1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
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The 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh
in the 1973 college football season
. The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl.
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
in the 1973 college football season
1973 college football season
The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure. Effective with the 1973–74 academic year, schools formerly in the NCAA "University Division" were classified as Division I...
. The Panthers competed in the Fiesta Bowl.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Panthers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 15 | Georgia | Tie | 7 | 7 | 0-0-1 |
| 2 | Sept. 22 | Baylor | Loss | 14 | 20 | 0-1-1 |
| 3 | Sept. 29 | Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats football The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876... |
Win | 21 | 14 | 1-1-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 6 | Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned... |
Loss | 6 | 24 | 1-2-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 13 | @ West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
Win | 35 | 7 | 2-2-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 20 | @ Boston College | Win | 28 | 14 | 3-2-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 27 | Navy Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... |
Win | 22 | 17 | 4-2-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 3 | Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... |
Win | 28 | 14 | 5-2-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 10 | Notre Dame | Loss | 10 | 31 | 5-3-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 17 | @ Army | Win | 34 | 0 | 6-3-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 24 | @ Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
Loss | 13 | 35 | 6-4-1 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Rod Kirby | Linebacker | 11 | 278 | Buffalo Bills 1974 Buffalo Bills season The 1974 Buffalo Bills season was the 15th season for the club in pro football and fifth in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:- Standings :-Playoffs:-External Links:**-References:* * *... |
| Jim Buckmon | Defensive End | 12 | 295 | New Orleans Saints 1974 New Orleans Saints season The 1974 New Orleans Saints season was the team's eighth as a member of the National Football League. This was their final season at Tulane Stadium as the Louisiana Superdome opened the following season. They matched their previous season's output of 5-9. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs... |
| Dave Wannstedt Dave Wannstedt Dave Wannstedt is current Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers Coach for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He was most recently head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team, a position he held for six seasons. Wannstedt is also the former head coach of the Miami... |
Tackle | 15 | 376 | Green Bay Packers 1974 Green Bay Packers season The 1974 Green Bay Packers season was their 54th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-8 record under coach Dan Devine, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division... |