Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association

The Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association, or PIFA, was organized on February 28, 1891, and was dissolved within a year.[1]

Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
Founded1891
Ceased1892
Sports fielded

Conference members edit

Six colleges from Pennsylvania formed the PIFA.[2]

1891 season edit

1891 Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
Bucknell 3 1 1 6 2 1
Swarthmore 3 2 0 9 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 2 0 2 4 0
Dickinson 1 2 1 2 3 1
Haverford 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Penn State was awarded the 1891 championship. Their record was 4–1 in Association play with the loss being at Bucknell (10–12). However, Bucknell lost at Franklin & Marshall (6–12) and tied at Dickinson (0–0) for a record of 3–1–1.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The New York Clipper Annual ... Containing Theatrical, Musical and Sporting Chronologies ... Frank Queen Publishing Company (Limited). 1893. pp. 29–.
  2. ^ Melvin I. Smith (2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-1-4343-6246-9.
  • Prato, Lou, “The Penn State Football Encyclopedia,” Sports Publishing, Champaign, IL, 1998.