# List of Pittsburgh Panthers head football coaches

The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is a college football team that represents the University of Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a part of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The team has had 36 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1893.

## Key

Key to symbols in coaches list :
| General | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

## Head coaches

Statistics correct as of January 1, 2025.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | DCs |
| 0 | No coach | 1890–1892, 1894 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 1 | Anson Harrold | 1893 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | J. P. Linn | 1895 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | George W. Hoskins | 1896 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Thomas Trenchard | 1897 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Fred A. Robison | 1898–1899 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Roy Jackson | 1900 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Wilbur Hockensmith | 1901 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Fred Crolius | 1902 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Arthur Mosse | 1903–1905 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | .641 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | Edgar Wingard | 1906 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | John A. Moorhead | 1907 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Joseph H. Thompson$^†$ | 1908–1912 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 2 | .674 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 13 | Joseph M. Duff, Jr. | 1913–1914 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .806 | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | Pop Warner$^†$ | 1915–1923 | 76 | 60 | 12 | 4 | .816 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 15 | Jock Sutherland$^†$ | 1924–1938 | 143 | 111 | 20 | 12 | .818 | — | — | — | | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| 16 | Charley Bowser | 1939–1942 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | .414 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 17 | Clark Shaughnessy$^†$ | 1943–1945 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 18 | Wes Fesler$^†$ | 1946 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 19 | Mike Milligan | 1947–1949 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 20 | Len Casanova$^†$ | 1950 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 21 | Tom Hamilton$^†$ | 1951, 1954 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 22 | Red Dawson | 1952–1954 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .452 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 23 | John Michelosen | 1955–1965 | 112 | 56 | 49 | 7 | .531 | — | — | — | | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| 24 | Dave Hart | 1966–1968 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .100 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 25 | Carl DePasqua | 1969–1972 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .310 | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 26 | Johnny Majors$^†$ | 1973–1976 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 1 | .713 | — | — | — | | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 27 | Jackie Sherrill | 1977–1981 | 60 | 50 | 9 | 1 | .842 | — | — | — | | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| 28 | Foge Fazio | 1982–1985 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 3 | .576 | — | — | — | | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| 29 | Mike Gottfried | 1986–1989 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 2 | .622 | — | — | — | | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| 30 | Paul Hackett | 1989–1992 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | .397 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Sal Sunseri | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Johnny Majors$^†$ | 1993–1996 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 0 | .273 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Walt Harris | 1997–2004 | 96 | 52 | 44 | 0 | .542 | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Dave Wannstedt | 2005–2010 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 0 | .575 | 24 | 18 | 0 | .571 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Int | Michael Haywood | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Phil Bennett | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Todd Graham | 2011 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Keith Patterson | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Paul Chryst | 2012–2014 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | .500 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Int | Joe Rudolph | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Pat Narduzzi | 2015–present | 128 | 72 | 56 | 0 | .563 | 46 | 36 | 0 | .561 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |