1895 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

1895 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football
Record4–3–1
Manager
Head coach
Captain
  • Ed Young
Home fieldExposition Park
Seasons

The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) played its first season of American football in 1895. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and won the unofficial championship of Western Pennsylvania when it defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on Thanksgiving to end the season.

Billboard advertising the Oct. 19 game against the University of Cincinnati

The team was not yet openly professional, but is known to have offered payments to three Greensburg Athletic Association players—Charlie Atherton, Fred Robison, and Lawson Fiscus—to play for the DC&AC. The three players ultimately accepted counteroffers to remain with Greensburg.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Western University of Pennsylvania
W 36–0550[2]
October 12Carlisle
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
L 4–16[3]
October 19Cincinnati
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
W 26–0[4]
October 23Penn
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
L 0–304,000–5,000[5][6]
November 5Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
T 0–04,300[7]
November 9Chicago Athletic Association
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
L 4–34[7]
November 16Greensburg Athletic Association
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
W 12–0[7]
November 28at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 10–68,000–9,000[7]

References

  1. ^ VanAtta, Robert B. (1983). "The History of Professional Football at Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894–1900)" (PDF). Fourth PFRA Annual. Professional Football Researchers Association. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Battles on the Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. October 6, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indians Were Too Strong". The Pittsburg Press. October 13, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duquesne Play Football—University Of Cincinnati Was Not In Its Class". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennylvania. October 20, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Duquesne Came Very Near Scoring". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1895. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Best of the Year". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 24, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c d PFRA Research. "Ten Dollars and Cakes" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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