1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in its second year under head coach Carl DePasqua, their best record since their #4 ranked 9-1 1963 squad. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	No. 16 UCLA		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 15–24	36,539
September 26	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 15–10	20,000
October 3	Kent State		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 27–6
October 10	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 10–8
October 17	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 36–35	44,479
October 24	Miami (FL)	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 28–17
October 31	at Syracuse	No. 15	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–43	28,392
November 7	at No. 2 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–46	59,075
November 14	Boston College		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–21	20,966
November 21	No. 20 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 15–35	50,017
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 52 Bob Kuziel Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 Joe Carroll Jr LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr LB 21 Charlie Hall Sr DB 20 Bryant Salter Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carl DePasqua Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt