• Source: 1898 Duquesne Country and Athletic Club season

    • The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club played its fourth season of American football in 1898. The team finished with a record of 11–0–1. The team was named the top team in western Pennsylvania. Roy Jackson was the team's captain and coach.


    Open professionalism


    The team this season was, according to the New York Sun, "generally regarded as the chief exponent of professionalism" in football. 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.


    Schedule




    Game notes




    References



    PFRA Research. "Stars Over All-Stars" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.
    Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.

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