1902 Army Cadets football team

1902 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1902 record 6–1–1
Head coach Dennis E. Nolan (1st year)
Home stadium The Plain

The 1902 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1902 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Dennis E. Nolan, the Cadets compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out five of their eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 180 to 28.[1] The team's only loss was by a 14 to 6 score against Harvard. The Cadets also defeated Syracuse by a 46 to 0 score and tied with an undefeated Yale team that has been recognized as a national co-champion. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 22 to 8 score.[2]

Two members of the 1902 Army team have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: quarterback Charles Dudley Daly and tackle Paul Bunker. In addition, five members of the squad were honored by one or both of Walter Camp (WC) and Caspar Whitney (CW) on the 1902 College Football All-America Team. They are: Bunker (WC-1, CW-1); Daly (WC-3); center Robert Boyers (WC-2, CW-1); tackle Edward Farnsworth (CW-2); and fullback Henry Torney (WC-3).[3][4][5]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 4 Tufts The PlainWest Point, NY W 5–0    
October 11 Dickinson The Plain • West Point, NY W 11–0    
October 18 Harvard The Plain • West Point, NY L 6–14    
October 25 Williams The Plain • West Point, NY W 28–0    
November 1 Yale The Plain • West Point, NY T 6–6    
November 8 Union (NY) The Plain • West Point, NY W 56–0    
November 15 Syracuse The Plain • West Point, NY W 46–0    
November 29 vs. Navy Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) W 22–8    
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1902 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. Michael MacCambridge, Dan Jenkins (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present. p. 1145.
  4. "All-America Team and Review of Season of 1902". Spalding's Football Guide: 31. 1903. Retrieved March 8, 2015 via Google books.
  5. Caspar Whitney (January 1903). "The Viewpoint" (PDF). Outing.
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