Washington Vigilants
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The Washington Vigilants were an early Professional Football
team based in Washington, DC. During the late 1900s and early 1910s, they were considered the top team in professional football, after the dominant teams in Pennsylvania and Ohio in the early and middle 1900s had faded in prominence. The team was coached by Wayne Hart
. Between 1907 and 1915, the Vigilants went 90-3-1, before falling to the Youngstown Patricians
by a score of 13-7.
Professional football
In the United States and Canada, the term professional football includes the professional forms of American and Canadian gridiron football. In common usage, it refers to former and existing major football leagues in either country...
team based in Washington, DC. During the late 1900s and early 1910s, they were considered the top team in professional football, after the dominant teams in Pennsylvania and Ohio in the early and middle 1900s had faded in prominence. The team was coached by Wayne Hart
Wayne Hart
Wayne Hart was the head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1916.-Head coaching record:-External links:...
. Between 1907 and 1915, the Vigilants went 90-3-1, before falling to the Youngstown Patricians
Youngstown Patricians
The Youngstown Patricians were a semi-professional football team based in Youngstown, Ohio. In the 1910s, the team briefly held the professional football championship and established itself as a fierce rival of more experienced clubs around the country, some of which later formed the core of the...
by a score of 13-7.