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Pittsburgh Football Team History

Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Serafino Foge Fazio
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2010

1985 Season Highlights

Serafino Foge Fazio enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Purdue	31	30	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Ohio State	7	10	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Boston College	22	29	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ West Virginia	10	10	T
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. South Carolina	42	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. North Carolina State	24	10	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Rutgers	38	10	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Navy	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Syracuse	0	12	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Temple	21	17	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Penn State	0	31	L

1985 Season Totals
Record	5-5 -1
Points Scored	202
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	187
Defense Average	17.0
Opponents Record	61-62
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-2 -1

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Pittsburgh was not ranked.

1985 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	2-1	62	39							Jim Dennison
Army	9-3	396	232	1-0	31	29				Jim Young
Boston College	4-8	222	307							Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-2	42	90							Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	5-6	199	261							Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	161	281							Art Baker
Florida State	9-3	402	258	1-0	34	23				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	4-7	162	306							Sam Robertson
Louisville	2-9	199	429							Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	2-7-2	180	243							Rey Dempsey
Navy	4-7	253	239							Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame	5-6	230	234							Gerry Faust
Penn State	11-1	275	153	0-1	10	25				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	5-5-1	202	187							Serafino Foge Fazio
Rutgers	2-8-1	149	266							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	5-6	269	290							Joe Morrison
Southern Mississippi	7-4	255	159							Jim Carmody
Syracuse	7-5	284	195	0-1	18	35				Dick MacPherson
Temple	4-7	233	223							Bruce Arians
Tulane	1-10	166	334							Mack Brown
Virginia Tech	6-5	274	219							Bill Dooley
West Virginia	7-3-1	189	158							Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-1	14	23							Dave Roberts

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

1985 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

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