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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: Dave Wannstedt
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Dave Wannstedt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Notre Dame  21   42   L       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Ohio  10   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Nebraska  6   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Youngstown State  41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Rutgers  29   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Cincinnati  38   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. South Florida  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Syracuse  34   17   W       
 Thu., Nov. 3  @ Louisville  20   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Connecticut  24   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ West Virginia  13   45   L       
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored267
  Scoring Average24.3
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record63-52
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record0-5
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 5-6272211 2-5115170  Randy Edsall
West Virginia 11-1385214Won  38-357-0244104  Rich Rodriguez
Louisville 9-3521285Lost  24-355-2273175  Bobby Petrino
Rutgers 7-5344307 4-3188199  Greg Schiano
South Florida 6-6276216Lost  0-144-3188135  Jim Leavitt
Pittsburgh 5-6267243 4-3189178  Dave Wannstedt
Cincinnati 4-7192345 2-5117230  Mark Dantonio
Syracuse 0-10152295 0-773196  Greg Robinson

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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

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