1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference	Independent
1990 record	3–7–1
Head coach	Paul Hackett (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1990 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
#3 Miami		–		10	–	2	–	0
#4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
#6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
#11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Arkansas State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 1	1:30 p.m.	Ohio	#18	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–3	38,575
Sat. Sep. 8	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	W 29–6	35,409
Sat. Sep. 15	2:00 p.m.	at #14 Oklahoma	#13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	CBS	L 10–52	71,117
Sat. Sep. 22	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	#25	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	JP Sports	T 20–20	47,996
Sat. Sep. 29	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 24–38	54,869
Sat. Oct. 13	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–21	32,041
Sat. Oct. 20	1:30 p.m.	Louisville		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 20–27	34,261
Sat. Oct. 27	8:00 p.m.	#3 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–33	56,500
Sat. Nov. 3	3:30 p.m.	at #8 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		L 0–45	50,412
Sat. Nov. 10	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	L 18–28	16,375
Sat. Nov. 24	1:00 p.m.	at #11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 17–22	85,180
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Paul Hackett – Head Coach Fred von Appen – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Bill Meyers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Tommie Liggins – Running Backs Chuck Jones – Tight Ends Skip Peete – Wide Receivers Nick Rapone – Secondary Sal Sunseri – Inside Linebackers Marvin Lewis – Linebackers Scott O'Brien – Special Teams/Defensive Line			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting Coordinator Tom Gibbons – Graduate Assistant Dan Maginnis – Graduate Assistant Michael McCarthy – Graduate Assistant Ralph Radtke – Graduate Assistant Shawn Slocum – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Guy Bennardo – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mark Gunn	Defensive Tackle	4	94	New York Jets
Curvin Richards	Running Back	4	97	Dallas Cowboys
Olanda Truitt	Wide Receiver	5	125	Los Angeles Raiders
Louis Riddick	Defensive Back	9	248	San Francisco 49ers
Brian Greenfield	Punter	10	252	Cleveland Browns

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References

↑ "Pittsburgh". College Football Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
↑ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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" 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 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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