1901 Lake Forest Foresters football team

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.

1901 Lake Forest football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	10–5
Captain	Parshall (fullback, halfback), McCarter (halfback, end, quarterback)

1901 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota Agricultural			–					7	–	0	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					8	–	2	–	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
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
Cincinnati			–					1	–	4	–	1
Case			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					0	–	1	–	0
Chicago Eclectic Medical			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Hinsdale High School	Hinsdale, IL	L 0–22		[2]
October 2	Waukegan High School	Lake Forest, IL	W 21–0		[3]
October 5	at Northwestern	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	L 0–12		[4]
October 9	Waukegan High School	Lake Forest, IL	W 11–0
October 12	Fort Sheridan Artillery	Lake Forest, IL	W 6–5		[5]
October 19	Bennett Medical	Lake Forest, IL	W 59–0		[6]
October 26	at Washington (MO)	Athletic Park Saint Louis, MO	L 0–11		[7]
October 28	at Illinois College	Jacksonville, IL	W 12–6		[8]
November 2	at Notre Dame	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	L 0–16		[9]
November 8	Chicago Dental	Lake Forest, IL	W 6–0	200+	[10]
November 16	Lewis Institute	Lake Forest, IL	W 12–0		[11]
November 20	at Northwestern Military Academy	Highland Park, IL	W 22–0		[12]
November 23	Lake Forest Academy	Lake Forest Academy Field Lake Forest, IL	W 6–0		[13]
November 23	Lake Forest Alumni	Lake Forest, IL	W 5–0		[14]
November 28	at Knox	Galesburg, Il	L 0–17		[15]

References

1. "Lake Forest Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
2. "Hinsdale H. S., 22; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1901-09-29. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
3. "Lake Forest, 21; Waukegan H. S., 0". The Inter Ocean. 1901-10-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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 Wins From Lake Forest". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lake Forest Team A Victor". Chicago Tribune. 1901-10-29. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "Lake Forest Team Defeats Dentals". The Inter Ocean. 1901-11-09. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lake Forest 12, Lewis Institute 0". The St Louis Republic. 1901-11-16. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Lake Forest, 22; N. M. A. O., 0". Chicago Tribune. 1901-11-21. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Lake Forest, 6; Academy, 0". The Inter Ocean. 1901-11-24. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Lake Forest, 5; Alumni, 0". The Inter Ocean. 1901-11-24. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Knox, 17; Lake Forest, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1901-11-29. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.