The 1902 Dartmouth football team was an

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team that represented

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

. In its second and final season under head coach

Walter McCornack Walter Edwin McCornack (January 22, 1875 – June 30, 1939) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1901 to 1902 and at Northwestern University from 1903 to 1905, compilin ...

, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 39. Victor M. Place was the team captain. The team played its home games at Alumni Oval in

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Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green football seasons

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