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Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Mike Gottfried
Conference: Independent-

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1890  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2010

1989 Season Highlights
 Mike Gottfried enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Pacific  38   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Boston College  29   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Syracuse  30   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ West Virginia  31   31   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Temple  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Navy  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Notre Dame  7   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Miami (Florida)  3   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. East Carolina  47   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Penn State  13   16   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Rutgers  46   29   W    @ Dublin, Ireland   
 Sat., Dec. 30   Texas A&M  31   28   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed268
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record57-54
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-1 -1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-3-1 USA Today/CNN
19 8-3-1 UPI
19 8-3-1 Coaches
17 8-3-1 AP
  
1989 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas State 1-3113116  Larry Lacewell
Army 6-5316212  Jim Young
Boston College 2-9207253  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 0-000  Bill Dando
Central Florida 0-000  Gene McDowell
Cincinnati 1-9-1111379  Timothy Tim Murphy
East Carolina 5-5-1301286  Bill Lewis
Florida State 10-24241991-04117  Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette 7-4241232  Nelson Stokley
Louisiana Tech 5-4-1283265  Joe Peace
Louisville 6-5312222  Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis 2-9174338  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Navy 3-8145272  Elliot Uzelac
Northern Illinois 9-2344269  Jerry Pettibone
Notre Dame 12-14271891-0216  Lou Holtz
Penn State 8-3-12591691-05039  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 8-3-13332681-03128  Mike Gottfried
Rutgers 2-7-2245319  Dick Anderson
South Carolina 6-4-1228250  Sparky Woods
Southern Mississippi 5-6240252  Curley Hallman
Syracuse 8-42862421-01918  Dick MacPherson
Temple 1-10141387  Jerry Berndt
Tulane 4-8247337  Greg Davis
Tulsa 6-63022710-12427  Dave Rader
Virginia Tech 6-4-1203180  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-3-13392210-1727  Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky 0-1755  Jack Harbaugh

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Pittsburgh Players on File.

1989 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Pittsburgh Players on File.


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