1982_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team Knowpia

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–7 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	9–3
Head coach	Foge Fazio (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Daniels (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as independent in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1982 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Boston College	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	9:00 p.m.	No. 5 North Carolina	No. 1	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	W 7–6	54,449
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Florida State	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 37–17	56,236
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Illinois	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 20–3	71,547
October 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 West Virginia	No. 2	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	W 16–13	57,250	^[1]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	Temple	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	57,250
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 14–0	42,321
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Louisville	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 63–14	53,017
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 16–31	60,162
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at Army	No. 8	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN	W 24–6	40,475
November 20	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 6	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 52–6	46,728
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–19	85,522
January 1, 1983	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 SMU	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–7	60,359
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	1 (36)	1 (33)	2 (16)	3 (10)	2 (19)	2 (15)	3 (9)	2 (17)	1 (21)	1 (48)	8	6	5	7	6	10
Coaches Poll	1 (26)	—	1 (17)	1 (17)	1 (19)	2 (16)	3 (7)	2 (11)	2 (12)	1 (33)	7	6	5	7	6	9

Game summaries edit

North Carolina edit

#5 North Carolina vs. #1 Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	3	0	3	6
• Panthers	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 9
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 54,449
Television network: CBS

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West Virginia edit

#14 West Virginia at #2 Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	0	3	7	13
• Pittsburgh	0	0	0	16	16

Date: October 2
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 57,250

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At Penn State edit

Pittsburgh at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Pittsburgh	0	7	0	3	10
• #2 Penn State	3	0	10	6	19

Date: November 26
Game attendance: 85,722
Referee: Raymond Bower
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Tim Brant

Vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl) edit

#6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	3	0	3
• Mustangs	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 2
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Game attendance: 60,359
Referee: Jimmy Harper
TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, and Pat O'Brien

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Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Foge Fazio – Head coach Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive line Charlie Bailey – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Joe Daniels – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Bob Davie – Defensive ends Anthony Folinio – Defensive backs Joe Naunchik – Receivers Don Thompson – Defensive line Andy Urbanic – Running backs			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator John Latina – Part-Time Assistant/tight ends Jim Miceli – Part-Time Assistant/defensive line Desmond Robinson – Part-Time Assistant/defensive backs Mike Sherman – Part-Time Assistant/offensive line			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Roster edit

1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Marc Bailey
RB		Bill Beach
RB		Mike Boyd
TE		John Brown
RB		Bill Callahan
RB		Dwight Collins
WR		Barry Compton
OT	`75`	Jimbo Covert	Sr
QB		Dan Daniels
WR		Julius Dawkins
OL		Rob Fada
OL	`79`	Bill Fralic	So
QB	`13`	Dan Marino	Sr
RB		Joe McCall
RB		Marlon McIntyre
TE		Mike Meehan
G	`77`	Ron Sams	Sr
RB		Darnell Stone
OL		Jim Sweeney
RB	`44`	Bryan Thomas	Sr
WR		Keith Williams
TE		Clint Wilson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Caesar Aldisert
LB		Michael Brooks
DB		Melvin Dean
LB	`56`	Chris Doleman	So
DB		Rick Dukovich
DB	`5`	Tom Flynn	Jr
DB		Troy Hill
LB		Charles "Yogi" Jones
LB		Rich Kraynak
DB	`26`	Tim Lewis	Sr
DT	`71`	Bill Maas	Jr
DL	`63`	Dave Puzzuoli	Sr
DL		Tim Quense
DB		Dan Short
LB		Al Wenglikowski
LB		Michael Woods

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Tony Recchia
K	`1`	Eric Schubert

Head coach

Foge Fazio

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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1983 NFL Draft edit

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Covert	Tackle	1	6	Chicago Bears
Tim Lewis	Defensive back	1	11	Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino	Quarterback	1	27	Miami Dolphins
Bryan Thomas	Running back	5	132	Green Bay Packers
Dave Puzzuoli	Defensive tackle	6	149	Cleveland Browns
Ron Sams	Guard	6	160	Green Bay Packers
Rich Kraynak	Linebacker	8	201	Philadelphia Eagles
Rob Fada	Guard	9	230	Chicago Bears
Julius Dawkins	Wide receiver	12	320	Buffalo Bills

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References edit

^ "Second-ranked Pitt rallies to West Virginia 16–13". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PITT EDGES NORTH CAROLINA, 7-6". The New York Times. September 10, 1982. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Pitt Rallies Late, Nips W. Virginia." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
^ "Stout S.M.U. Defense Holds Off Pitt, 7-3". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
^ "Penn State–Pitt rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1982. p. 15.
^ "Pitt–SMU rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1983. p. 12.
^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.