1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Doc Carlson, coaching in his sixth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 21–0 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (the Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well).[2][3] It is the only undefeated team in Pitt's history, and that season they were one of only two teams to finish with an unblemished record.[4] Chuck Hyatt and Sykes Reed were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season.

1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
1927–28 record21–0
Head coach
CaptainSykes Reed
Home arenaPitt Pavilion

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/15/1927*
at Michigan W 49–39  1–0
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
12/16/1927*
at Chicago W 36–26  2–0
 
Chicago, IL
12/17/1927*
at Northwestern W 39–34  3–0
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
12/19/1927*
at Iowa W 44–40 OT 4–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1927*
Dartmouth W 64–33  5–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/31/1927*
Ohio State W 50–32  6–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/6/1928*
Syracuse W 45–24  7–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/13/1928*
Carnegie Tech W 67–38  8–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/18/1928*
West Virginia W 51–26  9–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/3/1928*
at Colgate W 48–37  10–0
 
Hamilton, NY
2/4/1928*
at Army W 42–36  11–0
 
West Point, NY
2/8/1928*
at Carnegie Tech W 50–28  12–0
 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/10/1928*
Penn State W 48–25  13–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/15/1928*
Allegheny W 56–32  14–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/18/1928*
Notre Dame W 24–22  15–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/22/1928*
at Carnegie Tech W 59–38  16–0
 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/25/1928*
Washington & Jefferson W 44–33  17–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/28/1928*
Grove City W 54–27  18–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
3/2/1928*
at West Virginia W 45–42  19–0
 
Morgantown, WV
3/5/1928*
at Washington & Jefferson W 33–32  20–0
 
Washington, PA
3/10/1928*
at Penn State W 45–28  21–0
PSU Armory 
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Pittsburgh Panthers season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers Men's Basketball Media Guide". All-Time Scores (p. 171). University of Pittsburgh. 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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