1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season
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The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club played its fourth season of American football in 1898. The team finished with a record of 11â0â1. The team was named the top team in western Pennsylvania. Roy Jackson was the team's captain and coach.[1]
| 1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football | |
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| Record | 11â0â1 |
| Chairman | William Chase Temple |
| Manager |
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| Captain |
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| Home field | Exposition Park |
Seasons | |
Open professionalism
The team this season was, according to the New York Sun, "generally regarded as the chief exponent of professionalism" in football.[2] Duquesne's chairman William C. Temple publicly admitted that the team was professional, distinguishing it from the previous season's team which he claimed was "strictly amateur". Temple explained that hiring paid players was necessary to meet the public's demand for good football.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | Maryland Athletic Club | W 46â0 | ||
| October 15 | at Knickerbocker Athletic Club |
| W 45â0 | [4] |
| October 22 | Pittsburgh College |
| W 16â0 | |
| October 29 | Penn State |
| W 18â5 | |
| November 2 | Braddock |
| W 63â0 | [5][6] |
| November 5 | Geneva |
| W 68â0 | [7][8] |
| November 8 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club |
| W 34â0 | [9][10] |
| November 12 | Greensburg Athletic Association |
| T 0â0 | |
| November 19 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| W 17â0 | |
| November 24 | Washington & Jefferson[a] |
| W 11â0 | [11] |
| November 30 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club[b] |
| W 27â0 | [12] |
| December 3 | Western Pennsylvania All-Stars[c] |
| W 16â0 |
