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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-

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1890 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Walt Harris enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Bowling Green State	30	10	W
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Penn State	17	20	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Kent	30	23	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Temple	55	24	W
Thu., Oct. 7	vs. Syracuse	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Boston College	16	20	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Rutgers	38	15	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Virginia Tech	17	30	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Miami	3	33	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Notre Dame	37	27	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. West Virginia	21	52	L

1999 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	281
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	278
Defense Average	25.3
Opponents Record	57-50
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	4-4
Away Record	1-2

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	11-1	484	162	Lost 29-46	7-0	315	88	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-4	432	220	Won 28-13	6-1	257	107	Butch Davis
Boston College	8-4	297	308	Lost 28-62	4-3	161	156	Tom OBrien
Syracuse	7-5	300	256	Won 20-13	3-4	138	189	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	4-7	292	289		3-4	198	168	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	5-6	281	278		2-5	167	198	Walt Harris
Temple	2-9	153	366		2-5	138	261	Bobby Wallace
Rutgers	1-10	155	427		1-6	110	317	Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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

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.