2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Big East Co-Champions
Fiesta Bowl, Loss, 7-35, Utah Utes
Conference	Big East
Ranking
AP	#25
2004 record	8-4 (4-2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Offense
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (5th year)
Base defense	Multiple 8-Man Front
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 64,450)
Seasons « 2003 2005 »

2004 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Pittsburgh †§		4	–	2					8	–	4
#21 Boston College §		4	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia §		4	–	2					8	–	4
Syracuse §		4	–	2					6	–	6
Connecticut		3	–	3					8	–	4
Rutgers		1	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	5					2	–	9
† – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004 college football season in which they won a share of The Big East Conference Championship and were awarded with a BCS berth to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 11*	7:00 p.m.	Ohio		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–3	46,401
Sat. Sep. 18*	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 17–24	40,133
Sat. Sep. 25*	1:00 p.m.	Furman		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–38 OT	35,121
Thu. Sep. 30	7:00 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–29	40,000
Sat. Oct. 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 27–22	19,517
Sat. Oct. 16	12:00 p.m.	Boston College		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 20–17 OT	34,071
Sat. Oct. 23†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 41–17	41,232
Sat. Nov. 6	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 31–38 2OT	37,211
Sat. Nov. 13*	2:30 p.m.	at #24 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W 41–38	80,795
Thu. Nov. 25	8:00 p.m.	#21 West Virginia		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 16–13	52,641
Sat. Dec. 4	11:00 a.m.	at South Florida	#19	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 43–14	23,417
Sat. Jan. 1*	8:30 p.m.	vs. #5 Utah	#19	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 7–35	73,519
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff Walt Harris - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Bob Junko - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles Paul Rhoads - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Bill Bleil - Tight Ends/Tackles Curtis Bray - Linebackers Pete Carmichael - Wide Receivers Bryan Deal - Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists/Quarterbacks Tom Freeman - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Wayne Moses - Running Backs Charlie Partridge - Defensive Ends			Support Staff Chris LaSala - Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Mike Antonoplos - Recruiting Assistant Scott McCurley - Graduate Assistant Jeff Ambrosie - Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Mike Kent - Strength and Conditioning Coach Darren Honeycutt - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into in the NFL

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January 1, 2005 Fiesta Bowl

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Rob Pettiti	Tackle	6	209	Dallas Cowboys