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Pittsburgh Football Team History


Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Johnny Majors
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Florida State  9   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Georgia Tech  27   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Southern California  7   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ North Carolina  29   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. West Virginia  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Boston College  35   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Navy  13   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Syracuse  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Temple  35   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Notre Dame  10   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Penn State  10   31   L    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored227
  Scoring Average20.6
  Points Allowed202
  Defense Average18.4
  Opponents Record70-53
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-2
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1974 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6162189   Ollie Keller
Nevada Las Vegas 12-1444251   Ron Meyer
Notre Dame 10-2318147Won  13-11  Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State 10-2322142Won  41-20  Joe Paterno
Boston College 8-3365154   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 8-3-1280185Tied  31-31  Bill Yeoman
Temple 8-2335142   Wayne Hardin
Utah State 8-3181199   Phil Krueger
Cincinnati 7-4227175   Tony Mason
Memphis 7-4225148   Fred Pancoast
Pittsburgh 7-4227202   Johnny Majors
Georgia Tech 6-5238212   Pepper Rodgers
James Madison 6-4264204   Challace McMillin
Miami 6-5167190   Peter R. Elliot
Southern Mississippi 6-5160195   P.W. Bear Underwood
Liberty 5-415286   John Cartwright
Nevada 5-6209254   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 5-6176214   Bennie Ellender
Navy 4-7131229   George Welsh
South Carolina 4-7223312   Paul Dietzel
Virginia Tech 4-7278261   Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia 4-7210224   Bobby Bowden
Army 3-8156306   Homer Smith
Air Force 2-9178215   Ben Martin
Syracuse 2-9121261   Frank Maloney
Florida State 1-10130289   Darrell Dan Mudra
Marshall 1-10111291   Jack Lengyel

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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