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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: Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Allegheny  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Georgetown  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Lafayette  7   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Colgate  19   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Carnegie Tech  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)  88   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. West Virginia  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington & Jefferson  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Penn State  24   6   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record5-2 -2
  Points Scored170
  Scoring Average18.9
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average8.1
  Opponents Record11-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2 -2
  Away Record0-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-119033   Summer Dole
Texas Tech 6-1-310649   Ewing Y. Freeland
New Mexico 4-2-1121110   Roy W. Johnson
Navy 9-0-123688   William A. Bill Ingram
Notre Dame 9-121038   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Army 7-1-124071   Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Syracuse 7-2-122758   Charles W.P. Pete Reynolds
Troy 7-1-114721   Otis Bynum
Western Michigan 7-113220   Earl Martineau
Boston College 6-0-222234   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Eastern Michigan 6-111312   Elton J. Rynearson
Arizona 5-1-114318   James F. Pop McKale
Ball State 5-1-112756   Norman Happy Wann
Georgia Southern 5-3-15878   E. G. Cromartie
New Mexico State 5-3-19065   Authur L. Burkholder
Penn State 5-420083   Hugo F. Bezdek
Pittsburgh 5-2-217073   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple 5-38893   Henry J. Miller
Wake Forest 5-4-118646   James A. Baldwin
Arizona State 4-1-19742   Aaron M. McCreary
Arkansas State 4-3-16071   Herbert Schwartz
Middle Tennessee State 4-2-1102124   Frank Faulkinberry
Western Kentucky 4-4-115169   E.A. Diddle
Central Michigan 3-4-16690   Wallace Parker
Duke 3-6124106   James Jimmy DeHart
Michigan State 3-4-197171   Ralph H. Young
Rutgers 3-649134   John H. Wallace
Southern Mississippi 3-4-177129   William Herschel Bobo
Texas El Paso 3-3-110666   George B. Powell
Kent State 2-635176   Merle E. Wagoner
Jacksonville State 1-732225   Al Clemens
Massachusetts 1-633110   Harold Gore
Memphis 1-839171   Zach Curlin
San Jose State 1-5-12694   E.R. Knolln

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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