1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Johnny Majors (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation with variations
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Florida State	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 9–6	30,076
September 21	at Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 27–17	37,361	[1]
September 28	No. 18 USC	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–16	52,934
October 5	at North Carolina	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 29–45	44,800	[2]
October 12	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		W 31–14	43,143	[3]
October 19	Boston College		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–11	32,149	[4]
October 26	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 33–11
November 2	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 21–13	25,177
November 9	Temple	No. 19	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–24
November 16	at No. 5 Notre Dame	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 10–14	59,075
November 23	No. 10 Penn State	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	48,895
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator George Haffner – Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano – Offensive line Jim Dyar – Defensive line Larry Holton – Defensive assistant Harry Jones – Offensive backs Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach Joe Madden – Defensive secondary Bob Roper – Receivers Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant Keith Schroeder – Scouting			Support staff Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting			Strength and conditioning staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gary Burley	Defensive end	3	55	Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Bulino	Defensive back	17	424	Kansas City Chiefs

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References

1. "Dorsett powers Pittsburgh past Georgia Tech, 27–17". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 22, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UNC shocks Pitt 45–29 with big third period". Florence Morning News. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long boots, Daniels passes, Pitt wins 31–14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Panthers Wallop BC, 35–11; Dorsett: 3 TDs". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.