1902 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

1902 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–4–2 (1–3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Virginius Dabney (1st season)
Captain	Charles Green
Home stadium	Athletic Park

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
LSU +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Texas	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Nashville	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Cumberland (TN)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Tulane	0	–	3	–	2			1	–	4	–	2
Furman	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	4
Georgia Tech	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	6	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	4	–	1
Kentucky State	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion + LSU claims a co-championship[1]

The 1902 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1902 college football season. In their first year under head coach Virginius Dabney, the team compiled an overall record of 1–4–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 18	Tulane alumni*	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA	W 26–0		[2]
October 25	Auburn	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	T 0–0	1,500	[3]
November 1	Mississippi A&M	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA	T 11–11		[4]
November 8	at Texas A&M*	Fairgrounds Bryan, TX	L 5–17		[5]
November 15	Vanderbilt	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA	L 5–23		[6]
November 22	Texas	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA	L 0–6		[7]
November 27	Ole Miss	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–10		[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
2. "Varsity victors; Tulane defeats Alumni by score of 26 to 0". The Times-Democrat. October 19, 1902. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Goose Egg Score". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 26, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "A. and M. tied Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1902. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "A. and M. wins a great victory over Tulane's champions". The Eagle. November 9, 1902. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vanderbilt 23, Tulane 5". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 16, 1902. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas 6, Tulane 0; Home team defeated on the Athletic Park gridiron". The Times-Democrat. November 23, 1902. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mississippi won; Oxford eleven beat Tulane University 10 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 28, 1902. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.