1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football

John Hancock Bowl champion
John Hancock Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
1989 record	8–3–1
Head coach	Mike Gottfried (4th year) Paul Hackett (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hackett (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Valesente (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		11	–	1	–	0
#2 Notre Dame		–		12	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		9	–	2	–	0
#15 Penn State		–		8	–	3	–	1
#17 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	3	–	1
#21 West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		7	–	4	–	0
Akron		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa		–		6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		2	–	7	–	2
Boston College		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	9	–	1
Temple		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 2	7:00 p.m.	Pacific	No. 23	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–3	35,421
Sat. Sep. 9	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 23	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 29–10	31,000
Sat. Sep. 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Syracuse	No. 13	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–23	45,762
Sat. Sep. 30	7:30 p.m.	at No. 9 West Virginia	No. 10	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	T 31–31	68,938
Sat. Oct. 7	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	No. 8	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	JP Sports	W 27–3	24,982
Sat. Oct. 14	12:00 p.m.	Navy	No. 9	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	W 31–14	50,467
Sat. Oct. 28	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–45	59,075
Sat. Nov. 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Miami (FL)	No. 14	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	L 3–24	52,528
Sat. Nov. 18	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 19	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 47–42	21,862
Sat. Nov. 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Penn State	No. 19	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 13–16	57,158
Sat. Dec. 2	7:00 a.m.	vs. Rutgers	No. 24	Lansdowne Road • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic)	ESPN	W 46–29	19,800
Sat. Dec. 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 23	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl)	CBS	W 31–28	44,887
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Mike Gottfried – Head Coach Bob Valesente – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Paul Hackett – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Nick Rapone – Secondary Tommie Liggins – Tight Ends Bill Meyers – Offensive Line Larry Kirksey – Running Backs Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive Line Sal Sunseri – Linebackers Scott O'Brien – Special Teams			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator Frank Cignetti, Jr. – Graduate Assistant Michael McCarthy – Graduate Assistant Thomas McConkey – Graduate Assistant Frank Gansz, Jr. – Graduate Assistant Skip Peete – Graduate Assistant John Stone – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Strength Coordinator

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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