1901 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming  100
California  901
Arizona  410
Washington Agricultural  410
Utah  310
Montana Agricultural  210
New Mexico A&M  210
Utah Agricultural  320
Stanford  322
Idaho  321
Washington  330
Nevada State  330
Oregon  341
Montana  230
Oregon Agricultural  120
New Mexico  031
USC  020

The 1901 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach Allen Steckle, the team compiled a 3–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13Chico State
W 47–0
October 19Reliance Athletic Club
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 11–0[1]
October 30at CaliforniaBerkeley, CAL 0–12[2]
November 2at StanfordStanford, CAL 0–12[3]
November 26Olympic Club
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
L 0–5[4]
November 28at Utah
W 6–24,000–5,000[5]

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References

  1. "Nevada Defeats Reliance". Daily Nevada State Journal. October 20, 1901. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "California Defeats Nevada's Plucky Football Team in a Snappy Game on the Berkeley Campus". The San Francisco Call. October 31, 1901. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Stanford Wins From Nevada". San Francisco Chronicle. November 3, 1901. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Olympic Athletic Club Football Team Defeats Nevada in a Hard-Fought Game on Sagebrush State Gridiron". The San Francisco Call. November 21, 1901. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nevada's Young Giants Won a Hard Battle". The Salt Lake Herald. November 29, 1901. pp. 1, 3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2024 Nevada Football Record Book" (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2025.