1891 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

The 1891 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season was their first season in existence. The team finished with an undefeated record of 7–0.

1891 Pittsburgh Athletic Club season
Head coachWilliam Kirschner
Home fieldEast Liberty Park
Results
Record7-0
Division placeNo divisions
Playoff finishNo playoffs

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result
1 October, 1891 Shady Side Academy W 25-0
2 October 17, 1891 Greensburg Athletic Association[1] W
3 October 24, 1891 Indiana Normal School[2] W
4 October 31, 1891 Washington & Jefferson Presidents W 14-0
5 November 7, 1891 Western University of Pennsylvania W 24-0
6 November 14, 1891 Altoona Athletic Association W 20-0
7 November 26, 1895 Media College[3] W 30-12

Game notes

  1. Date may be inaccurate, since no records exists of the game. It is widely believed that a game took place and that Pittsburgh won.
  2. Date may be inaccurate, since no records exists of the game. It is widely believed that a game took place and that Pittsburgh won.
  3. Thanksgiving Day game

References

  • Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association (Annual): 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.
  • PFRA Research. "Up the P.A.C.: The 3A's are Challenged: 1891" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.