1916 Canton Bulldogs season

1916 Canton Bulldogs season
Head coach	Jim Thorpe
Home field	League Field
Results
Record	9-0-1
League place	1st

The 1916 Canton Bulldogs season was their eighth season in the Ohio League. The team finished 9-0-1 to clinch their first sole league title .

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result
1	October 1, 1916	Altoona Indians	W 23-0
2	October 8, 1916	Pitcairn Quakers	W 7-0
3	October 15, 1916	Buffalo All-Stars	W 77-0
4	October 22, 1916	New York All-Stars	W 68-0
5	October 30, 1916	Columbus Panhandles	W 12-0
6	November 5, 1916	Cleveland Indians	W 27-0
7	November 12, 1916	at Cleveland Indians	W 14-7
8	November 19, 1916	at Youngstown Patricians	W 6-0
9	November 26, 1916	at Massillon Tigers	T 0-0
10	December 2, 1916	Massillon Tigers	W 24-0

Game notes

Top Ohio League team consensus standings

Ohio League
	W	L	T
Canton Bulldogs	9	0	1
Massillon Tigers	7	1	2
Cleveland Indians	8	3	1
Dayton Triangles	9	1	0
Toledo Maroons	7	3	1
Columbus Panhandles	7	5	0
Youngstown Patricians	7	4	0
Cincinnati Celts	5	4	1

References

"The Super Bulldogs" (PDF). PFRA Annual (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–4.

Canton Bulldogs

Defunct Ohio League and National Football League club 1905–1927 Formerly the Canton Athletic Club and the Canton Professionals Based in Canton, Ohio

The franchise	History Players

NFL championships (2)	1922 NFL Championship 1923 NFL Championship

Ohio League championships (3)	1916 1917 1919

Rivalries	Massillon Tigers Shelby Blues Akron Pros Latrobe Athletic Association

Lore	Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal Cleveland Bulldogs Jim Thorpe – All-American Pro Football Hall of Fame

Head coaches	Blondy Wallace Jack Cusack Jim Thorpe Cap Edwards Guy Chamberlin Harry Robb Pete Henry

Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

Canton Bulldogs seasons

1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

Bold indicates NFL title

Italics indicates either sole possession or a share of the Ohio League title

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