Yale was selected as the 1902 champion in the 1903 edition of the World Almanac.[2]
In the absence of any recognized Intercollegiate Football Association the championship cannot always be unerringly fixed; but in 1902 there is no difficulty in allotting the honor to Yale, inasmuch as she won every one of her games.
— The World Almanac and Encyclopedia (1903)
In 1933 Yale was retroactively named as the national co-champion, along with Michigan, by NCAA-designated "major selector" Parke H. Davis.[3]
^"Football. Intercollegiate Games of 1914.". The World Almanac and Encyclopedia (1903). 1903. pp. 261–262. In the absence of any recognized Intercollegiate Football Association the championship cannot always be unerringly fixed; but in 1902 there is no difficulty in allotting the honor to Yale, inasmuch as she won every one of her games.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings"(PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^"Football Award Winners"(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.