The 1902 Columbia Blue and White football team was an
American football
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team that represented
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
as an independent during the
1902 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.
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. In its first season under head coach
Bill Morley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of including six shutouts.
Halfback
Harold Weekes was the team captain.
[ He also received second-team honors from ]Caspar Whitney
Caspar William Whitney (September 2, 1864 – January 18, 1929) was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889 when he worked for '' Harp ...
on the 1902 All-America team.
Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" would not be adopted until 1910.Upper Manhattan
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