1902 Delaware football team

The 1902 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarence A. Short, Delaware compiled a record of 3–5–1.

1902 Delaware football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Clarence A. Short (1st season)

1902 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	0	–	0
Spring Hill			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	0	–	2
Marshall			–					5	–	0	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					3	–	1	–	0
North Carolina			–					5	–	1	–	3
Georgetown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State College			–					2	–	1	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	1	–	1
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
VPI			–					3	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	1
East Florida Seminary			–					1	–	1	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	3	–	1
William & Mary			–					1	–	1	–	1
Baylor			–					3	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M			–					3	–	4	–	2
Maryland			–					3	–	5	–	2
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	1
Florida Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbian			–					1	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	7	–	1
TCU			–					0	–	5	–	1
Central Oklahoma			–					0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	at Swarthmore	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–12
October 11	Washington College	Newark, DE	W 27–0
October 18	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–41
October 25	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Newark, DE	W 6–0
November 1	at Fordham		W 17–10
November 8	at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 0–10
November 15	Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 12–15
November 19	at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	L 12–17
November 27	Maryland	Newark, DE	T 0–0