1902 Pittsburgh Stars season
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The 1902 Pittsburgh Stars
football season was their first and only season in existence. The team played in the first National Football League
and finished with a overall record of 9-2-1, including a 2-2-1 record in league play. The team was named the league's champions for having a better point ratio, scoring 39 points to their NFL opponents' 22.
Pittsburgh Stars
The Pittsburgh Stars were a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious mixture...
football season was their first and only season in existence. The team played in the first National Football League
National Football League (1902)
The National Football League was the first attempt at forming a national professional football league in 1902. The league has no ties with the modern National Football League. In fact the league was only composed of teams from Pennsylvania, which was hardly "national". Two of the teams were based...
and finished with a overall record of 9-2-1, including a 2-2-1 record in league play. The team was named the league's champions for having a better point ratio, scoring 39 points to their NFL opponents' 22.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 11, 1902 | Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA | W 30-0 |
| 2 | October 16, 1902 | Cottage Athletic Club | W 17-0 |
| 3 | October 18, 1902 | Bucknell University Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of... |
W 24-0 |
| 4 | October 22, 1902 | Pittsburgh College | W 45-0 |
| 5 | October 25, 1902 | East End Athletic Club | W 18-0 |
| 6 | November 1, 1902 | Cottage Athletic Club | W 24-0 |
| 7 | November 4, 1902 | Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) The Philadelphia Phillies were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole league was a curious... |
W 18-0 |
| 8 | November 8, 1902 | at Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious... |
L 11-10 |
| 9 | November 15, 1902 | East End Athletic Club | W 18-0 |
| 10 | November 22, 1902 | at Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) The Philadelphia Phillies were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole league was a curious... |
L 11-0 |
| 11 | November 27, 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious... |
T 0-0 |
| 11 | November 29, 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious... |
W 11-0 |
- Games between NFL teams are represented in bold.