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1897 Pittsburgh College football team

1897 Pittsburgh College football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   15 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 2
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 1
Army   –   6 – 1 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 0 – 2
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dickinson   –   7 – 3 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 2
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wesleyan   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   2 – 6 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Pittsburgh College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1897 college football season. It was the first Pittsburgh College team to consist entirely of students from the college.[1] J. P. Wolfe served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Cottage Club
W 12–0[2]
October 9Bethany (WV)
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–0[3][4]
October 13at Latrobe Athletic AssociationLatrobe, PAL 0–22[5]
October 16at Washington & Jefferson
L 0–24400[6][7]
October 23at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAL 5–26[8]
October 30West Virginia
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0[9]
November 6at Washington & Jefferson
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
L 0–36[10][11]
November 13Marquette Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–0[12][13]
November 20McKees Rocks Indians
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 4–6[14][15]
November 25Wheeling Athletic ClubWheeling, WVT 6–6> 1,000[16]

References

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  1. ^ Duquesne 2009 Football (PDF). Duquesne University. p. 44. Retrieved December 30, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Ended in a Dispute". The Pittsburgh Post. October 3, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Victory for P. C. A. C." The Pittsburgh Press. October 10, 1897. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1897. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Latrobe the Winner". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 14, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Great Work Against W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Lacked The Weight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh College Beaten". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburg Press. October 31, 1897. p. 12 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "W. & J. Increase Their Score". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Easy For Wash.-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Fooled the Marquettes". The Pittsburgh Post. November 7, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Won in a Walkover". The Pittsburg Press. November 14, 1897. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "College Game Was Stormy". The Pittsburgh Post. November 21, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Will Meet To-Day". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 20, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Pittsburg[h] College All Right". The Pittsburgh Post. November 26, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.