1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
1990 record	3–7–1
Head coach	Paul Hackett (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	(1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium; (Capacity: 56,500)
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Ohio	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–3	38,575
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	W 29–6	35,409
September 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	CBS	L 10–52	71,117
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	JP Sports	T 20–20	47,996
September 29	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 24–38	54,869
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–21	32,041
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Louisville		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 20–27	34,261
October 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–33	56,500
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–45	50,412
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	L 18–28	16,375
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–22	85,180
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching Staff Paul Hackett – Head Coach Fred von Appen – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Bill Meyers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Tommie Liggins – Running Backs Chuck Jones – Tight Ends Skip Peete – Wide Receivers Nick Rapone – Secondary Sal Sunseri – Inside Linebackers Marvin Lewis – Linebackers Scott O'Brien – Special Teams/Defensive Line	Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant – Recruiting Coordinator Tom Gibbons – Graduate Assistant Dan Maginnis – Graduate Assistant Michael McCarthy – Graduate Assistant Ralph Radtke – Graduate Assistant Shawn Slocum – Graduate Assistant	Strength and Conditioning Staff Guy Bennardo – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mark Gunn	Defensive tackle	4	94	New York Jets
Curvin Richards	Running back	4	97	Dallas Cowboys
Olanda Truitt	Wide receiver	5	125	Los Angeles Raiders
Louis Riddick	Defensive back	9	248	San Francisco 49ers
Brian Greenfield	Punter	10	252	Cleveland Browns

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References[]

^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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National championship seasons in bold

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll