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1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–3 vs. Clemson
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Leahy (1st season)
Offensive schemePro I, split backs
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Johnson (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers competed in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 104:20 p.m.No. 3 Notre DameNo. 7
ABCL 9–1956,500
September 171:30 p.m.William & MaryNo. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–6
September 241:00 p.m.at Temple
W 76–0
October 11:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 16
W 45–724,881[2]
October 87:00 p.m.at No. 20 FloridaNo. 15
T 17–1762,724[3]
October 151:30 p.m.NavydaggerNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–17
October 221:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 28–2143,551
October 291:30 p.m.TulaneNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 48–046,273[4]
November 51:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 12
W 44–337,031[5]
November 121:30 p.m.vs. ArmyNo. 10
W 52–2635,387
November 261:30 p.m.No. 9 Penn StateNo. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 13–1556,500
December 309:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 ClemsonNo. 10
ABCW 34–372,289[6]

Personnel

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Wayne Adams Sr
C 67 Tom Brzoza Sr
QB 12 Matt Cavanaugh Sr
RB Jo Jo Heath
WR Gordon Jones
RB Ray Jones
WR Willie Taylor
QB Rick Trocano
RB Elliott Walker
QB Yewcic Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Mike Balzer
DL 99 Hugh Green
DL Randy Halloway
S Bob Jury
DT 76 Bill Neill Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Joe Gasparovic
K Mark Schubert
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Notre Dame

See also: 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 6 01319
Pittsburgh 7 2 009

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 10, 1977
  • Game attendance: 56,500
  • TV: ABC
  • Recap
Game information

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Randy Holloway Defensive end 1 21 Minnesota Vikings
Matt Cavanaugh Quarterback 2 50 New England Patriots
Bob Jury Defensive back 3 63 Seattle Seahawks
Elliott Walker Running back 6 148 San Francisco 49ers
Randy Reutershan Wide receiver 6 160 Pittsburgh Steelers
J.C. Wilson Defensive back 8 210 Houston Oilers
Willie Taylor Wide receiver 9 223 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brzoza Center 11 300 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "Panthers Overpower B.C., 45–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 2, 1977. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida ties fumbling Pitt, 17–17". The Pittsburgh Press. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pitt too much for Tulane, 48–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt rolls by 44–3". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hammond's record falls as Pitt mauls Clemson". Tallahassee Democrat. December 31, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.


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