1901 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1901 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 1-6-1 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 155 to 30.[1] Fred W. Murphy was the head coach for the second and final season.[2][3] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1901 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Washer
Home stadiumRollins Field
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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Kirksville OsteopathsL 5–223,000[4]
October 11Simpson
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–10[5]
October 26at DrakeDes Moines, IAL 0–24[6]
November 2Ottawa
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
T 6–6[7]
November 9vs. Nebraska
L 0–51[8]
November 16Texas
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–11[9]
November 18Haskell
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–19[10]
November 28vs. KansasW 18–127,000[11][12]

References edit

  1. ^ The cited sources below disagree as to whether the team scored 29 or 30 total points.
  2. ^ "1901 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 157. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tigers Lose Game". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. October 7, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Simpson Defeated Missouri Tigers". The St. Louis Republic. October 12, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Missouri Played Ottawa To A Tie". The St. Louis Republic. November 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers Didn't Score: Nebraska's Goal Line Out of Reach of Missouri's Rushes". The Omaha Sunday Bee. November 10, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers' Colors Are Lowered Once More". The St. Louis Republic. November 17, 1901. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers Put Up a Stiff Game Against Indians". Topeka State Journal. November 19, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Good Team Plays Won". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Missouri Wins Over Kansas". The St. Joseph Gazette-Herald. November 29, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.