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| First season | 1890; 134 years ago[1] | ||
| Athletic director | Allen Greene | ||
| Head coach | Pat Narduzzi 10th season, 72–50 (.590) | ||
| Stadium | Acrisure Stadium (capacity: 68,400) | ||
| Year built | 2001 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Pittsburgh | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | ACC (since 2013) | ||
| Division | Coastal (2013–2022) | ||
| Past conferences | Big East (1991–2012) Independent (1890–1990) | ||
| All-time record | 768–560–42 (.576) | ||
| Bowl record | 15–22–0 (.405) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 9 (1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 8 (1910, 1917, 1925, 1927, 1933, 1938, 1980, 1981) | ||
| National finalist | 1 (1932[2]) | ||
| Rivalries | Cincinnati (rivalry) Notre Dame (rivalry) Penn State (rivalry) Syracuse (rivalry) West Virginia (rivalry) | ||
| Heisman winners | Tony Dorsett – 1976 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 55[3] | ||
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| Colors | Blue and gold[4] | ||
| Fight song | Hail to Pitt and Pitt Victory Song | ||
| Mascot | Panther | ||
| Marching band | University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | pittsburghpanthers.com | ||
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football competition, now termed the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, since the beginning of the school's official sponsorship of the sport in 1890. Pitt competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Pitt claims nine national championships,[5] including two (1937, 1976) from major wire-service: AP Poll and Coaches' Poll, and is among the top 20 FBS college football programs in terms of all-time wins.[6] Its teams have featured many coaches and players notable throughout the history of college football, including, among all schools, the 12th most College Football Hall of Fame inductees,[7] the 8th most consensus All-Americans,[3][8] and the fourth most Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.[9] The Panthers are coached by Pat Narduzzi. Pitt plays home games at Acrisure Stadium, formerly known as Heinz Field, which they share with the National Football League's (NFL) Pittsburgh Steelers and utilize the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Performance Complex as their practice facility.
- ^ Borghetti, E.J.; Feeley, Ted; Welsh, Celeste; et al., eds. (July 19, 2014). 2014 Pitt Football Media Guide (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office. pp. 118–119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Written at Los Angeles. "Troy, Pitt Play for Cup — Winner Will Get National Title Trophy — Donor of Cup Awarded Michigan 'Peeved,' Offers New One". The Long Beach Sun. Long Beach. United Press. December 15, 1932. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
A trophy symbolic of the mythical national football championship will be awarded to the winner of the Southern California–Pittsburgh game at Pasadena by Jack Rissman, wealthy Chicago sportsman who donated the Dickinson rating cup.
- ^ a b Carter, Christopher (December 12, 2022). "Calijah Kancey becomes Pitt's 55th consensus first team All-American". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Color Palette". Pitt Athletics Brand Identity Manual (PDF). February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide (PDF). University of Pittsburgh. p. 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
To settle countless arguments, Sports Illustrated in 1970 [sic] researched the first and only complete and wholly accurate list ever compiled of college football's mythical national champions [sic]. Every recognized authority that ever presumed to name a No. 1 was included [sic].
- ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records". 2018 NCAA Official Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2018. p. 101. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "National Football Foundation Hall of Fame". 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Football Award Winners". 2018 NCAA Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2012. p. 18. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Famers by College". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 3, 2019.