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1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mooshagian (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Syracuse $   6 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 6  
West Virginia   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Temple   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Boston College   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*
W 45–1334,802
September 63:30 p.m.at No. 2 Penn State*
ABCL 17–3497,115
September 133:00 p.m.at Houston*
FSNW 35–2417,611
September 188:00 p.m.No. 21 Miami (FL)
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 21–1740,194
October 412:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN PlusL 13–1710,334
October 113:30 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 21–4547,306
October 2512:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN PlusW 55–48 2OT16,581
November 112:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 21–2234,796
November 1512:00 p.m.No. 19 Syracuse
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 27–3246,102
November 223:30 p.m.No. 15 Virginia Tech
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 30–2330,144[1]
November 282:30 p.m.at West Virginia
CBSW 41–38 3OT48,044[2]
December 313:30 p.m.vs. Southern Miss*
ESPNL 7–4150,209[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head coach
  • Larry Coyer – Defensive coordinator
  • Steve Mooshagian – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • J.D. Brookhart – Tight ends/special teams Assistant
  • Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator/quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive tackles
  • Bill McGovern – Defensive backs
  • Vincent White – Running backs
  • Brian Williams – Defensive ends/Special teams
   Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Director of football operations
  • Brian Callahan – Graduate assistant
  • Jeff Jordan – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning Coach
  • Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
No Players Selected

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References

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  1. ^ "Panthers stun Virginia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Triple threat; Gonzalez TD pass in third OT puts Pitt in bowl picture". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Panthers miss-fire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.