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-
1929 Season Highlights
Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1929 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Waynesburg
53
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Duke
52
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
West Virginia
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Nebraska
12
7
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Allegheny
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Ohio State
18
2
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Washington & Jefferson
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Carnegie Tech
34
13
W
Thu., Nov. 28 vs.
Penn State
20
7
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Southern California
14
47
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1929 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 291
Scoring Average 29.1
Points Allowed 90
Defense Average 9.0
Opponents Record 32-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-0
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1929 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1929 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.