1901 Penn Quakers football team

1901 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	10–5
Head coach	George Washington Woodruff (10th season)
Captain	H. A. Davidson
Home stadium	Franklin 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 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach George Washington Woodruff, the team compiled a 10–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 121. Significant games included victories over Penn State (23–6), Chicago (11–0), and Carlisle (16–14), and losses to Navy (5–6), Harvard (6–33), and Army (0–24).

Two Penn players received recognition on the 1901 College Football All-America Team: guard John Teas (Walter Camp, 3rd team); and halfback Marshall S. Reynolds (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1st team).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lehigh	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 28–0
October 2	Franklin & Marshall	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 6–0	1,500
October 5	Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 23–6
October 9	Swarthmore	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 28–0
October 12	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 26–0	10,000
October 16	Virginia	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 20–5
October 19	Bucknell	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 6–0
October 21	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 5–6
October 23	Gettysburg	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 22–0
October 26	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago	W 11–0
November 2	at Columbia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–11
November 9	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia (rivalry)	L 6–33
November 16	Carlisle	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 16–14	10,000
November 23	at Army	The Plain West Point, NY	L 0–24
November 28	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia (rivalry)	L 6–23	20,000