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-
1980 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Boston College
14
6
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Kansas
18
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Temple
36
2
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Maryland
38
9
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Florida State
22
36
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
West Virginia
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Tennessee
30
6
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Syracuse
43
6
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Louisville
41
23
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Army
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Penn State
14
9
W
Mon., Dec. 29
South Carolina
37
9
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 31.7
Points Allowed 130
Defense Average 10.8
Opponents Record 74-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 11-1-0
AP
2 11-1-0
Coaches
2 11-1-0
UPI
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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