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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: 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
Record	8-3 -1
Points Scored	333
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	268
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	57-54
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1 -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	1-3	113	116							Larry Lacewell
Army	6-5	316	212							Jim Young
Boston College	2-9	207	253							Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	1-9-1	111	379							Timothy Tim Murphy
East Carolina	5-5-1	301	286							Bill Lewis
Florida State	10-2	424	199	1-0	41	17				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	7-4	241	232							Nelson Stokley
Louisiana Tech	5-4-1	283	265							Joe Peace
Louisville	6-5	312	222							Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	2-9	174	338							Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Navy	3-8	145	272							Elliot Uzelac
Northern Illinois	9-2	344	269							Jerry Pettibone
Notre Dame	12-1	427	189	1-0	21	6				Lou Holtz
Penn State	8-3-1	259	169	1-0	50	39				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-3-1	333	268	1-0	31	28				Mike Gottfried
Rutgers	2-7-2	245	319							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	6-4-1	228	250							Sparky Woods
Southern Mississippi	5-6	240	252							Curley Hallman
Syracuse	8-4	286	242	1-0	19	18				Dick MacPherson
Temple	1-10	141	387							Jerry Berndt
Tulane	4-8	247	337							Greg Davis
Tulsa	6-6	302	271	0-1	24	27				Dave Rader
Virginia Tech	6-4-1	203	180							Frank Beamer
West Virginia	8-3-1	339	221	0-1	7	27				Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-1	7	55							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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