1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record5–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinator (2nd season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in its second year under head coach Carl DePasqua, their best record since their #4 ranked 9-1 1963 squad. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19No. 16 UCLA
L 15–24
September 26at Baylor
W 15–10
October 3Kent State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–6
October 10at Navy
W 10–8
October 17West Virginia
W 36–35
October 24Miami (FL)No. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–17
October 31at SyracuseNo. 15
L 13–43
November 7at No. 2 Notre Dame
L 14–46
November 14Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–21
November 21No. 20 Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 15–35
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 52 Bob Kuziel Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 44 Joe Carroll Jr
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall Sr
DB 20 Bryant Salter Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
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