1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Karcher (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 West Virginia $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Boston College	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss *	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 14–10	25,516	[1]
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 21–63	33,839	[2]
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Ohio State *	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 28–63	41,511
October 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Louisville *	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–29	28,528
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–44	59,075
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	Big East	L 21–24	34,268
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 21–42	65,041	[3]
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	W 21–10	20,130
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Miami (FL)	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 7–35	32,064
November 13	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–33	10,892
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	Big East	W 28–18	5,435
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 78 Ruben Brown Jr WR 49 Billy Davis Jr WR 26 Dietrich Jells So RB 29 Curtis Martin Jr QB 14 John Ryan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 90 Tom Barndt Jr DB 12 Anthony Dorsett So DL 98 Mike Mohring Fr LB 84 Tom Tumulty So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Steve Bird – Wide receivers/kickers Matt Cavanaugh – Tight ends Charles Coe – Run Offense coordinator/running backs Chuck Driesbach – Defensive coordinator Jack Henry – Offensive line Ken Karcher – Pass Offense coordinator/quarterbacks Tim Lewis – Defensive secondary John "Rusty" Russell – Linebackers Tom Turchetta – Defensive line			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator Mike Pettine – Graduate assistant Jim Shiffer – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
No Players Selected

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References

1. "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. Virginia thumps Pitt 42–21". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.