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The 1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season was their second season in existence. The team finished with a record of 3-3-1. This season also marked the first recorded accounts of professional players being used in American football.


1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club season
Head Coach William Kirschner
Home Field East Liberty Park
Results
Record 3-3-1
Place No divisions
Playoff Finish No playoffs
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1891 1893

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result
1 October 1, 1892 Western University of Pennsylvania W 16-0
2 October 8, 1892 Greensburg Athletic Association W 28-0
- October 15, 1892 Opponent did not show[1]
3 October 21, 1892 Allegheny Athletic Association[2] T 6-6
4 October 22, 1892 Geneva College W 18-6
5 November 5, 1892 Penn State Nittany Lions L 20-0
6 November 12, 1892 at Allegheny Athletic Association[3] L 4-0
7 November 26, 1895 Lehigh Mountain Hawks[4] L 21-0

Season-by-season[]

Year W L T PCT PtsF PtsA Finish Coach League
1891 7 0 0 1.000 113 12 William Kirschner Independent
1892 3 3 1 .500 113 12 William Kirschner Independent
1893 7 2 0 .777 84 30 Charley Aull Independent
1894 4 3 0 .571 56 43 William Kirschner Independent
1895 7 2 1 .700 69 30 Charley Aull Independent
1896 2 5 3 .200 0 53 George Hoskins Independent
1897 [[]] Independent
1898 [[]] Independent
1899 [[]] Independent
1900 [[]] Independent
1901 [[]] Independent
Totals 30 15 5 .600 435 180 (including playoffs)

Game notes[]

  1. Intersquad scrimmage occurred after the Johnstown Athletic Club failed to show. Pittsburgh's first string defeated the secodbn string, 42-9.
  2. Allegations of professionalism, as A.C. Read, the captain of the Penn State football team, was caught playing in this game for Pittsburgh.
  3. Pudge Heffelfinger played for Allegheny in this game for $500. This made him the first known recorded professional football player.
  4. Thanksgiving Classic

References[]

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