1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The independent Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl and were awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–1
Quick facts Pittsburgh Panthers football, Fiesta Bowl championEastern champion ...
1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWally English (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorFoge Fazio (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980 
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1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State   1110
No. 7 Pittsburgh   1110
UNLV   912
No. 17 Temple   1020
Tulane   930
Rutgers   830
Tennessee State   830
East Carolina   731
No. 20 Penn State   840
South Carolina   840
Navy   740
Notre Dame   740
Southern Miss   641
Syracuse   750
Colgate   541
Boston College   560
Holy Cross   560
Memphis State   560
Miami (FL)   560
North Texas State   560
Villanova   560
Virginia Tech   560
West Virginia   560
Georgia Tech   461
Louisville   461
William & Mary   470
Illinois State   380
Northeast Louisiana   380
Army   281
Air Force   290
Cincinnati   290
Richmond   0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

In the Backyard Brawl, Pittsburgh was led by true freshman quarterback Dan Marino, making his second collegiate start. He directed Pitt to a 24–17 victory in the last college football game played at old Mountaineer Field.[1][2]

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 151:30 p.m.KansasNo. 16W 24–041,545[3][4]
September 221:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 13L 7–1750,500[5]
September 297:30 p.m.at TempleW 10–934,039[6]
October 61:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–737,146[7]
October 1310:00 a.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)
W 35–031,620[8]
October 204:30 p.m.at No. 12 WashingtonNo. 17W 26–1452,485[9]
October 271:30 p.m.No. 17 NavyNo. 12
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–751,332[10][11]
November 312:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 12
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2143,500[12]
November 101:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 12W 24–1738,681[2][13]
November 171:30 p.m.at ArmyNo. 11W 40–031,689[14]
December 112:30 p.m.at No. 20 Penn StateNo. 11ABCW 29–1476,958[15]
December 253:30 p.m.vs. ArizonaNo. 10NBCW 16–1055,347[16]
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Roster

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1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 70 Emil Boures So
C 56 Russ Grimm Jr
OT 64 Bob Gruber Sr
QB 13 Dan Marino Fr
OT 73 Mark May Jr
RB 40 Randy McMillan Jr
WR 81 Cliff Moore
TE 84 Benjie Pryor Jr
WR 88 Ralph Still Sr
QB 8 Rick Trocano Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 68 Jerry Boyarsky Jr
DE 99 Hugh Green Jr
DE 87 Rickey Jackson Jr
DT 86 Greg Meisner Jr
DT 76 Bill Neill Jr
CB 3 Lynn Thomas Jr
SS 48 Carlton Williamson Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Mark Schubert Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Coaching staff

1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant
  • Kevin Dickey – Recruiting coordinator
  • Nick Gasparato – Graduate assistant
  • Jerry Leith – Graduate assistant
  • Nick Rapone – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Paul Stark – Weight, Strength Coach

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jo Jo HeathDefensive back6141Cincinnati Bengals
Bob GruberTackle10276Los Angeles Rams

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