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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: Jackie Sherrill
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2010

1978 Season Highlights

Jackie Sherrill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Tulane	24	6	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Temple	20	12	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. North Carolina	20	16	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Boston College	32	15	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Notre Dame	17	26	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Florida State	7	3	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Navy	11	21	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Syracuse	18	17	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. West Virginia	52	7	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Army	35	17	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Penn State	10	17	L
Sat., Dec. 23	North Carolina State	17	30	L	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	21.9
Points Allowed	187
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	71-63
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-3

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Pittsburgh was not ranked.

1978 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	3-8	215	328							Bill Parcells
Akron	0-2	35	81							Jim Dennison
Army	4-6-1	184	255							Homer Smith
Boston College	0-11	153	294							Ed Chlebek
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Cincinnati	5-6	279	224							Ralph Staub
East Carolina	9-3	287	136	1-0	35	13				Pat Dye
Florida State	8-3	312	208							Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe	6-4-1	190	144							John David Crow
Louisville	7-4	319	202							Vince Gibson
Memphis	4-7	200	297							Richard Williamson
Navy	9-3	260	136	1-0	23	16				George Welsh
Nevada	2-0	60	28							Chris Ault
Nevada Las Vegas	7-4	249	182							Tony Knap
North Texas	9-2	277	150							Hayden Fry
Notre Dame	9-3	293	197	1-0	35	34				Dan Devine
Penn State	11-1	333	111	0-1	7	14				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-4	263	187	0-1	17	30				Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers	9-3	284	165	0-1	18	34				Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	5-5-1	238	181							Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	7-4	213	185							Bobby Collins
Syracuse	3-8	192	295							Frank Maloney
Temple	7-3-1	280	203							Wayne Hardin
Tulane	4-7	183	211							Larry Smith
Virginia Tech	4-7	162	225							Bill Dooley
West Virginia	2-9	167	364							Frank Cignetti

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

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