1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
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The 1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh
in the 1988 college football season.
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 1988 college football season.
Schedule
| Game | Date | TV | Time | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
| 1 | Sat. Sep. 3 | None | 7:00 | Win | 59-10 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Sat. Sep. 17 | ESPN | 7:00 | Ohio State 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1987-1988. It was the first season for head coach John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... |
Win | 42-10 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sat. Sep. 24 | JP Sports | 12:00 | West Virginia 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 11–0 and traveled to the Fiesta Bowl to decide the National Championship, where they lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34–21.-1988 Schedule:-1988 season:... |
Loss | 10-31 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sat. Oct. 1 | JP Sports | 12:00 | @ | Loss | 31-34 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Sat. Oct. 8 | ESPN | 7:00 | Notre Dame 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1988 college football season. The Irish, coached by Lou Holtz, ended the season with 12 wins and no losses, winning the national championship... |
Loss | 20-30 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Sat. Oct. 15 | None | 1:30 | Win | 42-7 | 3-3 | |
| 7 | Sat. Oct. 22 | None | 1:30 | Win | 52-6 | 4-3 | |
| 8 | Sat. Nov. 5 | JP Sports | 12:00 | Win | 20-10 | 5-3 | |
| 9 | Sat. Nov. 12 | ESPN | 3:30 | @ Penn State | Win | 14-7 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Sat. Nov. 19 | JP Sports | 1:00 | @ | Loss | 3-14 | 6-4 |
| 11 | Sat. Dec. 3 | ESPN | 4:30 | @ | Loss | 7-24 | 6-5 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Burt Grossman Burt Grossman Burt L. Grossman is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. Before becoming a professional, Grossman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he was a three time All-ECAC selection. In 1989 he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers... |
Defensive End | 1 | 8 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
| Tom Ricketts Tom Ricketts Thomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures.... |
Guard | 1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
| Mark Stepnoski Mark Stepnoski Mark Matthew Stepnoski is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He attended Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and went on to star at the University of Pittsburgh.... |
Center | 3 | 57 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
| Vernon Kirk | Tight End | 9 | 242 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Cornell Holloway | Defensive Back | 10 | 256 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
| Jerry Olsavsky Jerry Olsavsky Jerome Daniel "Jerry" Olsavsky is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens... |
Linebacker | 10 | 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |