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Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh Panthers logo
UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh
NicknamePanthers
Team ColorsBlue and Gold
Head CoachDave Wannstedt
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ConferenceBig East
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumHeinz Field
MascotPanther
WebsitePittsburgh Panthers.com

Of the teams in the Big East, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers probably has the most storied history and probably is one of the most decorated teams in the conference. Participating in NCAA division I-A College football, Pittsburgh broke into the independent scene in 1890 and has had several fields as its home over the years. The original Pitt home turf was the Recreation Park, then at the Exposition Park (1900), the Forbes Field (1909), the Pitt Stadium (1925), the Three Rivers Stadium (2000), and at the Heinz Field since 2001. Unlike most of the notable college teams, Pittsburgh was not affiliated with any conference until 1991, when they joined the Big East Conference.

As a testament to its success, the team has won the national championship six times (1910,'15,'16,'18,'37,'76), the Conference title once (2004), and appeared in twenty-four (24) Bowl Games, winning 10 of them. The team has also been undefeated in 8 seasons (1904,'10,'15,'16,'17,'20,'37,'76) and had a one-loss season in 17 different occassions. Pitt is also home to 4 Pro Hall of Famers (Marino, Dorsett, Ditka, Schmidt), 24 College Football Hall of Fame inductees, and 242 NFL draftees with 86 All-Americans (as of 2006).

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[edit] Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1936 8-1-1 3
1937 9-0-1 1
1938 8-2-0 8
1952 6-3-0 15
1955 7-4-0 11 11
1956 7-3-1 13 12
1959 6-4-0 20 19
1963 9-1-0 4 3
1975 8-4-0 15 13
1976 12-0-0 1 1
1977 9-2-1 8 7
1979 11-1-0 7 6
1980 11-1-0 2 2
1981 11-1-0 4 2
1982 9-3-0 10 9
1983 8-3-1 18 19
1989 8-3-1 17 19
2002 9-4-0 19 18
2004 8-4-0 25

[edit] Scouting Report

Category Big East Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 7 91
Scoring Defense 6 42
Total Offense 7 108
Total Defense 1 5
Turnover Margin 6 88
Pass Efficiency Defense 4 26
Kickoff Returns 2 28
Net Punting 5 70
Passing Offense 7 104
Passing Defense 1 3
Passing Efficiency 8 94
Punt Returns 3 45
Rushing Offense 7 71
Rushing Defense 3 33

[edit] Championships

National Championships

  • 1910 - National Champions
  • 1915 - National Champions
  • 1916 - National Champions
  • 1918 - National Champions
  • 1937 - National Champions
  • 1976 - National Champions

Conference Championships

  • 2004 - Big East Conference Co-Champions

Other National Championship Selections

  • 1929 Parke Davis
  • 1931 Parke Davis
  • 1936 Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Houlgate System
  • 1980 College Football Researchers Association, DeVold, Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments, National Championship Foundation

[edit] University of Pittsburgh Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Jan 01, 2005 Fiesta Bowl Utah L 7-35
Dec 27, 2003 Continental Tire Bowl Virginia L 16-23
Dec 26, 2002 Insight Bowl Oregon State W 38-13
Dec 20, 2001 Tangerine Bowl North Carolina State W 34-19
Dec 28, 2000 Insight.com Bowl Iowa State L 29-37
Dec 31, 1997 Liberty Bowl Southern Miss L 7-41
Dec 30, 1989 Sun Bowl Texas A&M W 31-28
Dec 31, 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl Texas L 27-32
Jan 02, 1984 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State L 23-28
Jan 01, 1983 Cotton Bowl Southern Methodist L 3-7
Jan 01, 1982 Sugar Bowl Georgia W 24-20
Dec 29, 1980 Gator Bowl South Carolina W 37-9
Dec 25, 1979 Fiesta Bowl Arizona W 16-10
Dec 23, 1978 Tangerine Bowl North Carolina State L 17-30
Dec 30, 1977 Gator Bowl Clemson W 34-3
Jan 01, 1977 Sugar Bowl Georgia W 27-3
Dec 26, 1975 Sun Bowl Kansas W 33-19
Dec 21, 1973 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State L 7-28
Dec 29, 1956 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech L 14-21
Jan 02, 1956 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech L 0-7
Jan 01, 1937 Rose Bowl Washington L 0-21
Jan 02, 1933 Rose Bowl Southern California L 0-35
Jan 01, 1930 Rose Bowl Southern California L 14-47
Jan 02, 1928 Rose Bowl Stanford L 6-7

[edit] Highlights

The 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team gave the school the latest of its 8 undefeated seasons, finishing the year with a 12-0 win-loss card and a number one overall ranking. They defeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and was unanimously awarded with the national championship, its sixth by official count.

[edit] Schedule

Pittsburgh Panthers 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 Bowling Green Heinz Field L, 17-27
09.06.08 Buffalo Heinz Field W, 27-16
09.20.08 Iowa Heinz Field W, 21-20
09.27.08 Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. W, 34-24
10.02.08 #10 South Florida Tampa, FL W, 26-21
10.18.08 Navy Annapolis, MD W, 42-21
10.25.08 Rutgers Heinz Field L, 34-54
11.01.08 Notre Dame South Bend, IND W, 36-33
11.08.08 Louisville Heinz Field W, 41-7
11.22.08 #19 Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
11.28.08 West Virginia Heinz Field
12.06.08 Connecticut East Hartford, CT

[edit] Roster

Pittsburgh Panthers 2008 Roster
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr Hometown/Prev School
1 Cedric McGee 6-1 205 WR RS JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Plantation
2 Dorin Dickerson 6-2 230 TE JR Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny
3 Aaron Smith 6-0 180 WR RS FR Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
4 Andrew Janocko 6-1 200 QB RS FR Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area
4 Elijah Fields 6-2 220 DB RS SO Duquesne, Pa./Duquesne
5 Scott Shrake 6-2 200 DB SR Ingleside, Ill./Grant Community
5 Cameron Saddler 5-7 170 WR FR Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
6 Chris Bova 5-11 240 FB RS JR Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
6 Steve Dell 6-1 235 LB RS JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Santaluces Community
7 Jovani Chappel 5-9 180 DB JR Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison
8 Adam Gunn 6-2 230 LB RS SR Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area
9 T.J. Porter 6-1 195 WR JR Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee
10 Aundre Wright 5-11 180 WR RS FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Milford Academy (NY)
11 Bill Stull 6-3 205 QB RS JR Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle
11 Dan Cafaro 5-10 170 DB RS JR Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair
12 Kevan Smith 6-3 225 QB RS SO Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
14 Greg Cross 6-2 210 QB JR Brunswick, Ga./Fort Scott C.C. (Kan.)
15 Shane Murray 6-1 220 LB RS JR Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
16 Tino Sunseri 6-2 200 QB FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
16 Brian Kaiser 6-0 215 LB RS JR Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown
17 Aaron Berry 5-11 175 DB JR Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
18 Dave Brytus 6-4 230 P RS SR McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny
19 Pat Bostick 6-3 220 QB SO Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township
20 Irvan Brown 6-0 205 DB RS JR Brewerton, N.Y./Paul V. Moore
21 Buddy Jackson 6-0 175 DB RS FR Plantation, Fla./Cypress Bay
22 Antwuan Reed 5-10 180 DB FR Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown
23 Ronald Hobby 5-10 175 DB FR Washington, D.C./Gwynn Park
24 Kevin Collier 5-11 195 RB RS SO Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili
24 Luke Briggs 5-9 180 PK RS SO Midland, Mich./Herbert Henry Dow
24 Austin Ransom 5-11 215 DB RS SR Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East
25 LeSean McCoy 5-11 210 RB SO Harrisburg, Pa./Milford Academy (NY)
26 Ricky Gary 5-9 175 DB RS SO Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee
27 Cody Sawhill 6-0 195 PK SR Galloway, N.J./Absegami
27 Henry Hynoski 6-2 250 FB RS FR Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia Area
28 Eric Thatcher 5-9 195 DB RS SR Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Moeller
29 Chris Burns 5-11 190 RB FR New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington Area
30 Conredge Collins 6-0 230 FB SR Miami, Fla./Monsignor Edward Pace
31 Dan Hutchins 5-11 190 PK RS SO Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township
31 Dom DeCicco 6-3 220 DB SO Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
32 Tristan Roberts 6-0 230 LB RS FR Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge
34 LaRod Stephens-Howling 5-7 180 RB SR Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown
35 Brandon Lindsey 6-2 230 LB RS FR Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa
36 Michael Toerper 6-1 190 DB RS JR York, Pa./Central York
36 Andrew Taglianetti 5-11 175 DB FR South Fayette, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
37 Conor Lee 5-11 200 PK RS SR Upper St. Clair, Pa./Fork Union Military Academy (Va.)
38 Greg Williams 6-3 225 LB RS FR Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
39 Jarred Holley 5-10 170 DB FR Easton, Pa./Easton Area
40 Scott McKillop 6-2 240 LB RS SR Export, Pa./Kiski Area
41 Manny Williams 6-1 205 LB FR Clairton, Pa./Clairton
43 Shariff Harris 6-1 215 RB RS FR Newark, N.J./St. Peter's Prep
44 Nate Nix 6-3 235 LB RS SO Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
45 Tyler Tkach 6-3 265 DL RS SO Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh
46 Shayne Hale 6-4 240 LB FR Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
47 Kevin Harper 5-10 170 PK FR Mentor, Ohio/Mentor
48 Doug Fulmer 6-4 255 DL RS JR Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger
49 Max Gruder 6-2 235 LB RS FR Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day
50 Rashaad Duncan 6-2 295 DL SR Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central
51 Tommie Duhart 6-4 290 DL JR Belle Glade, Fla./Coffeyville C.C. (KS)
52 Lucas Nix 6-6 300 OL FR Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
53 Joe Trebitz 6-3 200 LB FR Boca Raton, Fla./West Boca Raton
53 Alex Karabin 6-1 290 OL RS SO Ruffs Dale, Pa./Air Force Prep (CO)
54 Chris Jacobson 6-3 290 OL RS FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
55 C.J. Davis 6-3 310 OL SR Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny
56 Joe Thomas 6-5 300 OL JR Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward
57 Craig Bokor 6-3 290 DL RS JR Aliquippa, Pa./Valley Forge Military Academy (Pa.)
59 Mark Estermyer 6-2 245 LS RS SR Chippewa, Pa./Blackhawk
60 Greg Gaskins 6-4 295 OL RS FR York, Pa./William Penn
62 John Bachman 6-4 280 OL RS JR Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area
63 Wayne Jones 6-2 315 OL RS FR Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCort
64 Robb Houser 6-2 285 OL JR Chico, Calif./Butte College (Calif.)
66 Scott Corson 6-5 280 OL RS SO Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown
67 Dan Matha 6-6 285 OL RS FR Erie, Pa./Erie McDowell
68 Jordan Gibbs 6-7 290 OL RS FR Lancaster. Pa./Penn Manor
69 Jared Martin 6-2 285 OL RS SO Davie, Fla./Western
70 Dominic Williams 6-4 305 OL RS SR Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Force Prep (Colo.)
71 John Fieger 6-5 295 OL RS FR Red Hill, Pa./Upper Perkiomen
72 Chase Clowser 6-7 330 OL RS SR LaGrange, Ohio/LaGrange-Keystone
74 John Malecki 6-3 280 OL JR Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional
75 Ryan Turnley 6-6 300 OL FR Hopewell, Pa./Hopewell
76 Frank Kochin 6-4 275 OL RS SR Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
77 Jason Pinkston 6-4 300 OL RS SO Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
78 Josh Novotny 6-3 275 OL RS JR Carmichaels, Pa./Carmichaels
80 Nate Byham 6-3 255 TE JR Franklin, Pa./Franklin
81 Derek Kinder 6-1 210 WR RS SR Albion, N.Y./Albion
82 Jonathan Baldwin 6-5 220 WR FR Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa
83 John Pelusi 6-3 260 TE RS JR Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
85 Francis Johns 6-1 210 WR RS SO Pittsburgh, Pa./Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
85 Mike Cruz 6-5 270 TE FR Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCort
85 Samson Horne 6-0 185 WR RS SO Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek
87 Mike Shanahan 6-5 220 WR FR North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
88 Oderick Turner 6-3 205 WR RS JR Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck
90 Tony Tucker 6-2 235 DL RS FR Bowie, Md./St. John's College (Washington, D.C.)
91 Greg Romeus 6-5 265 DL RS SO Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Glades
92 Justin Virbitsky 6-4 240 TE FR Jermyn, Pa./Lakeland
93 Gus Mustakas 6-3 280 DL RS JR Cooper City, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna Prep
94 Myles Caragein 6-2 275 DL RS FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
95 Mick Williams 6-1 285 DL RS JR Monessen, Pa./Monessen
96 Justin Hargrove 6-3 250 DL RS FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
97 Jabaal Sheard 6-4 250 DL SO Hollywood Hills, Fla./Hollywood Hills
98 Chas Alecxih 6-5 275 DL RS FR Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor

[edit] Coaches/Team Officials

[edit] Notable Alumni in NFL

Pittsburgh Panthers in NFL

[edit] References

[edit] External Links


Big East Conference Football Teams
Cincinnati • Connecticut • Louisville • Pittsburgh • Rutgers • South Florida • Syracuse • West Virginia


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