1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season

1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football
1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football
	1892 AAA team prior to hiring pro players
Record	3–2–3
Manager	William J. Kountz Jr.;
Captain	W. W. Blunt;
Home field	AAA Park
	Seasons ← 1891 1893 →

The 1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season was the third season of competition for the American football team representing the Allegheny Athletic Association. Managed by William J. Kountz Jr., the team compiled a record of 3–2–3. The team fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following game a week later.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	Indiana Normal (PA)	AAA Park Allegheny, PA	W 20–6	^[2]
October 21	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA	T 6–6	^[1]
October 29	at Columbia Athletic Club	National Park Washington, DC	T 0–0	^[3]
November 8	at Geneva	Geneva College grounds Beaver Falls, PA	L 2–18	^[4]
November 12	Pittsburgh Athletic Club	AAA Park Allegheny, PA	W 4–0	^[1]
November 19	Washington & Jefferson	AAA Park Allegheny, PA	L 0–8	^[5]
November 24	at Cleveland Athletic Club	Athletic Field Cleveland, OH	W 4–0	^[1]^[6]
January 2	Picked college team	AAA Park Allegheny, PA	T 0–0	^[7]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d PFRA Research. "Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "Wind Up for the Season". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Resulted in a Draw". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 9, 1892. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eight To Nothing". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 20, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "To-day's Game". The Cleveland Leader. November 24, 1892. p. 3. Teams representing the Allegheny Athletic Association and the C. A. C. will meet this morning at 11 o'clock at Athletic Field and contest for foot ball supremacy.
^ "Not a Point Was Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. January 3, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[five_hundred-1] PFRA Research. "Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[2] "Wind Up for the Season". The Pittsburg Press. October 9, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Resulted in a Draw". The Pittsburg Press. October 30, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 9, 1892. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Eight To Nothing". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 20, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "To-day's Game". The Cleveland Leader. November 24, 1892. p. 3. Teams representing the Allegheny Athletic Association and the C. A. C. will meet this morning at 11 o'clock at Athletic Field and contest for foot ball supremacy.

[7] "Not a Point Was Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. January 3, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

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