1901 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team

1901 Nashville Garnet and Blue football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	6–1–1
Head coach	Charley Moran (2nd year)
Home stadium	Peabody Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

Nashville at Mooney School

1 2 Total • Nashville 11 0 11 Mooney 0 0 0 Date: October 2 Location: Franklin, TN Referee: Frank

Nashville at Texas

1 2 Total Nashville 0 5 5 Texas 5 0 5 Date: October 12 Location: Dallas, TX Referee: Andrews

Sewanee at Nashville

1 2 Total Sewanee 6 0 6 • Nashville 11 28 39 Date: November 2 Location: Peabody Field Nashville, TN Game start: 3:00 p. m. Referee: George W. Rowbotham (Memphis) Sources:

Nashville vs. Vanderbilt

1 2 Total Nashville 0 0 0 • Vanderbilt 5 5 10 Date: November 28 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game start: 2:00 p. m. Game attendance: 5,000 Referee: George W. Rowbotham (Memphis)

The 1901 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team represented the University of Nashville during the 1901 college football season. The second of first two opponents is unknown. The 1901 team was likely the best football team in Nashville's history. Coached by Charley Moran, though they lost to southern power Vanderbilt, they "mopped up with about everything else."

To open the season, Nashville defeated the Mooney School 11–0.

The starting lineup was Choate (left end), Blackburn (left tackle), Majors (left guard) Hawkins (center), Peake (right guard), Keller (right tackle), Kuykendall (right end), Church (quarterback), Reeves (left halfback), F. White (right halfback), Holland (fullback).

Nashville tied the Texas Longhorns 5–5, in front of what was then the largest crowd ever to see a game in Dallas.

The starting lineup was Choate (left end), Blackborn (left tackle), Peake (left guard) Hawkins (center), Majors (right guard), Keller (right tackle), Kuykendall (right end), Pollard (quarterback), Reeves (left halfback), F. White (right halfback), Biddle (fullback).

Nashville upset Auburn 23–5.

Nashville surprised again and beat Tennessee 16–5. Tennessee had just come off a tie of Clemson, when Clemson had in turn come off a 122–0 victory on opening day.

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Arguably the year's biggest win, Nashville kept up its win streak and beat Sewanee 39–6, then the worst defeat ever suffered by Sewanee. Nashville simply outweighed the Tigers.Ormond Simkins scored first. Biddle once got a touchdown on a 35-yard run.

The starting lineup was Choate (left end), Blackburn (left tackle), Majors (left guard) Hankins (center), Peake (right guard), Keller (right tackle), Kuykendall (right end), Pollard (quarterback), Reeves (left halfback), F. White (right halfback), Biddle (fullback).

Nashville beat state champion Kentucky University in Lexington 5–0. Kentucky governor J. C. W. Beckham made a 15-yard kick to ceremonially start the contest. Fullback Bidwell made the touchdown.

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