1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 4–6 record in its first year under head coach Carl DePasqua. The team's statistical leaders included Jim Friedl with 1,277 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 743 rushing yards.

1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (1st season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 17 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 8–42	35,258
September 27	at No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 8–37	54,576
October 4	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–12	18,000
October 11	Navy	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 46–19
October 18	Tulane	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 22–26	23,784
October 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 18–49	35,500
November 1	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 21–20	20,882
November 8	No. 8 Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 49–7	44,084
November 15	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 15–6
November 22	No. 4 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 27–7	39,517
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr LB 21 Charlie Hall Jr DB 20 Bryant Salter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carl DePasqua Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt