1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (2nd season)
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame    10 1 0
Villanova    9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force    9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech    9 3 0
Boston College    8 2 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane    8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Dayton    5 4 1
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Rutgers    5 5 0
Utah State    5 5 0
Colgate    5 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Marshall    3 6 0
Buffalo    2 9 0
Navy    2 9 0
Army    1 9 1
Xavier    1 9 0
Holy Cross    0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in its second year under head coach Carl DePasqua, their best record since their #4 ranked 9-1 1963 squad. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19No. 16 UCLAL 15–2436,539
September 26at BaylorW 15–1020,000
October 3Kent State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–6
October 10at NavyW 10–8
October 17West Virginia
W 36–3544,479
October 24Miami (FL)No. 18
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–17
October 31at SyracuseNo. 15L 13–4328,392
November 7at No. 2 Notre DameL 14–4659,075
November 14Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–2120,966
November 21No. 20 Penn StateL 15–3550,017
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 52 Bob Kuziel Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 44 Joe Carroll Jr
LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr
LB 21 Charlie Hall Sr
DB 20 Bryant Salter Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1970 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.


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