2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville	5	–	2	9	–	3
Rutgers	4	–	3	7	–	5
South Florida	4	–	3	6	–	6
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	6
Cincinnati	2	–	5	4	–	7
Syracuse	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 21–42	66,451
September 9	8:00 p.m.	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 10–16 ^OT	24,545
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 6–7	77,336
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–0	43,135
September 30	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	L 29–37	37,514
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)		W 38–20	30,343
October 15	2:00 p.m.	South Florida		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN360	W 31–17	33,497
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 34–17	33,059
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 20–42	42,692
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 24–0	35,145
November 24	8:00 p.m.	at No. 11 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 13–45	52,997
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Dave Wannstedt – Head coach Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary Curtis Bray – Linebackers Paul Dunn – Offensive line Greg Gattuso – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill – Receivers Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends/Special teams David Walker – Running backs			Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Mike Antonoplos – Recruiting Assistant Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant Jeff Ambrosie – Graduate assistant Zen Bliss – Under Grad Intern (Offense)			Strength and conditioning staff Mike Kent – Strength and conditioning coach Darren Honeycutt – Assistant strength and conditioning coach