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-
1981 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Illinois
26
6
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Cincinnati
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
South Carolina
42
28
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
West Virginia
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Florida State
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Syracuse
23
10
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Boston College
29
24
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Rutgers
47
3
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Army
48
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Temple
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Penn State
14
48
L
Fri., Jan. 1
Georgia
24
20
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 385
Scoring Average 32.1
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 76-57
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
AP
2 11-1-0
Coaches
2 11-1-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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