1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Pop Warner, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 133 to 50.[1][2] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1921 record5–3–1
Head coachPop Warner (7th season)
CaptainTom Davies
Home stadiumForbes Field
Uniform
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wash. & Jeff.      10 0 1
Lafayette      9 0 0
Cornell      8 0 0
Penn State      8 0 2
Yale      8 1 0
New Hampshire      8 1 1
Franklin & Marshall      6 1 2
Villanova      6 1 2
Carnegie Tech      7 2 0
Syracuse      7 2 0
Harvard      7 2 1
Dartmouth      6 2 1
Brown      5 3 1
Geneva      5 3 1
Pittsburgh      5 3 1
Army      6 4 0
Princeton      4 3 0
Boston College      4 3 1
Fordham      4 3 2
Penn      4 3 2
Colgate      4 4 2
Lehigh      4 4 0
NYU      2 3 3
Drexel      2 3 1
Rutgers      4 6 0
Rhode Island State      3 5 0
Columbia      2 6 0
Tufts      1 5 2
Duquesne      0 4 1

The 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game was the first college football game to broadcast live on radio.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 28–0
October 1at LafayetteEaston, PAL 0–6
October 8West VirginiaW 21–13
October 15Cincinnati
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–14
October 22Syracuse
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–0
October 29at PennW 28–0
November 5Nebraska
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–10
November 12Washington & Jefferson
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–7
November 24Penn State
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
T 0–0
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References

  1. "Record Book Pitt Football 2005" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh. 2005. p. 163. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. "1921 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. Sciullo Jr, Sam, ed. (1991). 1991 Pitt Football: University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Sports Information Office. p. 116.
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