1947 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1947 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent in the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Mike Milligan, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored by a total of 267 to 26.[1]

1947 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1947 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  9 –0 –1
No. 7 Penn   –  7 –0 –1
Muhlenberg   –  9 –1 –0
Buffalo   –  8 –1 –0
No. 20 Columbia   –  7 –2 –0
No. 11 Army   –  5 –2 –2
Yale   –  6 –3 –0
Villanova   –  6 –3 –1
Boston University   –  5 –3 –0
Hofstra   –  5 –3 –0
Princeton   –  5 –3 –0
Tufts   –  5 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  4 –3 –1
Boston College   –  5 –4 –0
Brown   –  4 –4 –1
Dartmouth   –  4 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –  4 –4 –2
Springfield   –  4 –4 –0
Harvard   –  4 –5 –0
Cornell   –  4 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  3 –6 –0
CCNY   –  2 –5 –1
NYU   –  2 –5 –1
Colgate   –  1 –5 –2
Temple   –  2 –6 –0
Bucknell   –  2 –7 –0
Duquesne   –  2 –8 –0
Fordham   –  1 –6 –1
Merchant Marine   –  2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh   –  1 –8 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  0 –6 –0
Drexel   –  0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pitt was ranked at No. 81 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Illinois
L 0–1422,079[3]
October 4Notre Dame
L 6–4064,333[4]
October 11at No. 2 Michigan
L 0–6959,964[5]
October 18at Indiana
L 6–4125,000[6]
October 25Ohio State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–055,217[7]
November 1at Minnesota
L 0–2956,334[8]
November 15at Purdue
L 0–2819,000[9]
November 22No. 5 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2953,000[10]
November 29West Virginia
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 2–1715,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1947 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. February 16, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Irving Vaughan (September 28, 1947). "Illini Whip Pitt, 14-0: Eddleman Scores Both Illinois Touchdowns in Fourth Quarter". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Chester L. Smith (October 5, 1947). "Notre Dame Shows Great Power Overwhelming Panthers, 40 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Tommy Devine (October 12, 1947). "U-M Seldom Better --- Pitt Never Worse". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Harold Harrison (October 19, 1947). "Hoosiers Rip Pitt, 41-6; Brilliant Taliaferro Run Provides Thrill Of Day". Detroit Free Press. pp. 40–41 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Carl Hughes (October 26, 1947). "DiMatteo, Cecconi Score In Smashing Surprise: 55,217 Fans See Panthers Register First Win in 25 Games Against Conference Foes". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Charles Johnson (November 2, 1947). "Gophers Subdue Pitt 29-0 With Late Rush". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bob Overaker (November 16, 1947). "Riveters Drub Pitt". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Chester L. Smith (November 23, 1947). "Penn State Finishes Unbeaten With 29-0 Win: Lions Overwhelm Pitt For First Perfect Season Since 1912". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Chester L. Smith (November 30, 1947). "West Virginia Beats Pitt, 17-2, To End 19-Year-Old Panther Jinx". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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