1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1983 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
No. 16 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Temple	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 13–3	95,824
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–0	45,713
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 7–13	48,500
October 1	12:30 p.m.	at No. 7 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 21–24	64,076
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Florida State		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 17–16	52,654
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 55–10	31,447
October 22	1:30 p.m.	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 21–14	33,349
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 13–10	52,374
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	CBS	W 21–16	59,075
November 12	1:30 p.m.	Army	No. 20	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 38–7	38,500
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Penn State	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		T 24–24	60,283
January 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Ohio State	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 23–28	66,484
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

1983 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Foge Fazio – Head coach Joe Moore – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line Bob Junko – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Dino Folino – Defensive backs Carmen Grosso – Tight ends Kent Schoolfield – Wide receivers Gerry Solomon – Defensive ends Don Thompson – Defensive line Ron Turner – Quarterbacks Andy Urbanic – Running backs			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Joe Duff – Recruiting doordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant Rick Dukovich – Graduate assistant Paul Dunn – Graduate assistant Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Maas	Nose Tackle	1	5	Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Sweeney	Center	2	37	New York Jets
Joe McCall	Running back	3	84	Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Flynn	Defensive back	5	126	Green Bay Packers
Dwight Collins	Wide receiver	6	154	Minnesota Vikings
Al Wenglikowski	Linebacker	10	258	Kansas City Chiefs