1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Cotton Bowl Classic, Loss, 3–7, SMU Mustangs
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#10
1982 record	9–3
Head coach	Foge Fazio (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Daniels (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple Front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
North Texas		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1982 college football season.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Thu. Sep. 9	9:00 p.m.	#5 North Carolina	#1	Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	W 7–6	54,449
Sat. Sep. 18	7:00 p.m.	at Florida State	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 37–17	56,236
Sat. Sep. 25	2:00 p.m.	at #19 Illinois	#3	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 20–3	71,547
Sat. Oct. 2	12:30 p.m.	#14 West Virginia	#2	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	W 16–13	57,250
Sat. Oct. 16	1:30 p.m.	Temple	#3	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	57,250
Sat. Oct. 23	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	#2	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)		W 14–0	42,321
Sat. Oct. 30	1:30 p.m.	Louisville	#1	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 63–14	53,017
Sat. Nov. 6	1:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	#1	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		L 16–31	60,162
Sat. Nov. 13	1:30 p.m.	at Army	#8	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ESPN	W 24–6	40,475
Sat. Nov. 20	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	#6	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 52–6	46,728
Fri. Nov. 26	12:00 p.m.	at #2 Penn State	#5	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–19	85,522
Sat. Jan. 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. #4 SMU	#6	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–7	60,359
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Foge Fazio – Head Coach Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Charlie Bailey – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Joe Daniels – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Bob Davie – Defensive Ends Anthony Folinio – Defensive Backs Joe Naunchik – Receivers Don Thompson – Defensive Line Andy Urbanic – Running Backs			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting Coordinator John Latina – Part-Time Assistant/Tight Ends Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant/Defensive Line Desmond Robinson – Part-Time Assistant/Defensive Backs Mike Sherman – Part-Time Assistant/Offensive Line			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Game summaries

West Virginia

#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	0	3	7	13
• Pittsburgh	0	0	0	16	16

Date: October 2
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Game attendance: 57,250

Scoring summary

Q1		WVU	Woodside 34 yard field goal	WVU 3–0

Q3		WVU	Woodside 29 yard field goal	WVU 6–0

Q4		WVU	Talley recovered blocked punt in end zone	WVU 13–0

Q4	10:52	PITT	Thomas 3 yard run (Schubert kick)	WVU 13–7

Q4	3:23	PITT	Dawkins 8 yard pass from Marino (Schubert kick)	PITT 14–13

Q4		PITT	Safety, Maas forced Hostetler out of end zone	PITT 16–13

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Covert	Tackle	1	6	Chicago Bears
Tim Lewis	Defensive Back	1	11	Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino	Quarterback	1	27	Miami Dolphins
Bryan Thomas	Running Back	5	132	Green Bay Packers
Dave Puzzuoli	Defensive Tackle	6	149	Cleveland Browns
Ron Sams	Guard	6	160	Green Bay Packers
Rich Kraynak	Linebacker	8	201	Philadelphia Eagles
Rob Fada	Guard	9	230	Chicago Bears
Julius Dawkins	Wide Receiver	12	320	Buffalo Bills

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References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=215&season=1982
↑ "Pitt Rallies Late, Nips W. Virginia." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm

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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