2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
2005 record 5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach Dave Wannstedt (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 64,450)
2005 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 West Virginia $  7 –0     11 –1  
No. 19 Louisville  5 –2     9 –3  
Rutgers  4 –3     7 –5  
South Florida  4 –3     6 –6  
Pittsburgh  4 –3     5 –6  
Connecticut  2 –5     5 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –5     4 –7  
Syracuse  0 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 3 8:00 p.m. Notre Dame* No. 23 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 21–42   66,451
Fri. Sep. 9 8:00 p.m. at Ohio* Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN2 L 10–16 OT  24,545
Sat. Sep. 17 3:30 p.m. at Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NB ABC L 6–7   77,336
Sat. Sep. 24 2:00 p.m. Youngstown State* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 41–0   43,135
Fri. Sep. 30 8:00 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 L 29–37   37,514
Sat. Oct. 8 2:00 p.m. Cincinnati Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) W 38–20   30,343
Sat. Oct. 15 2:00 p.m. South Florida Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN360 W 31–17   33,497
Sat. Oct. 22 12:00 p.m. Syracusedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 34–17   33,059
Thu. Nov. 3 7:30 p.m. at No. 25 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 20–42   42,692
Sat. Nov. 12 12:00 p.m. Connecticut Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 24–0   35,145
Thu. Nov. 24 8:00 p.m. at No. 11 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN L 13–45   52,997
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Dave Wannstedt – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive tackles
  • Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive line
  • Greg Gattuso – Tight ends/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Aubrey Hill – Receivers
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends/Special teams
  • David Walker – Running Backs
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Mike Antonoplos – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate Assistant
  • Jeff Ambrosie – Graduate Assistant
  • Zen Bliss – Under Grad Intern (Offense)
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Mike Kent – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Darren Honeycutt – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Charles SpencerGuard365Houston Texans
Josh LayDefensive back6174New Orleans Saints

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm
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