1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorFred von Appen (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 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 State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:30 p.m.OhioNo. 18W 35–338,575
September 812:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 29–635,409
September 152:00 p.m.at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 13CBSL 10–5271,117
September 2212:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 25JP SportsT 20–2047,996
September 291:30 p.m.West Virginia
L 24–3854,869[1]
October 131:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 45–2132,041
October 201:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 20–2734,261
October 278:00 p.m.No. 3 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–3356,500
November 33:30 p.m.at No. 8 Miami (FL)L 0–4550,412
November 1012:00 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsL 18–2816,375
November 241:00 p.m.at No. 11 Penn StateCBSL 17–2285,180

Coaching staff

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1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator
  • 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

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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

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  1. ^ "W. Virginia overpowers Pittsburgh". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.