1901 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1901 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University during the 1901 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charles Best, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 34.[1][2]

1901 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSouth Ninth Street grounds
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Des MoinesDes Moines, IAW 29–0
October 5GrinnellDes Moines, IAL 5–6
October 11Iowa
  • South Ninth Street grounds
  • Des Moines, IA
L 5–62,000[3][4]
October 19Iowa State NormalDes Moines, IA (rivalry)W 33–2
October 26at MissouriColumbia, MOW 24–0[5]
November 1SimpsonDes Moines, IAL 5–10
November 162:30 p.m.at Iowa StateW 12–5[6]
November 28GrinnellDes Moines, IAL 0–5

References

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  1. ^ "1901 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
  3. ^ "Ready For Great Game". The Des Moines Daily Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. October 11, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Close Game Was Played: Victory Went To Iowa By Exceedingly Close Margin". The Des Moines Daily Leader. October 12, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue and White Waving: Drake Won From Missouri by Score of 24 go 0". The Des Moines Leader. October 27, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake Won From Ames". The Des Moines Leader. November 17, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.