1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in its second year under head coach Carl DePasqua, their best record since their #4 ranked 9-1 1963 squad. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.[1]

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record5–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (2nd season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      10 1 0
Villanova      9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force      9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech      9 3 0
Boston College      8 2 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 0
West Virginia      8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane      8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State      7 3 0
West Texas State      7 3 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Florida State      7 4 1
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Dayton      5 4 1
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Utah State      5 5 0
Colgate      5 6 0
Southern Miss      5 6 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Northern Illinois      3 7 0
Marshall      3 6 0
Buffalo      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Army      1 9 1
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19No. 16 UCLAL 15–24
September 26at BaylorW 15–10
October 3Kent State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–6
October 10at NavyW 10–8
October 17West Virginia
W 36–35
October 24Miami (FL)No. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–17
October 31at SyracuseNo. 15L 13–43
November 7at No. 2 Notre DameL 14–46
November 14Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–21
November 21No. 20 Penn StateL 15–35
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 52 Bob Kuziel Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 44 Joe Carroll Jr
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall Sr
DB 20 Bryant Salter Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1970 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
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