1894 Holy Ghost College football team

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1894 Holy Ghost College football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
CaptainFrank X. Diebold[1]
Seasons
← 1893
1896 →
1894 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   16 – 0 – 0
Penn   –   12 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   11 – 2 – 0
Geneva   –   5 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 1 – 0
Holy Ghost College   –   7 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   10 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 1 – 1
Army   –   3 – 2 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   7 – 5 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   3 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   1 – 1 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 9 – 0
Williams   –   1 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 3 – 0
MIT   –   1 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   1 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   1 – 8 – 0
Buffalo   –   0 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 3 – 0
Wesleyan   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1894 Holy Ghost College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1894 college football season. Pittsburgh Athletic Club player George S. Proctor served as the team's head coach.[2] Duquesne University's football record book claims a record of 9–3.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Hazelwood Athletic Club
W 6–0
October 13Nonpareil Athletic Club (Allegheny, PA)
  • Holy Ghost College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–6 or 22–6[4][5]
October 20at OakmontOakmont, PAL 4–8
October 27at Beaver Falls YMCABeaver Falls, PAL 6–10 or 6–12[6][7]
October 31Pittsburgh Athletic Club Reserves
  • Holy Ghost College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 10–4[8][9]
November 3Avalon Amateur Athletic Association
  • Holy Ghost College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 48–0[10][11]
November 10at Greensburg Athletic AssociationGreensburg, PA? 4–0 or 4–6[12][13][2]
November 17Bellevue Athletic Club
  • Holy Ghost College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 44–0[14]
November 24Beaver Falls YMCA
  • Holy Ghost College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–10[15][16]
November 29at Martins Ferry ViligantsWheeling, WVL 0–12

[2][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletics ... Our Alumni". Holy Ghost College Bulletin. 1 (1): 18, 19. December 1894.
  2. ^ a b c "Amateurs". The Pittsburg Press. December 9, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duquesne Football Record Book" (PDF). Pittsburgh: Duquesne University. June 15, 2022. p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nonpareils Are Beaten". The Pittsburg Post. October 14, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Local Football Games". The Pittsburg Press. October 14, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Holy Ghost College Loses". The Pittsburg Post. October 28, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "And They Kicked". The Pittsburg Press. October 28, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. November 1, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "In Spite of the Rain". The Pittsburg Post. November 1, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Local Gridiron". The Pittsburg Post. November 4, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. November 2, 1894. p. 8. The Holy Ghost college will play Avalon to-morrow on the college grounds.
  12. ^ "Both Claim It". The Pittsburg Press. November 11, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Played Under Protest". The Pittsburg Post. November 11, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bellevue Not in It". The Pittsburg Press. November 18, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Holy Ghost Wins". The Pittsburg Press. November 25, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Holy Ghost College Wins". The Pittsburg Post. November 25, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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