The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers, represent the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Several selector organizations release annual lists of their All-America teams after each college football season, honoring the best players at each position.
[1] The NCAA compiles consensus All-Americans using a point system based on the All-America teams from the five selector organizations.
Peck, the first selection reported in Pitt's media guide, was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame following his playing days at the university.
[231] Pitt has had 15 different football players named as College Sports Information Directors of America Academic-All Americans for a total of 23 selections.