Pittsburgh Football Team History
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-
1917 Season Highlights
Glenn Scobey Pop Warner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @
West Virginia
14
9
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Bethany (West Virginia)
40
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Lehigh
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Syracuse
28
0
W
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Pennsylvania
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)
25
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Washington & Jefferson
13
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Carnegie Tech
27
0
W
Thu., Nov. 29 vs.
Penn State
28
6
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs. Camp Lee
30
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 10-0
Points Scored 260
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 31
Defense Average 3.1
Opponents Record 19-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 2-0
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.