Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Conference: Atlantic Coast-
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 769-564-42
Winning Pct. 58%
Vacated Wins 0
Forfeit Games 0
Adjusted Record 769-564-42
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 14-22-0
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 36-27
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
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
46-48 L
2024 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Scoring 428-369
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-3
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 178-119
20 or more
166-64
30 or more 114-25
40 or more 57-6
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 37-2
10 or more 142-135
20 or more 72-122
30 or more 22-77
40 or more 4-37
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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.