1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Wes Fesler, the Panthers compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by 136 to 88. Three of their losses were to teams ranked in the final AP Poll: No. 1 Notre Dame (0–33); No. 5 Illinois (7–33); and No. 20 Indiana (6–20).

1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
  • Wes Fesler (1st season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
NYU    5 3 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Temple    2 4 2
Merchant Marine    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 6 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pitt was ranked at No. 43 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

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