1901 Wesleyan Methodists football team

1901 Wesleyan Methodists football
ConferenceTriangular Football League
Record3–6–1 (1–1 TFL)
Head coach
Home stadiumAndrus Field
1901 Triangular Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $2–0–06–4–0
Wesleyan1–1–03–6–1
Amherst0–2–04–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1901 Wesleyan Methodists football team represented Wesleyan University as a member of the Triangular Football League (TFL) during the 1901 college football season. In their third season under head coach Robert P. Wilson, the Methodists compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the TFL.[1] The team played home games at Andrus Field in Middletown, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Tufts*
L 0–5[2]
October 5Springfield Training School*
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT
W 29–0[3]
October 9at Yale*
L 0–24[4]
October 12Massachusetts*
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT
L 0–6[5]
October 16at Harvard*
L 0–16[6]
October 26Vermont*
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT
T 0–0[7]
November 2at Dartmouth*
L 12–29[8]
November 9at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 5–11[9]
November 16Trinity (CT)*
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT (rivalry)
W 11–0[10]
November 23at Amherst
W 15–11[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Warren, Clifford P., ed. (1901). "The Amherst College Olio 1903". The Amherst College Olio. XLVI. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 159. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tufts 5, Wesleyan 0". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wesleyan Defeats Springfield Team". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 7, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved July 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Yale, 24; Wesleyan, 0". New York Daily Tribune. October 10, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wesleyan Lost by Poor Playing". Hartford Courant. October 14, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Harvard Slow: Scores Only 16 Points on Weak Wesleyan Eleven". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 17, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Neither Side Scored: Close and Exciting Contest Between Vermont and Wesleyan". The Burlington Free Press and Times. October 28, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Dartmouth, 29; Wesleyan, 12". The New York Times. November 3, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Williams, 11; Wesleyan, 5". New York Daily Tribune. November 10, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Methodists Won From Trinity". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1901. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wesleyan 15, Amherst 11". Boston Post. November 24, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1901 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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