2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football

BBVA Compass Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
2012 record	6–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,500)

2012 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#13 Louisville $+		5	–	2		11	–	2
Cincinnati +		5	–	2		10	–	3
Rutgers +		5	–	2		9	–	4
Syracuse +		5	–	2		8	–	5
Pittsburgh		3	–	4		6	–	7
Connecticut		2	–	5		5	–	7
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6		3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they begin play in the ACC.

New head coach Paul Chryst being interviewed after the spring Blue and Gold game

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 (FCS) Youngstown State*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	L 17–31	40,837
Thu. Sep. 6	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–34	33,562
Sat. Sep. 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Virginia Tech*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU^[1]	W 35–17	48,032
Sat. Sep. 22	3:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	W 55–10	36,452
Fri. Oct. 5	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–14	40,394
Sat. Oct. 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Louisville	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 35–45	42,432
Sat. Oct. 20	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+^[1]	W 20–6	17,021
Sat. Oct. 27	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	W 47–17	42,425
Sat. Nov. 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 26–29 ^3OT	80,795
Fri. Nov. 9	8:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–24	33,503
Sat. Nov. 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Rutgers	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 27–6	38,786
Sat. Dec. 1	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 27–3	35,141
Sat. Jan. 5	1:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–38	59,135
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Paul Chryst – Head Coach Joe Rudolph – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Dave Huxtable – Defensive Coordinator Brooks Bollinger – Quarterbacks Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive Line Bobby Engram – Wide Receivers Chris Haering – Linebackers Matt House – Secondary Jim Hueber – Offensive Line Desmond Robinson – Running Backs			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Bob Junko – Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement Dave Bucar – Offensive Graduate Assistant Nate Tice – Offensive Graduate Assistant Mike Buscemi – Defensive Graduate Assistant Eric Wicks – Defensive Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Todd Rice – Strength and Conditioning Coach Craig Buckley – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Dantonio Burnette – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
No Players Selected

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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