2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football Big East Conference Big East 5–6 4–3 Dave Wannstedt 1st Matt Cavanaugh 1st Pro-style Paul Rhoads 6th 4–3 Heinz Field The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule 2006 AP Eastern September 3 8:00 p.m. l y 23 Notre Dame Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry, College GameDay ABC 21–42 66,451 September 9 8:00 p.m. l y y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN2 10–16 OT 24,545 September 17 3:30 p.m. l y y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC 6–7 77,336 September 24 2:00 p.m. w y Youngstown State Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 41–0 43,135 Palko rebounds vs. Youngstown State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel/207516202/ October 4, 2026 The Sentinel Associated Press September 25, 2005 C7 Newspapers.com September 30 8:00 p.m. l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 29–37 37,514 October 8 2:00 p.m. w Cincinnati Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 38–20 30,343 October 15 2:00 p.m. w South Florida Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN360 31–17 33,497 October 22 12:00 p.m. w y Syracuse Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus rivalry 34–17 33,059 November 3 7:30 p.m. l y Louisville 25 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 20–42 42,692 November 12 12:00 p.m. w Connecticut Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus 24–0 35,145 November 24 8:00 p.m. l y West Virginia 11 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN 13–45 52,997 Coaching staff 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff Coaching staff Dave Wannstedt – Head coach Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary Curtis Bray – Linebackers Paul Dunn – Offensive line Greg Gattuso – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill – Receivers Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends/Special teams David Walker – Running backs   Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Mike Antonoplos – Recruiting Assistant Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant Jeff Ambrosie – Graduate assistant Zen Bliss – Under Grad Intern (Offense)   Strength and conditioning staff Mike Kent – Strength and conditioning coach Darren Honeycutt – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Charles Spencer Guard 3 65 Houston Texans Josh Lay Defensive back 6 174 New Orleans Saints https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092410/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm 2007-12-22 2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com References Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Pittsburgh Panthers football