1929 Pittsburgh Panthers football team information
American college football season
1929Pittsburgh Panthers football
National champion (Davis) Eastern champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–47 vs USC
Conference
Independent
Record
9–1
Head coach
Jock Sutherland (6th season)
Offensive scheme
Single-wing
Captain
Luby DiMeolo
Home stadium
Pitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Eastern college football independents records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Pittsburgh
–
9
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
8
–
1
–
0
Fordham
–
7
–
0
–
2
Bucknell
–
8
–
2
–
0
No. 11 Penn
–
7
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
7
–
2
–
1
Villanova
–
7
–
2
–
1
Cornell
–
6
–
2
–
0
Tufts
–
5
–
1
–
2
Harvard
–
5
–
2
–
1
Yale
–
5
–
2
–
1
NYU
–
7
–
3
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
–
6
–
3
–
0
Penn State
–
6
–
3
–
0
Syracuse
–
6
–
3
–
0
Washington & Jefferson
–
5
–
2
–
2
Drexel
–
6
–
3
–
1
Temple
–
6
–
3
–
1
Carnegie Tech
–
5
–
3
–
1
Army
–
6
–
4
–
1
Providence
–
3
–
3
–
2
Brown
–
5
–
5
–
0
Columbia
–
4
–
5
–
0
CCNY
–
2
–
4
–
2
Princeton
–
2
–
4
–
1
Boston University
–
3
–
6
–
0
Vermont
–
2
–
7
–
0
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1929 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, coached by Jock Sutherland, represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1929 college football season. The Panthers finished the regular season undefeated and were considered the champions of the East,[1] and by some, a national championship team.[2] The Panthers concluded the season by traveling by train to California where they were trounced by USC in the Rose Bowl. According to a 1967 Sports Illustrated article,[3] football pioneer Parke H. Davis, whose “outstanding nationwide team” selections for 1869 to 1933 (all made in 1933)[4]: 206 are recognized as "major" in the official NCAA football records book,[5] named Pitt that season's national champion. The article contained a "list of college football's mythical champions as selected by every recognized authority [sic] since 1924," which has served as the basis of the university's historical national championship claims, with Davis being the only selector of Pitt in 1929.[6][7] The team is also recognized as a co-national champion in 1929 by College Football Data Warehouse, along with Notre Dame, the pick of nine major selectors.[6]
^University of Pittsburgh 1975 football media guide. University of Pittsburgh. 1975. p. 54. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
^Cameron, L.S. (December 24, 1929). "Gridirons Fail to Produce Champs". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. 27 (11). Chicago, IL: Time, Inc.: 30–33. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1934). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934. New York: American Sports Publishing Co.
^2012 NCAA Football Records(PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2012. pp. 69–73. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^ ab"1929 National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide(PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. p. 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
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