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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: Walt Harris
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Walt Harris enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Villanova  48   41   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Penn State  13   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Virginia Tech  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Akron  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ North Carolina  10   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Rutgers  21   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Syracuse  28   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Temple  33   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Boston College  15   23   L       
 Thu., Nov. 19  @ Miami  10   38   L       
 Fri., Nov. 27  vs. West Virginia  14   52   L    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored234
  Scoring Average21.3
  Points Allowed334
  Defense Average30.4
  Opponents Record65-51
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record0-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 8-4478300Lost  10-316-1317148  Paul Pasqualoni
Miami 9-3448298Won  46-235-2235175  Butch Davis
Virginia Tech 9-3381149Won  38-75-2195103  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-4410267Lost  31-345-2231134  Don Nehlen
Boston College 4-7273311 3-4147165  Tom OBrien
Rutgers 5-6206376 2-5112270  Terry Shea
Temple 2-9198360 2-5100226  Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh 2-9234334 0-7128244  Walt Harris

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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