1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ken Karcher (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1993 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 West Virginia $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Boston College	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 14–10	25,516	^[1]
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 21–63	33,839	^[2]
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Ohio State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 28–63	41,511
October 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Louisville*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–29	28,528
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–44	59,075
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	Big East	L 21–24	34,268
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 21–42	65,041	^[3]
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	W 21–10	20,130
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Miami (FL)	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 7–35	32,064
November 13	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–33	10,892
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	Big East	W 28–18	5,435
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`78`	Ruben Brown	Jr
WR	`49`	Billy Davis	Jr
WR	`26`	Dietrich Jells	So
RB	`29`	Curtis Martin	Jr
QB	`14`	John Ryan	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`90`	Tom Barndt	Jr
DB	`12`	Anthony Dorsett	So
DL	`98`	Mike Mohring	Fr
LB	`84`	Tom Tumulty	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

1993 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Steve Bird – Wide receivers/kickers Matt Cavanaugh – Tight ends Charles Coe – Run Offense coordinator/running backs Chuck Driesbach – Defensive coordinator Jack Henry – Offensive line Ken Karcher – Pass Offense coordinator/quarterbacks Tim Lewis – Defensive secondary John "Rusty" Russell – Linebackers Tom Turchetta – Defensive line	Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator Mike Pettine – Graduate assistant Jim Shiffer – Graduate assistant	Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
No Players Selected

^ "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. Virginia thumps Pitt 42–21". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

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