1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15

The 1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers won the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Sat. Sep. 62:00 p.m.at No. 11 Georgia

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

W 19–9 38,500 Sat. Sep. 201:30 p.m.at No. 1 OklahomaNo. 15

• Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, OK

L 10–46 70,286 Sat. Sep. 271:30 p.m.William & Mary

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

W 47–0 31,022 Sat. Oct. 41:30 p.m.Duke

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

W 14–0 33,778 Sat. Oct. 111:30 p.m.at Temple

• Temple Stadium
• Philadelphia, PA

W 55–6 10,791 Sat. Oct. 181:30 p.m.at Army

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

W 52–20 41,195 Sat. Oct. 251:30 p.m.NavyNo. 17

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

L 0–17 41,986 Sat. Nov. 11:30 p.m.at Syracuse

• Archbold Stadium
• Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

W 38–0 20,065 Sat. Nov. 81:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 20

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)

ABCL 14–17 35,298 Sat. Nov. 151:30 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

W 34–20 56,480 Sat. Nov. 221:30 p.m.No. 10 Penn StateNo. 17

• Three Rivers Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

ABCL 6–7 46,846 Fri. Dec. 2612:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 KansasNo. 20

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)

CBSW 33–19 32,240

Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 67 Tom Brzoza So QB 12 Matt Cavanaugh So TE 81 James Corbett Jr RB 33 Tony Dorsett Jr WR 24 Gordon Jones Fr WR 19 Randy Reutershan So WR 29 Willie Taylor So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Al Chesley Fr DT 75 Ed Gallagher Fr DE 70 Randy Holloway So DE 60 Cecil Johnson Jr CB 31 Bob Jury So DT 78 David Logan Fr DT 68 Don Parrish Jr DE 85 Tom Perko Sr DE 91 Al Romano Jr CB 21 J.C. Wilson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Larry Swider Jr	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff Johnny Majors – Head Coach Jackie Sherrill – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator George Haffner – Offensive Coordinator Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter Joe Avezzano – Offensive Line Jim Dyar – Defensive Line Larry Holton – Junior Varsity Coach Harry Jones – Offensive Backs Bob Leahy – Receivers Joe Madden – Defensive Secondary Bobby Roper – Defensive Ends Bob Matey – Scouting/Middle Guards Keith Schroeder – Scouting			Support Staff			Strength and Conditioning Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Tom Perko	Linebacker	4	101	Green Bay Packers
Karl Farmer	Wide receiver	7	193	Atlanta Falcons
Randy Cozens	Defensive end	17	474	Denver Broncos

External links

• 1975 Pitt vs Notre Dame complete game video on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2