The 1902 Cornell Big Red football team was an

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team that represented

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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. Conference and program changes Conference changes *One ...

. In their second season under head coach

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, the Big Red compiled an 8–3 record, shut out 7 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 324 to 38. Guard Bill Warner was selected by

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as a first-team player, and by

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as a second-team player, on the

1902 College Football All-America Team The 1902 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various individuals who chose College Football All-America Teams for the 1902 college football season. The only two individua ...

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Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach a ...

Cornell Big Red football seasons

Cornell Big Red football The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. It is one of the ol ...