1938 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1938 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1938 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record in their final season under fifteenth-year head coach Jock Sutherland,[1] and were ranked eighth in the final AP Poll.

1938 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8
1938 record8–2
Head coachJock Sutherland (15th season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Villanova   –    8 –0 –1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –    8 –1 –0
Boston College   –    6 –1 –2
No. 15 Fordham   –    6 –1 –2
No. 12 Cornell   –    5 –1 –1
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –    8 –2 –0
Army   –    7 –2 –0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –    7 –2 –0
Brown   –    5 –3 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –3 –0
Penn   –    3 –2 –3
Manhattan   –    5 –4 –0
Harvard   –    4 –4 –0
La Salle   –    4 –4 –0
NYU   –    4 –4 –0
Penn State   –    3 –4 –1
Princeton   –    3 –4 –1
Duquesne   –    4 –6 –0
Temple   –    3 –6 –1
Columbia   –    3 –6 –0
Massachusetts State   –    3 –6 –0
Colgate   –    2 –5 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –6 –0
Yale   –    2 –6 –0
Tufts   –    1 –6 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 24West Virginia
W 19–0
October 1at Temple
W 28–6
October 8Duquesne
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–0
October 15at Wisconsin
W 26–6
October 22SMUNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–7
October 29No. 9 FordhamNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [2][3]
W 24–13
November 5No. 19 Carnegie TechNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [4]
L 10–20
November 12at NebraskaNo. 3
W 19–0
November 19Penn StateNo. 5
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 26–0
November 26at No. 3 DukeNo. 4
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC [5]
L 0–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "1938 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
  2. "76,000 persons – count 'em, 76,000 – are in this stadium picture". Pittsburgh Press. (photo). October 30, 1938. p. 1.
  3. Smith, Chester L. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt's power 'explodes' late to down Rams, 24-13". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
  4. "Fighting Tech team upsets Pitt, 20 to 10". Pittsburgh Press. November 6, 1938. p. 1.
  5. Smith, Chester L. Smith (November 27, 1938). "Duke blocks kick for touchdown to beat Pitt, 7 to 0". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.


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