1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl, Loss, 23-28, Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#18
1983 record	8-3-1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple Front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons « 1982 1984 »

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 3	7:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	W 13–3	95,824
Sat. Sep. 10	1:30 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–0	45,713
Sat. Sep. 24	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	#16	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 7–13	48,500
Sat. Oct. 1	12:30 p.m.	at #7 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 21–24	64,076
Sat. Oct. 8	1:30 p.m.	Florida State		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 16–3	52,654
Sat. Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	WTAE	W 55–10	31,447
Sat. Oct. 22	1:30 p.m.	at Navy		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 21–14	33,349
Sat. Oct. 29†	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 13–10	52,374
Sat. Nov. 5	1:30 p.m.	at #18 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	CBS	W 21–16	59,075
Sat. Nov. 12	1:30 p.m.	Army	#20	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	38,500
Sat. Nov. 19	1:30 p.m.	Penn State	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	WTAE	T 24–24	60,283
Mon. Jan. 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. #14 Ohio State	#15	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 23–28	66,484
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff Foge Fazio – Head Coach Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Bob Junko – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Dino Folino – Defensive Backs Carmen Grosso - Tight Ends Kent Schoolfield – Wide Receivers Gerry Solomon – Defensive Ends Don Thompson – Defensive Line Ron Turner – Quarterbacks Andy Urbanic – Running Backs			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting Coordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate Assistant Rick Dukovich – Graduate Assistant Paul Dunn – Graduate Assistant Hal Hunter - Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Maas	Nose Tackle	1	5	Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney	Center	2	37	New York Jets
Joe McCall	Running Back	3	84	Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn	Defensive Back	5	126	Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins	Wide Receiver	6	154	Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski	Linebacker	10	258	Kansas City Chiefs