1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
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| 1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Pitt Stadium (capacity: 56,500) |
| 1946 Eastern major college football independents records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Army | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Marine | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Wes Fesler, the Panthers compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by 136 to 88. Three of their losses were to teams ranked in the final AP Poll: No. 1 Notre Dame (0–33); No. 5 Illinois (7–33); and No. 20 Indiana (6–20).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Illinois | L 7–33 | 35,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | West Virginia |
| W 33–7 | > 30,000 | [3] |
| October 5 | at Notre Dame | L 0–33 | 50,368 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Temple |
| T 0–0 | 3,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | Marquette |
| W 7–6 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 26 | Purdue |
| L 8–10 | 38,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | at No. 20 Indiana | L 6–20 | 17,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 13–20 | 74,743 | [9] | |
| November 23 | Penn State |
| W 14–7 | 50,000 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "1946 Pittsburgh Panthers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 20, 2022.
- ^ Jack Henry (September 22, 1946). "Pitt Overpowered Illinois, 33-7: Victors Held To 7-7 Score In First Half; Gave 'Em a Scare!". Pittsburgh Sunday Sun-Telegraph. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chester L. Smith (September 29, 1946). "Pitt Wallops West Virginia, 33-7: Panthers Score Four Times in 2nd Quarter; Cecconi Runs 98 Yards". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Costin (October 6, 1946). "N.D. Is Unimpressive in Trampling Pitt 33-0: Running Game Is Throttled by Young Rivals; Irish Forced to Take to Air to Win in Home Opener". The South Bend Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lewis, Allen (October 13, 1946). "Temple Holds Pitt to 0-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chester L. Smith (October 20, 1946). "Cecconi's Kick Beats Marquette, 7-6: Skladany Makes Pitt Score on DePasqua's Pass in Third Period". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Keck (October 27, 1946). "Purdue's Last Second Field Goal Beats Pitt, 10-8: Game Is Decided As Clock Runs Out". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. pp. II-4, II-7. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold Harrison (November 3, 1946). "Indiana Beats Pitt: Ben Raimondi's Passes Enable Hoosiers To Win From Pittsburgh, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Garlikov (November 10, 1946). "Spencer Passes Ohio State To 20-13 Victory: Hurls Three Touchdown Aerials For Touchdowns; Pitt Scores First In Thrilling Game". Dayton Daily News. p. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chester L. Smith (November 24, 1946). "Panthers Hand Lions 14-7 Defeat: 50,000 See Abraham, Skladany Score for Pitt Win in Finale; Triumph Gives Panthers Three Victories, Five Losses and One Tie for Season". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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