1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dickens (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style [1]
Defensive coordinatorJohn Fox (2nd season)
Base defense4–3 [1]
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at BYUESPNW 27–1764,374
September 121:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 18W 34–043,165
September 191:30 p.m.TempleNo. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 21–2445,387
September 2612:00 p.m.at West VirginiaJP SportsW 6–365,079
October 31:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 10–1346,238
October 107:30 p.m.No. 4 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–2256,400
October 2412:00 p.m.at NavyJP SportsW 10–629,167
October 313:30 p.m.No. 8 Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 10–2452,714
November 712:00 p.m.at RutgersW 17–025,444
November 147:30 p.m.No. 15 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 10–056,500
November 211:30 p.m.Kent StateNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–535,472
December 317:00 p.m.vs. TexasNo. 19MizlouL 27–3233,122

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 0715 22
Pittsburgh 14 1303 30

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Roster

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 55 Bryan Schoch Fr
G 73 Bill Cherpak So
QB 15 Darnell Dickerson Fr
QB 11 Sal Genilla Sr
FB 34 Craig Heyward Jr
T 62 Roman Matusz So
C 61 Ed Miller Sr
T 71 Tom Ricketts Jr
G 77 Mark Stepnoski Jr
WR 30 Michael Stewart Sr
WR 2 Reggie Williams So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 89 Jon Carter Sr
LB 44 Jeff Christy Fr
LB 26 Ezekial Gadson Sr
DE 92 Burt Grossman Jr
CB 7 Quintin Jones Sr
FS 1 Billy Owens Sr
DT 67 Jim Quinn So
CB 6 Gary Richard Sr
DT 98 Tony Siragusa Jr
DE 93 Marc Spindler Fr
LB 51 Jerry Wall Sr
FS 43 Troy Washington So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Coaching staff

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Mike Gottfried – Head Coach
  • Jack Harbaugh – Assistant Head Coach
  • Mike Dickens – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • John Fox – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Tommie Liggins – Run Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Steve Coury – Wide Receivers
  • Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive Line
  • Bill Meyers – Offensive Line
  • Scott O'Brien – Special Teams
  • Sal Sunseri – Linebackers
  Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator
  • Rick Denstorff – Graduate Assistant
  • Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate Assistant
  • John Harbaugh – Graduate Assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Graduate Assistant
  • Donnie Roberts – Graduate Assistant
  Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight and Strength Coordinator
  • Ray Oliver – Assistant Strength

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Craig HeywardRunning back124New Orleans Saints
Quintin JonesDefensive back248Houston Oilers
Jon CarterDefensive end5118New York Giants
Ezekial GadsonDefensive back5123Buffalo Bills
Gary RichardDefensive back7173Green Bay Packers
Billy OwensDefensive back10263Dallas Cowboys
Ed MillerCenter11285San Diego Chargers

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References

  1. "Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. "Table of Contents". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  3. "1987 Review". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 59–68. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
  5. "Coaches". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. pp. 5–14. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. "Coaches". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 13–14. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  7. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.


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