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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: Serafino Foge Fazio
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Serafino Foge Fazio enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 9  vs. North Carolina  7   6   W    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Florida State  37   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Illinois  20   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. West Virginia  16   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Temple  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Syracuse  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Louisville  63   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Notre Dame  16   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Army  24   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Rutgers  52   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  @ Penn State  10   19   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Southern Methodist  3   7   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored300
  Scoring Average25.0
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record81-55
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 9-3-0 AP
9 9-3-0 Coaches
9 9-3-0 UPI
7 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1982 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-1395196Won  27-23  Joe Paterno
Florida State 9-3419254Won  31-12  Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh 9-3300129Lost  3-7  Serafino Foge Fazio
West Virginia 9-3284182Lost  12-31  Don Nehlen
Boston College 8-3-1294219Lost  26-33  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
James Madison 8-3283229   Challace McMillin
East Carolina 7-4259228   Ed Emory
Georgia Southern 7-3-1290190   Erk Russell
Liberty 7-4251214   Tom Dowling
Louisiana 7-3-1248197   Sam Robertson
Southern Mississippi 7-4304180   Jim Carmody
Virginia Tech 7-4211141   Bill Dooley
Akron 6-5188144   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 6-5281206   Mike Gottfried
Navy 6-5230196   Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame 6-4-1206174   Gerry Faust
Buffalo 5-5291180   Bill Dando
Louisville 5-6220355   Bob Weber
Rutgers 5-6180278   Frank R. Burns
Western Kentucky 5-5186200   Jimmy Feix
Army 4-7164271   Ed Cavanaugh
South Carolina 4-7224259   Richard Bell
Temple 4-7220202   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 4-7201271   Vince Gibson
North Texas 2-9179283   Corky Nelson
Syracuse 2-9159244   Dick MacPherson
Memphis 1-10129284   Rex Dockery
Central Florida 0-10109356   Sam Weir

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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