1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone-T
Defensive coordinatorRalph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State     10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
West Virginia     8 4 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Northern Illinois     7 4 0
Rutgers     7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech     7 4 1
Air Force     6 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Houston     6 4 1
Tulane     6 5 0
Temple     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 4 1
Syracuse     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Dayton     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Southern Miss     3 7 1
Xavier     3 8 0
Marshall     2 8 0
Cincinnati     2 9 0
Villanova     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida StateL 7–1917,661
September 161:30 p.m.No. 8 UCLA
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 28–3824,315[1]
September 233:30 p.m.at Air ForceL 13–41
September 301:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 22–27
October 78:30 p.m.at TulaneL 6–3820,417[2]
October 141:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre DameL 16–4259,075
October 211:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–20
October 281:30 p.m.at SyracuseL 6–1021,348
November 41:30 p.m.West Virginiadagger
L 20–3840,286[3]
November 111:30 p.m.at NavyL 13–28
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn StateL 27–4938,600

Coaching staff[edit]

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ernie Webster Guard 12 311 Washington Redskins
John Moss Linebacker 13 331 Detroit Lions

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). New York Times news service. September 17, 1972. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.