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-
1978 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Tulane
24
6
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Temple
20
12
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
North Carolina
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Boston College
32
15
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Notre Dame
17
26
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Florida State
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Navy
11
21
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Syracuse
18
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
West Virginia
52
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Army
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Penn State
10
17
L
Sat., Dec. 23
North Carolina State
17
30
L
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 15.6
Opponents Record 71-63
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).