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Pittsburgh Football Team History


Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Illinois  6   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. West Virginia  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Bucknell  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Michigan State  7   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Notre Dame  9   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Temple  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Purdue  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Ohio State  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Indiana  0   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Penn State  7   0   W       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored87
  Scoring Average8.7
  Points Allowed141
  Defense Average14.1
  Opponents Record51-26
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-5
  Away Record0-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-126543   J.O. Christian
Army 9-041246   Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami 9-1-121199Won  13-6  Jack Harding
Miami Ohio 7-220775   Sid Gillman
Navy 7-1-122065   Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada 7-3240147   James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame 7-2-1255122   Hugh J. Devore
Temple 7-119851   Ray Morrison
Virginia 7-226579   Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan 6-19826   Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan 5-0-14513   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 5-3-1120128   Charles W. Bachman
Penn State 5-317389   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green 4-37981   Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati 4-413288   Ray Nolting
Western Michigan 4-3147105   John W. Gill
Boston College 3-479171   Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio 3-4100106   Don Peden
Pittsburgh 3-787141   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts 2-1-13332   Thomas Eck
West Virginia 2-6-1122126   Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse 1-638106   Oscar M. Ossie Solem

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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