2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Big East co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Utah
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 8-man front
Home stadium	Heinz Field

2004 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+		4	–	2					8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College +		4	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia +		4	–	2					8	–	4
Syracuse +		4	–	2					6	–	6
Connecticut		3	–	3					8	–	4
Rutgers		1	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Pittsburgh won a share of The Big East Conference championship and were awarded with a BCS berth to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Ohio*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–3	46,401
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 17–24	40,133
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 (I-AA) Furman*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–38 OT	35,121
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–29	40,000
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 27–22	19,517
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Boston College		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 20–17 OT	34,071
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 41–17	41,232
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 31–38 2OT	37,211
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 41–38	80,795
November 25	8:00 p.m.	No. 21 West Virginia		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 16–13	52,641
December 4	11:00 a.m.	at South Florida*	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 43–14	23,417
January 1	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Utah*	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 7–35	73,519
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 49 Justin Acierno Jr TE 84 Steve Buches So RB 38 Kellen Campbell Fr WR Kelvin Chandler Fr WR Steven Brana Fr WR 4 Joe DelSardo Fr QB Joe Flacco Fr RB 2 Marcus Furman Jr TE 45 Erik Gill Jr WR 81 Derek Kinder Fr RB 43 Raymond Kirkley Jr WR 86 Greg Lee So OL Matt Maiers RB Brandon Mason Fr RB 26 Darren McCray Jr OL 75 Mike McGlynn Fr RB 40 Tom Mikula So RB 23 Tim Murphy Jr QB 3 Tyler Palko So OL 78 Rob Petitti Sr RB 41 John Pettiford Fr WR 7 Allen Richardson Fr OL 60 John Simonitis So OL 56 Charles Spencer Jr QB 14 Darrell Strong Fr C 68 Joe Villani Fr OL Dale Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 41 Azzie Beagnyam So LB 44 Brian Bennett So LB 51 H.B. Blades So DL 98 Vernon Botts Fr LB 24 Jameel Brady Fr DB 46 Sam Bryant So DB 21 Reggie Carter So DL 58 Joe Clermond Fr DB 5 Kennard Cox Fr DL 96 Vince Crochunis Sr DB 31 Tyler Gilliard Sr DL 95 Keith Hill Jr DL 93 Jake Holthaus Sr LB 9 J.J. Horne Jr DL 52 Ron Idoko Fr DB 12 Bernard Lay Jr LB 19 Keith Malley Fr DL 41 Chris McKillop Fr DB 20 Tez Morris Jr DB 10 Mike Phillips Fr LB 6 Malcolm Postell Sr DB Allen Richardson DB 25 Darrelle Revis Fr LB 30 Doug Roseberry Fr DL 54 Charles Sallett So LB 17 Clint Session So DL 88 Kyle Smith Fr DL 55 Thomas Smith Jr DL 94 Dan Stephens Sr DL 91 Phil Tillman Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 22 Josh Cummings Jr P 18 Adam Graessle So P 8 Nick Krut Fr LB 43 Michael Toomalatai Fr	Head coach Walt Harris Coordinators/assistant coaches Jeff Ambrosie Mike Antonoplos Bill Bleil Curtis Bray Pete Carmichael Bryan Deal Tom Freeman Darren Honeycutt Bob Junko Mike Kent Scott McCurley Wayne Moses Charlie Partridge Paul Rhoads Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-12-20

Team players drafted into the NFL

January 1, 2005 Fiesta Bowl

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Rob Pettiti	Tackle	6	209	Dallas Cowboys