1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
John Hancock Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
1989 record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Valesente (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Pacific (CA)No. 23
W 38–335,421
September 912:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 23
W 29–1031,000
September 237:30 p.m.No. 10 SyracuseNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–2345,762
September 307:30 p.m.at No. 9 West VirginiaNo. 10
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
ESPNT 31–3168,938
October 712:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 8
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
JP SportsW 27–324,982
October 1412:00 p.m.NavydaggerNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 31–1450,467
October 285:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–4559,075
November 112:30 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL)No. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
CBSL 3–2452,528
November 1812:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 47–4221,862
November 252:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn StateNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–1657,158
December 27:00 a.m.vs. RutgersNo. 24
ESPNW 46–2919,800
December 3012:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 23
CBSW 31–2844,887
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

Roster[]

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Jr
RB 22 Ronald Redmon Jr
RB 27 Curvin Richards Jr
TE 88 Lionel Sykes Jr
WR 80 Olanda Truitt Fr
WR 81 Henry Tuten Sr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Louis Riddick Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Mike Gottfried
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff[]

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff   Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator
  • Frank Cignetti, Jr. – Graduate Assistant
  • Michael McCarthy – Graduate Assistant
  • Thomas McConkey – Graduate Assistant
  • Frank Gansz, Jr. – Graduate Assistant
  • Skip Peete – Graduate Assistant
  • John Stone – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength Coordinator

Game summaries[]

Miami (FL)[]

#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
• Hurricanes 10 392 24
Panthers 0 003 3
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Game attendance: 52,528
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Light rain, Wind SSW 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Pat Haden, John Dockery
See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

vs. Texas A&M (John Hancock Bowl)[]

Main article: 1989 John Hancock Bowl
See also: 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Marc Spindler Defensive End 3 62 Detroit Lions
Dean Caliguire Guard 4 92 San Francisco 49ers
Alonzo Hampton Defensive Back 4 104 Minnesota Vikings
Tom Sims Defensive Tackle 6 152 Kansas City Chiefs
Guard 9 227 San Diego Chargers
Defensive End 11 290 Indianapolis Colts
Tackle 11 298 Chicago Bears

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References[]

  1. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
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