1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach|

* Johnny Majors (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ken Karcher (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Chuck Driesbach (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple 4–3
Home stadium| Pitt Stadium

Seasons

<- 1992

1994 ->

1993 Big East Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 West Virginia $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 13 Boston College | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Syracuse | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Pittsburgh | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rutgers | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Temple | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

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September 2| 7:30 p.m.| at Southern Miss*|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| ESPN| W 14–10| 25,516| [1]
September 11| 12:00 p.m.| Virginia Tech|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| Big East| L 21–63| 33,839| [2]
September 18| 12:00 p.m.| No. 11 Ohio State*|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| Big East| L 28–63| 41,511|
October 2| 7:00 p.m.| No. 18 Louisville*|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | L 7–29| 28,528|
October 9| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 4 Notre Dame*|

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

| NBC| L 0–44| 59,075|
October 16| 12:00 p.m.| No. 24 Syracuse|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| Big East| L 21–24| 34,268|
October 23| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 18 West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)

| Big East| L 21–42| 65,041| [3]
October 28| 7:30 p.m.| at Rutgers|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| ESPN| W 21–10| 20,130|
November 6| 12:00 p.m.| No. 4 Miami (FL)|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| Big East| L 7–35| 32,064|
November 13| 1:30 p.m.| No. 22 Boston College|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | L 0–33| 10,892|
November 20| 12:00 p.m.| at Temple|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| Big East| W 28–18| 5,435|

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

## Roster

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1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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G | `78` | Ruben Brown | Jr
WR | `49` | Billy Davis | Jr
WR | `26` | Dietrich Jells | So
RB | `29` | Curtis Martin | Jr
QB | `14` | John Ryan | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DT | `90` | Tom Barndt | Jr
DB | `12` | Anthony Dorsett | So
DL | `98` | Mike Mohring | Fr
LB | `84` | Tom Tumulty | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Johnny Majors

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Coaching staff

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1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff

* Johnny Majors – Head coach
* Steve Bird – Wide receivers/kickers
* Matt Cavanaugh – Tight ends
* Charles Coe – Run Offense coordinator/running backs
* Chuck Driesbach – Defensive coordinator
* Jack Henry – Offensive line
* Ken Karcher – Pass Offense coordinator/quarterbacks
* Tim Lewis – Defensive secondary
* John "Rusty" Russell – Linebackers
* Tom Turchetta – Defensive line

|  |  | Support staff

* Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
* Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator
* Mike Pettine – Graduate assistant
* Jim Shiffer – Graduate assistant

|  |  | Strength and conditioning staff

* Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
* Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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No Players Selected

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## References

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1. ^ "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "W. Virginia thumps Pitt 42–21". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 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
* Duquesne: City Game
* Notre Dame
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Syracuse
* West Virginia: Backyard Brawl

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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