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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  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Walt Harris enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Kent  30   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Bowling Green State  34   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Penn State  12   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Rutgers  29   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Syracuse  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Boston College  42   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Virginia Tech  34   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. North Carolina  17   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Miami  7   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Temple  7   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. West Virginia  38   28   W       
 Thu., Dec. 28  vs. Iowa State  29   37   L    @ Phoenix, AZ   
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored296
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record69-47
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 11-1506190Won  37-207-031067  Butch Davis
Virginia Tech 11-1484269Won  41-206-1260156  Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh 7-5296247 4-3174167  Walt Harris
Syracuse 6-5294212 4-3162145  Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College 7-5378277Won  31-173-4173205  Tom OBrien
West Virginia 7-5356363Won  49-383-4179226  Don Nehlen
Temple 4-7224269 1-6117192  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 3-8233399 0-795312  Terry Shea

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.