Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Mike Gottfried Conference: Independent-
1989 Season Highlights
Mike Gottfried enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Pacific
38
3
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Boston College
29
10
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Syracuse
30
23
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
West Virginia
31
31
T
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Temple
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Navy
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Notre Dame
7
45
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Miami
3
24
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
East Carolina
47
42
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Penn State
13
16
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Rutgers
46
29
W
@ Dublin, Ireland
Sat., Dec. 30
Texas A&M
31
28
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 8-3
-1
Points Scored 333
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 268
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 68-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-1
-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-3-1
AP
19 8-3-1
Coaches
19 8-3-1
UPI
19 8-3-1
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.