1901 Missouri Tigers football team

1901 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6–1
Head coach	Fred W. Murphy (1st season)
Captain	Charles Washer
Home stadium	Rollins Field
Seasons ←  1900 1902  →

1901 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Kirksville Osteopaths	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 5–22	3,000	[4]
October 11	Simpson	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 0–10		[5]
October 26	at Drake	Des Moines, IA	L 0–24		[6]
November 2	Ottawa	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	T 6–6		[7]
November 9	vs. Nebraska	YMCA Park Omaha, NE (rivalry)	L 0–51		[8]
November 16	Texas	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 0–11		[9]
November 18	Haskell	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 0–19		[10]
November 28	vs. Kansas	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO (rivalry)	W 18–12	7,000	[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 .
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.