1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers competed in the Gator Bowl.

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–3 vs. Clemson
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Leahy (1st season)
Offensive schemePro I, Split backs
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Johnson (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultSource
September 104:20 p.m.No. 3 Notre DameNo. 7ABCL 9–19
September 171:30 p.m.William & Mary
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–6
September 241:00 p.m.at TempleW 76–0
October 11:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 16W 45–7
October 87:00 p.m.at No. 20 FloridaNo. 15T 17–17
October 151:30 p.m.NavydaggerNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–17
October 221:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 28–21
October 291:30 p.m.TulaneNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 48–0[2]
November 51:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 12W 44–3
November 121:30 p.m.vs. ArmyNo. 10W 52–26
November 261:30 p.m.No. 9 Penn StateNo. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 13–15
December 309:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 ClemsonNo. 10ABCW 34–3

Personnel

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Wayne Adams Sr
C 67 Tom Brzoza Sr
QB 12 Matt Cavanaugh Sr
RB Jo Jo Heath
WR Gordon Jones
RB Ray Jones
WR Willie Taylor
QB Rick Trocano
RB Elliott Walker
QB Yewcic Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Mike Balzer
DL 99 Hugh Green
DL Randy Halloway
S Bob Jury
DT 76 Bill Neill Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Joe Gasparovic
K Mark Schubert
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Season summary

Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 6 01319
Pittsburgh 7 2 009

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 10, 1977
  • Game attendance: 56,500
  • TV: ABC
  • Recap
Game information

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Randy HollowayDefensive end121Minnesota Vikings
Matt CavanaughQuarterback250New England Patriots
Bob JuryDefensive back363Seattle Seahawks
Elliott WalkerRunning back6148San Francisco 49ers
Randy ReutershanWide receiver6160Pittsburgh Steelers
J.C. WilsonDefensive back8210Houston Oilers
Willie TaylorWide receiver9223Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom BrzozaCenter11300Pittsburgh Steelers

[3]

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "Pitt too much for Tulane, 48–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.


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