1896 Pittsburgh College football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 1896 Pittsburgh College Independent Ernest Brown 1st 1894 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.goduquesne.com Duquesne Football Record Book Duquesne University 23 Pittsburgh https://goduquesne.com/documents/2023/7/20/2023_DU_FB_Record_Book.pdf July 20, 2023 August 20, 2023 Ernest Brown served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.The Pittsburg Post September 13, 1896 8 Pittsburg College https://www.newspapers.com/article/124398667/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Press September 21, 1896 6 Amateur Sports https://www.newspapers.com/article/124399096/ Newspapers.com Duquesne University claims a season record of 12–1 based on the first 13 of 15 games played by its reserve (second) team – but does not acknowledge the first team or its record of 2–4–1 or 1–5–1. In advance of the season, the college rebranded its sports teams from Holy Ghost College to Pittsburg(h) College. This change was prompted by concerns that the religious name was being used disrespectfully or flippantly in sporting contexts.Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Nellis James M. October 12, 1896 7 Proved Its Honesty https://www.newspapers.com/article/171470496/ Newspapers.com Schedule First team October 3 w Sewickley Athletic Association Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 22–0 The Pittsburg Press October 4, 1896 6 Pittsburg College Won Easily https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115396656/ Newspapers.com October 10 l y Duquesne Country and Athletic Club Exposition Park Allegheny, PA 0–24 The Pittsburg Press October 11, 1896 6 Good Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115397103/ Newspapers.com October 17 t y Carnegie Athletic Club Carnegie Athletic Park Braddock, PA 6–6 The Pittsburg Press October 18, 1896 6 Good Game at Carnegie https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115434297/ Newspapers.com October 24 y Emerald Athletic Club Emerald Park Pittsburgh, PA disputedfirst 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. The Pittsburg Post October 25, 1896 8 Emeralds Win the Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115445636/ Newspapers.comPittsburgh Commercial Gazette October 26, 1896 3 Some Great Surprises https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115525513/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Press October 25, 1896 20 Football Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115525037/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Press October 26, 1896 3 Amateur Sports https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115525326/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post October 24, 1896 6 Three Good Local Games https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115445975/ Newspapers.com November 6 l y Mahoning Cycle Club Youngstown, OH 0–16 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 7, 1896 6 Met with Defeat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115435775/ Newspapers.com November 14 l J. F. Lalus Athletic Club Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 0–6 (forfeit) The Pittsburg Post October 15, 1896 6 No Game at the College https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115446399/ Newspapers.com November 26 l y Nonpareil Athletic Club Junction Park Beaver Falls, PA 0–16 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 27, 1896 6 Beaver Falls 16, Holy Ghost 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115446549/ Newspapers.com first Reserve team October 3 w Emerald Athletic Club reserves Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 8–0 The Pittsburg Post October 4, 1896 6 Emerald Juniors Fail to Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115393475/ Newspapers.com October 7 w Allegheny High School Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 6–0 (forfeit) The Pittsburg Post October 8, 1896 6 Forfeited by the High School https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115413064/ Newspapers.com October 10 l J. F. Lalus Athletic Club Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 0–52 The Pittsburg Post October 11, 1896 6 The Lalus Made a Big Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27235720/ Newspapers.com October 15 w y Park Institute Recreation Park Allegheny, PA 10–8 The Pittsburg Press October 16, 1896 9 Amateur Sports https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115395597/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Press October 15, 1896 9 Amateur Sports https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115395897/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Emerald Athletic Club reserves Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 20–0 The Pittsburg Press October 18, 1896 6 College Reserves Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115398566/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Etna Our Boys Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 12–0 The Pittsburg Post October 22, 1896 6 Reserves Defeat the Our Boys https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115416999/ Newspapers.com October 24 w Arion Athletic Club Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 4–0 (forfeit) The Pittsburg Post October 25, 1896 8 Arion Has No Subs on Line https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115417768/ Newspapers.com October 28 w Keystone Tigers Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 28–0 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette October 29, 1896 6 Mixed Up Games https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115418654/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post October 28, 1896 6 Football Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115418695/ Newspapers.com October 31 w Orange Athletic Club (PA) Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 20–0 The Pittsburg Press November 1, 1896 6 Orange Shut Out https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115433355/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post October 31, 1896 6 Struggles on the Gridiron https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115433319/ Newspapers.com November 7 w Imperial Athletic Club reserves Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 20–6 The Pittsburg Post November 8, 1896 6 The Reserves Win Handily https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115432231/ Newspapers.com November 12 w Pittsburgh Times Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 69–0 The Pittsburg Post November 13, 1896 6 Slaughter on the College Grounds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115432666/ Newspapers.com November 14 w Keystone Tigers Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 33–0 The Pittsburg Post November 15, 1896 6 College Reserves All Right https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115432946/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 14, 1896 6 Football Games To-day https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115432964/ Newspapers.com November 18 w Henderson Athletic Club Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 38–0 The Pittsburg Post November 19, 1896 6 College Reserves Win Easily https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115431858/ Newspapers.com November 24 w Keystone Tigers Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 4–0 (forfeit) Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 25, 1896 6 Will Play Here https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115413912/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 24, 1896 6 Football Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115414330/ Newspapers.com November 26 l Press Young Folks' League Pittsburgh College grounds Pittsburgh, PA 4–6 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 27, 1896 6 Played a Close Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115413545/ Newspapers.com Discrepancies in records The Duquesne University football record book gives the 1896 season record as 12–1 on the basis of games that, according to 1896 newspapers, were played by the reserve (second) team. The schedule in the record book is identical to that in the November 1896 issue of the Holy Ghost College Bulletin, which listed results of games played "up to the time of going to press".Holy Ghost College Bulletin Pittsburgh November 1896 Athletics 17 https://archive.org/details/holyghostcollege14duqu/page/46/mode/2up Neither source includes the first-team results or the last two reserve-team games, which were against the Keystone Tigers (November 24) and Press Young Folks' League (November 26). College Football Data Warehouse lists a similar schedule but omits the forfeit 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.Duquesne Game by Game Results http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1895-1899_yearly_results.php College Football Data Warehouse June 28, 2017 April 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418161342/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1895-1899_yearly_results.php dead 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.Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette November 11, 1896 6 Shook the Stars https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115468690/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburg Post November 11, 1896 6 Great Cheers for D.C. & A.C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115521043/ Newspapers.com References Pittsburgh College Category:Duquesne Dukes football seasons Pittsburgh College football