1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football Big East Conference Big East 2–9 0–7 Johnny Majors 7th Ken Karcher 3rd Multiple Chuck Driesbach 3rd Multiple 4–3 Pitt Stadium The 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule 1995 AP Eastern September 2 7:00 p.m. w y Washington State Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 17–13 35,513 September 9 7:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 66–30 28,329 September 16 3:30 p.m. l y y Texas 15 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 27–38 62,875 September 23 3:30 p.m. l y Ohio State 8 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA ABC 14–54 54,917 September 30 12:00 p.m. l Virginia Tech Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network 16–26 31,036 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-tech-holds-a-block-par/140599854/ The Roanoke Times Tech holds a block party October 1, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 12:00 p.m. l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA Big East Network 0–17 44,500 October 14 6:00 p.m. l y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 27–29 14,968 October 21 12:00 p.m. l Miami (FL) Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network 16–17 28,794 October 28 1:00 p.m. l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 24–42 18,911 November 11 12:00 p.m. l Syracuse 23 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 10–42 20,279 November 24 4:00 p.m. l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN 0–21 38,795 Game summaries Washington State 1995 Washington State Cougars football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Washington State Cougars at Pitt Panthers September 2, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST Washington State 0 3 3 7 Pitt 3 0 0 14 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 35,513 Box score First quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 38-yard field goal Second quarter WSU - T. Traunt 42-yard field goal Third quarter WSU - T. Traunt 20-yard field goal Fourth quarter PITT - D. Jells 8-yard pass from J. Ryan (C. Ferencik kick) WSU - F. Madu 11-yard run (T. Truant kick) PITT - D. Jells 6-yard pass from J. Ryan (C. Ferencik kick) Eastern Michigan 1995 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Eastern Michigan Eagles at Pitt Panthers September 9, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST Eastern Michigan 10 7 0 13 Pitt 7 31 21 7 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 28,329 Box score First quarter EMU - TD PITT - D Harris 1 run (Ferencik kick) EMU - FG Ventura 28 Second quarter PITT - FG Ferencik 41 EMU - Adams 2 run (Ventura kick) PITT - D Harris 55 run (Ferencik kick) PITT - Jells 66 pass from Ryan (Ferencik kick) PITT - Schneider 10 pass from Ryan (Ferencik kick) PITT - Jells 7 pass from Ryan (Ferencik kick) Third quarter PITT - D Harris 3 run (Ferencik kick) PITT - K Jackson 6 pass from Gonzalez (Ferencik kick) PITT - V Williams 5 run (Ferencik kick) Fourth quarter EMU - Scott 1 run (Ventura kick) PITT - V Williams 4 run (Ferencik kick) EMU - Greene 22 pass from Armour (Ventura kick) Texas 1995 Texas Longhorns football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at #15 Texas Longhorns September 16, 1995 Pitt 7 3 10 7 Texas 7 7 7 17 Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas 62,875 ABC Box score First quarter PITT - D. Jells 8 pass from J. Ryan (C. Ferencik kick) TEX - S. Mitchell 19 run (P.Dawson kick) Second quarter PITT - FG C. Ferencik 22 TEX - P. Fitzgerald 15 pass from J. Brown (P. Dawson kick) Third quarter PITT - C. Schneider 1 run (C. Ferencik kick) TEX - M. Adams 33 pass from J. Brooks (P. Dawson kick) PITT - FG C. Ferencik 32 Fourth quarter TEX - FG P. Dawson 35 PITT - D. Harris 18 run (C. Ferencik kick) TEX - Ri. Williams 1 run (P. Dawson kick) TEX - J. Reeves 45 interception return (P. Dawson kick) Ohio State 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed #8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Pitt Panthers September 23, 1995 3:30 p.m. EST Ohio State 14 6 21 13 Pitt 7 7 0 0 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 54,917 Partly Sunny, Cool, 58 F C; Wind N 12 David Witvoet Box Score First quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 75-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) PITT - Dietrich Jells 24-yard pass from John Ryan (C. Ferencik kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter PITT - Chris Patton 3-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) OSU - Josh Jackson 24-yard field goal OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Bobby Hoying pass to Terry Glenn) OSU - Nicky Sualua 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 61-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed) Fourth quarter OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 25-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (kick failed) OSU - Alonzo Shavers 7-yard pass from Tommy Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 15/24, 296 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs PITT - John Ryan - 14/23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs OSU - Stanley Jackson - 7/8, 118 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 122 yards PITT - Demetrius Harris - 17 rushes, 56 yards Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 253 yards (OSU school record), 4 TDs PITT - Dietrich Jells - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD Virginia Tech 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Virginia Tech Hokies at Pitt Panthers September 30, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Virginia Tech 0 0 10 16 Pitt 3 6 7 0 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 31,036 Box score First quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 37-yard field goal Second quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 40-yard field goal PITT - C. Ferencik 31-yard field goal Third quarter VT - D. Thomas 15-yard run (A. Larsen kick) PITT - C. Schneider 2-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) VT - A. Larsen 34-yard field goal Fourth quarter VT - A. Larsen 33-yard field goal VT - J. Holmes 73-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - A. Larsen 26-yard field goal VT - A. Larsen 36-yard field goal Boston College 1995 Boston College Eagles football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles October 7, 1995 Pitt 0 0 0 0 Boston College 7 3 0 7 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 44,500 Box score First quarter BC - O. Walker 8-yard run (D. McGuire kick) Second quarter BC - D. McGuire 41-yard field goal Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BC - M. Cloud 11-yard run (D. McGuire kick) Temple 1995 Temple Owls football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at Temple Owls October 14, 1995 6:00 p.m. EST Pitt 0 13 0 14 Temple 7 3 7 12 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4,968 Box score First quarter TEM - Culbreath 33 run (Michalski kick) Second quarter TEM - FG Michalski 36 PITT - Schneider 3 run (Ferencik kick) PITT - Jells 29 pass from Ryan (kick failed) Third quarter TEM - Lee 1 run (Michalski kick) Fourth quarter PITT - Schneider 1 run (Ferencik kick) TEM - Lee 14 run (kick failed) TEM - Lee 15 run (two-point conversion failed) PITT - Butler 9 pass from Gonzalez (Ferencik kick) Miami (FL) 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Panthers October 21, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Miami (FL) 7 0 3 7 Pitt 3 10 3 0 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 28,794 Box score First quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 34-yard field goal UM - S. Tucker 15-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter PITT - P. Gonzales 2-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) PITT - C. Ferencik 26-yard field goal Third quarter UM - D. Prewitt 47-yard field goal PITT - C. Ferencik 39-yard field goal Fourth quarter UM - D. Ferguson 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Rutgers 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights October 28, 1995 1:00 p.m. EST Pitt 0 16 0 8 Rutgers 0 28 7 7 Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey 18,911 Recap pg. 125 First quarter No scoring Second quarter PITT - Jells 27-yard pass from Gonzalez (Ferencik kick) RUT - Battaglia 13-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick) PITT - Harris 74-yard run (kick failed) RUT - Willis 83-yard kickoff return (Mike-Mayer kick) PITT - Ferencik 27-yard field goal RUT - Harper 20-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick) RUT - Battaglia 21-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick) Third quarter RUT - Rivers 100-yard fumble return (Mike-Mayer kick) Fourth quarter PITT - Durham 5-yard pass from Ryan (Butler pass from Ryan) RUT - Woolridge 25-yard interception return (Mike-Mayer kick) Syracuse 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team Pittsburgh-Syracuse football rivalry Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed #23 Syracuse Orangemen at Pitt Panthers November 11, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Syracuse 14 14 14 0 Pitt 0 7 0 3 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 20,279 Box score First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 37-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - R. Konrad 1-yard run (O. Mare kick) Second quarter SYR - M. Harrison 5-yard pass from D. McNabb PITT - D. Seagraves 4-yard pass from M. Lytle (C. Ferencik kick) SYR - R. Konrad 16-yard run (O. Mare kick) Third quarter SYR - R. Konrad 58-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - M. Harrison 16-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 29-yard field goal West Virginia 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Backyard Brawl Pitt Panthers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers November 24, 1995 4:00 p.m. EST Pitt 0 0 0 0 West Virginia 0 14 7 0 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 38,795 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter WVU - Gray 14-yard run (Baumann kick) WVU - Saunder 29-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - Purnell 7-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kic) Fourth quarter No scoring Personnel Coaching staff 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Charlie Coe – Assistant head coach/running backs Bob Babich – Linebackers Steve Bird – Receivers/kickers Curt Cignetti – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Chuck Dreisbach – Defensive coordinator Jack Henry – Offensive line Ken Karcher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Tony Pierce – Defensive backs Tom Turchetta – Defensive line   Support staff Jim Earle – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Marc Hudak – Graduate assistant/offense Andy Rondeau – Graduate assistant/defense   Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Roster 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers f 26 Sr Dietrich Jells WR y 8 So Matt Lytle QB y 12 Sr Anthony Dorsett DB y 98 Jr Mike Mohring Mike Mohring (American football) DL y 84 Sr Tom Tumulty LB y *Johnny Majors Andy Rondeau(Graduate assistant) Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Dietrich Jells Wide receiver 6 176 Kansas City Chiefs Anthony Dorsett Defensive back 6 177 Houston Oilers Tom Tumulty Linebacker 6 178 Cincinnati Bengals https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm 2007-12-21 1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com References Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Pittsburgh Panthers football