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The University of Pittsburgh is the home of the Pittsburgh Panthers, the university’s sports athletic teams which is composed of 17 varsity teams in 12 sports. The Pittsburgh Panthers play in the NCAA Division 1 as a member of the Big East Conference. The school’s nickname is Pitt and the mascot is “ROC” the Panther. The players wear the colors blue and gold.
The athletic facilities include the Heinz Field, the playing field for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. The Pittsburgh Panthers football team particularly competes in the NCAA Division I-A and the university officially claims 9 National Championships for the Panthers Football team. There are four national titles that the University of Pittsburgh Panthers won unanimously; it was during the 1916, 1918, 1937, and 1976 national championship seasons. The other five national championships that the University of Pittsburgh Panthers acquired with shared titles were in 1915, 1929, 1931, 1934, and 1936 national championships.
To date, at least one recognized selector of national championships has declared Pittsburgh Panthers a National Champion in a total of 17 different seasons. In 1981, the Pittsburgh Panthers won in Montgomery and NCF; 1980 in FNG, Louisa, ARGH, CFR, FACT, DeVold, Howell, Self, NYT, Sagarin, Eck and Fleming; 1976 in consensus; 1938 in Premo; 1937 in consensus; 1936 in FNG, Louisa, ARGH, Boand, Kirlin, CFRA, Jessen, Esso, Houlgate, Koger, Maxwell and Premo; 1934 in Davis; 1933 in Kirlin; 1931 in FNG, Kirlin and Davis; 1929 in Davis; 1927 in Esso; 1925 in Sorenson; 1918 in consensus; 1917 in Weyand, Wilson, Jessen, Koger, Smith and NSF; 1916 in consensus; 1915 in Libby, Koger, Smith and Davis; 1910 in Century, Morgan, Smith, Premo, NCF and FNG.
The Panthers Football Team used to play in the Pitt Stadium, moved to Three Rivers Stadium in 2000 and finally at the newly built Heinz Field in 2001.
The Pittsburgh Panthers football team shares the limelight with other known football teams through the great players, coaches, and staff that came from them such as: Tony Dorsett, Mike Ditka, Dan Marino, Tony Siragusa, Mark May, Beano Cook, Johnny Majors, Russ Grimm and Jimmy Johnson.
National Football League stars NY Jet Kevan Barlow, NY Jet Curtis Martin, Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald, Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer, and Bucs Coach Jon Gruden has been with the Pittsburgh Panthers in their earlier days.
Additional factors that rekindled Pitt Panthers’ glorious days was the hiring of former NFL head coach and Pitt alumna Dave Wannstedt in late 2004 as head football coach.
Until 1956, no non-white American has ever played in a Bowl game. However, Pitt Panther broke the Bowl game color barrier when the Pitt boldly includes Bobby Grier in the game and has since earned the reputation as a national leader in innovation.
Football rivalries add excitement and colors to Bowl games. Pittsburgh Panthers is not an exemption as the Pittsburgh Panthers has large football rivalries with West Virginia University that dates back to 1895. The annual contest is called the Backyard Brawl, due to the proximity of the two schools' main campuses (they are 80 miles apart) and the shared boundary between western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The game is traditionally played on Thanksgiving weekend. In 2007, the two schools will play in the 100th game of the Backyard Brawl
Pittsburgh Panthers is also one of the handfuls of schools that have 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 signed a contract to play eight games between 2006 and 2015.
Pittsburgh Panthers’ largest football rivalry formerly was with Penn State University, with some fans still heatedly arguing it. The series began in 1905 and ended in 2000, with Penn State leading the series 50-42-4. The football game ended in light disputes that ended the men’s basketball, though women’s sports such as basketball and gymnastics continues.
In 2005, the latest addition to Pittsburgh Panthers football rivals began with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, dubbed the "River City Rivalry." Pitt leads the series 2-0 after a 33-15 victory over the Bearcats on September 8, 2006.
Through the years, Pittsburgh Panthers football team has produced top players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame such as: Dan Marino was the latest Pittsburgh Panthers player to earn induction that officially received the honor on Aug. 7, 2005; with a legendary 17-year career with the Miami Dolphins; an eight-time Pro Bowler, retired after the 1999 season holding an incredible 25 NFL regular-season records and as the career leader in passing attempts with 8,358, 4,967 in completions, 61,361 in yardage and 420 touchdowns. He was also one of the most winning quarterbacks in NFL history, earning 147 regular-season victories, one behind all-time leader John Elway.
Tony Dorsett was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994; left his professional mark as the NFL's fifth-leading rusher; has the distinction of being one of only two players in the history of football to win the Heisman Trophy, a collegiate national championship, a Super Bowl championship, and to be elected into the college and pro football halls of fame.
Mike Ditka was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988; an All-America tight end at Pitt in 1960, his senior season; pro football career included All-Pro honors; also a member of the Chicago Bears' 1963 NFL Championship squad; worked as an assistant coach at Dallas for nine seasons, spent 11 seasons as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and three seasons as head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
Joe Schmidt was Pittsburgh Panthers’ other inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973; was an All-America linebacker at Pitt in 1952; went on to spend 13 years with the Detroit Lions; was a member of the Lions' two NFL championship teams and later coached the team for six seasons and led Detroit to its only playoff appearance of the 1970s.
The team of Pittsburgh Panthers football today consists of a great team roster which will also contribute to the success of the team. The Pittsburgh Panthers 2006 football roster are as follows:
| No. |
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| 16 David Abdul |
PK |
| 62 John Bachman |
OL |
| 26 Branden Ballard |
WR |
| 44 Brian Bennett |
LB |
| 38 Aaron Berry |
DB |
| 11 Shawn Besong |
DB |
| 51 H.B. Blades |
LB |
| 57 Craig Bokor |
OL |
| 98 Vernon Botts |
DL |
| 6 Chris Bova |
FB |
| 24 Jemeel Brady |
DB |
| 26 Shane Brooks |
RB |
| 20 Irvan Brown |
DB |
| 78 John Brown |
OL |
| 46 Sam Bryant |
DB |
| 35 Dave Brytus |
P |
| 84 Steve Buches |
TE |
| 80 Nate Byham |
TE |
| 29 Tommie Campbell |
LB |
| 21 Reggie Carter |
DB |
| 19 Kelvin Chandler |
DB |
| 7 Jovani Chappel |
DB |
| 57 Kevin Cimador |
OL |
| 58 Joe Clermond |
DL |
| 72 Chase Clowser |
OL |
| 22 Kevin Collier |
RB |
| 31 Conredge Collins |
FB |
| 66 Scott Corson |
OL |
| 5 Kennard Cox |
DB |
| 16 Dexter Davidson |
QB |
| 55 C.J. Davis |
OL |
| 97 Corey Davis |
DL |
| 6 Steve Dell |
LB |
| 4 Joe DelSardo |
WR |
| 67 Mike Deluca |
C |
| 2 Dorin Dickerson |
WR |
| 23 Kelvin Drewery |
RB |
| 50 Rashaad Duncan |
DL |
| 16 Julius Eggleston |
DB |
| 59 Mark Estermyer |
LS |
| 23 Elijah Fields |
DB |
| 28 Matt Flaus |
QB |
| 48 Doug Fulmer |
DL |
| 35 Ricky Gary |
DB |
| 18 Adam Graessle |
P |
| 8 Adam Gunn |
LB |
| 63 Kevin Hughes |
OL |
| Dan Hutchins |
PK |
| 53 Derrell Jones |
OL |
| 32 Brian Kaiser |
DB |
| 81 Derek Kinder |
WR |
| 69 Frank Kochin |
OL |
| 9 Justin Latore |
WR |
| 37 Conor Lee |
PK |
| 52 Dan Loheyde |
LB |
| 74 John Malecki |
DL |
| Steve Malinchak |
QB |
| 69 Jared Martin |
DL |
| 43 McKenzie Mathews |
DL |
| 1 Cedric McGee |
WR |
| 75 Mike McGlynn |
OL |
| 41 Chris McKillop |
DL |
| 40 Scott McKillop |
LB |
| 15 Shane Murray |
DB |
| 93 Gus Mustakas |
DL |
| 45 Nate Nix |
LB |
| 76 Jeff Otah |
OL |
| 3 Tyler Palko |
QB |
| 83 John Pelusi |
TE |
| 87 Marcel Pestano |
WR |
| 41 John Pettiford |
RB |
| 10 Mike Phillips |
DB |
| 77 Jason Pinkston |
DL |
| 86 T.J. Porter |
WR |
| 18 Austin Ransom |
WR |
| 25 Darrelle Revis |
DB |
| 82 Lowell Robinson |
WR |
| 91 Greg Romeus |
DL |
| 54 Charles Sallet |
DL |
| 6 Cody Sawhill |
PK |
| 17 Clint Session |
LB |
| 60 John Simonitis |
OL |
| 9 Aaron Smith |
WR |
| 12 Kevan Smith |
QB |
| 34 LaRod Stephens-Howling |
RB |
| 23 Lucas Stone |
PK/P |
| 14 Darrell Strong |
TE |
| 11 Bill Stull |
QB |
| 28 Eric Thatcher |
DB |
| 56 Joe Thomas |
OL |
| 30 Tyler Tipton |
LB |
| 92 Tyler Tkach |
DL |
| 3 Michael Toerper |
DB |
| 88 Oderick Turner |
WR |
| 64 Chris Vangas |
C |
| 4 Ross Ventrone |
DB |
| 68 Joe Villani |
C |
| 45 Dustin Walters |
TE |
| 71 Dave Weber |
OL |
| 94 Greg Webster |
LB |
| 70 Dominic WilliamsOL |
|
| 95 Ernest Williams |
DL |
| 47 Nick Williams |
DL |
| 32 Mark Yezovich |
FB |
Through the years, the Pittsburgh Panthers has been known for being a determined and striving college football team. In fact, the Pittsburgh Panthers fans and supporters really enjoy their games as proven by the lucrative selling of the Pittsburgh Panthers tickets .
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When Peter Moore, one of the world's leading talents in sports history, designed the current Pittsburgh Panthers logo in the spring of 1997, he said "The new image has been inspired by the people of Pittsburgh and the heritage of the city. A city that is the home of championship teams. Teams that were forged from great talent but more notably from great efforts. This is the Pittsburgh Panthers."
Today, the Pittsburgh Panthers emerge in another form of strength, courage and determination. As we focus on the Panther, the ferocious eyetooth has turned out to be the greatest symbol of this competitive spirit. Traced back to ancient societies, great and successful defenders of those societies were rewarded for their heroics with a meaningful token, an icon that symbolized their efforts and importance within the society. Added significantly to the Pittsburgh Panthers uniform this season will be a symbol to note advanced achievement, the gleaming tooth of the Panther. Awarded for great deeds, it will also help to display the strength of this mascot. This symbol will bring honor and glory to those who wear it proudly.
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