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-
2008 Season Highlights
Dave Wannstedt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Bowling Green State
17
27
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Buffalo
27
16
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Iowa
21
20
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Syracuse
34
24
W
Thu., Oct. 2 @
South Florida
26
21
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Navy
42
21
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Rutgers
34
54
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Notre Dame
36
33
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Louisville
41
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Cincinnati
21
28
L
Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
West Virginia
19
15
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Connecticut
34
10
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Oregon State
0
3
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 352
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 21.5
Opponents Record 93-63
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-1
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.