Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland Conference: Independent-
1928 Season Highlights
Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1928 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Thiel
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Bethany (West Virginia)
53
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
West Virginia
6
9
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Allegheny
29
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Carnegie Tech
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Syracuse
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Washington & Jefferson
25
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Nebraska
0
0
T
Thu., Nov. 29 vs.
Penn State
26
0
W
1928 Season Totals
Record 6-2
-1
Points Scored 177
Scoring Average 19.7
Points Allowed 15
Defense Average 1.7
Opponents Record 22-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 0-0
-1
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1928 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1928 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.