1901 Cornell Big Red football team

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

1901 college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
California			–					9	–	0	–	1
Stetson			–					1	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky U.			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Connecticut			–					8	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					8	–	2	–	1
Arizona			–					4	–	1	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					4	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					7	–	2	–	0
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Utah			–					3	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Gallaudet			–					4	–	2	–	2
William & Mary			–					2	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	3	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Washington			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Stanford			–					3	–	2	–	2
Oklahoma			–					3	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit			–					3	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	4	–	1
Oregon			–					3	–	4	–	1
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Montana			–					2	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					2	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	5	–	0
Kansas			–					3	–	5	–	2
Furman			–					1	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M			–					1	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Maryland			–					1	–	7	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Florida Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Kendall			–					0	–	1	–	0
USC			–					0	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1901 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach Raymond Starbuck, the team 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.

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	[[{{{school}}}|Colgate]]	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 17–0	1,000
October 2	Rochester	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 50–0
October 5	Bucknell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 6–0
October 9	Hamilton	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 39–0
October 12	Union	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 24–0
October 19	Carlisle	Stadium of the Pan-American Exhibition Buffalo, NY	W 17–0	18,000
October 26	Oberlin	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 29–0
November 2	Princeton	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–8
November 9	Lehigh	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 30–0
November 16	at Columbia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 24–0
November 23	Vermont	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	W 68–0
November 28	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia (rivalry)	W 23–6	18,000