1903 Franklin Athletic Club season
1903 Franklin Athletic Club season | |
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Head coach | Teck Matthews |
Results | |
Record | 12-0 |
Division place | No divisions |
Playoff finish | No playoffs |
The 1903 Franklin Athletic Club football season was their third and final season in existence. The team finished with a record of 12-0. The team was named the top football team in the United States. Franklin went on to win the 1903 World Series of Football, held in December, at Madison Square Garden and did not give up a score all season.
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | October 21, 1903 | Youngstown Athletic Club | W 74-0[1] |
2 | October 24, 1903 | Primrose Athletic Club | W 28-0 |
3 | October 28, 1903 | Jamestown, New York | W 46-0 |
4 | October 31, 1903 | Wheeling, West Virginia | W 56-0 |
5 | November 7, 1903 | Ellwood City, Pennsylvania | W 33-0 |
6 | November 11, 1903 | Buffalo Niagaras | W 74-0 |
7 | November 14, 1903 | Sewickley, Pennsylvania | W 45-0 |
8 | November 18, 1903 | Syracuse Athletic Club | W 12-0 |
9 | November 21, 1903 | Allegheny College | W 47-0 |
10 | November 26, 1903 | East End Athletic Association[2] | W 23-0 |
11 | December 15, 1903 | Orange Athletic Club[3] | W 12-0 |
12 | December 17, 1903 | Watertown Red & Black[4] | W 12-0 |
Game notes
- ↑ Other sources have the score at 76-0.
- ↑ Thanksgiving Day game
- ↑ 1903 World Series of Football game, held at Madison Square Garden.
- ↑ World Series of Football Championship Game
References
- PFRA Research. "Franklin's Hired Guns: 1903" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3.
- Carroll, Bob (1980). "The First Football World Series" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 2 (Annual): 1–8.
- Smith, William R. (1981). "Franklin's World Champion Football Team" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 3 (Annual): 1–4.
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