The 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...

 football season was their first 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 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

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...

 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, 1902	at Steelton YMCA	T 0-0
2	October 18, 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 6-0
3	October 22, 1902	at Watertown Red & Black	W 11-5
4	October 25, 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 17-0
5	October 29, 1902	at Phoenix Athletic Association of Phoenixvile	W 23-0
6	November 1, 1902	Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA	W 45-0
7	November 4, 1902	Orange Athletic Club	W 12-5
8	November 8, 1902	Pittsburgh Stars 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...	W 11-10
9	November 21, 1902	at Kanaweola Athletic Club Kanaweola Athletic Club The Kanaweola Athletic Club was a bicycling club, which later fielded a professional football team, based in Elmira, New York. The club operated an indoor bicycling track inside the Steele Memorial Library building...	W 39-0
10	November 22, 1902	at Athens-Sayer (Pennsylvania)	W 18-0
11	November 24, 1902	at Burlingame	W 23-0
12	November 27, 1902	at Pittsburgh Stars 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...	T 0-0
13	November 29, 1902	at Pittsburgh Stars 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...	L 11-0
14	December 6, 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...	W 17-6

• Games between NFL teams are represented in bold.