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American college football season
1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
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AP | No. 8 |
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1977 record | 9–2–1 |
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Head coach | - Jackie Sherrill (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Leahy (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro I Split backs |
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Defensive coordinator | Jimmy Johnson (1st season) |
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Base defense | 5–2 |
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Home stadium | Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500) |
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The 1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers competed in the Gator Bowl.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Source |
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September 10 | 4:20 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame | No. 7 | | ABC | L 9–19 | |
September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | William & Mary | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 28–6 | |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Temple | | | | W 76–0 | |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 16 | | | W 45–7 | |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Florida | No. 15 | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
| | T 17–17 | |
October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy | No. 17 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 34–17 | |
October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 14 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| | W 28–21 | |
October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulane | No. 13 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 48–0 | [2] |
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 12 | | | W 44–3 | |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Army | No. 10 | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| | W 52–26 | |
November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 9 Penn State | No. 10 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 13–15 | |
December 30 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Clemson | No. 10 | | ABC | W 34–3 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel[]
1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DB
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Mike Balzer
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DL
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99
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Hugh Green
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DL
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Randy Halloway
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S
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Bob Jury
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DT
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76
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Bill Neill
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Fr
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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Joe Gasparovic
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K
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Mark Schubert
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Larry Bielat (AdmA)
- Don Boyce (OL)
- Foge Fazio (LB)
- Larry Holton (DB)
- Jimmy Johnson (Ast HC/DC)
- Bob Leahy (OC)
- Bob Matey (DL)
- Joe Moore (RB)
- Otto Stowe (WR)
- Dave Wannstedt (Str & Cond)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary[]
Notre Dame[]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)
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3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame |
0 |
6 |
0 | 13 | 19 |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
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0 | 0 | 9 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Game attendance: 56,500
- TV: ABC
- Recap
Game information
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First quarter
- PITT – Gordon Jones 12-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Mark Schubert kick). Pitt 7–0. Drive:
Second quarter
- PITT – Safety, Joe Restic tackled in end zone. Pitt 9–0.
- ND – Ken MacAfee 5-yard pass from Rusty Lisch (kick blocked). Pitt 9–6. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- ND – Dave Reeve 35-yard field goal. Tie 9–9. Drive:
- ND – Dave Reeve 26-yard field goal. Notre Dame 12–9. Drive:
- ND - Terry Eurick 4-yard run (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 19–9. Drive:
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- Top rushers
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Team players drafted into the NFL[]
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- 1977 NCAA Division I independents football season
- Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons
- Gator Bowl champion seasons
- 1977 in sports in Pennsylvania
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