1890 Greensburg Athletic Association season

The 1890 Greensburg Athletic Association season was their first season in existence. The team's record for this season is largely unknown.

1890 Greensburg Athletic Association football
RecordUnknown
Seasons

Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Source
November 8 Kiskiminetas Unnamed field[lower-alpha 1] · Greensburg, PA L 34–4 [2][3]
November 15 Indiana Normal Greensburg, PA T 6–6 [4]
November 22 at Altoona Cricket grounds · Altoona, PA L 48–0 [5][6]
Unknown Pittsburgh-area team[lower-alpha 2] Fairgrounds · Greensburg, PA L[lower-alpha 3] [7]

Game notes
  1. Scheduled game site was "on a field along the Electric Street Railway".[1]
  2. Group of college boys home for Thanksgiving vacation supplemented the team for a game with an unknown Pittsburgh club at the Fairgrounds
  3. Resulted in a loss, but the score is unknown.

References
  1. "A Great Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 5, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "The Foot Ball Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 10, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "The Game Growing in Favor". The Pittsburg Press. Pittsburgh, PA. November 9, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Neither Side Won It". Indiana County Gazette. Indiana, PA. November 19, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Well-Played Game". The Times. Altoona, PA. November 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A Coming Game of Foot Ball". Morning Tribune. Altoona, PA. October 7, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association (Annual): 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
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