1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Tangerine Bowl, L 17–30 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Boyce (1st season)
Offensive schemeSplit backs
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  – 11 –1 –0
North Texas State   –  – 9 –2 –0
East Carolina   –  – 9 –3 –0
Navy   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –  – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  – 9 –3 –0
Florida State   –  – 8 –3 –0
Temple   –  – 7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  – 7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech   –  – 7 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  – 5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  – 5 –6 –0
Army   –  – 4 –6 –1
Memphis State   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 4 –7 –0
Air Force   –  – 3 –8 –0
Colgate   –  – 3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  – 3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –  – 2 –9 –0
West Virginia   –  – 2 –9 –0
Boston College   –  – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers competed in the 1978 Tangerine Bowl.

Coach Jackie Sherrill stated in the pre-season that he expected to have "another outstanding football team".[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 168:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 14W 24–632,658[2]
September 231:30 p.m.TempleNo. 11W 20–1243,445
September 301:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCW 20–1650,439
October 71:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 9W 32–1521,673[3]
October 1412:30 p.m.at Notre DameNo. 9ABCL 17–2659,075
October 211:30 p.m.Florida StatedaggerNo. 15
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 7–355,104
October 282:00 p.m.at 18 NavyNo. 15L 11–2132,909
November 41:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 19W 18–1726,039
November 111:30 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 20
W 52–753,074
November 181:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1745,297
November 251:30 p.m.at 1 Penn StateNo. 15ABCL 10–1777,465
December 238:00 p.m.vs. NC StateNo. 16MizlouL 17–3031,356

Coaching staff

1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Executive Assistant
  • Bob Matey – Scouting coordinator
  • Kevin Dickey – Graduate assistant
  • Gary Davis – Graduate assistant
  • Tony Wise – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Bob Matey – Weight Program

[4]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gordon JonesWide receiver234Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Walt BrownCenter5131Detroit Lions
Jeff DelaneyDefensive back7190Los Angeles Rams
Al ChesleyLinebacker11296Philadelphia Eagles
David LoganNose Tackle12307Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[5]

References

  1. ↑ Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
  2. ↑ "Panthers rough up Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pitt Thumps Boston College, 32–15". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1978. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Coaches Biographies". 1978 Pitt Football. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1978. pp. 19–24. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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