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1893 Allegheny Athletic Association football season

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American football team season
1893 Allegheny Athletic Association football
Record4–3
Manager
Head coach
Captain
Home fieldAAA Park
Seasons← 18921894 →

The Allegheny Athletic Association played its fourth season of American football in 1893. Managed by O. D. Thompson and coached by Ben "Sport" Donnelly, the team compiled a record of 4–3.

The team signed Peter Wright, John Van Cleve, and Ollie Rafferty to season-long contracts promising them $50 per game, making them the third, fourth, and fifth players (after Pudge Heffelfinger and Donnelly) known to have been paid to play football.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Western University of PennsylvaniaL 0–4
October 21Columbia Athletic Club (Washington, DC)
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 28–0
October 28Cleveland Athletic Club
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 28–0
November 4Chicago Athletic Association
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–4
November 7Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–6
November 11Detroit Athletic Club
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 18–0
November 18at Pittsburgh Athletic ClubW 8–4

References

  1. "Nov 12 Birth of pro football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ PFRA Research. "The Weekly Wage: Professionalism Expands in Pittsburgh: 1893" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. "In Rain and Wind". The Pittsburg Press. October 15, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "In Great Line To-day". The Pittsburg Press. October 28, 1893. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Glorious Game". The Pittsburgh Post. November 5, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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