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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:
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 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
Next Game
 
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
  Record7-6
  Scoring428-369
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-38-0
Clemson 10-47-1
Miami 10-36-2
Duke 9-45-3
Georgia Tech 7-65-3
Louisville 9-45-3
Syracuse 10-35-3
Boston College 7-64-4
Virginia Tech 6-74-4
North Carolina 6-73-5
North Carolina State 6-73-5
Pittsburgh 7-63-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-72-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.