2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
2007 record	5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,050)
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 West Virginia $+		5	–	2					11	–	2
Connecticut +		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Cincinnati		4	–	3					10	–	3
South Florida		4	–	3					9	–	4
Rutgers		3	–	4					8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	4					5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival #2 West Virginia, 13–9.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 27–3	36,183[1]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–10	30,852[2]
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 13–17	68,620
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 14–34	40,145[3]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 14–44	60,888
October 10	8:00 p.m.	Navy*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 45–48 2OT	30,103[4]
October 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Cincinnati	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–17	33,423[5]
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN+	L 17–24	34,792
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 20–17	31,374[6]
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 16–20	43,531
November 24	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 37–48	31,123[7]
December 1	7:45 p.m.	at No. 2 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 13–9	60,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff Dave Wannstedt – Head Coach Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Charlie Partridge – Linebackers/Special Teams Brian Angelichio – Tight Ends Chris Ball – Secondary Paul Dunn – Offensive Line Greg Gattuso – Defensive Line Aubrey Hill – Receivers David Walker – Running Backs			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Bob Junko – Director of Football Operations and Program Enhancement Joe Perri – Offensive Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line Jeff Hafley – Defensive Graduate Assistant/Cornerbacks			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Strength and Conditioning Coach James Smith – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Game summaries[]

Eastern Michigan[]

1 2 3 4 Total E. Michigan 3 0 0 0 3 • Pittsburgh 7 7 7 6 27 Date: September 1 Location: Heinz Field

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Grambling State[]

1 2 3 4 Total Grambling St 7 3 0 0 10 • Pittsburgh 21 10 3 0 34 Date: September 8 Location: Heinz Field

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Michigan State[]

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 0 7 3 3 13 • Michigan St 0 14 0 3 17 Date: September 15 Location: Spartan Stadium

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Connecticut[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Connecticut 10 17 0 7 34 Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 22 Location: Heinz Field

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Virginia[]

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 14 • Virginia 27 3 0 14 44 Date: September 29 Location: Scott Stadium

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Navy[]

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • Navy 7 14 14 3 7 3 48 Pittsburgh 7 14 10 7 7 0 45 Date: October 10 Location: Heinz Field

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Cincinnati[]

1 2 3 4 Total Cincinnati 10 7 0 0 17 • Pittsburgh 3 7 3 11 24 Date: October 20 Location: Heinz Field

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Louisville[]

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 0 7 0 10 17 • Louisville 7 7 3 7 24 Date: October 27 Location: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

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Syracuse[]

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 0 3 7 7 17 • Pittsburgh 0 10 0 10 20 Date: November 3 Location: Heinz Field

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Rutgers[]

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 10 0 3 3 16 • Rutgers 10 7 0 3 20 Date: November 17 Location: Rutgers Stadium

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South Florida[]

1 2 3 4 Total • South Florida 7 3 17 21 48 Pittsburgh 7 7 0 23 37 Date: November 24 Location: Heinz Field

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West Virginia[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Pittsburgh 0 3 7 3 13 West Virginia 0 7 0 2 9 Date: December 1 Location: Milan Puskar Stadium Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST Game attendance: 60,100 Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q2 1:43 WVU Brown 6 yard run (McAfee kick) WVU 7–0 Q2 :00 PITT Lee 48 yard field goal WVU 7–3 Q3 9:48 PITT Bostick 1 yard run (Lee kick) PITT 10–7 Q4 6:17 PITT Lee 18 yard field goal PITT 13–7 Q4 :00 WVU Safety, Brytus runs out of end zone PITT 13–9

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Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jeff Otah	Tackle	1	19	Carolina Panthers
Mike McGlynn	Tackle	4	109	Philadelphia Eagles
Kennard Cox	Defensive back	7	251	Buffalo Bills

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