1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Liberty Bowl, L 7–41 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
1997 record	6–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mooshagian (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Larry Coyer (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1997 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Syracuse $		6	–	1		9	–	4
#23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2		7	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	3		7	–	5
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		6	–	6
Miami (FL)		3	–	4		5	–	6
Boston College		3	–	4		4	–	7
Temple		3	–	4		4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Aug. 30	3:30 p.m.	SW Louisiana*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–13	34,802
Sat. Sep. 6	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 17–34	97,115
Sat. Sep. 13	3:00 p.m.	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	FSN	W 35–24	17,611
Thu. Sep. 18	8:00 p.m.	No. 21 Miami (FL)	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 21–17	40,194
Sat. Oct. 4	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 13–17	10,334
Sat. Oct. 11	3:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 21–45	47,306
Sat. Oct. 25	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 55–48 ^2OT	16,581
Sat. Nov. 1	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 21–22	34,796
Sat. Nov. 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Syracuse	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 27–32	46,102
Sat. Nov. 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Virginia Tech	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 30–23	30,144
Fri. Nov. 28	2:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	W 41–38 ^3OT	48,044
Wed. Dec. 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–41	50,209
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Walt Harris – Head Coach Larry Coyer – Defensive Coordinator Steve Mooshagian – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers J.D. Brookhart – Tight Ends/Special Teams Assistant Curt Cignetti – Recruiting Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tom Freeman – Offensive Line Bob Junko – Defensive Tackles Bill McGovern – Defensive Backs Vincent White – Running Backs Brian Williams – Defensive Ends/Special Teams			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Director of Football Operations Brian Callahan – Graduate Assistant Jeff Jordan – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Strength and Conditioning Coach Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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