Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association Explained

Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association should not be confused with Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Association Football League.

Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
Founded:	1891
Dissolved:	1892
Sports:	College football

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

Conference members

Six colleges from Pennsylvania formed the PIFA:^[2]

• University at Lewisburg (now Bucknell)
• Dickinson
• Franklin & Marshall
• Haverford
• Penn State
• Swarthmore

1891 season

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.

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

• Prato, Lou, “The Penn State Football Encyclopedia,” Sports Publishing, Champaign, IL, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Book: The New York Clipper Annual ... Containing Theatrical, Musical and Sporting Chronologies .... 1893. Frank Queen Publishing Company (Limited). 29–.
2. Book: Melvin I. Smith. Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. 2008. AuthorHouse. 978-1-4343-6246-9. 180–.