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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Kirksville Osteopaths
L 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. Kansas
W 18–127,000[11][12]

References

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Missouri Wins Over Kansas". The St. Joseph Gazette-Herald. November 29, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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