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1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football
National champion (NCF)
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorFoge Fazio (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector National Championship Foundation[1] and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship.[2] The school does not claim a national championship for this season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 8
W 26–646,022
September 191:30 p.m.CincinnatiNo. 7
W 38–740,172
October 33:50 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 4
ABCW 42–2856,495
October 101:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 4
W 17–054,280
October 171:30 p.m.No. 11 Florida StateNo. 3
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 42–1455,112
October 241:30 p.m.SyracusedaggerNo. 2
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
USAW 23–1050,330
October 311:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 2
W 29–2425,500
November 71:00 p.m.at RutgersNo. 1
W 47–334,636
November 141:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 48–053,225
November 211:30 p.m.at TempleNo. 1
USAW 35–032,570
November 2812:25 p.m.No. 11 Penn StateNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 14–4860,260
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 GeorgiaNo. 10
ABCW 24–2077,224

Roster

1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 70 Emil Boures Sr
OT 75 Jimbo Covert Jr
QB 13 Dan Marino Jr
G 77 Ron Sams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Tom Flynn So
DB 26 Tim Lewis Jr
DT 71 Bill Maas So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Jackie Sherrill – Head Coach
  • Foge Fazio – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Joe Moore – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks
  • Bob Davie – Drop Backs
  • Joe Naunchik – Receivers
  • George Pugh – Tight Ends
  • Andy Urbanic – Running Backs
  • Ray Zingler – Rush Ends
   Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Kevin Dickey – Recruiting Coordinator
  • Anthony Folino – Part-Time Assistant–Defensive Backs
  • Bob Matey – Part-Time Assistant–Defensive Line
  • Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant–Defensive Line
  • Michael Sherman – Part-Time Assistant–Offensive Line
  • Steve Heintzelman – Volunteer Coach
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Season summary

Illinois

See also: 1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at #8 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 6 006
#7 Pittsburgh 14 0 10226

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 46,022
Game information

Cincinnati

See also: 1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and River City Rivalry
Cincinnati Bearcats at #7 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Cincinnati 0 0 077
#7 Pittsburgh 21 0 10738

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 40,172
Game information

at South Carolina

See also: 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
#4 Pittsburgh Panthers at South Carolina Gamecocks
Period 1 2 34Total
#4 Pittsburgh 14 14 14042
South Carolina 0 0 21728

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Game information

at West Virginia

See also: 1981 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl
#4 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 34Total
#4 Pittsburgh 0 7 10017
West Virginia 0 0 000

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 54,280
Game information

#11 Florida State

See also: 1981 Florida State Seminoles football team
#11 Florida State Seminoles at #3 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
#11 Florida State 0 7 7014
#3 Pittsburgh 7 14 14742

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 55,112
Game information

Syracuse

See also: 1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry
Syracuse Orangemen at #2 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Syracuse 10 0 0010
#2 Pittsburgh 0 17 0623

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 50,330
  • TV: USA
Game information

at Boston College

See also: 1981 Boston College Eagles football team
#2 Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
#2 Pittsburgh 7 13 9029
Boston College 3 7 7724

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 25,500
Game information

at Rutgers

See also: 1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
#1 Pittsburgh Panthers Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
#1 Pittsburgh 0 14 141947
Rutgers 3 0 003

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 34,636
Game information

Army

See also: 1981 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets at #1 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Army 0 0 000
#1 Pittsburgh 14 7 20748

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 53,225
Game information

at Temple

See also: 1981 Temple Owls football team
#1 Pittsburgh Panthers at Temple Owls
Period 1 2 34Total
#1 Pittsburgh 21 0 7735
Temple 0 0 000

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 32,570
  • TV: USA
Game information

#11 Penn State

See also: 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
#11 Penn State Nittany Lions at #1 Pittsburgh Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
#11 Penn State 0 14 171748
#1 Pittsburgh 14 0 0014

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

Game information

vs. #2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)

See also: 1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 1982 Sugar Bowl
1982 Sugar Bowl: #10 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. #2 Georgia Bulldogs
Period 1 2 34Total
#10 Pittsburgh 0 3 71424
#2 Georgia 0 7 6720

at Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA

Game information

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Emil Boures Center 7 182 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sal Sunseri Linebacker 10 267 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sam Clancy Defensive End 11 284 Seattle Seahawks

[3]

Awards and honors

Media

Radio

Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host
WTAE–AM 1250 Bill Hillgrove John Sauer

References

  1. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 114. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  2. ^ College Football Data Warehouse; Pittsburgh All National Championships, accessdate=2009-01-29 Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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