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All levels of football, including <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">high school football</a> and <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a>, are followed passionately, and the area's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) team, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, is consistently one of the sport's most popular teams.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mosley_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the NFL's top stars have come from the region as well, especially those that play <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, earning Western Pennsylvania the nickname "Cradle of Quarterbacks".<sup id="cite_ref-McHugh1991_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McHugh1991-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mike_White_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mike_White-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional">Professional</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1897_Latrobe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/1897_Latrobe.jpg/250px-1897_Latrobe.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/1897_Latrobe.jpg/375px-1897_Latrobe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/1897_Latrobe.jpg/500px-1897_Latrobe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3763" data-file-height="2596" /></a><figcaption>1897 <a href="/wiki/Latrobe_Athletic_Association" title="Latrobe Athletic Association">Latrobe Athletic Association</a> football team: The first entirely professional team to play an entire season</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 20th century, football began to catch on in the general population of the United States and was the subject of intense competition and rivalry, albeit of a localized nature. Although payments to players were considered unsporting and dishonorable at the time, a Pittsburgh area club, the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Athletic_Association" title="Allegheny Athletic Association">Allegheny Athletic Association</a>, of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit" title="Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit">unofficial western Pennsylvania football circuit</a>, surreptitiously hired former Yale All-American guard <a href="/wiki/Pudge_Heffelfinger" title="Pudge Heffelfinger">Pudge Heffelfinger</a>. On November 12, 1892, Heffelfinger became the first known professional football player. He was paid $500 to play in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Athletic_Club_(football)" title="Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)">Pittsburgh Athletic Club</a>. Heffelfinger picked up a Pittsburgh fumble and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, winning the game 4–0 for Allegheny. Although observers held suspicions, the payment remained a secret for years.<sup id="cite_ref-histfoot_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-histfoot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NFL1869_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL1869-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-birth_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birth-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A year later, <a href="/wiki/Ben_%22Sport%22_Donnelly" title="Ben "Sport" Donnelly">Ben "Sport" Donnelly</a> became the first professional football coach, when he headed up the Allegheny Athletic Association team.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, a player assumed to be <a href="/wiki/Grant_Dibert" title="Grant Dibert">Grant Dibert</a> of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, signed the first known pro football contract, which covered all of the club's games for the 1893 season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 3, 1895, the first wholly professional game was played, in <a href="/wiki/Latrobe,_Pennsylvania" title="Latrobe, Pennsylvania">Latrobe, Pennsylvania</a>, between the <a href="/wiki/Latrobe_Athletic_Association" title="Latrobe Athletic Association">Latrobe Athletic Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Jeannette_Athletic_Club" title="Jeannette Athletic Club">Jeannette Athletic Club</a>. Latrobe won the contest 12–0.<sup id="cite_ref-histfoot_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-histfoot-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NFL1869_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL1869-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this game, Latrobe's quarterback, <a href="/wiki/John_Brallier" title="John Brallier">John Brallier</a> became the first player to openly admit to being paid to play football. He was paid $10 plus expenses to play.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1897, the Latrobe Athletic Association paid all of its players for the whole season, becoming the first fully professional football team. </p><p>From 1890 until 1900, nearby <a href="/wiki/Greensburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Greensburg, Pennsylvania">Greensburg, Pennsylvania</a>, was the home of the <a href="/wiki/Greensburg_Athletic_Association" title="Greensburg Athletic Association">Greensburg Athletic Association</a>. The team began as an amateur football club in 1890 and was composed primarily of locals before several paid players were added for 1895. In 1894 it was discovered that the team had secretly paid formerly Indiana Normal (now <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_of_Pennsylvania" title="Indiana University of Pennsylvania">Indiana University of Pennsylvania</a>) player, <a href="/wiki/Lawson_Fiscus" title="Lawson Fiscus">Lawson Fiscus</a>, to play football and retained his services on salary. The team was the chief rival of another early professional football team, the Latrobe Athletic Association. Aside from Fiscus, the Greensburg Athletic Association included several of the era's top players, such as: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Atherton" title="Charlie Atherton">Charlie Atherton</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Barclay_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Barclay (baseball)">George Barclay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ross_Fiscus" title="Ross Fiscus">Ross Fiscus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Gass" title="Jack Gass">Jack Gass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_McFarland" title="Arthur McFarland">Arthur McFarland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Rinehart" title="Charles Rinehart">Charles Rinehart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Seneca" title="Isaac Seneca">Isaac Seneca</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Martin_Wyant" class="mw-redirect" title="Adam Martin Wyant">Adam Martin Wyant</a>. Several of these players revolutionized the game during their playing careers. Charlie Atherton is credited with inventing the <a href="/wiki/Place_kick" title="Place kick">place kick</a>, and George Barclay invented the first-ever <a href="/wiki/Football_helmet" title="Football helmet">football helmet</a>. Meanwhile, Isaac Seneca became the first <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native-American</a> to earn <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> honors and Adam Wyant was the first professional football player to become a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congressman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greensburg_1893.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Greensburg_1893.jpg/250px-Greensburg_1893.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Greensburg_1893.jpg/375px-Greensburg_1893.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Greensburg_1893.jpg/500px-Greensburg_1893.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="387" /></a><figcaption> Greensburg Athletic Association: 1893</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1898, <a href="/wiki/William_Chase_Temple" title="William Chase Temple">William Chase Temple</a> took over the team payments for the <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Country_and_Athletic_Club" title="Duquesne Country and Athletic Club">Duquesne Country and Athletic Club</a>, a professional football team based in Pittsburgh from 1895 until 1900, becoming the first known individual football club owner.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A year later in 1899, the Morgan Athletic Club, on the <a href="/wiki/South_Side_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Side (Chicago)">South Side of Chicago</a>, was founded. This team later became the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cardinals_(NFL,_1920%E2%80%9359)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)">Chicago Cardinals</a>, and now is known as the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>, making them the oldest continuously operating professional football team.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL1869_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL1869-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals would later <a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">merge</a> with the Steelers for one season in 1944 due to player shortages as a result of World War II, with the two teams meeting in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">Super Bowl XLIII</a> over six decades later. </p><p>The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club would become the top pro team in the state in 1898 and 1899. In 1898 Latrobe and two players from the Greensburg Athletic Association, formed <a href="/wiki/1898_Western_Pennsylvania_All-Star_football_team" title="1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team">the very first professional football all-star team</a> for a game against the <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Country_and_Athletic_Club" title="Duquesne Country and Athletic Club">Duquesne Country and Athletic Club</a>, to be played at Pittsburgh's <a href="/wiki/Exposition_Park_(Pittsburgh)" title="Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)">Exposition Park</a>. Duquesne went on to win the game 16–0.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 18, 1905, Latrobe defeated the <a href="/wiki/Canton_Bulldogs" title="Canton Bulldogs">Canton Bulldogs</a>, which later became a founding member, and two-time champion, of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, 6–0.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later the <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Library_%26_Athletic_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Library & Athletic Club">Homestead Library & Athletic Club</a>, fielded the top pro team in the state in 1900–1901. In 1902 the top players in the area, mainly from the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club line-up, formed the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Stars" title="Pittsburgh Stars">Pittsburgh Stars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(1902)" title="National Football League (1902)">first National Football League</a>. The Stars were suspected of being financed by <a href="/wiki/Barney_Dreyfuss" title="Barney Dreyfuss">Barney Dreyfuss</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Chase_Temple" title="William Chase Temple">William Chase Temple</a>, the owners of baseball's <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, who were at the time the dominant team in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>. The Stars featured baseball players in the line-up including <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Christy Mathewson</a>, a future <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a> pitcher with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Crolius" title="Fred Crolius">Fred Crolius</a>, and outfielder with Pirates. The team won the league's only championship in 1902. </p><p>In 1903, <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Pennsylvania" title="Franklin, Pennsylvania">Franklin, Pennsylvania</a>, was the home of the <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Athletic_Club" title="Franklin Athletic Club">Franklin Athletic Club</a>. That season, the team was unofficially recognized as the "US Football Champions"<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later won the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_of_Football_(1902%E2%80%931903)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series of Football (1902–1903)">1903 World Series of Football</a>, held that December at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1890)" title="Madison Square Garden (1890)">Madison Square Garden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team included several of the era's top players, such as: <a href="/wiki/Herman_Kerkhoff" title="Herman Kerkhoff">Herman Kerkhoff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_McFarland" title="Arthur McFarland">Arthur McFarland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_Schrontz" title="Clark Schrontz">Clark Schrontz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Steinberg" title="Paul Steinberg">Paul Steinberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Sweet_(American_football)" title="Lynn Sweet (American football)">Pop Sweet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Wood" title="Eddie Wood">Eddie Wood</a>, and coach <a href="/wiki/Blondy_Wallace" title="Blondy Wallace">Blondy Wallace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other early professional football teams from western Pennsylvania include; the <a href="/wiki/McKeesport_Olympics" title="McKeesport Olympics">McKeesport Olympics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oil_City_Athletic_Club" title="Oil City Athletic Club">Oil City Athletic Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Quakers" title="Pitcairn Quakers">Pitcairn Quakers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glassport_Odds" title="Glassport Odds">Glassport Odds</a>. </p><p>In 1933, as the oldest of nine children <a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a>, who had been raised on the <a href="/wiki/North_Side_(Pittsburgh)" title="North Side (Pittsburgh)">North Side</a> of Pittsburgh, founded the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally nicknamed the Pirates,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the team later changed their name to the Steelers, to represent the city's heritage of <a href="/wiki/Steel_mill" title="Steel mill">producing steel</a>. The Steelers' first season with a winning record came in 1942. However, they lost their first playoff game in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-SteelHist_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SteelHist-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collegiate_(through_World_War_II)"><span id="Collegiate_.28through_World_War_II.29"></span>Collegiate (through World War II)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Collegiate (through World War II)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg/170px-PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg/255px-PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg/340px-PopandPeck1918Owl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="513" data-file-height="706" /></a><figcaption>Pitt hall of fame coach <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Scobey_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Scobey Warner">"Pop" Warner</a> (right) with 3-time All-American <a href="/wiki/Bob_Peck_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Peck (football)">Bob Peck</a> during the 1916 championship season</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_football" title="Duquesne Dukes football">Duquesne Dukes football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh Panthers football</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Jefferson_Presidents_football" title="Washington & Jefferson Presidents football">Washington & Jefferson Presidents football</a></div> <p>Western Pennsylvania football at the collegiate level began in the fall of 1889 at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a>, then known as the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_University_of_Pittsburgh" title="History of the University of Pittsburgh">Western University of Pennsylvania</a> (WUP). The first official collegiate game in Western Pennsylvania was played on October 11, 1890, when the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Athletic_Association" title="Allegheny Athletic Association">Allegheny Athletic Association</a>'s defeated WUP 38–0.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WUP's second game was also the first game for <a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Jefferson_Presidents_football" title="Washington & Jefferson Presidents football">Washington & Jefferson</a>, a rivalry that would dominate the area through the early 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region's early thirst for football was made evident when a 12,000 strong overflow crowd packed <a href="/wiki/Exposition_Park_(Pittsburgh)" title="Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)">Exposition Park</a> to watch W&J defeat <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Country_and_Athletic_Club" title="Duquesne Country and Athletic Club">Duquesne Country and Athletic Club</a> 4–0 in one of the largest crowds in Western Pennsylvania history to that point.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter3_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1904, the region had its first <a href="/wiki/List_of_undefeated_Division_I_football_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="List of undefeated Division I football teams">undefeated football team</a> when WUP went 10-0 while surrendering only one touchdown on the way to collectively outscoring opponents 406–5,<sup id="cite_ref-Albertsp65_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albertsp65-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by 1908, WUP had adopted its present name, the University of Pittsburgh, and quickly came to be commonly referred to as Pitt. In 1910, led by coach <a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Thompson" title="Joseph H. Thompson">Joseph H. Thompson</a> and star <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">fullback</a> <a href="/wiki/Tex_Richards" title="Tex Richards">Tex Richards</a>, Pitt went undefeated for the second time in school history, outscoring its nine opponents 282–0, causing some to proclaim it as that season's <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship">national champion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CFDWPitt_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFDWPitt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCAAMNCs_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAAMNCs-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This success paved the way for Pitt rise to national prominence under legendary coach <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Scobey_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Scobey Warner">Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner</a> who would lead Pitt to national championships in 1915, 1916, and 1918;<sup id="cite_ref-CFDWPitt_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFDWPitt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCAAMNCs_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAAMNCs-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with an additional undefeated season in 1917, while its players garnered 16 first-team <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-American</a> selections.<sup id="cite_ref-1stTAA_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1stTAA-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this era, Washington & Jefferson was also competitive with some of the top teams in the nation. In 1913, the Presidents, led by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Folwell" title="Bob Folwell">Bob Folwell</a>, team posted a 10–0–1 record and were the highest scoring team in the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That season featured a scoreless tie of <a href="/wiki/Yale_Bulldogs_football" title="Yale Bulldogs football">Yale</a>, a 100–0 defeat of <a href="/wiki/Grove_City_College" title="Grove City College">Grove City College</a>, and a 17–0 victory over <a href="/wiki/1913_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1913 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> that broke the Nittany Lions' 19-game winning streak, earning the entire school a day off to celebrate.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sportswriter <a href="/wiki/Walter_S._Trumbull" title="Walter S. Trumbull">Walter S. Trumbull</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Sun" title="The New York Sun">The New York Sun</a></i> suggested that the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football">Michigan Aggies</a>, Washington & Jefferson, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Maroons_football" title="Chicago Maroons football">Chicago University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> were the new "Big 4 of College Football" instead of the traditional grouping of <a href="/wiki/Princeton_Tigers_football" title="Princeton Tigers football">Princeton</a>, Yale, <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Crimson_football" title="Harvard Crimson football">Harvard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Penn_Quakers_football" title="Penn Quakers football">Penn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next year, Folwell's team lost at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> in front of 15,000 fans by a score of 10–9.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If not for an errant kick that hit the crossbar, W&J would have won the game and at least a share of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship">mythical national championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That squad saved face by becoming only the seventh team to ever defeat <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>, with a decisive 13–7 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game received national press coverage, and the team received a personal note of congratulations by <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter5_31-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter5-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1918, perhaps the biggest football game yet played in the region occurred at Forbes Field when undefeated Pitt hosted unscored upon and defending national champion <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Georgia Tech</a> which was then coached by the legendary <a href="/wiki/John_Heisman" title="John Heisman">John Heisman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had previously coach for one season at W&J.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game, which served as a War Charities fundraising event, was highly publicized and was played in front of many of the nation's top sports writers, including <a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp" title="Walter Camp">Walter Camp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pitt dismantled Georgia Tech 32-0 and would go on to be championed as that season's best team.<sup id="cite_ref-CFDWPitt_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFDWPitt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCAAMNCs_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAAMNCs-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another game of import occurred in 1926 when a 6–2 Carnegie Tech football team shutout <a href="/wiki/Knute_Rockne" title="Knute Rockne">Knute Rockne</a>'s undefeated <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> 19–0 at Forbes Field. It would be the only loss for the Irish all season<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and would come to be ranked as the fourth-greatest upset in <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> history by <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg/225px-W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg/338px-W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/W%26J_1922_Rose_Bowl_Team.jpg 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="246" /></a><figcaption>W&J's 11 players boarding the train for the <a href="/wiki/1922_Rose_Bowl" title="1922 Rose Bowl">1922 Rose Bowl</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Washington & Jefferson's 1921 team went 10-0 under coach <a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Greasy Neale</a>, earning them an invitation to the <a href="/wiki/1922_Rose_Bowl" title="1922 Rose Bowl">1922 Rose Bowl</a> to play the heavily favored <a href="/wiki/1921_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="1921 California Golden Bears football team">California Golden Bears</a>. Cal had won their season 312–33, but the W&J defense held the Golden Bears' potent offense, led by Brick Muller, to no points and 2 first downs, no completed passes, and only 49 yards rushing.<sup id="cite_ref-northchapter8_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-northchapter8-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game, which would be the last time a "small school" would play in the Rose Bowl, featured the first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> to play in the Rose Bowl (W&J's <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fremont_West" title="Charles Fremont West">Charlie West</a>) and the first freshman to play in a Rose Bowl (W&J's <a href="/wiki/Herb_Kopf" title="Herb Kopf">Herb Kopf</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg/400px-1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg/600px-1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg/800px-1937team_Owl1938pg247.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1046" data-file-height="365" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/1937_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1937 undefeated Pitt National Championship team</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1924, former Pitt All-American <a href="/wiki/Jock_Sutherland" title="Jock Sutherland">Dr. John Bain "Jock" Sutherland</a> took over for Warner as coach of the Pitt Panthers, an event that was soon followed by the opening of university's <a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a>. Sutherland was described as "a national hero" in a <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Evening Post">Saturday Evening Post</a></i> article,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was perhaps the most highly admired and influential coach in the history of the university. During his 15-year tenure at the university, the longest of any football coach at Pitt, he compiled a record of 111-20-12 which included 79 shutouts. Sutherland players received 24 first-team All-American selections and his teams were named Eastern football champions seven times: 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, and 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-1975mediaguide_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1975mediaguide-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Pitt appeared in four <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl (game)">Rose Bowl games</a> (<a href="/wiki/1928_Rose_Bowl" title="1928 Rose Bowl">1928</a>, <a href="/wiki/1930_Rose_Bowl" title="1930 Rose Bowl">1930</a>, <a href="/wiki/1933_Rose_Bowl" title="1933 Rose Bowl">1933</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1937_Rose_Bowl" title="1937 Rose Bowl">1937</a>) and turned down a bid for the 1938 Rose Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sutherland's teams were named "National Champions" by various selectors for nine different seasons including 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, <a href="/wiki/1936_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1936</a>, <a href="/wiki/1937_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1937</a>, and 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-CFBDWAllPitt_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFBDWAllPitt-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mediaguide_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mediaguide-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these, the University of Pittsburgh officially recognizes five of those years as national championship seasons: 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, and 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-media_guide_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media_guide-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, Pitt and Washington & Jefferson weren't the only teams finding their way to major bowls. The <a href="/wiki/1936_Duquesne_Dukes_football_team" title="1936 Duquesne Dukes football team">1936 Duquesne Dukes</a> won the <a href="/wiki/1937_Orange_Bowl" title="1937 Orange Bowl">1937 Orange Bowl</a>, 13–12, over <a href="/wiki/1936_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team">Mississippi State</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/1938_Carnegie_Tech_Tartans_football_team" title="1938 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team">1938 Carnegie Tech Tartans</a> finished <a href="/wiki/1938_college_football_rankings" title="1938 college football rankings">sixth in the final Associated Press poll</a> and went to the <a href="/wiki/1939_Sugar_Bowl" title="1939 Sugar Bowl">1939 Sugar Bowl</a>. </p><p>Area colleges were responsible for many innovations in the game. In 1908, Washington & Jefferson became the first team in college history to be documented with uniform numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-recordbood_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recordbood-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sources give that distinction to University of Pittsburgh.<sup id="cite_ref-firstnumbers1_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstnumbers1-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-firstnumbers2_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstnumbers2-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-firstnumbers3_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstnumbers3-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first live radio broadcast of a college football game in the United States when Harold W. Arlin announced the 21-13 Pitt victory in the <a href="/wiki/Backyard_Brawl" title="Backyard Brawl">Backyard Brawl</a> over <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineer_football" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Mountaineer football">West Virginia</a> at <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a> in Pittsburgh on <a href="/wiki/KDKA_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="KDKA radio">KDKA</a> on October 8, 1921.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Duquesne head coach <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Layden" title="Elmer Layden">Elmer Layden</a> is credited with devising the system of hand signals that officials use today. The signal system was put to use for the first time on November 11, 1928, when Duquesne hosted <a href="/wiki/Thiel_College" title="Thiel College">Thiel College</a> at Pitt Stadium. <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Layden" title="Elmer Layden">Layden</a> was also the first coach to use two sets of uniform jerseys for home and away contests. In addition, the first nationwide television broadcast of a live sporting event, a Pitt football game against <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_football" title="Duke Blue Devils football">Duke</a> at Pitt Stadium, was televised coast-to-coast by <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> on September 29, 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite all their success, area institutions followed the trend of many colleges across the nation and deemphasized football in the wake of World War II. Carnegie Tech and W&J both deemphasized football in various sequences following the war which has resulted in both of their programs today playing in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">Division III</a>. Also following the war, Duquesne dropped football as a varsity sport until it was resurrected in 1979 before moving to the Division I <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">Football Championship Subdivision</a> in 1993. Although Pitt also instituted policies in the late 1930s designed to de-emphasize its athletic programs,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they were subsequently repealed by the mid-1940s. Therefore, Pitt is the only Western Pennsylvania collegiate program that continues to play college football at the highest level, today known as the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbes_Field_football.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Forbes_Field_football.jpg/1000px-Forbes_Field_football.jpg" decoding="async" width="1000" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Forbes_Field_football.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="163" /></a><figcaption>W&J playing Pitt at a packed <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a> on November 6, 1915. Pitt, coached by the legendary <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Scobey_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Scobey Warner">"Pop" Warner</a>, won the game 19–0. Pitt would finish the season undefeated and lay claim to a national championship.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittkiosk2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pittkiosk2.jpg/170px-Pittkiosk2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pittkiosk2.jpg/255px-Pittkiosk2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pittkiosk2.jpg/340px-Pittkiosk2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1872" data-file-height="2433" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> kiosk celebrating Pitt's <a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1976 National Championship</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Following World War II, the Steelers struggled through to the late 1960s. Pitt had a resurgence in the 1950s with stars like <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a> that helped it to attain off-and-on national rankings and make appearances in the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar</a> (which Pitt's <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grier_(Pittsburgh_Panthers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Grier (Pittsburgh Panthers)">Bobby Grier</a> desegregated<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl" title="Gator Bowl">Gator</a> bowls. Pitt peaked with a number three national ranking in the final poll of 1963, but then stagnated in the later 1960s. However, both the Panthers and the Steelers—as well as baseball's Pirates—started having successful years in the 1970s as the rest of the city fell into a deep <a href="/wiki/Recession" title="Recession">recession</a> as a result of <a href="/wiki/Deindustrialization" title="Deindustrialization">deindustrialization</a>. </p><p>In 1969, the Steelers hired head coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> who strategically drafted players in order to improve the team.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later, in the first playoff game at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> Pittsburgh's rookie running back <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> returned an errant pass that bounced off an opposing player for a game-winning touchdown in a play that later became labeled the <a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a>. In 1974, the Steelers won their first Super Bowl in franchise history—a feat which they would repeat in 1975, 1978, and 1979 to become the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls. In 1992, Noll was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Bill Cowher</a>, who led the franchise to its fifth Super Bowl victory in 2005. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tomlin" title="Mike Tomlin">Mike Tomlin</a> succeeded Cower and led the Steelers to an NFL record sixth Super Bowl victory in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-SteelHist_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SteelHist-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2009, the Steelers have 18 members in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1964, <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Ernie Stautner</a>, who played on the Steelers from 1950 to 1963, became the only Steelers' player to have his number—<i>70</i>—retired.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Pitt, University Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Posvar" title="Wesley Posvar">Wesley Posvar</a> took action to revive the football program and hired <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Johnny Majors</a> from Iowa State to resurrect the program in 1973. Majors immediately upgraded the recruiting, most notably bringing in future Heisman Trophy winner <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Tony Dorsett</a>. Majors' impact was immediate: in Pitt's first game with Majors as coach, the Panthers travelled to the University of Georgia where they tied <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Vince Dooley</a>'s Bulldogs 7-7. The excitement in the city was palpable as the Panthers improved from one win in 1972 to a 6-5-1 record in <a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1973</a>. Their success earned the Panthers their first bowl bid since 1956 when they were invited to play <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football" title="Arizona State Sun Devils football">Arizona State</a> in the 1973 <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>, where they lost 28–7. The next season saw further improvement with wins at <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a> and Georgia Tech to finish 7–4. In <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1975</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl" title="Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> victory over Kansas capped an 8–4 record highlighted by wins at Georgia and Notre Dame. The stage was thus set for the <a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1976 edition of the Panthers</a> to make a run for the national championship. </p><p>The 1976 season began with the Panthers ranked ninth in the AP preseason poll. The first game was at Notre Dame, where the Irish grew the grass long on the playing field in a failed attempt to slow down Dorsett, who had burned them for 303 rushing yards the year before.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their efforts were in vain as Dorsett ran for a 61-yard touchdown on Pitt's first play from scrimmage on the way to a 31–10 win. The season continued with a 42–14 win at Georgia Tech and a 36–19 win over Miami. On October 23, the Panthers travelled to Annapolis to face Navy during which Dorsett broke the NCAA career rushing record on a 32-yard touchdown run in Pitt's 45–0 victory. Dorsett's achievement prompted a mid-game celebration in which even Navy saluted the feat with a cannon blast.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pitt next defeated eastern rival Syracuse 23–13, and on November 6, number two ranked Pitt easily handled Army while number one ranked <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> lost to <a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football">Purdue</a>. For the first time since 1939, the Pitt Panthers were the number one ranked team in the country. The following week, they successfully defended their top rating in a close Backyard Brawl against rival West Virginia. With a record of 10–0, the Panthers headed into their regular season finale with only heated instate rival Penn State standing in the way of Pitt's national title aspirations. At a packed <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> on the day after Thanksgiving, the Nittany Lions held Dorsett to 51 yards in the first half and had the game tied 7-7. Majors adjusted for the second half by shifting Dorsett from tailback to fullback, enabling him to explode for an additional 173 yards as Pitt rolled to a 24–7 victory that capped an undefeated regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December, Dorsett became the first Pitt Panther to win the Heisman Trophy as the nation's best college football player. Dorsett also won the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and was named UPI Player of the Year. The 11-0 Panthers accepted an invitation to the 1977 Sugar Bowl to face second ranked Georgia. Pitt defeated the Bulldogs 27-3 and was voted number one in both the final Associated Press and <a href="/wiki/Coaches%27_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="Coaches' Poll">Coaches</a> polls, claiming their ninth national championship.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was Pitt's first undefeated national championship since 1937. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) named Majors the 1976 Coach of the Year. Following this historic season, Majors returned to his alma mater, the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">University of Tennessee</a>, to take the head coaching job.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg/225px-MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg/338px-MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg/450px-MarinoColorPitt1979.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="413" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a> quarterbacks Pitt in a 1979 rout of <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_football" title="Cincinnati Bearcats football">Cincinnati</a> in what would be the first of three straight 11–1 seasons</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a>, an assistant under Majors at Pitt and the head coach at <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a>, succeeded Majors as head coach at Pitt. Under Sherrill, the winning continued with a 9-2-1 record and Gator Bowl win in 1977. An 8–4 record and <a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Bowl_(1947%E2%80%9382)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tangerine Bowl (1947–82)">Tangerine Bowl</a> appearance followed in 1978. Sherrill stockpiled future NFL talent including Pittsburgh's own quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>, Hall of Fame inductee <a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Russ Grimm</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Outland_Trophy" title="Outland Trophy">Outland Trophy</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Mark_May" title="Mark May">Mark May</a>. Sherrill also molded a devastating defense that was anchored at the <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> position manned by Hall of Fame inductee <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Rickey Jackson</a> and Heisman Trophy runner-up <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Green_(American_football)" title="Hugh Green (American football)">Hugh Green</a>, who had the highest finish in the Heisman voting by a defensive player until 1997, when <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan's</a> <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">Charles Woodson</a>, who also played <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">receiver</a>, won the trophy. <a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1979</a> began a string of three straight seasons with 11-1 records. However, an early loss at <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tarheels_football" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Tarheels football">North Carolina</a> in 1979, a midseason loss during a driving rainstorm at Florida State in <a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1980</a>, and a devastating season-ending defeat at the hands of rival Penn State in <a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1981</a> prevented those teams from clinching an AP or Coaches poll national championship. The 1981 loss to Penn State at Pitt Stadium was especially devastating, as the number one ranked Panthers had opened up a 14-0 first-quarter lead only to see an apparent Dan Marino touchdown pass intercepted in the endzone and returned for a touchdown. The Nittany Lions scored 48 unanswered points to end the Panthers' dream of a second national championship in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In each of these three seasons, Pitt rebounded to win a bowl game: the Fiesta, Gator, and Sugar Bowls respectively. The 1982 Sugar Bowl was highlighted by one of the most dramatic plays in Pitt history as Dan Marino hit a streaking John Brown on fourth down in the last seconds of the game for the go-ahead score against a Georgia team that featured <a href="/wiki/Herschel_Walker" title="Herschel Walker">Herschel Walker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sherrill's teams at Pitt are considered by some to be among the most talented in Pitt and college football history. The 1980 Pitt team alone featured seven first round draft picks, 23 players who went on to start in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, seven others who played in the NFL, and one player each who played in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">USFL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bowden" title="Bobby Bowden">Bobby Bowden</a>, legendary coach of Florida State, is quoted as saying, "I've said it many times, in all my years of coaching, that Pitt team was the best college football team I have ever seen."<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sherrill left Pitt in early 1982 for <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a>, signing a then record contract worth over $1.7 million.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In five seasons, Sherrill's Panthers won fifty games, lost nine, and tied one (50-9-1), which places his 0.842 winning percentage at the top of the list for all Pitt coaches, just ahead of Jock Sutherland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Today">Today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg/220px-Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg/330px-Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg/440px-Heinz_Field_Pittsburgh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a>, home of the Steelers and the Pitt Panthers. The <a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League" title="Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League">WPIAL</a> also holds its annual <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">high school football</a> championships at Heinz Field.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Steelers are one of the NFL's most popular teams, with a fan base known as <a href="/wiki/Steeler_Nation" title="Steeler Nation">Steeler Nation</a>. Despite the difference in high school and college football tastes, the team unites many, and is often one of the NFL's biggest ratings draws. </p><p>Since the <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a> days at Pitt, the team hasn't competed for a national championship, but has appeared in major bowls and often appears in national polls. The Panthers maintain a <a href="/wiki/Backyard_Brawl" title="Backyard Brawl">rivalry</a> with the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia Mountaineers</a>, and will soon <a href="/wiki/Pitt_%E2%80%93_Penn_State_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitt – Penn State rivalry">resume</a> a four-game series with another traditional regional rival, the <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State Nittany Lions</a>. Pitt, Penn State, Notre Dame, and West Virginia all maintain strong local followings within the Pittsburgh region. </p><p>Outside of the NFL and college football, the city was represented by the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Americans" title="Pittsburgh Americans">Pittsburgh Americans</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1936)" title="American Football League (1936)">second American Football League</a> in 1936 and 1937. It was also briefly represented by the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Maulers_(1984)" title="Pittsburgh Maulers (1984)">Pittsburgh Maulers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a>, in 1984, and the Pittsburgh Gladiators (now the Tampa Bay Storm), of the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">first Arena Football League</a> from 1987 until 1990. A new Arena Football League team, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Power" title="Pittsburgh Power">Pittsburgh Power</a>, started play in the <a href="/wiki/Consol_Energy_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Consol Energy Center">Consol Energy Center</a> in April 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, Pittsburgh is home to three women's full-contact football teams: the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Passion" title="Pittsburgh Passion">Pittsburgh Passion</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Force" title="Pittsburgh Force">Pittsburgh Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Steel_City_Renegades" title="Steel City Renegades">Steel City Renegades</a>. Founded in 2002, as members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Football_Association" title="National Women's Football Association">National Women's Football Association</a> and having played in the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Women%27s_Football_League" title="Independent Women's Football League">Independent Women's Football League</a>, the Passion are currently members of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Alliance" title="Women's Football Alliance">Women's Football Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team went 12–0 and won a national title in 2007 as members of the NWFA.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A newer team, the Pittsburgh Force, were founded in 2008 and are members of the WFA. The Renegades, founded in 2009, are members of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Spring_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's Spring Football League">Women's Spring Football League</a>. </p><p>The "most established area minor-league football team" the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Colts" title="Pittsburgh Colts">Pittsburgh Colts</a> are members of the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Football_League" title="North American Football League">North American Football League</a>'s Regional American Football League.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_school_football">High school football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: High school football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">High school football</a> remains popular in the area, with high school games routinely drawing over 10,000 fans per game and receiving regular press coverage in the area. Schools such as McKeesport Area High School, <a href="/wiki/Aliquippa_Senior_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Aliquippa Senior High School">Aliquippa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Allderdice_High_School" title="Taylor Allderdice High School">Allderdice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Beaver_Falls_Area_School_District" title="Big Beaver Falls Area School District">Beaver Falls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brashear_High_School" title="Brashear High School">Brashear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Catholic_High_School_(Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)">Central Catholic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeannette_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeannette High School">Jeannette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clairton_High_School" title="Clairton High School">Clairton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hopewell_High_School_(Pennsylvania)" title="Hopewell High School (Pennsylvania)">Hopewell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perry_Traditional_Academy" title="Perry Traditional Academy">Perry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pine-Richland_High_School" title="Pine-Richland High School">Pine-Richland</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Allegheny_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="North Allegheny High School">North Allegheny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodland_Hills_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodland Hills High School">Woodland Hills</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gateway_High_School_(Pennsylvania)" title="Gateway High School (Pennsylvania)">Gateway</a> have all been consistent contenders for <a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League" title="Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League">WPIAL</a> and City League championships and even <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association">PIAA</a> championships. Many have sent former star players onto the NFL. Aliquippa alone has sent <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Gilbert" title="Sean Gilbert">Sean Gilbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Ty Law</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Darrelle Revis</a> onto successful NFL careers, with Ditka now being a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>. The PIAA's Western Pennsylvania region, officially known as District 7 but more commonly known by its older name as the <a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League" title="Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League">WPIAL</a>, has its annual high school football championships at <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Cradle_of_Quarterbacks">The Cradle of Quarterbacks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The Cradle of Quarterbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pittsburgh region also has developed many notable athletes that have gone on to outstanding careers in professional sports. The region has produced a multitude of NFL quarterbacks, giving Western Pennsylvania the nickname "Cradle of Quarterbacks."<sup id="cite_ref-McHugh1991_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McHugh1991-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mike_White_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mike_White-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Bulger" title="Marc Bulger">Marc Bulger</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">George Blanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hostetler" title="Jeff Hostetler">Jeff Hostetler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gus_Frerotte" title="Gus Frerotte">Gus Frerotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Thrower" title="Willie Thrower">Willie Thrower</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_Heller" title="Warren Heller">Warren Heller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Palko" title="Tyler Palko">Tyler Palko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrelle_Pryor" title="Terrelle Pryor">Terrelle Pryor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Van_Pelt" title="Alex Van Pelt">Alex Van Pelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Stephens" title="Sandy Stephens">Sandy Stephens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hanratty" title="Terry Hanratty">Terry Hanratty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_McMahon_(American_football)" title="Mike McMahon (American football)">Mike McMahon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_Harris_(American_football)" title="Major Harris (American football)">Major Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Cavanaugh" title="Matt Cavanaugh">Matt Cavanaugh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Rutherford" title="Rod Rutherford">Rod Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Marchibroda" title="Ted Marchibroda">Ted Marchibroda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babe_Parilli" title="Babe Parilli">Babe Parilli</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Hufnagel" title="John Hufnagel">John Hufnagel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Sherman_(American_football)" title="Tom Sherman (American football)">Tom Sherman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richie_Lucas" title="Richie Lucas">Richie Lucas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boyd_Brumbaugh" title="Boyd Brumbaugh">Boyd Brumbaugh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Zolak" title="Scott Zolak">Scott Zolak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Morelli" title="Anthony Morelli">Anthony Morelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Matesic" title="Ed Matesic">Ed Matesic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Clements" title="Tom Clements">Tom Clements</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coley_McDonough" title="Coley McDonough">Coley McDonough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charley_Seabright" title="Charley Seabright">Charley Seabright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Levcik" title="Tim Levcik">Tim Levcik</a>, and former Steelers quarterback <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a> all hail from within a 50-mile radius of the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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color: #000000 !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1933</li> <li>Formerly the <b>Pittsburgh Pirates</b> (1933–1939)</li> <li>Based and headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important;">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="History of the Pittsburgh Steelers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">All-Time Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team_(50th_Season)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)">50th Season</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Legends_team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team">Legends team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seasons" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93K)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (A–K)">A–K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(L%E2%80%93Z)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (L–Z)">L–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Steelers records">Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Home fields: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Acrisure_Stadium" title="Acrisure Stadium">Acrisure Stadium</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Training facilities: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Rooney_Athletic_Field" title="Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field">Rooney Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Stadium" title="Point Stadium">Point Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPMC_Rooney_Sports_Complex" title="UPMC Rooney Sports Complex">UPMC Rooney Sports Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_College#Pittsburgh_Steelers_training_camp" title="Saint Vincent College">Chuck Noll Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Football in Western Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Cope" title="Myron Cope">Myron Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelmark" title="Steelmark">Steelmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steeler_Nation" title="Steeler Nation">Steeler Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrible_Towel" title="Terrible Towel">Terrible Towel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film)" title="Black Sunday (1977 film)">Black Sunday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story" title="Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story">Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Shade" title="Evening Shade">Evening Shade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chief_(play)" title="The Chief (play)">The Chief</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka" title="Pennsylvania Polka">"Pennsylvania Polka" (song)</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Styx_song)" title="Renegade (Styx song)">Renegade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_(Steelers_song)" title="Here We Go (Steelers song)">Here We Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Yellow" title="Black and Yellow">Black and Yellow</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YinzCam" title="YinzCam">YinzCam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Us" title="This Is Us">This Is Us</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain_(roller_coaster)" title="Steel Curtain (roller coaster)">Steel Curtain Roller Coaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_sports_lore" title="Pittsburgh sports lore">Steelers lore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.P._Rooneys" title="J.P. Rooneys">J.P. Rooneys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Keystoners" title="Pennsylvania Keystoners">Pennsylvania Keystoners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka_(American_football)" title="Pennsylvania Polka (American football)">Pennsylvania Polka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steagles" title="Steagles">Steagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">Card-Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelerettes" title="Pittsburgh Steelerettes">Steelerettes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975 AFC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1995 AFC Championship Game">Immaculate Deflection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis_trade" title="Jerome Bettis trade">Jerome Bettis trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Indianapolis)" title="2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)">Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Pittsburgh)" title="Killer B's (Pittsburgh)">Killer B's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Ravens–Steelers rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Bengals–Steelers rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">Cleveland Browns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboys%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Cowboys–Steelers rivalry">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Steelers rivalry">Denver Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiders%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Raiders–Steelers rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriots%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Patriots–Steelers rivalry">New England Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Eagles–Steelers rivalry">Philadelphia Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelers%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Steelers–Titans rivalry">Tennessee Titans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_broadcasters" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA-TV" title="KDKA-TV">KDKA-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPKD-TV" title="WPKD-TV">WPKD-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsNet_Pittsburgh" title="SportsNet Pittsburgh">SportsNet Pittsburgh</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hoke" title="Chris Hoke">Chris Hoke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Radio_Network" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network">Radio Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDVE" title="WDVE">WDVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGG_(AM)" title="WBGG (AM)">WBGG-AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hillgrove" title="Bill Hillgrove">Bill Hillgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunch_Ilkin" title="Tunch Ilkin">Tunch Ilkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wolfley" title="Craig Wolfley">Craig Wolfley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_figures_in_broadcasting" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers figures in broadcasting">Steelers figures in broadcasting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (24)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_AFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 AFC Championship Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">1974 (IX)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">1975 (X)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">1978 (XIII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">1979 (XIV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">2005 (XL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">2008 (XLIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">75</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Hall of Fame members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Players: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">Woodson</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Coaches and administration: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">Dan Rooney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">North Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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title="Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)">Exposition Park</a> (1900)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schenley_Park" title="Schenley Park">Schenley Park</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recreation_Park_(Pittsburgh)" title="Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)">Coliseum</a> (1902–1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exposition_Park_(Pittsburgh)" title="Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)">Exposition Park</a> (1904–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a> (1909–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a> (1925–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acrisure_Stadium" title="Acrisure Stadium">Acrisure Stadium</a> (2001–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPMC_Rooney_Sports_Complex" title="UPMC Rooney Sports Complex">UPMC Rooney Sports Complex</a> (practice)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003594;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;;width:1%">Bowls & rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Panthers_bowl_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Pittsburgh Panthers bowl games">Bowl games</a></li> <li>Duquesne: <a href="/wiki/City_Game" title="City Game">City Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry">Notre Dame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Ironsides_(trophy)" title="Old Ironsides (trophy)">Old Ironsides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry">Penn State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Syracuse_football_rivalry" title="Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry">Syracuse</a></li> <li>West Virginia: <a href="/wiki/Backyard_Brawl" title="Backyard Brawl">Backyard Brawl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003594;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Panthers_of_Pittsburgh" title="Panthers of Pittsburgh">Panthers</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hail_to_Pitt" title="Hail to Pitt">Hail to Pitt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pitt_Victory_Song" title="Pitt Victory Song">Pitt Victory Song</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh_Varsity_Marching_Band" title="University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band">Marching band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Backyard_Brawl" title="2007 Backyard Brawl">2007 Backyard Brawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Syracuse_vs._Pittsburgh_football_game" title="2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game">Highest-scoring game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003594;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Panthers_head_football_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Panthers head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_All-Americans" title="List of Pittsburgh Panthers football All-Americans">All-Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Panthers_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of Pittsburgh Panthers in the NFL draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_statistical_leaders" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003594;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_seasons" title="List of Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1890 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1892 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1893 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1894 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1895 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1896 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1897 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1898 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1899 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1900 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1902 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1903 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1904 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1906 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Western_University_of_Pennsylvania_football_team" title="1907 Western University of Pennsylvania football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1908 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1909 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1911 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1912 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1913 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1914 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1914</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1915_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1915 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1915</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1916_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1916 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1916</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1917</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1918_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1918 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1918</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1919 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1920 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1922 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1923 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1924 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1925 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1926 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1927 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1928 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1928</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1929_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1929 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1929</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1930 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1930</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1931_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1931 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1931</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1932 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1933 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1933</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1934_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1934</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1935 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1935</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1936_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1936</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1937_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1937</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1938 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1939 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1940 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1941 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1942 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1943 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1944 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1945 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1947 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1948 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1949 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1950 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1951 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1952 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1953 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1954 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1957 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1958 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1959 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1961 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1962 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1964 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1965 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1966 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1967 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1975</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1976</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2024 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#003594;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 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