1902 Missouri Tigers football team

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1902 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainThomas M. Ellis
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
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

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11SimpsonW 11–6
October 183:00 p.m.vs. HaskellL 0–40[3][4]
October 254:00 p.m.vs. Nebraska
L 0–122,000[5][6]
November 1Washburn
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 28–0
November 83:00 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 27–0[7][8]
November 12Oklahoma
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 22–5[9]
November 20at IowaW 6–0[10]
November 272:30 p.m.vs. Kansas
  • Sportsman's Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 5–1710,000[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1902 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Haskell's Easy Victory". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Nebraska 12, Missouri 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 26, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Missouri Beats Hawkeyes". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 21, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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.