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Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: John P. Michelosen
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

John P. Michelosen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Marquette	21	15	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Southern California	0	23	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. UCLA	25	21	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Duke	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ West Virginia	15	23	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Texas Christian	3	13	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Syracuse	0	35	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Boston College	22	14	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Notre Dame	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Penn State	22	7	W

1959 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	148
Scoring Average	14.8
Points Allowed	164
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	58-33
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
20	6-4-0	AP
19	6-4-0	Coaches
19	6-4-0	UPI

1959 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	139	158					DeWitt T. Weaver
Jacksonville State	6-2-1	157	84		2-0	39	0	Don Salls
Syracuse	11-0	413	73	Won 23-14				Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Penn State	9-2	262	112	Won 7-0				Charles A. Rip Engle
Buffalo	8-1	279	93					Dick Offenhammer
Oregon	8-2	209	113					Leonard J. Len Casanova
Louisville	6-4	218	132					Frank Camp
Memphis	6-4	142	132					Billy J. Murphy
Miami	6-4	140	140					Andy Gustafson
Oklahoma State	6-4	181	151					Clifton Cliff Speegle
Pittsburgh	6-4	148	164					John P. Michelosen
Southern Mississippi	6-4	171	122					Thad Pie Vann
Washington State	6-4	177	121					James Jim Sutherland
Air Force	5-4-1	160	124					Ben Martin
Boston College	5-4	162	143					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Navy	5-4-1	199	166					Wayne Hardin
Notre Dame	5-5	171	180					Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Army	4-4-1	174	141					Dale S. Hall
Florida State	4-6	149	132					Perry L. Moss
San Jose State	4-6	192	278					Robert Bob Titchenal
Arkansas State	3-6	171	176					Hugh Bones Taylor
Oregon State	3-7	166	178					J. Thompson Tommy Prothro

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).