2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football Big East Conference Big East 5–7 3–4 Dave Wannstedt 3rd Matt Cavanaugh 3rd Pro-style Paul Rhoads 8th 4–3 Heinz Field The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9. Schedule 2007 AP Eastern September 1 6:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 27–3 36,183 Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 1, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=272440221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en September 8 12:00 p.m. w y Grambling State Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 34–10 30,852 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121768686/freshmen-lead-pitt-to-victory/ Republican and Herald Freshmen lead Pitt to victory September 9, 2007 March 27, 2023 Newspapers.comGrambling State vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 8, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=272510221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en September 15 12:00 p.m. l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 13–17 68,620 September 22 7:00 p.m. l Connecticut Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 14–34 40,145 Connecticut vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 22, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=272650221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en September 29 7:00 p.m. l y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 14–44 60,888 October 10 8:00 p.m. l y Navy Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN 45–48 2OT 30,103 Navy vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - October 10, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=272830221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en October 20 12:00 p.m. w y Cincinnati 23 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA River City Rivalry ESPN Plus 24–17 33,423 Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - October 20, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=272930221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en October 27 12:00 p.m. l y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN Plus 17–24 34,792 November 3 12:00 p.m. w Syracuse Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ESPN Plus 20–17 31,374 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - November 3, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=273070221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en November 17 12:00 p.m. l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 16–20 43,531 November 24 12:00 p.m. l South Florida Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus 37–48 31,123 South Florida vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - November 24, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=273280221 ESPN.com 21 October 2019 en December 1 7:45 p.m. w y West Virginia 2 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN 13–9 60,100 Game summaries Eastern Michigan E. Michigan 3 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 7 7 7 6 September 1 Heinz Field ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Grambling State Grambling St 7 3 0 0 Pittsburgh 21 10 3 0 September 8 Heinz Field 12:00 Frank Giardina, John Gregory ESPN 360 ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Michigan State Pittsburgh 0 7 3 3 Michigan St 0 14 0 3 September 15 Spartan Stadium 12:00 Dave Pasch, Andre Ware, Quint Kessenich ESPN ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Connecticut Connecticut 10 17 0 7 Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 September 22 Heinz Field 7:00 Dave Armstrong, Mike Gottfried ESPNU ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Virginia Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 Virginia 27 3 0 14 September 29 Scott Stadium 7:00 Dave Armstrong, Mike Gottfried, Graham Bensinger ESPNU ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Navy Navy 7 14 14 3 7 3 Pittsburgh 7 14 10 7 7 0 October 10 Heinz Field 8:00 Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Quint Kessenich ESPNU ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Cincinnati Cincinnati 10 7 0 0 Pittsburgh 3 7 3 11 October 20 Heinz Field Noon Dave Sims, John Congemi, Sarah Kustok ESPN+ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Louisville Pittsburgh 0 7 0 10 Louisville 7 7 3 7 October 27 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Noon Dave Sims, John Congemi, Sarah Kustok ESPN+ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Syracuse Syracuse 0 3 7 7 Pittsburgh 0 10 0 10 November 3 Heinz Field Noon Dave Ryan, Jim Hofher, Sarah Kustok ESPN+ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Rutgers Pittsburgh 10 0 3 3 Rutgers 10 7 0 3 November 17 Rutgers Stadium Noon Dave Sims, John Congemi, Sarah Kustok ESPN+ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. thumb|left|Pitt at Rutgers on November 17, 2007 South Florida South Florida 7 3 17 21 Pittsburgh 7 7 0 23 November 24 Heinz Field Noon Dave Sims, John Congemi, Sarah Kustok ESPN+ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. West Virginia Pittsburgh 0 3 7 3 West Virginia 0 7 0 2 December 1 Milan Puskar Stadium 7:45 p.m. EST 60,100 Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe ESPN yes Q2 1:43 WVU Brown 6 yard run (McAfee kick) WVU 7–0 Q2 :00 PITT Lee 48 yard field goal WVU 7–3 Q3 9:48 PITT Bostick 1 yard run (Lee kick) PITT 10–7 Q4 6:17 PITT Lee 18 yard field goal PITT 13–7 Q4 :00 WVU Safety, Brytus runs out of end zone PITT 13–9 yes ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07. Coaching staff 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff Coaching staff Dave Wannstedt – Head coach Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Charlie Partridge – Linebackers/special teams Brian Angelichio – Tight ends Chris Ball – Secondary Paul Dunn – Offensive line Greg Gattuso – Defensive line Aubrey Hill – Receivers David Walker – Running backs   Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Bob Junko – Director of football operations and Program Enhancement Joe Perri – Offensive graduate assistant/offensive line Jeff Hafley – Defensive graduate assistant/Cornerbacks   Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach James Smith – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jeff Otah Tackle 1 19 Carolina Panthers Mike McGlynn Tackle 4 109 Philadelphia Eagles Kennard Cox Defensive back 7 251 Buffalo Bills https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2008.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080501161755/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2008.htm 2008-05-01 2008 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com References Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Pittsburgh Panthers football