WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONS
THE GHOST OF CHAMPIONS PAST
YEAR
TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP
1890
Allegheny Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1891
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1892
Allegheny Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1894
Allegheny Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1895
Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1896
Allegheny Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1897
Greensburg Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1898
Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1899
Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1899
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1900
Homestead Library and Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1900
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1901
Homestead Library and Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1901
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1901
Pittsburgh Pirates
National League Champions
1902
Pittsburgh Pirates
National League Champions
1902
Pittsburgh Stars
National Football League Champions
1902
Pittsburgh Keystones
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1903
Pittsburgh Bankers
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1903
Latrobe Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1903
Franklin Athletic Club
World Series of Football Champions
1904
Latrobe Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1904
Pittsburgh South Side
Western Pennsylvania Basketball League
1904
Pittsburgh Victorias
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1905
Latrobe Athletic Association
Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Champions
1907
Pittsburgh Bankers
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1907
Pittsburgh South Side
Central Basketball League Champions
1908
Duquesne Athletic Club
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
1908
Uniontown Coal Barons
Pennsylvania-West Virginia League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1909
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
1909
Uniontown Coal Barons
Pennsylvania-West Virginia League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1910
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1910
Altoona Rams
Tri-state League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1912
Pittsburgh Filipinos
United States Baseball League
1912
Monticello Athletic Association
Black Fives World Basketball Champions
1913
Pittsburgh South Side
Western Pennsylvania Basketball League
1915
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1916
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1918
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1920
Loendi Big Five
Black Fives World Basketball Champions
1921
Washington & Jefferson College
NCAA Football Champions
1921
Loendi Big Five
Black Fives World Basketball Champions
1922
Loendi Big Five
Black Fives World Basketball Champions
1923
Loendi Big Five
Black Fives World Basketball Champions
1924
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
U.S. Amateur Hockey Association Champions
1924
University of Pittsburgh
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Cross Country Champions
1924
Brownsville Independents
Independent Football Champions of Western Pennsylvania
1925
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
U.S. Amateur Hockey Association Champions
1925
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
1925
Johnstown Johnnies
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1926
Johnstown Johnnies
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1927
Heidelberg Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1928
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Basketball Champions
1929
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1929
Charleroi Governors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1929
Heidelberg Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1930
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Basketball Champions
1930
Homestead Grays
Eastern Independent Champions-%
1930
Johnstown Johnnies
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1930
James F Rooney Football Team
Senior Conference Independent Football Champions
1931
Homestead Grays
Eastern Independent Champions-%
1931
James F Rooney Football Team
Senior Conference Independent Football Champions
1931
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1933
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Negro National League Champions-^
1934
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1934
Greensburg Trojans
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1935
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Negro National League Champions-%
1935
Monessen Reds
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1935
WW Riehl Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1935
Carnegie Tech
NRA Collegiate Rifle Champions
1936
Carnegie Tech
NRA Collegiate Rifle Champions
1936
Jeannette Little Pirates
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1936
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Negro National League Champions-^
1936
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1937
Carnegie Tech
NRA Collegiate Rifle Champions
1937
Butler Yankees
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1937
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1937
Homestead Grays
Negro National League Champions-%
1938
Homestead Grays
Negro National League Champions-%
1938
Butler Yankees
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1939
Washington (PA) Red Birds
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1940
Homestead Grays
Negro National League Champions-%
1940
Butler Yankees
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1940
Morgan Strasser Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1941
Homestead Grays
Negro National League Champions-%
1941
Butler Yankees
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1941
Erie Sailors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1942
Erie Sailors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1942
Butler Yankees
Pennsylvania State Association Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1942
Gallatin Soccer Club
U.S. Open Cup Champions
1943
Homestead Grays
Negro League World Series Champions
1944
Homestead Grays
Negro League World Series Champions
1946
Erie Sailors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1946
Bloomfield Rams
Universal Football League Champions
1947
Pittsburgh Indians
North American Professional Soccer League Champions
1947
Vandergrift Pioneers
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball
1948
Erie Sailors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1948
Homestead Grays
Negro League World Series Champions
1949
Morgan Soccer Club
U.S. Open Cup Champions
1949
Erie Sailors
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1950
Butler Tigers
Middle Atlantic League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1952
Pittsburgh Hornets
American Hockey League Champions
1952
Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club
U.S. Open Cup Champions
1952
Johnstown Jets
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1953
Johnstown Jets
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1954
Beadling Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1955
Pittsburgh Hornets
American Hockey League Champions
1955
Duquesne University
NIT Basketball Champions
1955
Heidelberg Soccer Club
U.S. Amateur Cup Champions
1955
Bloomfield Rams
Steel Bowl Conference Champions
1956
Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club
U.S. Open Cup Champions
1957
Erie Sailors
New York-Pennsylvania League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1960
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
1960
Johnstown Jets
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1961
Johnstown Jets
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1962
Johnstown Jets
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1962
Skip Hogan AC
Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Champions
1964
Skip Hogan AC
Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Champions
1965
Skip Hogan AC
Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Champions
1966
Waynesburg College
NAIA Football Champions
1967
Jim's Sports Shop of Pittsburgh
Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Champions
1967
Pittsburgh Hornets
American Hockey League Champions
1968
Pittsburgh Pipers
American Basketball Association Champions
1968
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
NAIA Men’s Golf Champions
1969
Jim's Sports Shop of Pittsburgh
USSSA World Softball Slow Pitch Champions
1970
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1971
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
1971
Slippery Rock University
NCAA Men’s Division II Outdoor Track & Field Champions
1973
Duquesne University
National Club Football Association Champions
1973
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Cross Country Champions
1973
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Orienteering Intercollegiate National Champions
1974
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl IX Champions
1975
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl X Champions
1975
Pittsburgh Triangles
World Team Tennis Champions
1975
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Orienteering Intercollegiate National Champions
1975
Johnstown Jets
North American Hockey League Champions
1975
Edinboro University
NAIA Men’s Cross Country Champions
1975
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Mid Atlantic Semi-pro Football League Champions
1976
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Cross Country Champions
1976
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1976
Mercyhurst University
NAIA Men’s Tennis Champions
1976
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Mid Atlantic Semi-pro Football League Champions
1976
Clarion University
AIAW Gymnastics Champions
1976
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1976
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Orienteering Intercollegiate National Champions
1976
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Women’s Cross Country Champions
1976
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Marathon Champions
1976
Edinboro University
NAIA Men’s Cross Country Champions
1977
Clarion University
AIAW Gymnastics Champions
1977
Clarion University
AIAW Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1977
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1977
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Cross Country Champions
1977
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Marathon Champions
1978
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Champions
1978
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Marathon Champions
1978
Clarion University
AIAW Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1978
St Vincent College
NAIA Men's Bowling Champions
1978
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XIII Champions
1979
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XIV Champions
1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
1979
Erie Blades
Northeastern Hockey League Champions
1980
Clarion University
AIAW Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1980
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1980
Erie Blades
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1981
University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Football Champions
1981
Clarion University
AIAW Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1981
Erie Blades
Eastern Hockey League Champions
1982
Clarion University
AIAW Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1983
Allegheny College
NCAA Men’s Division III Golf Champions
1983
Clarion University
NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1984
Clarion University
NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1984
Erie Golden Blades
Atlantic Coast Hockey League Champions
1986
Edinboro University
NCAA Men’s Division II Cross Country Champions
1986
Clarion University
NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Champions
1987
Edinboro University
NCAA Men’s Division II Cross Country Champions
1988
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1988
Edinboro University
NCAA Men’s Division II Cross Country Champions
1989
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1990
Edinboro University
NCAA Men’s Division II Cross Country Champions
1990
Allegheny College
NCAA Division III Football Champions
1990
Community College of Allegheny College- Allegheny Campus
NJCAA Men’s Division II Basketball Champions
1991
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Champions
1992
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Champions
1992
Slippery Rock University
USA Team Handball Women's National Champions
1994
Westminster College
NAIA Division II Football Champions
1994
Erie Sailors
Frontier League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1995
Johnstown Johnnies
Frontier League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
1995
Slippery Rock University
USA Water Polo Collegiate Champions
1996
University of Pittsburgh @ Johnstown
NCAA Men’s Division II Wrestling Champions
1997
California University of Pennsylvania
NCAA Women’s Division II Softball Champions
1997
Slippery Rock University
USA Team Handball Women's National Champions
1997
Community College of Beaver County
NJCAA Men’s Division II Basketball Champions
1998
California University of Pennsylvania
NCAA Women’s Division II Softball Champions
1999
Robert Morris University
NCAA Division I-AA Mid Major Football Champions
1999
University of Pittsburgh @ Johnstown
NCAA Men’s Division II Wrestling Champions
2000
Robert Morris University
NCAA Division I-AA Mid Major Football Champions
2000
Johnstown Johnnies
Frontier League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
2000
Pittsburgh Colts
National Minor Pro Football League Champions(Minor League Football)
2002
Robert Morris University
American Collegiate Hockey Association Division III Champions
2002
Erie Otters
Ontario Hockey League Champions
2003
Pittsburgh Forge
North American Hockey League Champions
2003
Duquesne University
NCAA Division I-AA Mid Major Football Champions
2003
Mount Aloysius College
USCAA Women's Basketball National Champions
2004
Mercyhurst College
NCAA Women’s Division II Rowing Champions
2004
California University of Pennsylvania
NCAA Women’s Division II Basketball Champions
2005
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XL Champions
2006
Beaver County Vipers
United States Football Alliance Champions
2007
Pittsburgh Passion
National Women’s Football Association Champions
2008
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XLIII Champions
2008
Indiana Ice Miners
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League Champions
2008
California University of Pennsylvania
American Collegiate Hockey Association Division III Champions
2009
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Champions
2009
Pittsburgh Colts
Grassroots Football League Champions(Minor League Football)
2009
Carnegie-Mellon University
ITA Women's Division III Tennis Champions
2010
Altoona Curve
Eastern League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
2011
Erie Outlaws
National League of Semi-Pro Football Champions(Minor League Football)
2011
Mercyhurst University
NCAA Men's Division II Lacrosse Champions
2012
University of Pittsburgh
USA Ultimate Division I Collegiate Frisbee National Champions
2013
University of Pittsburgh
USA Ultimate Division I Collegiate Frisbee National Champions
2013
Erie Explosion
Continental Indoor Football League Champions
2014
Erie Explosion
Continental Indoor Football League Champions
2014
University of Pittsburgh @ Greensburg
College Ice Hockey Association Champions
2014
Pittsburgh Passion
Independent Women’s Football League Champions
2014
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association Lower Division National Champions
2015
Pittsburgh Passion
Independent Women’s Football League Champions
2015
Penn State University-Beaver
USCAA Women's Basketball Division II National Champions
2015
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association Lower Division National Champions
2015
California University of Pennsylvania
NCAA Women’s Division II Basketball Champions
2015
Indiana Tomahawks
West Penn Sports League Champions (Minor League Football)
2015
Mon Valley Mayhem
Showdown Football League Champions(Minor League Football)
2016
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Champions
2016
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association Lower Division National Champions
2016
WPA Wildcatz
National Champions (Minor League Football)
2017
Erie Otters
Ontario Hockey League Champions
2017
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Champions
2017
Altoona Curve
Eastern League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
2017
WPA Wildcatz
National Champions (Minor League Football)
2018
Penn State University-Dubois
USCAA Men's Baseball National Champions
2019
Penn State University-Dubois
USCAA Men's Baseball National Champions
2019
University of Pittsburgh
Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Champions
2019
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association National Champions
2019
Penn State University-Fayette
USCAA Women's Division II Volleyball National Champions
2020
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association National Champions
2020
Penn State University-Beaver
USCAA Women's Basketball Division II National Champions
2021
Penn State University-Dubois
USCAA Men's Baseball National Champions
2021
Pittsburgh Flag Football Association
USA Flag 4 X 4 National Champions
2022
Steel City Yellow Jackets
American Basketball Association Champions
2022
Mercyhurst University
NCAA Women’s Division II Rowing Champions
2022
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association National Champions
2022
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Club Rugby 7s Men's Division II National Champions
2023
Penn State University-Dubois
USCAA Men's Baseball National Champions
2023
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Club Rugby 15s Men's Division II National Champions
2023
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Club Rugby 7s Men's Division II National Champions
2023
Carnegie-Mellon University
NCAA Men's Division III Golf Champions
2023
University of Pittsburgh
Men's US National Collegiate Gaelic (Football) Athletic Association National Champions
2023
Erie Seawolves
Eastern League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
2023
Point Park University
NAIA Men's Team Marathon National Champions
2024
Slippery Rock University
Men's Small College National 7s Rugby Champions
2024
Carnegie-Mellon University
NCAA Women's Division III Golf Champions
2024
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Club Rugby 15s Men's Division II National Champions
2024
Erie Seawolves
Eastern League Champions (Minor League Baseball)
2025
Pittsburgh Outlaws
Winter Indoor Football Champions
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There are some Pirate, Crawford and Grays teams that won league championships instead of World Series. In those seasons there was no World Series. There is also the 1910, 1980 and 1981 Pitt Panther football teams. Those seasons aren’t recognized by the University but are included in the N.C.A.A. record manual so they are included here.