1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl.

1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation, Split backs
Defensive coordinatorJackie Sherrill (1st season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 9 Houston    11 1 0
Temple    9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane    9 3 0
Memphis State    8 3 0
Tampa    8 3 0
Boston College    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 4 0
Utah State    7 4 0
Air Force    6 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 1
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 1
Xavier    5 5 1
Georgia Tech    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Villanova    3 8 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Army    0 10 0
Florida State    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 152:00 p.m.at GeorgiaT 7–752,500
September 221:30 p.m.BaylorL 14–2028,332
September 292:30 p.m.at NorthwesternW 21–1424,462
October 61:30 p.m.Tulane
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–2425,054[1]
October 131:30 p.m.at West VirginiaW 35–737,000
October 201:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeW 28–1423,219
October 271:30 p.m.Navydagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 22–1733,136
November 31:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 28–1424,932
November 101:30 p.m.No. 5 Notre DameNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 10–3156,593
November 171:30 p.m.at ArmyW 34–033,264
November 241:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn StateNo. 20L 13–3556,600
December 218:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Arizona StateMizlouL 7–2850,878

Roster

1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 76 Dave Wannstedt Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT Gary Burley Jr
DT 75 Glenn Hyde Sr
DE 85 Tom Perko So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head coach
  • Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator
  • George Haffner – Offensive coordinator
  • Joe Avezzano – Offensive line
  • Jim Dyar – Defensive line
  • Larry Holton – Defense
  • Harry Jones – Offensive backs
  • Bob Leahy – Head Freshman Coach
  • Joe Madden – Defensive secondary
  • Bob Roper – Receivers
  • Bob Matey – Freshman Defensive Line
  • Keith Schroeder – Scouting
  Support staff
  • Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Rod KirbyLinebacker11278Buffalo Bills
Jim BuckmonDefensive end12295New Orleans Saints
Dave WannstedtTackle15376Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. "Pitt burned by 'big play' Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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