1902 college football season

American college football season

The 1902 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan and Yale as having been selected national champions.^[1]

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

• One conference began play in 1902:
  • Ohio Athletic Conference – now a Division III conference

Membership changes

Conference standings

Major conference standings

Independents

Minor conferences

Minor conference standings

Awards and honors

All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:

Statistical leaders

• Team scoring most points: Michigan, 644
• Player scoring most points: Albert E. Herrnstein, Michigan, 130
• Rushing leader: Willie Heston, Michigan, 487
• Rushing avg leader: Willie Heston, 8.7
• Rushing touchdowns leader: Al Herrnstein, 26

References

1. Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2009. pp. 76–77. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
2. "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.