Standings
| P | W | L | T | Pct | |
| Merit Table | |||||
| Findlay High | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oberlin High | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oberlin Academy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Mansfield High | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Kenton High | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Delaware High | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Ravenna High | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Fostoria High | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .400 |
| Oberlin High | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Sandusky High | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Limited Schedule Table | |||||
| Elyria High | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| East High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Galion High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Haggerty’s Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lima High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tiffin High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Toledo High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| West High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Crestline High | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Kenton High | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Mansfield High 2nds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| New London High | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Canton High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Columbus High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Defiance High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Rayen High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Wellington High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Wooster High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Salem High | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Wellington High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Ada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bellefontaine High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bluffton High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bucyrus High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Erie High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Marion High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Norwalk High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Shelby High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Mt. Vernon High | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 09.10.1904 | Kenyon MA | 6 | Mansfield High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Delaware High | 0 | Columbus High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Oberlin High | 36 | Wellington High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Salem High | 0 | Wooster High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Kenton High | 5 | Bellefontaine High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Fostoria High | 0 | Sandusky High | 0 |
| 09.10.1904 | Ravenna High | 0 | Canton High | 0 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 16.10.1904 | Tiffin High | 5 | Sandusky High | 0 |
| 16.10.1904 | Mansfield | 23 | Ravenna | 0 |
| 16.10.1904 | Findlay | 6 | Ada | 0 |
| 16.10.1904 | Wellington High | 0 | New London High | 0 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 23.10.1904 | Elyria High | 38 | Baldwin University | 0 |
| 23.10.1904 | Mansfield High | 18 | Delaware High | 0 |
| 23.10.1904 | Mansfield High 2nds | 6 | Crestline High | 0 |
| 23.10.1904 | Findlay High | 28 | Sandusky High | 15 |
| 23.10.1904 | Ravenna High | 27 | Salem High | 0 |
| 23.10.1904 | Fostoria High | 10 | Shelby High | 0 |
| 23.10.1904 | Galion High | 11 | Bucyrus High | 0 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 30.10.1904 | Oberlin Academy | 0 | Rayen High | 0 |
| 30.10.1904 | Elyria High | 11 | Oberlin High | 0 |
| 30.10.1904 | Mansfield High | 53 | Vernon High | 0 |
| 30.10.1904 | Lima High | 17 | Bluffton High | 0 |
| 30.10.1904 | Fostoria High | 41 | Bowling Green | 0 |
| 30.10.1904 | Findlay High | 6 | Defiance High | 6 |
| 30.10.1904 | New London High | 5 | Norwalk High | 0 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 06.11.1904 | Oberlin Academy | 21 | Kenyon Military | 16 |
| 06.11.1904 | Mansfield High | 10 | Fostoria High | 0 |
| 06.11.1904 | Delaware High | 29 | Mt. Vernon High | 0 |
| 06.11.1904 | Findlay High | 22 | Kenton High | 0 |
| 06.11.1904 | Haggerty’s Colts | 6 | Oberlin High | 0 |
| 06.11.1904 | Crestline High | 11 | Mansfield High 2nds | 0 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 13.11.1904 | Kenton High | 11 | Marion High | 0 |
| 13.11.1904 | Findlay High | 12 | Fostoria High | 0 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 20.11.1904 | Oberlin Academy | 19 | Erie High | 0 |
| 20.11.1904 | Toledo High | 29 | Mansfield High | 0 |
| 20.11.1904 | Findlay High | 4 | Fostoria High | 0 |
| 20.11.1904 | East High | 28 | Central | 5 |
| 20.11.1904 | West High | 18 | Shaw | 0 |
Report
The Ohio High School Football season of 1904 included one match with a team called Haggerty’s Colts, which was possibly an Irish Youth Club or School Team. The Colts defeated Oberlin High 6-0.
At the time American Football was still known as Gridiron due the way the pitch was marked out in a grid-like pattern and the Ohio League in Professional Football was the top League in America, although it did not yet rival College Football in terms of talent and crowd draw.
Players frequently played for High Schools, Colleges and Pro Teams in the same season, as there were no rules governing player transfers or Official Governing Bodies for any grade.
References
Bibliography
[1] Professional Football Researchers Association (2011) “The Tigers Pounce Again” The Early History of Professional Football. pg. 199-208. PFRA Publications. Connecticut.
Newspapers
[2] Anon. (1904) “Tigers win again Victorious” Massillon Evening Independent, October 24 1904, pg. 5 [Internet] Available from: https://newspaperarchive.com/massillon-evening-independent-oct-24-1904-p-5/ [accessed 18 August 2020]
[3] Anon. (1904) “Hard” Sandusky Evening Star, October 10 1904, pg. 7 [Internet] Available from: https://newspaperarchive.com/sandusky-evening-star-oct-10-1904-p-7/ [Accessed 18 August 2020]
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[9] Anon. (1904) “Army won from Navy in Great Game” Sandusky Evening Star, November 28 1904, pg. 7 [Internet] Available from: https://newspaperarchive.com/sandusky-evening-star-nov-28-1904-p-7/ [accessed 9 September 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas of the Dublin Rebels (Irish American Football League).
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