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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dickens (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Fox (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Penn State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Boston College 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.Northern Iowa
W 59–1035,755
September 177:00 p.m.No. 18 Ohio State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 42–1056,500
September 2412:00 p.m.No. 11 West VirginiaNo. 16
JP SportsL 10–3155,978[1]
October 112:00 p.m.at Boston College
JP SportsL 31–3432,000
October 87:00 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 20–3056,500
October 151:30 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 42–732,832
October 221:30 p.m.Navy 
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 52–634,230
November 512:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 20–1020,051
November 123:30 p.m.at Penn State
ESPNW 14–785,701
November 191:00 p.m.at NC State
JP SportsL 3–1439,300[2]
December 34:30 p.m.at No. 18 Syracuse
ESPNL 7–1449,860

Coaching staff

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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Mike Gottfried – Head coach
  • Jack Harbaugh – Assistant head coach/tight ends
  • Mike Dickens – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • John Fox – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • Tommie Liggins – Run coordinator/running backs
  • Steve Coury – Wide receivers
  • Frank D'Alonzo – Defensive line
  • Bill Meyers – Offensive line
  • Scott O'Brien – Special teams
  • Sal Sunseri – Linebackers
   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Bud Ratliff – Recruiting doordinator
  • Paul "Rocky" Alt – Graduate assistant
  • John Cervino – Graduate assistant
  • Bill D'Ottavio – Graduate assistant
  • Frank Gansz, Jr. – Graduate assistant
  • Skip Peete – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength coordinator
  • Ray Oliver – Conditioning

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Roster

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1988 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 69 Dan Anderson Fr
OL 73 Bill Cherpak So
FB 44 Jeff Christy So
RB 32 Glenn Deveaux Fr
OL 72 Chris Goetz Jr
OT 62 Roman Matusz Jr
OT 71 Tom Ricketts Sr
C 55 Bryan Schoch So
G 77 Mark Stepnoski Sr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Fr
RB 29 Adam Walker Jr
WR 2 Reggie Williams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 96 Richard Allen Fr
DB 23 Dave Coleman Fr
DB 31 Dan Crossman Jr
DE 92 Burt Grossman Sr
DL 90 Mark Gunn So
CB 25 Cornell Holloway Sr
LB 48 Ricardo McDonald Fr
LB 55 Jerry Olsavsky Sr
DB 5 Louis Riddick So
DT 98 Tony Siragusa Sr
DL 89 Tom Sims Jr
DL 91 Carnel Smith Jr
DE 93 Marc Spindler So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 25 Brian Greenfield So
K 4 Jeff Van Horne Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Burt Grossman Defensive end 1 8 San Diego Chargers
Tom Ricketts Guard 1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Stepnoski Center 3 57 Dallas Cowboys
Vernon Kirk Tight end 9 242 Los Angeles Rams
Cornell Holloway Defensive back 10 256 Cincinnati Bengals
Brandon Derry Linebacker 10 258 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Panthers help WVU batter Pittsburgh, 31–10". Fort Myers News-Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "N.C. State's revived defense stops Pittsburgh". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Quick Facts". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Coaches". Pitt Football 1988. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1988. pp. 5–14. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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