Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Carl A. DePasqua Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Carl A. DePasqua enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Florida State
7
19
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
UCLA
28
38
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Air Force
13
41
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Northwestern
22
27
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Tulane
6
38
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Notre Dame
16
42
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Boston College
35
20
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Syracuse
6
10
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
West Virginia
20
38
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Navy
13
28
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Penn State
27
49
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 350
Defense Average 31.8
Opponents Record 68-54
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.