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1901 Lake Forest Foresters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–5
CaptainParshall (fullback, halfback), McCarter (halfback, end, quarterback)
Seasons← 19001902 →
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 Lake Forest Foresters football team was an American football team that represented Lake Forest University in the 1901 college football season. 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
October 2Waukegan High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 21–0
October 5at NorthwesternL 0–12
October 9Waukegan High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 11–0
October 12Fort Sheridan ArtilleryLake Forest, ILW 6–5
October 19Bennett MedicalLake Forest, ILW 59–0
October 263:00 p.m.at Washington UniversityL 0–11
October 28at Illinois CollegeJacksonville, ILW 12–6
November 2at Notre DameL 0–16
November 8Chicago DentalLake Forest, ILW 6–0200+
November 16Lewis InstituteLake Forest, ILW 12–0
November 20at Northwestern Military AcademyHighland Park, ILW 22–0
November 23Lake Forest Academy
  • Lake Forest Academy Field
  • Lake Forest, IL
W 6–0
November 23Lake Forest AlumniLake Forest, ILW 5–0
November 28at KnoxGalesburg, IlL 0–17

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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