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
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 UCLAW 29–2536,205
September 251:30 p.m.No. 11 OklahomaL 29–5534,916
October 21:30 p.m.at West VirginiaL 9–2038,500
October 91:30 p.m.Navy
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 36–35
October 168:30 p.m.at TulaneL 8–3317,650[1]
October 231:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 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 ArmyL 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 StateL 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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bob KuzielCenter360New Orleans
Ralph CindrichLinebacker5119Atlanta Falcons
Joe CarrollLinebacker11277Oakland Raiders
Joel KlimekTightend15375New England Patriots
Henry AlfordDefensive end16394St. Louis Cardinals

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References

  1. "Panthers drowned by Green Wave, 33–8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "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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