1902 Arizona football team

The 1902 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Leslie Gillett, 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 Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry, Arizona defeated the Tempe Normal School, 12 to 0. The team captain was Bard L. Cosgrove.[1][2]

1902 Arizona football
Arizona Territory champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
CaptainBard L. Cosgrove
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California     8 0 0
Arizona     5 0 0
Wyoming     1 0 0
Montana Agricultural     4 0 1
Stanford     6 1 0
Washington     5 1 0
Oregon Agricultural     4 1 1
Utah     5 2 1
Tempe Normal     2 1 0
Oregon     3 1 3
USC     2 3 0
Washington Agricultural     2 3 0
Nevada State     1 2 0
New Mexico A&M     0 1 2
Utah Agricultural     0 5 1
Montana     0 2 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 1Tucson Indian SchoolTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 17–0[3]
November 8Tucson Indian SchoolTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 43–0[3]
November 15Fort GrantTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 28–0[4]
November 22Tempe NormalTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 12–0[5]
November 27at Ft. HuachucaNaco, Arizona TerritoryW 34–0[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ George Moore (March 8, 1938). "47 Years of Arizona Collegiate Football". Arizona Republic. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b "Arizona Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Leslie Gillett (November 21, 1902). "University Football: What the College Boys did to the Fort Grant Team". The Arizona Republican. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.A. Takes the Championship: A Clean Hard Fought Battle on the Gridiron". The Arizona Daily Star. November 23, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football at Naco: Soldiers From Huachuca Are Overwhelmingly Defeated". Bisbee Daily Review. November 29, 1902. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.