1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (3rd season)
Home stadium	Antelope Field
Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

1902 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
South Dakota		–		10	–	0	–	0
Nebraska		–		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
Fairmount		–		4	–	3	–	1
Detroit College		–		3	–	3	–	0
Lake Forest		–		4	–	4	–	1
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

The 1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 9–0, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Cornhuskers compiled a 9–0 record and shut out every opponent by a combined score of 164–0. The Cornhuskers 's hopes to be considered the western champion were dashed when 11–0 Michigan was selected instead selected following their season-ending 23–6 win over Minnesota (Nebraska defeated the Gophers 6–0). Believing Michigan's membership in the Western Conference elevated its title chances, Nebraska applied to the conference following the season, but the application was denied on account of Lincoln's distance from other schools in the conference. Nebraska ultimately joined the conference over 100 years later, in 2011.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Lincoln High School	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 27–0 (exhibition)
September 27		Doane	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 51–0
October 4		at Colorado	Gamble Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 10–0
October 11		Grinnell	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 17–0
October 18		Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 6–0	7,000
October 25	4:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri	League Park St. Joseph, MO (rivalry)	W 12–0	2,000	^[1]^[2]
November 1		Haskell	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 28–0	6,000
November 8		Kansas	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 16–0	2,000	^[3]
November 15		Knox	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 7–0
November 27		Northwestern	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 12–0	6,000	^[4]^[5]
All times are in Central time

^[6]

Coaching staff

Coach^[7]^[8]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Walter C. Booth	Head coach	1900	Princeton
Lew Palmer	Assistant coach	1902	Princeton
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska
Charles Engel	Manager	1902	Nebraska
John Westover	Assistant manager	1904	Nebraska

Roster

^[9]



Bell, Johnny HB Bender, Johnny HB Benedict, Maurice QB Borg, Charles C Briggs T Cortelyou, Spencer E Cotton, Charles RG Engelhart, William FB Follmer, Eugene E Hunter, Fred RG Mason, Cyrus LT Mickel, Oliver FB Ringer, John LG Shedd, Charlie E Symondynes HB Thorpe, Orley QB Tobin, John G Westover, John RT Wilson, Harry LT

Game summaries

Lincoln High

Lincoln High at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Lincoln High			0
• Nebraska			27

Date: September 20
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

For the fourth consecutive season, NU opened the year with an exhibition game against Lincoln High School.^[10]

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Doane	0	0	0
• Nebraska	22	29	51

Date: September 27
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

^[10]^[11]

At Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado

	1	2	Total
• Nebraska	5	5	10
Colorado	0	0	0

Date: October 4
Location: Boulder, CO

Nebraska met Colorado for the second time in Boulder. A touchdown in each half and a stiff defensive effort secured Nebraska's third straight shutout victory.^[10]^[11]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Grinnell	0	0	0
• Nebraska	12	5	17

Date: October 11
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Game weather: Rain

Nebraska was shorthanded due to injury, but the Cornhuskers posted another shutout victory on a rainy day in Lincoln.^[10]^[11]

Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

	1	2	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0
• Nebraska	0	6	6

Date: October 18
Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN

Nebraska traveled to Minneapolis to face the Gophers for a third time. The game remained scoreless until the final minutes, when the Cornhuskers scored a touchdown for what would be the only points of the day. Minnesota lost only one other game the rest of the season, outscoring its opponents 335–34.^[10]^[11]

Missouri

Nebraska vs. Missouri

	1	2	Total
• Nebraska	6	6	12
Missouri	0	0	0

Date: October 25
Location: St. Joseph, MO
Game attendance: 2,000

Meeting Missouri on new neutral ground, in St. Joseph for the first time, the Cornhuskers ended an early scoring attempt by Missouri at the Nebraska 7-yard line, and then shut down the Tigers for the rest of the day, while making two touchdowns of their own to extend the shutout streak to 6, and the series lead to 8-3.^[10]^[11]

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Haskell	0	0	0
• Nebraska	6	22	28

Date: November 1
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Game attendance: 6,000

^[10]^[11]

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Kansas			0
• Nebraska			16

Date: November 8
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska ran its shutout streak to seven consecutive games, thanks in part to a "trick placekick", that was instead run for a touchdown.^[10]^[11]

Knox

Knox at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Knox	0	0	0
• Nebraska	7	0	7

Date: November 15
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska hosted Knox in the first game between the teams, in what would become one of only two one-score game NU played all season. Knox held Nebraska to just seven points, but the Cornhuskers made a goal-line stand in the second half to record an eighth consecutive shutout.^[10]^[11]

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Northwestern			0
• Nebraska			12

Date: November 27
Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska met Northwestern in the first matchup between teams that would become division rivals over 100 years later when NU joined the Big Ten. Northwestern players complained of rough treatment from NU throughout the penalty-ridden game. Nebraska was penalized for seven holding penalties, each of which required turning over the ball according to the rules of the time, but held Northwestern scoreless for a ninth straight shutout win to end the season with a perfect record.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Missouri Tigers Fight Hard Against The Nebraska Cornhuskers". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. November 9, 1902. p. 10, part two. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nebraska 12, Missouri 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 26, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jayhawks Lose: Nebraska Adds Another Victory to the List". The Nebraska State Journal. November 9, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pace Too Fast: Northwestern Loses to the Men from Nebraska Score Twelve to Nothing". The Nebraska State Journal. November 28, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nebraska is Triumphant, The Independent Era, Thursday, Dec 4, 1902, : Page 2, Column 4
^ "1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
^ "1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
^ "Nebraska Football 1902 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "1902 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 13, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

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