1902 Case football team

The 1902 Case football team represented the Case School of Applied Science in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University, during the 1902 college football season. The team's coach was Joseph Wentworth.[1] Case won its first ever conference title and first Ohio Athletic Conference title.

1902 Case football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1902 record6–3 (5–0 OAC)
Head coachJoseph Wentworth (1st season)
1902 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Case $ 5 0 0  6 3 0
Ohio State 2 1 0  6 2 2
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 0  7 3 0
Oberlin 1 2 0  4 4 0
Kenyon 1 3 0  2 4 2
Western Reserve 0 3 0  3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Coach Wentworth was the highest paid football coach in the nation when hired in 1902 at $3,000.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 4at Michigan*L 6–48
October 11Ohio Medical*Cleveland, OHL 0–15
October 18KenyonCleveland, OHW 25–0
October 25at Purdue*L 0–5
November 1at OberlinOberlin, OHW 16–0
November 8at Ohio StateW 23–12
November 15Ohio WesleyanCleveland, OHW 17–6
November 22Heidelberg*Cleveland, OHW 40–0
November 27vs. Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 20–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. http://athletics.case.edu/sports/spartan_club/bios/wentworth_joe
  2. Cramer, C. H. (1976). Case Western Reserve: A History of the University 1826-1976. The World Publishing Company. p. 172.
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