1901 South Bend Athletic Association football team

The 1901 South Bend Athletic Association football team was an American football team that represented the South Bend Athletic Association in the 1901 football season. Under legendary player coach Pat O'Dea, who also coached the Notre Dame football team in their 1901 football season, helped the South Bend Athletic Association to a 6–1–3 record. The team outscored their opponents 139 to 24, posting five shutouts and three scoreless ties. They played Notre Dame a record four times in one season, and held a record of 1–1–2 against the neighboring South Bend Collegiate team. South Bend AA was also recognized as Athletic Club champions of the West, with wins over Titan AA, Shamrock AC of South Bend, and Detroit AC. In the post-season, they played Rensselaer Athletic Club, who had been undefeated for three consecutive years, to a 0–0 tie.

1901 South Bend Athletic Association football
Athletic Club of the West champion[1]
ConferenceIndependent
1901 record6–1–3
CaptainPat O'Dea (fullback), James McWeeney
Home stadiumSpringbrook Park

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Notre Dame
T 0–0[2]
September 21at Notre Dame
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 5–0[3]
September 28at Notre Dame
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
T 0–0[4][5]
October 6Chicago All-Americas
W 49–0[6][7]
October 13Titan Athletic Association
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN
W 33–0[8][9][10]
October 20Chicago All-StarsSouth Bend, INcancelled [11][12]
October 27South Bend Shamrock Athletic ClubSouth Bend, INW 23–2[13]
November 63:00 p.m.Detroit Athletic Club
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN ("Western Athletic Club championship"[14])
W 11–0[15][16][17][18]
November 10?Chicago Naval Reserves
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN
unknown [19]
November 173:00 p.m.Sheridan (IN)
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN
W 12–070+[20][21][22][23]
NovemberPeoria Athletic Club
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN
unknown [24]
November 28Notre Dame
  • Springbrook Park
  • South Bend, IN
L 6–222,000[25]
December 2at Rensselaer Athletic ClubRensselaer, IN (2nd Western Athletic Club championship)T 0–0[26][27][28]
  • The first three contests against Notre Dame were observed as practice games at the time, and Notre Dame only recognizes the September 28 contest as a match game.

References
  1. "SOUTH BEND WON". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. "NOTRE DAME'S STRONG TEAM". The Indianapolis Journal. 1901-10-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. "NOTRE DAME'S STRONG TEAM". The Indianapolis Journal. 1901-10-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. "Neither Team Could Score: South Bend and Notre Dame an Interesting Game". The Indianapolis Journal. September 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Notre Dame, 0: South Bend A. C., 0". The Inter Ocean. 1901-09-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  6. "South Bend to Play Americas". Chicago Tribune. 1901-10-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. "PUNTS NINETY YARDS". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. "WILL PLAY TITANS". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  9. "South Bend, 33; Titan A. A., 0". Chicago Tribune. 1901-10-14. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  10. "SOUTH BEND, 33; TITANS, 0". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  11. "SOUTH BEND, 33; TITANS, 0". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  12. "Football Team Cancels Date". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  13. "Athletics Defeat Shamrocks". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-10-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  14. "Professional Football Game". The Indianapolis Journal. 1901-11-05. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  15. "CITY HAPPENINGS". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  16. "WILL PLAY DETROIT". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  17. "A FAST AND HARD GAME". The Indianapolis Journal. 1901-11-07. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  18. "SOUTH BEND WON". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  19. "Naval Reserves for Sunday". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  20. "Naval Reserves for Sunday". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  21. "South Bend Wins Again". The Inter Ocean. 1901-11-18. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  22. "SHERIDAN IS DEFEATED". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  23. "Defeated by South Bend". The Sheridan News. 1901-11-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  24. "Will Play Peoria, Ill". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  25. "Won By Notre Dame: Defeat For South Bend". The South Bend Daily Tribune. November 29, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. "Pat O'Dea's Last Game". The Indianapolis Journal. 1901-11-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  27. "Will Play Rensselaer". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-11-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  28. "PLAYED A TIE GAME". The South Bend Tribune. 1901-12-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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