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Pittsburgh Football Team History


Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Pat Narduzzi
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Pittsburgh 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1890  
 
Championships
National Championships
1910, 1916, 1918, 1937, 1976
Conference Championships
  2004, 2010, 2021
Division Championships
  2018, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 769-563-42
 Winning Pct. 58%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 769-563-42
 Winning Pct. 58%
 National Championships 5
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 123-123-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 480-250-18
 Away Record 228-246-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 88
 Losing Seasons (#1)44
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1976)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1972)
 10 Win Seasons 9
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 (10/31/1914)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 580 (2021)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 72 (9/21/1996)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 458 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 (10/31/1914)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 72 (9/21/1996)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 137 (11/26/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/12/2020
 Last Time Shutout 11/23/2019
 Shutouts All-Time 271
 Been Shutout All-Time 143
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 32 (11/14/1914-11/28/1918)
 Longest Losing  10 (9/16/1995-8/31/1996)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 14-21-0
 Rose 1-3-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-3-0
 Sugar 2-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-26
 2010-19  69-61
 2000-09  74-49
 1990-99 37-74
 1980-89 75-36-5
 1970-79 70-43-2
 1960-69 34-61-5
 1950-59 46-49-3
 1940-49 35-52-2
 1930-39 75-14-7
 1920-29 65-19-8
Next Game
 12/26/2024 (Thu)  
 Toledo in GamesAbove Sports Bowl
@ Detroit, MI
Last Time: Pittsburgh won 45-3 in 2006.
All-Time:
 Pittsburgh vs. Toledo 2-1-0 66.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Kent State  55-24 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Cincinnati  28-27 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. West Virginia  38-34 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Youngstown State  73-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ North Carolina  34-24 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. California  17-15 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 24  vs. Syracuse  41-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Southern Methodist  25-48 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Virginia  19-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Clemson  20-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Louisville  9-37 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Boston College  23-34 L
 Thu., Dec. 26  @ Toledo  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Scoring382-321
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Pittsburgh & West Virginia have played 107 games.
Pittsburgh has won 63 games.
West Virginia has won 41 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-18
 10 or more 178-118
 20 or more  166-63
 30 or more 114-24
 40 or more 57-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 37-2
 10 or more 142-134
 20 or more 72-121
 30 or more 22-76
 40 or more 4-36
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).