1899 Pittsburgh College football
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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

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]

[8]

References

  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.


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