Ohio Wesleyan at Pittsburgh
Saturday, September 26, 1936 Share
Pittsburgh beat Ohio Wesleyan 53–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 1–0.
FinalAttendance 19,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, September 28, 1936, page 5 (results column)
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BALL As1REsULTs The following are final scores ot principal football games played last Saturday afternoon. Minnesota A: Washington T. Montana 0; Washington State 19. Santa Clara 13; Stanford 0. Oregon State ‘; Southern Califor- nia 33. Bates 0, Holy Cross 45. Colgate 0; Duke 6. William and Mary 6; Navy 18 DePaul 6; Illinois 9. Mercer Georgia Is. South Dakota State T; Wiscon- sin 24 Ohio University O.; Purdue AT. Carleton 0; Iowa A. Ohio Wesleyan 0; Pitt 53. Lehigh 16; Case T. Mississippi 6; Tulane I. North Texas Teachers 0; South crn Methodist 6. University of Southern Califor- nia 39; California Aggies 0. Uni versity of California l4; College of Pacific 0, doubleheader Rhode Island T; Maine 0. Norwich O; Dartmouth 58. Lawrence G. Chicago 34. .SUND4.Y GAME St Mary’s 26. Gonzaga 13. FROM ANNEX CREER Mrs. A. R. Hayden is in Juneau from Annex Greek and is guest at the zynda. HERE FROM IoLSEQUAH w. J. Wilson is at the Gastineau registered from Tulsequah

The Nome daily nugget, Alaska, September 28, 1936, page 3 (results column)
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U. S. FOOTBALL SCORES (By The Associated PressD Minnesota IA Washington 2 Montana 0 Washington State 19 Santa Clara 13 Stanford 0 Bates 0 Holy Cross 45 Colgate 0 Duke 6 William & Mary 6 Navy l8 DePaul 6 Illinois g Mercer 6 Georgia 15 South Dakota State 2 Wisconsin 24 Ohio U 0 Purdue AT Carleton 0 Iowa IA Ohio Wesleyan 0 Pitt 53 Lehigh Is Case 2 Mississippi 6 Tulane 2 N Tex. Teach. 0 South. Meth. 6 Oregon State 2 U s C 38
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Pittsburgh 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio Wesleyan–Pittsburgh gamePittsburgh leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1937 | Pittsburgh 59, Ohio Wesleyan 0 | |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh 53, Ohio Wesleyan 0 |
Around this game
Ohio Wesleyan
- Next gameat PittsburghSept. 24, 1937
- SeasonOhio Wesleyan in 1936
- ProgramOhio Wesleyan history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaOct. 3, 1936
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1936
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records
