1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 West Virginia 4 1 0 9 3 0
Penn State 3 1 1 8 4 1
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 1 8 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.at TennesseeW 13–395,824[1]
September 101:30 p.m.TempleW 35–045,713
September 241:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 16L 7–1348,500[2]
October 112:30 p.m.at No. 7 West VirginiaCBSL 21–2464,076[3]
October 81:30 p.m.Florida State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 17–1652,654
October 157:00 p.m.at LouisvilleW 55–1031,447
October 221:30 p.m.at NavyW 21–1433,349
October 291:30 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 13–1052,374
November 51:30 p.m.at No. 18 Notre DameCBSW 21–1659,075
November 121:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–738,500
November 191:30 p.m.Penn StateNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
T 24–2460,283
January 21:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Ohio StateNo. 15NBCL 23–2866,484

Coaching staff[edit]

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dino Folino – Defensive backs
  • Carmen Grosso – Tight ends
  • Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers
  • Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends
  • Don Thompson – Defensive line
  • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
  • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
  Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator
  • Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant
  • Rick Dukovich – Graduate assistant
  • Paul Dunn – Graduate assistant
  • Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bill Maas Nose Tackle 1 5 Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney Center 2 37 New York Jets
Joe McCall Running back 3 84 Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn Defensive back 5 126 Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins Wide receiver 6 154 Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski Linebacker 10 258 Kansas City Chiefs

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pitt dumps Vols, 13–3, on long touchdown pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maryland surprises No. 16 Pitt with blocked punt 13–7". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 7 West Virginia rules Pitt 24–21". Fort Lauderdale News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.