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1902 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainBill Warner
Home stadiumPercy Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ursinus   –   9 – 0 – 0
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
Amherst   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   5 – 3 – 2
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   6 – 4 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   3 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   4 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 6 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   5 – 6 – 1
New Hampshire   –   2 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 5 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 6 – 1
Fordham   –   2 – 4 – 1
Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drexel   –   1 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1902 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1902 college football season. In their second season under head coach Raymond Starbuck, the Big Red compiled an 8–3 record, shut out 7 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 324 to 38.[1] Guard Bill Warner was selected by Caspar Whitney as a first-team player, and by Walter Camp as a second-team player, on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[2][3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Colgate
W 5–0[5]
October 1 Rochester
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 31–0
October 4 Union (NY)
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 42–0
October 8 Hobart
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 57–0
October 11 Williams
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 37–6
October 18 Carlisle
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 6–10[6][7]
October 25 Oberlin
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 57–0
November 1at Princeton
L 0–10
November 8 Washington & Jefferson
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 50–0[8][9]
November 15 Lafayette
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 28–0
November 27at Penn
L 11–12

References

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  1. ^ "1902 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Michael MacCambridge, Dan Jenkins (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present. p. 1145.
  3. ^ "All-America Team and Review of Season of 1902". Spalding's Football Guide: 31. 1903. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  4. ^ Caspar Whitney (January 1903). "The Viewpoint" (PDF). Outing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cornell, 5; Colgate, 0". The New York Times. September 28, 1902. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cornell Vs. Carlisle". The Cornell Daily Sun. Ithaca, New York. October 18, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Surprises On The Gridiron—Carlisle Indians Catch Cornell Napping Wins The Game". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Cornell Game Is Doubtful". The Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 8, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "A Sad Day For W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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