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.
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