1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style, triple option
Defensive coordinatorFoge Fazio (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1110:30 p.m.at No. 15 UCLA
W 29–2536,205
September 251:30 p.m.No. 11 Oklahoma
L 29–5534,916
October 21:30 p.m.at West Virginia
L 9–2038,500[1]
October 91:30 p.m.Navy
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 36–35
October 168:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 8–3317,650[2]
October 231:30 p.m.at Boston College
L 22–4026,854
October 301:30 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 31–2124,497
November 61:30 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 7–5655,528
November 131:30 p.m.at Army
L 14–1739,539
November 201:30 p.m.No. 6 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 18–5539,539
November 277:30 p.m.at Florida State
L 13–3119,292

Coaching staff

1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Carl DePasqua – Head coach
  • Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Kuziel Center 3 60 New Orleans
Ralph Cindrich Linebacker 5 119 Atlanta Falcons
Joe Carroll Linebacker 11 277 Oakland Raiders
Joel Klimek Tightend 15 375 New England Patriots
Henry Alford Defensive end 16 394 St. Louis Cardinals

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References

  1. ^ "WVU gets revenge 20–9". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Panthers drowned by Green Wave, 33–8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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