1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 33–19 vs. Kansas
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 15
1975 record 8–4
Head coach Johnny Majors (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator George Haffner (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Veer and I
Defensive coordinator Jackie Sherrill (3rd season)
Base defense Basic 50
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)

The 1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers won the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6 2:00 p.m. at No. 11 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 19–9   38,500
Sat. Sep. 20 1:30 p.m. at No. 1 Oklahoma No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 10–46   70,286
Sat. Sep. 27 1:30 p.m. William & Mary Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 47–0   31,022
Sat. Oct. 4 1:30 p.m. Duke Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 14–0   33,778
Sat. Oct. 11 1:30 p.m. at Temple Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 55–6   10,791
Sat. Oct. 18 1:30 p.m. at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 52–20   41,195
Sat. Oct. 25 1:30 p.m. Navydagger No. 17 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–17   41,986
Sat. Nov. 1 1:30 p.m. at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 38–0   20,065
Sat. Nov. 8 1:30 p.m. at West Virginia No. 20 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ABC L 14–17   35,298
Sat. Nov. 15 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 34–20   56,480
Sat. Nov. 22 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Penn State No. 17 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 6–7   46,846
Fri. Dec. 26 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 19 Kansas No. 20 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 33–19   32,240
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 67 Tom Brzoza So
QB 12 Matt Cavanaugh So
TE 81 James Corbett Jr
RB 33 Tony Dorsett Jr
WR 24 Gordon Jones Fr
WR 19 Randy Reutershan So
WR 29 Willie Taylor So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 55 Al Chesley Fr
DT 75 Ed Gallagher Fr
DE 70 Randy Holloway So
DE 60 Cecil Johnson Jr
CB 31 Bob Jury So
DT 78 David Logan Fr
DT 68 Don Parrish Jr
DE 85 Tom Perko Sr
DE 91 Al Romano Jr
CB 21 J.C. Wilson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Larry Swider Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head Coach
  • Jackie Sherrill – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • George Haffner – Offensive Coordinator
  • Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter
  • Joe Avezzano – Offensive Line
  • Jim Dyar – Defensive Line
  • Larry Holton – Junior Varsity Coach
  • Harry Jones – Offensive Backs
  • Bob Leahy – Receivers
  • Joe Madden – Defensive Secondary
  • Bobby Roper – Defensive Ends
  • Bob Matey – Scouting/Middle Guards
  • Keith Schroeder – Scouting
   Support Staff   Strength and Conditioning Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tom PerkoLinebacker4101Green Bay Packers
Karl FarmerWide receiver7193Atlanta Falcons
Randy CozensDefensive end17474Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
  • 1975 Pitt vs Notre Dame complete game video on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2
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