1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Bluebonnet Bowl, Loss, 27–32, Texas Longhorns
Conference	Independent
1987 record	8–4
Head coach	Mike Gottfried (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Dickens (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style ^[1]
Defensive coordinator	John Fox (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3 ^[1]
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1987 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
#2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
#17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football during the 1987 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Wed. Sep. 2	7:30 p.m.	at BYU		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	W 27–17	64,374
Sat. Sep. 12	1:30 p.m.	NC State	#18	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–0	43,165
Sat. Sep. 19	1:30 p.m.	Temple	#16	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 21–24	45,387
Sat. Sep. 26	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	JP Sports	W 6–3	65,079
Sat. Oct. 3	1:30 p.m.	Boston College		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 10–13	46,238
Sat. Oct. 10	7:30 p.m.	#4 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–22	56,400
Sat. Oct. 24	12:00 p.m.	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	JP Sports	W 10–6	29,167
Sat. Oct. 31	3:30 p.m.	#8 Syracuse		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–24	52,714
Sat. Nov. 7	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 17–0	25,444
Sat. Nov. 14	4:30 p.m.	#15 Penn State		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 10–0	56,500
Sat. Nov. 21	1:30 p.m.	Kent State	#19	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 28–5	35,472
Thu. Dec. 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. Texas	#19	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 27–32	33,122
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Mike Gottfried – Head Coach Jack Harbaugh – Assistant Head Coach Mike Dickens – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks John Fox – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Tommie Liggins – Run Coordinator/Running Backs Steve Coury – Wide Receivers Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive Line Bill Meyers – Offensive Line Scott O'Brien – Special Teams Sal Sunseri – Linebackers			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator Rick Denstorff – Graduate Assistant Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate Assistant John Harbaugh – Graduate Assistant Larry Petroff – Graduate Assistant Donnie Roberts – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight and Strength Coordinator Ray Oliver – Assistant Strength

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	0	7	15	22
• Pittsburgh	14	13	0	3	30

Date: October 10
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Game attendance: 56,400

Scoring summary

Q1	PITT	Osborn 30 yard pass from Genilla (kick failed)	PITT 7–0

Q1	PITT	Heyward 1 yard run (Williams pass from Genilla)	PITT 14–0

Q2	PITT	Genilla 2 yard run (VanHorne kick)	PITT 21–0

Q2	PITT	Heyward 1 yard run (kick failed)	PITT 27–0

Q3	ND	Rice 16 yard run (Gradel kick)	PITT 27–7

Q4	ND	Banks 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	PITT 27–14

Q4	PITT	VanHorne 20 yard field goal	PITT 30–14

Q4	ND	Green 17 yard run (Brown run)	PITT 30–22

Craig Heyward 42 Rush, 132 Yds

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Craig Heyward	Running Back	1	24	New Orleans Saints
Quinton Jones	Defensive Back	2	48	Houston Oilers
Jon Carter	Defensive End	5	118	New York Giants
Ezekial Gadson	Defensive Back	5	123	Buffalo Bills
Gary Richard	Defensive Back	7	173	Green Bay Packers
Bill Owens	Defensive Back	10	263	Dallas Cowboys
Ed Miller	Center	11	285	San Diego Chargers

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References

1 2 "Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
↑ "Table of Contents". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
↑ "1987 Review". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 59–68. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
↑ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. pp. 5–14. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 13–14. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) 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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