1895 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

1895 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
Record7–1–2
ChairmanPaul Myler
Manager
  • Paul Myler
Head coach
Captain
  • Tommy Roderick
Home fieldPAC Park
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Athletic Club football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Entre Nous AA   –   09 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh AC   –   07 – 1 – 2
Crescent AC   –   08 – 2 – 1
Greensburg AA   –   08 – 2 – 1
Chicago AA   –   10 – 3 – 1
Elmira AC   –   06 – 2 – 0
Illinois CC   –   06 – 2 – 0
New Jersey AC   –   05 – 3 – 0
Orange AC   –   06 – 4 – 1
Duquesne CAC   –   04 – 3 – 1
Noblesville AC   –   03 – 3 – 2
Newton AA   –   04 – 4 – 1
Louisville AC   –   02 – 4 – 0
Hyde Park AA   –   00 – 3 – 2
Syracuse AA   –   01 – 5 – 0

The Pittsburgh Athletic Club played its sixth season of American football in 1895. The team finished with a record of 7–1–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Beaver Falls YMCA
W 10–0[3]
September 28Shadyside Athletic Club
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 54–0[4]
October 5Grove City
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–0[5]
October 12Geneva
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–0[6]
October 19Washington & Jefferson
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–4[7][8]
October 26Kiskiminetas
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–0[9]
November 5at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
T 0–0[10]
November 9Greensburg Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0[10]
November 16Penn State
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 11–10[11]
November 28Duquesne Country and Athletic Club[b][c]
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–10[10]

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Notes

  1. ^ The PAC went without a coach until Graves arrived in late November with only one game remaining. Graves had previously been coaching Army.[1][2]
  2. ^ Thanksgiving Day game
  3. ^ Game determined Pittsburgh-area championship.

References

  1. ^ "Sporting News of the Day". The Pittsburg Post. November 20, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Amateurs". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Easy for P. A. C." The Pittsburg Press. September 22, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football in Full Bloom". The Pittsburg Post. September 29, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Plenty of Excitement". The Pittsburg Post. October 6, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "P. A. C. Plays Hard and Fast". The Pittsburg Post. October 13, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Local Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "The Rooters Were There". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Contests on the Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. October 27, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b c PFRA Research. "Ten Dollars and Cakes" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Stuart's Work Won the Game". The Pittsburg Post. November 17, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Records of the Season". The Pittsburg Post. December 1, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.