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1902 Yale

11–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Joseph R. Swan.

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

Schedule and results

Yale in 1902, game by game: won vs. Trinity (CT) 40–0; won vs. Tufts 34–6; won vs. Amherst 23–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 35–0; won at Brown 10–0; won vs. Vermont 32–0; won vs. Penn State 11–0; won vs. Syracuse 24–0; tied at Army 6–6; won vs. Bucknell 36–5; won at Princeton 12–5; won vs. Harvard 23–0+40Won 40–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+40Trinity (CT)Won 34–6 vs. Tufts+28TuftsWon 23–0 vs. Amherst+23AmherstWon 35–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+35Wesleyan (CT)Won 10–0 at Brown+10BrownWon 32–0 vs. Vermont+32VermontWon 11–0 vs. Penn State+11Penn StateWon 24–0 vs. Syracuse+24SyracuseTied 6–6 at Army0ArmyWon 36–5 vs. Bucknell+31BucknellWon 12–5 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 23–0 vs. Harvard+23Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsTrinity (CT)W 40–⁠088%
Oct 1vsTuftsW 34–⁠686%
Oct 4vsAmherstW 23–⁠085%
Oct 8vsWesleyan (CT)W 35–⁠083%
Oct 11atBrownW 10–⁠075%
Oct 15vsVermontW 32–⁠092%
Oct 18vsPenn StateW 11–⁠082%
Oct 25vsSyracuseW 24–⁠076%
Nov 1atArmyT 6–⁠665%
Nov 8vsBucknellW 36–⁠585%
Nov 15atPrincetonW 12–⁠550%
Nov 22vsHarvardW 23–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 23–⁠0.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 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.

7 consensus All-AmericansThomas Shevlin, E; Ralph Kinney, OT; James Hogan, OT; Edgar Glass, OG; Henry Holt, C; Foster Rockwell, QB; George B. Chadwick, RB

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
286–⁠22
Coach
Joseph R. Swan
Elo
1790 +126 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
29.5 No. 1 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George B. Chadwick