1902 Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) season

none January 2025 Philadelphia Athletics 1902 10–2–2 No divisions Blondy Wallace Columbia Park No playoffs None None 1903 The 1902 Philadelphia Athletics football season was their first season in existence. The team played in the first National Football League and finished with an overall record of 10–2–2, including a 3–2–1 record in league play. The team claimed to have won the league championship, however the Pittsburgh Stars were given the title for having a better point ratio, scoring 39 points to their NFL opponents' 22. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result 1 October 11 at Steelton YMCA T 0–0 2 October 18 Philadelphia Phillies W 6–0 3 October 22 at Watertown Red & Black W 11–5 4 October 25 at Philadelphia Phillies L 0–17 5 October 29 at Phoenix Athletic Association of Phoenixville W 23–0 6 November 1 Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA W 45–0 7 November 4 Orange Athletic Club W 12–5 8 November 8 Pittsburgh Stars W 11–10 9 November 21 at Kanaweola Athletic ClubFirst professional football game played at night. W 39–0 10 November 22 at Athens-Sayer (Pennsylvania) W 18–0 11 November 24 at Burlingame W 23–0 12 November 27 at Pittsburgh StarsThanksgiving Day game T 0–0 13 November 29 at Pittsburgh Stars"NFL Championship game". L 0–11 14 December 6 at Philadelphia Phillies"Philadelphia City Championship game". W 17–6 Games between NFL teams are represented in bold. Game notes References Dave Berry and the Philadelphia Story: The Very First N.F.L. Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association 1–6 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Dave_Berry_Philadelphia.pdf PFRA Research Category:Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)