1902 Army Cadets football team

The 1902 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1902 college football season. In their 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] Army's only loss was 14–6 to 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 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen 22–8.[2]

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

1902 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
NYU			–					8	–	3	–	0
Amherst			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	4	–	1
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Western U. of Penn.			–					5	–	6	–	1
New Hampshire			–					2	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	6	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	8	–	0

Two members of this team were 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 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	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4	Tufts	The Plain West 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 Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 22–8

Personnel

• HB Paul Bunker

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.