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1903 Massillon Tigers season

1903 Massillon Tigers season
Head coach E.J. Stewart
Home field Hospital Grounds Stadium
Results
Record 8-1
League place 1st (Ohio League)

The 1903 Massillon Tigers football season was their first season in existence. The team finished with a record of 8–1 and won the Ohio League championship. The Tigers began as an amateur team, however after their roster was decimated by injuries, the team paid several professional football players from western Pennsylvania to play for them against the Akron East Ends for the championship game. The Tigers would remain a professional team for the rest of their existence.


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