1901 Stetson Hatters football team explained

Year:1901
Team:Stetson Hatters
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:1–0
Head Coach:Seaton Fleming
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Thomas P. Conpropst
Champion:State champion
Prev Year:none

The 1901 Stetson Hatters football team represented the private Stetson College in the sport of American football during the 1901 college football season. The team's captain was Thomas P. Conpropst.[1]

The team played the first intercollegiate football game in the state of Florida against the Florida Agricultural College in Jacksonville as part of the State Fair.[2] [3] Stetson won 6–0, after a sure FAC score was obstructed by a tree stump.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Athletics. The Stetson Collegiate. 12. December 1901. 9.
  2. Book: JONES, JAMES P.. F. S. U. ONE TIME A HISTORY OF SEMINOLE FOOTBALL. 1973-01-01. en.
  3. Web site: Florida Power:The Early Years. August 17, 1999.
  4. Web site: A History of Stetson Football . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125820/http://www.gohatters.com/pdf8/748668.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=14600 . 2016-03-04 .