In its official listing of "Consensus All-America Selections," the NCAA designates players who were selected byeither Camp or Whitney as "consensus" All-Americans.[1] Using this criterion, the NCAA recognizes 18 players as "consensus" All-American for the 1901 football season.[1] The consensus All-Americans are identified in bold on the list below ("All-Americans of 1901") and include the following:
Paul Bunker, a tackle for Army whose posthumously published account of his time as a Japanese prisoner of war became a best-seller. A portion of the U.S. flag flown atCorregidor was saved from burning by Bunker and kept hidden as a patch inside his shirt; the patch remains on display in the West Point museum.
Charles Dudley Daly, a quarterback for Harvard who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.[5] In 2008,Sports Illustrated sought to answer the question, "Who would have won the Heisman from 1900-1934?"[6] Its selection for 1901 was Daly of Army, a player who put on "a one-man show" against Navy, scoring all 11 of Army's points.[6]
Bill Morley, a halfback for Columbia who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[7][8] He became a prominent cattle and sheep rancher in New Mexico.[9]
Neil Snow, an end for Michigan who scored five touchdowns in the1902 Rose Bowl and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.[10]
Bill Warner, a guard for Cornell who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[11] Warner later served as the head football coach at Cornell, North Carolina, Colgate, St. Louis, and Oregon.[12]
Harold Weekes, a halfback for Columbia who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[13]
The All-America selections by Camp and Whitney were dominated by players from the East and theIvy League in particular. In 1901, 17 of the 18 consensus All-Americans came from Eastern universities, and 14 of 18 played in the Ivy League.[1] The undefeatedHarvard Crimson team had eight players who were designated as consensus All-Americans. The only four consensus All-Americans from schools outside the Ivy League were Neil Snow of Michigan, Paul Bunker and Charles Dudley Daly of Army, and Walter Bachman of Lafayette.[1]
The dominance of Eastern players led to criticism over the years that the All-America selections were biased against players from the leading Western universities, including Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame.[14][15] During the 1901 season,Fielding H. Yost's"Point-a-Minute" team at Michigan compiled an 11–0 record and outscored its opponents by the unprecedented total of 550 to 0.[16][17] Four Michigan players were chosen for All-Western teams: endNeil Snow, halfbackWillie Heston, quarterbackBoss Weeks, and tackleBruce Shorts.[18][19] Another strong team from the West wasWisconsin which compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 316 to 0.[20] Yet, only one player from a western school, Snow of Michigan, was recognized as a first-team All-American in 1901.[1] Caspar Whitney named two Wisconsin players, tackleArt Curtis and halfback Al "Norsky" Larson, as second-team All-Americans.[3]
In addition to Camp and Whitney, other sports writers and publications selected All-America teams in 1901, though such lists have not been recognized as "official" All-America selections by the NCAA. The list below includes the All-America selections made by theNew York Post andThe Philadelphia Inquirer.[21][22] Only four players were unanimously selected by Camp, Whitney, theNew York Post, andThe Philadelphia Inquirer. They were Dave Campbell, Oliver Cutts, Charles Dudley Daly, and Robert Kernan.
^George Baldwin (April 1, 1971). "Meet the Morleys -- A fascinating family: N.M. son makes football hall of fame; dad brought Santa Fe rails to state".The Albuquerque Tribune.(available at newspaperarchive.com)
^"W. Ray Morley, Long Resident of State, Dies in California: Was Football Star, Cattleman, Banker and One of New Mexico's Most Picturesque Characters".Albuquerque Journal. May 30, 1932. p. 1.
^"All-American Teams of East Are Jokes: Critics Who Never Saw Western Teams Play to Name Best in Country -- Forget About Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois".The Mansfield News. December 8, 1910.
^Ross Tenney (December 31, 1922). "Much Dissatisfaction Over Camp's All-American Team: Football Dean Is Accused of Favoring East; Walter Camp Soundly Scored For 'Poorest Teams Ever Foisted Upon Public'".The Des Moines Capital.
^"1901 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. RetrievedNovember 21, 2007.
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