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
Conference	Independent
1947 record	1–8
Head coach	Mike Milligan (1st season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1947 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–14	22,079	[2]
October 4	Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 6–40	64,333	[3]
October 11	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–69	59,964	[4]
October 18	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–41	25,000	[5]
October 25	Ohio State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 12–0	55,217	[6]
November 1	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–29	56,334	[7]
November 15	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–28	19,000	[8]
November 22	No. 5 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–29	53,000	[9]
November 29	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 2–17	15,000	[10]
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. 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.
3. Chester L. Smith (October 5, 1947). "Notre Dame Shows Great Power Overwhelming Panthers, 40 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Tommy Devine (October 12, 1947). "U-M Seldom Better --- Pitt Never Worse". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Charles Johnson (November 2, 1947). "Gophers Subdue Pitt 29-0 With Late Rush". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bob Overaker (November 16, 1947). "Riveters Drub Pitt". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. 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.
10. 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.