1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Stobart (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 1 7 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 0 7 5 0
Boston College 3 3 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 5 5 1
Temple 1 5 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 2 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 p.m.PurdueESPNW 31–3050,103
September 148:00 p.m.at No. 9 Ohio StateWTBSL 7–1088,518
September 2112:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
USAL 22–2940,922
September 2812:00 p.m.at West VirginiaTCST 10–1062,453[1]
October 512:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
USAW 42–737,277[2]
October 1212:00 p.m.NC Statedagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
USAW 24–1036,609[3]
October 1912:00 p.m.at RutgersW 38–1018,991
October 262:00 p.m.at NavyL 7–2129,343
November 212:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 0–1225,500
November 912:00 p.m.at TempleW 21–1719,428
November 237:30 p.m.No. 1 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 0–3160,134

Personnel[edit]

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Anthony Brown
RB Tom Brown
OL Tony Brown
QB John Congemi
RB Brian Davis
OL Randy Dixon
OL Mike Dorundo
QB Joe Felitsky
RB Ezekial Gadson
RB Charles Gladman
TE Bob Lawson
WR Dwayne Milloy
OL Barry Pettyjohn
WR Charles Scales
TE David Shuck
OL Bob Sign
WR Mark Stanton
WR Matt Stennett
WR Michael Stewart
RB Darnell Stone
WR Reggie Williams
TE Clint Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Steve Apke
DL Dennis Atiyeh
DB Teryl Austin
DL Bob Buczkowski
DB Bill Callahan
DL Jon Carter
DL Lorenzo Freeman
DL Burt Grossman
DL Walter Johnson
DB Quintin Jones
LB Matt Lavigna
DB John Lewis
LB Jerry Olsavsky
DB Billy Owens
DL Bob Schilken
LB Brian Shields
DL Bill Sapio
LB Jerry Wall
DB Troy Washington
DL Tony Woods
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mark Brasco
P Scott Merlack
P Bill Rudison
K 93 Pat Viancourt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John Hendrick (GA)
  • Russ Jacques (QB/WR)
  • Bob Junko (DC/LB)
  • Bob LaCivita (RC)
  • John Montgomery (TE)
  • Joe Moore (OL)
  • Buddy Morris (Str + Cond)
  • Gerry Solomon (DE)
  • Chuck Stobart (OC)
  • Sal Sunseri (DL)
  • Andy Urbanic (RB)
  • Jay Venuto (GA)
  • Trent Walters (DB)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[edit]

Purdue[edit]

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 0 14630
Pittsburgh 7 14 01031

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
External videos
video icon Television broadcast with Pittsburgh radio audio
video icon Final Purdue touchdown and two-point conversion attempt

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Buczkowski Defensive end 1 24 Los Angeles Raiders
Bill Callahan Defensive back 4 94 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pitt mauls Carolina, 42–7". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pitt replacement QB leads win over N.C. State, 24–10". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
  5. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.