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2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 West Virginia $+   5 – 2     11 – 2  
Connecticut +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Cincinnati   4 – 3     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Rutgers   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Louisville   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Pittsburgh   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
W 27–336,183[1]
September 812:00 p.m.Grambling State*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–1030,852[2]
September 1512:00 p.m.at Michigan State*
ESPNL 13–1768,620
September 227:00 p.m.Connecticut
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNUL 14–3440,145[3]
September 297:00 p.m.at Virginia*
ESPNUL 14–4460,888
October 108:00 p.m.Navy*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 45–48 2OT30,103[4]
October 2012:00 p.m.No. 23 Cincinnatidagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)
ESPN+W 24–1733,423[5]
October 2712:00 p.m.at Louisville
ESPN+L 17–2434,792
November 312:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 20–1731,374[6]
November 1712:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN+L 16–2043,531
November 2412:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN+L 37–4831,123[7]
December 17:45 p.m.at No. 2 West Virginia
ESPNW 13–960,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Bob Junko – Director of football operations and Program Enhancement
  • Joe Perri – Offensive graduate assistant/offensive line
  • Jeff Hafley – Defensive graduate assistant/Cornerbacks
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach
  • James Smith – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

1 234Total
E. Michigan 3 000 3
• Pittsburgh 7 776 27

[8]

Grambling State

1 234Total
Grambling St 7 300 10
• Pittsburgh 21 1030 34

[9]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 733 13
• Michigan St 0 1403 17

[10]

Connecticut

1 234Total
• Connecticut 10 1707 34
Pittsburgh 0 707 14

[11]

Virginia

1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 707 14
• Virginia 27 3014 44

[12]

Navy

1 234OT2OTTotal
• Navy 7 1414373 48
Pittsburgh 7 1410770 45

[13]

Cincinnati

1 234Total
Cincinnati 10 700 17
• Pittsburgh 3 7311 24

[14]

Louisville

1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 7010 17
• Louisville 7 737 24

[15]

Syracuse

1 234Total
Syracuse 0 377 17
• Pittsburgh 0 10010 20

[16]

Rutgers

1 234Total
Pittsburgh 10 033 16
• Rutgers 10 703 20

[17]

Pitt at Rutgers on November 17, 2007

South Florida

1 234Total
• South Florida 7 31721 48
Pittsburgh 7 7023 37

[18]

West Virginia

1 234Total
• Pittsburgh 0 373 13
West Virginia 0 702 9
  • Date: December 1
  • Location: Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 60,100
  • Television network: ESPN
Scoring summary
Q21:43WVUBrown 6 yard run (McAfee kick)WVU 7–0
Q2:00PITTLee 48 yard field goalWVU 7–3
Q39:48PITTBostick 1 yard run (Lee kick)PITT 10–7
Q46:17PITTLee 18 yard field goalPITT 13–7
Q4:00WVUSafety, Brytus runs out of end zonePITT 13–9

[19]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jeff Otah Tackle 1 19 Carolina Panthers
Mike McGlynn Tackle 4 109 Philadelphia Eagles
Kennard Cox Defensive back 7 251 Buffalo Bills

[20]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 1, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grambling State vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 8, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Connecticut vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - September 22, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Navy vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - October 10, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - October 20, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - November 3, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "South Florida vs. Pittsburgh - Game Summary - November 24, 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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  20. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 1, 2008.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team