1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ken Karcher (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Chuck Driesbach (4th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Pitt Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Syracuse + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season proved to be a major disappointment as the Panthers finished 4–7, 8th in the Big East. They finished 3–4 within their conference and were 1–3 in non-conference affairs. In their 4th game, the Panthers were annihilated by Ohio State, 72–0. This was the worst loss in school history.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia |
| ESPN | L 0–34 | 54,612 | [1] |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State* |
| W 52–14 | 24,374 | ||
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston* |
| L 35–42 OT | 27,648 | ||
September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Ohio State* | ESPN | L 0–72 | 93,959 | ||
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Miami (FL) | ESPN Plus | L 0–45 | 32,747 | ||
October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Temple |
| W 53–52 | 30,054 | ||
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ESPN Plus | L 7–55 | 45,103 | ||
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | ESPN Plus | L 17–34 | 43,625 | [2] | |
October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston College |
| ESPN | W 20–13 | 26,313 | |
November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 6–60 | 59,075 | ||
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| W 24–9 | 21,772 | ||
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Coaching staff
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Coaching staff
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Roster
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Offense
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| Special teams
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Roster |
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
No Players Selected |
References
- ^ "WVU stomps Pitt". Indiana Gazette. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies have little trouble with lowly Panthers". The Daily News Leader. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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