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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Walt Harris enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  45   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Penn State  17   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Houston  35   24   W       
 Thu., Sep. 18  vs. Miami  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Temple  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Notre Dame  21   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Rutgers  55   48   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Boston College  21   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Syracuse  27   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Virginia Tech  30   23   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ West Virginia  41   38   W       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Southern Mississippi  7   41   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed354
  Defense Average29.5
  Opponents Record63-66
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 9-4441226Lost  18-356-1238104  Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech 7-5324227Lost  3-425-2197127  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 7-5360285Lost  30-354-3219167  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 6-6333354Lost  7-414-3208197  Walt Harris
Miami 5-6314285 3-4215191  Butch Davis
Boston College 4-7237314 3-4173176  Tom OBrien
Temple 3-8212371 3-4150212  Ron Dickerson
Rutgers 0-11191496 0-7121347  Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.