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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: Walt Harris
Conference: Big East-

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1890 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Walt Harris enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Kent	30	7	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Bowling Green State	34	16	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Penn State	12	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Rutgers	29	17	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Syracuse	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Boston College	42	26	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Virginia Tech	34	37	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. North Carolina	17	20	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Miami	7	35	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Temple	7	0	W
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. West Virginia	38	28	W
Thu., Dec. 28	vs. Iowa State	29	37	L	@ Phoenix, AZ

2000 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	24.7
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	69-47
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-3

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami	11-1	506	190	Won 37-20	7-0	310	67	Butch Davis
Virginia Tech	11-1	484	269	Won 41-20	6-1	260	156	Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh	7-5	296	247		4-3	174	167	Walt Harris
Syracuse	6-5	294	212		4-3	162	145	Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College	7-5	378	277	Won 31-17	3-4	173	205	Tom OBrien
West Virginia	7-5	356	363	Won 49-38	3-4	179	226	Don Nehlen
Temple	4-7	224	269		1-6	117	192	Bobby Wallace
Rutgers	3-8	233	399		0-7	95	312	Terry Shea

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.