1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Karcher (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 13 Boston College 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 3 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 4 0 6 4 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Rutgers 1 6 0 4 7 0
Temple 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:30 p.m.at Southern Miss*ESPNW 14–1025,516[1]
September 1112:00 p.m.Virginia TechBig EastL 21–6333,839[2]
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 11 Ohio State*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastL 28–6341,511
October 27:00 p.m.No. 18 Louisville*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 7–2928,528
October 91:30 p.m.at No. 4 Notre Dame*NBCL 0–4459,075
October 1612:00 p.m.No. 24 Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
Big EastL 21–2434,268
October 2312:00 p.m.at No. 18 West VirginiaBig EastL 21–4265,041[3]
October 287:30 p.m.at RutgersESPNW 21–1020,130
November 612:00 p.m.No. 4 Miami (FL)
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastL 7–3532,064
November 131:30 p.m.No. 22 Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–3310,892
November 2012:00 p.m.at TempleBig EastW 28–185,435
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[edit]

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 78 Ruben Brown Jr
WR 49 Billy Davis Jr
WR 26 Dietrich Jells So
RB 29 Curtis Martin Jr
QB 14 John Ryan So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Tom Barndt Jr
DB 12 Anthony Dorsett So
DL 98 Mike Mohring Fr
LB 84 Tom Tumulty So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Coaching staff[edit]

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator
  • Mike Pettine – Graduate assistant
  • Jim Shiffer – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
  • Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
No Players Selected

[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia thumps Pitt 42–21". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.