1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football
Record	2–5–3
Manager	James Carothers;
Head coach	George Hoskins;
Captain	G. W. Ritchey;
Home field	PAC Park
	Seasons ← 1895 1897 →

The Pittsburgh Athletic Club played its seventh season of American football in 1896. The team finished with a record of 2–5–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Western University of Pennsylvania	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 6–4	^[1]
October 3	at Washington & Jefferson	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0	^[2]^[3]
October 10	Emerald Athletic Club	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 42–0	^[4]
October 17	at Greensburg Athletic Association	Greensburg, PA	L 0–14	^[5]
October 24	West Virginia	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–4	^[6]
October 31	Washington & Jefferson	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–21	^[7]^[8]
November 3	Duquesne Country and Athletic Club	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–12	^[9]
November 11	at Allegheny Athletic Association	Exposition Park Allegheny, PA	L 0–18	^[10]^[11]
November 21	Greensburg Athletic Association	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0	^[12]
November 26	West Virginia^[b]	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0	^[13]

^ Pittsburgh started the season without a coach. Hoskins became the coach in mid-November.
^ Thanksgiving Day game

^ "Kickers in Line". The Pittsburg Press. September 27, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Neither Could Score". The Pittsburg Press. October 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburg Post. October 4, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Easy for P.A.C." The Pittsburg Press. October 11, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "P. A. C. Defeated". The Pittsburg Press. October 18, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Osburn's Run Wins the Game". The Pittsburg Post. October 25, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East End's Cup Of Sorrow". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "P. A. C. Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Won by Duquesne". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 4, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Free for All Fight". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 12, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defeated by the All-Stars". The Pittsburg Post. November 12, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "In a Sea of Mud". The Pittsburg Press. November 22, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duquesnes Beaten and the P. A. C.'s Tied". The Pittsburg Post. November 27, 1896. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.

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