1916 Columbus Panhandles season

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1916 Columbus Panhandles season
Head coach Joseph F. Carr
Home fieldTraveling Team
Results
Record7-5-0

The 1916 Columbus Panhandles season was their 11th season in existence. The team played in the Ohio League and posted a 7-5-0 record.

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Schedule

GameDateOpponentResult
1October 1, 1916at Lancaster IndependentsW 69-0
2October 8, 1916at Marion QuestionsW 54-0
3October 15, 1916at Detroit Heralds W 13-7
4October 22, 1916at Cleveland Indians W 9-6
5October 29, 1916at Canton Bulldogs L 12-0
6November 5, 1916 Toledo Maroons L 23-7
7November 12, 1916at Massillon Tigers L 10-0
8November 19, 1916at Detroit Heralds W 15-0
9November 26, 1916at Cleveland Indians L 7-0
10November 30, 1916at Fort Wayne Friars [1] L 3-0
11December 3, 1916at Youngstown Patricians W 13-0
12December 10, 1916at Columbus All-StarsW 6-0

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