White sox catcher kevan smith glad he called career audible as pitt. It was payback for last years meeting between the teams, their first in 16 years, which ended with pitt winning. Sep 08, 2016 penn state and pitt will resume their football rivalry for the first time since 2000 on saturday, in a pivotal game for each. Penn states intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, and hired coach george hoskins in 1892. Research by college football data warehouse cfbdw has found that pitt was selected as a national champion in 16 different seasons by at least one selector of championships. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Add a win versus iowa, michigan state, or ohio state to what would be a 7 win season and the year will be looked at as a success. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and highlights all the great seasons and games. The pittsburg state football program began in 1908 under head coach albert mcleland. Also, bill hollenback, coach in 1909 and 19111914, earned a place in the college football hall of fame as a halfback at the university of pennsylvania. In the beginning of october there were few, if any, penn state fans predicting a top10 ranked penn state team, but now with a good chance to win out and the possibility of a postseason, the nittany lions are. Penn states james franklin beat pitt, then compared the poor. However, his portrayals of billy beane in moneyball 2011, and rusty ryan in the remake of oceans eleven 2001 and its sequels, also loom large in his.
Pittpenn state football to resume in 2016 pitt chronicle. Instate rivalry with penn state football looms over pitt in. Mcleland compiled a record of 222 in his only season as head coach. Official athletics site football archive ohio state buckeyes.
According to the official ncaa division 1 football records book, pitt has. Rk, year, conf, w, l, t, pct, srs, sos, ap pre, ap high, ap post, coaches, bowl, notes. A state championship game friday december 16, 2011 at hersheypark stadium. Penn state nittany lions historical college football scores, analytics, and series records against opponents. Because today, with 60,260 chilled spectators watching in amazement, penn state crushed pitt, 4814, making the panthers the sixth no. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. They were invited to their first bowl game in 1922 under coach hugo bezdek, and came to national prominence in the 1950s and 60s under coach rip engle. Unveiled in october of 2014, this plaza is designed to honor the passion pittsburg state students, alumni and fans feel for their university. Pittsburgh panthers football series history and alltime records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Pitt panthers football record by year college football at. Penn states james franklin beat pitt, then compared the. Pitt coach pat narduzzi made some noise when the program announced it wouldnt make any players available to the media this week, ahead of the penn statepitt game this saturday. Bostick, a recordsetting manheim township quarterback, played at pitt, was color analyst on its radio broadcasts from 2011 15, and now works in the universitys development office. Penn state football is preparing for its final opponent before the longawaited bye week, the 62 northwestern wildcats, and its not an opponent that will allow an early checkout from.
Pittsburgh panthers football statistical leaders wikipedia. Nflafl stats for pitt panthers players at profootballreference. John fuhrer succeeded mcleland and served as pitt state s football coach from 1909 to 1914 and 1918, compiling a record of 26222 the program enjoyed several years of success in the 1920s under head coach garfield weede. Through the 2011 season, pitt and west virginia have met on the gridiron a total. Pittsburgh a l l g a m e s h o m e g a m e s a w a y g a m e s overall. As the pitt panthers football team begins its first season in the atlantic coast conference, a new photography exhibition highlighting historic key moments and athletes from the teams 124 years is open now through jan. This year also saw the first game against penn state pitt lost 320. Penn state came out on top in the first game, but pitt won 14 straight matchups from 1922 to 1938. Penn state football lost by 39 points and its all michigans. The official source for the best of buckeye athletics football archive.
Winsipedia database and infographics of pittsburgh panthers football alltime record, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Cool book that tells the history of penn state football with lots of archive photos. Ken rappoport is the author of more than 50 sports books for adults and young readers, including tales from penn state football and penn state nittany lions. List of pittsburgh panthers football seasons wikipedia. In the 1990s, contz found a football encyclopedia that included the toughest annual schedules of college football, on which penn state was listed multiple times.
The panthers were led through the regular season by firstyear head coach todd graham and played eight home games at heinz field. That is the story of the year in college football for the job that james franklin has done and this penn state team has done. Football noteable players and coaches allsports museum. The 2011 pittsburgh panthers football team represented the university of pittsburgh in the 2011 ncaa division i fbs football season. Pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics. Penn state and pitt will resume their football rivalry for the first time since 2000 on saturday, in a pivotal game for each. Pitt was outgained 418348 in the win, as the panthers amassed just 140 passing yards. Gorillas wrap up action in arkansas qualifier friday. Former penn state football national champions team up. The best football program of the 1980s won zero national.
Former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is working to have his pension restored, despite his 45 child sex abuse convictions. A 1983 penn state graduate, contz was part of the 1982 football team that won the national championship. The panthers have been members of the atlantic coast conference since 20. Pittsburgh is coming off a hardfought 2821 ot win over youngstown state at home last week. The nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. Champions the decades individual team win loss records high school win loss records coaches records. Defensive coordinator keith patterson was named interim coach for the seasonending bowl game after graham resigned in favor of a head.
Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Instate rivalry with penn state football looms over pitt. One of pennsylvanias most storied football rivalries is back for now. The pittsburgh panthers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the. From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports history. Pitt panthers football record by year college football. Nicholls colonels football team schedule fox sports. Jul 26, 2016 penn state football s grand pedigree was born in 1954 he also has donated a smaller, similar collection to penn state. Tim beck enters his 10th season as pittsburg state universitys head football. Research by college football data warehouse cfbdw has found that pitt was. White sox catcher kevan smith glad he called career audible as pitt qb. The team competes in the ncaa division i football bowl subdivision. He has already set three records and is well on his way towards setting more. This is a list of pittsburgh panthers football seasons, national championships and quarterbacks.
The ncaas record book lists pittsburgh as being selected for a national championship by major selectors in eleven different seasons. Official 2007 ncaa division i football record book pdf. Bryant buckeyes burkhart chuck coach joe paterno cotton bowl crowd curt warner dame drive end zone extra point fans field goal final football team forward pass fourth quarter fullback fumble gained gator bowl georgia tech goal line going halfback. After a 16year hiatus, the pittsburgh panthers and the penn state nittany lions will battle it out on the gridiron for the 97th time this september 10 at noon at heinz field. Working for the associated press in new york for 30 years, he wrote about every major sport. The 2010s were a recordsetting decade for wpial football teams, with career, singleseason and singlegame record books rewritten more than once. Pitt and penn state are now officially playing football again, and a rivalry thats always meant something has the type of currency it lacked during a 16year pause pitt struck the first on. Boyd was a wide receiver at pitt, a position he now plays for the. Media guides, publications, vintage sports memorabilia. Penn state competed as an independent before joining the big ten in 1993.
Pitt leaves renewal of football series in penn states. That season also saw the schools first victory over penn state, a 225 rout, as well. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are. Aug 29, 2009 the nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. Supporters work to reclaim legacy of penn state coach joe paterno. From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports. Pittsburgh panthers football american football database fandom. New photo exhibition at pitts hillman library showcases teams successes. The 1980s also saw more televised college football than ever before and more personality and controversy than ever before brian bosworth, miamis fatigues, etc. What is the largest margin of victory in a game in the series. Penn state s intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, and hired coach george hoskins in 1892. From penn state to guardian of history york daily record.
A 17 loss at michigan state before a crowd of 68,680 featured smith. Every autumn, the town of state college in central pennsylvania turns. The panthers actually held a 210 lead at halftime and saw youngstown rally in the second half to force ot. This collection features a complete set of the owl yearbooks, dating from 1907 to 1980, as well as panther prints yearbooks from 1981 to 2011 like many other colleges and universities, the university library system uls has digitized the university of pittsburgh s annual yearbooks and provides their online access to the research community. Penn state freshman quarterback christian hackenberg has played just ten games at the division i level. Sep 05, 2016 pitt football coach pat narduzzis monday, sept. Which team holds the longest win streak in the series. Winsipedia pittsburgh panthers football alltime record. The resumption of this series is great for the two schools and football fans everywhere. An actor and producer known as much for his versatility as he is for his handsome face, golden globewinner brad pitts most widely recognized role may be tyler durden in fight club 1999. A campaign is underway to repair former penn state football coach joe paternos legacy after a child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky tarnished his image. Supporters work to reclaim legacy of penn state coach joe. Jun 02, 2016 the 1980s also saw more televised college football than ever before and more personality and controversy than ever before brian bosworth, miamis fatigues, etc.
It was held every year from 1900 to 1931 and 1935 to 1992. Its a new beginning for a storied rivalry with over a century of. It began with a superhuman running back herschel walker and ended with a series of incredible battles between miami, notre dame, and florida state plus the temporary death of a. Pat narduzzi and james franklin are perfect rivals for. I tell everybody i didnt do much in football but in the pitt record books, under. Check here for all updates on the varsity and junior varisity football program. The pittsburgh panthers football team is the american football team of the university of pittsburgh in pittsburgh. It was payback for last years meeting between the teams, their first in 16 years, which ended with pitt. Penn state footballs grand pedigree was born in 1954 he also has donated a smaller, similar collection to penn state. Last winter, penn statebased wpsutv released a 16minute documentary of his. Nov 20, 20 penn state freshman quarterback christian hackenberg has played just ten games at the division i level. Sep 25, 2016 add a win versus iowa, michigan state, or ohio state to what would be a 7 win season and the year will be looked at as a success. Jun 20, 2011 the games were intense and featured some of the greatest players in the history of college football.
You can use the hyperlinks at the top of this page to navigate to the different areas. How many times have pitt and penn state squared off in football. Mar 31, 2015 a campaign is underway to repair former penn state football coach joe paternos legacy after a child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky tarnished his image. Pittsburg state gorillas pittsburg state university. Penn state coach sandusky sues for pension despite sex. Winsipedia database and infographics of penn state nittany lions vs. Brians passion for the game of football and desire to help mold studentathletes into elite winners both on and off the field is contagious. See scores, results and the upcoming game schedule at fox sports. Former penn state football national champions team up again. Apr 25, 2018 penn state will visit heinz field on sept. Pitt hoping to renew football series with penn state. Dave campbell s texas football maintains the states most widely respected and cited texas high school football record book. Next year they played three games, earning a record of 12. Penn state nittany lions college football scores, schedules.
As we head into the last throes of the offseason, bsd has decided to get nostalgic, coming up with our favorite penn state footballrelated memories. Todd blackledge, a part of the same team, wrote the books foreword. From 1915 2011 with the exception of 1949, penn state was coached by future college football hall of fame members. No college football program has ever had to deal with the obstacles, hostility, and challenges encountered by the players and coaches of the 2012 penn state nittany lions, and this book is an account of that unforgettable season in which the team rebounded from a disillusioning 02 start to surprise everyone and finish with an 84 record, third best in the big ten conference. Pitt panthers football record by year college football at sports. The games were intense and featured some of the greatest players in the history of college football. The first coach for wup would arrive in 1893 in the presence of former franklin and marshall college and princeton university football player, anson forney harrold. The ncaas record book lists pittsburgh as being selected for a national championship by. We are excited to embrace the dawn of a new era in the pitt state football program and welcome in brian wright to lead the gorillas moving forward, johnson said. Penn state, pitt wont play every year, but they should. However, his portrayals of billy beane in moneyball 2011. Last winter, penn state based wpsutv released a 16minute documentary of his. Ever since the instate rivalry between penn state and pitt came to a temporary end in 2001, it has been a struggle to get the two schools back on the field for any stretch of time.