Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: John P. Michelosen Conference: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
John P. Michelosen enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Miami
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Baylor
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Washington
17
22
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
West Virginia
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
UCLA
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Navy
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Syracuse
9
28
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Notre Dame
20
26
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Southern California
10
9
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Penn State
26
47
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 145
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 20.9
Opponents Record 61-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.