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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  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  53   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. West Virginia  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Ohio State  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Duquesne  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Notre Dame  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Fordham  0   0   T    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Penn State  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Nebraska  19   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Carnegie Tech  31   14   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Washington  21   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.4
  Opponents Record34-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-0 -1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 7-1-1 AP
  
1936 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-220348   J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh 8-1-122434Won  21-0  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army 6-323871   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College 6-1-210955   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-27653   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-1-214340   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-311574   Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame 6-2-112869   Elmer F. Layden
Temple 6-3-211766   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia 6-4151122   Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo 5-3121127   Jim Peele
San Jose State 5-413693   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan 3-4-189135   Alex Yunevich
East Carolina 3-26419   Bo Farley
Penn State 3-510986   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy 3-539125   Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern 2-945242   Crook Smith
Jacksonville State 2-2-16765   T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan 2-56090   Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts 2-69294   Elbert Carraway
Syracuse 1-745116   Victor A. Vic Hanson

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.