1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Mike Milligan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (capacity: 56,500)

1948 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					3	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1948 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record under head coach Mike Milligan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	SMU	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–33	31,469
October 2	Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–40	64,000
October 9	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 16–6
October 16	Marquette	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–7
October 23	Indiana	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–14
October 30	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 20–0	12,000
November 6	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–41	68,966
November 13	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 20–13
November 20	No. 6 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 7–0	49,444
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game