1901 Michigan Wolverines football team

1901 Michigan Wolverines football

National champion (Helms, Houlgate, NCF) Western Conference co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 49–0 vs. Stanford
Conference	Western Conference
1901 record	11–0 (4–0 Western)
Head coach	Fielding H. Yost (1st year)
Assistant coach	Bennie Owen
Offensive scheme	Short-punt
Captain	Hugh White
Home stadium	Regents Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

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

Indiana at Michigan

	1	2	Total
Indiana	0	0	0
• Michigan	23	10	33

Date: October 12
Location: Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI

Northwestern at Michigan

	1	2	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0
• Michigan	12	17	29

Date: October 19
Location: Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bob Wrenn

Carlisle at Michigan

	1	2	Total
Carlisle	0	0	0
• Michigan	16	6	22

Date: November 2
Location: Bennett Park, Detroit, MI
Game attendance: 8,000

Michigan at Ohio State

	1	2	Total
• Michigan	16	5	21
Ohio State	0	0	0

Date: November 9
Location: Ohio Field, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bob Wrenn

Chicago at Michigan

	1	2	Total
Chicago	0	0	0
• Michigan	11	11	22

Date: November 16
Location: Regents Field, Ann Arbor, MI
Referee: Fred Hayner (Lake Forest)

Beloit at Michigan

	1	2	Total
Beloit	0	0	0
• Michigan	35	54	89

Date: November 23
Location: Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI
Referee: Hayner (Lake Forest)

Iowa vs. Michigan

	1	2	Total
Iowa	0	0	0
• Michigan	22	28	50

Date: November 28
Location: West Side Park • Chicago, IL
Game attendance: 10,000

Rose Bowl

	1	2	Total
• Michigan	17	32	49
Stanford	0	0	0

Date: January 1, 1902
Location: Tournament Park • Pasadena, CA
Game attendance: 8,500

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. 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.

Although no system was in place during this era to determine a national champion, the NCAA recognizes as official certain selectors who have sought to establish historic national championships. Three of the five official selectors, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the Houlgate System, and the National Championship Foundation, recognize the 1901 Michigan team as the national champion. The 1901 team holds the distinction of having won the first national championship claimed by the Michigan Wolverines football program.

Several players from the team received individual honors. Fullback/end Neil Snow was selected as a first-team player on Caspar Whitney's 1901 All-America Team. Halfback Willie Heston was selected as a third-team player on Walter Camp's 1901 and 1902 All-America Teams and as a first-team player on Camp's 1903 and 1904 All-America Teams. In addition, five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1901 All-Western college football team. They are Snow, Heston, quarterback Boss Weeks, tackle Bruce Shorts, and fullback/halfback Everett Sweeley. The team captain was tackle, Hugh White.

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