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American college football season
The 1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | | | | W 59–10 | 35,755 | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Ohio State | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 56,500 | |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 West Virginia | No. 16 | | JP Sports | L 10–31 | 55,978 | [1] |
October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | | JP Sports | L 31–34 | 32,000 | |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Notre Dame | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 20–30 | 56,500 | |
October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Temple | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 42–7 | 32,832 | |
October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 52–6 | 34,230 | |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| JP Sports | W 20–10 | 20,051 | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State | | | ESPN | W 14–7 | 85,701 | |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | | | JP Sports | L 3–14 | 39,300 | [2] |
December 3 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Syracuse | | | ESPN | L 7–14 | 49,860 | |
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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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Coaching staff
- Mike Gottfried – Head coach
- Jack Harbaugh – Assistant head coach/tight ends
- 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
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Support staff
- Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
- Bud Ratliff – Recruiting doordinator
- Paul "Rocky" Alt – Graduate assistant
- John Cervino – Graduate assistant
- Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate assistant
- Frank Gansz, Jr. – Graduate assistant
- Skip Peete – Graduate assistant
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Strength and conditioning staff
- Buddy Morris – Strength coordinator
- Ray Oliver – Conditioning
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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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25
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Brian Greenfield
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So
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K
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4
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Jeff Van Horne
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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National championship seasons in bold |