanded due to injuries suffered against Minnesota, shut out Iowa State for the second straight year, allowing only 75 yards and three first downs to the Cyclones.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===Wisconsin===
===Wisconsin===
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| Host = '''[[1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]'''
| Host = '''[[1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 18
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 18
| Date = 1901-11-02
| Date = November 2
| Location = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| Location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

Nebraska met the Wisconsin Badgers for the first time, traveling to Milwaukee to face off with another northern squad. It was Nebraska's second painful defeat from a northern team of the year, as Wisconsin had little trouble putting the Cornhuskers away 18-0. Still, coach Booth had praise for his players, stating that Nebraska played "100% better" than in the earlier defeat by Minnesota.
{{see also|Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry}}
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>

{{-}}
Nebraska and Wisconsin met for the first time in Milwaukee, an 18–0 Badgers victory. Over 100 years later, the teams would become division rivals when Nebraska joined the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] in 2011.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{Clear}}


===Missouri===
===Missouri===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Missouri vs. Nebraska
| Title = Missouri vs. Nebraska
| Visitor = {{cfb link|year=1901|school=University of Missouri|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}
| Visitor = [[1901 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 51
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 51
| Date = 1901-11-09
| Date = November 9
| Location = YMCA Park • [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| Location = YMCA Park, [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|Missouri–Nebraska rivalry}}Nebraska met Missouri on neutral ground in Omaha, on the field where the [[Charles "Cy" Sherman|Bugeaters of old]] thrice defeated the Omaha YMCA. Once again bouncing back and putting the shutout on the other side of the scoreboard, The Cornhuskers demolished Missouri in convincing fashion with 51 unanswered points to move ahead in the series 7-3.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{see also|Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry}}
{{-}}

Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{Clear}}


===Kansas===
===Kansas===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Kansas at Nebraska
| Title = Kansas at Nebraska
| Visitor = {{cfb link|year=1901|school=University of Kansas|team=Kansas Jayhawks|title=Kansas}}
| Visitor = [[1901 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5
| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29
| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29
| Date = 1901-11-16
| Date = November 16
| Location = Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| Location = Antelope Field, [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}

Kansas managed one touchdown in their annual contest with Nebraska, thanks to a lost Cornhusker fumble, but it was Nebraska's day to put points on the board as the Cornhuskers scored with relative ease all through the game. Nebraska pulled up to match Kansas and even the series at 5-5.
{{see also|Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry}}
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>

{{-}}
An early Nebraska fumble put Kansas on the scoreboard, but Nebraska dominated the rest of the game to even the all-time series at five.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{Clear}}


===Haskell===
===Haskell===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Haskell at Nebraska
| Title = Haskell at Nebraska
| Visitor = [[Haskell Indian Nations University|Haskell]]
| Visitor = [[1901 Haskell Indians football team|Haskell]]
| V1 = 10 | V2 = 0
| V1 = 10 | V2 = 0
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| Host = '''Nebraska'''
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 18
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 18
| Date = 1901-11-28
| Date = November 28
| Location = Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
| Location = Antelope Field, [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
}}
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Having defeated one team from Lawrence, Kansas two weeks prior, Nebraska welcomed a new team to Nebraska also hailing from Lawrence, the squad from the Haskell Institute. At that time, Haskell was an all-grades school but not yet a college, as they did not offer college level classes until many year later. Perhaps Nebraska was overconfident, or the Haskell team performed admirably, as the Cornhuskers found themselves behind 0-10 by halftime. After regrouping for the second half, Nebraska managed to shut Haskell down and score 18 points of their own to come up with the season-closing win.
<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
{{-}}


Haskell and Nebraska met for the first time to close the 1901 season. Haskell, despite using a team of high school players (the school would not add a college until the following year), led 10–0 at halftime. Nebraska, however, scored the game's final 18 points to win the game and end the season 6–2.<ref name="huskermax1"/><ref name="huskernews2006"/>
==After the season==
{{Clear}}
Coach Booth finished his second season with a 6-2-0 (.750) record, dropping his Nebraska career record to 12-3-1 (.781), but raising Nebraska's overall program record to 53-28-5 (.645).


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1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Missouri Valley champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis   –   10 – 0 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   7 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 0 – 1
Northern Illinois State   –   6 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   10 – 3 – 0
Nebraska   –   6 – 2 – 0
Ohio   –   6 – 1 – 2
Doane   –   3 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   10 – 5 – 0
Ohio State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ohio Medical   –   5 – 3 – 1
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 3 – 2
South Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
Beloit   –   5 – 3 – 3
Washburn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Carthage   –   1 – 1 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Detroit College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Mount Union   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wittenberg   –   4 – 4 – 0
Kansas State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   3 – 4 – 1
Iowa State   –   2 – 6 – 2
Kansas   –   3 – 5 – 2
Wabash   –   4 – 7 – 0
Fairmount   –   3 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg   –   1 – 3 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   1 – 4 – 1
Case   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 6 – 1
Butler   –   0 – 1 – 0
Chicago Eclectic Medical   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–2, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

With victories over Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, and Haskell, Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Lincoln High School
W 22–0 (exhibition)[2]
September 28at Kirksville OsteopathsKirksville, MOW 5–01,000[3][4]
October 5Doane
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 29–0[5]
October 12at Minnesota
L 0–192,500+[6]
October 26Iowa State
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 17–0[7]
November 2vs. WisconsinMilwaukee, WIL 0–18[8]
November 93:00 p.m.vs. Missouri
W 51–0[9]
November 16Kansas
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 29–54,000[10]
November 28Haskell
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 18–10> 4,000[1]

[11]

Coaching staff

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Coach[12][13] Position First year Alma mater
Walter C. Booth Head coach 1900 Princeton
Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska
Guy Cowgill Manager 1901
I. C. Raymond Assistant manager 1901

Roster

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[14]

Bell, Johnny HB
Bender, Johnny HB
Brew, Fred RG
Cortelyou, Spencer E
Crandall, Harry HB
Cuff, E.W. HB
Drain, Ralph QB
Eager, Earl HB
Johnson, William E
Kingsbury, Raymond FB
Koehler, John C
Maloney, J.R. LG
Pillsbury, Melville FB
Ringer, John LG
Shedd, Charlie E
Shedd, George FB
Stringer, Lewis T
Tobin, John G
Voss T
Westover, John RT

Game summaries

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Lincoln High

[edit]
Lincoln High at Nebraska
1 2Total
Lincoln High 0
• Nebraska 22
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

[15]

At Kirksville Osteopaths

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Kirksville at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Nebraska 5
Kirksville 0

Nebraska managed only one touchdown against the medical students from Kirksville, holding on to win 5–0. This was the only meeting between Kirksville and Nebraska.[15][16]

Doane

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Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 29

After a four-year break, Doane and Nebraska resumed their series in Lincoln. Nebraska dominated the game, its third straight shutout victory.[15][16]

At Minnesota

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Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Minnesota 19
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
  • Game attendance: 2500+
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

For the second consecutive year, Minnesota ended Nebraska's unbeaten season, this time in a dominating 19–0 victory.[15][16]

Iowa State

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Iowa State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa State 0
• Nebraska 17

Nebraska, shorthanded due to injuries suffered against Minnesota, shut out Iowa State for the second straight year, allowing only 75 yards and three first downs to the Cyclones.[15][16]

Wisconsin

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Nebraska at Wisconsin
1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Wisconsin 18
See also: Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

Nebraska and Wisconsin met for the first time in Milwaukee, an 18–0 Badgers victory. Over 100 years later, the teams would become division rivals when Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.[15][16]

Missouri

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Missouri vs. Nebraska
1 2Total
Missouri 0
• Nebraska 51
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: YMCA Park, Omaha, NE
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.[15][16]

Kansas

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Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
Kansas 5
• Nebraska 29
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

An early Nebraska fumble put Kansas on the scoreboard, but Nebraska dominated the rest of the game to even the all-time series at five.[15][16]

Haskell

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Haskell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Haskell 10 0 10
• Nebraska 0 18 18
  • Date: November 28
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Haskell and Nebraska met for the first time to close the 1901 season. Haskell, despite using a team of high school players (the school would not add a college until the following year), led 10–0 at halftime. Nebraska, however, scored the game's final 18 points to win the game and end the season 6–2.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Champions Now: Nebraskans Victors of the Missouri Valley". The Nebraska State Journal. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Walkaway for University". The Nebraska State Journal. September 22, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Victory Hard Won: Nebraska Triumphs Over Doctors at Kirksville". The Nebraska State Journal. September 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Strong Team At Kirksville". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. September 30, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Doane Suffers Defeat: University Football Men Victorious by a Decisive Score". The Nebraska State Journal. October 6, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Varsity Beats Ames Aggies: Seventeen to Nothing is a Great Score Considering the Muddy Field". Omaha Daily Bee. October 27, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Badgers Win Hard Game: Wisconsin Has Fierce Struggle With Nebraska". The Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers Didn't Score: Nebraska's Goal Line Out of Reach of Missouri's Rushes". The Omaha Sunday Bee. November 10, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Walks Over 'Em: Nebraska Tramples Jayhawkers Into the Earth". The Nebraska State Journal. November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  13. ^ "1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  14. ^ "Nebraska Football 1901 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "1901 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 12, 2009. [dead link]
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