1949 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1949 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Vincent   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Cornell   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Villanova   –   8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   3 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 5 – 2
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   1 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1949 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record under head coach Mike Milligan.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24William & Mary
W 13–721,506[2]
October 1at Northwestern
W 16–741,000[3]
October 8at West VirginiaNo. 19
W 20–731,005[4]
October 15Miami (OH)No. 15
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–2620,893[5]
October 22at IndianaNo. 16
L 14–4816,000[6]
October 29at No. 9 Penn
W 22–2142,663[7]
November 5No. 11 Ohio State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 10–1454,789[8]
November 12No. 9 Minnesota
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 7–2442,515[9]
November 19Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 19–043,308
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings[edit]

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP191516——————

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1949 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Jack Henry (September 25, 1949). "DeRosa, Masarik Panther Scorers". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ David Condon (October 2, 1949). "41,000 See Wildcats Hit By Panthers". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. Part 2-1,5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Carl Hughes (October 9, 1949). "Cecconi's Two Touchdowns In Third Quarter Turn Tide". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Carl Hughes (October 16, 1949). ""Breather Tilt" Turns Into Tight Battle". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack K. Overmyer (October 23, 1949). "Crushes Panthers By 48–14". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1-Section 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 30, 1949). "Pitt Beats Penn, 22-21, on Safety". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ John Dietrich (November 6, 1949). "Bucks Rally, Score Twice In Three Minutes". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 1-B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Charles Johnson (November 13, 1949). "Minnesota Beats Scrappy Pitt 24–7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. Sports-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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