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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
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The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania played its second season of American football in 1896. 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≤ 300[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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