1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record under head coach Dave Hart. The team's statistical leaders included Dave Havern with 1,810 passing yards and Denny Ferris with 472 rushing yards.^[1]

1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Dave Hart (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at No. 16 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–63	43,218
September 28		West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 15–38	33,509	^[2]
October 5		William & Mary	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–3	17,116	^[3]
October 12		at No. 15 Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 17–50	32,660
October 19		Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 16–17
October 26		Air Force	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–27
November 1		at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–48
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–56	59,075
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Army	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–26	28,072
November 23		No. 3 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 9–65	31,224
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 62 Warren Allen Jr OT 73 Art Alois Sr FB 47 Jeff Brown Jr FB 45 Tony Esposito So RB 22 Denny Ferris So RB 25 Dave Garnett So QB 10 Dave Havern So DB 30 J. D. Lewis So C 56 Dave Magyar Jr WR 13 Joe McCain Jr TE 85 Doc Medich Jr G 67 Al Nalli Sr WR 80 Harry Orszulak Sr FB 46 Phil Sgrignoli So QB 14 Chuck Winters Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 11 Jeff Barr So LB 50 Ralph Cindrich So DE 86 Bob Ellis Jr LB 21 Charlie Hall So DT 68 Bruce Harkiewicz So DB 20 Bryant Salter So LB 65 Lloyd Weston So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dave Hart Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1968 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
2. "W. Virginia whips Pitt by 38 to 15". The Danville Register. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pitt turns back W. and M. by 14–3 margin Saturday". The Danville Register. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.