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Pittsburgh Panthers

February 21, 2023

The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, faculty, and students. Pitt fields 19 university-sponsored varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States: the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for American football.

Pittsburgh Panthers
UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh
ConferenceACC (primary)
EAGL (women's gymnastics)
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorHeather Lyke
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Varsity teams19
Football stadiumAcrisure Stadium
Basketball arenaPetersen Events Center
Baseball stadiumCharles L. Cost Field
Softball stadiumVartabedian Field
Soccer stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
Aquatics centerTrees Pool
Other venuesFitzgerald Field House
Mascot"ROC" the Panther[1]
NicknamePanthers
Fight songHail to Pitt
Pitt Victory Song
ColorsBlue and gold[2]
   
Websitepittsburghpanthers.com
"The Living Panther", nearly 5,000 University of Pittsburgh students and faculty members assembled to form the shape of the Pitt Panther on April 9, 1920
The "script Pitt" logo, seen here embedded in the plaza outside of the William Pitt Union, has served as the primary logo since 1973 except for a period between 1997 and 2016[3]
Kiosk in the Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium celebrating Pitt's 1976 football National Championship

Varsity men's sports sponsored by the university are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and wrestling; while sponsored women's varsity sports include basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Pitt will sponsor varsity women's lacrosse beginning with the 2021–22 season.[4] All varsity sports teams compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), with the exception of the gymnastics team competing in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. The university also maintains membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

The university's athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division I FBS schools to have won multiple national championships in both football (9) and basketball (2), and the Panthers have been ranked as having among the best combinations of football and basketball programs by multiple publications. Other sports have won a variety of conference titles, regularly compete in NCAA championship events, and have produced a plethora of professional and Olympic athletes. That being said, none of the non-basketball and football programs have won a championship at the NCAA level.

Department of Athletics

 
Atlantic Coast Conference logo in Pittsburgh's colors

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics administers the 19 men's and women's varsity sports teams, as well as the spirit groups such as the Pitt Band and Pitt Cheerleaders. The Athletic Department also provides student-athlete academic support, the Panther Game Plan student-athlete life skills program, athletic training, marketing, development, media relations, and other support and administrative services and divisions.

Achievements

The university's athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division 1A schools to have won multiple national championships in both football (9) and basketball (2), and the Panthers have been ranked as having among the best combinations of football and basketball programs by multiple publications. Pitt was ranked as having the fifth best combination of football and basketball programs in CBSSports.com's Flourishing Five ranking in 2010.[5] In its "Hoops & Helmets" list of the best combinations, CollegeFootballNews.com ranked Pitt ninth in 2011,[6] fifth in 2010,[7] third in 2009,[8] 30th in 2007,[9] 26th in 2006,[10] 12th in 2005,[11] fourth in 2004,[12] and third in 2003.[13] Pitt was also ranked 19th for the best combined football and basketball programs during the BCS era[14] and among the top 25 between 1974 and 2008[15] by Rivals.com. In addition, ESPN.com used the Sagarin mathematical system to rate universities based on the strength of their performance in football and men's basketball for five years through 2006 and found Pitt was tied for 10th as one of the nation's top two-sport schools.[16] Further, in a 2006 all-sports ranking done by Sports Illustrated on Campus, Pitt was ranked 17th among all of the country's universities in terms of the overall strength of its athletic program.[17]

Varsity sports

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Gymnastics
Football Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Swimming and diving Softball
Track and field Swimming and diving
Wrestling Track and field
Volleyball

Women's NCAA Sweet Sixteen (1): 2022Women's NCAA tournament appearances (1): 2022

The University of Pittsburgh sponsors in 19 varsity sports in NCAA Division I (Division I FBS for football), the highest competitive level of intercollegiate athletics in the United States. All Pitt varsity sports teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) except for women's gymnastics which competes in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League.

Baseball

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
 
Pitt baseball circa the 1890s

Baseball, Pitt's oldest varsity sport started in 1869[18] and has produced multiple All-Americans, Major League Baseball players, and was a regular threat in the Big East baseball tournament championship.[19] The baseball team was ranked in the top 25 during several of the past seasons and moved into a new facility, the Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex, in 2011. Pitt baseball is coached by Mike Bell.

NCAA tournament appearances (3): 1959, 1965, 1995
 Conference Championships: Tournament (1): 1995; Regular Season (1): 1994

Basketball

Men's basketball
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Pitt began playing men's basketball in 1905 and soon become a national power. In the era preceding the initiation of national tournaments, the Panthers were both contemporaneously[20][21] and later retroactively, by the Helms Athletic Foundation (1927–28 and 1929–30) and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (1927–28), regarded as national champions.[22] Those teams, coached by the innovative Naismith Hall of Fame inductee "Doc" Carlson, were led by National Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Charlie Hyatt. Following a Final Four appearance in 1941, Pitt appeared in a handful of NCAA tournaments throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1974 led by All-American Billy Knight. Pitt entered the Big East Conference in 1982, and by the end of the decade had secured a pair of Big East regular season championships led by All-Americans Charles Smith and Jerome Lane. The last decade has been an era of consistent national and conference competitiveness that included 10 straight NCAA tournament appearances with five Sweet 16 appearances and an Elite Eight appearance in 2009. In total, Pitt has 25 NCAA appearances, seven Sweet Sixteen appearances, 10 conference regular season championships, four conference tournament championships, ten conference tournament championship game appearances, and 37 players drafted to play professionally with the most recent being Sam Young and DeJuan Blair. Pitt men's basketball plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center and is coached by Jeff Capel.

National Championships (2 Helms): 1927–28, 1929–30 (23–2)
 NCAA Final Four (1): 1941; Elite Eight (3): 1941, 1974, 2009; Sweet Sixteen (7): 1957, 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
 NCAA tournament appearances (26): 1941, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
 NIT appearances (9): 1964, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2015
 Conference Championships: Tournament (4): 1981, 1982, 2003, 2008; Regular Season (10): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011

Women's basketball
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
 
The undefeated 1924–25 Pitt women's varsity basketball team

The Pittsburgh Panthers women's varsity basketball program started during the 1914–1915 school year and lasted until 1927 before going on hiatus until 1970. Pitt's women's team has posted several NCAA, NWIT, and EAIAW regional tournament appearances. Between 2006 and 2010, Pitt has appeared in the national rankings and advanced to five straight post-season tournaments. Included in that stretch are three NCAA tournament bids which resulted in Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2008 and 2009. Pitt women's basketball plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center and is coached by Lance White.

NCAA Sweet Sixteen (2): 2008, 2009
 NCAA tournament appearances (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015
 NWIT/WNIT appearances (5): 1981, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2010
 Conference Championships: Regular Season (1): 1984

Cross country

Men's and women's cross country at Pitt host home meets at adjacent Schenley Park and is overseen by head coach Alonzo Webb with distance assistant Adam Bray.

Men's NCAA Top Ten finishes (3): 1951, 1953, 1954
 Men's NCAA championship appearances (7): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1990
 Men's IC4A Championships (2): 1924, 1955

Football

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers football

Traditionally the most popular sport at the University of Pittsburgh, football has been played at the highest levels at the university since 1889. During the more than 125 years of competitive football at Pitt, the university has helped pioneer the sport by, among other things, instituting the use of numbers on jerseys,[23] having the first live radio broadcast of a college football game,[24] and desegregating the Sugar Bowl.[25] Some of football's all-time greatest coaches and players have plied their trade at Pitt, including Pop Warner, Jock Sutherland, Marshall Goldberg, Joe Schmidt, Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Hugh Green, Mark May, Dan Marino, Bill Fralic, Curtis Martin, Larry Fitzgerald, Darrelle Revis, Aaron Donald, and LeSean McCoy. Among the top schools in terms of all-time wins,[26] Pitt teams have claimed nine national championships[27] and boast 87 players that have been chosen as first-team All-Americans. Pitt football plays its home games at Heinz Field and has practice facilities located at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. Pitt football is currently coached by Pat Narduzzi.

National Championships (9 claimed): 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976
 Undefeated seasons (8): 1904, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1937, 1976
 Eastern and Conference Championships (14): 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1955, 1976, 1979, 1980, 2004, 2010, 2021
 Conference Division Championships (1): 2018, 2021
 Bowl appearances (37): Sun (5), Rose (4), Fiesta (4), Sugar (3), Gator (3), Birmingham (3), Insight (2), Mayo/Tire/Car Care (2), Peach (1), Cotton (1), Citrus/Tangerine (1), Cheez-It/Tangerine (1), Liberty (1), Pinstripe (1), Military (1), Armed Forces (1), Quick Lane (1), Little Caesars (1), Bluebonnet (1)

Gymnastics

Pitt women's gymnastics has qualified for the NCAA Regional Championship in twenty different season.[28] Pitt is one of only 22 schools in the nation to claim an individual national champion, Lisa Shirk who won the uneven bars in 1982. Pitt Gymnastics hosts home meets at Fitzgerald Field House, has a Gymnastics Training Center at the adjacent Trees Hall, and is led by head coach Samantha Snider.

AIAW / NCAA national championship appearances (2): 1979,[29] 1981
 Individual National Champions: 1
EAIAW / NCAA regional championship appearances (22): 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018
 Conference Championships (1): 2016

Lacrosse

Pitt announced that it will field a varsity women's lacrosse team beginning with the 2021–22 season.[4] Women's lacrosse currently exists as a club sport program at the university and has had significant success at that level including winning the club sport national championship in 2014 and 2019 and finishing as the national runner up in 2017.[30]

Men's soccer

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
 
Pitt soccer in action during the first round of the 1965 NCAA tournament

Men's soccer is coached by Jay Vidovich. The team moved into a new facility, Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex, in the spring of 2011. It advanced to the NCAA College Cup (Final Four) during the 2020 and 2022 seasons (the 2020 season NCAA tournament was played in May 2021 due to COVID-19).

Men's NCAA College Cup (final four) (2): 2020, 2022; Elite Eight (4): 1962, 2020, 2021, 2022; Sweet Sixteen (4): 1965, 2020, 2021, 2022
 Men's NCAA tournament appearances (6): 1962, 1965, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Men's Conference Championships: Regular Season (3): 1981, 1985, 2020

Women's soccer

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer

Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer is currently coached by Randy Waldrum and was established in 1996. The team also plays home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex. The team qualified for the NCAA and ACC Tournaments for the first time in 2022, but lost in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament and the second round of the ACC Tournament. They also participated in the Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament when the Panthers were part of the Big East Conference.

Women's NCAA Sweet Sixteen (1): 2022
 Women's NCAA tournament appearances (1): 2022
Women's ACC Tournament Second Round (1): 2022
 Women's ACC tournament appearances (1): 2022

Softball

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers softball

Softball was founded as a varsity sport at Pitt in 1998 and entered the Big East in 1999 and ACC for the 2013–14 season. In 2011, Pitt won a program record 34 games in a single record en route to a team record third straight winning season and was the ACC tournament runner-up in 2015. The team moved into a new softball facility, Vartabedian Field at the Petersen Sports Complex, in 2011. Pitt softball was coached by Holly Aprile.

NCAA tournament appearances (1): 2015
 Conference Championships: Regular Season (1): 2018

Swimming and diving

 
Pitt Swimming and Diving competes in Trees Pool

Pitt's Swimming and Diving teams have produced several Olympians and dominated the Big East Conference having won 19 men's and 9 women's Big East Championships while a member of that conference between 1983 and 2013. The Swimming and Diving teams train and compete at Trees Pool. The men's team first competed in 1913 while the women's team was founded in 1974. Both men's and women's swimming are coached by Chase Kreitler while diving is coached by Katie Hazelton.

Men's NCAA championship appearances, team scored (22): 1938, 1953, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2021
 Individual National Champions: 1
Men's Conference Championships (41): 1934, 1938, 1940, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Women's NCAA championship appearances, team scored (15): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
 Individual National Champions (AIAW): 1
Women's Conference Championships (10): 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Track and field

 
Olympic gold medal winner John Woodruff is part of Pitt's tradition in Track and Field

In track and field, Pitt has produced several Olympic and NCAA champions such as 800m Olympic gold medalist John Woodruff, two-time 110m hurdle Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom, and 7-time NCAA champion and 2005 World Champion triple jumper Trecia-Kaye Smith.[31] Pitt track and field is coached by Alonzo Webb.

At the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Pitt men have finished as high as fifth place, while the Pitt women have finished as high as third.

Men's NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes (4): 1971, 1986, 1987, 1988
 Men's NCAA Indoor championship appearances, team scored (18): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021
 Men's Indoor Individual National Champions: 6
 Men's Indoor Conference Championships (1): 1987

Women's NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes (4): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
 Women's NCAA Indoor championship appearances, team scored (11): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
 Women's Indoor Individual National Champions: 7
 Women's Indoor ECAC Championships (3): 2001, 2004, 2005; Conference Championships (3): 1989, 1999, 2005

At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Pitt men have finished as high as 8th place, while the Pitt women have finished as high as 9th.

Men's NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes (2): 1928, 1929
 Men's NCAA Outdoor championship appearances, team scored (32): 1921, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
 Men's Outdoor Individual National Champions: 12
 Men's Outdoor IC4A Championships (2): 1940, 2014; Conference Championships (2): 1989, 1994

Women's NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes (2): 1994, 1999
 Women's NCAA Outdoor championship appearances, team scored (13): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006
 Women's Outdoor Individual National Champions: 3
 Women's Outdoor ECAC Championships (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Conference Championships (5): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006

Volleyball

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers women's volleyball
 
Pitt volleyball won more Big East Conference volleyball tournament championships than any other team

The Pitt volleyball program was established in 1974, and since that time the Panthers have one of the nation's top all-time winning percentages,[32] appearances in 18 national championship tournaments, and won 14 conference championships while a member of the Big East[33] and ACC. Pitt volleyball host home matches at the Fitzgerald Field House and is coached by Dan Fisher.

NCAA Final Four (2) 2021, 2022; NCAA Elite Eight (3): 2020-21, 2021, 2022; AIAW / NCAA Sweet Sixteen (6): 1978, 1981, 1990, 2020-21, 2021, 2022
 AIAW / NCAA tournament appearances (21): 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022
 NIVC tournament appearances (2): 1989, 1995
 Conference Championships: Tournament (11): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003; Regular Season (10): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Wrestling

Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers wrestling
 
Pat Santoro was a four-time All-American and two-time national champion at 142 pounds for Pitt wrestling

The wrestling program has a rich history having finishing second at the NCAA Championships twice and in the top ten 13 times, being 15th in the number of all-time individual national champions with 16, and boasting 81 All-American wrestlers throughout its history.[34] Pitt competes in the ACC but formerly was a member of the Eastern Wrestling League and before that, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Pitt wrestling hosts home meets at Fitzgerald Field House and is coached by Keith Gavin.

NCAA runner-up (2): 1954, 1957; Top Ten finishes (13): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1970
 NCAA championship appearances, team scored (67): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
 Individual National Champions: 16
 Conference Champions: Tournament (6): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 2011, 2012, 2013; Regular Season (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023

Previous varsity sports and conference affiliations

University-sponsored varsity sports that no longer exist at Pitt included men's teams in boxing, fencing, golf, ice hockey, gymnastics, rifle, tennis, volleyball (1979–1983), and water polo; as well as women's field hockey and tennis.

NCAA championship event participation for these programs is as follows.

Men's golf NCAA championship appearances (1): 1958
Men's gymnastics NCAA championship appearances (8): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Men's gymnastics Individual National Champions: 2
Men's water polo NCAA championship appearances (1): 1976

Pitt's athletic teams have competed as independents or in various conferences throughout their history. Football competed as an independent until the formation of the Big East Football Conference in 1991 in which it remained a member through the 2012 season. Pitt's men's ice hockey team competed in the Intercollegiate League beginning with the 1909–1910 season.[35] Pitt men's basketball competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference from 1932–33 to 1938–39 and in the Eastern 8 conference from 1976–77 to 1981–82 before joining the Big East in at the beginning of the 1982–83 season and in which it competed through the 2012–13 season. Women's basketball also joined the Big East in 1982–83, having competed previously as an independent. Baseball joined the Big East when the conference began sponsoring the sport in the spring of 1985. Men's soccer entered the Big East in fall of 1985. The women's soccer program began play in 1996 as an independent and entered the Big East in 1997. Softball began play in 1998 as an independent and entered the Big East in 1999. All of Pitt's Big East sports transitioned to the ACC beginning in the 2013–14 season. Pitt's men's gymnastic team competed in the Intercollegiate Gymnastic League. Pitt wrestling competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association until it entered the Eastern Wrestling League in 1976 where it competed before moving into the ACC in 2013–14. The men's swimming and diving team previously competed in the Eastern Collegiate Swimming Association.

Scholar athletes

 
Joe Walton was both a First Team Athletic and Academic All-American in 1956

Each year the university honors student-athletes who have achieved academic success during the University of Pittsburgh Scholar-Athlete Awards Breakfast where it hands out Blue and Gold awards to student-athletes who have earned over a 3.0 GPA. The 2012 calendar year, Pitt's last competing in the Big East Conference, out of approximately 450 Pitt athletes, 350 achieved a GPA of 3.0 or above, with 16 earning a perfect 4.0. In addition, 148 student-athletes were named as Big East Academic All-Stars and 26 members of the football team were named to the all-academic Big East football team. This does not include 15 additional athletes from the wrestling and gymnastics teams that compete in other conferences.[36] In 2010, volleyball standout Meagan Dooley was named the Big East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the university's seventh male or female Big East scholar-athlete of the year winner since the award was instituted in 1985.[37] Dooley was also awarded one of 87 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships for women in 2010.[38]

Hall of Fame

 
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino played at Pitt from 1979 to 1982

The inaugural class of the Pitt Hall of Fame was inducted on September 7, 2018.[39]

Inductees
Name Sport(s) Role Year
Doc Carlson Basketball, Football, Baseball
Basketball 		Athlete
Coach 		2018
Sam Clancy Basketball Athlete 2019
Jimbo Covert Football Athlete 2019
Mike Ditka Football Athlete 2018
Tony Dorsett Football Athlete 2018
Herb Douglas Track & Field Athlete 2018
Najuma Fletcher Track & Field Athlete 2019
Bill Fralic Football Athlete 2018
Marshall Goldberg Football Athlete 2018
Hugh Green Football Athlete 2018
Don Hennon Basketball Athlete 2019
Sue Heon Swimming & Diving Athlete 2019
Charley Hyatt Basketball Athlete 2019
Lorri Johnson Basketball Athlete 2019
Roger Kingdom Track & Field Athlete 2018
Billy Knight Basketball Athlete 2018
Johnny Majors Football Coach 2019
Dan Marino Football Athlete 2018
Mark May Football Athlete 2019
Lee McRae Track & Field Athlete 2019
Ed Perry Wrestling Athlete 2019
Hugh Perry Wrestling Athlete 2019
Rex Perry Wrestling Coach 2019
Joe Schmidt Football Athlete 2019
Lisa Shirk Gymnastics Athlete 2018
Charles Smith Basketball Athlete 2018
Trecia-Kaye Smith Track & Field Athlete 2018
Kathy Stetler Swimming & Diving Athlete 2018
Jock Sutherland Football
Football 		Athlete
Coach 		2018
John Woodruff Track & Field Athlete 2018

Spirit groups

Pitt Band

Main article: University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band
 
Pitt Cheerleaders

The history rich University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band was founded in 1911 and performs at sports and other events, including at every home football game and select away football games. Its constituent group, the Pitt Pep Band, performs at all home basketball games and at post-season away games. The Pitt Band's drumline, known as The Crew, also performs at football games and occasionally at select basketball games. The Band also oversees the Golden Girls majorette group. The Pitt Band is directed by Dr. Brad Townsend.

Pitt cheerleaders and dance team

The Pitt cheerleaders have won multiple cheerleading national championships, including three straight from 1992–1994.[40][41] At the 2007 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheerleading and Dance National Championships, Pitt's Cheer squad won the 2007 Challenge Cup and finished in eighth place overall in the All-Girl Division I category.[42] The Pitt dance team has also been competitive in national competitions, earning a top-20 finish at the NCA/NDA competition in the Division IA category in 2007, and advancing to finals in 2010 to finish 13th.[43] The Cheerleading team also oversees the costumed Panther mascot named Roc, who finished 6th in the NCA/NDA College Nationals Mascot Competition in 2011.[44] In 2019, the Pitt Cheer team won the national championship in Intermediate Small Co-ed Division 1 and finished sixth in Division 1 team performance dance competition at the NCA/NDA College Cheer and Dance Championships.[45] The cheerleading and dance team is coached by Theresa Nuzzo.

NCA and UCA All-Girl Division I Cheerleading National Championships (3): 1992, 1993, 1994

Facilities

Pitt athletic teams utilize the following facilities and venues:

Panther Club

The university Athletic Department has an official booster club, the Panther Club, which is directly active in raising money for the athletic department from alumni, boosters, and fans. It also oversees the Varsity Letter Club, a booster club specifically for former Pitt student athletes. The Panther Club was previously known as Team Pittsburgh, and prior to 1997, was known as the Golden Panthers. Although independent of the Athletic Department, the Pitt Alumni Association often coordinates with the Athletic Department and Panther Club in hosting events corresponding with both home and away athletic events.

Club sports

Numerous Pitt athletic teams compete intercollegiately at the student club level without official sanction or sponsorship from the university's Department of Athletics. Although some are registered as official student organizations with the University of Pittsburgh Student Government Board and thus receive some small funding from that body, they are all largely self-supported.[47]

The following teams compete in intercollegiate non-varsity club sports:

Rugby

Founded in 1981 and then reestablished in 1990 as a member of the Allegheny Rugby Union, the University of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club played college rugby in Division 2 thru 2012, winning the Midwest Territory and advancing to the National Final 8 in 2003–04. They were promoted to Division 1-AA in 2013 and joined the newly formed Keystone Conference. In their inaugural season, the Panthers won both the regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the National Sweet 16. The Panthers play their home games at Turner Valley Fields in Norwin PA,[85] Pitt has contributed to the growing popularity of rugby in Western Pennsylvania.[86]

Ultimate

Founded in 1998, the University of Pittsburgh Ultimate Club plays in USA Ultimate's D-I College Championship Series, the highest level of collegiate competition in the sport. The 2005 season marked the first time the team qualified for the National Championship tournament. Since 2005, Pitt has qualified for the National Championship tournament (top 20 teams) for 15 consecutive seasons which has been highlighted in winning back-to-back National Championships in 2012 and 2013, and playing for another national title in 2018. In addition to winning the 2012 and 2013 National Titles, the team has won 3 College Easterns Championships (2006, 2012, and 2015), 15 consecutive Western Pennsylvania Conference titles (2005–2019), and 7 Ohio Valley Regional Titles (2011–2015, 2017 and 2018). The Callahan Award, which is presented annually to the most valuable collegiate player in the sport, was awarded to Pitt players Trent Dillon in 2016 and Michael Ing in 2019.

Women's lacrosse

The Pitt women's lacrosse club team that plays in Division 1 of Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) as a member of the East division of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL).[87] The club was founded in 1992 and plays home games in the Pitt Sports Dome.[88] Since its founding, Pitt has won the WCLL six times (2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019) and has advanced to the WCLA national championship tournament thirteen times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019),[88] which was highlighted by winning WCLA Division 1 National Championships in 2014[30] and 2019 and finishing as the national runner up in 2017.[89] Although the University began sponsoring varsity women's lacrosse at the NCAA Division 1 level in 2022, with three members of the 2019 club national championship team playing for the varsity team, the club program continues to compete in the WCLA Division 1 level.

Men's Lacrosse

The Pitt men's club lacrosse team competes in the CLC West (formerly the CCLA) in MCLA Division 1.

Men's Ice Hockey

Pitt men's club ice hockey team competes in Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association ACHA, and since 2022, has competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL). A former varsity sport at Pitt, the club program's modern incarnation was founded in 1971, the club ice hockey team moved to ACHA Division 1 in 2006. Pitt Previously competed in the College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) where it won the conference tournament in 2016 and regular season titles in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2022. The team has appeared in the ACHA National tournament in 2017, 2018, and 2022.[90] Pitt plays it home games at the Alpha Ice Complex.[91]

Rivalries

Pitt's sports teams have several historic rivalries including:

Penn State rivalry

Main article: Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry

For most of Pitt's athletic history until 2000, the university's most-played and fiercest football rival was Penn State University. The series began in 1905 and ended on September 16, 2000 with a 12–0 Pitt Heinz Field victory, but with Penn State leading the series 50–42–4. Although the two teams ended play for years due to long-standing coaching and administrative feuding, the rivalry remained heated among some fans. A revival of the rivalry occurred with a four game series from 2016-2019.[92] Pitt athletic officials have publicly supported an annual renewal of the rivalry; however, Penn State has publicly countered that it is financially restricted from agreeing to a long-term series on a home-and-home basis. On December 10, 2016, Pitt and Penn State resumed competition in men's and women's basketball, with a win in the men's game and loss in the women's game. They compete in other sports as well as in recruiting.

West Virginia rivalry

Main article: Backyard Brawl
 
The 1908 edition of the Backyard Brawl at Exposition Park

Pitt's biggest rivalry in recent years has been with West Virginia University, which began with football games that date back to 1895, and spills across multiple sports. The annual contests are called the Backyard Brawl due to the proximity of the two schools' main campuses that are 57 miles apart (as the crow flies),[93] as well as the shared boundary between western Pennsylvania and North-Central West Virginia and the fact that both school reside in the same Designated Market Area. The football rivalry represents the most played opponent for each school, and in recent seasons has been traditionally played on Thanksgiving weekend, with the result often having implications both on the conference and national level. A men's basketball rivalry with WVU shared an intensity similar to that of the football one, and was also shared between the women's basketball teams as well. The rivalry had been relatively unique in college athletics in recent years as the two most high-profile sports, football and men's basketball, have resulted in games between teams have been all been nationally ranked in the same season. However, the football and basketball rivalries between the two schools were on hiatus due to Pitt and West Virginia moving into the ACC and Big 12 conferences, respectively. A four-year home and road football series has been scheduled from 2022–25, with Pitt winning in 2022, 38-31, in front of the largest crowd ever to attend a Pittsburgh sports function (70,622). [94] Since the 2017–18 season, an annual basketball series has resumed. Most other sponsored varsity and club sports fielded by both schools also shared a similar rivalry, and some continue despite the conference realignment for both schools.

Duquesne rivalry

 
The City Game trophy
Main article: City Game

Pitt and Duquesne University have had a long-standing rivalry in men's basketball that dates to 1932. Dubbed the City Game, the inter-city rivalry pits the only two Division 1 basketball schools located within Pittsburgh's city limits. With their campuses located only three miles apart, it was the most intense basketball rivalry for both schools through the 1970s. The series currently scheduled to be held every year at the PPG Paints Arena and attracts significant local interest. Both schools' women's teams also play their annual version of the City Game. Prior to World War II, the schools were also rivals on the football field.

Notre Dame rivalry

Main article: Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Pitt has a longstanding rivalry with the University of Notre Dame. Pitt has played Notre Dame on a semi-regular basis since 1899, with never more than three years passing between contests since 1943. The two universities recently are in the midst of a contract to play eight games between 2008 and 2015. Notre Dame is tied for Pitt's third most played opponent in football while Pitt is Notre Dame's fifth most played opponent. In other sports, Pitt and Notre Dame both compete against each other regularly as members of the Big East Conference and those competitions continue when both schools moved into the ACC.

Syracuse rivalry

Main article: Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

Pitt has a long-standing rivalry with eastern football foe Syracuse University, which also spills over onto the basketball court. Pitt and Syracuse have played in football without interruption since 1955, a streak that will continue when both schools move into the ACC and become designated cross-division rivals in that conference. Syracuse is tied as being Pitt's third most played football opponent, while Pitt is Syracuse's second most played opponent. The basketball version of the rivalry dates to 1914 and has been played nearly 100 times.

Cincinnati rivalry

Main article: River City Rivalry

In 2005, Pitt began a football trophy rivalry with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, dubbed the "River City Rivalry." This annual Big East Conference game stems from both cities being situated along the Ohio River and features a trophy of a riverboat telegraph (a device for signaling the boat's engine room).[95] However, with Pitt being moved to the ACC in 2013, the series is on hiatus for the foreseeable future with Pitt leading the all-time series 8–4.

Other rivalries

Pitt also has a significant basketball rivalry with the University of Connecticut. The Pitt and UConn rivalry first sparked with a last second win by then number one ranked Connecticut at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House in 1998 that was followed by a crowd-displeasing emotional outburst by Connecticut's Khalid El-Amin. The rivalry took on new significance in the 2002 Big East Conference Tournament championship game that saw Pitt lose in double overtime. Pitt went on to avenge its loss the following season by defeating UConn in the 2003 Big East Championship game. Pitt and UConn also met for the championship in 2004 and have since played in many conference games of significance since. In the 2008–2009 season, Pitt earned its first win over the country's top-rated team by beating UConn on the road, and later at home while Connecticut was again ranked #1. However, the future of the rivalry is uncertain with Pitt's pending move to the ACC.

Beginning in the 1980s, Pitt had an intense basketball rivalry with cross-state school and fellow Big East Conference member Villanova that was touched off by recruiting battles over several high-profile players. The future of this series is also in doubt when Pitt moves into the ACC.

In the first half of the 20th century, a rivalry against Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), as well as a regional rivalry with Washington & Jefferson College ended following the deemphasis of the football and other athletic programs at those institutions post-World War II.

From 1935 to 1941 Pitt football had a notable series with Fordham University which was then coached by Jim Crowley and featured guard Vince Lombardi. The series received attention because, at the time, both schools were national football powers whose first three meetings resulted in scoreless ties (1935, 1936 & 1937).[96]

Pageantry

See also: University of Pittsburgh § Traditions, and Pittsburgh Panthers football § Traditions

Mascot

Main article: Panthers of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh officially adopted the Panthers of Pittsburgh as its nickname and mascot in 1909, shortly after changing its name from the Western University of Pennsylvania.

The University of Pittsburgh claims that it was the first college or university to choose the panther as a mascot, which it did on November 16, 1909. According to alumnus George Baird, the reasons given for choosing the Panther were:

  1. The panther was the most powerful animal that once roamed western Pennsylvania.
  2. Its standing as a noble animal.
  3. At the time, no other school used the panther as a symbol.
  4. Its colors are similar to Pittsburgh's colors of gold and blue.
  5. The "happy accident of alliteration."[97]

Over 20 representations of panthers can be found in and around the university's campus and athletic facilities. Students, alumni, and fans rub the nose of one Panther statue in particular, the Millennium Panther located outside the William Pitt Union, in order to bring good luck to the university's teams prior to athletic contests.[98] This tradition was featured in a national television advertisement for the 2012 Hyundai Tucson automobile.[99] In addition, a costumed mascot, named "Roc", performs with the Pitt Cheerleaders at various athletic and non-athletic university events.

Student sections

Main article: Oakland Zoo (cheering section)

The student section for basketball, the "Oakland Zoo", has received national acclaim for the atmosphere it helps to create in the Petersen Events Center.[100][101][102] The student section for football is termed the Panther Pitt[103] and has been recognized as being among the best in college football.[104]

Song

Main articles: Hail to Pitt, Pitt Victory Song, and University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater

The Pitt Band and its constituent Pitt Pep Band are often heard to play Pitt's fight songs, "Hail to Pitt", The Panther, and the "Pitt Victory Song" are typically played during athletic contests, along with other music. The University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater is typically played prior to or following athletic contests. In addition, a recent popular tradition involves the crowd singing a "Let's Go Pitt!" version of "Sweet Caroline" at various points during football games or other university events.[105][106]

 
The Varsity Walk

Varsity Walk

Varsity Walk is a walkway between the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Memorial Chapel on which is carved the names of former Pitt athletes (each year since 1950) who have promoted the university through their athletic (Panther Award) or academic (Blue-Gold Award) achievements.[107]

Victory Lights

In a tradition that began in 1983,[108] the upper section of the Cathedral of Learning is illuminated "gold" after every football team victory, as well as important victories in other sports.[109]

Notable Panthers

Main article: List of University of Pittsburgh people

Alumni, students, faculty, athletes and non-athletes alike, often refer to themselves as "Panthers". There have been many notable individuals who have been associated with the University of Pittsburgh throughout its history ranging from athletes like Mike Ditka and Larry Fitzgerald, to celebrities like Gene Kelly and Fred Rogers, writers like Michael Chabon, businessmen like Andrew Mellon, and scientists like Jonas Salk. Civil Rights icon and former lineman Bobby Grier is being featured in a future film.[110] For more examples, see the List of University of Pittsburgh people.

Media

Pitt Panthers Television

Starting with the 2010–11 school year Comcast and Xfinity in Western Pennsylvania will receive an all-Pitt-Panthers network featuring all sports and commentary hosted by Pitt in second-tier cable packages. The channel, located on the Comcast Network Channel 188 or 210, will also feature rebroadcasts of games carried by CBS, ABC or ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU shot by its own production crew and with the Pitt Radio announcers on play-by-play. The university promises at least 500 hours a year of sports games and matches.[111]

Pittsburgh Panthers Radio Network

 
Victory Lights

The following radio stations are part of the Pittsburgh Panthers Radio Network.[112][113]

Internet & Satellite
CBS College Sports Panthers All-Access
Sirius Satellite Radio
Terrestrial
Location Station Programming
Altoona WFBG 1290 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Ambridge WMBA 1460 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Beaver Falls WBVP 1230 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Bedford WBFD 1310 AM Football
Butler WISR 680 AM Men's Basketball
WBUT 1050 AM Football
Connellsville WKHB-FM 103.9 FM Football, Men's Basketball
DuBois WCED 1420 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Elizabethtown WPDC 1600 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Erie WRIE 1260 AM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
Harrisburg WTKT 1460 AM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
Huntingdon WHUN 1150 AM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show
Johnstown WCRO 1230 AM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
WCCL 101.7 FM Football
Latrobe WXVE 1570 AM Football, Men's Basketball
Meyersdale WQZS 93.3 FM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
Pittsburgh KDKA 93.7 FM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
WJAS 1320 AM Women's Basketball, Suzie McConnell Show
Uniontown WMBS 590 AM Football, Men's Basketball, Pat Narduzzi Show, Kevin Stallings Show
York WOYK 1350 AM Football, Men's Basketball

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The Pittsburgh Panthers commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni faculty and students Pitt fields 19 university sponsored varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision FBS for American football Pittsburgh PanthersUniversityUniversity of PittsburghConferenceACC primary EAGL women s gymnastics NCAADivision I FBS Athletic directorHeather LykeLocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaVarsity teams19Football stadiumAcrisure StadiumBasketball arenaPetersen Events CenterBaseball stadiumCharles L Cost FieldSoftball stadiumVartabedian FieldSoccer stadiumAmbrose Urbanic FieldAquatics centerTrees PoolOther venuesFitzgerald Field HouseMascot ROC the Panther 1 NicknamePanthersFight songHail to PittPitt Victory SongColorsBlue and gold 2 Websitepittsburghpanthers wbr com The Living Panther nearly 5 000 University of Pittsburgh students and faculty members assembled to form the shape of the Pitt Panther on April 9 1920 The script Pitt logo seen here embedded in the plaza outside of the William Pitt Union has served as the primary logo since 1973 except for a period between 1997 and 2016 3 Kiosk in the Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium celebrating Pitt s 1976 football National Championship Varsity men s sports sponsored by the university are baseball basketball cross country football soccer swimming and diving indoor track and field outdoor track and field and wrestling while sponsored women s varsity sports include basketball cross country gymnastics soccer softball swimming and diving indoor track and field outdoor track and field and volleyball Pitt will sponsor varsity women s lacrosse beginning with the 2021 22 season 4 All varsity sports teams compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC with the exception of the gymnastics team competing in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League The university also maintains membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference The university s athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division I FBS schools to have won multiple national championships in both football 9 and basketball 2 and the Panthers have been ranked as having among the best combinations of football and basketball programs by multiple publications Other sports have won a variety of conference titles regularly compete in NCAA championship events and have produced a plethora of professional and Olympic athletes That being said none of the non basketball and football programs have won a championship at the NCAA level Contents 1 Department of Athletics 1 1 Achievements 1 2 Varsity sports 1 2 1 Baseball 1 2 2 Basketball 1 2 2 1 Men s basketball 1 2 2 2 Women s basketball 1 2 3 Cross country 1 2 4 Football 1 2 5 Gymnastics 1 2 6 Lacrosse 1 2 7 Men s soccer 1 2 8 Women s soccer 1 2 9 Softball 1 2 10 Swimming and diving 1 2 11 Track and field 1 2 12 Volleyball 1 2 13 Wrestling 1 2 14 Previous varsity sports and conference affiliations 1 3 Scholar athletes 1 4 Hall of Fame 1 5 Spirit groups 1 5 1 Pitt Band 1 5 2 Pitt cheerleaders and dance team 1 6 Facilities 1 7 Panther Club 2 Club sports 2 1 Rugby 2 2 Ultimate 2 3 Women s lacrosse 2 4 Men s Lacrosse 2 5 Men s Ice Hockey 3 Rivalries 3 1 Penn State rivalry 3 2 West Virginia rivalry 3 3 Duquesne rivalry 3 4 Notre Dame rivalry 3 5 Syracuse rivalry 3 6 Cincinnati rivalry 3 7 Other rivalries 4 Pageantry 4 1 Mascot 4 2 Student sections 4 3 Song 4 4 Varsity Walk 4 5 Victory Lights 5 Notable Panthers 6 Media 6 1 Pitt Panthers Television 6 2 Pittsburgh Panthers Radio Network 7 References 8 External linksDepartment of Athletics Edit Atlantic Coast Conference logo in Pittsburgh s colors The University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics administers the 19 men s and women s varsity sports teams as well as the spirit groups such as the Pitt Band and Pitt Cheerleaders The Athletic Department also provides student athlete academic support the Panther Game Plan student athlete life skills program athletic training marketing development media relations and other support and administrative services and divisions Achievements Edit The university s athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division 1A schools to have won multiple national championships in both football 9 and basketball 2 and the Panthers have been ranked as having among the best combinations of football and basketball programs by multiple publications Pitt was ranked as having the fifth best combination of football and basketball programs in CBSSports com s Flourishing Five ranking in 2010 5 In its Hoops amp Helmets list of the best combinations CollegeFootballNews com ranked Pitt ninth in 2011 6 fifth in 2010 7 third in 2009 8 30th in 2007 9 26th in 2006 10 12th in 2005 11 fourth in 2004 12 and third in 2003 13 Pitt was also ranked 19th for the best combined football and basketball programs during the BCS era 14 and among the top 25 between 1974 and 2008 15 by Rivals com In addition ESPN com used the Sagarin mathematical system to rate universities based on the strength of their performance in football and men s basketball for five years through 2006 and found Pitt was tied for 10th as one of the nation s top two sport schools 16 Further in a 2006 all sports ranking done by Sports Illustrated on Campus Pitt was ranked 17th among all of the country s universities in terms of the overall strength of its athletic program 17 Varsity sports Edit Men s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Cross countryCross country GymnasticsFootball LacrosseSoccer SoccerSwimming and diving SoftballTrack and field Swimming and divingWrestling Track and fieldVolleyballWomen s NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1 2022Women s NCAA tournament appearances 1 2022 The University of Pittsburgh sponsors in 19 varsity sports in NCAA Division I Division I FBS for football the highest competitive level of intercollegiate athletics in the United States All Pitt varsity sports teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC except for women s gymnastics which competes in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Baseball Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers baseball Pitt baseball circa the 1890s Baseball Pitt s oldest varsity sport started in 1869 18 and has produced multiple All Americans Major League Baseball players and was a regular threat in the Big East baseball tournament championship 19 The baseball team was ranked in the top 25 during several of the past seasons and moved into a new facility the Charles L Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex in 2011 Pitt baseball is coached by Mike Bell NCAA tournament appearances 3 1959 1965 1995 Conference Championships Tournament 1 1995 Regular Season 1 1994 Basketball Edit Men s basketball Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers men s basketball A Pitt men s basketball game at the Petersen Events Center in 2009 Pitt began playing men s basketball in 1905 and soon become a national power In the era preceding the initiation of national tournaments the Panthers were both contemporaneously 20 21 and later retroactively by the Helms Athletic Foundation 1927 28 and 1929 30 and the Premo Porretta Power Poll 1927 28 regarded as national champions 22 Those teams coached by the innovative Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Doc Carlson were led by National Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Charlie Hyatt Following a Final Four appearance in 1941 Pitt appeared in a handful of NCAA tournaments throughout the 1950s 1960s and 1970s including an Elite Eight appearance in 1974 led by All American Billy Knight Pitt entered the Big East Conference in 1982 and by the end of the decade had secured a pair of Big East regular season championships led by All Americans Charles Smith and Jerome Lane The last decade has been an era of consistent national and conference competitiveness that included 10 straight NCAA tournament appearances with five Sweet 16 appearances and an Elite Eight appearance in 2009 In total Pitt has 25 NCAA appearances seven Sweet Sixteen appearances 10 conference regular season championships four conference tournament championships ten conference tournament championship game appearances and 37 players drafted to play professionally with the most recent being Sam Young and DeJuan Blair Pitt men s basketball plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center and is coached by Jeff Capel National Championships 2 Helms 1927 28 1929 30 23 2 NCAA Final Four 1 1941 Elite Eight 3 1941 1974 2009 Sweet Sixteen 7 1957 1974 2002 2003 2004 2007 2009 NCAA tournament appearances 26 1941 1957 1958 1963 1974 1981 1982 1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 1993 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 NIT appearances 9 1964 1975 1980 1984 1986 1992 1997 2001 2015 Conference Championships Tournament 4 1981 1982 2003 2008 Regular Season 10 1933 1934 1935 1937 1987 1988 2002 2003 2004 2011 Women s basketball Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers women s basketball The undefeated 1924 25 Pitt women s varsity basketball team The Pittsburgh Panthers women s varsity basketball program started during the 1914 1915 school year and lasted until 1927 before going on hiatus until 1970 Pitt s women s team has posted several NCAA NWIT and EAIAW regional tournament appearances Between 2006 and 2010 Pitt has appeared in the national rankings and advanced to five straight post season tournaments Included in that stretch are three NCAA tournament bids which resulted in Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2008 and 2009 Pitt women s basketball plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center and is coached by Lance White NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2 2008 2009 NCAA tournament appearances 4 2007 2008 2009 2015 NWIT WNIT appearances 5 1981 1994 2000 2006 2010 Conference Championships Regular Season 1 1984 Cross country Edit Men s and women s cross country at Pitt host home meets at adjacent Schenley Park and is overseen by head coach Alonzo Webb with distance assistant Adam Bray Men s NCAA Top Ten finishes 3 1951 1953 1954 Men s NCAA championship appearances 7 1951 1953 1954 1964 1970 1975 1990 Men s IC4A Championships 2 1924 1955 Football Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers football Pitt football claims nine football National Championships Traditionally the most popular sport at the University of Pittsburgh football has been played at the highest levels at the university since 1889 During the more than 125 years of competitive football at Pitt the university has helped pioneer the sport by among other things instituting the use of numbers on jerseys 23 having the first live radio broadcast of a college football game 24 and desegregating the Sugar Bowl 25 Some of football s all time greatest coaches and players have plied their trade at Pitt including Pop Warner Jock Sutherland Marshall Goldberg Joe Schmidt Mike Ditka Tony Dorsett Hugh Green Mark May Dan Marino Bill Fralic Curtis Martin Larry Fitzgerald Darrelle Revis Aaron Donald and LeSean McCoy Among the top schools in terms of all time wins 26 Pitt teams have claimed nine national championships 27 and boast 87 players that have been chosen as first team All Americans Pitt football plays its home games at Heinz Field and has practice facilities located at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex Pitt football is currently coached by Pat Narduzzi National Championships 9 claimed 1915 1916 1918 1929 1931 1934 1936 1937 1976 Undefeated seasons 8 1904 1910 1915 1916 1917 1920 1937 1976 Eastern and Conference Championships 14 1925 1927 1929 1931 1932 1934 1936 1937 1955 1976 1979 1980 2004 2010 2021 Conference Division Championships 1 2018 2021 Bowl appearances 37 Sun 5 Rose 4 Fiesta 4 Sugar 3 Gator 3 Birmingham 3 Insight 2 Mayo Tire Car Care 2 Peach 1 Cotton 1 Citrus Tangerine 1 Cheez It Tangerine 1 Liberty 1 Pinstripe 1 Military 1 Armed Forces 1 Quick Lane 1 Little Caesars 1 Bluebonnet 1 Gymnastics Edit Pitt women s gymnastics has qualified for the NCAA Regional Championship in twenty different season 28 Pitt is one of only 22 schools in the nation to claim an individual national champion Lisa Shirk who won the uneven bars in 1982 Pitt Gymnastics hosts home meets at Fitzgerald Field House has a Gymnastics Training Center at the adjacent Trees Hall and is led by head coach Samantha Snider AIAW NCAA national championship appearances 2 1979 29 1981 Individual National Champions 1EAIAW NCAA regional championship appearances 22 1981 1982 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2013 2018 Conference Championships 1 2016 Lacrosse Edit Pitt announced that it will field a varsity women s lacrosse team beginning with the 2021 22 season 4 Women s lacrosse currently exists as a club sport program at the university and has had significant success at that level including winning the club sport national championship in 2014 and 2019 and finishing as the national runner up in 2017 30 Men s soccer Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers men s soccer Pitt soccer in action during the first round of the 1965 NCAA tournament Men s soccer is coached by Jay Vidovich The team moved into a new facility Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex in the spring of 2011 It advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final Four during the 2020 and 2022 seasons the 2020 season NCAA tournament was played in May 2021 due to COVID 19 Men s NCAA College Cup final four 2 2020 2022 Elite Eight 4 1962 2020 2021 2022 Sweet Sixteen 4 1965 2020 2021 2022 Men s NCAA tournament appearances 6 1962 1965 2019 2020 2021 2022Men s Conference Championships Regular Season 3 1981 1985 2020 Women s soccer Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers women s soccer Pittsburgh Panthers women s soccer is currently coached by Randy Waldrum and was established in 1996 The team also plays home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex The team qualified for the NCAA and ACC Tournaments for the first time in 2022 but lost in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament and the second round of the ACC Tournament They also participated in the Big East Conference Women s Soccer Tournament when the Panthers were part of the Big East Conference Women s NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1 2022 Women s NCAA tournament appearances 1 2022Women s ACC Tournament Second Round 1 2022 Women s ACC tournament appearances 1 2022 Softball Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers softball Softball was founded as a varsity sport at Pitt in 1998 and entered the Big East in 1999 and ACC for the 2013 14 season In 2011 Pitt won a program record 34 games in a single record en route to a team record third straight winning season and was the ACC tournament runner up in 2015 The team moved into a new softball facility Vartabedian Field at the Petersen Sports Complex in 2011 Pitt softball was coached by Holly Aprile NCAA tournament appearances 1 2015 Conference Championships Regular Season 1 2018 Swimming and diving Edit Pitt Swimming and Diving competes in Trees Pool Pitt s Swimming and Diving teams have produced several Olympians and dominated the Big East Conference having won 19 men s and 9 women s Big East Championships while a member of that conference between 1983 and 2013 The Swimming and Diving teams train and compete at Trees Pool The men s team first competed in 1913 while the women s team was founded in 1974 Both men s and women s swimming are coached by Chase Kreitler while diving is coached by Katie Hazelton Men s NCAA championship appearances team scored 22 1938 1953 1954 1977 1979 1980 1981 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1997 2000 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2016 2017 2021 Individual National Champions 1Men s Conference Championships 41 1934 1938 1940 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Women s NCAA championship appearances team scored 15 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2003 2015 2016 2017 Individual National Champions AIAW 1Women s Conference Championships 10 1979 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Track and field Edit Olympic gold medal winner John Woodruff is part of Pitt s tradition in Track and Field In track and field Pitt has produced several Olympic and NCAA champions such as 800m Olympic gold medalist John Woodruff two time 110m hurdle Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom and 7 time NCAA champion and 2005 World Champion triple jumper Trecia Kaye Smith 31 Pitt track and field is coached by Alonzo Webb At the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships the Pitt men have finished as high as fifth place while the Pitt women have finished as high as third Men s NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes 4 1971 1986 1987 1988 Men s NCAA Indoor championship appearances team scored 18 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 2007 2008 2012 2014 2021 Men s Indoor Individual National Champions 6 Men s Indoor Conference Championships 1 1987Women s NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes 4 1995 1997 1998 1999 Women s NCAA Indoor championship appearances team scored 11 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2005 2006 Women s Indoor Individual National Champions 7 Women s Indoor ECAC Championships 3 2001 2004 2005 Conference Championships 3 1989 1999 2005At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships the Pitt men have finished as high as 8th place while the Pitt women have finished as high as 9th Men s NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes 2 1928 1929 Men s NCAA Outdoor championship appearances team scored 32 1921 1928 1929 1930 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1946 1950 1954 1956 1963 1965 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1983 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 2006 2013 2014 2015 2017 Men s Outdoor Individual National Champions 12 Men s Outdoor IC4A Championships 2 1940 2014 Conference Championships 2 1989 1994Women s NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes 2 1994 1999 Women s NCAA Outdoor championship appearances team scored 13 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2005 2006 Women s Outdoor Individual National Champions 3 Women s Outdoor ECAC Championships 4 2003 2004 2005 2006 Conference Championships 5 1990 1991 1994 2005 2006 Volleyball Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers women s volleyball Pitt volleyball won more Big East Conference volleyball tournament championships than any other team The Pitt volleyball program was established in 1974 and since that time the Panthers have one of the nation s top all time winning percentages 32 appearances in 18 national championship tournaments and won 14 conference championships while a member of the Big East 33 and ACC Pitt volleyball host home matches at the Fitzgerald Field House and is coached by Dan Fisher NCAA Final Four 2 2021 2022 NCAA Elite Eight 3 2020 21 2021 2022 AIAW NCAA Sweet Sixteen 6 1978 1981 1990 2020 21 2021 2022 AIAW NCAA tournament appearances 21 1978 1979 1981 1982 1984 1986 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2003 2004 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 21 2021 2022 NIVC tournament appearances 2 1989 1995 Conference Championships Tournament 11 1982 1984 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2003 Regular Season 10 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2003 2017 2018 2019 2022 Wrestling Edit Main article Pittsburgh Panthers wrestling Pat Santoro was a four time All American and two time national champion at 142 pounds for Pitt wrestling The wrestling program has a rich history having finishing second at the NCAA Championships twice and in the top ten 13 times being 15th in the number of all time individual national champions with 16 and boasting 81 All American wrestlers throughout its history 34 Pitt competes in the ACC but formerly was a member of the Eastern Wrestling League and before that the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Pitt wrestling hosts home meets at Fitzgerald Field House and is coached by Keith Gavin NCAA runner up 2 1954 1957 Top Ten finishes 13 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1970 NCAA championship appearances team scored 67 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 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 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 Individual National Champions 16 Conference Champions Tournament 6 1954 1955 1956 1960 2011 2012 2013 Regular Season 5 2010 2011 2012 2014 2023 Previous varsity sports and conference affiliations Edit University sponsored varsity sports that no longer exist at Pitt included men s teams in boxing fencing golf ice hockey gymnastics rifle tennis volleyball 1979 1983 and water polo as well as women s field hockey and tennis NCAA championship event participation for these programs is as follows Men s golf NCAA championship appearances 1 1958Men s gymnastics NCAA championship appearances 8 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963Men s gymnastics Individual National Champions 2Men s water polo NCAA championship appearances 1 1976Pitt s athletic teams have competed as independents or in various conferences throughout their history Football competed as an independent until the formation of the Big East Football Conference in 1991 in which it remained a member through the 2012 season Pitt s men s ice hockey team competed in the Intercollegiate League beginning with the 1909 1910 season 35 Pitt men s basketball competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference from 1932 33 to 1938 39 and in the Eastern 8 conference from 1976 77 to 1981 82 before joining the Big East in at the beginning of the 1982 83 season and in which it competed through the 2012 13 season Women s basketball also joined the Big East in 1982 83 having competed previously as an independent Baseball joined the Big East when the conference began sponsoring the sport in the spring of 1985 Men s soccer entered the Big East in fall of 1985 The women s soccer program began play in 1996 as an independent and entered the Big East in 1997 Softball began play in 1998 as an independent and entered the Big East in 1999 All of Pitt s Big East sports transitioned to the ACC beginning in the 2013 14 season Pitt s men s gymnastic team competed in the Intercollegiate Gymnastic League Pitt wrestling competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association until it entered the Eastern Wrestling League in 1976 where it competed before moving into the ACC in 2013 14 The men s swimming and diving team previously competed in the Eastern Collegiate Swimming Association Scholar athletes Edit Joe Walton was both a First Team Athletic and Academic All American in 1956 Each year the university honors student athletes who have achieved academic success during the University of Pittsburgh Scholar Athlete Awards Breakfast where it hands out Blue and Gold awards to student athletes who have earned over a 3 0 GPA The 2012 calendar year Pitt s last competing in the Big East Conference out of approximately 450 Pitt athletes 350 achieved a GPA of 3 0 or above with 16 earning a perfect 4 0 In addition 148 student athletes were named as Big East Academic All Stars and 26 members of the football team were named to the all academic Big East football team This does not include 15 additional athletes from the wrestling and gymnastics teams that compete in other conferences 36 In 2010 volleyball standout Meagan Dooley was named the Big East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year the university s seventh male or female Big East scholar athlete of the year winner since the award was instituted in 1985 37 Dooley was also awarded one of 87 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships for women in 2010 38 Hall of Fame Edit Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino played at Pitt from 1979 to 1982 The inaugural class of the Pitt Hall of Fame was inducted on September 7 2018 39 Inductees Name Sport s Role YearDoc Carlson Basketball Football BaseballBasketball AthleteCoach 2018Sam Clancy Basketball Athlete 2019Jimbo Covert Football Athlete 2019Mike Ditka Football Athlete 2018Tony Dorsett Football Athlete 2018Herb Douglas Track amp Field Athlete 2018Najuma Fletcher Track amp Field Athlete 2019Bill Fralic Football Athlete 2018Marshall Goldberg Football Athlete 2018Hugh Green Football Athlete 2018Don Hennon Basketball Athlete 2019Sue Heon Swimming amp Diving Athlete 2019Charley Hyatt Basketball Athlete 2019Lorri Johnson Basketball Athlete 2019Roger Kingdom Track amp Field Athlete 2018Billy Knight Basketball Athlete 2018Johnny Majors Football Coach 2019Dan Marino Football Athlete 2018Mark May Football Athlete 2019Lee McRae Track amp Field Athlete 2019Ed Perry Wrestling Athlete 2019Hugh Perry Wrestling Athlete 2019Rex Perry Wrestling Coach 2019Joe Schmidt Football Athlete 2019Lisa Shirk Gymnastics Athlete 2018Charles Smith Basketball Athlete 2018Trecia Kaye Smith Track amp Field Athlete 2018Kathy Stetler Swimming amp Diving Athlete 2018Jock Sutherland FootballFootball AthleteCoach 2018John Woodruff Track amp Field Athlete 2018Spirit groups Edit Pitt Band Edit Main article University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band Pitt Cheerleaders The history rich University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band was founded in 1911 and performs at sports and other events including at every home football game and select away football games Its constituent group the Pitt Pep Band performs at all home basketball games and at post season away games The Pitt Band s drumline known as The Crew also performs at football games and occasionally at select basketball games The Band also oversees the Golden Girls majorette group The Pitt Band is directed by Dr Brad Townsend Pitt cheerleaders and dance team Edit The Pitt cheerleaders have won multiple cheerleading national championships including three straight from 1992 1994 40 41 At the 2007 NCA NDA Collegiate Cheerleading and Dance National Championships Pitt s Cheer squad won the 2007 Challenge Cup and finished in eighth place overall in the All Girl Division I category 42 The Pitt dance team has also been competitive in national competitions earning a top 20 finish at the NCA NDA competition in the Division IA category in 2007 and advancing to finals in 2010 to finish 13th 43 The Cheerleading team also oversees the costumed Panther mascot named Roc who finished 6th in the NCA NDA College Nationals Mascot Competition in 2011 44 In 2019 the Pitt Cheer team won the national championship in Intermediate Small Co ed Division 1 and finished sixth in Division 1 team performance dance competition at the NCA NDA College Cheer and Dance Championships 45 The cheerleading and dance team is coached by Theresa Nuzzo NCA and UCA All Girl Division I Cheerleading National Championships 3 1992 1993 1994 Facilities Edit Petersen Events Center Pitt athletic teams utilize the following facilities and venues Charles L Cost Sports Center Multi sport baseball softball soccer track amp field indoor practice facility Acrisure Stadium Football home field Fitzgerald Field House Wrestling volleyball indoor track amp field and gymnastics home venue and olympic sports training locker room and office facilities Petersen Events Center Men s and women s basketball Petersen Sports Complex An on campus multi sport complex housing the home competition and practice venues for baseball soccer and softball Ambrose Urbanic Field Men s and women s soccer Charles L Cost Field Baseball Vartabedian Field Softball Schenley Park Men s and women s cross country home course UPMC Sports Performance Complex Trees Fields practice and intramural fields and future site of a new track and field and band complex 46 Trees Hall Swimming and diving home pool Trees Pool and the Gymnastics Training Center UPMC Sports Performance Complex Indoor and outdoor football practice facilityPanther Club Edit The university Athletic Department has an official booster club the Panther Club which is directly active in raising money for the athletic department from alumni boosters and fans It also oversees the Varsity Letter Club a booster club specifically for former Pitt student athletes The Panther Club was previously known as Team Pittsburgh and prior to 1997 was known as the Golden Panthers Although independent of the Athletic Department the Pitt Alumni Association often coordinates with the Athletic Department and Panther Club in hosting events corresponding with both home and away athletic events Club sports EditNumerous Pitt athletic teams compete intercollegiately at the student club level without official sanction or sponsorship from the university s Department of Athletics Although some are registered as official student organizations with the University of Pittsburgh Student Government Board and thus receive some small funding from that body they are all largely self supported 47 The following teams compete in intercollegiate non varsity club sports Men s Handball 48 Men s Ice Hockey 49 Men s Lacrosse 50 Men s Roller Hockey 51 Men s Rugby 52 Men s Soccer 53 Men s Ultimate 54 Men s Volleyball Men s Water Polo 55 Men s Wrestling 56 Women s Gymnastics 57 Women s Ice Hockey 58 Women s Lacrosse 59 Women s Rugby 60 Women s Soccer 61 Women s Softball Fast Pitch 62 Women s Ultimate 63 Women s Volleyball 64 Women s Water Polo 55 American Football 65 Auto Racing 66 Baseball 67 Capoeira 68 Cross Country 69 Cycling 70 Disc Golf 71 Fencing 72 Equestrian 73 Field Hockey 74 Golf 75 Judo 76 Quidditch Rowing 77 Sailing Ski 78 Snowboard 79 Swimming 80 Tennis 81 Triathlon 82 Taekwondo 83 Western Equestrian 84 Rugby Edit Founded in 1981 and then reestablished in 1990 as a member of the Allegheny Rugby Union the University of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club played college rugby in Division 2 thru 2012 winning the Midwest Territory and advancing to the National Final 8 in 2003 04 They were promoted to Division 1 AA in 2013 and joined the newly formed Keystone Conference In their inaugural season the Panthers won both the regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the National Sweet 16 The Panthers play their home games at Turner Valley Fields in Norwin PA 85 Pitt has contributed to the growing popularity of rugby in Western Pennsylvania 86 Ultimate Edit Founded in 1998 the University of Pittsburgh Ultimate Club plays in USA Ultimate s D I College Championship Series the highest level of collegiate competition in the sport The 2005 season marked the first time the team qualified for the National Championship tournament Since 2005 Pitt has qualified for the National Championship tournament top 20 teams for 15 consecutive seasons which has been highlighted in winning back to back National Championships in 2012 and 2013 and playing for another national title in 2018 In addition to winning the 2012 and 2013 National Titles the team has won 3 College Easterns Championships 2006 2012 and 2015 15 consecutive Western Pennsylvania Conference titles 2005 2019 and 7 Ohio Valley Regional Titles 2011 2015 2017 and 2018 The Callahan Award which is presented annually to the most valuable collegiate player in the sport was awarded to Pitt players Trent Dillon in 2016 and Michael Ing in 2019 Women s lacrosse Edit The Pitt women s lacrosse club team that plays in Division 1 of Women s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates WCLA as a member of the East division of the Women s Collegiate Lacrosse League WCLL 87 The club was founded in 1992 and plays home games in the Pitt Sports Dome 88 Since its founding Pitt has won the WCLL six times 2006 2013 2014 2015 2017 and 2019 and has advanced to the WCLA national championship tournament thirteen times 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 88 which was highlighted by winning WCLA Division 1 National Championships in 2014 30 and 2019 and finishing as the national runner up in 2017 89 Although the University began sponsoring varsity women s lacrosse at the NCAA Division 1 level in 2022 with three members of the 2019 club national championship team playing for the varsity team the club program continues to compete in the WCLA Division 1 level Men s Lacrosse Edit The Pitt men s club lacrosse team competes in the CLC West formerly the CCLA in MCLA Division 1 Men s Ice Hockey Edit Pitt men s club ice hockey team competes in Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association ACHA and since 2022 has competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League ESCHL A former varsity sport at Pitt the club program s modern incarnation was founded in 1971 the club ice hockey team moved to ACHA Division 1 in 2006 Pitt Previously competed in the College Hockey Mid America CHMA where it won the conference tournament in 2016 and regular season titles in 2017 2018 2020 and 2022 The team has appeared in the ACHA National tournament in 2017 2018 and 2022 90 Pitt plays it home games at the Alpha Ice Complex 91 Rivalries Edit The 1958 Pitt Penn State football game Pitt s sports teams have several historic rivalries including Penn State rivalry Edit Main article Penn State Pittsburgh football rivalry For most of Pitt s athletic history until 2000 the university s most played and fiercest football rival was Penn State University The series began in 1905 and ended on September 16 2000 with a 12 0 Pitt Heinz Field victory but with Penn State leading the series 50 42 4 Although the two teams ended play for years due to long standing coaching and administrative feuding the rivalry remained heated among some fans A revival of the rivalry occurred with a four game series from 2016 2019 92 Pitt athletic officials have publicly supported an annual renewal of the rivalry however Penn State has publicly countered that it is financially restricted from agreeing to a long term series on a home and home basis On December 10 2016 Pitt and Penn State resumed competition in men s and women s basketball with a win in the men s game and loss in the women s game They compete in other sports as well as in recruiting West Virginia rivalry Edit Main article Backyard Brawl The 1908 edition of the Backyard Brawl at Exposition Park Pitt s biggest rivalry in recent years has been with West Virginia University which began with football games that date back to 1895 and spills across multiple sports The annual contests are called the Backyard Brawl due to the proximity of the two schools main campuses that are 57 miles apart as the crow flies 93 as well as the shared boundary between western Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia and the fact that both school reside in the same Designated Market Area The football rivalry represents the most played opponent for each school and in recent seasons has been traditionally played on Thanksgiving weekend with the result often having implications both on the conference and national level A men s basketball rivalry with WVU shared an intensity similar to that of the football one and was also shared between the women s basketball teams as well The rivalry had been relatively unique in college athletics in recent years as the two most high profile sports football and men s basketball have resulted in games between teams have been all been nationally ranked in the same season However the football and basketball rivalries between the two schools were on hiatus due to Pitt and West Virginia moving into the ACC and Big 12 conferences respectively A four year home and road football series has been scheduled from 2022 25 with Pitt winning in 2022 38 31 in front of the largest crowd ever to attend a Pittsburgh sports function 70 622 94 Since the 2017 18 season an annual basketball series has resumed Most other sponsored varsity and club sports fielded by both schools also shared a similar rivalry and some continue despite the conference realignment for both schools Duquesne rivalry Edit The City Game trophy Main article City Game Pitt and Duquesne University have had a long standing rivalry in men s basketball that dates to 1932 Dubbed the City Game the inter city rivalry pits the only two Division 1 basketball schools located within Pittsburgh s city limits With their campuses located only three miles apart it was the most intense basketball rivalry for both schools through the 1970s The series currently scheduled to be held every year at the PPG Paints Arena and attracts significant local interest Both schools women s teams also play their annual version of the City Game Prior to World War II the schools were also rivals on the football field Notre Dame rivalry Edit Main article Notre Dame Pittsburgh football rivalry Pitt has a longstanding rivalry with the University of Notre Dame Pitt has played Notre Dame on a semi regular basis since 1899 with never more than three years passing between contests since 1943 The two universities recently are in the midst of a contract to play eight games between 2008 and 2015 Notre Dame is tied for Pitt s third most played opponent in football while Pitt is Notre Dame s fifth most played opponent In other sports Pitt and Notre Dame both compete against each other regularly as members of the Big East Conference and those competitions continue when both schools moved into the ACC Syracuse rivalry Edit Main article Pittsburgh Syracuse football rivalry Pitt has a long standing rivalry with eastern football foe Syracuse University which also spills over onto the basketball court Pitt and Syracuse have played in football without interruption since 1955 a streak that will continue when both schools move into the ACC and become designated cross division rivals in that conference Syracuse is tied as being Pitt s third most played football opponent while Pitt is Syracuse s second most played opponent The basketball version of the rivalry dates to 1914 and has been played nearly 100 times Cincinnati rivalry Edit Main article River City Rivalry In 2005 Pitt began a football trophy rivalry with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats dubbed the River City Rivalry This annual Big East Conference game stems from both cities being situated along the Ohio River and features a trophy of a riverboat telegraph a device for signaling the boat s engine room 95 However with Pitt being moved to the ACC in 2013 the series is on hiatus for the foreseeable future with Pitt leading the all time series 8 4 Other rivalries Edit Pitt also has a significant basketball rivalry with the University of Connecticut The Pitt and UConn rivalry first sparked with a last second win by then number one ranked Connecticut at Pitt s Fitzgerald Field House in 1998 that was followed by a crowd displeasing emotional outburst by Connecticut s Khalid El Amin The rivalry took on new significance in the 2002 Big East Conference Tournament championship game that saw Pitt lose in double overtime Pitt went on to avenge its loss the following season by defeating UConn in the 2003 Big East Championship game Pitt and UConn also met for the championship in 2004 and have since played in many conference games of significance since In the 2008 2009 season Pitt earned its first win over the country s top rated team by beating UConn on the road and later at home while Connecticut was again ranked 1 However the future of the rivalry is uncertain with Pitt s pending move to the ACC Beginning in the 1980s Pitt had an intense basketball rivalry with cross state school and fellow Big East Conference member Villanova that was touched off by recruiting battles over several high profile players The future of this series is also in doubt when Pitt moves into the ACC In the first half of the 20th century a rivalry against Carnegie Tech now Carnegie Mellon University as well as a regional rivalry with Washington amp Jefferson College ended following the deemphasis of the football and other athletic programs at those institutions post World War II From 1935 to 1941 Pitt football had a notable series with Fordham University which was then coached by Jim Crowley and featured guard Vince Lombardi The series received attention because at the time both schools were national football powers whose first three meetings resulted in scoreless ties 1935 1936 amp 1937 96 Pageantry EditSee also University of Pittsburgh Traditions and Pittsburgh Panthers football Traditions Mascot Edit Main article Panthers of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh officially adopted the Panthers of Pittsburgh as its nickname and mascot in 1909 shortly after changing its name from the Western University of Pennsylvania The University of Pittsburgh claims that it was the first college or university to choose the panther as a mascot which it did on November 16 1909 According to alumnus George Baird the reasons given for choosing the Panther were The panther was the most powerful animal that once roamed western Pennsylvania Its standing as a noble animal At the time no other school used the panther as a symbol Its colors are similar to Pittsburgh s colors of gold and blue The happy accident of alliteration 97 Over 20 representations of panthers can be found in and around the university s campus and athletic facilities Students alumni and fans rub the nose of one Panther statue in particular the Millennium Panther located outside the William Pitt Union in order to bring good luck to the university s teams prior to athletic contests 98 This tradition was featured in a national television advertisement for the 2012 Hyundai Tucson automobile 99 In addition a costumed mascot named Roc performs with the Pitt Cheerleaders at various athletic and non athletic university events The Oakland Zoo Student sections Edit Main article Oakland Zoo cheering section The student section for basketball the Oakland Zoo has received national acclaim for the atmosphere it helps to create in the Petersen Events Center 100 101 102 The student section for football is termed the Panther Pitt 103 and has been recognized as being among the best in college football 104 Song Edit Main articles Hail to Pitt Pitt Victory Song and University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater The Pitt Band and its constituent Pitt Pep Band are often heard to play Pitt s fight songs Hail to Pitt The Panther and the Pitt Victory Song are typically played during athletic contests along with other music The University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater is typically played prior to or following athletic contests In addition a recent popular tradition involves the crowd singing a Let s Go Pitt version of Sweet Caroline at various points during football games or other university events 105 106 The Varsity Walk Varsity Walk Edit Varsity Walk is a walkway between the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Memorial Chapel on which is carved the names of former Pitt athletes each year since 1950 who have promoted the university through their athletic Panther Award or academic Blue Gold Award achievements 107 Victory Lights Edit In a tradition that began in 1983 108 the upper section of the Cathedral of Learning is illuminated gold after every football team victory as well as important victories in other sports 109 Notable Panthers EditMain article List of University of Pittsburgh people Alumni students faculty athletes and non athletes alike often refer to themselves as Panthers There have been many notable individuals who have been associated with the University of Pittsburgh throughout its history ranging from athletes like Mike Ditka and Larry Fitzgerald to celebrities like Gene Kelly and Fred Rogers writers like Michael Chabon businessmen like Andrew Mellon and scientists like Jonas Salk Civil Rights icon and former lineman Bobby Grier is being featured in a future film 110 For more examples see the List of University of Pittsburgh people Media EditPitt Panthers Television Edit Starting with the 2010 11 school year Comcast and Xfinity in Western Pennsylvania will receive an all Pitt Panthers network featuring all sports and commentary hosted by Pitt in second tier cable packages The channel located on the Comcast Network Channel 188 or 210 will also feature rebroadcasts of games carried by CBS ABC or ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU shot by its own production crew and with the Pitt Radio announcers on play by play The university promises at least 500 hours a year of sports games and matches 111 Pittsburgh Panthers Radio Network Edit Victory Lights The following radio stations are part of the Pittsburgh Panthers Radio Network 112 113 Internet amp SatelliteCBS College Sports Panthers All AccessSirius Satellite RadioTerrestrialLocation Station ProgrammingAltoona WFBG 1290 AM Football Men s BasketballAmbridge WMBA 1460 AM Football Men s BasketballBeaver Falls WBVP 1230 AM Football Men s BasketballBedford WBFD 1310 AM FootballButler WISR 680 AM Men s BasketballWBUT 1050 AM FootballConnellsville WKHB FM 103 9 FM Football Men s BasketballDuBois WCED 1420 AM Football Men s BasketballElizabethtown WPDC 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