The Allegheny Athletic Association played its third season of American football in 1892. Managed by Bill Kountz, the team compiled a record of 3–2–3. The team fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following game a week later.[1]
| 1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football | |
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 1892 AAA team prior to hiring pro players | |
| Record | 3–2–3 |
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| Home field | AAA Park |
Seasons | |
Allegheny claimed the local (Pittsburgh area) championship by beating the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the November 12 game,[2] with the only scoring being a Heffelfinger touchdown.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | Indiana Normal (PA) | W 20–6 | [3] | |
| October 21 | at Pittsburgh Athletic Club |
| T 6–6 | [1] |
| October 29 | at Columbia Athletic Club | T 0–0 | [4] | |
| November 8 | at Geneva |
| L 2–18 | [5] |
| November 12 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club |
| W 4–0 | [1] |
| November 19 | Washington & Jefferson |
| L 0–8 | [6] |
| November 24 | at Cleveland Athletic Club |
| W 4–0 | [1][7] |
| January 2 | Picked college team |
| T 0–0 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e PFRA Research. "Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Won't Play This Year". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 30, 1892. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wind Up for the Season". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Resulted in a Draw". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 9, 1892. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eight To Nothing". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 20, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "To-day's Game". The Cleveland Leader. November 24, 1892. p. 3.
Teams representing the Allegheny Athletic Association and the C. A. C. will meet this morning at 11 o'clock at Athletic Field and contest for foot ball supremacy.
- ^ "Not a Point Was Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. January 3, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.