1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	3:30 p.m.	BYU	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 14–20	40,263
September 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 10–42	40,075
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 12–13	40,000
September 29	12:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 10–28	58,032	^[1]
October 6	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	KATZ	W 17–10	26,475	^[2]
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	KATZ	L 21–45	73,100	^[3]
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	USA	L 7–27	32,872
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Navy		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		T 28–28	34,715
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		L 7–13	46,489
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Tulane		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 21–10	20,159	^[4]
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 31–11	85,499
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[edit]

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`68`	Bob Brown	Jr
QB	`10`	John Cummings	Jr
OT	`79`	Bill Fralic	Sr
FB	`34`	Craig Heyward	Fr
TE	`80`	Tom Johnson	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`54`	Troy Benson	Sr
DT	`95`	Bob Buczkowski	Jr
DE	`52`	Tom Crawford	So
DE	`56`	Chris Doleman	Sr
FS	`11`	Bill McCormick	Jr
DE	`90`	Tony Woods	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Foge Fazio

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Coaching staff[edit]

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Foge Fazio – Head coach Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Dino Folino – Defensive backs Carmen Grosso – Tight ends Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends Don Thompson – Defensive line Ron Turner – Quarterbacks Andy Urbanic – Running backs			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Bob LaCivita – Recruiting doordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant Jay Venuto – Graduate assistant Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant Charles Jones – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Fralic	Guard	1	2	Atlanta Falcons
Chris Doleman	Defensive end	1	4	Minnesota Vikings
Troy Benson	Linebacker	5	120	New York Jets
Marlon McIntyre	Running back	8	218	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Wallace	Back	12	319	New York Jets

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Awards and honors[edit]

Bill Fralic, Sixth in Heisman Trophy voting

References[edit]

^ "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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[1] "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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