1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record under head coach Dave Hart. The team's statistical leaders included Dave Havern with 1,810 passing yards and Denny Ferris with 472 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at No. 16 UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–6343,218
September 28West Virginia
L 15–3833,509
October 5William & Mary
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–3
October 12at No. 15 Syracuse
L 17–5032,660
October 19Navy
L 16–17
October 26Air Force
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 14–27
November 1at Miami (FL)
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–48
November 92:30 p.m.at No. 12 Notre Dame
L 7–5659,075
November 161:30 p.m.Army
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–2628,072
November 23No. 3 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 9–6531,224
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 62 Warren Allen Jr
T 73 Art Alois Sr
FB 47 Jeff Brown Jr
FB 45 Tony Esposito So
RB 22 Denny Ferris So
RB 25 Dave Garnett So
QB 10 Dave Havern So
DB 30 J. D. Lewis So
C 56 Dave Magyar Jr
WR 13 Joe McCain Jr
TE 85 Doc Medich Jr
G 67 Al Nalli Sr
WR 80 Harry Orszulak Sr
FB 46 Phil Sgrignoli So
QB 14 Chuck Winters Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 11 Jeff Barr So
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich So
DE 86 Bob Ellis Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall So
DT 68 Bruce Harkiewicz So
DB 20 Bryant Salter So
LB 65 Lloyd Weston So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1968 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
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