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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: Dave Wannstedt
Conference: Big East-

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1890 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Dave Wannstedt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Bowling Green State	17	27	L
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Buffalo	27	16	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Iowa	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Syracuse	34	24	W
Thu., Oct. 2	@ South Florida	26	21	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Navy	42	21	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Rutgers	34	54	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Notre Dame	36	33	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Louisville	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Cincinnati	21	28	L
Fri., Nov. 28	vs. West Virginia	19	15	W
Sat., Dec. 6	@ Connecticut	34	10	W
Wed., Dec. 31	Oregon State	0	3	L	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	352
Scoring Average	27.1
Points Allowed	279
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	93-63
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	5-1

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	8-5	324	257	Won 38-20	3-4	151	149	Randy Edsall
Cincinnati	11-3	362	282	Lost 7-20	6-1	165	134	Brian Kelly
Pittsburgh	9-4	352	279	Lost 0-3	5-2	209	159	Dave Wannstedt
West Virginia	9-4	319	221	Won 31-30	5-2	162	109	Bill Stewart
Rutgers	8-5	377	245	Won 29-23	5-2	240	128	Greg Schiano
South Florida	8-5	359	260	Won 41-14	2-5	136	162	Jim Leavitt
Louisville	5-7	296	358		1-6	128	241	Steve Kragthorpe
Syracuse	3-9	217	392		1-6	112	221	Greg Robinson

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.