1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record under head coach Dave Hart. The team's statistical leaders included Dave Havern with 1,810 passing yards and Denny Ferris with 472 rushing yards.[1]

1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record1–9
Head coachDave Hart (3rd season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
Rutgers      8 2 0
West Texas State      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Florida State      8 3 0
Air Force      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Buffalo      7 3 0
No. 18 Houston      6 2 2
Utah State      7 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 0
VPI      7 4 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Miami (FL)      5 5 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Southern Miss      4 6 0
Holy Cross      3 6 1
San Jose State      3 7 0
Navy      2 8 0
Tulane      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at No. 16 UCLAL 7-63
September 28West VirginiaL 15–38
October 5William & Mary
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–3
October 12at No. 15 SyracuseL 17–50
October 19at NavyL 16–17
October 26Air Force
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 14–27
November 1at Miami (FL)L 0–48
November 9at No. 12 Notre DameL 7–56
November 16Army
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–26
November 23No. 3 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 9–65

Roster

1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 62 Warren Allen Jr
T 73 Art Alois Sr
FB 47 Jeff Brown Jr
FB 45 Tony Esposito So
RB 22 Denny Ferris So
RB 25 Dave Garnett So
QB 10 Dave Havern So
DB 30 J. D. Lewis So
C 56 Dave Magyar Jr
WR 13 Joe McCain Jr
TE 85 Doc Medich Jr
G 67 Al Nalli Sr
WR 80 Harry Orszulak Sr
FB 46 Phil Sgrignoli So
QB 14 Chuck Winters Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 11 Jeff Barr So
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich So
DE 86 Bob Ellis Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall So
DT 68 Bruce Harkiewicz So
DB 20 Bryant Salter So
LB 65 Lloyd Weston So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1968 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.


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