The 1902 Arizona football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an independent during the

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. In its first and only season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–0 record, did not allow a point to be scored against it, and outscored opponents by a total of 134 to 0. In the second meeting in the

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, Arizona defeated the Tempe Normal School, 12 to 0. The team captain was Bard L. Cosgrove.

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