American college football season
The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . The independent Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl and were awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East .
Schedule [ edit ] In the Backyard Brawl , Pittsburgh was led by true freshman quarterback Dan Marino , making his second collegiate start. He directed Pitt to a 24–17 victory in the last college football game played at old Mountaineer Field .[1] [2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 15 1:30 p.m. Kansas No. 16 W 24–041,545 [3] [4] September 22 1:00 p.m. at North Carolina No. 13 L 7–1750,500 September 29 7:30 p.m. at Temple W 10–934,039 October 6 1:30 p.m. Boston College Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 28–737,146 October 13 10:00 a.m. Cincinnati Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) W 35–031,620 October 20 4:30 p.m. at No. 12 Washington No. 17 W 26–1452,485 [5] October 27 1:30 p.m. No. 17 Navy No. 12 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 24–751,332 [6] [7] November 3 12:30 p.m. Syracuse No. 12 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2143,500 [8] November 10 1:30 p.m. at West Virginia No. 12 W 24–1738,681 [2] [9] November 17 1:30 p.m. at Army No. 11 W 40–031,689 [10] December 1 12:30 p.m. at No. 20 Penn State No. 11 ABC W 29–1476,958 [11] December 25 3:30 p.m. vs. Arizona No. 10 NBC W 16–1055,347
1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 5 Mark Schubert Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
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Coaching staff [ edit ] 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff Coaching staff Support staff Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant Kevin Dickey – Recruiting coordinator Nick Gasparato – Graduate assistant Jerry Leith – Graduate assistant Nick Rapone – Graduate assistant Strength and conditioning staff Paul Stark – Weight, Strength Coach
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] [14]
References [ edit ] Dan Marino quarterbacks Pitt in 35–0 rout of Cincinnati on October 13. ^ "Site Unavailable" . ^ a b Smizik, Bob (November 11, 1979). "Whew! Pitt outmuscles fightin' WVU" . Pittsburgh Press . p. H1. ^ Smizik, Bob (September 16, 1979). "Panthers 'still' Jayhawks, 24-0" . Pittsburgh Press . p. D1. ^ Woodling, Chuck (September 16, 1979). "Song's same, but in different key" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). p. 1B. ^ "Costly turnovers make Huskies pay Pitt's price, 26-14" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. October 21, 1979. p. 6B. ^ Smizik, Bob (October 28, 1979). "Super sub Marino torpedoes Navy" . Pittsburgh Press . p. D1. ^ "Pitt turns its freshmen loose" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. October 28, 1979. p. 10B. ^ "Marino's passing paces Pitt" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 102. ^ "Pitt holds on to beat W. Va" . The Sunday News . November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Smizik, Bob (November 18, 1979). "Panthers have a Fiesta with Army" . Pittsburgh Press . p. D1. ^ "Pitt rallies twice" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. December 2, 1979. p. 7E. ^ "Kansas - Pittsburgh probable starters" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). September 14, 1979. p. 15. ^ "Coaches Biographies". 1979 Pitt Football . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1979. pp. 19–24. Retrieved December 26, 2012 . ^ "1980 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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