1901 Northwestern Purple football team

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1901 Western Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Wisconsin +	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	1			8	–	6	–	2
Iowa	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1901 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its third season under head coach Charles M. Hollister, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference. The team's sole losses were to conference co-champion Michigan and Minnesota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	Fort Sheridan	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 27–0
September 21	North Central	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 30–0
September 28	Lombard	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 47–0
October 5	Lake Forest	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 11–0
October 12	Notre Dame	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 2–0
October 19	at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–29
October 26	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 17–11
November 9	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago	W 6–5
November 16	Beloit	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	T 11–11
November 23	Minnesota	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	L 0–16
November 28	at Purdue	Stuart Field Lafayette, IN	W 10–5