List of Pittsburgh Panthers Football Seasons - National Championships

National Championships

The University of Pittsburgh claims nine National Championships for the Panthers football team: 4 that are mostly unanimous, (1916, 1918, 1937, and 1976) and 5 shared titles (1915, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936).

The University bases its claim for the first 8 national championships on a study conducted in 1970 by Sports Illustrated. These championships, together with its unanimous championship of 1976, are the basis for the university's claim of 9 national championship seasons.

Furthermore, according to research conducted by College Football Data Warehouse, in 8 additional years at least one selector of national championships has declared Pitt as its National Champion. Combined with the Sports Illustrated study, Pitt has been recognized as the National Champion by at least one selector in 17 different seasons. According to the Official NCAA Division 1 Football Records Book, Pitt has been named a national champion by a "Major Selector" in 12 separate seasons.

Note: The table lists all known National Championship selections for the University of Pittsburgh. The list of national championship selecting organizations choosing Pitt for any particular year is not necessarily comprehensive. For more information see College Football Data Warehouse Total National Championships Additional notations include the following:

Pitt: National Championship selections are officially recognized by the University
NCAA: Selection as National Champions by organizations designated as "Major Selectors" in the offiical NCAA football records book
CFBDW: Designation as "CFBDW Recognized National Champions" according to College Football Data Warehouse.
Pitt Panthers National Championships
Season Coach Record Selectors Recognized
1910 Joseph H. Thompson 9-0-0 1st-N-Goal
Century Football Index
Cliff Morgan
Mel Smith
National Championship Foundation
Patrick Premo
NCAA
CFBDW
1915 Glenn "Pop" Warner 8-0-0 Bill Libby
Jim Koger
Mel Smith
Parke H. Davis
NCAA
Pitt
1916 Glenn Warner 8-0-0 consensus NCAA
Pitt
CFBDW
1917 Glenn Warner 10-0-0 Alexander Weyand
David Wilson
Earl Jessen
Jim Koger
Mel Smith
Nutshell Sports Football Ratings
1918 Glenn Warner 4-1-0 consensus NCAA
Pitt
CFBDW
1925 Jock Sutherland 8-1-0 Soren Sorensen
1927 Jock Sutherland 8-1-1 Esso Gas
1929 Jock Sutherland 9-1-0 Parke H. Davis NCAA
Pitt
1931 Jock Sutherland 8-1-0 1st-N-Goal
Bob Kirlin
Parke H. Davis
NCAA
Pitt
1933 Jock Sutherland 8-1-0 Bob Kirlin
1934 Jock Sutherland 8-1-0 Parke H. Davis Pitt
1936 Jock Sutherland 8-1-1 1st-N-Goal
Angelo Louisa
Boand System
Bob Kirlin
College Football
Researchers Association
Earl Jessen
Esso Gas
Houlgate System
Jim Koger
Loren Maxwell
Patrick Premo
NCAA
Pitt
CFBDW
1937 Jock Sutherland 9-0-1 consensus NCAA
Pitt
CFBDW
1938 Jock Sutherland 8-2-0 Patrick Premo
1976 Johnny Majors 12-0-0 consensus NCAA
Pitt
CFBDW
1980 Jackie Sherrill 11-1-0 1st-N-Goal
Angelo Louisa
ARGH Power Ratings
College Football Researchers Association
Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments
Harry DeVold
James Howell
Jeff Self
New York Times
Quality Champions
Sagarin Ratings
Steve Eck
The Fleming System
NCAA
1981 Jackie Sherrill 11-1-0 Montgomery Full Season Championship
National Championship Foundation
NCAA

The following table summarizes the source and totals for Pitt's national championship seasons.

Source Championships Years
AP/Coaches' Poll (1936–present) Two 1937, 1976
CFBDW (recognized) Six 1910, 1916, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1976
Sports Illustrated (1970 study) Nine 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937
NCAA ("major" selectors) Eleven 1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1976, 1980, 1981
CFBDW (all) Sixteen 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1976, 1980, 1981
Total unique seasons Seventeen 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1976, 1980, 1981
Claimed by Pitt Nine 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976

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