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Record: 7-3
Combined Statistics: Link
Head Coach: Bob Seaman (3rd year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 20-9-1
Team Captains: George Whitfield, Larry Shumar
All-Ohio: Jim Smith (1st)
All-American Conference Standings:
Canton McKinley (4-1)
Warren Harding (4-1)
Massillon (3-2)
Niles (2-2)
Alliance (0-3)
Steubenville (0-4)
AP State Poll:
1. Upper Arlington (10-0) (UPI State Champion)
2. Mentor (10-0)
3. Canton McKinley (9-1) – defeated Warren Western Reserve, Warren Harding
4. Elyria (10-0)
5. Struthers (9-0)
6. Warren Western Reserve (9-1) – lost to Canton McKinley
7. Shelby (10-0)
8. Cleveland St. Joseph (10-0)
9. Cincinnati St. Xavier (9-0-1)
10. Warren Harding (8-2) – lost to Canton McKinley
All-Time Record: 476-145-31
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 39-29-5
Noteworthy Items: (1) Massillon dropped its opener to Mentor 19-0. The Cardinals finished the season 10-0, but were voted 2nd in the final state poll behind Upper Arlington. Mentor and Upper Arlington squared off in the 1969 season opener, with Mentor losing 7-6. (2) The Tigers broke Niles’ 63-game home winning streak with a 16-8 victory, breaking the tie with a fourth quarter TD by Jim Smith. Smith finished the season with 1,022 yards rushing.
Related Stories
| Opp. | Rec. | Loc. | Mass. | Opp. | Res. | Att. | Media | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor | 10-0 | H | 0 | 19 | L | 13,011 | Story | Stats |
| Cleveland Benedictine | 6-1-2 | H | 34 | 19 | W | 12,751 | Story | Stats |
| Mansfield | H | 46 | 16 | W | 11,574 | Story | Stats | |
| Alliance | 4-6 | A | 32 | 6 | W | 10,000 | Story | Stats |
| Niles | 7-3 | A | 16 | 8 | W | 13,000 | Story | Stats |
| Altoona, PA | H | 30 | 0 | W | 14,236 | Story | Stats | |
| Steubenville | 5-5 | H | 20 | 12 | W | 10,500 | Story | Stats |
| Warren Harding | 8-2 | A | 12 | 23 | L | 10,000 | Story | Stats |
| Cuyahoga Falls | H | 30 | 6 | W | 11,277 | Story | Stats | |
| Canton McKinley | 9-1 | H | 6 | 26 | L | 22,305 | Story | Stats |
| TOTAL | 226 | 135 | 126,654 | Season Stats |
