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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-

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1890 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

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 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	9-3	351	190	Lost 18-19				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Virginia Tech	9-2	301	91					Bill Dooley
West Virginia	9-3	322	189	Won 20-16				Don Nehlen
Akron	8-3	210	104					Jim Dennison
Buffalo	8-2	232	150					Bill Dando
East Carolina	8-3	271	179					Ed Emory
Florida State	8-4	381	312	Won 28-3				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	8-4-1	320	312	Won 13-10				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-3-1	288	165	Lost 23-28				Serafino Foge Fazio
Southern Mississippi	8-3	235	128					Jim Carmody
Notre Dame	7-5	316	177	Won 19-18				Gerry Faust
Georgia Southern	6-5	262	206					Erk Russell
Memphis	6-4-1	274	205					Rex Dockery
Syracuse	6-5	178	200					Dick MacPherson
Central Florida	5-6	283	306					Louis H. Lou Saban
South Carolina	5-6	231	237					Joe Morrison
Cincinnati	4-6-1	208	234					Watson Brown
Louisiana	4-6	194	212					Sam Robertson
Temple	4-7	170	241					Bruce Arians
James Madison	3-8	230	266					Challace McMillin
Louisville	3-8	157	351					Bob Weber
Navy	3-8	202	272					Gary Tranquill
Rutgers	3-8	195	258					Frank R. Burns
Army	2-9	140	304					Jim Young
Liberty	2-9	181	316					Tom Dowling
Western Kentucky	2-8-1	147	203					Jimmy Feix
Tulane	0-11	192	241					Wally English

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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.