1959 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1959 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record under head coach John Michelosen.[1]

1959 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–19
APNo. 20
1959 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Syracuse      11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State      9 2 0
Oregon      8 2 0
Rutgers      6 3 0
Detroit      6 4 0
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Miami (FL)      6 4 0
Oklahoma State      6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh      6 4 0
Washington State      6 4 0
Boston College      5 4 0
Pacific (CA)      5 4 0
Air Force      5 4 1
Navy      5 4 1
Army      4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame      5 5 0
Florida State      4 6 0
San Jose State      4 6 0
Texas Tech      4 6 0
Dayton      3 7 0
Marquette      3 7 0
Oregon State      3 7 0
Colgate      2 7 0
Idaho      1 9 0
Villanova      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19at MarquetteW 21–15
September 25at No. 11 USCL 0–23
October 3UCLAW 25–21
October 10Duke
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–0
October 17at West VirginiaNo. 20L 15–23
October 24No. 16 TCU
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 3–13
October 31No. 5 Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 0–35
November 7at Boston CollegeW 22–14
November 14Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 28–13
November 21No. 7 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 22–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1959 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.


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