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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-

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1890 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Walt Harris enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	45	13	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Penn State	17	34	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Houston	35	24	W
Thu., Sep. 18	vs. Miami	21	17	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Temple	13	17	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Notre Dame	21	45	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Rutgers	55	48	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Boston College	21	22	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Syracuse	27	32	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Virginia Tech	30	23	W
Fri., Nov. 28	@ West Virginia	41	38	W
Wed., Dec. 31	Southern Mississippi	7	41	L	@ Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl

1997 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	333
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	354
Defense Average	29.5
Opponents Record	63-66
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	9-4	441	226	Lost 18-35	6-1	238	104	Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech	7-5	324	227	Lost 3-42	5-2	197	127	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	7-5	360	285	Lost 30-35	4-3	219	167	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	6-6	333	354	Lost 7-41	4-3	208	197	Walt Harris
Miami	5-6	314	285		3-4	215	191	Butch Davis
Boston College	4-7	237	314		3-4	173	176	Tom OBrien
Temple	3-8	212	371		3-4	150	212	Ron Dickerson
Rutgers	0-11	191	496		0-7	121	347	Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.