1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference	Independent
1986 record	5–5–1
Head coach	Mike Gottfried (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Solari (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style ^[1]
Defensive coordinator	John Fox (1st year)
Base defense	4–3 ^[1]
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Mon. Sep. 1	8:00 p.m.	Maryland	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 7–10	48,120
Sat. Sep. 13	7:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		T 14–14	47,200
Sat Sep. 20	12:30 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	TNT	W 41–26	55,621
Sat. Sep. 27	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	T.E.N.	W 48–16	55,129
Sat. Oct. 4	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 13–19	40,136
Sat. Oct. 11	12:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	USA	W 10–9	59,075
Sat. Oct. 25	1:30 p.m.	Navy	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 56–14	45,345
Sat. Nov. 1	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	T.V.E.N.	L 20–24	34,114
Sat. Nov. 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Miami (FL)	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 10–37	55,338
Sat. Nov. 15	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 20–6	34,922
Sat. Nov. 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	USA	L 14–34	85,722
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1986 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Mike Gottfried – Head Coach Chuck Klausing – Assistant Head Coach/Outside Linebackers John Fox – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield Mike Solari – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Carl Angelo – Defensive Line Steve Coury – Wide Receivers Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive Ends Mike Dickens – Quarterbacks Tommie Liggins – Running Backs Sal Sunseri – Linebackers			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Bud Ratliff – Recruiting Coordinator John Brown – Graduate Assistant Rick Denstorff – Graduate Assistant John Kukalis – Graduate Assistant Larry Petroff – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator Ray Oliver – Assistant Strength

1 2 3 "Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1986. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1986. p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ "1986 In Review". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. pp. 55–63. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ "The Coaches". Pitt Football 1986. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1986. pp. 9–15. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm

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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