American college football season
1901 Lake Forest football Conference Independent 1901 record 10–5 Captain Parshall (fullback, halfback), McCarter (halfback, end, quarterback) Seasons
The 1901 Lake Forest football team was an American football team that represented Lake Forest University in the 1901 college football season .[1] In one of the longest seasons of any college football team in history, Lake Forest compiled a 10–5 record, achieving their first and only ten win season, and outscored their opponents 160 to 89. Notable games included a 0–16 loss to Notre Dame , who were proclaimed champions of Indiana, and a 0–12 loss to an 8–2–1 Northwestern team.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 at Hinsdale High School Hinsdale, IL L 0–22[2]
October 2 Waukegan High School Lake Forest, IL W 21–0[3]
October 5 at Northwestern L 0–12[4]
October 9 Waukegan High School Lake Forest, IL W 11–0
October 12 Fort Sheridan Artillery Lake Forest, IL W 6–5[5]
October 19 Bennett Medical Lake Forest, IL W 59–0[6]
October 26 at Washington (MO) Athletic Park Saint Louis, MO L 0–11[7]
October 28 at Illinois College Jacksonville, IL W 12–6[8]
November 2 at Notre Dame L 0–16[9]
November 8 Chicago Dental Lake Forest, IL W 6–0200+ [10]
November 16 Lewis Institute Lake Forest, IL W 12–0[11]
November 20 at Northwestern Military Academy Highland Park, IL W 22–0[12]
November 23 Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest Academy Field Lake Forest, IL W 6–0[13]
November 23 Lake Forest Alumni Lake Forest, IL W 5–0[14]
November 28 at Knox Galesburg, Il L 0–17[15]
References [ ]
^ "Lake Forest Game by Game Results" . 2015-09-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11 .
^ "Hinsdale H. S., 22; Lake Forest, 0" . Chicago Tribune . 1901-09-29. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-06-22 .
^ "Lake Forest, 21; Waukegan H. S., 0" . The Inter Ocean . 1901-10-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-22 .
^ "Hard Game For Purple: Lake Forest Holds Northwestern To Low Score" . The Chicago Tribune . October 6, 1901. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake forest, 6; Soldiers, 5" . The Inter Ocean . October 13, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest, 59; Bennett Medics, 0" . Chicago Tribune . October 20, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Washington Wins From Lake Forest" . Saint Louis Post-Dispatch . October 27, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest Team A Victor" . Chicago Tribune . 1901-10-29. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Notre Dame's Poor Showing: Narrowly Escaped Being Scored Against by Lake Forest Cadets" . The Indianapolis Journal . November 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest Team Defeats Dentals" . The Inter Ocean . 1901-11-09. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest 12, Lewis Institute 0" . The St Louis Republic . 1901-11-16. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest, 22; N. M. A. O., 0" . Chicago Tribune . 1901-11-21. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest, 6; Academy, 0" . The Inter Ocean . 1901-11-24. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest, 5; Alumni, 0" . The Inter Ocean . 1901-11-24. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Knox, 17; Lake Forest, 0" . Chicago Tribune . 1901-11-29. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .