2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 West Virginia $  7 0   11 1  
No. 19 Louisville  5 2   9 3  
Rutgers  4 3   7 5  
South Florida  4 3   6 6  
Pittsburgh  4 3   5 6  
Connecticut  2 5   5 6  
Cincinnati  2 5   4 7  
Syracuse  0 7   1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m. Notre Dame *No. 23 ABC L 21–4266,451
September 98:00 p.m.at Ohio * ESPN2 L 10–16 OT24,545
September 173:30 p.m.at Nebraska *ABCL 6–777,336
September 242:00 p.m. Youngstown State *
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 41–043,135
September 308:00 p.m.at Rutgers ESPN2L 29–3737,514
October 82:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–2030,343
October 152:00 p.m. South Florida
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN360 W 31–1733,497
October 2212:00 p.m. Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN Plus W 34–1733,059
November 37:30 p.m.at No. 25 Louisville ESPN L 20–4242,692
November 1212:00 p.m. Connecticut
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusW 24–035,145
November 248:00 p.m.at No. 11 West Virginia ESPNL 13–4552,997
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Dave Wannstedt – Head coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles
  • Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive line
  • Greg Gattuso – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Aubrey Hill – Receivers
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends/Special teams
  • David Walker – Running backs
 Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Mike Antonoplos – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant
  • Jeff Ambrosie – Graduate assistant
  • Zen Bliss – Under Grad Intern (Offense)
 Strength and conditioning staff
  • Mike Kent – Strength and conditioning coach
  • Darren Honeycutt – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Charles Spencer Guard365 Houston Texans
Josh Lay Defensive back6174 New Orleans Saints

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References

  1. "2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.