1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season

1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club season
Head coach	William Kirschner
Home field	East Liberty Park
Results
Record	3-3-1
Division place	No divisions
Playoff finish	No playoffs

The 1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season was their second season in existence. The team finished with a record of 3-3-1. This season also marked the first recorded accounts of professional players being used in American football.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result
1	October 1, 1892	Western University of Pennsylvania	W 16-0
2	October 8, 1892	Greensburg Athletic Association	W 28-0
-	October 15, 1892	Opponent did not show[1]
3	October 21, 1892	Allegheny Athletic Association[2]	T 6-6
4	October 22, 1892	Geneva College	W 18-6
5	November 5, 1892	Penn State Nittany Lions	L 20-0
6	November 12, 1892	at Allegheny Athletic Association[3]	L 4-0
7	November 26, 1895	Lehigh Mountain Hawks[4]	L 21-0

Game notes

1. Intersquad scrimmage occurred after the Johnstown Athletic Club failed to show. Pittsburgh's first string defeated the secodbn string, 42-9.
2. Allegations of professionalism, as A.C. Read, the captain of the Penn State football team, was caught playing in this game for Pittsburgh.
3. Pudge Heffelfinger played for Allegheny in this game for $500. This made him the first known recorded professional football player.
4. Thanksgiving Day game

References

• Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) (Annual): 1–14.
• PFRA Research. "Up the P.A.C.: The 3A’s are Challenged: 1891" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–3.