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Pittsburgh Panthers

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

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1890 <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024

1911 Season Highlights

Joseph H. Thompson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1911 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)	23	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Ohio Northern	22	0	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Carlisle	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Cornell	3	9	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Notre Dame	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Villanova	12	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Washington & Jefferson	12	0	W
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. Penn State	0	3	L

1911 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -1
Points Scored	72
Scoring Average	9.0
Points Allowed	29
Defense Average	3.6
Opponents Record	14-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2 -1
Away Record	0-1

1911 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1911 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	1-3-1	62	22					R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut	0-5	6	166					Leo Hafford
Northern Illinois	8-1-2	196	84					William W. Wirtz
Oklahoma	8-0	282	15					Bennie Owen
Penn State	8-0-1	199	15					William M. Bill Hollenback
New Mexico State	7-0	192	6					Arthur H. Badenoch
Washington	7-0	277	9					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Army	6-1-1	88	11					Joseph W. Beacham
Louisiana State	6-3	186	34					James K. Pat Dwyer
Navy	6-0-3	116	11					Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame	6-0-2	222	9					John L. Jack Marks
Temple	6-1	90	54					William J. Schatz
Texas A&M	6-1	134	17					Charles B. Moran
West Virginia	6-3	91	67					Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Arkansas	5-2-2	168	23					Hugo F. Bezdek
Florida	5-0-1	84	14					G.E. Pyle
Kansas State	5-4-1	47	87					Guy S. Lowman
Michigan	5-1-2	90	38					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Michigan State	5-1	93	30					John F. Macklin
Oklahoma State	5-2	256	59					Paul J. Davis
Oregon State	5-2	119	49					Sam Dolan
Syracuse	5-3-2	63	59					C. DeForest Cummings
Texas	5-2	66	19					William S. Wasmund
Louisiana Tech	4-2-1	98	68					Percy S. Prince
Marshall	4-1-1	122	22					Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland	4-4-2	37	72					Charley F. Donnelly
Pittsburgh	4-3-1	72	29					Joseph H. Thompson
Rutgers	4-4-1	25	99					Howard Gargan
Texas Christian	4-5	114	106					Henry W. Lever
Troy	4-1-1	49	20					George W. Penton
Akron	3-4-1	80	24					Frank Haggerty
Arizona	3-1-1	16	3					George F. Shipp
Baylor	3-4-2	103	53					Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan	3-2	21	8					Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State	3-2-1	32	22					Ben Harris
Oregon	3-2	59	51					William J. Bill Warner
Wake Forest	3-5	159	81					Frank Thompson
Washington State	3-3	92	42					Oscar P. Osthoff
Hawaii	2-2	32	49					Austin Jones
Western Michigan	2-3	110	59					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State	1-1	12	11					F.T. Parks
Louisiana	1-3-1	35	68					C.J. McNaspy
South Carolina	1-4-2	22	102					John H. Neff
Boston College	0-7	8	97					Joseph Courtney
Middle Tennessee State	0-1	0	20					L.E. Mutt Weber
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1911 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1911 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.