Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
	
		|  | Ohio State University Columbus, OH
 Founded: 1870
 Stadium: Ohio Stadium
 Capacity: 101,568
 Colors: Scarlet & Gray
 Coach: Perry Hale
 Conference: Ohio Athletic-
 
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| 1902 Season Highlights |  | Perry Hale enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1902 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs. Otterbein | 5 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Ohio | 17 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
West Virginia | 30 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs. Marietta | 34 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Michigan | 0 | 86 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs. Kenyon | 51 | 5 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs. Case | 12 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Illinois | 0 | 0 | T |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 22 | @ Ohio Wesleyan | 17 | 16 | W |  |  |  | Thu., Nov. 27 | vs.
Indiana | 6 | 6 | T |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1902 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-2
-2 |  | Points Scored | 172 |  | Scoring Average | 17.2 |  | Points Allowed | 136 |  | Defense Average | 13.6 |  | Opponents Record | 31-16 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 5-1
-2 |  | Away Record | 1-1 |  | 
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| 1902 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1902 Ohio Athletic- Standings |  
|  | Season | Bowls | Conference |  
| Team | W/L/T | PF | PA |  | W/L/T | PF | PA | Coach |  | Ohio State | 6-2-2 | 172 | 136 |  |  |  |  | Perry Hale |  
 
| 1902 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1902 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.