1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Fiesta Bowl, Loss, 23–28, Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#18
1983 record	8–3–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple Front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
#18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 3	7:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 13–3	95,824
Sat. Sep. 10	1:30 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–0	45,713
Sat. Sep. 24	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	#16	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 7–13	48,500
Sat. Oct. 1	12:30 p.m.	at #7 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 21–24	64,076
Sat. Oct. 8	1:30 p.m.	Florida State		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 16–3	52,654
Sat. Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 55–10	31,447
Sat. Oct. 22	1:30 p.m.	at Navy		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 21–14	33,349
Sat. Oct. 29	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 13–10	52,374
Sat. Nov. 5	1:30 p.m.	at #18 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 21–16	59,075
Sat. Nov. 12	1:30 p.m.	Army	#20	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	38,500
Sat. Nov. 19	1:30 p.m.	Penn State	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		T 24–24	60,283
Mon. Jan. 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. #14 Ohio State	#15	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 23–28	66,484
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Foge Fazio – Head Coach Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Bob Junko – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Dino Folino – Defensive Backs Carmen Grosso – Tight Ends Kent Schoolfield – Wide Receivers Gerry Solomon – Defensive Ends Don Thompson – Defensive Line Ron Turner – Quarterbacks Andy Urbanic – Running Backs			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting Coordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate Assistant Rick Dukovich – Graduate Assistant Paul Dunn – Graduate Assistant Hal Hunter – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Maas	Nose Tackle	1	5	Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney	Center	2	37	New York Jets
Joe McCall	Running Back	3	84	Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn	Defensive Back	5	126	Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins	Wide Receiver	6	154	Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski	Linebacker	10	258	Kansas City Chiefs

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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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