1902 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M  100
Spring Hill  100
Texas A&M  702
Marshall  502
Virginia  811
South Carolina  610
Kentucky University  720
Howard (AL)  310
North Carolina  513
Georgetown  730
Arkansas  630
Oklahoma  630
Florida State College  210
Stetson  211
West Virginia  740
VPI  321
Davidson  441
East Florida Seminary  110
Kendall  110
Louisiana Industrial  111
Richmond  330
VMI  331
William & Mary  111
Baylor  342
North Carolina A&M  342
Maryland  352
Delaware  351
Florida Agricultural  121
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  120
Columbian  130
Navy  271
TCU  051
Territorial Normal  010
Tusculum  010

The 1902 Kentucky University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky University, now known as Transylvania University, during the 1902 college football season. Hogan Yancey was on the team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Kentucky Military Institute
W 28–0[1]
October 2at St. XavierCincinnati, OHW 5–0[2]
October 11Nashville
  • Fourth Street Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 17–0400[3]
October 20Virginia
  • Fourth Street Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–12[4]
October 25Georgetown (KY)
  • Fourth Street Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 70–0[5]
November 1at BereaBerea, KYW 62–0[6]
November 8at VanderbiltL 5–16[7]
November 15at IndianapolisW 56–0[8]
November 27Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KYW 6–5[9]

References

  1. "Kentucky University 28, K.M.I. 0". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ancient trick worked on Saints which won the game for the Kentucky boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "A great victory; K.U. avenges last year's defeat by Nashville". Lexington Leader. October 12, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky University is beaten by the University of Virginia team". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kentucky University's big score". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Yancey had his knee badly wrenched and is temporarily a cripple". The Lexington Herald. November 3, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt defeats Kentucky". The Times-Democrat. November 9, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "U of I's bad defeat; Kentucky had little trouble making a 56-to-0 score". The Indianapolis Journal. November 16, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kentucky University wins". The Courier-Journal. November 28, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.