1900 Pittsburgh College football team

The 1900 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 1900 college football season. The team finished the season with a record of 3–3–1.

1900 Pittsburgh College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
CaptainJ. J. Laux
Seasons
 1899
1901 
1900 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  1200
Penn  1210
Harvard  1010
Cornell  1020
Geneva  511
Lafayette  920
Syracuse  721
Princeton  830
Drexel  520
Fordham  311
Army  731
Brown  731
Columbia  731
Villanova  522
Washington & Jefferson  631
Swarthmore  632
Holy Cross  531
Carlisle  641
Buffalo  322
Western Univ. of Penn  540
Bucknell  441
Dickinson  550
Pittsburgh College  331
Rutgers  440
Vermont  441
Lehigh  560
Franklin & Marshall  450
Temple  341
Penn State  461
Dartmouth  242
NYU  361
Tufts  361
Wesleyan  361
New Hampshire  151
Colgate  280
CCNY  010

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Homestead Library & Athletic Club
L 0–37[1]
October 132:00 p.m.Boquet AC
W 32–0[2][3]
October 20at East End Athletic Association
  • P. A. C. Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–28[4]
October 273:30 p.m.Crescent AC (Pittsburgh)
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–11[5][6]
November 3Geneva
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–5[7]
November 103:30 p.m.at United States Army (Allegheny Arsenal)
  • Arsenal grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 6–5[8][9][10]
November 17Coraopolis AA
  • Pittsburgh College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–0[11]

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Notes

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  1. Also called "Bluff field", as the campus and its field were situated on The Bluff.

References

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  1. "Homestead Has a Great Team". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Struggles On The Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "College Team Victorious". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Another For The East Enders". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Pittsburg College vs. Crescents". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Hot Game On The Bluff". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Geneva Had A Ringer". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1900. p. 15. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Second Game Not Arranged". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Great Kicking". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Among the Amateurs". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Darkness Ended The Game". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.