1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 33–19 vs. Kansas
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 15
1975 record 8–4
Head coach Johnny Majors (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator George Haffner (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Veer and I
Defensive coordinator Jackie Sherrill (3rd year)
Base defense Basic 50
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)

The 1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Panthers won the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6 2:00 p.m. at No. 11 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 19–9   38,500
Sat. Sep. 20 1:30 p.m. at No. 1 Oklahoma No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 10–46   70,286
Sat. Sep. 27 1:30 p.m. William & Mary Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 47–0   31,022
Sat. Oct. 4 1:30 p.m. Duke Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 14–0   33,778
Sat. Oct. 11 1:30 p.m. at Temple Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 55–6   10,791
Sat. Oct. 18 1:30 p.m. at Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY W 52–20   41,195
Sat. Oct. 25 1:30 p.m. Navydagger No. 17 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–17   41,986
Sat. Nov. 1 1:30 p.m. at Syracuse Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 38–0   20,065
Sat. Nov. 8 1:30 p.m. at West Virginia No. 20 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ABC L 14–17   35,298
Sat. Nov. 15 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 34–20   56,480
Sat. Nov. 22 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Penn State No. 17 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 6–7   46,846
Fri. Dec. 26 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 19 Kansas No. 20 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 33–19   32,240
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head Coach
  • Jackie Sherrill – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • George Haffner – Offensive Coordinator
  • Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter
  • Joe Avezzano – Offensive Line
  • Jim Dyar – Defensive Line
  • Larry Holton – Junior Varsity Coach
  • Harry Jones – Offensive Backs
  • Bob Leahy – Receivers
  • Joe Madden – Defensive Secondary
  • Bobby Roper – Defensive Ends
  • Bob Matey – Scouting/Middle Guards
  • Keith Schroeder – Scouting
  Support Staff   Strength and Conditioning Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Tom Perko Linebacker4 101 Green Bay Packers
Karl Farmer Wide Receiver7 193 Atlanta Falcons
Randy Cozens Defensive End17 474 Denver Broncos

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