1901 Western Conference football season

The 1901 Western Conference football season was the sixth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1901 college football season.

1901 Western Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams9
Co-championsMichigan, Wisconsin
1901 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan + 4 0 011 0 0
Wisconsin + 2 0 09 0 0
Minnesota 3 1 09 1 1
Illinois 4 2 08 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 08 2 1
Indiana 1 2 06 3 0
Purdue 0 3 14 4 1
Chicago 0 4 18 6 2
Iowa 0 3 06 3 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In its first year under head coach Fielding H. Yost, Michigan compiled a perfect 11–0 record, outscored its opponents by a combined total of 550 to 0, and defeated Stanford by a 49 to 0 score in the inaugural Rose Bowl game, the first college bowl game ever played. Three of the five official selectors, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the Houlgate System, and the National Championship Foundation, recognize the 1901 Michigan team as the national champion.

Wisconsin, under head coach Philip King, tied with Michigan for the conference championship with a 9–0 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents 317 to 5.

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