1899 Pittsburgh College football team

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1899 Pittsburgh College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0–2
Head coach
  • Walker (1st season)
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     10 0 1
Lafayette     12 1 0
Princeton     12 1 0
Buffalo     7 1 0
Boston College     8 1 1
Carlisle     9 2 0
Swarthmore     8 1 2
Washington & Jefferson     9 2 1
Wesleyan     7 2 0
Pittsburgh College     2 0 2
Villanova     7 2 1
Yale     7 2 1
Western Univ. of Penn.     3 1 1
Columbia     9 3 0
Fordham     3 1 0
Cornell     7 3 0
Penn     8 3 2
Brown     7 3 1
New Hampshire     4 2 0
Vermont     5 3 0
Tufts     7 4 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Syracuse     4 4 0
Drexel     3 3 0
Army     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Penn State     4 6 1
Frankin & Marshall     3 5 1
NYU     2 6 0
Temple     1 4 1
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Lehigh     2 9 0
Rutgers     2 9 0
Geneva     0 3 0

The 1899 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 1899 college football season.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Wheeling AC?W 11–0
October 7Pittsburgh Lyceum
T 6–6[2]
October 14Swissvale AC
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 6–6[3][4]
October 18Birmingham AC
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–0[5][6]
October 28at Homestead Library & Athletic Club
W 6–0 (forfeit)[7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2005 Duquesne Dukes Football MG". Duquesne University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Many Contests on Local Fields". The Pittsburg Press. October 8, 1899. p. 13. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Amateur Games on the Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. October 15, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Many Battles Among Kickers". The Pittsburg Post. October 14, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "College Defeats B. A. C." The Pittsburg Post. October 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Football Notes". The Pittsburg Post. October 18, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Homestead Team Loses". The Pittsburg Post. October 29, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.