1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl, Win, 33–19, Kansas Jayhawks
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#15
1975 record	8–4
Head coach	Johnny Majors (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Veer and I
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (3rd year)
Base defense	Basic 50
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

The 1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1975 college football season. The Panthers won the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6	2:00 p.m.	at #11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 19–9	38,500
Sat. Sep. 20	1:30 p.m.	at #1 Oklahoma	#15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 10–46	70,286
Sat. Sep. 27	1:30 p.m.	William & Mary		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 47–0	31,022
Sat. Oct. 4	1:30 p.m.	Duke		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 14–0	33,778
Sat. Oct. 11	1:30 p.m.	at Temple		Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 55–6	10,791
Sat. Oct. 18	1:30 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 52–20	41,195
Sat. Oct. 25	1:30 p.m.	Navy	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–17	41,986
Sat. Nov. 1	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)		W 38–0	20,065
Sat. Nov. 8	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	#20	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)		L 14–17	35,298
Sat. Nov. 15	1:30 p.m.	#9 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 34–20	56,480
Sat. Nov. 22	1:30 p.m.	#10 Penn State	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		L 6–7	46,846
Fri. Dec. 26		vs. #19 Kansas	#20	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)		W 33–19	32,240
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Johnny Majors – Head Coach Jackie Sherrill – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator George Haffner – Offensive Coordinator Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter Joe Avezzano – Offensive Line Jim Dyar – Defensive Line Larry Holton – Junior Varsity Coach Harry Jones – Offensive Backs Bob Leahy – Receivers Joe Madden – Defensive Secondary Bobby Roper – Defensive Ends Bob Matey – Scouting/Middle Guards Keith Schroeder – Scouting			Support Staff			Strength and Conditioning Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tom Perko	Linebacker	4	101	Green Bay Packers
Karl Farmer	Wide Receiver	7	193	Atlanta Falcons
Randy Cozens	Defensive End	17	474	Denver Broncos

References

External links

1975 Pitt vs Notre Dame complete game video on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold