1906 Massillon Tigers season

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 coachSherburn Wightman
Home fieldHospital Grounds Stadium
Results
Record10–1
League place1st (Ohio League)

Schedule

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Game is the focus of the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal.
  4. ^ Game is the focus of the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal.
  5. ^ This was the deciding game for the Ohio League title.
  6. ^ "'Willie' Heston Has Leg Broken In Game". Detroit Free Press. November 30, 1906. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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