Pittsburgh Football Team History
Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787 Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Mike Gottfried Conference: Independent-
1988 Season Highlights
Mike Gottfried enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Northern Iowa
59
10
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Ohio State
42
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
West Virginia
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Boston College
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Notre Dame
20
30
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Temple
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Navy
52
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Rutgers
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Penn State
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
North Carolina State
3
14
L
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Syracuse
7
24
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 300
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 16.6
Opponents Record 65-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.