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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 762-558-42
 Winning Pct. 58%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 762-558-42
 Winning Pct. 58%
 National Championships 5
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 120-118-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 475-248-18
 Away Record 226-243-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 87
 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  29-21
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
 Kent State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Pittsburgh and Kent State have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Kent State
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Cincinnati
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. West Virginia
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Youngstown State
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ North Carolina
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. California
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 24  vs. Syracuse
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Southern Methodist
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Virginia
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Clemson
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Louisville
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Boston College
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Pittsburgh & West Virginia have played 106 games.
Pittsburgh has won 62 games.
West Virginia has won 41 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-17
 10 or more 171-114
 20 or more  160-60
 30 or more 109-24
 40 or more 54-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 37-2
 10 or more 135-129
 20 or more 68-116
 30 or more 21-73
 40 or more 4-35
 
  
 
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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.