1986, pittsburgh, panthers, football, team, represented, university, pittsburgh, sport, american, football, during, 1986, ncaa, division, football, season, 1986, pittsburgh, panthers, footballconferenceindependentrecord5, 1head, coachmike, gottfried, season, o. The 1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I A football season 1986 Pittsburgh Panthers footballConferenceIndependentRecord5 5 1Head coachMike Gottfried 1st season Offensive coordinatorMike Solari 1st season Offensive schemeRun and shoot multiple pro style 1 Defensive coordinatorJohn Fox 1st season Base defense4 3 1 Home stadiumPitt StadiumSeasons 19851987 1986 Major eastern college football independents records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Penn State 6 0 0 12 0 0No 19 Boston College 3 2 0 9 3 0Syracuse 3 3 0 5 6 0Temple 2 3 0 6 5 0Pittsburgh 2 3 0 5 5 1Rutgers 2 4 0 5 5 1West Virginia 1 4 0 4 7 0 Lambert Trophy WinnerRankings from AP Poll1986 NCAA Division I A independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Penn State 12 0 0No 2 Miami FL 11 1 0No 20 Virginia Tech 9 2 1No 19 Boston College 9 3 0Tulsa 7 4 0Florida State 7 4 1Army 6 5 0Southwestern Louisiana 6 5 0Southern Miss 6 5 0Temple 6 5 0Pittsburgh 5 5 1Rutgers 5 5 1Cincinnati 5 6 0Notre Dame 5 6 0Syracuse 5 6 0South Carolina 3 6 2Tulane 4 7 0West Virginia 4 7 0Louisville 3 8 0Navy 3 8 0Wichita State 3 8 0East Carolina 2 9 0Northern Illinois 2 9 0Memphis State 1 10 0Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Coaching staff 3 Team players drafted into the NFL 4 ReferencesSchedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 18 00 p m MarylandPitt StadiumPittsburgh PAESPNL 7 1048 120 2 September 137 00 p m at NC StateCarter Finley StadiumRaleigh NCT 14 1447 200 3 September 2012 30 p m at PurdueRoss Ade StadiumWest Lafayette INTNTW 41 2655 621September 2712 00 p m West VirginiaPitt StadiumPittsburgh PA Backyard Brawl T E N W 48 1655 129 4 October 47 00 p m TemplePitt StadiumPittsburgh PAL 13 1940 136October 1112 30 p m at Notre DameNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame IN rivalry USAW 10 959 075October 251 30 p m Navy nbsp Pitt StadiumPittsburgh PAW 56 1445 345November 112 00 p m at SyracuseCarrier DomeSyracuse NY rivalry T V E N L 20 2434 114November 83 30 p m No 1 Miami FL Pitt StadiumPittsburgh PAABCL 10 3755 338November 151 30 p m RutgersPitt StadiumPittsburgh PAW 20 634 922November 2212 00 p m at No 2 Penn StateBeaver StadiumUniversity Park PA rivalry USAL 14 3485 722 nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time 1 5 Coaching staff edit1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football staffCoaching staff Mike Gottfried Head coach Chuck Klausing Assistant head coach outside linebackers John Fox Defensive coordinator defensive Backfield Mike Solari Offensive coordinator offensive line Carl Angelo Defensive line Steve Coury Wide receivers Frank D Alonzo Defensive ends Mike Dickens Quarterbacks Tommie Liggins Running backs Sal Sunseri Linebackers Support staff Alex Kramer Administrative assistant Bud Ratliff Recruiting doordinator John Brown Graduate assistant Rick Denstorff Graduate assistant John Kukalis Graduate assistant Larry Petroff Graduate assistant Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris Weight training coordinator Ray Oliver Assistant Strength 6 Team players drafted into the NFL editPlayer Position Round Pick NFL clubTony Woods Defensive end 1 18 Seattle SeahawksRandy Dixon Guard 4 85 Indianapolis ColtsLorenzo Freeman Nose Tackle 4 89 Green Bay PackersTom Brown Running back 7 182 Miami Dolphins 7 References edit a b c Quick Facts About Pitt Pitt Football 1986 University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics 1986 p 5 Retrieved January 6 2012 Gottfried had it all planned except a loss The Pittsburgh Press September 2 1986 Retrieved February 1 2024 via Newspapers com Pitt feels sick after N C State kick 14 14 The Pittsburgh Press September 14 1986 Retrieved January 31 2024 via Newspapers com Panthers rip West Virginia The Lima News September 28 1986 Retrieved January 31 2024 via Newspapers com 1986 In Review Pitt Football 1987 University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics 1987 pp 55 63 Retrieved January 6 2012 The Coaches Pitt Football 1986 University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics 1986 pp 9 15 Retrieved January 6 2012 1987 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on December 21 2007 nbsp This article about a sports team in Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This college football 1980s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football team amp oldid 1202155854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,