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1890 Greensburg Athletic Association football
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The 1890 season was the first season of the Greensburg Athletic Association. The team's record for this season is largely unknown.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Source
November 8 Kiskiminetas Unnamed field · Greensburg, PA L 34–4
November 15 Indiana Normal Greensburg, PA T 6–6
November 22 at Altoona Cricket grounds · Altoona, PA L 48–0
Unknown Pittsburgh-area team Fairgrounds · Greensburg, PA L

Game notes

  1. Scheduled game site was "on a field along the Electric Street Railway".
  2. Group of college boys home for Thanksgiving vacation supplemented the team for a game with an unknown Pittsburgh club at the Fairgrounds
  3. Resulted in a loss, but the score is unknown.

References

  1. "A Great Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 5, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "The Foot Ball Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 10, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "The Game Growing in Favor". The Pittsburg Press. Pittsburgh, PA. November 9, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Neither Side Won It". Indiana County Gazette. Indiana, PA. November 19, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Well-Played Game". The Times. Altoona, PA. November 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A Coming Game of Foot Ball". Morning Tribune. Altoona, PA. October 7, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
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