Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Serafino Foge Fazio Conference: Independent-
1983 Season Highlights
Serafino Foge Fazio enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Tennessee
13
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Temple
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Maryland
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
West Virginia
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Florida State
17
16
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Louisville
55
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Navy
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Syracuse
13
10
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Notre Dame
21
16
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Army
38
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Penn State
24
24
T
Mon., Jan. 2
Ohio State
23
28
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 8-3
-1
Points Scored 288
Scoring Average 24.0
Points Allowed 165
Defense Average 13.8
Opponents Record 76-63
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 4-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 8-3-1
AP
19 8-3-1
Coaches
19 8-3-1
UPI
19 8-3-1
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.