1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record6–5
Head coach
  • Mike Gottfried (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Fox (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Northern Iowa
W 59–1035,755
September 177:00 p.m.No. 18 Ohio State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 42–1056,500
September 2412:00 p.m.No. 11 West VirginiaNo. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
JP SportsL 10–3155,978
October 112:00 p.m.at Boston College
JP SportsL 31–3432,000
October 87:00 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 20–3056,500
October 151:30 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 42–732,832
October 221:30 p.m.Navydagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 52–634,230
November 512:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 20–1020,051
November 123:30 p.m.at Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 14–785,701
November 191:00 p.m.at NC State
JP SportsL 3–1439,300
December 34:30 p.m.at No. 18 Syracuse
ESPNL 7–1449,860
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Mike Gottfried – Head Coach
  • Jack Harbaugh – Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends
  • 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
  • Paul "Rocky" Alt – Graduate Assistant
  • John Cervino – Graduate Assistant
  • Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate Assistant
  • Frank Gansz, Jr. – Graduate Assistant
  • Skip Peete – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength Coordinator
  • – Conditioning

[1] [2]

Roster[]

1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 62 Roman Matusz Jr
T 71 Tom Ricketts Sr
C 55 Bryan Schoch So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 92 Burt Grossman Sr
DT 98 Tony Siragusa Sr
DE 93 Marc Spindler So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Mike Gottfried
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Burt Grossman Defensive End 1 8 San Diego Chargers
Tom Ricketts Guard 1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Stepnoski Center 3 57 Dallas Cowboys
Tight End 9 242 Los Angeles Rams
Cornell Holloway Defensive Back 10 256 Cincinnati Bengals
Linebacker 10 258 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References[]

  1. ^ "Quick Facts". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 5–14. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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