Pitt Panthers Football 2012 Media Fact Book National Titles
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PITT PANTHERS FOOTBALL 2012 MEDIA FACT BOOK NATIONAL TITLES Pitt’s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR Record Coach Selector 1. Notre Dame 17 1976 12-0 Majors Unan i mous 2. USC 13 1937 9-0-1 Sutherland AP, DS, LS, IFA, WS, TFT Yale 13 1936 8-1-1 Sutherland IPA, TFT 4. Princeton 12 1934 9-1 Sutherland Davis Alabama 12 1931 8-1 Sutherland Davis 6. Pittsburgh 9 1929 9-1 Sutherland Davis 1918 4-1 Warner Unan i mous 1916 8-0 Warner Unan i mous 1915 8-0 Warner Davis (1932-63) system of RATING SYSTEMS Helms First interstate Bank Athletic Foun da tion Williamson System (1889-1982) origi nal ly found ed in 1936 as syn di cat ed power ratings chosen by Paul To settle countless ar gu ments, Sports Il lus- Helms Athletic Foundation and changed in Williamson, a geologist and member of the the early 1970s to Citizens Savings Athletic Sugar Bowl com mit tee. complete and wholly ac cu rate list ever com- trat ed in 1970 researched the first and only Foun da tion be fore current name was adopted piled of college football’s myth i cal national in 1981. champions. Ev ery rec og nized authority that The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ever presumed to name a No. 1 was included: was devised in 1998 to determine a illustrated Football An nu al (1924-41) an national champion for college football. The arrangement matches the country’s two top- Associated Press (1936-current) poll of regard ed magazine by William F. Boand. rated teams against each other in a title game. sports writ ers and broad cast ers. “azzi ratem” system pub lished in this highly Participating bowls include the Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar. In addition to those four Litkenhous System Parke H. Davis Ratings (1889-1935) cho- games, a BCS National Championship Game sen by Davis, a player at Princeton in 1889 (1934-1984) a “dif fer- is played at one of the bowl sites. The current Litkenhouse and his brother Edward. and a former coach at Wis con sin, Amherst ence-by-score” method syn di cat ed by Fred BCS structure will be utilized in each of the next two seasons (2012 and 2013). Beginning Spalding’s Football Guide. in 2014, the newly approved four-team playoff National Football Foun da tion and Hall of and Lafayette, and first published in the 1934 format will be used to determine college Fame (1959-1995) chosen annually by com- football’s national champion. mit tee rep resent ing membership. Dickinson System (1924-40) chosen by Uni- versi ty of Illinois econom ics professor Frank G. Dickinson; based on system that awarded The Football Thesaurus (1927-58) sys tem var i ous point totals for wins over teams with devised by Duke Houlgate and published in winning or non-win ning records. book of same title. (1929-current) a power index Dunkel System United Press international (1950-1995) poll rating system devised by Dick Dunkel and syn- of 35 col lege coaches. (Became the USA Today di cat ed to news pa pers around the nation. coaches poll.) Football Writers As so ci a tion of Amer i ca tee rep re sent ing membership. (1954-current) chosen by a five-man commit - www.PittsburghPanthers.com 135 PITT PANTHERS FOOTBALL 2012 MEDIA FACT BOOK NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Pitt players have captured college football’s most prestigious awards, including the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award and the Biletnikoff Award. JOHN W. HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY 1976 Tony Dorsett Awarded annually to the outstanding college football player by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York. LOMBARDI AWARD 1980 Hugh Green Presented each year to the outstanding col lege lineman or linebacker by the Rotary Club of Houston. OUTLAND TROPHY 1980 Mark May Presented each year by the Football Writ ers Association of America to the out stand ing col le giate interior lineman. BILETNIKOFF AWARD 2000 Antonio Bryant, 2003 Larry Fitzgerald Awarded annually to the nation’s top collegiate receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club. MAXWELL AWARD 1976 Tony Dorsett, 1980 Hugh Green Highlights the top college player in the nation and is presented by the Maxwell Club of Phil a del phia. WALTER CAMP AWARD 1976 Tony Dorsett, 1980 Hugh Green (first defensive play er to win the award), 2003 Larry Fitzgerald (first sophomore to win the award) Presented by the Walter Camp Football Foun da tion of New Haven, Conn., to the college player of the year. PITT AND THE HEISMAN TROPHY Legendary tailback Tony Dorsett was selected as the winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1976, the same season he led the Panthers to the national title with a 12-0 record. While Dorsett is Pitt’s lone winner of the Heisman, the Panthers have had eight total players finish in the top five in the final balloting. Pitt players have finished in the top 10 of the Heisman voting 14 times. 2003 1980 1938 1. Jason White Oklahoma 1. George Rogers South Carolina 1. Davey O’Brien TCU 2. Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 2. Hugh Green Pittsburgh 2. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh 3. Eli Manning Mississippi 3. Herschel Walker Georgia 3. Sid Luckman Columbia 4. Chris Perry Michigan 4. Mark Herrmann Purdue 4. Bob MacLeod Dartmouth 5. Jim McMahon Brigham Young 5. Vic Bottari California 5.1987 Darren Sproles Kansas State 1976 1937 1. Tim Brown Notre Dame 1. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 1. Clint Frank Yale 2. Don McPherson Syracuse 2. Ricky Bell Southern California 2. Byron White Colorado 3. Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross 3. Rob Lytle Michigan 3. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh 4. Lorenzo White Michigan State 4. Terry Miller Oklahoma State 4. Alex Wojciechowicz Fordham 5. Craig “ironhead” Heyward Pittsburgh 1981 5.1975 Tom Kramer Rice 5. Joe Kilgrow Alabama 1. Marcus Allen Southern California OTHER TOP 10 HEiSmAn FiniSHES 2. Herschel Walker Georgia 2. Chuck Muncie California BY PiTT PLAYERS: 3. Jim McMahon Brigham Young 3.1. RickyArchie Bell Griffin SouthernOhio State California Matt Cavanaugh (seventh, 1977) 4. Dan Marino Pittsburgh 4. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh Mike Ditka (sixth, 1960) 5. Art Schlichter Ohio State 5. Joe Washington Oklahoma Bill Fralic (sixth, 1984; eighth, 1983) Dan Marino (ninth, 1982) Edgar “Special Delivery” Jones (seventh, 1941) 136 www.PittsburghPanthers.com PITT PANTHERS FOOTBALL 2012 MEDIA FACT BOOK ALL-AMERICANS The following list of Pitt’s First Team All-Americans was com piled from various sourc es, including the NCAA Foot ball Guide, and consists of players who were first-team selections on one or more of the All- Amer i can teams. Over the years, these selections were made by Walter Camp, Grantland Rice, Casper Whitney, INS, AP, UPI, NANA, NEA, the Football Writers, the Football Coaches As so ci a tion, the All-Amer i- ca Board, Newsweek, The Sport ing News and Sports Illustrated. YEAR NAME POS. YEAR NAME POS. YEAR NAME POS. 1914 Rob ert Peck C 1935 Art Detzel T 1980 Hugh Green# DE 1915 Rob ert Peck* C 1936 Averell Daniell* T 1980 Mark May# OT 1916 Rob ert Peck* C 1936 Wil li am Glassford G 1981 Sal Sunseri* LB 1916 James Herron* E 1937 Frank Souchak E 1981 Jimbo Covert OT 1916 Andy Hastings F 1937 Bill Daddio E 1981 Dan Marino QB 1916 Claude Thornhill G 1937 Tony Matisi* T 1981 Julius Dawkins SE 1917 H.C. Carlson E 1937 Marshall Goldberg* B 1982 Jimbo Covert* OT 1917 Jock Sutherland* G 1938 Marshall Goldberg# B 1982 Bill Maas DT 1917 Dale Sies* G 1938 Bill Daddio E 1982 Bill Fralic OT 1917 George McLaren F 1941 Ralph Fife G 1983 Bill Fralic# OT 1918 Leonard Hilty* T 1949 Bernie Barkouskie G 1984 Bill Fralic# OT 1918 Tom Davies* B 1986 Randy Dixon* OT 1918 George McLaren* F 1952 EldredJoe Schmidt Kraemer TLB 1986 Tony Woods* DE 1920 Tom Davies B 1956 Joe Walton# E 1987 Ezekial Gadson LB 1920 Herb Stein* C 1958 John Guzik* G 1987 Craig Heyward* RB 1921 Herb Stein* C 1960 Mike Ditka# E 1988 Mark Stepnoski* OG 1925 Ralph Chase* T 1963 Paul Martha* B 1988 Jerry Olsavsky LB 1963 Ernie Borghetti T 1989 Marc Spindler DT # 1927 BillGil bert Kern Welch TB 1973 Tony Dorsett RB 1990 Brian Greenfield* P 1928 Mike Getto* T 1974 Tony Dorsett RB 1994 Ruben Brown OT 1929 Joe Donchess# E 1974 Gary Burley MG 2000 Antonio Bryant* WR 1929 Ray Montgomery* G 1975 Tony Dorsett RB 2003 Larry Fitzgerald# WR 1929 Toby Uansa H 1976 Tony Dorsett# RB 2006 H.B. Blades LB 1929 Tho mas Parkinson B 1976 Al Romano* MG 1931 Jesse Quatse* T 1977 Matt Cavanaugh QB 20082009 ScottDorin McKillop Dickerson LBTE 1932 Joe Skladany* E 1977 Randy Holloway* DT 2010 Jabaal Sheard DE # 1932 War ren Heller B 1977 Bob Jury* DB * indicates consensus status 1933 Joe Skladany* H 1977 Tom Brzoza* C # indicates unanimous selection 1934 Charles Hartwig* E 1978 Hugh Green* DE 1934 George Shotwell* G 1978 Gor don Jones WR 1934 Isadore Weinstock C 1979 Hugh Green# DE www.PittsburghPanthers.com 137 PITT PANTHERS FOOTBALL 2012 MEDIA FACT BOOK FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Robert Peck, 1914-16 Medical School resulting in his nickname of TOm DaviES, 1918, 1920 Center basketball coach for 31 years. He won two Back national“Doc.” He championships won great fame while as the compiling Panthers’ Tom Davies was a two-time All-American, American, being selected in 1914, 1915 and including his freshman season of 1918 and 1916.Robert The Peck Panthers was Pitt’s only initial lost firstone gameteam All-in earned Carlson a spot in the Basketball Hall also in 1920.