1903 Franklin Athletic Club season

1903 Franklin Athletic Club season
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
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

  1. Other sources have the score at 76-0.
  2. Thanksgiving Day game
  3. 1903 World Series of Football game, held at Madison Square Garden.
  4. World Series of Football Championship Game

References



This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.