Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1901 Season: 1901

Opened the season with Yale holding the belt; Harvard closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 1 title change and 12 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
264 September 28, 1901 Trinity (CT) at Yale 0–23 Defended · #1
265 October 2, 1901 Amherst at Yale 0–6 Defended · #2
266 October 5, 1901 Tufts at Yale 5–29 Defended · #3
267 October 9, 1901 Wesleyan (CT) at Yale 0–24 Defended · #4
268 October 12, 1901 Yale at Navy 24–0 Defended · #5
269 October 16, 1901 Bowdoin at Yale 0–45 Defended · #6
270 October 19, 1901 Penn State at Yale 0–22 Defended · #7
271 October 22, 1901 Bates at Yale 0–21 Defended · #8
272 October 26, 1901 Columbia at Yale 5–10 Defended · #9
273 November 2, 1901 Army at Yale 5–5 Defended (tie) · #10
274 November 9, 1901 Orange A.C. at Yale 0–30 Defended · #11
275 November 16, 1901 Princeton at Yale 0–12 Defended · #12
276 November 23, 1901 Yale at Harvard 0–22 New champion: Harvard
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard November 23, 1901 took it from Yale 364 days

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