1902 Case football team explained

Year:1902
Team:Case
Sport:football
Conference:Ohio Athletic Conference
Short Conf:OAC
Record:6–3
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Joseph Wentworth
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Allan F. "Dick" Muter
Champion:OAC champion

The 1902 Case football team represented the Case School of Applied Science in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University, during the 1902 college football season. The team's coach was Joseph Wentworth.[1] Case won its first conference title and first Ohio Athletic Conference title.

Coach Wentworth was the highest paid football coach in the US when hired in 1902 at $3,000.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe "Little Joe" Wentworth.
  2. Book: Case Western Reserve: A History of the University 1826-1976 . Cramer, C. H. . The World Publishing Company. . 1976 . 172 .