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1949 State Champions
Record: 9-1
Combined Statistics: Link
Head Coach: Chuck Mather (2nd year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 18-2
Team Captains: Dick Jacobs, Clarence Johnson
All-Ohio: Irvin “Ace” Crable (1st), Dick Shine (2nd)
Ohio Scholastic League Standings:
1. Mansfield (4-0)
2. Massillon (4-1)
3. Canton McKinley (3-1)
4. Toledo Waite (1-3-1)
5. Alliance (1-4)
6. Warren Harding (0-4-1)
AP State Poll:
1. Massillon (9-1) – defeated Canton McKinley; lost to Mansfield
2. Mansfield (8-1) (INS State Champion)- defeated Massillon
3. Canton McKinley (9-1) – lost to Massillon
4. Cincinnati Purcell (10-0)
5. Fremont Ross (9-1)
6. Middletown (8-1)
7. Toledo Libbey (7-1)
8. Circleville (9-0)
9. Springfield (7-2-1)
10. Wooster (9-0-1)
All-Time Record: 310-122-28
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 24-25-5
Noteworthy Items: Having lost to Mansfield 16-12, Massillon then defeated unbeaten Canton McKinley 6-0. Mansfield also had a loss, in the season opener, to unranked Akron South, 34-27. So the sportswriters opted for defending state champion Massillon to repeat. Mansfield was coached by former Massillon mentor Augie Morningstar. Cincinnati sportswriters, of course, claimed there was a “generally recognized bias” against Cincinnati-area teams in the final A.P. voting, while pushing unbeaten Cincinnati Purcell for the title. But two years later, Massillon played home-and-home with Cincinnati Elder, a regular Purcell opponent, and defeated them both times by scores of 42-6 and 32-0. Bias anyone?
Related Stories
| Opp. | Rec. | Loc. | Mass. | Opp. | Res. | Att. | Media | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cathedral Latin | H | 40 | 6 | W | 12,643 | Story | Stats | |
| Canton Lincoln | H | 60 | 0 | W | 10,850 | Story | Stats | |
| Barberton | 4-3-2 | N | 34 | 6 | W | 22,576 | Story | Stats |
| Steubenville | 5-5 | A | 63 | 0 | W | 9,000 | Story | Stats |
| Alliance | 4-6 | H | 48 | 14 | W | 15,005 | Story | Stats |
| Mansfield | 8-1 | H | 12 | 16 | L | 19,166 | Story | Stats |
| Warren Harding | 3-7-1 | A | 35 | 19 | W | 10,000 | Story | Stats |
| Toledo Waite | H | 59 | 19 | W | 12,389 | Story | Stats | |
| Youngstown South | H | 38 | 13 | W | 9,636 | Story | Stats | |
| Canton McKinley | 9-1 | A | 6 | 0 | W | 24,000 | Story | Stats |
| TOTAL | 395 | 93 | 145,265 | Season Stats |
The Barberton game was played at the Akron Rubber Bowl
