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1898 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

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1898 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
Record4–3–2
Manager
Head coach
Captain
  • Sam Boyle
Home fieldPAC Park
Seasons
← 1897

The 1898 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season was the ninth and last season of competition for the American football team representing the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Led by coach and captain Sam Boyle,[2][3] the team compiled a 4–3–2 record. The team played its home games at PAC Park at the corner of Larimer Avenue and Shetland Street, Pittsburgh.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Pittsburgh CollegeT 0–0[4]
October 15Bradford Company C
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 23–01,200[5]
October 27West Virginia
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–01,000[6]
October 29Washington & Jefferson
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–112,500–3,000[7][8]
November 5Grove City
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 11–6[9]
November 8at Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubL 0–345,000–6,000[10][11]
November 19Greensburg Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0300[12][13]
November 24Latrobe Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 6–02,500–3,000[14][15]
November 30at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–27250[16]

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. October 5, 1898. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "All Will Be Here". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. September 30, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gridiron Gossip". The Times. Washington, DC. October 16, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Boyle's Men". The Pittsburg Press. October 16, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Victory for P. A. C." Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 28, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "P. A. C.'s Plucky Team Lost A Pretty Game". The Pittsburg Post. October 30, 1898. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defeated with Honor". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1898. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "P. A. C. Used Subs". The Pittsburg Press. November 6, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Was a Great Game". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 9, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fearful Slaughter of East Enders". The Pittsburg Post. November 9, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "P. A. C. All Right". The Pittsburg Press. November 20, 1898. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "This Was a Hummer for Rooters To See". The Pittsburg Post. November 20, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Proud P. A. C." The Pittsburg Press. November 25, 1898. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "P. A. C. the Victors". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 25, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Duquesne Stars Shine Out Again". The Pittsburg Post. December 1, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.