1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Co-national champion (NCF)
Conference Independent
1910 record 9–0
Head coach Joseph H. Thompson (3rd year)
Home stadium March Field

The 1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1910 college football season. Pittsburgh shut out all nine of its opponents, outscored opponents by a combined score of 282 to 0, and finished with a perfect 9–0 record in their third year under head coach Joseph H. Thompson. The team has been recognized as a co-national champion of 1910 by the National Championship Foundation.[1] Significant games included victories over West Virginia (38–0) and Penn State (11–0).[2][3] Two Pittsburgh players were recognized by at least one selector on the 1910 College Football All-America Team. They are: fullback Tex Richards (Pittsburgh Dispatch, 1st team); and center Ralph Galvin (Pittsburgh Dispatch, 1st team; Pittsburgh Leader, 1st team).[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1910 Pittsburgh Panthers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pittsburgh Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1911, p. 21.
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