Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh
Established	1787
President	Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg
Athletic Director	Jeff Long
Enrollment	34,000
City	Pittsburgh
State	Pennsylvania
Campus Size
Colors	Midnight Blue, Vegas Gold
Mascot	Roc
Nickname	Panthers
Conference	Big East
Championships
Website	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers

Academics: Athletics: Rivalries: Pittsburgh's biggest rival is West Virginia("The Backyard Brawl"), although Pittsburgh does have smaller rivalries with Cincinnati (River City Rivalry), Syracuse, and Notre Dame. Historically, Pittsburgh has been rival of Penn State.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History

Traditions

• Colors - Midnight Blue, Vegas Gold
• Mascot - Roc
• Alma Mater - University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater
• Fight Song(s) - Pitt Victory Song, Hail to Pitt
• Rivalry Games - Pittsburgh's biggest rival is West Virginia("The Backyard Brawl"), although Pittsburgh does have smaller rivalries with Cincinnati (River City Rivalry), Syracuse, and Notre Dame. Historically, Pittsburgh has been rival of Penn State
  

Stadiums

• Basketball - Petersen Events Center
  
• Football - Heinz Field
  
• Baseball - Trees Field
  

Football

Staff

Head Coach - Dave Wannstedt
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers - Phil Bennett
Offensive Coordinator/Quaterbacks - Matt Cavanaugh

Projected Starters

Offense
QB: Bill Stull (Jr)
FB: Conredge Collins (So)
RB: Larod Stephens-Howling(Jr)/LeSean McCoy(Fr)
WR: Derek Kinder (Jr)
WR: Oderick Turner (Rs Fr
LT: Jeff Otah (JC)
LG: C.J. Davis (So)
C: Alex Karabin ()
RG: Joe Thomas(So)
RT: Mike McGlynn (RS Jr)

Defense
DE: Doug Fulmer (So)
DT: Tommie Duhart (Jr)
DT: Rashaad Duncan(So)
DE: Joe Clermond (Sr)
OLB: Nate Nix (Rs Fr)
MLB: Greg Webster (Rs Fr)
OLB: Scott McKillop (Rs Jr)
CB: Aaron Berry (So)
CB: Kennard Cox (RS Sr)
FS: Eric Thatcher (Sr)
SS: Dom Decicco (Fr)

History

• Bowl Appearances - 24
  
• Bowl Record - 10-14
  
• BCS Appearances - 1
  
• National Championships - 1916, 1918, 1937, 1976
  
• Famous Alumni:Curtis Martin, Larry Fitzgerald, Tony Dorsett, Dan Marino, Mark May, Russ Grimm, Jimbo Covert, Marshall Goldberg, Hugh Green, Antonio Bryant, Mike Dita
  
• Rivalries- Backyard Brawl, River City Rivalry , Pennsylvania Pride Temple

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Jamie Dixon

Projected Starters

PG: Levance Fields
SG: Antonio Graves
SF: Mike Cook
PF: Levon Kendall
C: Aaron Gray

Key Bench Players:
PG: Ronald Ramon
SG: Keith Benjamin, Gilbert Brown
PF/C: Sam Young(SF/PF), Tyrell Biggs(PF)
SF: Keith Benjamin

History

• Final Four Appearances - 1
  
• National Championships - 0
  
• Famous Alumni - Charles Smith (NBA), Mark Blount (NBA), Chris Taft (NBA), Jerome Lane (NBA), Sean Miller (Xavier Head Coach), Brandon Knight
  

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach -Joe Jordano
Pitching Coach - Joel Dombkowski
Hitting Coach - Sean Moran

History

• College World Series Appearances -
  
• National Championships -
  
• Famous Alumni -