1902 Notre Dame football team

The 1902 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1902 college football season. In its first season with James Farragher as coach, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 203 to 51. Against Indiana, Notre Dame became the first team to defeat the Hoosiers on Jordan Field, a 17-game stretch that started with the field's renaming in 1898.^[2] Indiana's full home win streak extended to 23 games.

1902 Notre Dame football
Indiana co-champion^[1]
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	James Farragher (1st season)
Captain	Louis J. Salmon
Home stadium	Cartier 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Michigan Agricultural	Cartier Field South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 33–0		^[3]
October 11	Lake Forest	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 28–0		^[4]
October 18	vs. Michigan	Armory Park Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 0–23		^[5]
October 25	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 11–5		^[6]
November 1	at Ohio Medical	Columbus, OH	W 6–5		^[7]
November 8	vs. Knox	Rock Island, IL	L 5–12		^[8]
November 15	American Medical	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 92–0		^[9]
November 22	at DePauw	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	W 22–0		^[10]
November 27	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry, Indiana State Championship)	T 6–6	4,000	^[11]

References

1. "Notre Dame Is Tied". The South Bend Tribune. 1902-11-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
2. "Close Race For Victory". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-10-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
3. "Wins With Ease". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-09-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
4. "Notre Dame The Victor". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-10-12. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
5. "Surprise For Michigan". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-10-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
6. "Close Race For Victory". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-10-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
7. "Notre Dame, 6; Ohio Medics, 5". Chicago Tribune. 1902-11-02. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
8. "Notre Dame Beaten by Knox". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-11-09. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
9. "Scores Of Football Games". The Indianapolis Journal. 1902-11-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
10. "Notre Dame, 22; De Pauw, 0". The Inter Ocean. 1902-11-23. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
11. "Notre Dame Is Tied". The South Bend Tribune. 1902-11-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-23.