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Kiosk in the Great Hall at Heinz Field celebrating Pitt's 1976 national championship. The University of Pittsburgh claims nine national championships for the Panthers football team: four that are mostly unanimous, (1916, 1918, 1937, and 1976) and five shared titles (1915, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936). Parke Davis was the only major selector of four ...
[49] [50] The last game of the 2007 season marked a major turning point for Wannstedt's program when Pitt traveled to four touchdown favorite and number two ranked West Virginia, who only needed a win over archrival Pitt to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. One of the most memorable games in both schools' histories, Pitt upset ...
The following year, the Panthers featured Gibby Welch, who led the nation in rushing in 1926 and helped Pitt to the Eastern Championship and its first bowl game, the Rose Bowl, in 1927. Pitt, ironically, lost the Rose Bowl 7–6 to a Stanford team headed by the Panthers' former coach, Pop Warner.
Pitt Cheerleaders. The history rich University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band was founded in 1911 and performs at sports and other events, including at every home football game and select away football games. Its constituent group, the Pitt Pep Band, performs at all home basketball games and at post-season away games.
During the 1970s, the top-ranked team won its bowl game only three times: Pittsburgh joined Nebraska and USC . Kiosk in the Great Hall at Heinz Field celebrating Pitt's 1976 national championship A football signed by the 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, including Tony Dorsett and head coach Johnny Majors.
The 1976 NCAA Division I football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh.Led by head coach Johnny Majors (voted the AFCA Coach of the Year), the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to the home of the defending pro football champions, the Steelers.
For all of its offensive stars, the game didn’t feature much scoring on a 38-degree day in Dallas with 15-mile-per-hour winds. Neither team managed more than 300 total yards, with Pitt ...
The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector National Championship Foundation [ 1 ] and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship. [ 2 ]