National Titles

NATIONAL TITLES PITT’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RATING SYSTEMS YEAR RECORD COACH SE LEC TOR To settle countless ar gu ments, Sports Il lus trat ed in 1970 1976 12-0 Majors Unan i mous researched the first and only complete and wholly ac cu rate list 1937 9-0-1 Sutherland AP, DS, LS, IFA, WS, TFT ever com piled of college foot ball’s myth i cal national champions. 1936 8-1-1 Sutherland IFA, TFT Ev ery rec og nized authority that ever presumed to name a No. 1 1934 9-1 Sutherland Davis was included: 1931 8-1 Sutherland Davis 1929 9-1 Sutherland Davis Associated Press (1936-current): poll of sports writ ers and 1918 4-1 Warner Unan i mous broad cast ers. 1916 8-0 Warner Unan i mous 1915 8-0 Warner Davis Parke H. Davis Ratings (1889-1935): cho sen by Davis, a player at Princeton in 1889 and a former coach at Wis con sin, Amherst and ALL-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Lafayette, and first published in the 1934 Spalding’s Foot ball Guide. 1. Notre Dame 17 Dickinson System (1924-40): chosen by Uni ver si ty of Illinois 2. Alabama 14 eco nom ics professor Frank G. Dickinson; based on system that 3. USC 13 awarded var i ous point totals for wins over teams with winning or Yale 13 non-win ning records. 5. Princeton 12 6. PITTSBURGH 9 Dunkel System (1929-cur rent): a power index rating system devised by Dick Dunkel and syn di cat ed to news pa pers around the nation. Football Writers As so ci a tion of Amer i ca (1954-current): chosen by a panel rep re sent ing membership. Helms First Interstate Bank Athletic Foun da tion (1889-1982): 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 be fore the most recent name was adopted in 1981. 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): 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.) Williamson System (1932-63): system of syn di cat ed power ratings 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 Pitt’s 1976 national championship was trumpeted on the cover of teams in the BCS Standings against each other in a title game. Sports Illustrated. College Football Playoff: For the third 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 results, championships won and other factors. The teams will be seeded so that #1 will play #4 in one semifinal and #2 will meet #3 in the other. This year’s semifinal games will be played at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2016. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be played on Jan. 9, 2017, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. 142 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 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 INFORMATION 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 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 2016 PREVIEW 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 Foundation of the year by the Maxwell Football Club 1976 Tony Dorsett 2013 Aaron Donald COACHING STAFF 1980 Hugh Green (first defensive player to win the award) 2003 Larry Fitzgerald (first sophomore to win the award) PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER 2015 SEASON IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK PITT HISTORY PRO FOOTBALL THIS IS PITT Now an All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams, Pitt’s Aaron Donald was college football’s most decorated defensive player in 2013. 142 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 143 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 1938 OTHER TOP 10 HEISMAN FINISHES BY 1. Jason White Oklahoma 1. Davey O’Brien TCU PITT PLAYERS: 2. Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 2. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh Matt Cavanaugh (seventh, 1977) 3. Eli Manning Mississippi 3. Sid Luckman Columbia Mike Ditka (sixth, 1960) 4. Chris Perry Michigan 4. Bob MacLeod Dartmouth Bill Fralic (sixth, 1984; eighth, 1983) 5. Darren Sproles Kansas State 5. Vic Bottari California Edgar “Special Delivery” Jones (seventh, 1941) 1987 1937 Dan Marino (ninth, 1982) 1. Tim Brown Notre Dame 1. Clint Frank Yale 2. Don McPherson Syracuse 2. Byron White Colorado 3. Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross 3. Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh 4. Lorenzo White Michigan State 4. Alex Wojciechowicz Fordham 5. Craig “Ironhead” 5. Joe Kilgrow Alabama Heyward Pittsburgh 1981 1. Marcus Allen Southern California 2. Herschel Walker Georgia 3. Jim McMahon Brigham Young 4. Dan Marino Pittsburgh 5. Art Schlichter Ohio State 1980 1. George Rogers South Carolina 2. Hugh Green Pittsburgh 3. Herschel Walker Georgia 4. Mark Herrmann Purdue 5. Jim McMahon Brigham Young 1976 1. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 2. Ricky Bell Southern California 3. Rob Lytle Michigan 4. Terry Miller Oklahoma State 5. Tom Kramer Rice 1975 1. Archie Griffin Ohio State 2. Chuck Muncie California 3. Ricky Bell Southern California 4. Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 5. Joe Washington Oklahoma Tony Dorsett was the runaway winner in the 1976 Heisman Trophy balloting with 2,357 points. 144 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE ALL-AMERICANS THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PITT’S FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS WAS COM PILED FROM VARIOUS SOURC ES, MEDIA INFORMATION 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 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, THE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSO 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. 2016 PREVIEW 1914 Rob ert Peck C 1936 Averell Daniell* T 1980 Hugh Green# DE 1915 Rob ert Peck* C 1936 Wil li am Glassford G 1980 Mark May# OT 1916 Rob ert Peck* C 1937 Frank Souchak E 1981 Sal Sunseri* LB 1916 James Herron* E 1937 Bill Daddio E 1981 Jimbo Covert OT COACHING STAFF 1916 Andy Hastings F 1937 Tony Matisi* T 1981 Dan Marino QB 1916 Claude Thornhill G 1937 Marshall Goldberg* B 1981 Julius Dawkins SE 1917 H.C. Carlson E 1938 Marshall Goldberg# B 1982 Jimbo Covert* OT 1917 Jock Sutherland* G 1938 Bill Daddio E 1982 Bill Maas DT 1917 Dale Sies* G 1941 Ralph Fife G 1982 Bill Fralic OT 1917 George McLaren F 1949 Bernie Barkouskie G 1983 Bill Fralic# OT PROFILES PLAYER 1918 Leonard Hilty* T 1952 Eldred Kraemer T 1984 Bill Fralic# OT 1918 Tom Davies* B 1952 Joe Schmidt LB 1986 Randy Dixon* OT 1918 George McLaren* F 1956 Joe Walton# E 1986 Tony Woods* DE 1920 Tom Davies B 1958 John Guzik* G 1987 Ezekial Gadson LB 1920 Herb Stein* C 1960 Mike Ditka# E 1987 Craig Heyward* RB 2015 SEASON IN REVIEW 1921 Herb Stein* C 1963 Paul Martha* B 1988 Mark Stepnoski* OG 1925 Ralph Chase* T 1963 Ernie Borghetti T 1988 Jerry Olsavsky LB 1927 Bill Kern T 1973 Tony Dorsett RB 1989 Marc Spindler DT 1927 Gil bert Welch# B 1974 Tony Dorsett RB 1990 Brian Greenfield* P 1928 Mike Getto* T 1974 Gary Burley MG 1994 Ruben Brown OT 1929 Joe Donchess# E 1975 Tony Dorsett RB 2000 Antonio Bryant* WR 1929 Ray Montgomery* G 1976 Tony Dorsett# RB 2003 Larry Fitzgerald# WR RECORD BOOK 1929 Toby Uansa H 1976 Al Romano* MG 2006 H.B. Blades LB 1929 Tho mas Parkinson B 1977 Matt Cavanaugh QB 2008 Scott McKillop LB 1931 Jesse Quatse* T 1977 Randy Holloway* DT 2009 Dorin Dickerson TE 1932 Joe Skladany* E 1977 Bob Jury* DB 2010 Jabaal Sheard DE PITT HISTORY 1932 War ren Heller# B 1977 Tom Brzoza* C 2013 Aaron Donald# DT 1933 Joe Skladany* H 1978 Hugh Green* DE 2014 James Conner RB 1934 Charles Hartwig* E 1978 Gor don Jones WR * indicates consensus status # indicates unanimous selection 1934 George Shotwell* G 1979 Hugh Green# DE PRO FOOTBALL 1934 Isadore Weinstock C 1935 Art Detzel T THIS IS PITT 144 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 145 NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES YEAR NAME 1988 Mark Stepnoski 1978 Jeff Delaney 1974 Todd Toerper 1973 David Blandino 1963 Al Grigaliunas OL DAVID BLANDINO DL VINCE CROCHUNIS E DICK DEITRICK NFF AA AA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS YEAR NAME 2008 Conor Lee 2004 Vince Crochunis 2004 Dan Stephens 2003 Vince Crochunis 2003 Dan Stephens 2002 Vince Crochunis 1990 Louis Riddick 1989 Louis Riddick 1988 Mark Stepnoski DB JEFF DELANEY OL ROB FADA E AL GRIGALIUNAS AA, NFF AA NFF 1986 Mark Stepnoski 1982 J.C.

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