1897 Greensburg Athletic Association season
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The 1897 Greensburg Athletic Association
season was their eighth season in existence. The team finished 10-1.
Greensburg Athletic Association
The Greensburg Athletic Association was an early organized football team, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, that played from 1890 until 1900. The team began as an amateur football club in 1890 and was composed primarily of locals before several professional players were added for the 1895 season...
season was their eighth season in existence. The team finished 10-1.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1897 | Swissvale Athletic Club | W 22-6 |
| 2 | October 2, 1897 | Jeannette Athletic Club Jeannette Athletic Club The Jeannette Athletic Club, also referred to as the Jeannette Indians, was an early football team, based in Jeannette, Pennsylvania from 1894 until around 1906. The team is best known for its role in the Latrobe Athletic Association's hiring of John Brallier, who became the first player to openly... |
W 74-0 |
| 3 | October 9, 1897 | Pittsburgh Imperials | W 90-0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1897 | Geneva College Geneva College Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in... |
W 34-0 |
| 5 | October 24, 1897 | Altoona Athletic Club | W 28-0 |
| 6 | October 30, 1897 | Wheeling Tigers | W 30-0 |
| 7 | November 3, 1897 | Western University of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
W 47-0 |
| 8 | November 6, 1897 | at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club Duquesne Country and Athletic Club The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1895 until 1900. The team was considered one of the best, if not the best, professional football teams in the country from 1898 until 1900... |
W 24-6 |
| 9 | November 20, 1897 | Latrobe Athletic Association Latrobe Athletic Association The Latrobe Athletic Association was a professional football team located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1895 until 1909. The team is best known for being the first football club to play a full season while composed entirely of professional players... |
L 12-6 |
| 10 | November 24, 1897 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football) The Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team, established in 1891, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1892 the intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, led to William Heffelfinger becoming the first known... |
W 16-0 |
| 11 | November 26, 1897 | at Latrobe Athletic Association Latrobe Athletic Association The Latrobe Athletic Association was a professional football team located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1895 until 1909. The team is best known for being the first football club to play a full season while composed entirely of professional players... |
W 6-0 |