1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Gator Bowl champion
1977 Gator Bowl, W 34–3 vs. Clemson
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1977 record	9–2–1
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Leahy (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro I Split backs
Defensive coordinator	Jimmy Johnson (1st year)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1977 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
#16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
#14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0*
#8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State		–		–		3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2–0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers competed in the 1977 Gator Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
Sat. Sep. 10	4:20 p.m.	No. 3 Notre Dame	No. 7	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 9–19
Sat. Sep. 17	1:30 p.m.	William & Mary		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 28–6
Sat. Sep. 24	1:00 p.m.	at Temple		Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 76–0
Sat. Oct. 1	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 16	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 45–7
Sat. Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Florida	No. 15	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		T 17–17
Sat. Oct. 15	1:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–17
Sat. Oct. 22	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 14	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 28–21
Sat. Oct. 29	1:30 p.m.	Tulane	No. 13	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 48–0
Sat. Nov. 5	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 12	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)		W 44–3
Sat. Nov. 12	1:30 p.m.	vs. Army	No. 10	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 52–26
Sat. Nov. 26	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Penn State	No. 10	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 13–15
Fri. Dec. 30	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Clemson	No. 10	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 34–3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Jackie Sherrill – Head Coach Jimmy Johnson – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Bob Leahy – Offensive Coordinator Don Boyce – Offensive Line Foge Fazio – Linebackers Larry Holton – Defensive Secondary Bob Matey – Defensive Line Joe Moore – Offensive Backs Otto Stowe – Receivers			Support Staff Larry Bielat – Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach			Strength and Conditioning Staff Dave Wannstedt – Strength and Weight Coach

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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