Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Dave Wannstedt Conference: Big East-
2005 Season Highlights
Dave Wannstedt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Notre Dame
21
42
L
Fri., Sep. 9 @
Ohio
10
16
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Nebraska
6
7
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Youngstown State
41
0
W
Fri., Sep. 30 @
Rutgers
29
37
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Cincinnati
38
20
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
South Florida
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Syracuse
34
17
W
Thu., Nov. 3 @
Louisville
20
42
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Connecticut
24
0
W
Thu., Nov. 24 @
West Virginia
13
45
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 267
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 63-52
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-5
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.