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1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as independent in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Daniels (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Bailey (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Boston College 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 99:00 p.m.No. 5 North CarolinaNo. 1
CBSW 7–654,449
September 187:00 p.m.at Florida StateNo. 2
W 37–1756,236
September 252:00 p.m.at No. 19 IllinoisNo. 3
W 20–371,547
October 212:30 p.m.No. 14 West VirginiaNo. 2
ABCW 16–1357,250[1]
October 161:30 p.m.Temple No. 3
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 38–757,250
October 231:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 2
W 14–042,321
October 301:30 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 63–1453,017
November 61:30 p.m.Notre DameNo. 1
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 16–3160,162
November 131:30 p.m.at ArmyNo. 8
ESPNW 24–640,475
November 201:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 52–646,728
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 2 Penn StateNo. 5
ABCL 10–1985,522
January 1, 19831:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 SMUNo. 6
CBSL 3–760,359

Rankings

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See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (36)1 (33)2 (16)3 (10)2 (19)2 (15)3 (9)2 (17)1 (21)1 (48)8657610
Coaches Poll1 (26)—1 (17)1 (17)1 (19)2 (16)3 (7)2 (11)2 (12)1 (33)765769

Game summaries

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North Carolina

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#5 North Carolina vs. #1 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 303 6
• Panthers 0 070 7
Scoring summary
214:09UNCBrooks Barwick 39-yard field goalUNC 3–0
38:34PITTBryan Thomas 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Snuffy Everett kick)PITT 7–3
44:57UNCRob Rogers 48-yard field goalPITT 7–6
See also: 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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West Virginia

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#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
West Virginia 3 037 13
• Pittsburgh 0 0016 16
Scoring summary
Q1WVUWoodside 34 yard field goalWVU 3–0
Q3WVUWoodside 29 yard field goalWVU 6–0
Q4WVUTalley recovered blocked punt in end zoneWVU 13–0
Q410:52PITTThomas 3 yard run (Schubert kick)WVU 13–7
Q43:23PITTDawkins 8 yard pass from Marino (Schubert kick)PITT 14–13
Q4PITTSafety, Maas forced Hostetler out of end zonePITT 16–13
See also: 1982 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl

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At Penn State

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Pittsburgh at Penn State
1 234Total
#5 Pittsburgh 0 703 10
• #2 Penn State 3 0106 19
See also: 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl)

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#6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU
1 234Total
Panthers 0 030 3
• Mustangs 0 070 7
Scoring summary
3PittEric Schubert 43-yard field goalPITT 3–0
4SMULance McIlhenny 9-yard run (Harrell kick)SMU 7–3
Main article: 1983 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive line
  • Charlie Bailey – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Joe Daniels – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Bob Davie – Defensive ends
  • Anthony Folinio – Defensive backs
  • Joe Naunchik – Receivers
  • Don Thompson – Defensive line
  • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator
  • John Latina – Part-Time Assistant/tight ends
  • Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant/defensive line
  • Desmond Robinson – Part-Time Assistant/defensive backs
  • Mike Sherman – Part-Time Assistant/offensive line
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Roster

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1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Marc Bailey
RB Bill Beach
RB Mike Boyd
TE John Brown
RB Bill Callahan
RB Dwight Collins
WR Barry Compton
OT 75 Jimbo Covert Sr
QB Dan Daniels
WR Julius Dawkins
OL Rob Fada
OL 79 Bill Fralic So
QB 13 Dan Marino Sr
RB Joe McCall
RB Marlon McIntyre
TE Mike Meehan
G 77 Ron Sams Sr
RB Darnell Stone
OL Jim Sweeney
RB 44 Bryan Thomas Sr
WR Keith Williams
TE Clint Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Caesar Aldisert
LB Michael Brooks
DB Melvin Dean
LB 56 Chris Doleman So
DB Rick Dukovich
DB 5 Tom Flynn Jr
DB Troy Hill
LB Charles "Yogi" Jones
LB Rich Kraynak
DB 26 Tim Lewis Sr
DT 71 Bill Maas Jr
DL 63 Dave Puzzuoli Sr
DL Tim Quense
DB Dan Short
LB Al Wenglikowski
LB Michael Woods
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Tony Recchia
K 1 Eric Schubert
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

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1983 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1983 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Covert Tackle 1 6 Chicago Bears
Tim Lewis Defensive back 1 11 Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino Quarterback 1 27 Miami Dolphins
Bryan Thomas Running back 5 132 Green Bay Packers
Dave Puzzuoli Defensive tackle 6 149 Cleveland Browns
Ron Sams Guard 6 160 Green Bay Packers
Rich Kraynak Linebacker 8 201 Philadelphia Eagles
Rob Fada Guard 9 230 Chicago Bears
Julius Dawkins Wide receiver 12 320 Buffalo Bills

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References

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  1. ^ "Second-ranked Pitt rallies to West Virginia 16–13". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "PITT EDGES NORTH CAROLINA, 7-6". The New York Times. September 10, 1982. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pitt Rallies Late, Nips W. Virginia." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
  4. ^ "Stout S.M.U. Defense Holds Off Pitt, 7-3". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Penn State–Pitt rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1982. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Pitt–SMU rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1983. p. 12.
  7. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


 

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