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1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–2–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Flynn
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Saint Paul Central High School*T 0–0
September 22Minneapolis Central High*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–0
September 27Carleton*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 33–0
October 4Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 16–0
October 7Hamline*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 59–0
October 11Beloit*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 29–0
October 18Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 0–67,000
October 25at IowaW 34–03,000
November 1Grinnell*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 102–0
November 8Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 17–58,000
November 15Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 11–01,500
November 271:15 p.m.at MichiganAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry)L 6–239,000–12,000

References

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  1. ^ "1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.