The 1906 Massillon Tigers football season was their fourth season in existence. The team finished with a record of 10-1 and won their fourth Ohio League championship in as many years. However a scandal, revolving around the Tigers championship game against the Canton Bulldogs, tainted the 1906 title and, along with escalating player salaries, reportedly helped ruin professional football in Ohio until the mid-1910s.
| 1906 Massillon Tigers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sherburn Wightman |
| Home field | Hospital Grounds Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–1 |
| League place | 1st (Ohio League) |
Schedule edit
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29, 1906 | Pittsburgh Lyceum | W 19–0 |
| 2 | October 6, 1906 | Muskingum College | W 96–0 |
| 3 | October 13, 1906 | at Benwood Athletic Club | W 22–0 |
| 4 | October 20, 1906 | Shelby Athletic Club | W 57–0 |
| 5 | October 27, 1906 | Combined Benwood-Moundsville Team[1] | W 60–0[2] |
| 6 | October 29, 1906 | at Toledo Athletic Association | W 49–0 |
| 7 | November 3, 1906 | Wilmington Orange | W 77–0 |
| 8 | November 6, 1906 | Pittsburgh Lyceum | W 33–0 |
| 9 | November 16, 1906 | at Canton Bulldogs[3] | L 10–5 |
| 10 | November 24, 1906 | Canton Bulldogs[4][5] | W 13–6 |
| 11 | November 29, 1906 | at Heston's All-Western Collegiate All-Stars (Chicago, IL)[6] | W 9–4 |
Game notes edit
- ^ This game showcased the first recorded use of the forward pass in the professional football game. Massillon's QB Peggy Parratt completed the pass to Bullet Riley.
- ^ "Punts and Passes". The Pittsburg Press. October 26, 1906. p. 22.
The Massillon Tigers yesterday defeated the Benwood team by the score of 60 to 0. It will take a fast aggregation to stop that Massillon bunch.
- ^ Game is the focus of the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal.
- ^ Game is the focus of the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal.
- ^ This was the deciding game for the Ohio League title.
- ^ "'Willie' Heston Has Leg Broken In Game". Detroit Free Press. November 30, 1906. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
References edit
- "Blondy Wallace and the Biggest Football Scandal Ever" (PDF). PFRA Annual. 5. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–16. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
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