1901 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1901 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Reid, the team compiled a 12–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 254 to 24.

The team was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, the Billingsley Report. Michigan was selected as the national champion by three other selectors.

Nine Harvard players received first-team honors from Walter Camp (WC) or Caspar Whitney (CW) on the 1901 All-America team:
 * Fullback Thomas Graydon (WC-1, CW-1);
 * Halfback Robert Kernan (WC-1, CW-1);
 * Halfback A. W. Ristine (WC-2);
 * Tackle Oliver Cutts (WC-1, CW-1);
 * Tackle Crawford Blagden (WC-2; CW-1);
 * Guard William George Lee (WC-1, CW-2);
 * Guard Charles A. Barnard (WC-2, CW-1);
 * End Dave Campbell (WC-1, CW-2); and
 * End Edward Bowditch (WC-2, CW-1).