1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football
John Hancock Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Valesente (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame    12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State    10 2 0
Northern Illinois    9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State    8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh    8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia    8 3 1
Syracuse    8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana    7 4 0
Akron    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 4 1
Virginia Tech    6 4 1
Louisiana Tech    5 4 1
Army    6 5 0
Louisville    6 5 0
East Carolina    5 5 1
Tulsa    6 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
Tulane    4 8 0
Navy    3 8 0
Rutgers    2 7 2
Boston College    2 9 0
Memphis State    2 9 0
Cincinnati    1 9 1
Temple    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Pacific (CA)No. 23W 38–335,421
September 912:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 23W 29–1031,000
September 237:30 p.m.No. 10 SyracuseNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–2345,762
September 307:30 p.m.at No. 9 West VirginiaNo. 10ESPNT 31–3168,938
October 712:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 8JP SportsW 27–324,982
October 1412:00 p.m.NavydaggerNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 31–1450,467
October 285:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 7ESPNL 7–4559,075
November 112:30 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL)No. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
CBSL 3–2452,528
November 1812:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 47–4221,862
November 252:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn StateNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–1657,158
December 27:00 a.m.vs. RutgersNo. 24ESPNW 46–2919,800
December 3012:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 23CBSW 31–2844,887

Personnel

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Bill Cherpak
OL Jeff Christy
RB Glenn Deveaux
OL Chris Goetz
WR Brian Jackson
RB Derrick Lewis
OL Roman Matusz
OL Scott Miller
TE Dave Moore
RB 22 Ronald Redmon Jr
RB 27 Curvin Richards Jr
C 55 Bryan Schoch Jr
TE Eric Seaman
OL Chris Sestilli
QB Scott Stark
TE 88 Lionel Sykes Jr
WR 80 Olanda Truitt Fr
RB Ricky Turner
WR 81 Henry Tuten Sr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt  Fr
RB Adam Walker
RB Jermaine Williams
WR Reggie Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Richard Allen
DL Jon Baker
DB Robert Bradley
LB Curtis Bray
DB Dave Coleman
DB Dan Crossman
LB Craig Gob
DL Mark Gunn
DL Keith Hamilton
DB Alonzo Hampton
DB Doug Hetzler
LB Ricardo McDonald
DB Louis Riddick Jr
DL Tom Sims
DL Carnel Smith
DL Marc Spindler
DB Barry Threats
LB Prentiss Wright
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Ed Frazier
P Brian Greenfield
K Jeff Van Horne
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Pacific

At Notre Dame

#7 Pittsburgh Panthers (5–0–1) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 7 0 007
Notre Dame 2 15 21745

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: October 28, 1989
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • TV: ESPN
  • Recap/Box
Game information

Miami (FL)

#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 392 24
Panthers 0 003 3

John Hancock Bowl (vs Texas A&M)

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Marc SpindlerDefensive end362Detroit Lions
Dean CaliguireGuard492San Francisco 49ers
Alonzo HamptonDefensive back4104Minnesota Vikings
Tom SimsDefensive tackle6152Kansas City Chiefs
Chris GoetzGuard9227San Diego Chargers
Carnel SmithDefensive end11290Indianapolis Colts
Roman MatuszTackle11298Chicago Bears

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References

  1. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.


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