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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Walt Harris enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. East Tennessee State  31   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. South Florida  26   35   L       
 Thu., Sep. 27  vs. Miami  21   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Notre Dame  7   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Syracuse  10   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Boston College  7   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Temple  33   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Virginia Tech  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Rutgers  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ West Virginia  23   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Alabama Birmingham  24   6   W       
 Thu., Dec. 20   North Carolina State  34   19   W    @ Orlando, FL   Champs Sports Bowl
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored296
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed245
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record73-54
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-2
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 12-0512117Won  37-147-029055  Larry Coker
Syracuse 10-3334247 6-1196144  Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College 8-4327227Won  20-164-3195125  Tom OBrien
Virginia Tech 8-4376177Lost  17-304-3199106  Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh 7-5296245Won  34-194-3174161  Walt Harris
Temple 4-7198301 2-567193  Bobby Wallace
West Virginia 3-8235268 1-6137185  Rich Rodriguez
Rutgers 2-9119397 0-736325  Greg Schiano

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.