1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mooshagian (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1   9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 2   7 5  
Pittsburgh  4 3   6 6  
West Virginia  4 3   7 5  
Miami (FL)  3 4   5 6  
Temple  3 4   3 8  
Boston College  3 4   4 7  
Rutgers  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*W 45–1334,802
September 63:30 p.m.at No. 2 Penn State*ABCL 17–3497,115
September 133:00 p.m.at Houston*FSNW 35–2417,611
September 188:00 p.m.No. 21 Miami (FL)
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 21–1740,194
October 412:00 p.m.at TempleESPN+L 13–1710,334
October 113:30 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 21–4547,306
October 2512:00 p.m.at RutgersESPN+W 55–48 2OT16,581
November 112:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 21–2234,796
November 1512:00 p.m.No. 19 Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN+L 27–3246,102
November 223:30 p.m.No. 15 Virginia Tech
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 30–2330,144
November 282:30 p.m.at West VirginiaCBSW 41–38 3OT48,044
December 313:30 p.m.vs. Southern Miss*ESPNL 7–4150,209
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head coach
  • Larry Coyer – Defensive coordinator
  • Steve Mooshagian – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • J.D. Brookhart – Tight ends/special teams Assistant
  • Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator/quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive tackles
  • Bill McGovern – Defensive backs
  • Vincent White – Running backs
  • Brian Williams – Defensive ends/Special teams
  Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Director of football operations
  • Brian Callahan – Graduate assistant
  • Jeff Jordan – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning Coach
  • Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
No Players Selected

[1]

References

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