1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Major eastern college football independents records

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

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	3:30 p.m.	BYU	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 14–20	40,263	[1]
September 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 10–42	40,075	[2]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 12–13	40,000	[3]
September 29	12:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 10–28	58,032	[4]
October 6	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	KATZ	W 17–10	26,475	[5]
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	KATZ	L 21–45	73,100	[6]
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	USA	L 7–27	32,872	[7]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Navy		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		T 28–28	34,715	[8]
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		L 7–13	46,489	[9]
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Tulane		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 21–10	20,159	[10]
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 31–11	85,499	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 68 Bob Brown Jr QB 10 John Cummings Jr OT 79 Bill Fralic Sr FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr TE 80 Tom Johnson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Troy Benson Sr DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr DE 52 Tom Crawford So DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr FS 11 Bill McCormick Jr DE 90 Tony Woods So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Foge Fazio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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 coordinator 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

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 1984 BYU Cougars football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cougars	0	3	6	11	20
No. 3 Panthers	0	0	14	0	14

• Date: September 1
• Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 40,263
• Game weather: Overcast, 73 °F (23 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Thacker (play-by-play) and Irv Brown (analyst)

   

Scoring summary

2		BYU	Lee Johnson 37-yard field goal	BYU 3–0
3		Pitt	Bill Callahan 78-yard interception return (kick)	Pitt 7–3
	11:35	Pitt	Marc Bailey 1-yard run (kick)	Pitt 14–3
		BYU	Lakai Heimuli 12-yard run (pass failed)	Pitt 14–9
4		BYU	Lee Johnson 23-yard field goal	Pitt 14–12
	1:37	BYU	Adam Haysbert 50-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Bosco run)	BYU 20–14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	25/43, 325 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	8 rushes, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Adam Haysbert	9 receptions, 141 yards, TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	John Congemi	17/32, 171 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marc Bailey	14 rushes, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bill Wallace	7 receptions, 68 yards

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Fralic	Guard	1	2	Atlanta Falcons
Chris Doleman	Defensive end	1	4	Minnesota Vikings
Troy Benson	Linebacker	5	120	New York Jets
Marlon McIntyre	Running back	8	218	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Wallace	Back	12	319	New York Jets

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Awards and honors

• Bill Fralic, Sixth in Heisman Trophy voting

References

1. "BYU pass at 1:37 stuns Pitt, 20–14". The Star-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Oklahoma wins with new offense". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Panthers shocked; Field goal gives Temple upset over Pitt". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hurricanes beat reeling Pitt to the punch, 27–7". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pitt blows huge lead, Navy gets 28–28 tie". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Syracuse hands Pitt sevents loss, 13–7". The Sunday Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Penn State blasted by Pitt, Paterno". The Sunday Press. November 25, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.