1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Larry Coyer (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1999 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)		6	–	1					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Syracuse		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					4	–	7
Pittsburgh		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Rutgers		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1999 season was the final year that The Panthers played in the aging Pitt Stadium. The final game at Pitt Stadium was on November 13, 1999, when The Panthers defeated Notre Dame 37–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 30–10	30,560
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–20	96,127
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	W 30–23	29,840
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 55–24	40,534
October 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA ' (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–24	45,455
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 16–20	33,574
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 38–15	17,325
October 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Virginia Tech	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 17–30	42,678
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Miami (FL)	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	L 3–33	38,710
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	CBS	W 37–27	60,190
November 27	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 21–52	40,660
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 77 Bryan Anderson Fr RB 43 Kevan Barlow Jr WR 80 Antonio Bryant So TE 93 Benjamin Kopp Sr WR 6 Julius Dixon Sr OL 72 Khiawatha Downey  Fr WR 84 R. J. English So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 57 Bryan Knight So DB 31 Hank Poteat Sr DB 25 Ramon Walker  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Walt Harris Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-11-09

Coaching staff

1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Walt Harris – Head coach/offensive coordinator Larry Coyer – Defensive coordinator J.D. Brookhart – Wide receivers/special teams Assistant Curt Cignetti – Tight ends Bryan Deal – Recruiting doordinator/Specialists Tom Freeman – Offensive line Bob Junko – Defensive tackles Bill McGovern – Defensive backs Vincent White – Running backs Brian Williams – Defensive ends/Special teams			Support staff Chris LaSala – Director of football operations Joe Moorhead – Graduate assistant Sean McGowan – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach Chad Hutsko – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Hank Poteat	Defensive back	3	77	Pittsburgh Steelers