American college football season
1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (3–4 Big East) |
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Head coach | - Johnny Majors (8th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ken Karcher (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Chuck Driesbach (4th season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Pitt Stadium |
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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* | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 52–14 | 24,374 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston* | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | 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 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | 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 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| 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 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 24–9 | 21,772 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Coaching staff
1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff |
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Coaching staff - Johnny Majors – Head coach
- Charlie Coe – Assistant head coach/running backs
- Bob Babich – Linebackers/special teams
- Curt Cignetti – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
- Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive line
- Chuck Dreisbach – Defensive coordinator
- Ken Karcher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Gary Nord – Wide receivers
- Tony Pierce – Defensive backs
- Tom Turchetta – Defensive line
| | | Support staff - Jim Earle – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
- Brian Callahan – Graduate assistant
- Andy Rondeau – Graduate assistant
| | | Strength and conditioning staff - Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
- Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
No Players Selected |
[3]
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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