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    Eugammon of Cyrene

    1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record3–7–1
    Head coach
    Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (3rd season)
    Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
    Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (2nd season)
    Base defenseMultiple front
    Home stadiumPitt Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1983
    1985 →
    1984 Major eastern college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
    Penn State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    No. 5 Boston College $ 3 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
    Rutgers 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Temple 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
    Syracuse 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 5 Boston College   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
    No. 11 South Carolina   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
    Army   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
    Rutgers   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
    No. 17 Florida State   –   –   7 – 3 – 2
    Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
    West Virginia   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
    No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 5 – 0
    Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
    Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Penn State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
    Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
    Southern Miss   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
    Pittsburgh   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
    Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
    Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
    East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
    Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

    Schedule

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 13:30 p.m.BYUNo. 3
    		ESPNL 14–2040,263[1]
    September 153:30 p.m.No. 15 OklahomaNo. 17
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    		ABCL 10–4240,075[2]
    September 221:00 p.m.at Temple
    		L 12–1340,000[3]
    September 2912:30 p.m.West Virginia
    		L 10–2858,032[4]
    October 612:00 p.m.East Carolina
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    		KATZW 17–1026,475[5]
    October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 17 South Carolina
    		KATZL 21–4573,100[6]
    October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)
    		USAL 7–2732,872[7]
    October 271:30 p.m.Navydagger
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    		T 28–2834,715[8]
    November 312:00 p.m.at Syracuse
    		L 7–1346,489[9]
    November 1012:00 p.m.Tulane
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    		W 21–1020,159[10]
    November 241:00 p.m.at Penn State
    		W 31–1185,499[11]

    Roster

    1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    G 68 Bob Brown Jr
    QB 10 John Cummings Jr
    OT 79 Bill Fralic Sr
    FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr
    TE 80 Tom Johnson Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 54 Troy Benson Sr
    DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr
    DE 52 Tom Crawford So
    DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr
    FS 11 Bill McCormick Jr
    DE 90 Tony Woods So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Coaching staff

    1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
    Coaching staff
    • Foge Fazio – Head coach
    • Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line
    • Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Dino Folino – Defensive backs
    • Carmen Grosso – Tight ends
    • Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers
    • Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends
    • Don Thompson – Defensive line
    • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
    • Andy Urbanic – Running backs
    		   Support staff
    • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
    • Bob LaCivita – Recruiting doordinator
    • Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant
    • Jay Venuto – Graduate assistant
    • Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant
    • Charles Jones – Graduate assistant
    		   Strength and conditioning staff
    • Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Bill Fralic Guard 1 2 Atlanta Falcons
    Chris Doleman Defensive end 1 4 Minnesota Vikings
    Troy Benson Linebacker 5 120 New York Jets
    Marlon McIntyre Running back 8 218 Los Angeles Rams
    Bill Wallace Back 12 319 New York Jets

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    Awards and honors

    References

    1. ^ "BYU pass at 1:37 stuns Pitt, 20–14". The Star-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Oklahoma wins with new offense". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Panthers shocked; Field goal gives Temple upset over Pitt". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Hurricanes beat reeling Pitt to the punch, 27–7". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Pitt blows huge lead, Navy gets 28–28 tie". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Syracuse hands Pitt sevents loss, 13–7". The Sunday Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Penn State blasted by Pitt, Paterno". The Sunday Press. November 25, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team

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