1902 college football season

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The 1902 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan and Yale as having been selected national champions.[1]

Total No. of teams72
RegularseasonSeptember 13 to November 29
Champion(s)Michigan
Yale
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1902 college football season
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Total No. of teams72
Regular seasonSeptember 13 to November 29
Champion(s)Michigan
Yale
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Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

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School1901 Conference1902 Conference
Centre College merged with Central University ColonelsIndependentSIAA
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsIndependentSIAA
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial footballProgram EstablishedIndependent
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Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1902 Colorado Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $4–0–05–1–0
Colorado Mines2–1–14–1–2
Colorado College2–2–03–4–0
Denver1–3–03–4–1
Colorado Agricultural0–3–11–3–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1902 Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington $4–0–05–1–0
Oregon1–0–13–1–3
Washington State2–1–02–3–0
Oregon Agricultural0–1–14–1–1
Whitman1–3–02–4–0
Idaho0–3–01–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $5–0–06–1–0
Vanderbilt6–1–08–1–0
LSU +5–1–06–1–0
Texas4–1–06–3–1
Sewanee4–2–06–2–0
Tennessee4–2–06–2–0
Georgia3–2–14–2–1
Ole Miss3–3–04–3–0
Nashville2–2–02–4–0
Auburn2–4–12–4–1
Alabama2–4–04–4–0
Cumberland (TN)1–4–03–5–0
Tulane0–3–21–4–2
Furman0–2–14–3–4
Georgia Tech0–4–20–6–2
Mississippi A&M0–4–11–4–1
Kentucky State0–2–04–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • + LSU claims a co-championship[2]
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Michigan $5–0–011–0–0
Chicago5–1–011–1–0
Minnesota3–1–09–2–1
Illinois4–2–010–2–1
Purdue2–2–07–2–1
Wisconsin1–3–06–3–0
Iowa0–3–05–4–0
Northwestern0–4–06–6–0
Indiana0–4–03–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Independents

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1902 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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Ursinus â€“ 9–0–0
Yale â€“ 11–0–1
Geneva â€“ 7–0–0
Harvard â€“ 11–1–0
Princeton â€“ 8–1–0
Army â€“ 6–1–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 7–2–0
Dartmouth â€“ 6–2–1
Holy Cross â€“ 6–2–1
Syracuse â€“ 6–2–1
Carlisle â€“ 8–3–0
Cornell â€“ 8–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 8–3–0
Amherst â€“ 7–3–0
Penn State â€“ 7–3–0
Penn â€“ 9–4–0
Lehigh â€“ 7–3–1
Vermont â€“ 5–3–2
Colgate â€“ 5–3–1
NYU â€“ 5–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 6–4–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–4–0
Columbia â€“ 6–4–1
Springfield Training School â€“ 3–2–1
Villanova â€“ 4–3–0
Brown â€“ 5–4–1
Swarthmore â€“ 6–6–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 5–6–1
New Hampshire â€“ 2–3–1
Buffalo â€“ 3–5–1
Tufts â€“ 4–6–1
Dickinson â€“ 4–6–0
Fordham â€“ 2–4–1
Wesleyan â€“ 3–6–1
Rutgers â€“ 3–7–0
Navy â€“ 2–7–1
Drexel â€“ 1–4–1
Temple â€“ 1–4–1
Pittsburgh College â€“ 1–6–0
Boston College â€“ 0–8–0
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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Nebraska â€“ 9–0–0
South Dakota â€“ 9–0–0
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 4–0–0
Central Michigan â€“ 4–0–0
Ohio Medical â€“ 9–1–0
Marquette â€“ 6–1–1
Knox â€“ 9–2–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 5–1–1
Haskell â€“ 8–2–1
Notre Dame â€“ 6–2–1
Drake â€“ 5–2–1
Lincoln (MO) â€“ 2–1–0
Mount Union â€“ 6–3–0
Iowa State â€“ 6–3–1
Carthage â€“ 2–1–1
Cincinnati â€“ 4–2–2
Missouri â€“ 5–3–0
Miami (OH) â€“ 5–3–1
Kansas â€“ 6–4–0
South Dakota Agricultural â€“ 3–2–0
Fairmount â€“ 4–3–1
Detroit College â€“ 3–3–0
Lake Forest â€“ 4–4–1
Lincoln (MO) â€“ 1–1–0
Western Illinois â€“ 2–2–0
Wittenberg â€“ 3–4–2
Washburn â€“ 3–4–0
Doane â€“ 2–3–0
Heidelberg â€“ 3–5–1
Wabash â€“ 2–4–2
Buchtel â€“ 2–5–0
Washington University â€“ 2–6–1
Butler â€“ 1–3–0
Kansas State â€“ 2–6–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 1–5–1
Iowa State Normal â€“ 1–6–1
Ohio â€“ 0–5–1
1902 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M â€“ 1–0–0
Spring Hill â€“ 1–0–0
Texas A&M â€“ 7–0–2
Marshall â€“ 5–0–2
Virginia â€“ 8–1–1
South Carolina â€“ 6–1–0
Kentucky University â€“ 7–2–0
Howard (AL) â€“ 3–1–0
North Carolina â€“ 5–1–3
Georgetown â€“ 7–3–0
Arkansas â€“ 6–3–0
Oklahoma â€“ 6–3–0
Florida State College â€“ 2–1–0
Stetson â€“ 2–1–1
West Virginia â€“ 7–4–0
VPI â€“ 3–2–1
Davidson â€“ 4–4–1
East Florida Seminary â€“ 1–1–0
Kendall â€“ 1–1–0
Louisiana Industrial â€“ 1–1–1
Richmond â€“ 3–3–0
VMI â€“ 3–3–1
William & Mary â€“ 1–1–1
Baylor â€“ 3–4–2
North Carolina A&M â€“ 3–4–2
Maryland â€“ 3–5–2
Delaware â€“ 3–5–1
Florida Agricultural â€“ 1–2–1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial â€“ 1–2–0
Columbian â€“ 1–3–0
Navy â€“ 2–7–1
TCU â€“ 0–5–1
Territorial Normal â€“ 0–1–0
Tusculum â€“ 0–1–0
1902 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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California â€“ 8–0–0
Arizona â€“ 5–0–0
Wyoming â€“ 1–0–0
Montana Agricultural â€“ 4–0–1
Stanford â€“ 6–1–0
Utah â€“ 5–2–1
Tempe Normal â€“ 2–1–0
USC â€“ 2–3–0
Idaho â€“ 1–3–1
Nevada State â€“ 1–2–0
New Mexico A&M â€“ 0–1–2
Utah Agricultural â€“ 0–5–1
Montana â€“ 0–2–0
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Minor conferences

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Conference Champion(s) Record
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Alma 4–1
Ohio Athletic Conference Case 5–0
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Minor conference standings

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1902 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Olivet +5–1–05–1–0
Alma +4–1–07–1–0
Albion4–3–04–6–0
Michigan Agricultural2–2–04–5–0
Hillsdale0–3–02–4–0
Kalamazoo0–5–03–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1902 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Case $5–0–06–3–0
Ohio State2–1–06–2–2
Ohio Wesleyan2–2–07–3–0
Oberlin1–2–04–4–0
Kenyon1–3–02–4–2
Western Reserve0–3–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1902 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Foster Rockwell So. Vermont Yale
HB George B. Chadwick Sr. Brooklyn, New York Yale
HB Thomas A. Barry Sr. Brockton, Massachusetts Brown
FB Blondy Graydon Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio Harvard
E Tom Shevlin 5'10" 195 Fr. Minneapolis, Minnesota Yale
T Ralph Kinney Jr. Yale
T James Hogan 5'10" 210 So. County Tipperary, Ireland Yale
G Edgar Glass Sr. Syracuse, New York Yale
G John DeWitt 6'1" 198 Jr. Phillipsburg, New Jersey Princeton
C Henry Holt Sr. Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New York Yale
C Robert Boyers Sr. Bellaire, Ohio Army
G Bill Warner 6'4" 210 Sr. Springville, New York Cornell
T Paul Bunker 5'11" 186 Sr. Alpena, Michigan Army
E Edward Bowditch Jr. Albany, New York Harvard
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Statistical leaders

  • Team scoring most points: Michigan, 644
  • Player scoring most points: Albert E. Herrnstein, Michigan, 130
  • Rushing leader: Willie Heston, Michigan, 487
  • Rushing avg leader: Willie Heston, 8.7
  • Rushing touchdowns leader: Al Herrnstein, 26

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