1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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

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

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 9 1:30 p.m. No. 19 Florida State Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA L 7–19    
Sat. Sep. 16 1:30 p.m. No. 8 UCLA Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 28–38    
Sat. Sep. 23 3:30 p.m. at Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO L 13–41    
Sat. Sept. 30 1:30 p.m. Northwestern Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 22–27    
Sat. Oct. 7 8:30 p.m. at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 6–38    
Sat. Oct. 14 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 16–42    
Sat. Oct. 21 1:30 p.m. Boston College Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 35–20    
Sat. Oct. 28 1:30 p.m. Syracuse Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 6–10    
Sat. Nov. 4 1:30 p.m. West Virginiadagger Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) L 20–38    
Sat. Nov. 11 1:30 p.m. at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD L 13–28    
Sat. Nov. 25 1:30 p.m. at No. 6 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Rivalry) L 27–49    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to 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 Guard12311 Washington Redskins
John Moss Linebacker13 331 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
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