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Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024

1918 Season Highlights

Glenn Scobey Pop Warner enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

The Panthers won the National Championship.

1918 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Washington & Jefferson	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Pennsylvania	37	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Georgia Tech	32	0	W
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Penn State	28	6	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Cleveland Naval Reserves	9	10	L

1918 Season Totals
Record	4-1
Points Scored	140
Scoring Average	28.0
Points Allowed	16
Defense Average	3.2
Opponents Record	7-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	0-1

1918 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1918 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	5-2	142	34					Frank Morrisey
Rutgers	5-2	192	78					George Foster Sanford
Syracuse	5-1	141	21					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Michigan State	4-3	134	68					George E. Gauthier
Navy	4-1	183	20					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Pittsburgh	4-1	140	16					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo	3-1	141	31					Art Powell
Hawaii	3-1	62	47					Dave Crawford
Notre Dame	3-1-2	133	39					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Western Michigan	3-2	223	30					William H. Bill Spaulding
Akron	2-2-1	69	47					Fred Sefton
Memphis	2-4	68	96					John Childerson
Army	1-0	20	0					Hugh Mitchell
Central Michigan	1-0	41	6					Charles Tambling
Jacksonville State	1-2-1	11	64					Ben Harris
Middle Tennessee State	0-0	0	0					Unknown
North Texas	1-2-1	39	58					J.W. St. Clair
Penn State	1-2-1	22	66					Hugo F. Bezdek
Toledo	1-1	36	43					James Baxter
Wake Forest	1-2	28	47					Harry A. Rabenhorst
Sam Houston State	0-0	0	0					Gene Berry
Stanford	0-4	8	242					Milbourne Bob Evans

1918 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1918 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.