2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team information
American college football season
2008Pittsburgh Panthers football
Sun Bowl, L 0–3 vs. Oregon State
Conference
Big East Conference
Record
9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Dave Wannstedt (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Matt Cavanaugh (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Heinz Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big East Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Cincinnati $
6
–
1
11
–
3
Pittsburgh
5
–
2
9
–
4
No. 23 West Virginia
5
–
2
9
–
4
Rutgers
5
–
2
8
–
5
Connecticut
3
–
4
8
–
5
South Florida
2
–
5
8
–
5
Louisville
1
–
6
5
–
7
Syracuse
1
–
6
3
–
9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the fourth under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The 2008 season marked the team's eighth at Heinz Field and the program's 119th season.
The Panthers started the 2008 season with new defensive coordinator Phil Bennett. Ranked in the top 25 for the second time under Wannstedt's leadership, Pitt suffered an early and surprising setback in the opening game against Bowling Green. Pitt rebounded to defeat Buffalo and then Iowa by a score of 21–20. The winning continued when the Panthers upset undefeated and tenth ranked South Florida in a game nationally televised by ESPN. A win at Navy preceded a home upset to Rutgers, Pitt's fourth consecutive loss to the Scarlet Knights. However, Pitt rebounded the following week at Notre Dame with a 36-33 four-overtime victory over the Irish, the longest game ever for both Notre Dame and Pittsburgh. After a 41–7 rout of visiting Louisville, the Panthers improved to 7–2, were bowl-bound for the first time under Wannstedt, and were in contention for a Big East Championship and a BCS bowl bid. However, a loss at Cincinnati in the River City Rivalry eliminated the Panthers from championship contention. Pitt rallied to defeat archrival West Virginia 19–15 on the Friday after Thanksgiving in a nationally televised game on ABC for its second consecutive win in the Backyard Brawl. The following week the Panthers won at UConn to improve to 9-3 and clinched a bid to the Sun Bowl, the first bowl bid under Wannstedt. Pitt lost 3–0 to Oregon State, a team that had previously defeated USC. It was the first time Pitt was held scoreless in twelve years.
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