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Pittsburgh Panthers

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

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1890 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Charles W. Bowser enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Washington	27	6	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. West Virginia	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Duke	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Duquesne	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Fordham	13	27	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Temple	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Carnegie Tech	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Nebraska	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Penn State	0	10	L

1939 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	13.2
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	10.9
Opponents Record	28-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-2

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	5-3	99	97					J.O. Christian
Boston College	9-2	219	46	Lost 3-6				Frank W. Leahy
Central Michigan	8-1	136	40					Ron Finch
Notre Dame	7-2	100	73					Elmer F. Layden
Ohio	6-3	116	82					Don Peden
Georgia Southern	5-5	93	124					Crook Smith
Penn State	5-1-2	114	77					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Pittsburgh	5-4	119	98					Charles W. Bowser
Virginia	5-4	143	75					Frank J. Murray
Cincinnati	4-3-2	87	65					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Michigan State	4-4-1	102	92					Charles W. Bachman
Army	3-4-2	106	105					William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan	3-3-1	68	64					Elton J. Rynearson
Navy	3-5-1	88	107					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Syracuse	3-3-2	63	92					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Temple	2-7	51	96					Fred H. Swan
West Virginia	2-6-1	70	94					Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Western Michigan	2-6-1	52	85					Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts	2-5-2	67	103					Elbert Carraway
Miami Ohio	1-7-1	21	104					Frank Wilton
Buffalo	0-7	7	126					Jim Peele
East Carolina	0-8	18	168					O.A. Hanker

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.