1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone-T
Defensive coordinator	Ralph Jelic (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L	T
No. 10 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Houston		–		6	–	4	–	1
Tulane		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		3	–	7	–	1
Xavier		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:30 p.m.	No. 19 Florida State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–19	17,661
September 16	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 UCLA	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 28–38	24,315	^[1]
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–41
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 22–27
October 7	8:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–38	20,417	^[2]
October 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 16–42	59,075
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 35–20
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–10	21,348
November 4	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia ^dagger	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 20–38	40,286	^[3]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–28
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 27–49	38,600
^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Carl DePasqua – Head coach Ralph Jelic – Defensive coordinator Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club

Ernie Webster Guard 12 311 Washington Redskins

John Moss Linebacker 13 331 Detroit Lions

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References

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^ "Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). New York Times news service. September 17, 1972. p. 1B.
^ "Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

v t e Pittsburgh Panthers football
Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1899) Exposition Park (1900) Schenley Park (1901) Coliseum (1902–1903) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Acrisure Stadium (2001–present) UPMC Rooney Sports Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duquesne: City Game Notre Dame Old Ironsides Penn State Syracuse West Virginia: Backyard Brawl
Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 2007 Backyard Brawl Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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