1901 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Western Conference during the 1901 Western Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the team compiled a perfect 11–0 record, outscored its opponents by a combined total of 550 to 0, tied with Wisconsin for the Western Conference championship, and defeated Stanford by a 49 to 0 score in the inaugural Rose Bowl game, the first college bowl game ever played. Northwestern (8–2–1) had the best record of a Michigan opponent, however Michigan still managed to win 29-0. The 1901 team was the first of Yost's famed "Point-a-Minute" teams, so named for their high scoring offense. From 1901 to 1905, Yost's Michigan teams compiled a record of 55–1–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 2,821 to 42.
1901 Michigan Wolverines football team
1901 team captain Hugh White
Yost brought halfback Willie Heston with him from California in 1901.
Walter W. Shaw was the starting halfback for the first two games in 1901.
1901 Western Conference football season
The 1901 Western Conference football season was the sixth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference and was a part of the 1901 college football season.
Portrait of the 1901 Purdue American football team.