1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–7 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	9–3
Head coach	Foge Fazio (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Daniels (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Boston College	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as independent in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	9:00 p.m.	No. 5 North Carolina	No. 1	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	W 7–6	54,449	[1]
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Florida State	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 37–17	56,236	[2]
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Illinois	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 20–3	71,547	[3]
October 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 West Virginia	No. 2	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	W 16–13	57,250	[4]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	Temple	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	57,250	[5]
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 14–0	42,321	[6]
October 30	1:31 p.m.	Louisville	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 63–14	53,017	[7]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 16–31	60,162	[8]
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at Army	No. 8	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN	W 24–6	40,475	[9]
November 20	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 6	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 52–6	46,728	[10]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–19	85,522	[11]
January 1, 1983	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 SMU	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–7	60,359	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	1 (36)	1 (33)	2 (16)	3 (10)	2 (19)	2 (15)	3 (9)	2 (17)	1 (21)	1 (48)	8	6	5	7	6	10
Coaches	1 (26)	—	1 (17)	1 (17)	1 (19)	2 (16)	3 (7)	2 (11)	2 (12)	1 (33)	7	6	5	7	6	9

Game summaries

North Carolina

#5 North Carolina vs. #1 Pittsburgh

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	3	0	3	6
•Panthers	0	0	7	0	7

• Date: September 9
• Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Game attendance: 54,449
• Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

2	14:09	UNC	Brooks Barwick 39-yard field goal	UNC 3–0
3	8:34	PITT	Bryan Thomas 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Snuffy Everett kick)	PITT 7–3
4	4:57	UNC	Rob Rogers 48-yard field goal	PITT 7–6

See also: 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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West Virginia

#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	0	3	7	13
•Pittsburgh	0	0	0	16	16

• Date: October 2
• Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Game attendance: 57,250

Scoring summary

Q1		WVU	Woodside 34 yard field goal	WVU 3–0
Q3		WVU	Woodside 29 yard field goal	WVU 6–0
Q4		WVU	Talley recovered blocked punt in end zone	WVU 13–0
Q4	10:52	PITT	Thomas 3 yard run (Schubert kick)	WVU 13–7
Q4	3:23	PITT	Dawkins 8 yard pass from Marino (Schubert kick)	PITT 14–13
Q4		PITT	Safety, Maas forced Hostetler out of end zone	PITT 16–13

See also: 1982 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl

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At Penn State

Pittsburgh at Penn State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Pittsburgh	0	7	0	3	10
•#2 Penn State	3	0	10	6	19

• Date: November 26
• Game attendance: 85,722
• Referee: Raymond Bower
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Tim Brant

See also: 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl)

#6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	3	0	3
•Mustangs	0	0	7	0	7

• Date: October 2
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
• Game attendance: 60,359
• Referee: Jimmy Harper
• TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, and Pat O'Brien

Scoring summary

3		Pitt	Eric Schubert 43-yard field goal	PITT 3–0
4		SMU	Lance McIlhenny 9-yard run (Harrell kick)	SMU 7–3

Main article: 1983 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

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Coaching staff

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Foge Fazio – Head coach Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive line Charlie Bailey – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Joe Daniels – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Bob Davie – Defensive ends Anthony Folinio – Defensive backs Joe Naunchik – Receivers Don Thompson – Defensive line Andy Urbanic – Running backs			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator John Latina – Part-Time Assistant/tight ends Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant/defensive line Desmond Robinson – Part-Time Assistant/defensive backs Mike Sherman – Part-Time Assistant/offensive line			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Roster

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Marc Bailey RB Bill Beach RB Mike Boyd TE John Brown RB Bill Callahan RB Dwight Collins WR Barry Compton OT 75 Jimbo Covert Sr QB Dan Daniels WR Julius Dawkins OL Rob Fada OL 79 Bill Fralic So QB 13 Dan Marino Sr RB Joe McCall RB Marlon McIntyre TE Mike Meehan G 77 Ron Sams Sr RB Darnell Stone OL Jim Sweeney RB 44 Bryan Thomas Sr WR Keith Williams TE Clint Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Caesar Aldisert LB Michael Brooks DB Melvin Dean LB 56 Chris Doleman So DB Rick Dukovich DB 5 Tom Flynn Jr DB Troy Hill LB Charles "Yogi" Jones LB Rich Kraynak DB 26 Tim Lewis Sr DT 71 Bill Maas Jr DL 63 Dave Puzzuoli Sr DL Tim Quense DB Dan Short LB Al Wenglikowski LB Michael Woods	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Tony Recchia K 1 Eric Schubert	Head coach Foge Fazio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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1983 NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Covert	Tackle	1	6	Chicago Bears
Tim Lewis	Defensive back	1	11	Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino	Quarterback	1	27	Miami Dolphins
Bryan Thomas	Running back	5	132	Green Bay Packers
Dave Puzzuoli	Defensive tackle	6	149	Cleveland Browns
Ron Sams	Guard	6	160	Green Bay Packers
Rich Kraynak	Linebacker	8	201	Philadelphia Eagles
Rob Fada	Guard	9	230	Chicago Bears
Julius Dawkins	Wide receiver	12	320	Buffalo Bills

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References

1. "Pittsburgh edges UNC". Winston-Salem Journal. September 10, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pitt romps in rain". Florida Today. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pitt intercepts Illini hopes, 20–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Second-ranked Pitt rallies to West Virginia 16–13". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pitt, Marino regain form". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "No. 2 Pitt struggles past SU, 14–0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pittsburgh smothers Louisville 63–14". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Notre Dame shocks Pitt, 31–16". The Montana Standard. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Army falls to No. 8 Pitt". Mount Vernon Argus. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pittsburgh brings curtain down on Rutgers, 52–6". Asbury Park Press. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Penn State needs 'one more' after big win over Pittsburgh". Lancaster New Era. November 27, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ponies cap big year with Cotton victory". Austin American-Statesman. January 2, 1983. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "PITT EDGES NORTH CAROLINA, 7-6". The New York Times . September 10, 1982. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
14. "Pitt Rallies Late, Nips W. Virginia." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
15. "Stout S.M.U. Defense Holds Off Pitt, 7-3". The New York Times . January 2, 1983. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
16. "Penn State–Pitt rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1982. p. 15.
17. "Pitt–SMU rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1983. p. 12.
18. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.