1901 Lake Forest football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–5
CaptainParshall (fullback, halfback), McCarter (halfback, end, quarterback)
1901 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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
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 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Hinsdale High SchoolHinsdale, ILL 0–22[2]
October 2Waukegan High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 21–0[3]
October 5at Northwestern
L 0–12[4]
October 9Waukegan High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 11–0
October 12Fort Sheridan ArtilleryLake Forest, ILW 6–5[5]
October 19Bennett MedicalLake Forest, ILW 59–0[6]
October 263:00 p.m.at Washington University
L 0–11[7][8]
October 28at Illinois CollegeJacksonville, ILW 12–6[9]
November 2at Notre Dame
L 0–16[10]
November 8Chicago DentalLake Forest, ILW 6–0200+[11]
November 16Lewis InstituteLake Forest, ILW 12–0[12]
November 20at Northwestern Military AcademyHighland Park, ILW 22–0[13]
November 23Lake Forest Academy
  • Lake Forest Academy Field
  • Lake Forest, IL
W 6–0[14]
November 23Lake Forest AlumniLake Forest, ILW 5–0[15]
November 28at KnoxGalesburg, IlL 0–17[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Forest Game by Game Results". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hinsdale H. S., 22; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lake Forest, 21; Waukegan H. S., 0". The Inter Ocean. October 3, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hard Game For Purple: Lake Forest Holds Northwestern To Low Score". The Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lake forest, 6; Soldiers, 5". The Inter Ocean. October 13, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lake Forest, 59; Bennett Medics, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Washington Will Meet Lake Forest Team Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Washington Wins From Lake Forest". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lake Forest Team A Victor". Chicago Tribune. October 29, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Lake Forest Team Defeats Dentals". The Inter Ocean. November 9, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Lake Forest 12, Lewis Institute 0". The St Louis Republic. November 16, 1901. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Lake Forest, 22; N. M. A. O., 0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Lake Forest, 6; Academy, 0". The Inter Ocean. November 24, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Lake Forest, 5; Alumni, 0". The Inter Ocean. November 24, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Knox, 17; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.


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