1902 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1902 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The team compiled a 5-3 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 99 to 80. Pat O'Dea was the head coach for the first and only season.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1902 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Pat O'Dea (1st season)
Captain	Thomas M. Ellis
Home stadium	Rollins Field
Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

1902 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					9	–	0	–	0
South Dakota			–					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
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					4	–	3	–	1
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois			–					2	–	2	–	0
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 11		Simpson	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	W 11–6
October 18	3:00 p.m.	vs. Haskell	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO	L 0–40		^[3]^[4]
October 25	4:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska	League Park St. Joseph, MO (rivalry)	L 0–12	2,000	^[5]^[6]
November 1		Washburn	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	W 28–0
November 8	3:00 p.m.	at Washington University	League Park St. Louis, MO	W 27–0		^[7]^[8]
November 12		Oklahoma	Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 22–5		^[9]
November 20		at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 6–0		^[10]
November 27	2:30 p.m.	vs. Kansas	Sportsman's Park Kansas City, MO (rivalry)	L 5–17	10,000	^[11]^[12]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "1902 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
2. (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
3. "Ready For The Big Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 18, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Haskell's Easy Victory". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "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  .
6. "Nebraska 12, Missouri 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 26, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Washington Meets Missouri To-day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Wray, J. E. (November 9, 1902). "Washington Hopelessly Outclassed By Weight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10, part two. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Missouri Defeated Oklahoma With Ease". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "Missouri Beats Hawkeyes". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 21, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Tigers Ready For Thanksgiving Game". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 27, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. "Kansas Won, 17 to 5: Ten Thousand Persons Witnessed the Defeat of the Tigers by the Jayhawkers". The Kansas City Times. November 28, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.