1897 Greensburg Athletic Association season

American football team season August 2023 Greensburg Athletic Association 1897 maroon white 10–1 J. E. MitingerFinoli David Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams Charleston, SC History Press 41–43 978-1-62585-917-4 https://books.google.com/books?id=3q80DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 George Barclay Joe DonohoeThe Pittsburg Post September 10, 1897 6 Greensburg's Heavy Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/126629072/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 8, 1897 6 Local Kickers Sad and Glum https://www.newspapers.com/article/126629013/ Newspapers.com Athletic Park 1896 1898 The 1897 Greensburg Athletic Association season was their eighth season in existence. The team finished 10–1. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result 1 September 25 Swissvale Athletic Club W 22–6 2 October 2 Jeannette Athletic Club10 Greensburg players each scored touchdowns. W 74–0Greensburg Daily Tribune Greensburg, PA October 4, 1897 1 Score Stood 74 to 0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jk1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cj4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1887%2C3365641 Google News Archive or 76–0The Pittsburg Post Pittsburgh, PA October 3, 1897 7 Nearly a Record Breaker https://www.newspapers.com/article/126498721/ Newspapers.com 3 October 9 Pittsburgh Imperials W 90–0 4 October 16 Geneva W 34–0Greensburg Daily Tribune Greensburg, PA October 18, 1897 1 G. A. A. Downs Geneva https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LE1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cj4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945%2C3629988 Google News Archive or 32–0The Pittsburg Post Pittsburgh, PA October 17, 1897 6 Greensburg's Easy Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85709803/pittsburgh-daily-post/ Newspapers.com 5 October 24 Altoona Athletic Club W 28–0 6 October 30 Wheeling Tigers W 30–0 7 November 3 Western University of Pennsylvania W 47–0 8 November 6 at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club W 24–6 9 November 20Latrobe Athletic Association L 6–12 10 November 24Pittsburgh Athletic ClubThanksgiving Day game W 16–0 11 November 26 at Latrobe Athletic Association W 6–0 The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900) Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association Annual 1983 6–8 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-An-165.pdf Van Atta, Robert dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101127054500/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-An-165.pdf 2010-11-27 The History of Greensburg, 1799-1949 Westmoreland County Historical Society 1949 197 https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A31735060489535/viewer#page/213/mode/1up Notes and references Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association 2 Annual 1980 1–21 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-052.pdf Robert Van Atta dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165729/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-052.pdf 2009-03-26 Greensburg Athletic Association Category:Greensburg Athletic Association seasons Greensburg Athletic Association