1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Independent
1970 record 5–5
Head coach Carl DePasqua (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Lou Cecconi
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      10 1 0
Villanova      9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force      9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech      9 3 0
Boston College      8 2 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 0
West Virginia      8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane      8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State      7 3 0
Temple      7 3 0
West Texas State      7 3 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Florida State      7 4 1
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Dayton      5 4 1
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Rutgers      5 5 0
Utah State      5 5 0
Colgate      5 6 0
Southern Miss      5 6 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Northern Illinois      3 7 0
Marshall      3 6 0
Buffalo      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Army      1 9 1
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 college football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in it second year under head coach Carl DePasqua. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 No. 16 UCLA Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA L 15–24  
September 26 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX W 15–10  
October 3 Kent State Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 27–6  
October 10 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 10–8  
October 17 West Virginia Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) W 36–35  
October 24 Miami(FL) No. 18 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 28–17  
October 31 at Syracuse No. 15 Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 13–43  
November 7 at No. 2 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Rivalry) L 14–46  
November 14 Boston College Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L  6–21  
November 21 No. 20 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Rivalry) L 15–35  
#Rankings from AP poll.

Roster

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 52 Bob Kuziel Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 44 Joe Carroll Jr
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall Sr
DB 20 Bryant Salter Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1970 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.


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