1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Paul Hackett (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	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

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Ohio	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–3	38,575
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	W 29–6	35,409
September 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	CBS	L 10–52	71,117
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	JP Sports	T 20–20	47,996
September 29	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 24–38	54,869	^[1]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–21	32,041
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Louisville		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 20–27	34,261
October 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–33	56,500
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–45	50,412
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	L 18–28	16,375
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–22	85,180
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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 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

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

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