Pitt Panthers
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| University | University of Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Heather Lyke |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Heinz Field |
| Basketball arena | Petersen Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | Charles L. Cost Field |
| Softball stadium | Vartabedian Field |
| Soccer stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
| Other arenas |
Fitzgerald Field House Trees Pool |
| Mascot | "ROC" the Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Fight song |
Hail to Pitt Pitt Victory Song |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | pittsburghpanthers |
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 National Collegiate Athletic Association (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, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball. All varsity sports teams compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), with the exception of the gymnastics team competing in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. The university also maintains membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
The university's athletic program is one of only five current NCAA Division 1A 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.
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