1953 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1953 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Juniata   –  7 –0 –0
No. 14 Army   –  7 –1 –1
Harvard   –  6 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  5 –2 –0
Hofstra   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –0
Yale   –  5 –2 –2
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Boston College   –  5 –3 –1
Boston University   –  5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –1
Princeton   –  5 –4 –0
Tufts   –  4 –3 –0
Cornell   –  4 –3 –2
Holy Cross   –  5 –5 –0
Temple   –  4 –4 –1
Colgate   –  3 –4 –2
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
Fordham   –  4 –5 –0
Villanova   –  4 –6 –0
Drexel   –  2 –3 –1
Brown   –  3 –5 –1
Penn   –  3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –  3 –5 –1
Dartmouth   –  2 –7 –0
Buffalo   –  1 –5 –1
Bucknell   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1953 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record under head coach Red Dawson.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26No. 16 West VirginiaNo. 17L 7–1743,446[2]
October 3No. 8 Oklahoma
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 7–728,152
October 10NebraskaNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–620,666
October 17at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 15L 14–2357,998
October 24at NorthwesternNo. 18L 21–2728,000
October 31at No. 14 MinnesotaL 14–3549,092
November 7at VirginiaW 26–013,000[3]
November 14NC State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 40–618,019[4]
November 21Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 0–1739,642
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1953 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mountaineers again upset Pitt as Stone, Marconi star, 17 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pitt conquers Cavalier team in 26–0 contest". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pittsburgh smothers Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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