1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Western Conference
1902 record	9–2–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Northrop Field

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22		Saint Paul Central High School*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	T 0–0
September 22		Minneapolis Central High*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 28–0
September 27		Carleton*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 33–0
October 4		Iowa State*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 16–0
October 7		Hamline*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 59–0
October 11		Beloit*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 29–0
October 18		Nebraska*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 0–6	7,000
October 25		at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)	W 34–0	3,000
November 1		Grinnell*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 102–0
November 8		Illinois	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 17–5	8,000
November 15		Wisconsin	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)	W 11–0	1,5000
November 27	1:15 p.m.	at Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	L 6–23	9,000–12,000
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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