1902 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1902 Army Cadets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–1–1
Head coach|

* Dennis E. Nolan (1st season)

Captain| Robert Boyers
Home stadium| The Plain

Seasons

<- 1901

1903 ->

1902 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Ursinus |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
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
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Springfield Training School |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
Western U. of Penn. |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 1
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Dickinson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Pittsburgh College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0

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. 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.[1]

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).[2][3][4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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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| [5]
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

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* HB Paul Bunker

## References

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1. ^ "1902 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. ^ Michael MacCambridge, Dan Jenkins (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present. p. 1145.
3. ^ "All-America Team and Review of Season of 1902". Spalding's Football Guide: 31. 1903. Retrieved March 8, 2015 - via Google books.
4. ^ Caspar Whitney (January 1903). "The Viewpoint" (PDF). Outing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
5. ^ "Yale and West Point Tie: Six to Six Is the Score After Hard Battle -- Weight of New-Haven Team Balked By Soldiers' Line". New York Tribune. November 2, 1902. p. 28 - via Newspapers.com.

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Army Black Knights football

Venues|

* The Plain (1890–1923)
* Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Army Mules
* Black Death Award
* "On, Brave Old Army Team"
* "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
* 1946 "Game of the Century"
* West Point
* Salute
* Touchdown, Army
* Code Breakers

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