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1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (2nd season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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 0
Virginia Tech     5 6 0
Syracuse     6 4 0
Dayton     5 4 1
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Rutgers     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
Holy Cross     0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19No. 16 UCLAL 15–2436,539
September 26at BaylorW 15–1020,000
October 3Kent State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–6
October 10at NavyW 10–8
October 17West Virginia
W 36–3544,479[2]
October 24Miami (FL)No. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–17
October 31at SyracuseNo. 15L 13–4328,392
November 7at No. 2 Notre DameL 14–4659,075
November 14Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–2120,966
November 21No. 20 Penn StateL 15–3550,017
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pitt pulls shocker". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.