1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference	Independent
1917 record	10–0
Head coach	Pop Warner (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Double wing
Home stadium	Forbes Field

The 1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1917 college football season. Led by coach Pop Warner, the Panthers were undefeated on the season with a 10–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260–31.^[1] The Panthers were nicknamed "The Fighting Dentists" because, during some rotations all eleven players on the field would be dentistry students. One of those players were Pitt Panthers legend Jock Sutherland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at West Virginia	Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	W 14–9
October 6	Bethany (WV)*	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 40–0
October 13	Lehigh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 41–0
October 20	Syracuse	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	W 28–0
October 27	at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 14–6
November 3	Westminster (PA)*	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 25–0
November 10	Washington & Jefferson	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–10
November 17	Carnegie Tech*	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 27–0
November 29	Penn State	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	W 28–6
December 1	Camp Lee*	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 30–0
*Non-conference game.

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pittsburgh/1917-schedule.html

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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