1902 Syracuse

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Edwin Sweetland.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1902, game by game: won vs. Cortland State 21–0; won vs. Onondaga 34–0; won vs. Clarkson 47–0; won vs. Colgate 23–0; won vs. Amherst 15–0; lost at Yale 0–24; won vs. Williams 26–17; lost vs. Army 0–46; tied at Columbia 6–6+47−46Won 21–0 vs. Cortland State+21Cortland StateWon 34–0 vs. Onondaga+34OnondagaWon 47–0 vs. Clarkson+47ClarksonWon 23–0 vs. Colgate+23ColgateWon 15–0 vs. Amherst+15AmherstLost 0–24 at Yale-24YaleWon 26–17 vs. Williams+9WilliamsLost 0–46 vs. Army-46ArmyTied 6–6 at Columbia0Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsCortland StateW 21–⁠090%
Sep 27vsOnondagaW 34–⁠090%
Oct 4vsClarksonW 47–⁠091%
Oct 11vsColgateW 23–⁠071%
Oct 18vsAmherstW 15–⁠072%
Oct 25atYaleL 0–⁠2424%
Nov 1vsWilliamsW 26–⁠1777%
Nov 15vsArmyL 0–⁠4656%
Nov 27atColumbiaT 6–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Columbia 6–⁠6.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
172–⁠93
Coach
Edwin Sweetland
Elo
1526 −0 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.8 No. 24 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ancil D. Brown