Malcolm Pitt

Malcolm Pitt

Biographical details
Born	(1897-01-10)January 10, 1897 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died	September 16, 1985(1985-09-16) (aged 88) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1944	Richmond
Basketball
1933–1952	Richmond
Baseball
1935–1971	Richmond
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1967	Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall	8–7 (football) 197–169 (basketball) 426–257–5 (baseball)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Malcolm Upshur "Mac" Pitt (January 10, 1897 – September 16, 1985) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. At the University of Richmond he served as the head men's basketball coach from 1933 to 1952, the head baseball coach from 1935 to 1971, and the athletic director from 1942 to 1967. Pitt was also the head football coach for two seasons, from 1943 to 1944. Pitt's 1934–35 basketball squad finished a perfect 20–0, the only unbeaten Spider basketball team in history. As a student at Richmond from 1915 to 1918, Pitt played football and baseball and ran on the track team.

Honors and death

Pitt was elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Malcolm U. Pitt Field, the baseball stadium at Richmond, is named in Pitt's honor. He died after a brief illness on September 16, 1985, at a Richmond hospital. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1943–1944)
1943	Richmond	6–1	1–1	T–5th
1944	Richmond	2–6	0–4	10th
Richmond:		8–7	1–5
Total:		8–7

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Richmond Spiders (Virginia Conference) (1933–1934)
1933–34	Richmond	10–5	4–4
Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934–35	Richmond	20–0
1935–36	Richmond	14–6
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1936–1953)
1936–37	Richmond	13–7	5–4	7th
1937–38	Richmond	15–5	7–4	6th
1938–39	Richmond	10–10	5–5	T–8th
1939–40	Richmond	11–6	5–4	7th
1940–41	Richmond	11–10	7–5	7th
1941–42	Richmond	9–10	4–8	T–11th
1942–43	Richmond	11–5	4–4	T–9th
1943–44	Richmond	7–6	2–2	5th
1944–45	Richmond	3–4	2–0	1st
1945–46	Richmond	8–12	3–7	13th
1946–47	Richmond	17–9	8–5	6th
1947–48	Richmond	8–14	4–9	13th
1948–49	Richmond	8–15	5–10	13th
1949–50	Richmond	8–16	4–13	14th
1950–51	Richmond	7–14	5–10	12th
1951–52	Richmond	7–15	3–11	T–13th
Richmond:		197–169	77–105
Total:		197–169