Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Clark D. Shaughnessy Conference: Independent-
1945 Season Highlights
Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1945 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Illinois
6
23
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
West Virginia
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Bucknell
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Michigan State
7
12
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Notre Dame
9
39
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Temple
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Purdue
0
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Ohio State
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Indiana
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Penn State
7
0
W
1945 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 87
Scoring Average 8.7
Points Allowed 141
Defense Average 14.1
Opponents Record 51-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-5
Away Record 0-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1945 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1945 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.