1902 college football season

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]

1902 college football season
Michigan team picture.
Champion(s)Michigan
Yale
football seasons

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

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

Conference standings

Major conference standings
1902 Colorado Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Colorado $ 4 –0 –0  5 –1 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –1 –1  4 –1 –2
Colorado College 2 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
Denver 1 –3 –0  3 –4 –1
Colorado Agricultural 0 –3 –1  1 –3 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Clemson $ 5 –0 –0  6 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
LSU + 5 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Texas 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Sewanee 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Nashville 2 –2 –0  2 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –1  2 –4 –1
Alabama 2 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
Cumberland (TN) 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Furman 0 –2 –1  4 –3 –4
Kentucky State 0 –2 –0  4 –6 –1
Tulane 0 –3 –2  1 –4 –2
Mississippi A&M 0 –4 –1  1 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 0 –4 –2  0 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • + LSU claims a co-championship[2]
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan $ 5 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Chicago 5 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
Illinois 4 –2 –0  10 –2 –1
Purdue 2 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Wisconsin 1 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 0 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Northwestern 0 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Indiana 0 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Major independents
1902 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale   –    11 –0 –1
Geneva   –    7 –0 –0
Harvard   –    11 –1 –0
Princeton   –    8 –1 –0
Army   –    6 –1 –1
Frankin & Marshall   –    7 –2 –0
Dartmouth   –    6 –2 –1
Holy Cross   –    6 –2 –1
Syracuse   –    6 –2 –1
Carlisle   –    8 –3 –0
Cornell   –    8 –3 –0
Lafayette   –    8 –3 –0
NYU   –    8 –3 –0
Amherst   –    7 –3 –0
Penn State   –    7 –3 –0
Penn   –    9 –4 –0
Lehigh   –    7 –3 –1
Colgate   –    5 –3 –1
Columbia   –    6 –4 –1
Villanova   –    4 –3 –0
Brown   –    5 –4 –1
Western U. of Penn.   –    5 –6 –1
New Hampshire   –    2 –3 –1
Tufts   –    4 –6 –1
Fordham   –    2 –4 –1
Wesleyan   –    3 –6 –1
Rutgers   –    3 –7 –0
Navy   –    2 –7 –1
Temple   –    1 –4 –1
Duquesne   –    1 –6 –0
Boston College   –    0 –8 –0
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Dakota   –    10 –0 –0
Nebraska   –    9 –0 –0
North Dakota Agricultural   –    4 –0 –0
Ohio Medical   –    9 –1 –0
Marquette   –    6 –1 –1
Knox   –    9 –2 –0
Haskell   –    8 –2 –1
Notre Dame   –    6 –2 –1
Drake   –    5 –2 –1
Mount Union   –    6 –3 –0
Iowa State   –    6 –3 –1
Cincinnati   –    4 –2 –2
Missouri   –    5 –3 –0
Kansas   –    6 –4 –0
Fairmount   –    4 –3 –1
Detroit College   –    3 –3 –0
Lake Forest   –    4 –4 –1
Michigan Agricultural   –    4 –5 –0
Wittenberg   –    3 –4 –2
Washburn   –    3 –4 –0
Doane   –    2 –3 –0
Heidelberg   –    3 –5 –1
Wabash   –    2 –4 –2
Buchtel   –    2 –5 –0
Washington University   –    2 –6 –1
Butler   –    1 –3 –0
Kansas State   –    2 –6 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    1 –5 –1
Ohio   –    0 –5 –1
1902 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&M   –    7 –0 –2
Oklahoma A&M   –    1 –0 –0
Spring Hill   –    1 –0 –0
Virginia   –    8 –1 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –1 –0
North Carolina   –    5 –1 –3
Georgetown   –    7 –3 –0
Arkansas   –    6 –3 –0
Oklahoma   –    6 –3 –0
Florida State   –    2 –1 –0
Stetson   –    2 –1 –1
West Virginia   –    7 –4 –0
VPI   –    3 –2 –1
Davidson   –    4 –4 –1
VMI   –    3 –3 –1
Richmond   –    3 –3 –0
William & Mary   –    1 –1 –1
East Florida Seminary   –    1 –1 –0
Baylor   –    3 –4 –2
North Carolina A&M   –    3 –4 –2
Maryland   –    3 –5 –2
Davidson   –    3 –5 –1
Delaware   –    3 –5 –1
Florida Agricultural   –    1 –2 –1
Navy   –    2 –7 –1
TCU   –    0 –5 –1
Central Oklahoma   –    0 –1 –0
Kendall   –    0 –1 –0
1902 Far West college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
California   –    8 –0 –0
Arizona   –    5 –0 –0
Wyoming   –    1 –0 –0
Montana Agricultural   –    4 –0 –1
Stanford   –    6 –1 –0
Washington   –    5 –1 –0
Oregon Agricultural   –    4 –1 –1
Utah   –    5 –2 –1
Tempe Normal   –    2 –1 –0
Oregon   –    3 –1 –3
USC   –    2 –3 –0
Washington Agricultural   –    2 –3 –0
Nevada State   –    1 –2 –0
New Mexico A&M   –    0 –1 –2
Montana   –    0 –2 –0
Utah Agricultural   –    0 –4 –0

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

Minor conference standings
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

Minor independents
Florida
Team
East Florida Seminary
Florida Agricultural College
Florida State College
Stetson Hatters

Awards and honors

All-Americans
Main article: 1902 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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

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

References
  1. Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2009. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  2. "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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