1897 Pittsburgh College football team

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The 1897 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 1897 college football season. It was the first Pittsburgh College team to consist entirely of students from the college.[1] J. P. Wolfe served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–2
Headcoach
  • J. P. Wolfe (1st season)
Quick facts Pittsburgh College football, Conference ...
1897 Pittsburgh College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–2
Head coach
  • J. P. Wolfe (1st season)
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 15–0–0
Princeton â€“ 10–1–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–1–0
Yale â€“ 9–0–2
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–1
Army â€“ 6–1–1
Vermont â€“ 3–0–2
Lafayette â€“ 9–2–1
Drexel â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 7–3–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–3–2
Fordham â€“ 2–1–1
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–1
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Boston College â€“ 4–3–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Wesleyan â€“ 8–7–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–1
NYU â€“ 3–3–0
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Trinity (CT) â€“ 4–4–1
Tufts â€“ 6–7–0
Geneva â€“ 3–4–1
Pittsburgh College â€“ 3–5–2
Villanova â€“ 3–5–1
Penn State â€“ 3–6–0
Amherst â€“ 2–6–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–6–2
Lehigh â€“ 3–7–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–5–0
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 1–3–0
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Pittsburgh High School
W 6–2[2]
October 2Cottage Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–0[3]
October 9Bethany (WV)
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–0[4][5]
October 13at Latrobe Athletic AssociationLatrobe, PAL 0–22[6]
October 16at Washington & JeffersonL 0–24400[7][8]
October 23at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAL 5–26[9]
October 30West Virginia
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0[10]
November 6at Washington & Jefferson
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
L 0–36[11][12]
November 13Marquette Athletic Club
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–0[13][14]
November 20McKees Rocks Indians
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 4–6[15][16]
November 25Wheeling Athletic ClubWheeling, WVT 6–6> 1,000[17]
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