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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  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Walt Harris enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Bowling Green State  30   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Penn State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Kent  30   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Temple  55   24   W       
 Thu., Oct. 7  vs. Syracuse  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Boston College  16   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Rutgers  38   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Virginia Tech  17   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Miami  3   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Notre Dame  37   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. West Virginia  21   52   L       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed278
  Defense Average25.3
  Opponents Record57-50
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record4-4
  Away Record1-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 11-1484162Lost  29-467-031588  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-4432220Won  28-136-1257107  Butch Davis
Boston College 8-4297308Lost  28-624-3161156  Tom OBrien
Syracuse 7-5300256Won  20-133-4138189  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 4-7292289 3-4198168  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 5-6281278 2-5167198  Walt Harris
Temple 2-9153366 2-5138261  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 1-10155427 1-6110317  Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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