2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
2012 record 6–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Paul Chryst (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 65,500)
2012 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 Louisville $+  5 –2     11 –2  
Cincinnati +  5 –2     10 –3  
Rutgers +  5 –2     9 –4  
Syracuse +  5 –2     8 –5  
Pittsburgh  3 –4     6 –7  
Connecticut  2 –5     5 –7  
Temple  2 –5     4 –7  
South Florida  1 –6     3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they began play in the ACC.

New head coach Paul Chryst being interviewed after the spring Blue and Gold game

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 1 6:00 p.m. No. 13 (FCS) Youngstown State* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3[1] L 17–31   40,837
Thu. Sep. 6 8:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry) ESPN L 10–34   33,562
Sat. Sep. 15 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Virginia Tech* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU[1] W 35–17   48,032
Sat. Sep. 22 3:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3[1] W 55–10   36,452
Fri. Oct. 5 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) ESPN L 13–14   40,394
Sat. Oct. 13 11:00 a.m. No. 18 Louisvilledagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU L 35–45   42,432
Sat. Oct. 20 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo* University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN+[1] W 20–6   17,021
Sat. Oct. 27 12:00 p.m. Temple Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network W 47–17   42,425
Sat. Nov. 3 3:30 p.m. at No. 3 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBC L 26–29 3OT  80,795
Fri. Nov. 9 8:00 p.m. at Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 L 17–24   33,503
Sat. Nov. 24 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Rutgers Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 W 27–6   38,786
Sat. Dec. 1 7:00 p.m. at South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 W 27–3   35,141
Sat. Jan. 5 1:00 p.m. vs. Ole Miss* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl) ESPN L 17–38   59,135
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Bob Junko – Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement
  • Dave Bucar – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Nate Tice – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Mike Buscemi – Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Eric Wicks – Defensive Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Todd Rice – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Craig Buckley – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dantonio Burnette – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
No Players Selected

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fortuna, Matt (June 7, 2012). "ESPN announces additional schedule notes". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/FBCoachingStaff201213.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2013.htm
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