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1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football Conference Independent 1987 record 8–4 Head coach Mike Gottfried (2nd season)Offensive coordinator Mike Dickens (1st season) Offensive scheme Multiple pro-style [1] Defensive coordinator John Fox (2nd season)Base defense 4–3 [1] Home stadium Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)Seasons
The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. at BYU ESPN W 27–1764,374
September 12 1:30 p.m. NC State No. 18 W 34–043,165
September 19 1:30 p.m. Temple No. 16 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA L 21–2445,387
September 26 12:00 p.m. at West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl )JP Sports W 6–365,079
October 3 1:30 p.m. Boston College Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA L 10–1346,238
October 10 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Notre Dame Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ESPN W 30–2256,400
October 24 12:00 p.m. at Navy JP Sports W 10–629,167
October 31 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Syracuse Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) CBS L 10–2452,714
November 7 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ W 17–025,444
November 14 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Penn State Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ESPN W 10–056,500
November 21 1:30 p.m. Kent State No. 19 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 28–535,472
December 31 7:00 p.m. vs. Texas No. 19 Mizlou L 27–3233,122
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ ]
Notre Dame [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
0 7 15
22
• Pittsburgh
14
13 0 3
30
Date: October 10Location: Pitt Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game attendance: 56,400
Scoring summary Q1 PITT Osborn 30 yard pass from Genilla (kick failed) PITT 7–0
Q1 PITT Heyward 1 yard run (Williams pass from Genilla) PITT 14–0
Q2 PITT Genilla 2 yard run (VanHorne kick) PITT 21–0
Q2 PITT Heyward 1 yard run (kick failed) PITT 27–0
Q3 ND Rice 16 yard run (Gradel kick) PITT 27–7
Q4 ND Banks 1 yard run (Gradel kick) PITT 27–14
Q4 PITT VanHorne 20 yard field goal PITT 30–14
Q4 ND Green 17 yard run (Brown run) PITT 30–22
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Roster [ ]
1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
C
55
Bryan Schoch
Fr
G
73
Bill Cherpak
So
QB
15
Darnell Dickerson
Fr
QB
11
Sal Genilla
Sr
FB
34
Craig Heyward
Jr
T
62
Roman Matusz
So
C
61
Ed Miller
Sr
T
71
Tom Ricketts
Jr
G
77
Mark Stepnoski
Jr
WR
30
Michael Stewart
Sr
WR
2
Reggie Williams
So
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Coaching staff [ ]
1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
Mike Gottfried – Head Coach
Jack Harbaugh – Assistant Head Coach
Mike Dickens – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
John Fox – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
Tommie Liggins – Run Coordinator/Running Backs
Steve Coury – Wide Receivers
Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive Line
Bill Meyers – Offensive Line
Scott O'Brien – Special Teams
Sal Sunseri – Linebackers
Support Staff
Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator
Rick Denstorff – Graduate Assistant
Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate Assistant
John Harbaugh – Graduate Assistant
Larry Petroff – Graduate Assistant
Donnie Roberts – Graduate Assistant
Strength and Conditioning Staff
Buddy Morris – Weight and Strength Coordinator
– Assistant Strength
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ ]
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References [ ]
^ a b "Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1987 . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
^ "Table of Contents". Pitt Football 1987 . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
^ "1987 Review". Pitt Football 1988 . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 59–68. Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
^ Gainesville Sun . 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
^ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1987 . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. pp. 5–14. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
^ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1988 . University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 13–14. Retrieved January 15, 2012 .
^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
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