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1901 Notre Dame

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Patrick O’Dea.

Notre Dame, 1901
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1901, game by game: tied vs. South Bend A.C. 0–0; won at Ohio Medical 6–0; lost at Northwestern 0–2; won vs. Chicago Medical 32–0; won at Beloit 5–0; won vs. Lake Forest 16–0; won vs. Purdue 12–6; won vs. Indiana 18–5; won vs. Physicians & Surgeons 34–0; won vs. South Bend A.C. 22–6+34−2Tied 0–0 vs. South Bend A.C.0South Bend A.C.Won 6–0 at Ohio Medical+6Ohio MedicalLost 0–2 at Northwestern-2NorthwesternWon 32–0 vs. Chicago Medical+32Chicago MedicalWon 5–0 at Beloit+5BeloitWon 16–0 vs. Lake Forest+16Lake ForestWon 12–6 vs. Purdue+6PurdueWon 18–5 vs. Indiana+13IndianaWon 34–0 vs. Physicians & Surgeons+34Physicians & Su…Won 22–6 vs. South Bend A.C.+16South Bend A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsSouth Bend A.C.T 0–⁠088%
Oct 5atOhio MedicalW 6–⁠080%
Oct 12atNorthwesternL 0–⁠238%
Oct 19vsChicago MedicalW 32–⁠088%
Oct 26atBeloitW 5–⁠040%
Nov 2vsLake ForestW 16–⁠084%
Nov 9vsPurdueW 12–⁠666%
Nov 16vsIndianaW 18–⁠564%
Nov 23vsPhysicians & SurgeonsW 34–⁠090%
Nov 28vsSouth Bend A.C.W 22–⁠691%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Bend A.C. 22–⁠6.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1901.

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
145–⁠19
Coach
Patrick O’Dea
Elo
1562 +70 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.8 No. 28 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Al Fortin