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2017 Media Guide NATIONAL TITLES NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS PITT’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RATING SYSTEMS MEDIA YEAR RECORD COACH SE LEC TOR To settle countless ar gu ments, Sports Il lus trat ed in 1967 researched the first and only complete and wholly ac cu rate list 1976 12-0 Majors Unan i mous ever com piled of college foot ball’s myth i cal national champions. 1937 9-0-1 Sutherland AP, DS, LS, IFA, WS, TFT Ev ery rec og nized authority that ever presumed to name a No. 1 was included: 1936 8-1-1 Sutherland IFA, TFT PREVIEW Associated Press (1936-current): poll of sports writ ers and 1934 9-1 Sutherland Davis broad cast ers. 1931 8-1 Sutherland Davis Parke H. Davis Ratings (1889-1935): cho sen by Davis, a player at 1929 9-1 Sutherland Davis Princeton in 1889 and a former coach at Wis con sin, Amherst and Lafayette, and first published in the 1934 Spalding’s Foot ball Guide. 1918 4-1 Warner Unan i mous Dickinson System (1924-40): chosen by Uni ver si ty of Illinois 1916 8-0 Warner Unan i mous eco nom ics professor Frank G. Dickinson; based on system that STAFF 1915 8-0 Warner Davis awarded var i ous point totals for wins over teams with winning or non-win ning records. ALL-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Dunkel System (1929-cur rent): a power index rating system devised by Dick Dunkel and syn di cat ed to news pa pers around PROFILES PLAYER 1. Notre Dame 17 the nation. 2. Alabama 14 Football Writers As so ci a tion of Amer i ca (1954-current): chosen 3. USC 13 by a panel rep re sent ing membership. Yale 13 Helms First Interstate Bank Athletic Foun da tion (1889-1982): 5. Princeton 12 orig i nal ly found ed in 1936 as Helms Athletic Foundation and changed in the early 1970s to Citizens Savings Athletic Foun da tion 6. Pittsburgh 9 be fore the most recent name was adopted in 1981. SEASON 2016 Illustrated Football An nu al (1924-41): an “azzi ratem” system pub lished in this highly re gard ed magazine by William F. Boand. Litkenhous System (1934-1984): a “dif fer ence-by-score” method syn di cat ed by Fred Litkenhouse and his brother Edward. National Football Foun da tion and Hall of Fame (1959-1995): BOOK RECORD chosen annually by com mit tee rep re sent ing membership. The Football Thesaurus (1927-58): sys tem devised by Duke Houlgate and published in book of same title. United Press International (1950-1995): poll of 35 col lege coaches. (Became the USA TODAY coaches poll.) HISTORY Williamson System (1932-63): system of syn di cat ed power ratings HISTORY chosen by Paul Williamson, a geologist and member of the Sugar Bowl com mit tee. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) (1998–2013): Determined a national champion by matching the country’s two top-rated teams in the BCS Standings against each other in a title game. PRO FOOTBALL PRO College Football Playoff: For the fourth consecutive season, the Football Bowl Subdivision will utilize a four-team playoff format to determine the national champion. A selection committee will choose the four playoff teams based on their performance during the regular season, including strength of schedule, head-to-head Pitt’s 1976 national championship was trumpeted on the cover of results, championships won and other factors. The teams will be Sports Illustrated. seeded so that #1 will play #4 in one semifinal and #2 will meet #3 PITT IS THIS in the other. This year’s semifinal games will be played at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2018. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be played on January 8, 2018, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. 150 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 151 NATIONAL TITLES NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS JOHN W. HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY BILETNIKOFF AWARD OUTLAND TROPHY Presented to the nation’s most Presented to the nation’s outstanding Presented to the nation’s most MEDIA outstanding player by the Heisman college receiver by the Tallahassee outstanding interior lineman by the Trophy Trust Quarterback Club Foundation Football Writers Association of America 1976 Tony Dorsett 2000 Antonio Bryant 1980 Mark May 2003 Larry Fitzgerald 2013 Aaron Donald MAXWELL AWARD Presented to the college player of the year BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD PREVIEW by the Maxwell Football Club Presented to the nation’s most Presented to the nation’s outstanding 1976 Tony Dorsett outstanding defensive player by the college lineman or linebacker by the 1980 Hugh Green Charlotte Touchdown Club Rotary Club of Houston 2013 Aaron Donald 1980 Hugh Green 2013 Aaron Donald WALTER CAMP AWARD Presented to the nation’s most CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD outstanding player by the Walter Camp Presented to the college defensive player Note: In 2016, the Rotary Lombardi Award STAFF Foundation of the year by the Maxwell Football Club was changed to honor an overall player of 1976 Tony Dorsett 2013 Aaron Donald the year regardless of position. 1980 Hugh Green (first defensive player to win the award) 2003 Larry Fitzgerald (first sophomore to win the award) PROFILES PLAYER 2016 SEASON 2016 RECORD BOOK RECORD HISTORY HISTORY PRO FOOTBALL PRO THIS IS PITT IS THIS Now an All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams, Pitt’s Aaron Donald was college football’s most decorated defensive player in 2013. 150 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 151 PITT AND THE HEISMAN TROPHY FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Legendary tailback Tony Dorsett was selected as the winner of the Heisman Trophy in MEDIA 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. PREVIEW 2003 1975 1937 1. Jason White Oklahoma 1. Archie Griffin Ohio State 1. Clint Frank Yale 2. Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 2. Chuck Muncie California 2. Byron White Colorado 3. Ricky Bell Southern 3. Eli Manning Mississippi 3. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh STAFF California 4. Chris Perry Michigan 4. Alex Fordham 4. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh Wojciechowicz 5. Darren Sproles Kansas State 5. Joe Washington Oklahoma 5. Joe Kilgrow Alabama 1987 PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER 1. Tim Brown Notre Dame 1938 OTHER TOP 10 HEISMAN FINISHES BY 1. Davey O’Brien TCU 2. Don McPherson Syracuse PITT PLAYERS: 2. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh Matt Cavanaugh (seventh, 1977) 3. Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross 3. Sid Luckman Columbia Mike Ditka (sixth, 1960) 4. Lorenzo White Michigan State 4. Bob MacLeod Dartmouth Bill Fralic (sixth, 1984; eighth, 1983) 5. Craig “Ironhead” Pittsburgh 5. Vic Bottari California Edgar “Special Delivery” Jones (seventh, Heyward 1941) 2016 SEASON 2016 Dan Marino (ninth, 1982) 1981 1. Marcus Allen Southern California 2. Herschel Walker Georgia 3. Jim McMahon Brigham Young RECORD BOOK RECORD 4. Dan Marino Pittsburgh 5. Art Schlichter Ohio State 1980 1. George Rogers South Carolina 2. Hugh Green Pittsburgh HISTORY HISTORY 3. Herschel Walker Georgia 4. Mark Herrmann Purdue 5. Jim McMahon Brigham Young 1976 PRO FOOTBALL PRO 1. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 2. Ricky Bell Southern California 3. Rob Lytle Michigan 4. Terry Miller Oklahoma State THIS IS PITT IS THIS 5. Tom Kramer Rice Tony Dorsett was the runaway winner in the 1976 Heisman Trophy balloting with 2,357 points. 152 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 153 PITT AND THE HEISMAN TROPHY FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS YEAR NAME POS. MEDIA 1914 Rob ert Peck C 1915 Rob ert Peck* C 1916 Rob ert Peck* C 1916 James Herron* E PREVIEW 1916 Andy Hastings F 1916 Claude Thornhill G 1917 H.C. Carlson E 1917 Jock Sutherland* G 1917 Dale Sies* G STAFF 1917 George McLaren F 1918 Leonard Hilty* T Quadree Henderson was a 2016 consensus All-America return man. 1918 Tom Davies* B PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER 1918 George McLaren* F YEAR NAME POS. YEAR NAME POS. 1938 Bill Daddio E 1981 Dan Marino QB 1920 Tom Davies B 1941 Ralph Fife G 1981 Julius Dawkins SE 1920 Herb Stein* C 1949 Bernie Barkouskie G 1982 Jimbo Covert* OT 1921 Herb Stein* C 1952 Eldred Kraemer T 1982 Bill Maas DT 1925 Ralph Chase* T 1952 Joe Schmidt LB 1982 Bill Fralic OT 1927 Bill Kern T 2016 SEASON 2016 1956 Joe Walton# E 1983 Bill Fralic# OT 1927 Gil bert Welch# B 1958 John Guzik* G 1984 Bill Fralic# OT 1928 Mike Getto* T 1960 Mike Ditka# E 1986 Randy Dixon* OT 1929 Joe Donchess# E 1963 Paul Martha* B 1986 Tony Woods* DE 1929 Ray Montgomery* G 1963 Ernie Borghetti T 1987 Ezekial Gadson LB 1929 Toby Uansa H BOOK RECORD 1973 Tony Dorsett RB 1987 Craig Heyward* RB 1929 Thomas Parkinson B 1974 Tony Dorsett RB 1988 Mark Stepnoski* OG 1931 Jesse Quatse* T 1974 Gary Burley MG 1988 Jerry Olsavsky LB 1932 Joe Skladany* E 1975 Tony Dorsett RB 1989 Marc Spindler DT 1932 War ren Heller# B 1976 Tony Dorsett# RB 1990 Brian Greenfield* P 1933 Joe Skladany* H HISTORY HISTORY 1976 Al Romano* MG 1994 Ruben Brown OT 1934 Charles Hartwig* E 1977 Matt Cavanaugh QB 2000 Antonio Bryant* WR 1934 George Shotwell* G 1977 Randy Holloway* DT 2003 Larry Fitzgerald# WR 1934 Isadore Weinstock C 1977 Bob Jury* DB 2006 H.B. Blades LB 1935 Art Detzel T 1977 Tom Brzoza* C 2008 Scott McKillop LB FOOTBALL PRO 1936 Averell Daniell* T 1978 Hugh Green* DE 2009 Dorin Dickerson TE 1936 Wil li am Glassford G 1978 Gor don Jones WR 2010 Jabaal Sheard DE 1937 Frank Souchak E 1979 Hugh Green# DE 2013 Aaron Donald# DT 1937 Bill Daddio E 1980 Hugh Green# DE 2014 James Conner RB 1937 Tony Matisi* T THIS IS PITT IS THIS 1980 Mark May# OT 2016 Quadree Henderson* KR 1937 Marshall Goldberg* B 1981 Sal Sunseri* LB 2016 Dorian Johnson OG 1938 Marshall Goldberg# B 1981 Jimbo Covert OT * indicates consensus status # indicates unanimous selection 152 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 153 NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES YEAR NAME 1988 Mark Stepnoski 1978 Jeff Delaney 1974 Todd Toerper OL DAVID BLANDINO DL VINCE CROCHUNIS E DICK DEITRICK 1973 David Blandino NFF AA AA 1963 Al Grigaliunas ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS YEAR NAME 2008 Conor Lee 2004 Vince Crochunis 2004 Dan Stephens 2003 Vince Crochunis DB JEFF DELANEY OL ROB FADA E AL GRIGALIUNAS AA, NFF AA NFF 2003 Dan Stephens 2002 Vince Crochunis 1990 Louis Riddick 1989 Louis Riddick 1988 Mark Stepnoski 1986 Mark Stepnoski 1982 J.C.
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