1901 Cornell Big Red football team

1901 Cornell Big Red football
Conference Independent
1901 record 11–1
Head coach Raymond Starbuck (1st year)

The 1901 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1901 college football season. In their first season under head coach Raymond Starbuck, the Big Red compiled an 11–1 record, shut out 10 of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 333 to 14. The only loss was by an 8–6 score against Princeton.[1][2] Five Cornell players received honors on the 1901 College Football All-America Team: guards Bill Warner (Walter Camp-1) and Sanford Hunt (Camp-2, Caspar Whitney-1); quarterback Alfred A. Brewster, Jr. (Whitney-2); halfback Henry Purcell (Camp-2); and fullback Henry Schoellkopf (Camp-3).[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1900–1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1901 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation.
  4. "All-America Team of 1901". Spalding's Football Guide: 47. 1902. Retrieved March 8, 2015 via Google books.
  5. Caspar Whitney (1902). "The Sportsman's View-Point" (PDF). Outing.
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