1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1992 Big East Conference football standings
	The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.; Rankings from AP Poll

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
1992 record	3–9 (1–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (3rd year); Sal Sunseri (interim);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple, 3–4 base
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium; (Capacity: 56,500)
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 51–10	31,284
September 12	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 6–44	41,723
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 16–21	26,017
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–33	31,129
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 34–47	35,891
October 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–52	52,155
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 27–20	17,470
October 24	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 31–37	25,766
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	Big East	L 10–41	48,837
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–31	14,065
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–57	91,000
December 5	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	WTAE	L 23–36	46,281
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`78`	Ruben Brown	So
TE	`81`	Rob Coons	Sr
WR	`49`	Billy Davis	Jr
WR	`26`	Dietrich Jells	So
RB	`29`	Curtis Martin	So
WR	`47`	Cliff Moncrief	Sr
QB	`14`	John Ryan	So
QB	`10`	Alex Van Pelt	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`90`	Tom Barndt	So
DB	`12`	Anthony Dorsett	So
DB	`42`	Vernon Lewis	Sr
DL	`98`	Mike Mohring	Fr
LB	`84`	Tom Tumulty	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Sal Sunseri

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Coaching staff[]

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching Staff Paul Hackett – Head Coach Sal Sunseri – Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers Bill Meyers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Nick Rapone– Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Michael McCarthy – Wide Receivers Amos Jones – Special Teams/Defensive Assistant Jim Miceli – Tight Ends Skip Peete – Running Backs Chris Petersen – Quarterbacks Tom Turchetta – Defensive Line Brian Williams – Outside Linebackers	Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting Coordinator	Strength and Conditioning Staff Tim Wilson – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Alex Van Pelt	Quarterback	8	216	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References[]

^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll