1901 Lafayette football team

1901 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	9–3
Head coach	Samuel B. Newton (3rd season)
Home stadium	March Field
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 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 240 to 94.

Two of the team's three losses were suffered in games against early professional football teams (Homestead Library & Athletic Club and Philadelphia Athletic Club) made up of all-star rosters.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	[[{{{school}}}|Ursinus]]	March Field Easton, PA	W 40–0
October 5	[[{{{school}}}|Susquehanna]]	March Field Easton, PA	W 42–5
October 12	at Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	W 5–0	2,500
October 16	Manhattan	March Field Easton, PA	W 16–6
October 19	at Orange Athletic Club	East Orange, NJ	W 17–0
October 26	at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–6	3,000
November 2	Lehigh	March Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	W 29–0	3,000
November 5	at Philadelphia A.C.	National League Park Philadelphia, PA	L 0–23
November 9	at Brown	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 11–6
November 16	at Homestead Library & A.C.	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 10–48
November 23	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	W 41–0	2,000
November 28	Dickinson	March Field Easton, PA	W 29–0	3,000