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1902 Indiana

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by James Horne.

Indiana, 1902
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1902, game by game: won vs. Wabash 34–0; lost at Michigan 0–60; won vs. DePauw 16–5; lost vs. Notre Dame 5–11; lost at Illinois 0–47; lost at Chicago 0–39; lost at Purdue 0–39; won vs. Vincennes 33–0; tied at Ohio State 6–6+34−60Won 34–0 vs. Wabash+34WabashLost 0–60 at Michigan-60MichiganWon 16–5 vs. DePauw+11DePauwLost 5–11 vs. Notre Dame-6Notre DameLost 0–47 at Illinois-47IllinoisLost 0–39 at Chicago-39ChicagoLost 0–39 at Purdue-39PurdueWon 33–0 vs. Vincennes+33VincennesTied 6–6 at Ohio State0Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsWabashW 34–⁠091%
Oct 11atMichiganL 0–⁠6024%
Oct 18vsDePauwW 16–⁠590%
Oct 25vsNotre DameL 5–⁠1152%
Nov 1atIllinoisL 0–⁠4729%
Nov 8atChicagoL 0–⁠3925%
Nov 15atPurdueL 0–⁠3938%
Nov 22vsVincennesW 33–⁠083%
Nov 27atOhio StateT 6–⁠638%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Ohio State 6–⁠6; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1902.

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
94–⁠207
Coach
James Horne
Elo
1424 −80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.9 No. 60 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walter Railsback

1902 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠011–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠114–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠210–⁠2–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠36–⁠3
Iowa0–⁠35–⁠4
Northwestern0–⁠46–⁠6
Indiana0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.