1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Moore (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bob Junko (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Penn State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Boston College $ 3 –2 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Temple 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –7 –1
Syracuse 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College  – – 10 –2 –0
No. 11 South Carolina  – – 10 –2 –0
Army  – – 8 –3 –1
Rutgers  – – 7 –3 –0
No. 17 Florida State  – – 7 –3 –2
Virginia Tech  – – 8 –4 –0
West Virginia  – – 8 –4 –0
No. 18 Miami (FL)  – – 8 –5 –0
Notre Dame  – – 7 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 6 –5 –0
Penn State  – – 6 –5 –0
Syracuse  – – 6 –5 –0
Temple  – – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State  – – 5 –5 –1
Navy  – – 4 –6 –1
Southern Miss  – – 4 –7 –0
Pittsburgh  – – 3 –7 –1
Tulane  – – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – – 2 –9 –0
East Carolina  – – 2 –9 –0
Louisville  – – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13:30 p.m. BYU No. 3
 ESPN L 14–2040,263
September 153:30 p.m.No. 15 Oklahoma No. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 ABC L 10–4240,075
September 221:00 p.m.at Temple
L 12–1340,000
September 2912:30 p.m.at West Virginia
L 10–2858,032 [1]
October 612:00 p.m. East Carolina
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 KATZ W 17–1026,475 [2]
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 17 South Carolina
KATZL 21–4573,100 [3]
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)
USA L 7–2732,872
October 271:30 p.m. Navy Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 28–2834,715
November 312:00 p.m.at Syracuse
L 7–1346,489
November 1012:00 p.m. Tulane
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–1020,159 [4]
November 241:00 p.m.at Penn State
W 31–1185,499

Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 68Bob BrownJr
QB 10John CummingsJr
OT 79 Bill Fralic Sr
FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr
TE 80Tom JohnsonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 54 Troy Benson Sr
DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr
DE 52Tom CrawfordSo
DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr
FS 11Bill McCormickJr
DE 90 Tony Woods So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching staff

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dino Folino – Defensive backs
  • Carmen Grosso – Tight ends
  • Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers
  • Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends
  • Don Thompson – Defensive line
  • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
  • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
 Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Bob LaCivita – Recruiting doordinator
  • Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant
  • Jay Venuto – Graduate assistant
  • Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant
  • Charles Jones – Graduate assistant
 Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bill Fralic Guard12 Atlanta Falcons
Chris Doleman Defensive end14 Minnesota Vikings
Troy Benson Linebacker5120 New York Jets
Marlon McIntyreRunning back8218 Los Angeles Rams
Bill WallaceBack12319 New York Jets

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Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.


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