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Pitt's National Championships
- (1977) The Pitt football team wins the Sugar Bowl, clinching the 1976 National Championship, their ninth claimed college football national title.
- (1982) The Pitt football defeats Georgia, 24-20, to win the Sugar Bowl and finish with its third consecutive 11-1 record.
- (1937) The Pitt football team wins the Rose Bowl 21-0 over Washington, clinching the school's claim on a seventh National Championship.
- (1924) The Schenley Apartments, now the Schenley Quadrangle student residences, opens as one of the city's premiere luxury accommodations.