Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh Panthers
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
Nickname	Panthers
Fight song	Hail to Pitt; Pitt Victory Song
Colors	Blue and gold;
Website	pittsburghpanthers.com

The "script Pitt" logo, seen here embedded in the plaza outside of the William Pitt Union, has served as the primary logo since 1973 except for a period between 1997 and 2016^[3]

Kiosk in the Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium celebrating Pitt's 1976 football National Championship

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.

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.

^ "Roc the Panther: About Roc". Pittsburgh Panthers. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ "Color Palette". Pitt Athletics Brand Identity Manual (PDF). February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ Meyer, Craig (May 18, 2016). "Pitt unveils new uniforms and returns to script 'Pitt' logo". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
^ Meyer, Craig (November 1, 2018). "Pitt will add a women's lacrosse program starting in 2021–22". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

[mascot-1] "Roc the Panther: About Roc". Pittsburgh Panthers. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[2] "Color Palette". Pitt Athletics Brand Identity Manual (PDF). February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[3] Meyer, Craig (May 18, 2016). "Pitt unveils new uniforms and returns to script 'Pitt' logo". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[Pitt_lax-4] Meyer, Craig (November 1, 2018). "Pitt will add a women's lacrosse program starting in 2021–22". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

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