1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 4–6 record in its first year under head coach Carl DePasqua. The team's statistical leaders included Jim Friedl with 1,277 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 743 rushing yards.[1]

1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
1969 record	4–6
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (1st season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at No. 17 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 8–42
September 27	at No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 8–37	54,576
October 4	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–12
October 11	Navy	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 46–19
October 18	Tulane	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 22–26
October 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 18–49
November 1	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 21–20
November 8	No. 8 Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 49–7	44,084
November 15	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 15–6
November 22	No. 4 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 27–7	39,517
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Ralph Cindrich Jr LB 21 Charlie Hall Jr DB 20 Bryant Salter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carl DePasqua Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1969 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.