1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1946 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record under head coach Wes Fesler.[1]

1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Wes Fesler (1st season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Illinois	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–33
September 28	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 33–7
October 5	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–33
October 12	Temple	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0
October 19	Marquette	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 7–6
October 26	Purdue	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 8–10
November 2	at No. 20 Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–20
November 9	at No. 12 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–20
November 23	Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 14–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1946 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.