1901 College Football All-America Team

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Walter Camp, one of two "official" All-America selectors in 1901

The 1901 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various individuals who chose College Football All-America Teams for the 1901 college football season. The only two individuals who have been recognized as "official" selectors by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 1901 season are Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney, who had originated the College Football All-America Team 13 years earlier in 1889. [1] Camp's 1901 All-America Team was published in Collier's Weekly , [2] and Whitney's selections were published in Outing magazine. [1] [3]

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Consensus All-Americans

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Paul Bunker of Army
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Charles Dudley Daly of Army

In its official listing of "Consensus All-America Selections," the NCAA designates players who were selected by either Camp or Whitney as "consensus" All-Americans. [1] Using this criterion, the NCAA recognizes 18 players as "consensus" All-American for the 1901 football season. [1] The consensus All-Americans are identified in bold on the list below ("All-Americans of 1901") and include the following:

Concerns of Eastern bias

The All-America selections by Camp and Whitney were dominated by players from the East and the Ivy League in particular. In 1901, 17 of the 18 consensus All-Americans came from Eastern universities, and 14 of 18 played in the Ivy League. [1] The undefeated Harvard Crimson team had eight players who were designated as consensus All-Americans. The only four consensus All-Americans from schools outside the Ivy League were Neil Snow of Michigan, Paul Bunker and Charles Dudley Daly of Army, and Walter Bachman of Lafayette. [1]

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Neil Snow of Michigan

The dominance of Eastern players led to criticism over the years that the All-America selections were biased against players from the leading Western universities, including Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame. [14] [15] During the 1901 season, Fielding H. Yost's "Point-a-Minute" team at Michigan compiled an 11–0 record and outscored its opponents by the unprecedented total of 550 to 0. [16] [17] Four Michigan players were chosen for All-Western teams: end Neil Snow, halfback Willie Heston, quarterback Boss Weeks, and tackle Bruce Shorts. [18] [19] Another strong team from the West was Wisconsin which compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 316 to 0. [20] Yet, only one player from a western school, Snow of Michigan, was recognized as a first-team All-American in 1901. [1] Caspar Whitney named two Wisconsin players, tackle Art Curtis and halfback Al "Norsky" Larson, as second-team All-Americans. [3]

Unofficial selectors

In addition to Camp and Whitney, other sports writers and publications selected All-America teams in 1901, though such lists have not been recognized as "official" All-America selections by the NCAA. The list below includes the All-America selections made by the New York Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer . [21] [22] Only four players were unanimously selected by Camp, Whitney, the New York Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. They were Dave Campbell, Oliver Cutts, Charles Dudley Daly, and Robert Kernan.

All-Americans of 1901

Ends

Tackles

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Oliver Cutts of Harvard

Guards

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Bill Warner of Cornell

Centers

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Harold Weekes of Columbia

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

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"Blondy" Graydon of Harvard

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Consensus All-Americans [1]

See also

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