1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Tangerine Bowl, L 17–30 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Boyce (1st season)
Offensive scheme Split backs
Defensive coordinator Jimmy Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State  – – 11 –1 –0
North Texas State  – – 9 –2 –0
East Carolina  – – 9 –3 –0
Navy  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame  – – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers  – – 9 –3 –0
Florida State  – – 8 –3 –0
Temple  – – 7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh  – – 8 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – – 7 –4 –0
Louisville  – – 7 –4 –0
UNLV  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech  – – 7 –5 –0
Hawaii  – – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina  – – 5 –5 –1
William & Mary  – – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati  – – 5 –6 –0
Villanova  – – 5 –6 –0
Army  – – 4 –6 –1
Memphis State  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 4 –7 –0
Air Force  – – 3 –8 –0
Colgate  – – 3 –8 –0
Richmond  – – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse  – – 3 –8 –0
Illinois State  – – 2 –9 –0
West Virginia  – – 2 –9 –0
Boston College  – – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers competed in the 1978 Tangerine Bowl.

Contents

Coach Jackie Sherrill stated in the pre-season that he expected to have "another outstanding football team". [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 168:30 p.m.at Tulane No. 14
W 24–632,658 [2]
September 231:30 p.m. Temple No. 11
W 20–1243,445
September 301:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 ABC W 20–1650,439 [3]
October 71:30 p.m.at Boston College No. 9
W 32–1521,673 [4]
October 1412:30 p.m.at Notre Dame No. 9
ABCL 17–2659,075
October 211:30 p.m. Florida State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 7–355,104
October 282:00 p.m.at 18 Navy No. 15
L 11–2132,909
November 41:00 p.m.at Syracuse No. 19
W 18–1726,039
November 111:30 p.m. West Virginia No. 20
W 52–753,074 [5]
November 181:30 p.m. Army No. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1745,297
November 251:30 p.m.at 1 Penn State No. 15
ABCL 10–1777,465
December 238:00 p.m.vs. NC State No. 16
 Mizlou L 17–3031,356 [6]

Coaching staff

1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant
  • Bob Matey – Scouting coordinator
  • Kevin Dickey – Graduate assistant
  • Gary Davis – Graduate assistant
  • Tony Wise – Graduate assistant
 Strength and conditioning staff
  • Bob Matey – Weight Program

[7]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gordon Jones Wide receiver234 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Walt Brown Center5131 Detroit Lions
Jeff Delaney Defensive back7190 Los Angeles Rams
Al Chesley Linebacker11296 Philadelphia Eagles
David Logan Nose Tackle12307 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[8]

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References

  1. ↑ Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
  2. ↑ "Panthers rough up Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jacobs, Trocano rally Pitt 20–16". The Palm Beach Post. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pitt Thumps Boston College, 32–15". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1978. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pitt attack finally erupts, crushes West Va., 52–7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wolfpack rips Panthers, in Tangerine Bowl upset". The Tampa Tribune. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Coaches Biographies". 1978 Pitt Football. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1978. pp. 19–24. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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