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-
1970 Season Highlights
Carl A. DePasqua enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
UCLA
15
24
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Baylor
15
10
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Kent
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Navy
10
8
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
West Virginia
36
35
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Miami
28
17
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Syracuse
13
43
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Notre Dame
14
46
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Boston College
6
21
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Penn State
15
35
L
1970 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 179
Scoring Average 17.9
Points Allowed 245
Defense Average 24.5
Opponents Record 52-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.