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1898 Pittsburgh College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Burns
Seasons← 18971899 →
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   9 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 2 – 0
Dickinson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Penn.   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   6 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 3
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 2
New Hampshire   –   4 – 4 – 0
Amherst   –   4 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 4 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 8 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1898 Pittsburgh College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1898 college football season. John Van Cleve served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13:00 p.m.GenevaW 23–5
October 83:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • P.A.C. Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0
October 12Latrobe Athletic Association
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–17
October 15Swissvale Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 17–0
October 22at Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubL 0–16
October 29at Steubenville Acme ClubSteubenville, OHW 16–0
November 2Greensburg Athletic Association
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–11
November 8at Latrobe Athletic AssociationLatrobe, PennsylvaniaL 6–22
November 16Homestead Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–5
November 19at Homestead Athletic ClubHomestead, PAW 10–0
November 24Wheeling Athletic ClubWheeling, WVW 11–0

References

  1. "Athletics ... Junior Boarders". Holy Ghost College Bulletin. 5 (3): 17, 22. December 1898.
  2. "2005 Duquesne Dukes Football MG". Duquesne University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. "Has A Strong Team". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Made A Good Start". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Latrobe Won the Game". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Swissvale Was Plucky". The Pittsburg Press. October 16, 1898. p. 14 – via Google News Archive.
  8. "Kept the Score Down". The Pittsburg Press. October 23, 1898. p. 14 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "Won a Practice Game". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1898. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Foot Ball". The Pittsburg Press. November 3, 1898. p. 5 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "Played Fine Ball". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 3, 1898. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  12. "Scored on Latrobe". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 9, 1898. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  13. "Kicked a Field Goal". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 17, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "College Plays in Mud". The Pittsburg Press. November 20, 1898. p. 14 – via Google News Archive.
  15. "Want To Get Even". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 19, 1898. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  16. "Won at Wheeling". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 25, 1898. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  17. "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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