1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1901
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Conference
| short_conf = Western
| record = 9–0
| conf_record = 2–0
| head_coach = Philip King
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Arthur Hale Curtis
| stadium = Randall Field
| champion = Western Conference co-champion
}}
{{1901 Western Conference football standings}}
The 1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its sixth season under head coach Philip King, the team compiled a 9–0 record (2–0 against conference opponents), tied for the Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 317 to 5.{{cite web|title=1901 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 14, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1901-schedule.html}} Arthur Hale Curtis was the team captain.{{cite web |author= |title=Wisconsin Football 2001 Fact Book |url=https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2021/9/4/2021_FB_FactBook.pdf |publisher=Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System |page=143 |access-date=December 22, 2021 }}
Caspar Whitney of Outing magazine named two Wisconsin players, tackle Curtis and halfback Al "Norsky" Larson, as second-team players on his 1901 College Football All-America Team.{{Cite news|author=Caspar Whitney|title=The Sportsman's View-Point|publisher=The Outing Magazine|date=1902|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_39/outXXXIX04/outXXXIX04v.pdf|access-date=2013-01-25|archive-date=2012-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723104935/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_39/outXXXIX04/outXXXIX04v.pdf|url-status=dead}} Eddie Cochems and William Juneau also played on the team.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Milwaukee Medical
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 26–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Wisconsin, 26; Medics, 0: Badgers Run Up Against a Tough Proposition in the Sawbones|newspaper=The Sunday Inter Ocean|date=September 29, 1901|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29530001/wisconsin_26_medics_0_badgers_run/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hyde Park High School
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 62–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers Bury Hyde Park: Wisconsin Piles Up a Total of Sixty-Three Points|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=October 6, 1901|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529934/badgers_bury_hyde_park_wisconsin_piles/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1901|team=Beloit Buccaneers|title=Beloit}}
| site_stadium = Milwaukee Baseball Park
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| score = 40–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers Roll Up A Score: Beat Beloit's Plucky Little Eleven, 40 to 0|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=October 13, 1901|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529825/badgers_roll_up_a_score_beat_beloits/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1901|team=Knox Old Siwash|title=Knox (IL)}}
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 23–5
| source = {{cite news|title=Slump For The Badgers: Wisconsin Plays Ragged Football Against Knox |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=October 20, 1901|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529685/slump_for_the_badgers_wisconsin_plays/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 50–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers Pile Up Score: Wisconsin Shows Kansas What Is The Matter With It|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=October 27, 1901|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529621/badgers_pile_up_score_wisconsin_shows/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Milwaukee Baseball Park
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 18–0
| source = {{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}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 45–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Seven Yards the Closest: Nearest Ames Came to Scoring at Madison|newspaper=The Des Moines Leader|date=November 10, 1901|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21535882/the_des_moines_leader/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Randall Field
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 18–0
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{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}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Marshall Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 35–0
| attend = 9,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Wisconsin Wins By Great Runs|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=November 29, 1901|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529346/wisconsin_wins_by_great_runs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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