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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: Jackie Sherrill
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Jackie Sherrill enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Illinois  26   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Cincinnati  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ South Carolina  42   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ West Virginia  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Florida State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Syracuse  23   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Boston College  29   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Rutgers  47   3   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Army  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Temple  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Penn State  14   48   L       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Georgia  24   20   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored385
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed160
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record76-57
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 UPI
  
1981 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6309251   Pat Collins
Pittsburgh 11-1385160Won  24-20  Jackie Sherrill
Penn State 10-2371162Won  26-10  Joe Paterno
Southern Mississippi 9-2-1305108Lost  17-19  Bobby Collins
West Virginia 9-3284155Won  26-6  Don Nehlen
Navy 7-4-1244183Lost  28-31  George Welsh
Virginia Tech 7-4232128   Bill Dooley
Cincinnati 6-5171187   Mike Gottfried
Florida State 6-5240286   Bobby Bowden
Nevada Las Vegas 6-6326433   Tony Knap
South Carolina 6-6225222   Jim Carlen
Tulane 6-5213144   Vince Gibson
Akron 5-5132183   Jim Dennison
Boston College 5-6243298   Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 5-5187168   Bill Dando
East Carolina 5-6242290   Ed Emory
Louisville 5-6180212   Bob Weber
Notre Dame 5-6232160   Gerry Faust
Rutgers 5-6139208   Frank R. Burns
Temple 5-5181195   Wayne Hardin
Central Florida 4-6142130   Don Jonas
Syracuse 4-6-1248265   Dick MacPherson
Army 3-7-1126212   Ed Cavanaugh
James Madison 3-8198265   Challace McMillin
North Texas 2-9111235   Bob Tyler
Liberty 1-9135308   Tom Dowling
Memphis 1-1082209   Rex Dockery

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.