1901 Lake Forest Foresters football team

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1901 Lake Forest football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–5
CaptainParshall (fullback, halfback), McCarter (halfback, end, quarterback)
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
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 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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