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In addition to Camp and Whitney, other sports writers and publications selected All-America teams in 1902, though such lists have not been recognized as "official" All-America selections by the NCAA. The list below includes the All-America selections made by
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The dominance of Eastern players led to criticism over the years that the All-America selections were biased against players from the leading Western universities, including Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame. During the 1902 season,
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Ross Tenney (December 31, 1922). "Much Dissatisfaction Over Camp's All-American Team: Football Dean Is Accused of Favoring East; Walter Camp Soundly Scored For 'Poorest Teams Ever Foisted Upon Public'".
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Camp or Whitney. Using this criterion, the NCAA recognized 14 players as "consensus All-American" for the 1902 football season. They are indicated in bold in the list below ("All-Americans of 1901").
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compiled an 11–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 644 to 12. Seven Michigan players were chosen for All-Western teams, including
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In its official listing of "Consensus All-America Selections," the NCAA identifies as "consensus All-Americans" those players who were selected by
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of Army, a player who converted from tackle to halfback and "dominated Navy from both sides of the ball, scoring twice in a 22-8 victory."
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in particular. In 1902, all 14 consensus All-Americans came from Eastern universities, and 12 of 14 played in the Ivy League. The
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sought to answer the question, "Who would have won the Heisman from 1900-1934?" Its selection for 1902 was
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The All-America selections by Camp and Whitney were dominated by players from the East and the
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players who were selected as All-Americans by various individuals who chose
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14 years earlier in 1889. Camp's 1902 All-America Team was published in
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Official list of the best college football players of 1902
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of Yale, was unanimously selected by Camp, Whitney,
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College Football All-America Team
1902 college football season
1900
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Walter Camp
college football
College Football All-America Teams
1902 college football season
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Walter Camp
Caspar Whitney
College Football All-America Team
Collier's Weekly
Outing
Sports Illustrated
Paul Bunker
Ivy League
Yale Bulldogs
Paul Bunker
Robert Boyers
Fielding H. Yost
"Point-a-Minute" team at Michigan
Willie Heston
Joe Maddock
Boss Weeks
Everett Sweeley
Paul J. Jones

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