1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone-T
Defensive coordinatorRalph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State  – 10 –2 –0
No. 14 Notre Dame  – 8 –3 –0
Utah State  – 8 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –4 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Northern Illinois  – 7 –4 –0
Rutgers  – 7 –4 –0
No. 20 Georgia Tech  – 7 –4 –1
Air Force  – 6 –4 –0
Army  – 6 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – 6 –4 –1
Houston  – 6 –4 –1
Tulane  – 6 –5 –0
Temple  – 5 –4 –0
Colgate  – 5 –4 –1
Holy Cross  – 5 –4 –1
Syracuse  – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 5 –6 –0
Dayton  – 4 –6 –1
Boston College  – 4 –7 –0
Navy  – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – 4 –7 –0
Southern Miss  – 3 –7 –1
Xavier  – 3 –8 –0
Marshall  – 2 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – 2 –9 –0
Villanova  – 2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida State
L 7–1917,661
September 161:30 p.m.No. 8 UCLA
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 28–3824,315 [1]
September 233:30 p.m.at Air Force
L 13–41
September 301:30 p.m. Northwestern
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 22–27
October 78:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 6–3820,417 [2]
October 141:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame
L 16–4259,075
October 211:30 p.m. Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–20
October 281:30 p.m.at Syracuse
L 6–1021,348
November 41:30 p.m. West Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
L 20–3840,286 [3]
November 111:30 p.m.at Navy
L 13–28
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn State
L 27–4938,600

Coaching staff

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ernie WebsterGuard12311 Washington Redskins
John MossLinebacker13331 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ "Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). New York Times news service. September 17, 1972. p. 1B.
  2. ↑ "Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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