# 1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the sixth season of play for the program.

## Season

After losing all three contests against Yale the year before, Harvard made no mistake in defeating the Elis thrice in 1903. The victories capped off Harvard's second undefeated season but this time, as a member of the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, the Crimson captured their first championship as well.

## Standings

1902–03 Collegiate ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PCT. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Columbia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| Cornell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Harvard | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 |
| MIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Princeton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 40 |
| Rensselaer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Yale | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 83 |
1902–03 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Harvard * | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 |
| Yale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 83 |
| Columbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | † | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| Princeton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | † | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 40 |
| Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| * indicates conference champion † Princeton's team disbanded before a tie with Columbia could be settled and was forced to forfeit the game. |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 20 | Boston Hockey Club* | Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts | W 4–2 | 1–0–0 |
| January 10 | MIT* | Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts | W 4–3 | 2–0–0 |
| January 10 | Boston Hockey Club* | Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts | W 5–1 | 3–0–0 |
| January 17 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 4–1 | 4–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| January 24 | Boston Hockey Club* | Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts | W 9–3 | 5–0–0 |
| January 31 | at Columbia | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 5–1 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| February 21 | vs. Yale | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry) | W 3–0 | 7–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| February 23 | vs. Brown | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 6–0 | 8–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| February 27 | vs. Yale* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 1, Rivalry) | W 6–2 | 9–0–0 |
| February 28 | vs. Yale* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 2, Rivalry) | W 5–1 | 10–0–0 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||