1895 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

American football team season August 2023 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club 1895 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football team 1895.jpg black white red 4–3–1 William Chase Temple Louis Vail Ed Young Exposition Park 1896 The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) played its first season of American football in 1895. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and won the unofficial championship of Western Pennsylvania when it defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on Thanksgiving to end the season. thumb|Billboard advertising the Oct. 19 game against the University of Cincinnati The team was not yet openly professional, but is known to have offered payments to three Greensburg Athletic Association players—Charlie Atherton, Fred Robison, and Lawson Fiscus—to play for the DC&AC. The three players ultimately accepted counteroffers to remain with Greensburg.VanAtta Robert B. Fourth PFRA Annual The History of Professional Football at Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894–1900) https://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/05-An-165.pdf 1983 Professional Football Researchers Association 4 Schedule October 5 w Western University of Pennsylvania Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 36–0 550 Battles on the Gridiron. The Pittsburg Post October 6, 1895 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42971621/battles_on_the_gridiron/ Newspapers.com October 12 l Carlisle Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 4–16 The Pittsburg Press October 13, 1895 6 Indians Were Too Strong https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122676211/ Newspapers.com October 19 w Cincinnati Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 26–0 200–300 Duquesne Play Football—University Of Cincinnati Was Not In Its Class https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121366628/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 20, 1895 6 March 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Scared The Duquesnes.—University Of Cincinnati Kickers Come Within A Foot Of Scoring https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121366107/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 20, 1895 6 May 8, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 l Penn Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 0–30 4,000–5,000 Duquesne Came Very Near Scoring The Philadelphia Inquirer October 24, 1895 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98618529/duquesne-came-very-near-scoring/ Newspapers.comPittsburgh Commercial Gazette October 24, 1895 6 Best of the Year https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122677876/ Newspapers.com November 5 t Pittsburgh Athletic Club Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 0–0 4,300 Ten Dollars and Cakes Professional Football Researchers Association https://www.profootballresearchers.com/articles/Ten_Dollars_And_Cakes.pdf PFRA Research September 12, 2025 November 9 l Chicago Athletic Association Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 4–34 November 16 w Greensburg Athletic Association Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA 12–0 November 28 w y Pittsburgh Athletic Club PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA 10–6 8,000–9,000 References Duquesne Country and Athletic Club Category:Duquesne Country and Athletic Club seasons Duquesne Country and Athletic Club