1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Johnny Majors (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation with variations
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

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

The 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Florida State	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 9–6	30,076
September 21	at Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 27–17	37,361
September 28	No. 18 USC	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–16	52,934
October 5	at North Carolina	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 29–45	44,800
October 12	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		W 31–14	43,143
October 19	Boston College		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–11	32,149
October 26	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 33–11
November 2	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 21–13	25,177
November 9	Temple	No. 19	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–24
November 16	at No. 5 Notre Dame	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 10–14	59,075
November 23	No. 10 Penn State	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	48,895
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator George Haffner – Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano – Offensive line Jim Dyar – Defensive line Larry Holton – Defensive assistant Harry Jones – Offensive backs Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach Joe Madden – Defensive secondary Bob Roper – Receivers Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant Keith Schroeder – Scouting			Support staff Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting			Strength and conditioning staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gary Burley	Defensive end	3	55	Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Bulino	Defensive back	17	424	Kansas City Chiefs