1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone-T
Defensive coordinatorRalph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State   –  10 –2 –0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –  8 –3 –0
Utah State   –  8 –3 –0
West Virginia   –  8 –4 –0
Florida State   –  7 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –  7 –4 –0
Rutgers   –  7 –4 –0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –  7 –4 –1
Air Force   –  6 –4 –0
Army   –  6 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –  6 –4 –1
Houston   –  6 –4 –1
Tulane   –  6 –5 –0
Temple   –  5 –4 –0
Colgate   –  5 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –  5 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –6 –0
Dayton   –  4 –6 –1
Boston College   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –  4 –7 –0
Southern Miss   –  3 –7 –1
Xavier   –  3 –8 –0
Marshall   –  2 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  2 –9 –0
Villanova   –  2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida State
L 7–19
September 161:30 p.m.No. 8 UCLA
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 28–38
September 233:30 p.m.at Air Force
L 13–41
September 301:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 22–27
October 78:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 6–3820,417[1]
October 141:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame
L 16–42
October 211:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–20
October 281:30 p.m.at Syracuse
L 6–10
November 41:30 p.m.West Virginiadagger
L 20–38
November 111:30 p.m.at Navy
L 13–28
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn State
L 27–49

Coaching staff

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Carl DePasqua – Head coach
  • Ralph Jelic – Defensive coordinator
  • Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ernie WebsterGuard12311Washington Redskins
John MossLinebacker13331Detroit Lions

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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