1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1984 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	3:30 p.m.	BYU	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 14–20	40,263
September 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 10–42	40,075
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 12–13	40,000
September 29	12:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 10–28	58,032
October 6	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	KATZ	W 17–10	26,475
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	KATZ	L 21–45	73,100
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	USA	L 7–27	32,872
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Navy		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		T 28–28	34,715
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		L 7–13	46,489
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Tulane		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 21–10	20,159
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 31–11	85,499
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 68 Bob Brown Jr QB 10 John Cummings Jr OT 79 Bill Fralic Sr FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr TE 80 Tom Johnson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Troy Benson Sr DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr DE 52 Tom Crawford So DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr FS 11 Bill McCormick Jr DE 90 Tony Woods So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Foge Fazio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1984 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 Bob LaCivita – Recruiting doordinator Curt Cignetti – Graduate assistant Jay Venuto – Graduate assistant Hal Hunter – Graduate assistant Charles Jones – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Weight training coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Fralic	Guard	1	2	Atlanta Falcons
Chris Doleman	Defensive end	1	4	Minnesota Vikings
Troy Benson	Linebacker	5	120	New York Jets
Marlon McIntyre	Running back	8	218	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Wallace	Back	12	319	New York Jets

Awards and honors

• Bill Fralic, Sixth in Heisman Trophy voting