The 1901 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the

1901 college football season The 1901 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Michigan, Yale, and Harvard as having been selected retrospectively as national champions. Harvard beat Yale 22– ...

. In its second season with Pat O'Dea as coach, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 145 to 19. Al Fortin was the team captain. With victories over

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

and Indiana, Notre Dame was declared to be the Indiana state champion. Only four of the games played were deemed "championship games": Northwestern, Beloit, Indiana, and Purdue. Fullback

Louis J. Salmon Louis J. "Red" Salmon (June 10, 1880 – September 27, 1965) is considered to be the first outstanding fullback for the University of Notre Dame football team. He was the first "Fighting Irish" player to win an All-American mention, and some spo ...

starred on the 1901 team. At a post-season meeting on November 29, 1901, Salmon was unanimously elected as captain of the

1902 Notre Dame football team The 1902 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1902 college football season. In its first season with James Farragher as coach, the team compiled a record and outscored all op ...

. At the same meeting, varsity letters were presented to 14 players for their participation on the 1901 team: Lonergan, Lins and Nyere, ends; Faragher and Fortin, tackles; Gillen, Winters, Piele, O'Malley, guards; Pick, center;

Henry J. McGlew Henry J. "Fuzzy" McGlew (September 26, 1879 – ?) of Chelsea, Massachusetts was a quarterback and head coach of the Notre Dame college football program. In his two years as a starting quarterback from 1901 to 1902, the team achieved a comb ...

, quarterback; Doran and Kirby, halfbacks; and Salmon, fullback.

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