Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

FieldValue
teamDuquesne Country and Athletic Club
year1898
imageDuquesne Country and Athletic Club football team 1898.jpg
bg_colorblack
text_colorwhite
border_colorred
record11–0–1
chairmanWilliam Chase Temple
managerW. M. Greenwood
coachRoy Jackson
captainRoy Jackson
fieldExposition Park
previous1897
next1899

The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club played its fourth season of American football in 1898. The team finished with a record of 11–0–1. The team was named the top team in western Pennsylvania. Roy Jackson was the team's captain and coach.

Open professionalism

The team this season was, according to the New York Sun, "generally regarded as the chief exponent of professionalism" in football.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun|location=New York|date=October 18, 1898|page=4|department=In the Football World

Schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = t |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |-style="background: #ddffdd;" |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w

Game notes

References

References

  1. (September 23, 1900). "Line-Up of the D.C. & A.C. Team". The Pittsburg Post.
  2. (October 18, 1898). "Duquesne Football Eleven May Be Suspended To-day". The Sun.
  3. (October 16, 1898). "Berkeley Oval Football". The New York Times.
  4. (November 3, 1898). "Braddock Gained Five Yards". The Pittsburg Post.
  5. (November 14, 1898). "Greensburg's Fine Defensive Tactics". The Pittsburg Post.
  6. . (November 6, 1898). ["Sad Day For Geneva; Bright For Duquesne"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85765471/pittsburgh-daily-post/). *[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*.
  7. . (November 6, 1898). ["Another Landslide"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85765426/the-pittsburgh-press/). *[[The Pittsburgh Press]]*.
  8. (November 9, 1898). "Was a Great Game". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
  9. (November 9, 1898). "Fearful Slaughter of East Enders". The Pittsburg Post.
  10. . (November 25, 1898). ["W. & J. Whitewashed"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86118863/the-pittsburgh-press/). *[[The Pittsburgh Press]]*.
  11. (December 1, 1898). "Duquesne Stars Shine Out Again". The Pittsburg Post.
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1898-in-american-football duquesne-country-and-athletic-club-seasons
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report