1902 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

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

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  .
  4. ^ "Haskell's Easy Victory". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  6. ^ "Nebraska 12, Missouri 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 26, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  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  .
  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  .
  10. ^ "Missouri Beats Hawkeyes". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 21, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  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.