1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team information
American college football season
1987Pittsburgh Panthers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 27–32 vs. Texas
Conference
Independent
Record
8–4
Head coach
Mike Gottfried (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Dickens (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple pro-style[1]
Defensive coordinator
John Fox (2nd season)
Base defense
4–3[1]
Home stadium
Pitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Syracuse $
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
1
Penn State
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
3
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
West Virginia
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
Rutgers
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Boston College
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Temple
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Miami (FL)
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 4 Syracuse
–
–
11
–
0
–
1
No. 2 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 15 South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
No. 17 Notre Dame
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
West Virginia
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Tulane
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Army
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Akron
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Temple
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Navy
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.
^ ab"Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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