2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they began play in the ACC.

New head coach Paul Chryst being interviewed after the spring Blue and Gold game
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BBVA Compass Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Ole Miss | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
2012 record | 6–7 (3–4 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Rudolph (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Huxtable (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Louisville $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers + | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 (FCS) Youngstown State* | ESPN3[1] | L 17–31 | 40,837 | |
September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | ESPN | L 10–34 | 33,562 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech* |
| ESPNU[1] | W 35–17 | 48,032 |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* |
| ESPN3[1] | W 55–10 | 36,452 |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ESPN | L 13–14 | 40,394 | |
October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Louisville![]() |
| ESPNU | L 35–45 | 42,432 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo* | ESPN+[1] | W 20–6 | 17,021 | |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple |
| Big East Network | W 47–17 | 42,425 |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Notre Dame* |
| NBC | L 26–29 3OT | 80,795 |
November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Connecticut | ESPN2 | L 17–24 | 33,503 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Rutgers |
| ESPN2 | W 27–6 | 38,786 |
December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida | ESPN2 | W 27–3 | 35,141 | |
January 5 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | ESPN | L 17–38 | 59,135 | |
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Coaching staff
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Coaching Staff
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Support Staff
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Strength and Conditioning Staff
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References
- Fortuna, Matt (June 7, 2012). "ESPN announces additional schedule notes". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/FBCoachingStaff201213.pdf
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2013.htm
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