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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: Johnny Majors
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024
1993 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1993 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Southern Mississippi  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Virginia Tech  21   63   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Ohio State  28   63   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Louisville  7   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Notre Dame  0   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Syracuse  21   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ West Virginia  21   42   L       
 Thu., Oct. 28  @ Rutgers  21   10   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Miami  7   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Boston College  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Temple  28   18   W       
 
1993 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average15.3
  Points Allowed371
  Defense Average33.7
  Opponents Record81-44
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record3-2
1993 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1993 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
West Virginia 11-1408212Lost  7-417-024091  Don Nehlen
Miami 9-3331167Lost  0-296-121557  Dennis Erickson
Boston College 9-3408240Won  31-135-2232138  Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech 9-3445270Won  45-204-3261177  Frank Beamer
Syracuse 6-4-1281288 3-4160212  Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh 3-8168371 2-5119225  Johnny Majors
Rutgers 4-7351334 1-6192221  Doug Graber
Temple 1-10115527 0-756354  Ron Dickerson

1993 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1993 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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