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1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeI formation with variations
Defensive coordinatorJackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame     10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State     10 2 0
Temple     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 1
Rutgers     7 3 1
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Pittsburgh     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Miami (FL)     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Tampa     6 5 0
Holy Cross     5 5 1
Tulane     5 6 0
Colgate     4 6 0
Northern Illinois     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Army     3 8 0
Dayton     3 8 0
Villanova     3 8 0
Air Force     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     2 9 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Florida State     1 10 0
Marshall     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Florida StateNo. 13W 9–630,076
September 21at Georgia TechNo. 15W 27–1737,361[1]
September 28No. 18 USCNo. 8L 7–1652,934
October 5at North CarolinaNo. 17L 29–4544,800[2]
October 12West Virginia
W 31–1443,143[3]
October 19Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1132,149[4]
October 26at NavyW 33–11
November 2at SyracuseW 21–1325,177
November 9TempleNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–24
November 16at No. 5 Notre DameNo. 17L 10–1459,075
November 23No. 10 Penn StateNo. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 10–3148,895
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

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1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head coach
  • Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator
  • George Haffner – Offensive coordinator
  • Joe Avezzano – Offensive line
  • Jim Dyar – Defensive line
  • Larry Holton – Defensive assistant
  • Harry Jones – Offensive backs
  • Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach
  • Joe Madden – Defensive secondary
  • Bob Roper – Receivers
  • Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant
  • Keith Schroeder – Scouting
  Support staff
  • Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics
  • Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting
  Strength and conditioning staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Gary Burley Defensive end 3 55 Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Bulino Defensive back 17 424 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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  1. ^ "Dorsett powers Pittsburgh past Georgia Tech, 27–17". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 22, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNC shocks Pitt 45–29 with big third period". Florence Morning News. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Long boots, Daniels passes, Pitt wins 31–14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers Wallop BC, 35–11; Dorsett: 3 TDs". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.