1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 20
1974 record 7–4
Head coach Johnny Majors (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator George Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme I formation with variations
Defensive coordinator Jackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Base defense 5–3
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)

The 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 14 at Florida State No. 13 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–6    
Sat. Sep. 21 at Georgia Tech No. 15 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 27–17    
Sat. Sep. 28 No. 18 USC No. 8 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–16    
Sat. Oct. 5 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 29–45    
Sat. Oct. 12 West Virginia Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) W 31–14    
Sat. Oct. 19 Boston College Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 35–11    
Sat. Oct. 26 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 33–11    
Sat. Nov. 2 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 21–13    
Sat. Nov. 9 Temple No. 19 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 35–24    
Sat. Nov. 16 at No. 5 Notre Dame No. 17 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) L 10–14    
Sat. Nov. 23 No. 10 Penn State No. 18 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 10–31    
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head Coach
  • Jackie Sherrill – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • George Haffner – Offensive Coordinator
  • Joe Avezzano – Offensive Line
  • Jim Dyar – Defensive Line
  • Larry Holton – Defensive Assistant
  • Harry Jones – Offensive Backs
  • Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach
  • Joe Madden – Defensive Secondary
  • Bob Roper – Receivers
  • Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant
  • Keith Schroeder – Scouting
   Support Staff
  • Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics
  • Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting
   Strength and Conditioning Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Gary BurleyDefensive end355Cincinnati Bengals
Mike BulinoDefensive back17424Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm


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