1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 9–2–1 (3–1 Western) |
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Captain | John Flynn |
Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 9–2–1 record (3–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out nine of their twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 335 to 34.[1] The Gophers' 102 points against Grinnell on November 1, was the largest point total to that date in the program's history and the first time a Minnesota team scored 100 or more points.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | Saint Paul Central High School* | T 0–0 | |||
September 22 | Minneapolis Central High* |
| W 28–0 | ||
September 27 | Carleton* |
| W 33–0 | ||
October 4 | Iowa State* |
| W 16–0 | ||
October 7 | Hamline* |
| W 59–0 | ||
October 11 | Beloit* |
| W 29–0 | ||
October 18 | Nebraska* |
| L 0–6 | 7,000 | |
October 25 | at Iowa | W 34–0 | 3,000 | ||
November 1 | Grinnell* |
| W 102–0 | ||
November 8 | Illinois |
| W 17–5 | 8,000 | |
November 15 | Wisconsin |
| W 11–0 | 1,500 | |
November 27 | 1:15 p.m. | at Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) | L 6–23 | 9,000–12,000 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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