1973, pittsburgh, panthers, football, team, represented, university, pittsburgh, 1973, ncaa, division, football, season, panthers, competed, fiesta, bowl, 1973, pittsburgh, panthers, footballfiesta, bowl, arizona, stateconferenceindependentrecord6, 1head, coac. The 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers footballFiesta Bowl L 7 28 Arizona StateConferenceIndependentRecord6 5 1Head coachJohnny Majors 1st season Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner 1st season Offensive schemeI formation Split backsDefensive coordinatorJackie Sherrill 1st season Base defense4 4Home stadiumPitt StadiumSeasons 19721974 1973 NCAA Division I independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Notre Dame 11 0 0No 5 Penn State 12 0 0No 9 Houston 11 1 0Temple 9 1 0No 20 Tulane 9 3 0Memphis State 8 3 0Tampa 8 3 0Boston College 7 4 0South Carolina 7 4 0Utah State 7 4 0Air Force 6 4 0Southern Miss 6 4 1Northern Illinois 6 5 0Rutgers 6 5 0West Virginia 6 5 0Pittsburgh 6 5 1Colgate 5 5 0Dayton 5 5 1Xavier 5 5 1Georgia Tech 5 6 0Holy Cross 5 6 0Miami FL 5 6 0Cincinnati 4 7 0Marshall 4 7 0Navy 4 7 0Southern Illinois 3 7 1Villanova 3 8 0Syracuse 2 9 0Virginia Tech 2 9 0Army 0 10 0Florida State 0 11 0Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Coaching staff 4 Team players drafted into the NFL 5 ReferencesSchedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 152 00 p m at GeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens GAT 7 752 005 1 September 221 30 p m BaylorPitt StadiumPittsburgh PAL 14 2028 332September 292 30 p m at NorthwesternDyche StadiumEvanston ILW 21 1424 462October 61 30 p m TulanePitt StadiumPittsburgh PAL 6 2425 054 2 October 131 30 p m at West VirginiaMountaineer FieldMorgantown WV Backyard Brawl W 35 737 000 3 October 201 30 p m at Boston CollegeAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill MAW 28 1423 219October 271 30 p m Navy nbsp Pitt StadiumPittsburgh PAW 22 1733 136November 31 30 p m SyracusePitt StadiumPittsburgh PA rivalry W 28 1424 932November 101 30 p m No 5 Notre DameNo 20Pitt StadiumPittsburgh PA rivalry L 10 3156 593November 171 30 p m at ArmyMichie StadiumWest Point NYW 34 033 264November 241 30 p m at No 6 Penn StateNo 20Beaver StadiumUniversity Park PA rivalry L 13 3556 600December 218 00 p m vs No 10 Arizona StateSun Devil StadiumTempe AZ Fiesta Bowl MizlouL 7 2850 878 nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeRoster edit1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassOT 76 Dave Wannstedt Sr Defense Pos Name ClassDT Gary Burley JrDT 75 Glenn Hyde SrDE 85 Tom Perko So Special teams Pos Name Class Head coachJohnny MajorsCoordinators assistant coachesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtCoaching staff edit1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football staffCoaching staff Johnny Majors Head coach Jackie Sherrill Assistant head coach defensive coordinator George Haffner Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano Offensive line Jim Dyar Defensive line Larry Holton Defense Harry Jones Offensive backs Bob Leahy Head Freshman Coach Joe Madden Defensive secondary Bob Roper Receivers Bob Matey Freshman Defensive Line Keith Schroeder Scouting Support staff Albert Smith Executive Assistant Director of AthleticsTeam players drafted into the NFL editPlayer Position Round Pick NFL clubRod Kirby Linebacker 11 278 Buffalo BillsJim Buckmon Defensive end 12 295 New Orleans SaintsDave Wannstedt Tackle 15 376 Green Bay Packers 4 References edit New look Pitt ties Georgia 7 7 The Pittsburgh Press September 16 1973 Retrieved October 26 2023 via Newspapers com Pitt burned by big play Tulane 24 6 The Pittsburgh Press October 7 1973 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Newspapers com Pitt crushes W Virginia 35 7 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 14 1973 Retrieved January 25 2024 via Newspapers com 1974 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on December 21 2007 nbsp This college football 1970s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports team in Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team amp oldid 1199352353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,