1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
1982 record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Daniels (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Bailey (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 13 Florida State   –  –   9 –3 –0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –  –   9 –3 –0
No. 19 West Virginia   –  –   9 –3 –0
Boston College   –  –   8 –3 –1
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   7 –3 –1
East Carolina   –  –   7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –  –   7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   7 –4 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   6 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   6 –5 –0
Navy   –  –   6 –5 –0
Louisville   –  –   5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –6 –0
Army   –  –   4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –  –   4 –7 –0
Temple   –  –   4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  –   4 –7 –0
Syracuse   –  –   2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 99:00 p.m.No. 5 North CarolinaNo. 1
CBSW 7–654,449
September 187:00 p.m.at Florida StateNo. 2
W 37–1756,236
September 252:00 p.m.at No. 19 IllinoisNo. 3
W 20–371,547
October 212:30 p.m.No. 14 West VirginiaNo. 2
ABCW 16–1357,250
October 161:30 p.m.TempleNo. 3
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–757,250
October 231:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 2
W 14–042,321
October 301:30 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 63–1453,017
November 61:30 p.m.Notre DameNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 16–3160,162
November 131:30 p.m.at ArmyNo. 8
ESPNW 24–640,475
November 201:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 52–646,728
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 2 Penn StateNo. 5
ABCL 10–1985,522
January 1, 19831:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 SMUNo. 6
CBSL 3–760,359

Personnel
1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Marc Bailey
RB Bill Beach
RB Mike Boyd
TE John Brown
RB Bill Callahan
RB Dwight Collins
WR Barry Compton
T 75 Jimbo Covert Sr
QB Dan Daniels
WR Julius Dawkins
OL Rob Fada
OL Bill Fralic
QB 13 Dan Marino Sr
RB Joe McCall
RB Marlon McIntyre
TE Mike Meehan
OG 77 Ron Sams Sr
RB Darnell Stone
OL Jim Sweeney
RB 44 Bryan Thomas Sr
WR Keith Williams
TE Clint Wilson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Caesar Aldisert
LB Michael Brooks
DB Melvin Dean
LB Chris Doleman
DB Rick Dukovich
DB 5 Tom Flynn Jr
DB Troy Hill
LB Yogi Jones
LB Rich Kraynak
DB 26 Tim Lewis Sr
DT 71 Bill Maas Jr
DL Dave Puzzuoli
DL Tim Quense
DB Dan Short
LB Al Wenglikowski
LB Michael Woods
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Tony Recchia
K Eric Shubert
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[1][2]

Coaching staff
1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head Coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
  • Charlie Bailey – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Joe Daniels – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Bob Davie – Defensive Ends
  • Anthony Folinio – Defensive Backs
  • Joe Naunchik – Receivers
  • Don Thompson – Defensive Line
  • Andy Urbanic – Running Backs
   Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Joe Duff – Recruiting Coordinator
  • John Latina – Part-Time Assistant/Tight Ends
  • Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant/Defensive Line
  • Desmond Robinson – Part-Time Assistant/Defensive Backs
  • Mike Sherman – Part-Time Assistant/Offensive Line
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Rankings
See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 1 (36) 1 (33) 2 (16) 3 (10) 2 (19) 2 (15) 3 (9) 2 (17) 1 (21) 1 (48) 8 6 5 7 6 10 
Coaches Poll 1 (26) – 1 (17) 1 (17) 1 (19) 2 (16) 3 (7) 2 (11) 2 (12) 1 (33) 7 6 5 7 6 9

Game summaries

North Carolina
#5 North Carolina vs. #1 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 303 6
• Panthers 0 070 7
See also: 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team


[3]

West Virginia
#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
West Virginia 3 037 13
• Pittsburgh 0 0016 16
See also: 1982 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl


[4]

at Penn State
Pittsburgh at Penn State
1 234Total
#5 Pittsburgh 0 703 10
• #2 Penn State 3 0106 19
See also: 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team


vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl)
#6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU
1 234Total
Panthers 0 030 3
• Mustangs 0 070 7
Main article: 1983 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team


[5]

1983 NFL Draft
Main article: 1983 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jim CovertTackle16Chicago Bears
Tim LewisDefensive Back111Green Bay Packers
Dan MarinoQuarterback127Miami Dolphins
Bryan ThomasRunning Back5132Green Bay Packers
Dave PuzzuoliDefensive Tackle6149Cleveland Browns
Ron SamsGuard6160Green Bay Packers
Rich KraynakLinebacker8201Philadelphia Eagles
Rob FadaGuard9230Chicago Bears
Julius DawkinsWide Receiver12320Buffalo Bills

[6]

References
  1. "Penn State–Pitt rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1982. p. 15.
  2. "Pitt–SMU rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1983. p. 12.
  3. "PITT EDGES NORTH CAROLINA, 7-6". The New York Times. September 10, 1982. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. "Pitt Rallies Late, Nips W. Virginia." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
  5. "Stout S.M.U. Defense Holds Off Pitt, 7-3". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.