▁W are house ▁also ▁recogn izes ▁Pitt ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁as ▁did ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁study ▁that ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁historical ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁historical ▁national ▁championship ▁claims ▁since ▁its ▁original ▁publication . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁select ors ▁that ▁determined ▁Pitt ▁to ▁be ▁national ▁champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁▁ 1 st - N - Go al ▁Bob ▁Kir lin ▁Par ke ▁H . ▁Davis * ▁ ▁* ▁A ▁" major " ▁selector ▁that ▁was ▁" n ational ▁scope " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁NCAA ▁football ▁records ▁book . ▁ ▁All - Amer icans ▁Ralph ▁D augh ert y , ▁center ▁( 2 nd ▁team ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁ 3 rd ▁team ▁New sp aper ▁Edit ors ▁Association ; ▁ 3 rd ▁team ▁International ▁News ▁Service ; ▁ 1 st ▁team ▁Central ▁Press ▁Association ; ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁Perry ) ▁James ▁Mac M ur do , ▁tack le ▁( 2 nd ▁team ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁ 3 rd ▁team ▁New sp aper ▁Edit ors ▁Association ; ▁ 3 rd ▁team ▁International ▁News ▁Service ; ▁Hart , ▁Sch aff ner ▁and ▁Marx ) ▁J esse ▁Qu at se , ▁T ack le ▁( 1 st ▁team ▁United ▁Press ; ▁ 1 st ▁team ▁Col lier ' s ▁Week ly ▁as ▁selected ▁by ▁Grant land ▁R ice ; ▁ 2 nd ▁team ▁Central ▁Press ▁Association , ▁Walter ▁Camp ▁Football ▁Foundation ; ▁