1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers competed in the 1978 Tangerine Bowl.

1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Tangerine Bowl, L 17–30 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Boyce (1st season)
Offensive schemeSplit backs
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Coach Jackie Sherrill stated in the pre-season that he expected to have "another outstanding football team".[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 168:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 14W 24–632,658[2]
September 231:30 p.m.TempleNo. 11W 20–1243,445
September 301:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCW 20–1650,439
October 71:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 9W 32–1521,673
October 1412:30 p.m.at Notre DameNo. 9ABCL 17–2659,075
October 211:30 p.m.Florida StatedaggerNo. 15
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 7–355,104
October 282:00 p.m.at 18 NavyNo. 15L 11–2132,909
November 41:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 19W 18–1726,039
November 111:30 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 20
W 52–753,074
November 181:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1745,297
November 251:30 p.m.at 1 Penn StateNo. 15ABCL 10–1777,465
December 238:00 p.m.vs. NC StateNo. 16MizlouL 17–3031,356

Coaching staff

1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant
  • Bob Matey – Scouting coordinator
  • Kevin Dickey – Graduate assistant
  • Gary Davis – Graduate assistant
  • Tony Wise – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Bob Matey – Weight Program

[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gordon JonesWide receiver234Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Walt BrownCenter5131Detroit Lions
Jeff DelaneyDefensive back7190Los Angeles Rams
Al ChesleyLinebacker11296Philadelphia Eagles
David LoganNose Tackle12307Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[4]

References

  1. Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
  2. "Panthers rough up Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Coaches Biographies". 1978 Pitt Football. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1978. pp. 19–24. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  4. "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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