1896 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

1896 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football
Record6–3–1
Manager
  • Jim Wagenhurst
Captain
  • Ed Young (2nd year)
Home fieldExposition Park
Seasons

The 1896 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football season was the second season of competition for the American football team representing the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team finished with a record of 6–3–1.

Season summary

The team suffered a heavy turnover in personnel from its previous season, with only five players returning. It spent much of its early season trying to settle on a stable lineup.[1]

On November 10, the DC&AC became the first team ever to face a fully professional football team. The opponent was the Allegheny Athletic Association, whose players were each to be paid $100 per game. The Duquesnes lost the game 12–0 at Exposition Park. The "Three A's" would cease to exist after shutting out the Pittsburgh Athletic Club a day later.[1]

Victories against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club and Greensburg gave the DC&AC a claim as the best of the "big four" Western Pennsylvania athletic clubs (which also included Latrobe).[1] The DC&AC however could not match the success of the region's top collegiate team—the undefeated, unscored-upon Washington & Jefferson—to whom they lost 4–0 on Thanksgiving Day.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Carlisle
L 0–182,000[2]
October 10Pittsburgh College
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 24–01,000[3][4]
October 17Emerald Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 26–0[5]
October 24Western University of Pennsylvania
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 26–01,000[6]
November 3at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • P.A.C. Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–64,000–5,000[7][8]
November 7West Virginia
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
T 0–01,000–2,000+[9][10]
November 10Allegheny Athletic Association
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–122,000–4,000+[11][12]
November 14Greensburg Athletic Association
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 18–42,000–3,000[13][14]
November 21West Virginia
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 6–01,000–2,500[15][16]
November 26Washington & Jefferson
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–410,000–12,000[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d PFRA Research. "Last Hurrah in Allegheny: The 3A's Exit in a Blaze of Glory: 1896" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Scalped by the Redskins". The Pittsburg Post. October 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Good Football". The Pittsburg Press. October 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kicking Everywhere". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 12, 1896. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Emeralds Vanquished". The Pittsburg Press. October 18, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W.U.P. Could Not Score". The Pittsburg Press. October 25, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Up with the Red and Black". The Pittsburg Post. November 4, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Won by Duquesne". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A Great Game". The Pittsburg Press. November 8, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Many Great Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 9, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Shook the Stars". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Great Cheers for D. C. & A. C." The Pittsburg Post. November 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "D.C. & A.C. Victorious". The Pittsburg Press. November 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Won by Duquesne". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 16, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Plowed Through Mud". The Pittsburg Press. November 22, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Duquesne and West Virginia". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 23, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Washington Wins". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 27, 1896. p. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Duquesnes Beaten and the P. A. C.'s Tied". The Pittsburg Post. November 27, 1896. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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