1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–9 (1–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (3rd season; first 11 games); Sal Sunseri (interim, final game);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple, 3–4 base
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Record3–9 (1–3 Big East)

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OffensivecoordinatorBill Meyers (3rd season)

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1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 51–10	31,284	^[1]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 6–44	41,723	^[2]
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 16–21	26,017	^[3]
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–33	31,129	^[4]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 34–47	35,891	^[5]
October 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–52	52,155	^[6]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 27–20	17,470	^[7]
October 24	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 31–37	25,766	^[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	Big East	L 10–41	48,837	^[9]
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–31	14,065	^[10]
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–57	91,000	^[11]
December 5	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	WTAE	L 23–36	46,281	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[13]

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff Paul Hackett – Head coach Sal Sunseri – Assistant head coach/inside linebackers Bill Meyers – Offensive coordinator/offensive line Nick Rapone– Defensive coordinator/secondary Michael McCarthy – Wide receivers Amos Jones – Special teams/defensive assistant Jim Miceli – Tight ends Skip Peete – Running backs Chris Petersen – Quarterbacks Tom Turchetta – Defensive line Brian Williams – Outside linebackers	Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting coordinator	Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Alex Van Pelt	Quarterback	8	216	Pittsburgh Steelers

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