Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: George W. Hoskins Conference: Independent-
1896 Season Highlights
George W. Hoskins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 Pittsburgh AC
4
6
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Penn State
4
10
L
Sat., Oct. 10 Latrobe
0
4
L
Sat., Oct. 24 D.C. & A.C
0
26
L
Fri., Oct. 30 Western Theol. Sem.
4
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Geneva
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 Sewickley AA
18
0
W
Thu., Nov. 26 Wheeling Tigers
6
11
L
Sat., Nov. 28 Grove City
0
12
L
1896 Season Totals
Record 3-6
Points Scored 42
Scoring Average 4.7
Points Allowed 69
Defense Average 7.7
Opponents Record 3-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 1-1
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 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.