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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: Johnny Majors
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. West Virginia  0   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Kent  52   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Houston  35   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Ohio State  0   72   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Miami  0   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Temple  53   52   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Syracuse  7   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Virginia Tech  17   34   L       
 Thu., Oct. 31  vs. Boston College  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Notre Dame  6   60   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Rutgers  24   9   W       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed430
  Defense Average39.1
  Opponents Record70-47
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record0-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2370209 6-1220111  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-3368210Won  31-216-1233111  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3437208Won  30-176-1291105  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 8-4271156Lost  13-204-3181112  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 4-7214430 3-4121242  Johnny Majors
Boston College 5-7264364 2-5138220  Dan Henning
Rutgers 2-9143380 1-678238  Terry Shea
Temple 1-10218386 0-7140263  Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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