1902 college football season

American college football season August 2023 1902 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team.jpg 250 Michigan team picture. 72 September 13 to November 29 MichiganYale Not awarded until 1935 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.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009FBS.pdf Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book 76–77 The National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2009 Indianapolis, IN 2009-10-16 Conference and program changes Conference changes One conference began play in 1902: Ohio Athletic Conference – now a Division III conference Membership changes School 1901 Conference 1902 Conference Centre College merged with Central University Colonels Independent SIAA Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsIndependentSIAASouthwestern Louisiana Industrial footballProgram Established Independent Conference standings Major conference standings Independents Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Alma 4–1 Ohio Athletic Conference Case 5–0 Minor conference standings Awards and honors All-Americans 1902 College Football All-America Team The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBFoster RockwellSo.VermontYale HBGeorge B. ChadwickSr.Brooklyn, New YorkYale HBThomas A. BarrySr.Brockton, MassachusettsBrownFBBlondy GraydonSr.Cincinnati, OhioHarvardETom Shevlin5'10"195Fr.Minneapolis, MinnesotaYale TRalph KinneyJr.Yale TJames Hogan5'10"210So.County Tipperary, IrelandYale GEdgar GlassSr.Syracuse, New YorkYale GJohn DeWitt6'1"198Jr.Phillipsburg, New Jersey PrincetonCHenry HoltSr.Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New YorkYaleCRobert BoyersSr.Bellaire, OhioArmyGBill Warner6'4"210Sr.Springville, New YorkCornellTPaul Bunker5'11"186Sr.Alpena, MichiganArmyEEdward BowditchJr.Albany, New YorkHarvard 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