1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football
John Hancock Bowl champion
John Hancock Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bob Valesente (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Penn State $ 6 –0 –08 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia 3 –1 –18 –3 –1
Syracuse 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Temple 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Rutgers 1 –5 –02 –7 –2
Boston College 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)  – 11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State  – 10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois  – 9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State  – 8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh  – 8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia  – 8 –3 –1
Syracuse  – 8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – 7 –4 –0
Akron  – 6 –4 –1
South Carolina  – 6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech  – 6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech  – 5 –4 –1
Army  – 6 –5 –0
Louisville  – 6 –5 –0
East Carolina  – 5 –5 –1
Tulsa  – 6 –6 –0
Southern Miss  – 5 –6 –0
Tulane  – 4 –8 –0
Navy  – 3 –8 –0
Rutgers  – 2 –7 –2
Boston College  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State  – 2 –9 –0
Cincinnati  – 1 –9 –1
Temple  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m. Pacific (CA) No. 23
W 38–335,421
September 912:00 p.m.at Boston College No. 23
W 29–1031,000
September 237:30 p.m.No. 10 Syracuse No. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
 ESPN W 30–2345,762
September 307:30 p.m.at No. 9 West Virginia No. 10
ESPNT 31–3168,938 [1]
October 712:00 p.m.at Temple No. 8
 JP Sports W 27–324,982
October 1412:00 p.m. Navy Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 31–1450,467
October 285:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre Dame No. 7
ESPNL 7–4559,075
November 112:30 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL) No. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 CBS L 3–2452,528
November 1812:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 47–4221,862 [2]
November 252:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn State No. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–1657,158
December 27:00 a.m.vs. Rutgers No. 24
ESPNW 46–2919,800
December 3012:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Texas A&M No. 23
CBSW 31–2844,887

Personnel

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 69Dan AndersonSo
OL 73Bill CherpakSr
OL Jeff Christy So
RB 32Glenn DeveauxSo
OL 72Chris GoetzSo
WR 19Brian JacksonSo
RB 26Derrick LewisFr
OL 62Roman MatuszSr
OL 60Scott MillerSo
TE 41 Dave Moore So
RB 22Ronald RedmonJr
RB 27 Curvin Richards Jr
C 55Bryan SchochJr
TE 86Eric SeamanSo
OL 51Chris SestilliFr
QB 12Scott StarkSr
TE 88Lionel SykesJr
WR 80 Olanda Truitt Fr
RB 35Ricky TurnerSo
WR 81Henry TutenSr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 29 Adam Walker Sr
RB 40Jermaine WilliamsFr
WR 2Reggie WilliamsSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 96Richard AllenSo
DL 74Jon BakerJr
DB 16Robert BradleySr
LB 58Curtis BraySo
DB 23Dave ColemanSo
DB 31Dan CrossmanSr
LB 46Craig GobJr
DL 90 Mark Gunn Jr
DL 92 Keith Hamilton Fr
DB 3Alonzo HamptonSr
DB 24Doug HetzlerJr
LB 48 Ricardo McDonald So
DB 5 Louis Riddick Jr
DL 89Tom SimsJr
DL 91Carnel SmithSr
DE 93 Marc Spindler Jr
DB 45Barry ThreatsFr
LB 7Prentiss WrightJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 27Ed FrazierSo
P 25Brian GreenfieldJr
K 4Jeff Van HorneSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Season summary

Pacific

At Boston College

Syracuse

At West Virginia

At Temple

At Notre Dame

#7 Pittsburgh Panthers (5–0–1) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0)
Quarter1234Total
Pittsburgh 70007
Notre Dame 21521745

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: October 28, 1989
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • TV: ESPN
  • Recap/Box
Game information

Miami (FL)

#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1234Total
•Hurricanes1039224
Panthers00033
Scoring summary
110:38MIAHuerta 20-yard field goalMIA 3–0
1MIAMcGuire 8-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 10–0
2MIAHuerta 27-yard field goalMIA 13–0
3MIAHuerta 27-yard field goalMIA 16–0
3MIADawkins 9-yard pass from Erickson (pass failed)MIA 22–0
412:06PITTFrazier 29-yard field goalMIA 22–3
410:19MIASafety, Van Pelt tackled in end zoneMIA 24–3

East Carolina

Penn State

vs Rutgers

John Hancock Bowl (vs Texas A&M)

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Marc Spindler Defensive end362 Detroit Lions
Dean Caliguire Guard492 San Francisco 49ers
Alonzo Hampton Defensive back4104 Minnesota Vikings
Tom Sims Defensive tackle6152 Kansas City Chiefs
Chris Goetz Guard9227 San Diego Chargers
Carnel Smith Defensive end11290 Indianapolis Colts
Roman Matusz Tackle11298 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Pitt rallies from 22 back to tie". Wisconsin State Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Richards runs to the rescue in Panthers' 47–42 victory". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.


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