1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season
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The 1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club
football season was their sixth season in existence. The team finished with a record of 2-5-3.
Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
The Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team, established in 1891, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1892 the intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, led to William Heffelfinger becoming the first known...
football season was their sixth season in existence. The team finished with a record of 2-5-3.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western University of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
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| 2 | Emerald Athletic Club | W | |
| 3 | Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference... |
T 0-0 | |
| 4 | October 17, 1896 | Greensburg Athletic Association Greensburg Athletic Association The Greensburg Athletic Association was an early organized football team, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, that played from 1890 until 1900. The team began as an amateur football club in 1890 and was composed primarily of locals before several professional players were added for the 1895 season... |
L 14-0 |
| 5 | October 31, 1896 | Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference... |
L 21-0 |
| 6 | Unknown team | L | |
| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
L | |
| 8 | November 11, 1896 | at Allegheny Athletic Association Allegheny Athletic Association The Allegheny Athletic Association was an athletic club that fielded the first ever professional American football player and later the first fully professional football team. The organization was founded in 1890 as a regional athletic club in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is today the North... |
L 18-0 |
| 9 | November 21, 1896 | at Greensburg Athletic Association Greensburg Athletic Association The Greensburg Athletic Association was an early organized football team, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, that played from 1890 until 1900. The team began as an amateur football club in 1890 and was composed primarily of locals before several professional players were added for the 1895 season... |
T 0-0 |
| 10 | November 26, 1896 | West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
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