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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-

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1890 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Ohio Wesleyan	53	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. West Virginia	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Ohio State	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Duquesne	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Notre Dame	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Fordham	0	0	T	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Penn State	34	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Nebraska	19	6	W
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. Carnegie Tech	31	14	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Washington	21	0	W	@ Pasadena, CA	Rose Bowl

1936 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	224
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	34
Defense Average	3.4
Opponents Record	34-18
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-0 -1

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
3	7-1-1	AP

1936 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-2	203	48					J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh	8-1-1	224	34	Won 21-0				Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army	6-3	238	71					Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College	6-1-2	109	55					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan	6-2	76	53					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	6-1-2	143	40					Charles W. Bachman
Navy	6-3	115	74					Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame	6-2-1	128	69					Elmer F. Layden
Temple	6-3-2	117	66					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia	6-4	151	122					Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo	5-3	121	127					Jim Peele
San Jose State	5-4	136	93					Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan	3-4-1	89	135					Alex Yunevich
East Carolina	3-2	64	19					Bo Farley
Penn State	3-5	109	86					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy	3-5	39	125					Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern	2-9	45	242					Crook Smith
Jacksonville State	2-2-1	67	65					T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan	2-5	60	90					Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts	2-6	92	94					Elbert Carraway
Syracuse	1-7	45	116					Victor A. Vic Hanson

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 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.