1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
Record3–9 (1–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple, 3–4 base
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 21 Boston College 2 –1 –18 –3 –1
West Virginia 2 –3 –15 –4 –2
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –9 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Temple 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m. Kent State *
W 51–1031,284
September 1212:00 p.m. West Virginia
Big East L 6–4441,723 [1]
September 178:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN L 16–2126,017
September 261:30 p.m. Minnesota *
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 41–3331,129
October 31:00 p.m.at Maryland *
L 34–4735,891 [2]
October 107:30 p.m.No. 13 Notre Dame *
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–5252,155
October 1712:00 p.m.at Temple
W 27–2017,470
October 241:30 p.m. East Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 31–3725,766 [3]
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 12 Syracuse
Big EastL 10–4148,837
November 141:30 p.m. Louisville *
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 16–3114,065
November 214:30 p.m.at No. 23 Penn State *
ESPNL 13–5791,000
December 511:00 p.m.at Hawaii *
 WTAE L 23–3646,281
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 78 Ruben Brown So
TE 81Rob CoonsSr
WR 49 Billy Davis Jr
WR 26 Dietrich Jells So
RB 29 Curtis Martin So
WR 47Cliff MoncriefSr
QB 14John RyanSo
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 90 Tom Barndt So
DB 12 Anthony Dorsett So
DB 42 Vernon Lewis Sr
DL 98 Mike Mohring Fr
LB 84 Tom Tumulty So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching staff

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Paul Hackett – Head coach
  • Sal Sunseri – Assistant head coach/inside linebackers
  • Bill Meyers – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Nick Rapone– Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • Michael McCarthy – Wide receivers
  • Amos Jones – Special teams/defensive assistant
  • Jim Miceli – Tight ends
  • Skip Peete – Running backs
  • Chris Petersen – Quarterbacks
  • Tom Turchetta – Defensive line
  • Brian Williams – Outside linebackers
 Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator
 Strength and conditioning staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Alex Van Pelt Quarterback8216 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "West Va. crushes Pittsburgh". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Kaleo, Maryland roll to victory over Pitt". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pitt special teams drop the ball against East Carolina". North Hills News Record. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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