1902 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1902 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–3 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Juneau
Home stadiumRandall Field
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1902 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1902 Western Conference football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the Western Conference. The team's captain was William Juneau.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Lawrence*W 11–0
October 4Hyde Park High School*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 24–5
October 11Lawrence*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 52–0
October 18vs. Beloit*Milwaukee, WIW 52–6
October 25Kansas*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 38–0[2]
November 12:40 p.m.vs. MichiganL 0–620,000
November 8Northwestern
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 41–01,500[3]
November 15at MinnesotaL 0–111,500
November 27at Chicago
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–11[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kansas Beaten by the Badgers: Jayhawkers Failed to Score on Coach King's Men". Wisconsin State Journal. October 27, 1902. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Badgers, 51; Purple, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Chicago Victor Over Wisconsin: Stagg's Strong Men Vanquish Their Hereditary Rivals by a Score of 11 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1902. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.