1917 Ohio Top Ten Independent Football Ranking

Rank Team Name

Record Comments

1	Canton Bulldogs	9-1-0 Beat: Pitcairn,Altoona,Columbus,Akron,

Youngstown(2),Massillon,Detroit

Tied:

Lost: Massillon

2	Massillon Tigers	5-3-0 Beat: Buffalo,Pitcairn,Akron,Columbus,Canton

Tied:

Lost: Youngstown,Akron,Canton

3	Akron Pros	6-2-0 Beat: Salem,Columbus,Cle Tomahawks,

Buffalo,Massillon,Toledo

Tied:

Lost: Massillon,Canton

4	Dayton Triangles	6-1-2 Beat: Elyria,Toledo,McKeesport,Toledo,

Cincinnati

Tied: Cincinnati(2)

Lost: Camp Sherman

5	Youngstown Patricians	4-3-0 Beat: Martins Ferry,Columbus,Massillon

Tied:

Lost: Pitcairn,Canton(2)

6	Columbus Panhandles	3-6-0 Beat: Newark,Lancaster,Toledo

Tied:

Lost: Akron,Canton,Youngstown,Massillon,

Fort Wayne,Detroit

7	Toledo Maroons	3-7-0 Beat: Det Carlisle,South Bend,Tol Navys

Tied:

Lost: Dayton(2),Det Heralds(2),Fort Wayne,

Columbus,Akron

8	Cincinnati Celts	2-3-3 Beat: Pitcairn,Middletown

Tied: Pine Village,Dayton(2)

Lost: Detroit,Fort Wayne,Dayton

9	Dennison Panhandles	3-1-0 Beat: New Philadelphia,Bellaire,Salem

Tied:

Lost: Camp Sherman

10	Bellaire Athletics	4-3-1 Beat: Pit Hope,McKeesport

Tied: Bellaire

Lost: McKeesport,Dennison

Other prominent teams:

Martins Ferry Athletics

Salem Independents

Cleveland Tomahawks

Mansfield Steel Plant

Massillon Blues

Zanesville Mark Greys