1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Fiesta Bowl, L 7–28, Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference	Independent
1973 record	6–5–1
Head coach	Johnny Majors (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (1st year)
Offensive scheme	I Split Backs
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (1st year)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

The 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1973 college football season. The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 15	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		T 7–7	52,500
Sat. Sep. 22	1:30 p.m.	Baylor		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 14–20	28,332
Sat. Sep. 29	2:30 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 21–14	24,462
Sat. Oct. 6	1:30 p.m.	Tulane		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 6–24	25,054
Sat. Oct. 13	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)		W 35–7	37,000
Sat. Oct. 20	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–14	23,219
Sat. Oct. 27	1:30 p.m.	Navy		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 22–17	33,136
Sat. Nov. 3	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 28–14	24,932
Sat. Nov. 10	1:30 p.m.	#5 Notre Dame	#20	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		L 10–31	56,593
Sat. Nov. 17	1:30 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 34–0	33,264
Sat. Nov. 24	1:30 p.m.	at #6 Penn State	#20	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		L 13–35	56,600
Fri. Dec. 21	8:00 p.m.	vs. #10 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	Mizlou	L 7–28	50,878
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching 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 Athletics

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Rod Kirby	Linebacker	11	278	Buffalo Bills
Jim Buckmon	Defensive End	12	295	New Orleans Saints
Dave Wannstedt	Tackle	15	376	Green Bay Packers

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References

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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