1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone-T
Defensive coordinator	Ralph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	1:30 p.m.	No. 19 Florida State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–19
September 16	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 UCLA	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 28–38
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–41
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 22–27
October 7	8:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–38
October 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 16–42
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 35–20
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–10
November 4	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 20–38
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–28
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 27–49
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff Carl DePasqua – Head Coach Ralph Jelic – Defensive Coordinator Lou Cecconi – Offensive Coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ernie Webster	Guard	12	311	Washington Redskins
John Moss	Linebacker	13	331	Detroit Lions