1902 Notre Dame football team

Summary

The 1902 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1902 college football season. In its first season with James Farragher as coach, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 203 to 51. Against Indiana, Notre Dame became the first team to defeat the Hoosiers on Jordan Field, a 17-game stretch that started with the field's renaming in 1898.[2] Indiana's full home win streak extended to 23 games.

1902 Notre Dame football
Indiana co-champion[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainLouis J. Salmon
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     9 0 0
South Dakota     9 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     4 0 0
Central Michigan     4 0 0
Ohio Medical     9 1 0
Marquette     6 1 1
Knox     9 2 0
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Notre Dame     6 2 1
Drake     5 2 1
Mount Union     6 3 0
Iowa State     6 3 1
Carthage     2 1 1
Cincinnati     4 2 2
Missouri     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     5 3 1
Kansas     6 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Fairmount     4 3 1
Detroit College     3 3 0
Lake Forest     4 4 1
Western Illinois     2 2 0
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
Iowa State Normal     1 6 1
Ohio     0 5 1

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Michigan AgriculturalW 33–0[3]
October 11Lake Forest
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 28–0[4]
October 18vs. MichiganL 0–23[5]
October 25at IndianaW 11–5[6]
November 1at Ohio MedicalColumbus, OHW 6–5[7]
November 8vs. KnoxRock Island, ILL 5–12[8]
November 15American Medical
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 92–0[9]
November 22DePauw
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 22–0[10]
November 27at Purdue
T 6–64,000[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Is Tied". The South Bend Tribune. November 28, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Close Race For Victory". The Indianapolis Journal. October 26, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wins With Ease". The Indianapolis Journal. September 28, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame The Victor". The Indianapolis Journal. October 12, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Surprise For Michigan". The Indianapolis Journal. October 19, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Close Race For Victory". The Indianapolis Journal. October 26, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame, 6; Ohio Medics, 5". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1902. p. 11. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame Beaten by Knox". The Indianapolis Journal. November 9, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Scores Of Football Games". The Indianapolis Journal. November 16, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame, 22; De Pauw, 0". The Inter Ocean. November 23, 1902. p. 51. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Notre Dame Is Tied". The South Bend Tribune. November 28, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2020.