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1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Cecconi (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style, triple option
Defensive coordinatorFoge Fazio (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State     11 1 0
Boston College     9 2 0
No. 17 Houston     9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame     8 2 0
Utah State     8 3 0
Florida State     8 4 0
Cincinnati     7 4 0
West Virginia     7 4 0
Temple     6 2 1
Air Force     6 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Georgia Tech     6 6 0
New Mexico State     5 5 1
Northern Illinois     5 5 1
Syracuse     5 5 1
Dayton     5 6 0
Holy Cross     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 7 0
Rutgers     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
Navy     3 8 0
Pittsburgh     3 8 0
Tulane     3 8 0
Marshall     2 8 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1110:30 p.m.at No. 15 UCLAW 29–2536,205
September 251:30 p.m.No. 11 OklahomaL 29–5534,916
October 21:30 p.m.at West VirginiaL 9–2038,500[1]
October 91:30 p.m.Navy
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 36–35
October 168:30 p.m.at TulaneL 8–3317,650[2]
October 231:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 22–4026,854
October 301:30 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 31–2124,497
November 61:30 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 7–5655,528
November 131:30 p.m.at ArmyL 14–1739,539
November 201:30 p.m.No. 6 Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 18–5539,539
November 277:30 p.m.at Florida StateL 13–3119,292

Coaching staff

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1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Kuziel Center 3 60 New Orleans
Ralph Cindrich Linebacker 5 119 Atlanta Falcons
Joe Carroll Linebacker 11 277 Oakland Raiders
Joel Klimek Tightend 15 375 New England Patriots
Henry Alford Defensive end 16 394 St. Louis Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "WVU gets revenge 20–9". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Panthers drowned by Green Wave, 33–8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2014.