The 1901 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with NCAA-designated "major selectors" retroactively selecting Michigan and Harvard as national champions.

[1][a][b] The NCAA records book also erroneously lists Yale as Parke H. Davis's selection.

The very first collegiate football bowl game was played following the 1901 season.

Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game" what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902, in Pasadena, California.

The consensus All-America team included: This college football 1901 season article is a stub.