1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Sugar Bowl, Loss, 0-7, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
Conference	Independent
1955 record	7-4
Head coach	John Michelosen (1st year)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

The 1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1955 college football season. The team is noted as desegregating college football with the play of Bobby Grier.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 17		Cal		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 27-7
Sat. Sep. 24		at Syracuse	#7	Syracuse, NY		W 22-12
Sat. Oct. 1		at #5 Oklahoma	#12			L 14-26
Sat. Oct. 8		#12 Navy		Annapolis, MD		L 0-21
Sat. Oct. 15		Nebraska		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 21-7
Sat. Oct. 22		at #5 Duke				W 26-7
Sat. Oct. 29		Miami	#16	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 7-21
Sat. Nov. 5		Virginia	#6	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 18-7
Sat. Nov. 12		#6 West Virginia	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 26-7
Sat. Nov. 19		at Penn State	#15	(Rivalry)		W 20-0
Mon. Jan. 2		vs. #9 Georgia Tech	#13	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)		L 0-7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff John Michelosen – Head Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
John Paluck	Defensive End	2	24	Washington Redskins
Bill Schmitt	Guard	17	196	Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Glatz	Back	20	231	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray DiPasquale	Back	22	255	Pittsburgh Steelers
Pete Neft	Quarterback	23	268	Pittsburgh Steelers
Glen Tunning	Guard	25	300	Los Angeles Rams

References

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) 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" University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

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

National championship seasons in bold