1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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| September 21|||Lincoln High School|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 22-0 (exhibition)||{{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}}

| September 28||at|Kirksville Osteopaths||Kirksville, MO|W 5-0|1,000|{{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}}{{cite news |author= |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}} }}

| October 5|||{{cfb link|year=1901|team=Doane Tigers|title=Doane}}|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 29-0||{{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}}

| October 12||at|Minnesota|Northrop Field|Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)|L 0-19|2,500+|{{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}}

| October 26|||Iowa State|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 17-0||{{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}}

| November 2||vs.|Wisconsin||Milwaukee, WI|L 0-18||{{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}}

| November 9|3:00 p.m.|vs|Missouri|YMCA Park|Omaha, NE (rivalry)|W 51-0||{{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}}

| November 16|||Kansas|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 29-5|4,000|{{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}}

| November 28|||Haskell|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|W 18-10|> 4,000|{{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}}

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{{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}}

{{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}}

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| Title = Lincoln High at Nebraska

| Visitor = Lincoln High

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| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 22

| Date = September 21

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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| Title = Kirksville at Nebraska

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5

| Host = Kirksville

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0

| Date = September 28

| Location = Kirksville, MO

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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.{{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}}

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| Title = Doane at Nebraska

| Visitor = Doane

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29

| Date = October 5

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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

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| Title = Nebraska at Minnesota

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0

| Host = Minnesota

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 19

| Date = October 12

| Location = Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN

| Attendance = 2500+

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{{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.

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| Title = Iowa State at Nebraska

| Visitor = Iowa State

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 17

| Date = October 26

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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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.

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| Title = Nebraska at Wisconsin

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0

| Host = Wisconsin

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 18

| Date = November 2

| Location = Milwaukee, WI

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{{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.

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| Title = Missouri vs. Nebraska

| Visitor = Missouri

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 0

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 51

| Date = November 9

| Location = YMCA Park, Omaha, NE

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{{see also|Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry}}

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

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| Title = Kansas at Nebraska

| Visitor = Kansas

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 5

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 29

| Date = November 16

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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{{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.

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| Title = Haskell at Nebraska

| Visitor = Haskell

| V1 = 10 | V2 = 0

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 18

| Date = November 28

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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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.

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