1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football

National champion Eastern champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 21–0 vs Washington
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 3
1936 record	8–1–1
Head coach	Jock Sutherland (13th year)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

The 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1936 college football season. The Panthers won the Rose Bowl and received a share of the national championship.^[1] Pitt was also awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Ohio Wesleyan	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 53–0
October 3	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 34–0
October 10	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 6–0
October 17	Duquesne	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–7
October 24	Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–0
October 31	at Fordham	Polo Grounds • New York, NY	T 0–0
November 7	Penn State	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	W 34–7
November 14	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 19–6
November 26	Carnegie Tech	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 31–14
January 1, 1937	vs. Washington	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 21–0

National championship

The 1936 team was selected or recognized as a national champion by multiple selectors which are recognized as "major" (i.e. national in scope) in the official NCAA football records book,^[2] by College Football Data Warehouse,^[3] and according to a Sports Illustrated study^[4] that has served as the historical basis of the university's historical national championship claims since its original publication.^[5]

The following selectors named Pitt the 1936 National Champion:^[3]

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

* A "major" selector that was "national scope" according to the official NCAA football records book.^[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Averell Daniell	Tackle	2	19	Green Bay Packers
Bobby LaRue	Back	3	30	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Glassford	Guard	4	37	Detroit Lions

^[6]

References

↑ College Football Data Warehouse, Yearly National Championship Selections, accessdate=2009-01-29
1 2 2012 NCAA Football Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2012. pp. 69–72. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
1 2 "1936 National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. Chicago, IL: Time, Inc. 27 (11): 30–33. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. p. 156. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm

1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football—national champions

Bill Daddio Averell Daniell Marshall Goldberg Tony Matisi John Michelosen Frank Patrick Ted Schmitt Frank Souchak Head coach: Jock Sutherland Assistant coaches: Mike Milligan Mike Nixon

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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