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Rutgers Football Team History

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766
Stadium: Rutgers Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Scarlet & White
Coach: Harry W. Van Hovenberg
Conference: Independent-

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1869 <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024

1902 Season Highlights

Harry W. Van Hovenberg enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1902 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 28	@ Manhattan	0	6	L	@ New York, NY
Sun., Oct. 5	vs. Columbia	0	43	L
Sun., Oct. 12	@ Lehigh	0	34	L
Sun., Oct. 19	vs. Ursinus (PA)	0	16	L
Wed., Oct. 22	vs. Swarthmore (PA)	6	12	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Haverford (PA)	5	43	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Stevens Tech (NJ)	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ New York	0	22	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Delaware	15	12	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Stevens Tech (NJ)	6	0	W

1902 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	42
Scoring Average	4.2
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-4

1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1902 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-3-1	246	56					A.W. Ristine
Kansas	6-4	108	93					Arthur H. Curtis
Connecticut	4-3	84	66					E.O. Smith
Nebraska	9-0	159	0					Walter C. Bummy Booth
California	8-0	168	12					James R. Whipple
Virginia	8-1-1	157	51					John L. DeSaulles
Penn State	7-3	212	34					William N. Pop Golden
Texas A&M	7-0-2	118	17					J.E. Platt
West Virginia	7-4	219	92					Louis Yeager
Arkansas	6-3	138	73					Charles Thomas
Army	6-1-1	180	28					Dennis E. Nolan
Louisiana State	6-1	80	27					W.S. Boreland
Notre Dame	6-2-1	203	51					James F. Faragher
Oklahoma	6-3	175	60					Mark McMahon
South Carolina	6-1	195	16					C.R. Williams
Stanford	6-1	111	37					Carl L. Clemans
Syracuse	6-2-1	172	93					Edwin R. Sweetland
Arizona	5-0	134	0					Leslie Gillette
Marshall	5-0-2	66	2					George Ford
Miami Ohio	5-2-1	86	33					Peter McPherson
Missouri	5-3	99	80					Pat ODea
Northern Illinois	5-1-1	74	16					John L. Keith
Pittsburgh	5-5-1	134	107					Frederick J. Crolius
Washington	5-1	65	18					James Knight
Central Michigan	4-0	82	0					Charles Tambling
Cincinnati	4-2-2	58	45					Anthony W. Chez
Oregon State	4-1-1	157	16					Frank D. Herbold
Baylor	3-4-2	71	89					J.C. Ewing
Buffalo	3-3	41	96					No Coach
Maryland	3-5-2	28	90					D. John Markey
Oregon	3-1-3	87	16					Marion F. Dolph
Rutgers	3-7	42	188					Harry W. Van Hovenberg
Virginia Tech	3-2-1	89	23					R.R. Brown
Arizona State	2-1	73	12					Frederick M. Irish
Kansas State	2-6	46	121					C.E. Dietz
Navy	2-7-1	35	99					Arthur R.T. Doc Hillebrand
Southern California	2-3	29	44					No Coach
Washington State	2-3	28	39					William A. Allen
Nevada	1-2	21	40					Dr. Allen C. Steckle
Oklahoma State	1-0	40	0					Unknown
Temple	1-4-1	29	62					H. Shindle Wingert
Wyoming	1-0	18	0					William McMurray
Akron	0-2	0	43					Forest Firestone
Boston College	0-8	11	164					Arthur White
Louisiana	0-1	0	42					Unknown
New Mexico State	0-1-2	0	6					John O. Miller
Ohio	0-5-1	0	143					Harold Monosmith
Texas Christian	0-5-1	0	93					H.E. Hildebrand
Tulsa	0-1	0	33					Unknown

1902 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1902 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.