1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
1983 record	8–3–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	(1st season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium; (Capacity: 56,500)
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 13–3	95,824
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–0	45,713
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 7–13	48,500
October 1	12:30 p.m.	at No. 7 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 21–24	64,076
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Florida State		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 17–16	52,654
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 55–10	31,447
October 22	1:30 p.m.	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 21–14	33,349
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 13–10	52,374
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	CBS	W 21–16	59,075
November 12	1:30 p.m.	Army	No. 20	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	38,500
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Penn State	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		T 24–24	60,283
January 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Ohio State	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 23–28	66,484
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Foge Fazio – Head Coach Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Bob Junko – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Dino Folino – Defensive Backs Carmen Grosso – Tight Ends Kent Schoolfield – Wide Receivers Gerry Solomon – Defensive Ends Don Thompson – Defensive Line Ron Turner – Quarterbacks Andy Urbanic – Running Backs			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting Coordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate Assistant Rick Dukovich – Graduate Assistant Paul Dunn – Graduate Assistant Hal Hunter – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Maas	Nose Tackle	1	5	Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney	Center	2	37	New York Jets
Joe McCall	Running Back	3	84	Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn	Defensive Back	5	126	Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins	Wide Receiver	6	154	Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski	Linebacker	10	258	Kansas City Chiefs

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References[]

^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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National championship seasons in bold

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll