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1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25SMUL 14–33
October 2Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 0–40
October 9West Virginia
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 16–6
October 16Marquette
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–7
October 23Indiana
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–14
October 30at Case Western ReserveW 20–0
November 6at Ohio StateL 0–41
November 13at PurdueW 20–13
November 20No. 6 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 7–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Becker Leads Pitt in 20-to-0 Victory". New York Times. October 31, 1948. p. S3. ... before 12,000 fans at League Park.