1895 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

The 1895 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season was their sixth season in existence. The team finished with a record of 7–1–2.

1895 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
Record7–1–2
ChairmanPaul Myler
Manager
  • Paul Myler
Head coach
Captain
  • Tommy Roderick
Home fieldPAC Park
Seasons
1895 Athletic Club football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Entre Nous AA   –  09 –1 –0
Pittsburgh AC   –  07 –1 –2
Crescent AC   –  08 –2 –1
Greensburg AA   –  08 –2 –1
Chicago AA   –  10 –3 –1
Elmira AC   –  06 –2 –0
Illinois CC   –  06 –2 –0
New Jersey AC   –  05 –3 –0
Orange AC   –  06 –4 –1
Duquesne CAC   –  04 –3 –1
Noblesville AC   –  03 –3 –2
Newton AA   –  04 –4 –1
Louisville AC   –  02 –4 –0
Hyde Park AA   –  00 –3 –2
Syracuse AA   –  01 –5 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Beaver Falls YMCA
W 10–0[2]
September 28Shadyside Athletic Club
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 54–0[3]
October 5Grove City
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–0[4]
October 12Geneva
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–0[5]
October 19Washington & Jefferson
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 18–4[6][7]
October 26Kiskiminetas
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–0[8]
November 5at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
T 0–0[9]
November 9Greensburg Athletic Association
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0[9]
November 16Penn State
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 11–10[10]
November 28Duquesne Country and Athletic Club[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
  • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–10[9]

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Notes
  1. Graves became the coach in mid-November, before which the PAC had no coach. He had previously been coaching Army.[1]
  2. Thanksgiving Day game
  3. Game determined Pittsburgh-area championship.

References
  1. "Amateurs". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Easy for P. A. C." The Pittsburg Press. September 22, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football in Full Bloom". The Pittsburg Post. September 29, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Plenty of Excitement". The Pittsburg Post. October 6, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "P. A. C. Plays Hard and Fast". The Pittsburg Post. October 13, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Local Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "The Rooters Were There". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Contests on the Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. October 27, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. PFRA Research. "Ten Dollars and Cakes" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. "Stuart's Work Won the Game". The Pittsburg Post. November 17, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The Records of the Season". The Pittsburg Post. December 1, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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