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: Independent-
1973 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Georgia
7
7
T
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Baylor
14
20
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Northwestern
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Tulane
6
24
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
West Virginia
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Boston College
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Navy
22
17
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Syracuse
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Notre Dame
10
31
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Army
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Penn State
13
35
L
Fri., Dec. 21
Arizona State
7
28
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1973 Season Totals
Record 6-5
-1
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 211
Defense Average 17.6
Opponents Record 75-59
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 4-1
-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.