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Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game.
Pop Warner and Bob Folwell pregame handshake, 1916 Pitt vs. Penn game Cartoonist's description of 1916 Pitt vs. Pennsylvania game. The fourth opponent for the 1916 season was the University of Pennsylvania Quakers led by first year coach Bob Folwell. The Quakers sported a record of 3–1, having lost to Swarthmore 6–0, but beating Penn State ...
The second road game for the 1919 Panthers was a train trip on the P. & L. E. to Syracuse, New York to take on the Syracuse Orangemen at Archbold Stadium. Frank "Buck" O'Neill was in his eighth and final year at the helm of the Syracuse eleven and he had a veteran team that stood 3–0, having just beaten a strong Army team.
Led by coach Pop Warner, the Panthers won all ten games and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260–31. [1] The Panthers were nicknamed "The Fighting Dentists" because during some rotations all eleven players on the field would be dentistry students. One of those players was Pitt Panthers legend Jock Sutherland.
The Syracuse line was anchored by consensus All-America end Pete MacRae [48] [49] and future College Hall of Fame tackle Pappy Waldorf, who also received All-America mentions. [50] [28] [51] Coach Warner wrote that he was hopeful the Panthers would continue to improve but Syracuse was a veteran team.
In its sixth season under head coach Pop Warner, the team compiled a 6–0–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 146 to 44. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. "Perhaps due to the resurrection of sports after the war period, Pitt enjoyed an athletic year that was quite indicative of its pre-war ...
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The Syracuse lineup contained two All-Americans – tackle Pappy Waldorf [34] and center Frank Culver. [55] "The Panther squad is in good condition, in the main and set for a tough battle." [56] This week Coach Warner was put on bed rest by team doctor Hube Wagner due to a cold which brought on rheumatism. He also had a touch of ptomaine poisoning.