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| 2 | 1901 Western Conference football season - Results and team statistics |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 4 | 1 (tie) | Michigan | Fielding H. Yost | 11–0 | 4–0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1 (tie) | Wisconsin | Philip King | 9–0 | 2–0 | 35.2 | 0.6 |
| 6 | 3 | Minnesota | Henry L. Williams | 9-1-1 | 3-1 | 16.6 | 1.6 |
| 7 | 4 | Illinois | Justa Lindgren | 8–2 | 4–2 | 24.3 | 3.9 |
| 8 | 5 | Northwestern | Charles Hollister | 8–2–1 | 3–2 | 14.6 | 7.0 |
| 9 | 6 | Indiana | James H. Horne | 6–3 | 1–2 | 23.8 | 9.7 |
| 10 | 7 | Purdue | D. M. Balliet | 4–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 15.3 | 7.3 |
| 11 | 8 | Chicago | Amos A. Stagg | 8–6–2 | 0–4–1 | 10.9 | 8.2 |
| 12 | 9 | Iowa | Alden Knipe | 6–3 | 0–3 | 9.4 | 12.8 |

Question: How did Wisconsin win the 1901 Western Conference championship?
Answer: Wisconsin, under head coach Philip King, tied with Michigan for the conference title.