The 1902 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1902 college football season . In its first season under head coach Bill Morley , the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 101, including six shutouts.[1] [2]
Halfback Harold Weekes was the team captain.[2] Caspar Whitney on the 1902 All-America team .[3]
The team played its seven home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan .
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↑ "1902 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1902-schedule.html . Retrieved March 9, 2019 .↑ 2.0 2.1 "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" . Columbia University. 2018. p. 197. https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018_Columbia_Football_Recordbook.pdf .↑ Caspar Whitney (January 1903). "The Viewpoint" . Outing . http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_41/outLXI04/outLXI04r.pdf . ↑ "Columbia, 43; Rutgers, 0" . The New York Times : p. 10. October 5, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344199/columbia_43_rutgers_0/ .↑ "Collegians At Football: Columbia Scores 45 While Fordham Fails to Count" . The New York Times : p. 6. October 9, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344242/collegians_at_football_columbia_scores/ .↑ "Columbia Almost Defeated: Wins From Buffalo Through Playing of Weekes and Smith" . New York Daily Tribune : p. 10. October 12, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344301/columbia_almost_defeated_wins_from/ .↑ "Columbia, 24; Swarthmore 0" . New York Daily Tribune : p. 5. October 16, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344358/columbia_24_swarthmore_0/ .↑ "Columbia, 35; Hamilton, 0" . The New York Times : p. 17. October 19, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344398/columbia_35_hamilton_0/ .↑ "Princeton, 21; Columbia, 0" . The New York Times : p. 15. October 26, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344652/princeton_21_columbia_0/ .↑ "Pennsylvania Plays a Great Game Against Columbia and Wins by the Score of 17-0 Amid Frantic Cheering" . The Philadelphia Inquirer : p. 12. November 2, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344602/pennsylvania_plays_a_great_game_against/ .↑ "Brown, 28; Columbia, 0" . The New York Times : p. 2. November 9, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344451/brown_28_columbia_0/ .↑ "Amherst, 29; Columbia, 0" . The New York Times : p. 15. November 16, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344484/amherst_29_columbia_0/ .↑ "In The Football World: Columbia Defeats Annapolis by a Score of 5 to 0" . The New York Times : p. 10. November 20, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344547/in_the_football_world_columbia_defeats/ .↑ "Columbia, 6; Syracuse, 6" . The New York Times : p. 11. November 28, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29344139/columbia_6_syracuse_6/ .
