1893 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

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

1893 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
Record7–2
Manager
Captain
Home fieldP.A.C. Park
Seasons

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
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Western University of Pennsylvania
W 10–0[2]
October 14Greensburg Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 10–0[3]
October 21Geneva
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–0[4][5]
October 28Western University of Pennsylvania
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 16–10[6]
November 4Holy Ghost College
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–0 or 20–0[7][8][9]
November 7at Allegheny Athletic Association
W 6–0[10][lower-alpha 1]
November 18Allegheny Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 4–8[11][lower-alpha 2]
November 25Geneva
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–4[12][13]
November 30Penn State
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–12[14][lower-alpha 3]

Game notes
  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
  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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