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-
1971 Season Highlights
Carl A. DePasqua enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
UCLA
29
25
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Oklahoma
29
55
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
West Virginia
9
20
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Navy
36
35
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Tulane
8
33
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Boston College
22
40
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Syracuse
31
21
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Notre Dame
7
56
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Army
14
17
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Penn State
18
55
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Florida State
13
31
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 19.6
Points Allowed 388
Defense Average 35.3
Opponents Record 73-46
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.