1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football Independent 6 7 11–1 Jackie Sherrill 3rd Wally English 1st West Coast Foge Fazio 1st Multiple front Pitt Stadium Fiesta Bowl championEastern champion Fiesta Bowl W 16–10 vs. Arizona The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl and were awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East. Schedule In the Backyard Brawl, Pittsburgh was led by true freshman quarterback Dan Marino, making his second collegiate start. He directed Pitt to a 24–17 victory in the last college football game played at old Mountaineer Field.http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2007/12/the-backyard-brawl-100-years-of-wvu-and-pitt-football/ https://archive.today/20120708181934/http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2007/12/the-backyard-brawl-100-years-of-wvu-and-pitt-football/ usurped July 8, 2012 Site Unavailablehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TZwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PVwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6801%2C4853423 Pittsburgh Press Smizik Bob Whew! Pitt outmuscles fightin' WVU November 11, 1979 H1 1979 AP Eastern September 15 1:30 p.m. w 16 Kansas Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 24–0 41,545 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BZgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JFwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841%2C381623 Pittsburgh Press Smizik Bob Panthers 'still' Jayhawks, 24-0 September 16, 1979 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8JUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6202%2C3109024 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Woodling Chuck Song's same, but in different key September 16, 1979 1B September 22 1:00 p.m. l y 13 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–17 50,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-north-carolina-u/139736329/ The Des Moines Register North Carolina upsets 13th-ranked Pitt, 17–7 September 23, 1979 October 26, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 7:30 p.m. w y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 10–9 34,039 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-schubert-was-too/157859212/ Press of Atlantic City Schubert was too right for Temple September 30, 1979 October 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 1:30 p.m. w Boston College Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 28–7 37,146 Pitt 28-7 Win Stirs Up Great QB Debate The Pittsburgh Press October 7, 1979 D1–D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17522149/pitt_287_win_stirs_up_great_qb_debate/ Newspapers.com October 13 10:00 a.m. w y Cincinnati Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA River City Rivalry 35–0 31,620 https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance-pitt-clobbers-cinc/157838477/ Staten Island Advance Pitt clobbers Cincinnati behind QB October 14, 1979 October 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 4:30 p.m. w y 17 Washington 12 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 26–14 52,485 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ABWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1326%2C3438037 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Costly turnovers make Huskies pay Pitt's price, 26-14 October 21, 1979 6B October 27 1:30 p.m. w 12 Navy 17 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 24–7 51,332 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JmIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KFwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6676%2C5103705 Pittsburgh Press Smizik Bob Super sub Marino torpedoes Navy October 28, 1979 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2wBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3364%2C1163903 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Pitt turns its freshmen loose October 28, 1979 10B November 3 12:30 p.m. w 12 Syracuse Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ABC 28–21 43,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LJYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2748%2C2301273 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Marino's passing paces Pitt November 4, 1979 102 November 10 1:30 p.m. w y 12 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl 24–17 38,681 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-pitt-holds-on-to-beat-w-va/139718338/ The Sunday News Pitt holds on to beat W. Va. November 11, 1979 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 1:30 p.m. w y 11 Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 40–0 31,689 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NRwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ImMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6870%2C731992 Pittsburgh Press Smizik Bob Panthers have a Fiesta with Army November 18, 1979 D1 December 1 12:30 p.m. w y 11 Penn State 20 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 29–14 76,958 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=twYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4406%2C670995 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Pitt rallies twice December 2, 1979 7E December 25 3:30 p.m. w y 10 Arizona Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Fiesta Bowl NBC 16–10 55,347 https://www.newspapers.com/article/york-daily-record-pitt-struggles-to-161/157816686/ York Daily Record Pitt struggles to 16–10 triumph in Fiesta Bowl December 26, 1979 October 26, 2024 Newspapers.com1979 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 26, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pittsburgh/1979-schedule.html Roster 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers f 70 So Emil Boures G y 56 Jr Russ Grimm C y 64 Sr Bob Gruber T y 13 Fr Dan Marino QB y 73 Jr Mark May T y 40 Jr Randy McMillan RB y 81 Sr Cliff Moore WR 84 Jr Benjie Pryor TE 88 Sr Ralph Still WR 8 Jr Rick Trocano QB 68 Jr Jerry Boyarsky DT y 99 Jr Hugh Green Hugh Green (American football) DE y 87 Jr Rickey Jackson DE y 86 Jr Greg Meisner DT y 76 Jr Bill Neill DT y 3 Jr Lynn Thomas Lynn Thomas (American football) CB y 48 Jr Carlton Williamson SS y 5 Sr Mark Schubert K https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A31735062135995/from_search/-70#page/43/mode/1up *Jackie Sherrill (3rd year) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7pUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4370%2C2812292 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Kansas - Pittsburgh probable starters September 14, 1979 15 Coaching staff 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff Coaching staff Jackie Sherrill – Head coach Jimmy Sharpe – Assistant head coach/offensive line Wally English – Offensive coordinator/Receivers Foge Fazio – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Ron Dickerson – Defensive backs Bob Matey – Defensive line Joe Moore – Offensive backs Joe Pendry – Quarterbacks Ray Zingler – Defensive ends   Support staff Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant Kevin Dickey – Recruiting coordinator Nick Gasparato – Graduate assistant Jerry Leith – Graduate assistant Nick Rapone – Graduate assistant   Strength and conditioning staff Paul Stark – Weight, Strength Coach 1979 Pitt Football University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics 1979 19–24 Coaches Biographies http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=31735062135995;view=toc;c=pittathletics December 26, 2012 Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jo Jo Heath Defensive back 6 141 Cincinnati BengalsBob Gruber Tackle10 276 Los Angeles Rams https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092355/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm 2007-12-22 1980 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com References thumb|right|225px|Dan Marino quarterbacks Pitt in 35–0 rout of Cincinnati on October 13. 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