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1901 Lake Forest Foresters football team

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1901 Lake Forest Foresters 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 Foresters 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

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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 UniversityL 0–11[7][8]
October 28at Illinois CollegeJacksonville, ILW 12–6[9]
November 2at Notre DameL 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

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  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.