1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–7 vs. SMU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Daniels (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Charlie Bailey (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 1 09 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 2 09 3 0
Boston College 3 2 08 3 1
Rutgers 1 5 05 6 0
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Syracuse 1 5 02 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 99:00 p.m.No. 5 North Carolina No. 1 CBS W 7–654,449
September 187:00 p.m.at Florida State No. 2W 37–1756,236
September 252:00 p.m.at No. 19 Illinois No. 3W 20–371,547
October 212:30 p.m.No. 14 West Virginia No. 2
ABC W 16–1357,250 [1]
October 161:30 p.m. Temple Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–757,250
October 231:30 p.m.at Syracuse No. 2W 14–042,321
October 301:30 p.m. Louisville No. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 63–1453,017
November 61:30 p.m. Notre Dame No. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 16–3160,162
November 131:30 p.m.at Army No. 8 ESPN W 24–640,475
November 201:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 52–646,728
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 2 Penn State No. 5ABCL 10–1985,522
January 1, 19831:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 SMU No. 6CBSL 3–760,359

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1 (36)1 (33)2 (16)3 (10)2 (19)2 (15)3 (9)2 (17)1 (21)1 (48)8657610
Coaches Poll 1 (26)1 (17)1 (17)1 (19)2 (16)3 (7)2 (11)2 (12)1 (33)765769

Game summaries

North Carolina

#5 North Carolina vs. #1 Pittsburgh
1234Total
Tar Heels03036
Panthers00707

[2]

West Virginia

#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh
1234Total
West Virginia303713
Pittsburgh0001616

[3]

At Penn State

Pittsburgh at Penn State
1234Total
#5 Pittsburgh070310
#2 Penn State3010619

Vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl)

#6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU
1234Total
Panthers00303
Mustangs00707

[4]

Personnel

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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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 44Bryan ThomasSr
WR Keith Williams
TE Clint Wilson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P Tony Recchia
K 1 Eric Schubert
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

[5] [6]

1983 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jim Covert Tackle16 Chicago Bears
Tim Lewis Defensive back111 Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino Quarterback127 Miami Dolphins
Bryan ThomasRunning back5132 Green Bay Packers
Dave Puzzuoli Defensive tackle6149 Cleveland Browns
Ron SamsGuard6160 Green Bay Packers
Rich Kraynak Linebacker8201 Philadelphia Eagles
Rob FadaGuard9230 Chicago Bears
Julius DawkinsWide receiver12320 Buffalo Bills

[7]

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