1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Conference	Independent
1902 record	10–0
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (3rd season)
Home stadium	Antelope Field

The 1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1902 college football season. The team was coached by Walter C. "Bummy" Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Before the season

Coach Booth entered his third season hoping to improve upon the 6-2 record of the previous year. The roster shrunk somewhat over previous years and was now down to just 19 players.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20*	Lincoln High	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 27–0	-
September 27	Doane	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 51–0	-
October 4	at Colorado	Boulder, Colorado	W 10–0	-
October 11	Grinnell	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 17–0	-
October 18	Minnesota	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 6–0	-
October 25	vs. Missouri	Saint Joseph, Missouri	W 12–0	2,000
November 1	Haskell	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 28–0	6,000
November 8	Kansas	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 16–0	-
November 15	Knox	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7–0	-
November 27	Northwestern	Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12–0	-
*Exhibition Game.

Roster

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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

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
Walter C. "Bummy" Booth	Head Coach	1900	1900–1905	Princeton
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	1890–1922
Lew Palmer	Assistant Coach	1902	1902	Princeton
Charles Engel	Manager	1902	1902	Nebraska
John Westover	Assistant Manager	1904	1901–1905	Nebraska

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Game summaries

Lincoln High

Lincoln High at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Lincoln High			0
• Nebraska			27

Date: 1902-09-20
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

The Lincoln high schoolers continued their exercise in futility in hoping to knock off the university squad in the annual preseason exhibition game, losing for the 5th time in five games. ^[6]

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

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

Date: 1902-09-27
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

Doane's latest attempt to best the Cornhuskers fell completely apart as Nebraska scored seemingly at will against the overpowered Doane squad, and extended their series lead to 8-2. ^[6]^[7]

Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado

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

Date: 1902-10-04
Location: Boulder, Colorado

Nebraska traveled again to Boulder, to meet Colorado for the second time. One Cornhusker score in each half, combined with a stiff defensive effort to secure Nebraska's third straight shutout, secured the victory and put Nebraska out to a 2-0 series lead.^[6]^[7]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska

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

Date: 1902-10-11
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
Game weather: Rain

Nebraska's star halfback was out with an injury, but neither the loss of his efforts nor the driving rain prevented the Cornhuskers from posting yet another shutout victory, allowing Nebraska to take over the series lead 3-2. ^[6]^[7]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska

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

Date: 1902-10-18
Location: Northrop Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nebraska traveled to Minneapolis to face the feared powerhouse Minnesota team for the third time, hoping to finally come away with a win and avenge the two losses recorded against them so far. The hard fought game remained scoreless until the final minutes, when the Cornhuskers managed the only points of the day on a touchdown. This was the first of Minnesota's only two losses of the season, and extremely remarkable considering that Minnesota would finish the 1902 season by outscoring its opponents 335-34, including eight shutout victories. ^[6]^[7]

Missouri

Nebraska vs. Missouri

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

Date: 1902-10-25
Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri
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.^[6]^[7]

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

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

Date: 1902-11-01
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 6,000

The Haskell Indians never really had a plausible chance to make a game of it, as Nebraska dominated the contest from beginning to end in yet another shutout victory, extending their series over Haskell to 2-0. ^[6]^[7]

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Kansas			0
• Nebraska			16

Date: 1902-11-08
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

One of Nebraska's touchdown came on a trick placekick that was instead run in for a touchdown. Nebraska's shutout streak was now eight games in a row, and the Cornhuskers pulled ahead in the series for the first time, 6-5. ^[6]^[7]

Knox

Knox at Nebraska

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

Date: 1902-11-15
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska hosted Knox for the first game between the teams, and the highlight of the event was the defensive efforts of both teams. Although Knox kept Nebraska to just 7 points in the first half before closing them down, the Cornhuskers once again prevented the opponent from scoring at all. Knox came close, however, before turning over the ball on downs just inches from the end zone. ^[6]^[7]

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Northwestern			0
• Nebraska			12

Date: 1902-11-27
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska met Northwestern for the first time, hosting another Illinois team in Lincoln for the second week in a row. The penalty-ridden game was an emotional battle, with Northwestern reporting rough treatment on the field by the Cornhuskers. Despite seven holding penalties against Nebraska, each of which required turning over the ball according to the rules of the time, the Cornhuskers still held Northwestern scoreless for its tenth straight shutout win to close out the season with a perfect record. ^[6]^[7]

After the season

Nebraska wrapped up coach Booth's third season with an unprecedented full slate of shutout victories, including the exhibition game at the beginning of the season, scoring 186 points while keeping all opponents off the scoreboard. Nebraska's hopes to be considered the Western Champion were dashed when Michigan was instead selected, following their 23-6 win over Minnesota, which was Minnesota's only season defeat except for their earlier loss to Nebraska.

Being an independent seemed to work against Nebraska's title consideration, as the other contenders were members of the Big Nine Conference. Nebraska applied to the Big Nine following the season, but the application was denied.

Coach Booth's record at Nebraska improved to 21-3-1 (.860), and the program's overall record improved to 62-28-5 (.679).

References

↑ "Football - 1902 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "Nebraska Football 1902 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "118 Years of Cornhusker Football" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
↑ "1904 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1902 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

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