1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style, triple option
Defensive coordinator	Foge Fazio (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	10:30 p.m.	at No. 15 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 29–25	36,205
September 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 11 Oklahoma	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 29–55	34,916
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 9–20	38,500	^[1]
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Navy	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 36–35
October 16	8:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 8–33	17,650	^[2]
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 22–40	26,854
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 31–21	24,497
November 6	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 7–56	55,528
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–17	39,539
November 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 18–55	39,539
November 27	7:30 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–31	19,292
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Carl DePasqua – Head coach Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

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

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