1893 Holy Ghost College football team

1893 Holy Ghost College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Fr. McDermott (1st season)
Home stadiumMarion Station
Seasons
1894 →
1893 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   10 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 0 – 2
Penn   –   12 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   4 – 1 – 0
Holy Ghost   –   6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   7 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carlisle   –   2 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 3 – 0
Amherst   –   7 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Geneva   –   2 – 2 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Williams   –   2 – 3 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 6 – 1
Worcester Tech   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 9 – 1
Western Penn   –   1 – 4 – 0
MIT   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   1 – 9 – 0
New Hampshire   –   0 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   0 – 4 – 0
Maine   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1893 Holy Ghost College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1893 college football season. The team finished the season with a record of 6–2. Father McDermott was the team's coach.[citation needed] The team played its home games at Marion Station in the Hazelwood section of Pittsburgh.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Hazelwood
W 18–0[1]
October 14Nonpareil Athletic Club
  • Marion Station
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–0[2]
October 20Hazelwood
  • Marion Station
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–0[3]
October 28at Oakmont
W 44–0[4]
November 4at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–18 or 0–20[5][6][7]
November 10at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 10–22[8]
November 25South Side Athletic Club
  • Marion Station
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–0[9][10]
November 30at Connellsville YMCAConnellsville, PAW 34–0[11]

References

  1. ^ "H. G. C. Football". The Pittsburg Press. October 7, 1893. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holy Ghost College Wins". The Pittsburgh Post. October 15, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The H. G. C.'s Win Again". The Pittsburg Press. October 21, 1893. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "By a Big Score". The Pittsburgh Post. October 29, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Made a Good Showing". The Pittsburgh Post. November 5, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Saturday Ball Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 6, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Light-Weights Lost". The Pittsburg Press. November 5, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "In Washington's Way". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "The Holy Ghosts Can Play". The Pittsburg Press. November 26, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sporting in General". The Pittsburg Press. November 25, 1893. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Another Victory". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.