1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone-T
Defensive coordinatorRalph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 1
Tulane   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   3 – 7 – 1
Xavier   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   2 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida State
L 7–1917,661
September 161:30 p.m.No. 8 UCLA
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 28–3824,315[1]
September 233:30 p.m.at Air Force
L 13–41
September 301:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 22–27
October 78:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 6–3820,417[2]
October 141:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame
L 16–4259,075
October 211:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–20
October 281:30 p.m.at Syracuse
L 6–1021,348
November 41:30 p.m.West Virginiadagger
L 20–3840,286[3]
November 111:30 p.m.at Navy
L 13–28
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn State
L 27–4938,600

Coaching staff

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ernie Webster Guard 12 311 Washington Redskins
John Moss Linebacker 13 331 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ^ "Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). New York Times news service. September 17, 1972. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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