1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Fiesta Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Ohio State

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
AP| No. 18
Record| 8–3–1
Head coach|

* Foge Fazio (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Joe Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Bob Junko (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple front
Home stadium| Pitt Stadium

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Major eastern college football independents records

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No. 16 West Virginia | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 1
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

* $ – Lambert Trophy Winner

Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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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
Penn State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 1
Southern Miss |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Memphis State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Florida State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| 7:30 p.m.| at Tennessee| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 13–3| 95,824| [1]
September 10| 1:30 p.m.| Temple| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | W 35–0| 45,713|
September 24| 1:30 p.m.| at Maryland| No. 16|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | L 7–13| 48,500| [2]
October 1| 12:30 p.m.| at No. 7 West Virginia| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)

| CBS| L 21–24| 64,076| [3]
October 8| 1:30 p.m.| Florida State| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | W 17–16| 52,654|
October 15| 7:00 p.m.| at Louisville| |

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| | W 55–10| 31,447|
October 22| 1:30 p.m.| at Navy| |

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| | W 21–14| 33,349|
October 29| 1:30 p.m.| Syracuse| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| | W 13–10| 52,374|
November 5| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 18 Notre Dame| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| CBS| W 21–16| 59,075|
November 12| 1:30 p.m.| Army| No. 20|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | W 38–7| 38,500|
November 19| 1:30 p.m.| Penn State| No. 17|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| | T 24–24| 60,283|
January 2| 1:30 p.m.| vs. No. 14 Ohio State| No. 15|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

| NBC| L 23–28| 66,484|

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Coaching staff[edit]

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[edit]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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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[edit]

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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Pittsburgh Panthers football

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)
* Acrisure Stadium (2001–present)
* UPMC Rooney Sports Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Notre Dame
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Syracuse
* West Virginia: Backyard Brawl

Culture & lore|

* Panthers
* "Hail to Pitt"
* "Pitt Victory Song"
* Marching band
* 1921 Backyard Brawl
* 2007 Backyard Brawl
* Highest-scoring game

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* Head coaches
* All-Americans
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