1893 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

American football team season

1893 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football

Record| 7–2
Manager|

* John B. Barbour Jr.

Captain|

* Charley Aull

Home field| P.A.C. Park

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The 1893 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season  was their fourth season in existence. The team finished with a record of 7–2.

The first known professional football contract was between the Pittsburgh Athletic Club and one of its players, probably halfback Grant Dibert, for the 1893 season.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 7| Western University of Pennsylvania|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 10–0| [2]
October 14| Greensburg Athletic Association|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 10–0| [3]
October 21| Geneva|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 18–0| [4][5]
October 28| Western University of Pennsylvania|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 16–10| [6]
November 4| Holy Ghost College|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 18–0 or 20–0| [7][8][9]
November 7| at Allegheny Athletic Association|

* AAA Park
* Allegheny, PA

| W 6–0| [10][a]
November 18| Allegheny Athletic Association|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 4–8| [11][b]
November 25| Geneva|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 26–4| [12][13]
November 30| Penn State|

* PAC Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 0–12| [14][c]

## Game notes

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1. ^ Allegheny made it into the Pittsburgh 10-yard line three times, each time they were unable to score.
2. ^ Pittsburgh fumbled on Allegheny's 2-yard line as time expired.
3. ^ Thanksgiving Day game

## References

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1. ^ "1893 - First Pro Football Contract". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
2. ^ "A Good Beginning". The Pittsburg Press. October 8, 1893. p. 6 - via Google News Archive.
3. ^ "In Rain and Wind". The Pittsburg Press. October 15, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "P. A. C. And Geneva". The Pittsburg Press. October 21, 1893. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Saturday's Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. October 23, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "A P.A.C. Winning". The Pittsburg Press. October 29, 1893. p. 6 - via Google News Archive.
7. ^ "Made a Good Showing". The Pittsburgh Post. November 5, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Saturday Ball Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 6, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Light-Weights Lost". The Pittsburg Press. November 5, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "'Rah for P. A. C.!". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 8, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "'Rah for A. A. A." The Pittsburgh Post. November 19, 1893. pp. 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Another P. A. C. Victory". The Pittsburg Press. November 26, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "In Local Bounds". The Pittsburg Press. November 25, 1893. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "The Season Ends". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1893. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.

* PFRA Research. "The Weekly Wage" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–4\. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.

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