1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Penn State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 5 Boston College $ 3 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Temple 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Syracuse 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 South Carolina   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Florida State   –   –   7 – 3 – 2
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
  –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13:30 p.m.BYUNo. 3
ESPNL 14–2040,263[1]
September 153:30 p.m.No. 15 OklahomaNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 10–4240,075[2]
September 221:00 p.m.at Temple
L 12–1340,000[3]
September 2912:30 p.m.West Virginia
L 10–2858,032[4]
October 612:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
KATZW 17–1026,475[5]
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 17 South Carolina
KATZL 21–4573,100[6]
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)
USAL 7–2732,872[7]
October 271:30 p.m.Navy
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 28–2834,715[8]
November 312:00 p.m.at Syracuse
L 7–1346,489[9]
November 1012:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–1020,159[10]
November 241:00 p.m.at Penn State
W 31–1185,499[11]

Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 68 Bob Brown Jr
QB 10 John Cummings Jr
OT 79 Bill Fralic Sr
FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr
TE 80 Tom Johnson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 54 Troy Benson Sr
DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr
DE 52 Tom Crawford So
DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr
FS 11 Bill McCormick Jr
DE 90 Tony Woods So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dino Folino – Defensive backs
  • Carmen Grosso – Tight ends
  • Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers
  • Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends
  • Don Thompson – Defensive line
  • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
  • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Bob LaCivita – Recruiting doordinator
  • Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant
  • Jay Venuto – Graduate assistant
  • Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant
  • Charles Jones – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bill Fralic Guard 1 2 Atlanta Falcons
Chris Doleman Defensive end 1 4 Minnesota Vikings
Troy Benson Linebacker 5 120 New York Jets
Marlon McIntyre Running back 8 218 Los Angeles Rams
Bill Wallace Back 12 319 New York Jets

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "BYU pass at 1:37 stuns Pitt, 20–14". The Star-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma wins with new offense". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Panthers shocked; Field goal gives Temple upset over Pitt". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hurricanes beat reeling Pitt to the punch, 27–7". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pitt blows huge lead, Navy gets 28–28 tie". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Syracuse hands Pitt sevents loss, 13–7". The Sunday Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Penn State blasted by Pitt, Paterno". The Sunday Press. November 25, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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