Conference Independent 1936 record 8–1–1 Home stadium Pitt Stadium | AP No. 3 Offensive scheme Single wing | |
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Head coach Jock Sutherland (13th year) | ||
The 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1936 college football season. The Panthers won the Rose Bowl and received a share of the national championship. Pitt was also awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.
National championship
The 1936 team was selected or recognized as a national champion by multiple selectors which are recognized as "major" (i.e. national in scope) in the official NCAA football records book, by College Football Data Warehouse, and according to a Sports Illustrated study that has served as the historical basis of the university's historical national championship claims since its original publication.
The following selectors named Pitt the 1936 National Champion:
* A "major" selector that was "national scope" according to the official NCAA football records book.