2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2012 Big East Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football
BBVA Compass Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
2012 record	6–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field; (Capacity: 65,500)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they began play in the ACC.

New head coach Paul Chryst being interviewed after the spring Blue and Gold game

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 (FCS) Youngstown State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	L 17–31	40,837
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–34	33,562
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Virginia Tech*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU^[1]	W 35–17	48,032
September 22	3:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	W 55–10	36,452
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–14	40,394
October 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Louisville	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 35–45	42,432
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+^[1]	W 20–6	17,021
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	W 47–17	42,425
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN ()	NBC	L 26–29 ^3OT	80,795
November 9	8:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–24	33,503
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Rutgers	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 27–6	38,786
December 1	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 27–3	35,141
January 5	1:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–38	59,135
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching Staff Paul Chryst – Head Coach Joe Rudolph – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Dave Huxtable – Defensive Coordinator Brooks Bollinger – Quarterbacks Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive Line Bobby Engram – Wide Receivers – Linebackers Matt House – Secondary – Offensive Line – Running Backs	Support Staff – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations – Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement – Offensive Graduate Assistant – Offensive Graduate Assistant – Defensive Graduate Assistant Eric Wicks – Defensive Graduate Assistant	Strength and Conditioning Staff – Strength and Conditioning Coach – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
No Players Selected

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References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fortuna, Matt (June 7, 2012). "ESPN announces additional schedule notes". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2013.htm^{[dead link]}

[Jun7-schedulenotes-1] Fortuna, Matt (June 7, 2012). "ESPN announces additional schedule notes". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2013.htm^{[dead link]}

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Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1899) Exposition Park (1900) Schenley Park (1901) Coliseum (1902–1903) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (River City Rivalry) Notre Dame Penn State Syracuse West Virginia (Backyard Brawl)
Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 1921 Backyard Brawl (first college football game to be radio broadcasted) 2007 Backyard Brawl Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

2012 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 13 Louisville $+		5	–	2		11	–	2
Cincinnati +		5	–	2		10	–	3
Rutgers +		5	–	2		9	–	4
Syracuse +		5	–	2		8	–	5
Pittsburgh		3	–	4		6	–	7
Connecticut		2	–	5		5	–	7
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6		3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll