2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference	Big East Conference
2007 record	5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (8th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,050)

2007 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 West Virginia $+		5	–	2		11	–	2
Connecticut +		5	–	2		9	–	4
#17 Cincinnati		4	–	3		10	–	3
South Florida		4	–	3		9	–	4
Rutgers		3	–	4		8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4		6	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	4		5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival #2 West Virginia, 13–9.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 1	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 27–3	36,183
Sat. Sep. 8	12:00 p.m.	Grambling*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–10	30,852
Sat. Sep. 15	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 13–17	68,620
Sat. Sep. 22	7:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 14–34	40,145
Sat. Sep. 29	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 14–44	60,888
Wed. Oct. 10	8:00 p.m.	Navy*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 45–48 ^2OT	30,103
Sat. Oct. 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Cincinnati	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–17	33,423
Sat. Oct. 27	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN+	L 17–24	34,792
Sat. Nov. 3	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 20–17	31,374
Sat. Nov. 17	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 16–20	43,531
Sat. Nov. 24	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 37–48	31,123
Sat. Dec. 1	7:45 p.m.	at No. 2 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 13–9	60,100
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Dave Wannstedt – Head Coach Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Charlie Partridge – Linebackers/Special Teams Brian Angelichio – Tight Ends Chris Ball – Secondary Paul Dunn – Offensive Line Greg Gattuso – Defensive Line Aubrey Hill – Receivers David Walker – Running Backs			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Bob Junko – Director of Football Operations and Program Enhancement Joe Perri – Offensive Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line Jeff Hafley – Defensive Graduate Assistant/Cornerbacks			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Strength and Conditioning Coach James Smith – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
E. Michigan	3	0	0	0	3
• Pittsburgh	7	7	7	6	27

Date: September 1
Location: Heinz Field

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Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grambling St	7	3	0	0	10
• Pittsburgh	21	10	3	0	34

Date: September 8
Location: Heinz Field

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Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	7	3	3	13
• Michigan St	0	14	0	3	17

Date: September 15
Location: Spartan Stadium

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Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Connecticut	10	17	0	7	34
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 22
Location: Heinz Field

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Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	7	14
• Virginia	27	3	0	14	44

Date: September 29
Location: Scott Stadium

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Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Navy	7	14	14	3	7	3	48
Pittsburgh	7	14	10	7	7	0	45

Date: October 10
Location: Heinz Field

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Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	10	7	0	0	17
• Pittsburgh	3	7	3	11	24

Date: October 20
Location: Heinz Field

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Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	10	17
• Louisville	7	7	3	7	24

Date: October 27
Location: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

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Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	0	3	7	7	17
• Pittsburgh	0	10	0	10	20

Date: November 3
Location: Heinz Field

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Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	10	0	3	3	16
• Rutgers	10	7	0	3	20

Date: November 17
Location: Rutgers Stadium

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Pitt at Rutgers on November 17, 2007

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• South Florida	7	3	17	21	48
Pittsburgh	7	7	0	23	37

Date: November 24
Location: Heinz Field

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West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pittsburgh	0	3	7	3	13
West Virginia	0	7	0	2	9

Date: December 1
Location: Milan Puskar Stadium
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,100
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

Q2	1:43	WVU	Brown 6 yard run (McAfee kick)	WVU 7–0

Q2	:00	PITT	Lee 48 yard field goal	WVU 7–3

Q3	9:48	PITT	Bostick 1 yard run (Lee kick)	PITT 10–7

Q4	6:17	PITT	Lee 18 yard field goal	PITT 13–7

Q4	:00	WVU	Safety, Brytus runs out of end zone	PITT 13–9

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jeff Otah	Tackle	1	19	Carolina Panthers
Mike McGlynn	Tackle	4	109	Philadelphia Eagles
Kennard Cox	Defensive Back	7	251	Buffalo Bills

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References

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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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