1896 Pittsburgh College football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
1896 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham   –  1 –0 –0
Lafayette   –  11 –0 –1
Princeton   –  10 –0 –1
Washington & Jefferson   –  8 –0 –1
Penn   –  14 –1 –0
Yale   –  13 –1 –0
Pittsburgh College   –  11 –2 –0
Buffalo   –  9 –1 –2
Villanova   –  10 –4 –0
Bucknell   –  5 –2 –1
Harvard   –  7 –4 –0
Boston College   –  5 –3 –0
Storrs   –  5 –3 –0
Cornell   –  5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –2
Temple   –  3 –2 –0
Army   –  3 –2 –1
Rutgers   –  6 –6 –0
Carlisle   –  5 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  2 –2 –2
Brown   –  4 –5 –1
Wesleyan   –  4 –5 –1
Frankin & Marshall   –  3 –4 –2
Geneva   –  3 –4 –0
Penn State   –  3 –4 –0
Colgate   –  3 –4 –1
Amherst   –  3 –6 –1
Western Univ. Penn.   –  3 –6 –0
Lehigh   –  2 –5 –0
Tufts   –  2 –6 –1
Swarthmore   –  2 –6 –0
New Hampshire   –  1 –4 –0
Drexel   –  1 –5 –0
Massachusetts   –  0 –4 –0
Rhode Island   –  0 –4 –0

The 1896 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 1896 college football season.[1] Ernest H. "Rags" Brown served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.[1][2][3]

In advance of the season, the college rebranded its sports teams from Holy Ghost College to Pittsburg(h) College. This change was occasioned by unspecified disrespectful use of the religious name.[2][4]

Schedule

First team

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Sewickley Athletic Association
W 22–0[5]
October 10at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
L 0–24[6]
October 17at Carnegie Athletic Club
T 6–6[7]
October 24Emerald Athletic Club
  • Emerald Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 disputed[lower-alpha 1][8][9][10][11][12]
November 6at Mahoning Cycle ClubYoungstown, OHL 0–16[13]
November 14J. F. Lalus Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–6 (forfeit)[14]
November 26at Nonpareil Athletic Club
L 0–16[15]
  1. ↑ The Pittsburg Post and the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette reported a 9–8 Emerald win (protested by the College), while The Pittsburg Press reported a disputed final score of either 6–5 in favor of College or 9–6 in favor of Emerald.

Reserve team

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Emerald Athletic Club reserves
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 8–0[16]
October 7Allegheny High School
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 6–0 (forfeit)[17]
October 10J. F. Lalus Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–52[18]
October 15at Park Institute
W 10–8[19][20]
October 17Emerald Athletic Club reserves
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 20–0[21]
October 21Etna Our Boys
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–0[22]
October 24Arion Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 4–0 (forfeit)[23]
October 28Keystone Tigers
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–0[24][25]
October 31Orange Athletic Club (PA)
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 20–0[26][27]
November 7Imperial Athletic Club reserves
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 20–6[28]
November 12Pittsburgh Times
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 69–0[29]
November 14Keystone Tigers
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 33–0[30][31]
November 18Henderson Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–0[32]
November 24Keystone Tigers
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 4–0 (forfeit)[33][34]
November 26Press Young Folks' League
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 4–6[35]

Discrepancies in records

The Duquesne University football record book gives the 1896 season record as 12–1[1] on the basis of games that, according to 1896 newspapers, were played by the reserve (second) team. The guide does not include the first-team schedule or two reserve-team games against the Keystone Tigers (November 24) and Press Young Folks' League (November 26). College Football Data Warehouse lists a similar schedule as in the media guide but omits the win against Allegheny High School and adds a supposed 10–0 loss against the Allegheny Athletic Association on November 10, for a season record of 11–2.[36] Pittsburgh newspapers of 1896 reported that the Allegheny Athletic Association's opponent on November 10 was the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, with Allegheny winning 12–0.[37][38]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Duquesne Football Record Book" (PDF). goduquesne.com. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University. July 20, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Pittsburg College". The Pittsburg Post. September 13, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. September 21, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "P. Y. F. L. Notes". The Pittsburg Press. October 10, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pittsburg College Won Easily". The Pittsburg Press. October 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Good Football". The Pittsburg Press. October 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Good Game at Carnegie". The Pittsburg Press. October 18, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Emeralds Win the Game". The Pittsburg Post. October 25, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Some Great Surprises". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 26, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Football Notes". The Pittsburg Press. October 25, 1896. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. October 26, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Three Good Local Games". The Pittsburg Post. October 24, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Met with Defeat". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 7, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "No Game at the College". The Pittsburg Post. October 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Beaver Falls 16, Holy Ghost 0". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 27, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Emerald Juniors Fail to Score". The Pittsburg Post. October 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Forfeited by the High School". The Pittsburg Post. October 8, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "The Lalus Made a Big Score". The Pittsburg Post. October 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. October 16, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. October 15, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "College Reserves Win". The Pittsburg Press. October 18, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Reserves Defeat the Our Boys". The Pittsburg Post. October 22, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Arion Has No Subs on Line". The Pittsburg Post. October 25, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Mixed Up Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 29, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Football Notes". The Pittsburg Post. October 28, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "Orange Shut Out". The Pittsburg Press. November 1, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "Struggles on the Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. October 31, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "The Reserves Win Handily". The Pittsburg Post. November 8, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "Slaughter on the College Grounds". The Pittsburg Post. November 13, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ "College Reserves All Right". The Pittsburg Post. November 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ↑ "Football Games To-day". The Pittsburg Post. November 14, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ "College Reserves Win Easily". The Pittsburg Post. November 19, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ "Will Play Here". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 25, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ↑ "Football Notes". The Pittsburg Post. November 24, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ↑ "Played a Close Game". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 27, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  37. ↑ "Shook the Stars". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ↑ "Great Cheers for D.C. & A.C." The Pittsburg Post. November 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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