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1902 Yale Bulldogs football team
| 1902 Yale Bulldogs football |
|---|
| Independent |
| 11–0–1 |
| Joseph R. Swan (1st season) |
| George B. Chadwick |
| Yale Field |
The 1902 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The team finished with an 11–0–1 record, shut out eight of twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 286 to 22. Joseph R. Swan was the head coach, and George B. Chadwick was the team captain.
Yale was selected as the 1902 champion in the 1903 edition of the World Almanac.
In the absence of any recognized Intercollegiate Football Association the championship cannot always be unerringly fixed; but in 1902 there is no difficulty in allotting the honor to Yale, inasmuch as she won every one of her games.
In 1933 Yale was retroactively named as the national co-champion, along with Michigan, by NCAA-designated "major selector" Parke H. Davis.
Seven Yale players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1902 All-America team. The team's consensus All-Americans were: quarterback Foster Rockwell; halfback George B. Chadwick; end Tom Shevlin; center Henry Holt; guard Edward Glass; and tackles Ralph Kinney and James Hogan.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Trinity (CT) | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 40–0 | ||
| October 1 | Tufts | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 34–6 | ||
| October 4 | Amherst | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 23–0 | ||
| October 8 | Wesleyan | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 35–0 | ||
| October 11 | at Brown | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 10–0 | ||
| October 15 | Vermont | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 32–0 | ||
| October 18 | Penn State | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 11–0 | ||
| October 25 | Syracuse | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 24–0 | ||
| November 1 | at Army | The PlainWest Point, NY | T 6–6 | ||
| November 8 | Bucknell | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | W 36–5 | 6,000 | |
| November 15 | at Princeton | University FieldPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | W 12–5 | 20,000 | |
| November 22 | Harvard | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT (rivalry) | W 23–0 | 30,000 |
- Arthur W. Allen, HB
- Harold S. Batchelder, G
- Harry E. Benham
- Martin H. Bergen
- Lebbeus F. Bissell, T
- Morgan H. Bowman, FB
- George B. Chadwick, HB
- Ralston R. Coffin, E
- Malcolm Farmer, HB
- Edgar Glass, G
- George A. Goss, G
- Chauncey J. Hamlin, T
- Morin S. Hare, E
- Hinkle, HB
- James Hogan, T
- Henry Holt, C
- Ralph Kinney, G
- McClintock, FB
- Harold G. Metcalf, QB
- John A. Moorhead, E
- Chester T. Neal, E
- James C. Preston, HB
- Charles D. Rafferty, E
- Foster Rockwell, QB
- Carleton Shaw, HB
- Tom Shevlin, T
- Willard B. Soper, HB
- S. Oakley Van der Poel, FB
- S. Dwight Ward, HB
- Frederick W. Wilhelmi, E
- Burnside Winslow, QB
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