Pittsburgh Panthers
Athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, faculty, and students. Pitt fields 19 university-sponsored varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States: the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for American football.
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Heather Lyke |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Acrisure Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Petersen Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | Charles L. Cost Field |
| Softball stadium | Vartabedian Field |
| Soccer stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
| Aquatics center | Trees Pool |
| Other venues | Fitzgerald Field House |
| Mascot | "ROC" the Panther[1] |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Fight song | Hail to Pitt Pitt Victory Song |
| Colors | Blue and gold[2] |
| Website | pittsburghpanthers |
Varsity men's sports sponsored by the university are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and wrestling; while sponsored women's varsity sports include basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Pitt will sponsor varsity women's lacrosse beginning with the 2021–22 season.[4] All varsity sports teams compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The university's athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division I FBS schools to have won multiple national championships in both football (9) and basketball (2), and the Panthers have been ranked as having among the best combinations of football and basketball programs by multiple publications. Other sports have won a variety of conference titles, regularly compete in NCAA championship events, and have produced a plethora of professional and Olympic athletes.