1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

August 2023 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club 1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football team 1898.jpg black white red 11–0–1 William Chase Temple W. M. Greenwood Roy Jackson Roy Jackson Exposition Park 1897 1899 The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club played its fourth season of American football in 1898. The team finished with a record of 11–0–1. The team was named the top team in western Pennsylvania. Roy Jackson was the team's captain and coach.The Pittsburg Post September 23, 1900 7 Line-Up of the D.C. & A.C. Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115238137/ Newspapers.com Open professionalism The team this season was, according to the New York Sun, "generally regarded as the chief exponent of professionalism" in football.The Sun New York October 18, 1898 4 In the Football World Professionalism in Athletic Clubs Will Be Investigated https://www.newspapers.com/article/126340895/ Newspapers.com Duquesne's chairman William C. Temple publicly admitted that the team was professional, distinguishing it from the previous season's team which he claimed was "strictly amateur". Temple explained that hiring paid players was necessary to meet the public's demand for good football.The Sun New York October 19, 1898 5 In the Football World Duquesne Football Eleven May Be Suspended To-day https://www.newspapers.com/article/127215153/ Newspapers.com Schedule y October 8 w Maryland Athletic Club Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 46–0 October 15 w y Knickerbocker Athletic Club Berkeley Oval New York, NY 45–0 The New York Times October 16, 1898 10 Berkeley Oval Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117205370/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Pittsburgh College Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 16–0 October 29 w Penn State Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 18–5 November 2 w Braddock Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 63–0 The Pittsburg Post November 3, 1898 6 Braddock Gained Five Yards https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115616928/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 14, 1898 6 Greensburg's Fine Defensive Tactics https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115616498/ Newspapers.com November 5 w Geneva Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 68–0 Sad Day For Geneva; Bright For Duquesne https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85765471/pittsburgh-daily-post/ Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 6, 1898 8 September 21, 2021 Newspapers.com Another Landslide https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85765426/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 6, 1898 15 September 21, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 w Pittsburgh Athletic Club Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 34–0 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 9, 1898 6 Was a Great Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121928926/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 9, 1898 6 Fearful Slaughter of East Enders https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121797514/ Newspapers.com November 12 t Greensburg Athletic Association Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 0–0 November 19 w Latrobe Athletic Association Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 17–0 November 24 w Washington & JeffersonThanksgiving Day game Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 11–0 W. & J. Whitewashed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86118863/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 25, 1898 13 September 28, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 w Pittsburgh Athletic ClubPostponed from Saturday, November 26 because of snow. Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 27–0 The Pittsburg Post December 1, 1898 6 Duquesne Stars Shine Out Again https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121797303/ Newspapers.com "background: #ddffdd;" December 3 w Western Pennsylvania All-StarsThis was the 1st professional football "all-star" game, as Duquesne played a team that consisted of several of top football players in western Pennsylvania. Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 16–0 Game notes References Stars Over All-Stars Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association 1–5 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf PFRA Research dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101126225257/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf 2010-11-26 The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900) Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association Annual 1983 1–14 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 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club Category:Duquesne Country and Athletic Club seasons