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1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football
1892 AAA team prior to hiring pro players
Record3–2–3
Manager
Captain
  • W. W. Blunt
Home fieldAAA Park
Seasons
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The 1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season was the third season of competition for the American football team representing the Allegheny Athletic Association. Managed by William J. Kountz Jr., the team compiled a record of 3–2–3. The team fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following game a week later.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Indiana Normal (PA)
W 20–6[2]
October 21at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
T 6–6[1]
October 29at Columbia Athletic Club
T 0–0[3]
November 8at Geneva
L 2–18[4]
November 12Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 4–0[1]
November 19Washington & Jefferson
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–8[5]
November 24at Cleveland Athletic Club
W 4–0[1][6]
January 2Picked college team
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
T 0–0[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d PFRA Research. "Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wind Up for the Season". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Resulted in a Draw". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 9, 1892. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eight To Nothing". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 20, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "To-day's Game". The Cleveland Leader. November 24, 1892. p. 3. Teams representing the Allegheny Athletic Association and the C. A. C. will meet this morning at 11 o'clock at Athletic Field and contest for foot ball supremacy.
  7. ^ "Not a Point Was Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. January 3, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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