1902 Haskell Indians football team

The 1902 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John H. Outland, Haskell compiled an 8–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 79. The team's victories included shutouts against Missouri (40–0), Texas (12–0), and Washington University (18–0); its losses were to Illinois (24–10) and Nebraska (28–0).[1]

1902 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1901
1903 
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska  900
South Dakota  900
North Dakota Agricultural  400
Central Michigan  400
Ohio Medical  910
Marquette  611
Knox  920
Northern Illinois State  511
Haskell  821
Notre Dame  621
Drake  521
Lincoln (MO)  210
Mount Union  630
Iowa State  631
Carthage  211
Cincinnati  422
Missouri  530
Miami (OH)  531
Kansas  640
South Dakota Agricultural  320
Fairmount  431
Detroit College  330
Lake Forest  441
Lincoln (MO)  110
Western Illinois  220
Wittenberg  342
Washburn  340
Doane  230
Heidelberg  351
Wabash  242
Buchtel  250
Washington University  261
Butler  130
Kansas State  260
Michigan State Normal  151
Iowa State Normal  161
Ohio  051

Outland was hired as Haskell's coach in February 1902.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Kirksville OsteopathsKirksville, MOW 6–5
September 27WashburnLawrence, KSW 29–0
October 8at IllinoisL 10–24
October 183:00 p.m.vs. MissouriW 40–0[3][4]
October 25at WashburnTopeka, KSW 41–5
November 1at Nebraska
L 0–28
November 3at CreightonOmaha, NEW 17–6
November 8at TexasW 12–0[5]
November 15at KansasW 24–5[6]
November 22OttawaLawrence, KST 6–6
November 272:45 p.m. at Washington UniversityW 18–0[7][8]

References

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  1. "1902 Haskell Indians Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. "The New Coach". The Indian Leader. Lawrence, Kansas. February 21, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Ready For The Big Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 18, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Haskell's Easy Victory". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Texas made Haskell work". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Indians Are Best Players". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 16, 1902. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Three Football Games To-day Will End The Local Season". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 27, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Hard Game With Indians". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 28, 1902. p. 10. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.