1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1997
Walt Harris (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mooshagian (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*W 45–1334,802
September 63:30 p.m.at No. 2
University Park, PA (rivalry)
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 TempleESPN+L 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 Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
  • ESPN+W 55–48 2OT16,581
    November 112:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 21–2234,796
    November 1512:00 p.m.No. 19 Syracuse
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
    ESPN+L 27–3246,102
    November 223:30 p.m.No. 15 Virginia Tech
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    W 30–2330,144
    November 282:30 p.m.at
    Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl
  • )
    CBSW 41–38 3OT48,044
    December 313:30 p.m.vs.
    Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl
  • )
    ESPNL 7–4150,209
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Coaching staff

    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

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    No Players Selected

    [1]

    References

    1. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.