1897 Greensburg Athletic Association season

The 1897 Greensburg Athletic Association season was their eighth season in existence. The team finished 10–1.

1897 Greensburg Athletic Association football
Record	10–1
Manager	J. E. Mitinger^[1]
Head coach	George Barclay^[1]
Captain	Joe Donohoe^[2]^[3]
Home field	Athletic Park
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 25	Swissvale Athletic Club	W 22–6
2	October 2	Jeannette Athletic Club^[4]	W 74–0^[5] or 76–0^[6]
3	October 9	Pittsburgh Imperials	W 90–0
4	October 16	Geneva	W 34–0^[7] or 32–0^[8]
5	October 24	Altoona Athletic Club	W 28–0
6	October 30	Wheeling Tigers	W 30–0
7	November 3	Western University of Pennsylvania	W 47–0
8	November 6	at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club	W 24–6
9	November 20	Latrobe Athletic Association	L 12–6
10	November 24	Pittsburgh Athletic Club^[9]	W 16–0
11	November 26	at Latrobe Athletic Association	W 6–0

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Notes and references

1. Finoli, David. Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams. Charleston, SC: History Press. pp. 41–43. ISBN 978-1-62585-917-4.
2. "Greensburg's Heavy Team". The Pittsburg Post. September 10, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Local Kickers Sad and Glum". The Pittsburg Post. November 8, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. 10 Greensburg players each scored touchdowns.
5. "Score Stood 74 to 0". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. October 4, 1897. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
6. "Nearly a Record Breaker". The Pittsburg Post. Pittsburgh, PA. October 3, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "G. A. A. Downs Geneva". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. October 18, 1897. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
8. "Greensburg's Easy Victory". The Pittsburg Post. Pittsburgh, PA. October 17, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Thanksgiving Day game
10. Van Atta, Robert (1983). (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association (Annual): 6–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
11. The History of Greensburg, 1799-1949. Westmoreland County Historical Society. 1949. p. 197.

• Van Atta, Robert (1980). (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 2 (Annual): 1–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009.