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1902 Notre Dame

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by James Faragher.

Notre Dame, 1902
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1902, game by game: won vs. Michigan State 33–0; won vs. Lake Forest 28–0; lost at Michigan 0–23; won at Indiana 11–5; won at Ohio Medical 6–5; lost at Knox 5–12; won vs. American Medical 92–0; won vs. DePauw 22–0; tied at Purdue 6–6+92−23Won 33–0 vs. Michigan State+33Michigan StateWon 28–0 vs. Lake Forest+28Lake ForestLost 0–23 at Michigan-23MichiganWon 11–5 at Indiana+6IndianaWon 6–5 at Ohio Medical+1Ohio MedicalLost 5–12 at Knox-7KnoxWon 92–0 vs. American Medical+92American MedicalWon 22–0 vs. DePauw+22DePauwTied 6–6 at Purdue0Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMichigan StateW 33–⁠097%
Oct 11vsLake ForestW 28–⁠088%
Oct 18atMichiganL 0–⁠2326%
Oct 25atIndianaW 11–⁠548%
Nov 1atOhio MedicalW 6–⁠586%
Nov 8atKnoxL 5–⁠1259%
Nov 15vsAmerican MedicalW 92–⁠090%
Nov 22vsDePauwW 22–⁠092%
Nov 27atPurdueT 6–⁠648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Purdue 6–⁠6.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 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
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
203–⁠51
Coach
James Faragher
Elo
1543 +2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.4 No. 32 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Louis J. Salmon