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1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
No. 16 West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Temple 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Florida State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.at Tennessee
W 13–395,824[1]
September 101:30 p.m.Temple
W 35–045,713
September 241:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 16
L 7–1348,500[2]
October 112:30 p.m.at No. 7 West Virginia
CBSL 21–2464,076[3]
October 81:30 p.m.Florida State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 17–1652,654
October 157:00 p.m.at Louisville
W 55–1031,447
October 221:30 p.m.at Navy
W 21–1433,349
October 291:30 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 13–1052,374
November 51:30 p.m.at No. 18 Notre Dame
CBSW 21–1659,075
November 121:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–738,500
November 191:30 p.m.Penn StateNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
T 24–2460,283
January 21:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Ohio StateNo. 15
NBCL 23–2866,484

Coaching staff

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1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dino Folino – Defensive backs
  • Carmen Grosso – Tight ends
  • Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers
  • Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends
  • Don Thompson – Defensive line
  • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
  • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator
  • Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant
  • Rick Dukovich – Graduate assistant
  • Paul Dunn – Graduate assistant
  • Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bill Maas Nose Tackle 1 5 Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney Center 2 37 New York Jets
Joe McCall Running back 3 84 Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn Defensive back 5 126 Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins Wide receiver 6 154 Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski Linebacker 10 258 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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  1. ^ "Pitt dumps Vols, 13–3, on long touchdown pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maryland surprises No. 16 Pitt with blocked punt 13–7". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 7 West Virginia rules Pitt 24–21". Fort Lauderdale News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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