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Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Johnny Majors
Conference: Big East-

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1890 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Johnny Majors enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. West Virginia	0	34	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Kent	52	14	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Houston	35	42	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Ohio State	0	72	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Miami	0	45	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Temple	53	52	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Syracuse	7	55	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Virginia Tech	17	34	L
Thu., Oct. 31	vs. Boston College	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Notre Dame	6	60	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Rutgers	24	9	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	214
Scoring Average	19.5
Points Allowed	430
Defense Average	39.1
Opponents Record	70-47
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-5

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	10-2	370	209		6-1	220	111	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-3	368	210	Won 31-21	6-1	233	111	Butch Davis
Syracuse	9-3	437	208	Won 30-17	6-1	291	105	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	8-4	271	156	Lost 13-20	4-3	181	112	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	4-7	214	430		3-4	121	242	Johnny Majors
Boston College	5-7	264	364		2-5	138	220	Dan Henning
Rutgers	2-9	143	380		1-6	78	238	Terry Shea
Temple	1-10	218	386		0-7	140	263	Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 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

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.