1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
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The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector National Championship Foundation[1] and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship.[2] The school does not claim a national championship for this season.
Schedule
Game summaries
Illinois
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| Fighting Illini | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 9 Panthers | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 46,022
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|ILL | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
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| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Illinois | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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Cincinnati
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| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 7 Panthers | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 40,172
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|UC | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| Total yards | ||
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| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Cincinnati | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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At South Carolina
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| No. 4 Panthers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 3:50 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 56,495
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Frank Broyles (color commentator) and Steve Davis (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PITT | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|S CAR |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushes/yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|South Carolina | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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At West Virginia
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| No. 4 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 54,280
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PITT | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|WVU |
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| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|West Virginia | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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#11 Florida State
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| No. 11 Seminoles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 3 Panthers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 55,112
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|FSU | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Florida State | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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Syracuse
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| Orangemen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 2 Panthers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|SYR | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Syracuse | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
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At Boston College
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| No. 2 Panthers | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 25,500
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PITT | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|BC |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushes/yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Boston College | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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At Rutgers
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| No. 1 Panthers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Scarlet Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 34,636
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PITT | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|RUT |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushes/yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Rutgers | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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Army
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| Cadets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 1:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 53,225
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|ARMY | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Army | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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At Temple
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| No. 1 Panthers | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Temple | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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#11 Penn State
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| No. 11 Nittany Lions | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| No. 1 Panthers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 12:25 PM EST
- Game attendance: 60,260
- TV announcers (ABC): Bill Flemming (play-by-play) and Darrell Royal (color commentator)
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PSU | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|PITT |
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| First downs | ||
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| Rushes/yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Penn State | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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Vs. #2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
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| No. 10 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| No. 2 Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA
- Date: January 1
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 77,224
- Referee: Ken Faulkner (SWC)
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Frank Broyles (color commentator) and Bill Flemming (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|PITT | style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|UGA |
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| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Georgia | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football 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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Roster
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Awards and honors
- Dan Marino, fourth in Heisman Trophy voting
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Emil Boures | Center | 7 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Sal Sunseri | Linebacker | 10 | 267 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Sam Clancy | Defensive end | 11 | 284 | Seattle Seahawks |
Media
Radio
Template:CollegePrimaryHeader| WTAE–AM 1250 | Bill Hillgrove | John Sauer |
References
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- 1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football season
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- Sugar Bowl champion seasons
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