A 73%.. Wm)» Pitt’s New Head Coach JACKIE SHERRILL The scene was a memorable one. It was December 25, 1975, in El Paso, Texas, and the upstart Pitt Panthers had just administered a sound whipping to the Uni- versity of Kansas in the Sun Bowl. It actually was the kickoff to Pitt’s 1976 National Cham- pionship drive. You would have expected the Panther locker room that day to have been a place of joy and back slapping. But, it was not. Jackie Sherrill, Johnny Majors’ right-hand man and one of the prime architects in Pitt's 6 dramatic football turnaround, had announced to the squad after the Sun Bowl victory that he was leaving Pitt to accept the challenge of the head coaching position at Washington State. The news hit like a ton of bricks to the Pitt players who over the last three years had grown to respect, and yes, even to love this Panther assistant coach. Some players wept un- ashamedly while others hung their heads and trooped to the showers. Tony Dorsett gave Sherrill the game ball, and others offered their game jerseys. The New Team: Chanclor esley Posvar (left) and Athletic Director Cas siié Myslinski welcome new head football Coach Jackie Sherrill. It was a show of support for a young assistant who obviously had made an im- pression. And, that show was not lost on the Pitt administration. When Johnny Majors announced this past December that he was going to leave Pitt to return to his alma mater Tennessee, there was very little question who the Pitt players and administration wanted as their new head coach. And, exactly one week after Majors’ announce- ment, Jackie Sherrill was named as Pitt's 28th head coach. On the move since his boyhood days, Sherrill was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. He moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, for a sparkling high school career at Biloxi High and then it was off to Alabama for college. After gradua- tion there, he moved to coaching positions at Arkansas", with Majors at Iowa State and Pitts- burgh, to Washington State, and now back to Pittsburgh again. That's a lot of moving around for a man of 33, but in the process Sherrill has achieved one of his goals. He has found himself a "home” in the coaching profession. ”Pittsburgh is my home," Sherrill told writers at the announcement of his hiring this past December. ”When I came here in 1973," he added, ’'I didn't even know what pigs-in-a-blanket were. Now I know all about holupki, pierogi, and bakklava. I love Pittsburgh, with its people and rich culture. I hated to leave in 1975, but I really wanted a head coaching job. ”|t's good to be back. I'm very ecstatic, honored, and very happy to be back. Pittsburgh is a big part of my life.” Looking to Athletic Director Cas Myslinski and Chancellor Wesley Posvar, Sherrill winked and said, ”I hope I can stay a long, long time." Sherrill, who signed a five-year contract with Pitt, explained that "coming to the num- ber one team in the country and sustaining that program is a big challenge." But Sherrill, knows as well as anybody, that the only way to insure permanence as a coach is to win. His background says Jackie Sherrill is a winner. He was an honorable mention All-America and All-Stater at Biloxi High School and his picture hangs in the School's Hall of Fame. He enrolled at Alabama and was a three—year Ietterman and played seven positions for Bear Bryant's Crimson Tide. At Alabama he played with Joe Namath, Steve Sloan, and Ken Stabler, and was a member of the 1964 and 1965 National Championship teams. He played in the 1964 and 1965 Sugar Bowls and captained the 1966 Orange Bowl victory over Nebraska (29-28) which enabled the Tide to win the National Championship. He has coached in five Bowl games, bringing to nine the total number of bowls he has been involved with as a player and coach. Following his Alabama graduation, Sherrill served one year as graduate assistant and worked with the freshmen and the varsity linebackers under Bryant. He then moved with Frank Broyles at Arkansas in 1967 and worked with the defense and with the secondary in 1968. He joined Majors at Iowa State in the 1968 off—season and two years later was pro- moted to Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator. He followed Majors to Pitt in 1973 as an Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator. At Washington State last season Sherrill did much to re—establish a floundering program in the tough Pacific Eight Conference. Though his team went 3-8, Sherrill instilled a winning attitude and laid a positive groundwork for the Cougars to build on. In fact, his team, which was highly ranked in the NCAA passing statis- tics, had Southern California locked in a 14-14 tie late in the fourth quarter before bowing out. Sherrill gained the reputation as one of the brightest young coaches on the West Coast in just one year. Married in 1973 to a Pittsburgh area girl, Daryle Favro of nearby Elizabeth, the Sherril|’s recently purchased a home in the Oakland area just two blocks from the Cathedral of Learning. Welcome Back, Jack! 1977 Outlook: Defending the National Championship In putting Jackie Sherrill under the micro- scope, one comes away with many impressions. Lasting ones. He comes across very stable. Secure. Quietly powerful. Persuasive. Extremely confident. Not one to skirt facts. And, quite honest. Case in point. '’I think there's a lot of pressure involved in winning the National Championship," he said, shortly after he took the Pitt job. "But, I feel the real pressure is in doing it again. "Coming to the No. 1 team in the country and sustaining the program is a big challenge. I accept it. I'm here to sustain Pitt's position among the college football powers.” Sherrill took the Pitt job under unusual circumstances. Pitt won the National Cham- pionship last year, and National Champs aren't usually in the market for new coaches. But that was the case at Pitt when Johnny Majors decided to return to his alma mater, Tennessee. One sports writer has called Sherril|'s position "the hottest seat in college football coaching." Sherrill, realizing this too, came in aggres- sively and grabbed the bull by the horns, so to speak. “We haven't made the progress I would have liked to see totally — yet," he said. When a team loses 35-40 seniors it obviously has a lot of young people left who have not had enough game experience. How are these young players going to react when their number is called? That is a big question." Pitt lost 30 lettermen and 11 starters to graduation after the 1976 season. Many of those losses were of the spectacular variety —- Iike Tony Dorsett: four time All-America, Heisman Trophy winner, holder of 18 NCAA records, and generally regarded the greatest runner in college football history. Dorsett's loss is one of huge proportions and probably won't be fully realized for some time. All- America and Outland Trophy runner-up Al Romano is gone, too, along with three other defensive line starters (DT Don Parrish, DE Ed Wilamowski, DE Cecil Johnson). Along with Dorsett and Romano, two other Pitt All- OFFENSIVELY ACTION IN #1 FORM Americas are gone, TE Jim Corbett and Carson Long, the holder of just about every Pitt kicking record. The graduation list also includes the painful losses of the two starting linebackers (Jim Cramer and Arnie Weatherington) and a talented crew of offensive linemen (C John Pelusi and tackles George Messich, Joe Stone, and John Hanhauser). To make these losses easier to take are the talented stable of fine athletes returning, 30 lettermen and 11 starters in all. That list includes Heisman Trophy candi- date Matt Cavanaugh (Sr., 6-2, 210) at quarter- back and tackle Randy Holloway (Sr., 6-6, 228), both a Lombardi and Outland Trophy candidate. .A|so back are two other legitimate All-America candidates, safety Bob "Jury For The Defense” Jury (Sr., 6-0, 190) and center Tom Brzoza (Sr., 6-3, 240). Electrifying Gor- don Jones (Jr., 6-0, 180) is back as is receiving mate Willie Taylor (Sr., 6-1, 179). Elliott Walker (Sr., 5-11, 193), destined to become Pitt's all-time leading rusher behind Dorsett, is also back. Defensively, the strong point is the second- ary, where, along with Jury, monster Jeff Delaney (Jr., 6-1, 195), and cornerbacks LeRoy Felder (Sr., 5-10, 185) and J. C. Wilson (Sr., 6-0, 175) return. Breakdown By Positions Offensive Line The best athlete on the offensive line, Tom Brzoza was moved to center to handle the fine nose men Pitt will face this season. John Takacs (Sr., 6-2, 220) and Walt Brown (Jr., 6-4‘/2, 230), both lettermen, will battle for back-up duty. Lettermen George Link (Sr., 6-1, 247) and Matt Carroll (Jr., 6-3, 255), already a two-year starter, are expected to man the guard positions and Art Bortnick (Sr., 6-2, 235) and Kurt Brechbill (So., 6-2, 250) are counted on at tackle. Jim Buoy (Sr., 6-0, 240) and Ed Gallagher (So., 6-6, 243) should provide some depth. DEFENSIVELY % Receivers Gordon Jones is one of the more exciting players in the country and is being counted on heavily. Taylor, teaming with Jones, gives the Panthers 'a formidable one-two punch. Randy Reutershan (Sr., 5-10‘/2, 182) is a very capable performer and can back-up both Jones and Taylor. Willie Collier (So., 5-11, 173) is also being counted on to strengthen this corps. Steve Gaustad (Jr., 6-3, 220) made considerable progress at tight end in Spring drills. Backs Cavanaugh and Walker are the key men here. Cavanaugh passed for 1,046 yards and nine touchdowns in just over six full games. Behind him are Tom Yewcic (Sr., 5-11, 183) and Wayne Adams (So., 6-5‘/2, 215), an un- tested but promising prospect. A bevy of prospects are expected to battle for Dorsett’s vacated position. They include Larry Sims (So., 5-10, 175), Steve Harris (So., 6-1, 200), Fred Jacobs (So., 5-9, 175), versatile Jo Jo Heath (So., 5-11, 170), and Bob Hightower (So., 6-2, 198). Defensive Line Holloway is the key man here. The Panthers lost four of five starters, but Holloway provides a good nucleus to build around. Dave Logan (Jr., 6-1‘/2, 240), a fine talent is expected to fill in for Romano at nose guard, and Dave DiCiccio (Jr., 6-0, 205) who filled in the Penn State and Sugar Bowl games when Wilamowski was hurt and did a fine job, has the inside track at right end. The Panthers have to find a left tackle and a left end. Lettermen Dan Zelahy (Sr., 6-2'/2, 235) and Gary Silvestri (Sr., 6-5, 230) seem to be the two top candidates. Zelahy was having a fine Spring until felled by a knee injury. His status is doubtful. Mike Lenosky (Jr., 6-2, 205) a letterman, is listed first going into Fall camp, but he will have to impress to stay there. Back-up help there should be pro- vided by Scott Hartman (So., 6-2, 235), Bob Gruber (So., 6-5, 240), Tim Madison (So., 6-2‘/2, 210), and Gary Tyra (Sr., 5-11, 220). Linebackers With the loss of both starting linebackers, the problem here isn't as severe as one might imagine. A slew of young talented performers makes the outlook a hopeful one. Steve Clemons (So., 6-3, 225), Desmond Robinson (Jr., 6-0, 200), Jeff Pelusi (So., 6-0, 220), and Steve Fedell (Fr., 6-3, 217) are all young and lack game experience as a group. Defensive Backs The Panthers could be strongest here, with the possible exception of wide receivers. Jury, Delaney, Felder, and Wilson intercepted 28 passes last year, good enough for second in the country. Jury, the catalyst of the group, inter- cepted ten passes last year. Both the secondary as a whole and Jury as an individual return as the leading interceptors in the country. Back-up help is needed though. Mike Balzer (Jr., 6-1, 187) can fill the bill behind Jury and Willie Marsh (Jr., 5-11‘/2, 179) has shown ability in the past at the corner. What Sherrill Says: "ln breaking down the team by positions, I consider us very strong in the skilled positions. "Gordon Jones, Willie Taylor, and Randy Reutershan, I think, make up an outstanding receiver corps. "Matt Cavanaugh is as good a starting quarterback as we could possibly ask for. ”In the running back situation, I think Elliott Walker will be mentally prepared to have a good year. Psycho/ogica//y, he feels it's his turn. He'll be ready. "We have to find the other running back. We have a fine crop of young running backs who, at times, have shown some fine things. One of them has to come through and be consistent. I think we'll find a running back and I think we'll find a good one. I'm not looking for someone to complement Walker as much as I'm looking for the best athlete. I think we'll have some fine depth there too. There's one thing we can't afford to do with these young backs and that's compare them to Tony Dor- sett. You really can't compare anyone to Tony. Tony was the exception. "The offensive linemen will have to fill in some big shoes this year. "We might have to make some changes, but I think we'll be able to line up with a good, young offensive line. Depth wise, we have a very big problem on the offensive line. "As a group, I think the defensive backs are the strongest point we have. “The first line will be very solid. Bob Jury, Jeff Delaney, LeRoy Felder, and J. C. Wilson complement each other very well. For sure, they are very competitive with each other, yet they play extremely well together. "On the defensive line Randy Holloway is certainly one of the best tackles /'n college football. I consider him and Ross Browner the best defensive linemen in the country. Dave Logan at middle guard made a lot of progress this past Spring, and if he continues to make that progress, I think he'll be a good football player. I hope we can leave him at noseguard and don't have to move him to tackle. Dave DiCiccio will be a very good defensive right end. "We have to find two new faces at left tackle and at left defensive end. "We have some young linebackers who I think will be able to line up and play. "We didn't work a lot on the kicking game this Spring. We'll work very hard during the two-a-days at Fall camp in this area. "The specialty teams will be fine. Most of the specialists will return, and with the fresh- men coming in, I have no worries there. "Gordon Jones and Jo Jo Heath will give us an excellent duo on punt returns. I don't know yet who we'll line up with on kickoff returns. "Overall, I think we'll have some depth problems on both lines, but we'll be able to line up with 17 good starters both ways. Some kids who we recruited will definitely come in and provide some of the depth we're looking for, I think. How solid we will be as a team will depend a lot on how quickly these freshmen can come in and be ready to play. " CAPS indicate offensive or defensive starter in 1976 Personnel Data *indicates letter won Lettermen LOST from 1976 Squad: 30 (11 starters) Ends Tackles Guards Centers Middle Guards Linebackers Quarterbacks Halfbacks Flanke rs Defensive Backs Specialists (6) (6) (0) (1) (1) (3) (2) (6) (0) (3) (2) ****ED WILAMOWSKI, ****CEC|L JOHNSON, *Kurt K0- vach, ****JlM CORBETT, ***Chuck Bonasorte, *Ron Medley **JOHN HANHAUSER, ***JOE STONE, **GEORGE MESSICH, ****DON PARRISH, *B0b Spears, **Wil|ie Tolbert ***JOHN PELUSI ****AL ROMANO ****ARN|E WEATHERINGTON, **JAMES CRAMER, **A| Chesley ****Bob Haygood, *Dave Migliore ****TONY DORSETT, ***Bob Hutton, **Thom Sindewald, *Ed Brosky, *Gary Arcuri, *Marc Torquato ****Larry Felton, *Carlton Williams, *Mark O'Toole ****CARSON LONG, ****LAR RY SWIDER Lettermen RETURNING from 1976 Squad: 30 (11 starters) Ends Tackles Guards Centers Middle Guards Linebackers Quarterbacks Halfbacks Flankers Defensive Backs 10 (4) (3) (5) (2) (2) (3) (2) (1) (2) (6) “GORDON JONES, *Steve Gaustad, *Mike Lenosky, *Dave DiCiccio ***RANDY HOLLOWAY, *Dan Zelahy, *Gary_Si|vestri ***TOM BRZOZA, **MATT CARROLL, *Art Bortnick, **George Link, *Jim Buoy *John Takacs, *Wa|t Brown *David Logan, *Gary Tyra *Desmond Robinson, *Jeff Pelusi, *Steve Clemons **MATT CAVANAUGH, *Tom Yewcic ***ELLlOTT WALKER **W|LL|E TAYLOR, **Randy Reutershan **JAMES WILSON, ***LeROY FELDER, **BOB JURY, **JEFF D‘ELANEY, **Mike Balzer, “George O’Korn L H m _ Prospectus Rundown Returning 30, five were offensive starters and six were defensive starters in 1976. Probable Strong Spots: Winning attitude, passing game, defensive secondary. Current Major Areas of Concern: Lack of defensive experience up front and at linebacker, kicking game, replacing number of quality athletes like Tony Dorsett, Al Romano, and Jim Corbett. All-America Possibilities: Matt Cavanaugh (Heisman Candidate), senior quarterback Randy Holloway (Outland Candidate), senior defensive tackle Tom Brzoza, senior offensive guard Bob Jury, senior defensive back All-East Possibilities Sophomores to Watch: Matt Cavanaugh, senior quarterback Kurt Brechbill, offensive guard Randy Holloway, senior defensive tackle Jo Jo Heath, flanker, split end, kick returns Tom Brzoza, senior offensive guard Jeff Pelusi, linebacker Bob Jury, senior defensive back Bob Gruber, defensive tackle Gordon Jones, junior split end Larry Sims, halfback Elliott Walker, senior fullback Steve Clemons, Linebacker Jeff Delaney, junior monsterback Gordon Jones, junior split end Spring Game After a National Championship that capped the resurrection of a long football tradition, Pitt fans were able to taste the richness of this past when Head Coach Jackie Sherrill re-instituted the Alumni-Varsity spring football game. In the first such meeting since 1953, the Pitt varsity was also reminded of how rich its roots run — needing a 21 point second half burst for a come-from-behind 28-12 victory over the 80-member Alumni squad. For some 7,500 fans braving a drizzly day it was a time to relive some of the good old days. Former Pitt greats appearing in the contest included Paul Martha, Rick Leeson, Bryant Salter, Steve Moyer, Dave Havern, and Mike Ditka. 1953 captain and pro football Hall-of-Famer Joe Schmidt acted as honorary coach. To the surprise of everybody the Alums got on the scoreboard first by recovering a blocked varsity punt in the endzone for a touchdown. The varsity retaliated with a 3-yard touchdown run by sophomore halfback Larry Sims before falling behind again at halftime, 12-7. In the second half the Varsity had it pretty much their way, scoring on TD scampers by seniors Elliot Walker (3 yards) and Greg McCray (51 yards), and sophomore Steve Harris (31 yards). The Panther attack featured a balanced running corp. Fullback Walker, hoping to regain the form that enabled him to ramble for 903 yards in '75, rushed for 40 yards on nine carries. In the derby to replace Dorsett, halfbacks McCray, Sims, and Harris rushed for 54, 47, and 41 yards respectively. Senior quarterback Matt Cavanaugh saw limited action while nursing a sore elbow but still managed to complete 6 of 10 passes for 116 yards. Although being used sparingly, Outland Trophy candidate Randy Holloway domi- nated the line of scrimmage and showed signs of being able to anchor a rebuilt defensive line. Sophomore middle guard David Logan, junior split end and specialty teams extraordinnaire Randy Reutershan, and junior offensive guard George Link were named winners of the Ed Conway Memorial Award as the most improved offensive and defensive players during Pitt's spring football drills. 11 Tentative Depth Chart (* indicates letters won) OFFENSE SE “Gordon Jones (Jr., 6-O‘/2, 180) Willie Collier (So., 5-11,173) LT *Art Bortnick (Sr., 6-2, 235) Ed Gallagher (So., 6-6, 243) LG “Matt Carroll (Jr., 6-3, 255) *Jlm Buoy (Sr., 6-0, 240) Al Papay (So., 6-4, 240) C ***Tom Brzoza (Sr., 6-3, 240) *Walt Brown (Jr., 6-4‘/2, 230) or *John Takacs (St., 6-1, 220) RG **George Link (Sr., 6-1, 247) Rocky DeStefano (So., 6-2, 235) RT Kurt Brechbill (So., 6-2, 250) Jeff Matthews (Jr., 6-5, 235) Jim Triscila (So., 6-5, 240) TE *Steve Gaustad (Jr., 6-3, 220) Rich Cooper (So., 6-3, 220) OB “Matt Cavanaugh (Sr., 6-2, 210) Wayne Adams (So., 65%, 215) *Tom Yewcic (Sr., 5-11, 183) HB Larry Sims (So., 5-10, 175) Steve Harris (So., 6-1, 200) Jo Jo Heath (So., 5-11, 170) FB ***E||i0tt Walker (Sr., 5-11,193) Fred Jacobs (So., 5-9, 175) Bob Hightower (So., 6-2, 198) FL **Willie Taylor (Sr., 6-1, 179) **Randy Reutershan (Sr., 5-10‘/2, 182) Kickers Mark Schubert (So., 6-0, 199) Tom Kornick (So., 5-10, 185) 12 DEFENSE L~E *Dave DiCiccio (Jr., 6-0, 205) Randy Johnson (So., 6-3, 205) LT *Gary Silvestri (Sr., 6-5, 230) Bob Gruber (So., 6-5, 240) *Dan Zelahy (Sr., 6-2‘/2, 235) *David Logan (Jr., 6-1%, 240) *Gary Tyra (Sr., 5-11, 220) Tim Madison (So., 6-2‘/2, 210) RT***Randy Holloway (Sr., 6-6, 228) Scott Hartman (So., 6-2, 235) RE *Mike Lenosky (Jr., 6-2, 205) Alan Barboza (So., 6-3, 220) Ron Boone (So., 6-5, 230) LLB *Desmond Robinson (Jr., 6-0, 200) Steve Fedell (Fr., 6-3, 217) RLB *Steve Clemons (So., 6-3, 225) *Jeff Pelusi (So., 6-0, 220) MON “Jeff Delaney (Jr., 6-1, 195) **George O’Korn (Sr., 5-10, 200) LHB **J. C. Wilson (Sr., 6-0, 175) Willie Marsh (Jr., 5-11‘/2,179) RHB***LeRoy Felder (Sr., 5-10, 185) Scott McKeel (So., 5-10, 175) S **Bob Jury (Sr., 6-0, 190) **Mike Balzer (Jr., 6-1, 187) MG Punters Woody Jackson (So., 6-0, 185) Wayne Adams (So., 6-5‘/2, 215) gxv §>§,§3§.:«§2 ‘(Rx ‘ ,, s.»_\ «\s.\\....,\~..~».-»-~‘* Fm: ‘Mr ‘ iS§x‘°?‘~ . gssifsx)‘ Bias §)‘);f:.:- ~ "“ rppi‘ons usfi sst Awards and Honors for the 1976 Panthers Team Awards MacArthur Bowl — National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame National Championship United Press International —~ National Championship Associated Press — National Championship Grandland Rice —— Football Writers of America National Championship Lambert Trophy — Eastern Championship Cool Ray Cup — East Indies Championship Sugar Bowl Championship Old lronsides Trophy — (Pitt-Penn State—West Virginia Championship) Touchdown Club of Columbus, Robert Zuppke Award Trophy Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C. (College Team—of—the—Year) Individual Awards JOHN MAJORS Coach of the Year, United Press International Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year, Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. ABC-Chevrolet Coach—of—the—Year ($5,000 non-athletic scholarship to University) TONY DORSETT Heisman Trophy, 2,357 points (701 first place votes) Player of the Year, Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year, Football News Maxwell Award, Player of the Year Player of the Year, UPI Player of the Year, Cleveland Touchdown Club Player of the Year, Miami Touchdown Club Player of the Year, Sporting News ABC-Chevrolet Player-of-the-Year ($2,500 non-athletic scholarship to University) ABC-Chevrolet Outstanding Player-of-the-Game (Notre Dame, West Virginia, Penn State) (three $1,000 non-athletic scholarships to University) Pittsburgh Post—Gazette Dapper Dan Club Award Offensive Back of the Year, Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. 13 Back of the Year, Football Today All-America, UPI (first team) All-America, AP (first team) All-America, Football Coaches Assn. (Kodak) (first team) All—America, Walter Camp Foundation (first team) All-America, Football News (first team) All-America, NEA (first team) All-America, Football Today (first team) All—America, Sporting News (first team) Backfield of the Week, UPI (six times) Sports llLustrated Player of the Week (two times) All-East, UPI (first team) All-East, AP (first team) AL ROMANO All-America, Football Coaches Assn. (Kodak) (first team) All-America, AP (first team) All—America, UPI (first team) AlI~America, NEA (first team) All-America, Football News (first team) All—America, Walter Camp Foundation (first team) All—America, Football Today (honorable mention) All-America, Sporting News (honorable mention) Outland Trophy, runner-up Lombardi Award (quarterfinalist) All-East, AP (first team) All-East, UPI (first team) TOM BRZOZA All—America, UPI (second team) All-America, AP (/second team) All—America, Football News (second team) All-America, Sporting News (honorable mention) All-East, AP (first team) All-East, UPI (first team) MATT CAVANAUGH MVP, 1977 Sugar Bowl All-East, UPI (honorable mention) Backfield of the Week, UPI (Duke) Player of the Week, AP (Duke) JIM CORBETT All-America, AP (second team) All—America, UPI (honorable mention) All-America, Football News (honorable mention) All-America, Sporting News (honorable mention) All-East, AP (first team) JIMBO CRAMER All-America, Football News (honorable mention) All-East, AP (honorable mention) ABC-Chevrolet Player-of—the~Game (Defense) (West Virginia) ($1,000 non—athletic scholarship to School) JEFF DELANEY All-East, AP (honorable mention) CoSida Academic All-America LeROY FELDER All-East, AP (honorable mention) JOHN HANHAUSER All-East, AP (first team) RANDY HOLLOWAY 1977 Pre-Season Playboy All-America Team ABC-Chevrolet Defensive Player-of-the-Game (Notre Dame) ($1,000 non—athletic scholarship to School) All-America, AP (honorable mention) All-America, Football News (honorable mention) All-America, Sporting News (honorable mention) All-East, UPI (first team) All-Eas_t, AP (first team) CECIL JOHNSON All-East, AP (first team) BOB JURY All-America, AP (third team) All—America, UPI (honorable mention) All-East, UPI (first team) All-East, AP (first team) ABC-Chevrolet Defense PIayer—of-the-Game (Penn State) ($1,000 non—athletic scholarship to School) DON PARRISH All-America, AP (honorable mention) All-America, Football News (honorable mention) All-East, AP (second team) JOHN PELUSI All-America, UPI (honorable mention) All-East, UPI (first team) Sports Illustrated P|ayer—of—the-Week (Penn State) CARSON LONG All—America, UPI (second team) All-East, UPI (first team) ARNIE WEATHERINGTON All-East, AP (honorable mention) PITT RANKINGS IN FINAL NCAA STATS TEAMS 32.2 points per game 290.7 points per game 397.2 yards per game 6th Scoring 7th Rushing Offense 12th Total Offense 1st Completion percent— .355 for the season age against 13th Scoring Defense 4th Rushing Defense 6th Total Defense 113.0 yards per game 229.0 yards per game 11.8 points per game 7th Net Punting 40.3 yards per kick INDIVIDUAL RUSHING G Car Yds Avg Td Yd/Pg 1st — Tony Dorsett 11 338 1,948 5.8 21 177.1 SCORING G Td X-Pt FG Pts Pt/Pg 1st — Tony Dorsett 11 22 1(2-pt.) 0 134 12.2 11th —— Carson Long 11 0 42 16 90 8.2 ALL-PURPOSE RUNNERS G Rush Rec Pr Kor Yds Yds/Gm 1st —— Tony Dorsett 11 1,948 73 0 0 2,021 183.7 PUNTING No Yds Avg Long 5th — Larry Swider 58 2,600 44.8 77 INTERCEPTIONS G No Int/Pg 2nd — Bob Jury 11 9 .818 7th — Jeff Delaney 11 7 .636 FIELD GOALS G FG-FGA Pct FG/G 3rd — Carson Long 11 16-23 .691 1.45 14 The Road to the National Championship PITT 31, NOTRE DAME 10 — SEPTEMBER 11,1976 Notre Dame, Indiana — Tony Dorsett ran for 61 yards on Pitt's first play from scrimmage, setting the stage for a 31-10 rout of the Fighting Irish. Dorsett, who rushed for 181 yards, scored on a five-yard run to tie the game at 7-7 in the first quarter. It was all Pitt from there as Robert Haygood scored twice on one-yard runs in the second quarter to break the game open. Carson Long added a 34-yard field goal, and Matt Cavanaugh scored on an eight-yard run. Pitt 7 14 0 10 — 31 Notre Dame 7 3 0 0 — 10 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — ND: MacAfee, 25-yd. pass from Slager, Reeve kick; 0-7; PITT: Dorsett, 5—yd. run, Long kick; 7-7. 2nd 0 -- PITT: Haygood, 1-yd. run, Long kick; 14-7; PITT: Haygood, 1-yd. run, Long kick; 21-7; ND: Reeve, 53-yd. field goal; 21-10. 3rd 0 - no scoring. 4th 0 — PITT: Long, 34—yd. field goal, 24-10; PITT: Cavanaugh, 8-yd. run, Long kick; 31-10. Attendance: 59,075 PITT 42, GEORGIA TECH 14 — SEPTEMBER 18,1976 Atlanta, Georgia — Pitt lost starting quarterback Robert Haygood for the season when he tore ligaments in his knee in the second quarter, but Matt Cavanaugh came on to lead the Panthers to a 42-14 romp over the Yellow Jackets. Dorsett scored three touchdowns, on runs of five, six, and ten yards, while rushing for 113 yards. Cavanaugh completed seven of 13 passes for 117 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown pass to Gordon Jones. Pitt 7 7 14 14 — 42 Georgia Tech 0 7 7 0 — 14 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 6-yd. run, Long kick; 7-0. 2nd 0 —- PITT: Dorsett, 5—yd. run, Long kick; 14-0; GA T: Jolly, 1-yd. run, Smith kick; 14-7. 3rd 0 — PITT: Cavanaugh, 4-yd. run, Long kick; 21-7; GA T: Ruckner, 1-yd. run, Smith kick; 21-14; PITT: Jones, 51-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 28-14. 4th 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 10-yd. run, Long kick; 35-14; PITT: Jones, 6-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 42-14. Attendance: 43,424 PITT 21, TEMPLE 7 — SEPTEMBER 25,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — The Pitt defense made things easy for the offense by shutting out stubborn Temple. The Owls’ only score in the game came on a blocked punt. Tony Dorsett rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown despite missing part of the game with a bruised calf. Carson Long's field goals of 50 and 33 yards were Pitt's only first half scoring, but the Panthers roared back in the second half on touchdowns by Dorsett and Elliott Walker. Temple 7 0 0 0 — 7 Pitt 0 6 8 7 — 21 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — TEMPLE: Gill, 15-yd. run with blocked punt, Sorinsky kick; 0-7. 2nd 0 — PITT: Long, 50-yd. field goal; 3-7; PITT: Long, 13-yd. field goal; 6-7. 3rd 0 —— PITT: Walker, 1-yd. run. Dorsett run for 2-point conversion; 14-7. 4th 0 -— PITT: Dorsett, 3-yd. run, Long kick; 21-7. Attendance: 38,500 PITT 44, DUKE 31 — OCTOBER 2,1976 Durham, N. C. — Matt Cavanaugh set a Pitt record, passing for five touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 44-31 win over the Blue Devils. Cavanaugh completed 14 of 17 passes for 339 yards, including touchdown passes to Willie Taylor (10 and 66 yards), Gordon Jones (24 and 37 yards), and Jim Corbett (27 yards). The Panthers scored 23 unanswered points in the second quarter to amass a 30-7 halftime lead. Tony Dorsett rushed for 134 yards and one touchdown. Pitt 7 23 14 0 — 44 Duke 7 0 16 8 — 31 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 —- DUKE: Gore, 4-yd. run, Fusca kick; 0-7; PITT: Taylor, 66-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 7-7. 2nd 0 — PITT: Safety, Wilson blocks punt out of endzone; 9-7; PITT: Taylor, 10-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 16-7; PITT: Corbett, 27—yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 23-7; PITT: Jones, 37—yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 30-7. 3rd 0 — PITT: Jones, 24-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 37-7; DUKE: Barney, 1-yd. run, Benjamin pass from Dunn for 2-point conversion; 37-15; PITT‘: Dorsett, 4-yd. run, Long kick; 44-15; DUKE: Williamson, 55-yd. pass from Dunn, Dunn runs for 2-point conversion; 44-23. 4th 0 — DUKE: Barney 1-yd. run, Barney run for 2-point convérsion;44-31. Attendance: 37,200 15 ON THE COVER It was a season Pitt football fans will never forget, and some of the rewards of the National Championship year are displayed on our cover. They are: (1) MacArthur Bowl from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, (2) Grantland Rice Trophy from the Football Writers of America, (3) Cool Ray Cup for the Eastern Championship among the major universities, (4) Heisman Trophy awarded to Tony Dorsett, (5) United Press International National Championship Trophy, (6) Sugar Bowl Championship Trophy, and (7) Lambert Trophy for the Eastern Championship. Missing when the picture was taken is the Associated Press National Championship Trophy. PITT 27, LOUISVILLE 6 — OCTOBER 9,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — Pitt built up a 27-0 halftime lead on the- running of Tony Dorsett (109 yards) and Matt Cavanaugh (63 yards and two touchdowns), then the defense dominated the second half after Cavanaugh left the game with a fractured fibula. For the second time in three weeks, the only points scored against the Panthers came on a blocked punt. Tom Yewcic, who replaced Cavanaugh at quarterback and would go on to he.roics in later weeks, had a rough initiation on the rain-soaked field. Dorsett finished with 130 yards rushing- Louisville 0 0 0 6 — 6 Pitt 10 17 o o — 27 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Cavanaugh, 17-yd. run, Long kick; 7-O; PITT: Long, 39-yd. field goal; 10-0- 2nd 0 — PITT: Cavanaugh, 6-yd. run, Long kick; 17-0; PITT: Johnson, recovered fumble in endzone, Long kick; 24-0; PITT: Long, 30—yd. field goal; 27-0. 3rd 0 — no scoring. 4th 0 — LOU: Abood, recovery of blocked punt in endzone, kick failed; 27-6. Attendance: 34,000 PITT 36, MIAMI 19 — OCTOBER 16,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — Returning to the ”l” formation with former ninth-string quarterback Tom Yewcic calling the signals, the second-ranked Panthers defeated Miami with surprising ease, 36-19. Tony Dorsett had his best game of the season to date, rushing for 227 yards on 35 carries and scoring three touchdowns, as Pitt built up a 22-0 lead. Yewcic completed just two of seven passes, but they were good for 78 yards, including a 40-yard screen pass to Dorsett for a touchdown. Miami 0 0 6 13 — 19 Pitt 9 13 0 14 — 36 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Felder, tackles Mason in endzone for safety; 2-0; PITT: Dorsett, 3-yd. run, Long kick; 9-0. 2nd 0 — PITT: Long, 25-yd. field goal; 12-0; PITT: Long, 39-yd. field goal; 15-0; PITT: Dorsett, 40-yd. pass from Yewcic, Long kick; 22-0. 3rd 0 — MIAMI: Johnson, 3—yd. run, 2-point pass failed; 22-6. 4th 0 — PITT: Taylor, 7-yd. run, Long kick; 29-6; MIAMI: Cain, 75—yd. pass from Glover, 2-point pass failed; 29-12; PITT: Dorsett, 73—yd. run, Long kick; 36-12; MIAMI: Anderson, 2-yd. run, Dennis kick; 36-19. Attendance: 44,434 PITT 45, NAVY 0 — OCTOBER 23, 1976 Annapolis, Maryland — Tony Dorsett became the NCAA all-time leadingrusher, breaking Archie Griffin's record of 5,177, as Pitt steamrolled Navy, 45-0. Dorsett, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns, broke the record on a 32-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Navy-Marine Corps Stadium erupted in a standing ovation. Overlooked in the excitement was Yewcic’s eight for ten passing performance, which featured a 30-yard touchdown heave to Jim Corbett. The Panther defense posted its first shutout of the season. Pitt 7 7 10 21 — 45 Navy 0 0 0 0 — 0 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Corbett, 30-yd. pass from Yewcic, Long kick; 7-0. 2nd 0. — PITT: Dorsett, 6-yd. run, Long kick; 14-0. 3rd 0 — PITT: Long, 40-yd. field goal; 17-0; PITT: E. Walker, 60-yd. run; Long kick; 24-0. 4th 0 —- PITT: Dorsett, 21-yd. run, Long kick; 31-0; *PITT: Dorsett, 32-yd. run, Long kick; 38-0; PITT: Sindewald, 18-yd. run, Long kick; 45-0. Attendance: 26,346 *On this run Dorsett broke Archie Griffin's all-time career NCAA rushing mark. PITT 23, SYRACUSE 13 — OCTOBER 30,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — Tony Dorsett overcame a bruised leg, jammed elbow, and poked eye to rush for 241 yards and two touchdowns, leading Pitt to a 23-13 victory over the Orangemen. Syracuse quarterback Bill Hurley set a school record with 303 yards total offense, and David Jacobs set a Pitt Stadium record with a 55-yard field goal as Pitt encountered its toughest foe of the season to date. The Panther defense thwarted Syracuse's game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter to insure the victory. Syracuse 7 O 6 0 — 13 Pitt 3 7 7 6 — 23 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Long, 41-yd. field goal; 3-0; SYR: McGee, 80-yd. pass, Jacobs kick; 3-7. 2nd 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 1-yd. run, Long kick; 10-7. 3rd 0 — SY R: Jacobs, 45-yd. field goal; 10-10; SYR: Jacobs, 55-yd. field goal; 10-13; PITT: Dorsett, 33-yd. run, Long kick; 17-13. 4th 0 — PITT: Long, 47-yd. field goal; 20-13; PITT: Long, 29-yd. field goal; 23-13. Attendance: 50,399 16 PITT 37, ARMY 7 — NOVEMBER 6,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — Pitt became the top-ranked team in the country when Purdue upset Michigan, 16-14, while the Panthers were_ trampling Army, 37-7. Tony Dorsett again led the way, rushing for 212 yards and scoring three touchdowns, on runs of 4, 5, and 32 yards. Matt Cavanaugh returned to action, completing eight of 12 passes for 67 yards and rushing for 76 more, including a 49-yard romp. Willie Taylor snared one of the passes for a 24-yard touchdown play. The players and fans erupted into ”we’re number one” chants when the Michigan upset was announced. Army 0 0 7 0 — 7 Pitt 4 10 21 3 -— 37 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 —- PITT: Long, 27-yd. field goal; 3-0. 2nd 0 — PITT: Long, 39-yd. field goal; 6-0; PITT: Dorsett, 4-yd. run, Long kick; 13-0. 3rd 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 32-yd. run, Long kick; 20-0; PITT: Dorsett, 5-yd. run, Long kick; 27-0; ARMY: Logue, 27—yd. pass from Hall, Castelli kick; 27-7; PITT: Taylor, 24-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 34-7. 4th 0 — PITT: Long, 35-yd. field goal; 37-7. Attendance: 45,753 PITT 24, WEST VIRGINIA 16 — NOVEMBER 13,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. — West Virginia's keying on Tony Dorsett wasn't very effective, but it did enable Matt Cavanaugh to rush for 124 yards, a personal high. Dorsett rushed for 199 yards on 38 carries, and scored all three Pitt touchdowns. Carson Long, who became the NCAA’s all-time leading kick-scorer this season, added a 27-yard field goal. Pitt built up leads of 17-3 and 24-10 before the Mountaineers scored a touchdown with three minutes left. Dorset’s No. ”33” jersey was retired at halftime. West Virginia 3 0 7 6 — 16 Pitt 7 7 3 7 — 24 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 17-yd. run, Long kick; 7-0; WVU: McKenzie, 22-yd. field goal; 7-3. 2nd 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 2-yd. run, Long kick; 14-3. 3rd 0 —— PITT: Long, 27-yd. field goal; 17-7; WVU: Lewis, 14-yd. pass from Kendra, McKenzie kick; 17-10. 4th 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 30-yd. run, Long kick; 26-10; WVU: Lewis, 9-yd. pass from Kendra, 2-point pass failed; 24-16. Attendance: 56,500 PITT 24, PENN STATE 7 — NOVEMBER 26,1976 Pittsburgh, Pa. - Tony Dorsett crashed the 6,000 career yards rushing mark and established a new NCAA single season record (1948), as he led Pitt to a 24-7 win over the arch-rival Nittany Lions. Dorsett, who rushed for 224 yards, scored on runs of six and 40 yards. Elliott Walker scored on a 12-yard burst, and Carson Long added a 47-yard field goal. Bob Jury’s two interceptions gave him nine for the season, second best in the nation. Pitt 0 7 7 10 — 24 Penn State 7 0 7 0 — 7 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 - PSU: Torrey, 21-yd. pass from Fusina, Capozzoli kick; 0-7. 2nd 0 — PITT: Cavanaugh, 6-yd. run, Long kick; 7-7. 3rd 0 — PITT: Dorsett, 40-yd. run, Long kick; 14-7. 4th 0 — PITT: Walker, 12-yd. run, Long kick; 21-7; PITT: Long, 47-yd. field goal; 24-7. Attendance: 50,360 PITT 27, GEORGIA 3 (SUGAR BOWL) — JANUARY 1,1977 New Orleans, Louisiana — Having saved their best performance for when it counted most, the Panthers put together a complete offensive and defensive game in humbling the SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs. Matt Cavanaugh ran 6 yards for a score in the first period. Then he hit Gordon Jones for a 59 yard bomb in the second quarter and Tony Dorsett added a splendid 11 yard run to stake the Panthers to a commanding 21-0 halftime lead. Carson Long added two second half field goals and the Panthers completed an undefeated 12-0-0 season, a Sugar Bowl victory and assured themselves the National Championship. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 0 — PITT: Cavanaugh, 6-yd. run, Long kick; 7-0. 2nd 0 - PITT: Jones, 59-yd. pass from Cavanaugh, Long kick; 14-0; PITT: Dorsett, 11-yd. run, Long kick; 21-0. 3rd 0 — GA: Leavitt, 25-yd. field goal; 21-3; PITT: Long, 42-yd. field goal; 24-3. 4th 0 — PITT: Long, 31-yd. field goal; 27-3. Attendance: 76,117 17 18 A Statistical Look at the 1976 Season Final 1976 Pitt Football Statistics 1976 Record: 12-0-0 Unanimous National Champs Pm opp_ Pitt 31 Notre Dame 10 59,075 (A) First Downs 240 162 Pitt 42 Georgia Tech 14 43,424 (A) Rushing Attempts 687 535 Pitt 21 Temple 7 38,500 (H) Net Yards Rushing 3486 1378 Pitt 44 Duke 31 37.200 (A) Average Yards Rushing 290.5 114.8 Pitt 27 Louisville 6 34,000 (H) Passes 86-164-5 85-253-28 Pitt 36 Miami (Fla.) 19 42,434 (H) Yards Passing 1363 1322 Pitt 45 Navy 0 26,346 (A) Average Yards Passing 113.6 110.2 Pitt 23 Syracuse 13 50,399 (H) TDS Passing 11 8 Pitt 37 Army 7 45,753 (H) Total Offense 4849 2700 Pitt 24 West Virginia 16 56,500 (H) Average Total Offense 404.1 225.0 Pitt 24 Penn State 7 50,250 (N) Punting 65-2784 88-3324 Pitt 27 Georgia (Sugar Bowl) 3 76,117 (N) Yards Penalized 75-671 48-468 Pitt 67 132 87 95 — 381 Fumbles/Lost 50/24 34/22 Opp. 38 10 52 33 —— 133 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Net Yds. Avg. Tds. 2-Pt. Dorsett 370 2150 5.8 22 Scoring Tds. X-Pts. Plays F.G. Pts. E. Walker 85 389 4.6 3 Dorsett 23 0 1 0 140 Cavanaugh 98 366 3.7 5 Long 0 45-45 0 18-26 99 Hutton 55 182 3.3 0 Jones 5 0 0 0 30 Yewcic 45 116 2.6 0 Cavanaugh 5 0 0 0 30 Sindewald 22 107 4.9 1 Taylor 4 0 0 0 24 Jackson 17 67 3.9 0 Walker 3 0 0 0 18 Sims 11 35 3.2 0 Corbett 2 0 O 0 12 Haygood 18 27 1.5 2 Haygood 2 0 0 0 12 L. Walker 5 26 5.2 0 Johnson 1 0 0 0 6 Jones 2 10 5.0 0 Sindewald 1 0 0 0 6 Hightower 4 9 2.3 0 Team 0 0 2 0 4 Taylor 2 8 4.0 1 Jacobs 1 5 5.0 0 All Returns Punts Kickoffs Heath 1 3 3.0 0 Jones 18-67 4-50 Migliore 1 0 — 0 Haygood 0-0 2-12 Hutton 0-0 4-27 Pass Receiving Recp. Yds Tds. Taylor 13-34 14-227 Corbett 34 538 2 Wilson 3-12 0-0 Jones 21 386 5 Sindewald 0-0 3-34 Taylor 18 320 3 Johnson 1-5 0-0 Dorsett 8 67 1 Sims 0-0 2-34 Hutton 2 8 O E.Wa|ker 2 40 0 Passing Att. Comp Pct. lnt. Yds. Td. Reutershan 1 4 O Cavanaugh 110 65 .591 3 1046 9 Yewcic 34 14 .412 2 218 2 Interceptions No. Yds. Ret Tds. Haygood 15 5 .333 0 83 0 Jury 10 95 0 Migliore 1 0 — 0 0 0 Delaney 7 23 0 Hutton 1 0 — 0 0 0 Felder 6 55 O Swider 2 1 500 0 5 0 Johnson 1 0 0 Wilson 2 12 O Punting No. Yds. Avg. Longest Cramer 1 0 0 Swider 63 2784 44.2 77 Weatherington 1 0 0 Defensive Leaders Games Sacks Tackles Assists Totals Cramer 12 81 55 136 Romano 12 10 70 58 128 Weatherington 12 1 73 46 119 Parrish 12 7 73 27 100 Johnson 12 4 49 43 92 Holloway 12 18 64 16 80 Wilamowski 12 4 40 30 70 Jury 12 24 31 55 Delaney 12 25 20 45 Wilson 12 31 12 43 Felder 12 21 16 37 Logan 12 1 10 5 15 Longest run from scrimmage Longest pass play Longest kickoff return Longest punt return Longest run with interception Longest punt Most yards rushing Most yards passing Most passes caught Most passes completed TEAM Most yards rushing (NET) Most yards passing Most interceptions Most fumbles recovered PlTT'S HIGH MARKS : Walker, 69 yards vs. Navy Taylor, 66 yards vs. Duke Haygood, 23 yards vs. Notre Dame; Taylor, 23 yds. vs. Penn State Jones, 14 yards vs. Navy Felder, 28 yards vs. Notre Dame Swider, 77 yards vs. Georgia Tech Dorsett, 241 yards vs. Syracuse Cavanaugh, 339 yards vs. Duke Corbett, 6 vs. Duke Cavanaugh, 14 vs. Duke 444 vs. Army 339 vs. Duke 4 vs. Notre Dame, Miami, Penn State, Georgia 5 vs. Miami A Look at the Assistant Coaches: Jimmy Johnson Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Arkansas 7964 Jimmy Johnson is considered one of the best defensive coaches in the college game and Jackie Sherrill was quite happy to bring him to Pitt this year. ''I got the same feeling in bringing Jimmy to Pitt that I get when I sign a great prospective recruit,” Sherrill said in announcing the hiring of Johnson. ’'I feel very fortunate to have him on our staff. He is very intelligent with game strategy and that reflects on his outstanding coaching record. He has earned the reputation as one of the better defensive coaches in the country.” Johnson, who was under consideration for the head coaching job at Arkansas before coming to Pitt, will be the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and will assist coach Bob Matey with the defensive line. The 33-year old Johnson comes to Pitt from Arkansas, where he was the defensive line coach since 1973. Johnson coached at Iowa State in 1968 and 1969 with Sherrill under Johnny Majors. He coached Oklahoma's defensive line for three seasons from 1970 to 1972. Johnson was an All-Southwestern Conference middle guard at Arkansas (62-64) where he captained the 1964 National Championship Team. He was also elected to the Arkansas All-Decade team. A Port Arthur, Texas, native, Johnson is married to the former Linda Kay Cooper of Marked Tree, Arkansas, and is the father of two sons, Brent (12) and Chad (10). Among the All-Americans Johnson coached are Leroy, Dewey, and Lucious Selmon, and "Sugar Bear" Hamilton. Bob Leahy Offensive Coordinator Kansas State Teacher's College 7970 When Jackie Sherrill left Pitt to take the head coaching job at Washington State in January 1975, Bob Leahy was one of the first coaches asked to go along. The former Steeler quarterback served as Sherrill's offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, and led the Cougar offense to one of its best seasons in history. "Bob Leahy has a tremendous knowledge of the game, part of which was gained when he played with the Steelers,” Sherrill said in making the announcement of the hiring. "He is one of the finest offensive coaches that I've had the pleasure of coaching with. He helped develop our offense at Washington State into a complex system which was more varied than any of our opponents." The NCAA statistics last year lends credence to Sherrill's faith in Leahy. Under Leahy's direction, Cougar quarterback Jack Thompson, considered perhaps the finest young college quarterback prospect in the land (Thompson will be a junior), was second in the nation in passing and third in total offense. At Kansas State Teacher's College, Leahy was honorable mention Little All-America and was voted All-Conference for two years. With the Steelers he was known as the coach-on-the-field, because of his outstanding football mind. Steeler coaches failed to stump Bob in their weekly quizzes on the X's and O's during his two—year professional career. At the beginning of the 1972 football season he was on the Steeler taxi squad and fought for the quarterbacking job with the Steelers’ two Terry's - Bradshaw and Hanratty. Leahy was referred to Pitt by his close friend Terry Bradshaw when Johnny Majors arrived on the Pitt scene. Before moving to Washington State with Sherrill, Bob served as receiver and quarterback coach and also led the Panthers Cubs to an undefeated season in 1975. During this time, he first coached Gordon Jones and Matt Cavanaugh, two of the Panthers expected to provide offensive spark this year. Leahy had a highly successful high school career at Lindenhurst High in Lindenhurst, Long Island, where he was All-County and All-Long Island. Leahy also earned his Master's Degree at Pitt in the off-season three years ago. Married, Bob and his wife, Susan, have a one-year old daughter, Kristie. 19 Don Boyce Offensive L/'ne Texas at El Paso 7964 The hiring of Don Boyce as a Pitt assistant was a big boost to Jackie Sherrill and it is one of the main reasons Sherrill considers his staff one of the finer young staffs in the country. "Don Boyce has a solid background in the running game,” Sherrill said. "He’s produced a lot of All-Americas and All- Conference players in his coaching days and is generally regarded as one of the finest offensive line coaches in the country. I'm just . delighted to have him on my staff." A Midland High School graduate (Midland, Texas), where he earned three football, three track and two basketball letters, Boyce attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was a three year letterman and led the team in rushing for two years. He also earned a B.A. and a Master's Degree in education there. Don began his coaching career at Oklahoma in 1968, where he coached the offensive line through the 1971 season. The Sooners had great -offensive lines those years, including All-Americas Tom Brahaney (1970) and Bob Kalsu (1968). He then moved to Southern Methodist, where he coached the offensive line in 1972 and linebackers in 1973. Oklahoma State was his next stop for two years, where he coached the offensive line and served as offensive coordinator. He moved to Arkansas for the 1975 and 1976 seasons to coach the offensive line before coming to Pitt. Under his tutelage in 1975, R. C. Theilemann won All-America honors Married, his wife Peggy, worked with a real estate firm and raised poodles while at Arkansas. The Boyce's have a son, Jason, who is five years old. Serafino "Foge" Fazio Linebackers Pitt 7960 "Foge" Fazio is back home. A 1960 graduate of Pitt, Fazio was the defensive coordinator at Pitt from 1969-72. He left Pitt to assume a similar position at the University of Cincinnati, where the 1976 Bearcats were ranked fifth in scoring defense, ninth in rushing defense, and eleventh in total defense. Fazio will coach the linebackers at Pitt. "He came back to Pitt to come home,” said head coach Jackie Sherrill. ”He's certainly no stranger to this area. He's doing an . excellent job in our relationship with the Western Pennsylvania area. "Foge" is both an excellent coach and recruiter. He did a heck of a job at Cincinnati.” A native of nearby Coraopolis, Fazio was an All-WPIAL center and linebacker at Coraopolis High School. Moving to Pitt, he was the Panther’s starting center in 1958 and 1959, winning the MVP Award his senior year in addition to being named to the All-East squad and honorable mention All-American. He also was chosen to play in the North-South Game and the All-American Bowl. A fifth-round draft choice of the Boston Patriots, he decided on coachingfinstead of playing and started his career as an assistant coach at Coraopolis High in 1962. He left Coraopolis for two years to take the job as defensive coordinator at Ambridge High School (PA), but returned in 1965 as head coach. In two years at his alma mater his teams compiled a 13-4-1 record while winning the Ohio Valley Conference championship. In 1967 Fazio moved to the college coaching ranks as offensive line coach and head freshman coach at Boston University. His Boston frosh were 5-1. In 1968 Fazio was the defensive line coach at Harvard, a team that tied for the Ivy League Championship with an 8-0-1 mark. He came to Pitt in 1969 and was the defensive coordinator that season. Married, he and his wife, Norma, have two children — Kristen, 8 and Vincent, 6. 20 Larry Holton Defensive Backs Iowa State 7970 New head coach Jackie Sherrill couldn't be happier that’Larry Holton will be back on the Pitt staff next year, coaching the defensive backs. "The way he handled his coaching responsibility in 1976 has shown me that he has matured into an outstanding young coach,” observed Sherrill. "He has great rapport with the players.” All Holton did was take a position (defensive end) that was ;s. ’ supposed to be a question mark for the Panthers and transform it into an integral part of the championship season. Larry began his football career at Keokuk (Iowa) High School where he was an All-State tailback for two years and a High School All-America. He won 12 letters in football, basketball, and track. He entered Iowa State in 1965 and was a three-year starter for the Cyclones as a defensive halfback. Following graduation from Iowa State in 1970, Larry began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Majors for two years. In 1972 he was named an assistant defensive backfield coach at Florida State, and a year later he joined the Pitt staff as a defensive assistant. At Florida State, Larry coached J. T. Thomas, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first—round draft pick in 1973. Larry is highly respected by the Pitt players. He communicates well with them, according to Coach Sherrill, and "can develop that rapport with all the players that a football program needs to be successful.” Larry is single and resides in Frick Park. In his spare time, he enjoys dancing and travel. Bob Matey Defensive Line Iowa State 7972 Bob Matey is no stranger to Pitt football. He was the head junior varsity coach last season, in addition to assisting with the middle guards. Despite the absence of many of the top freshmen (who were on the varsity), Matey guided the jayvees to a 3-1 record. He will be the defensive line coach in 1977. That should be a natural for Bob Matey. He was one to the defensive stars at Iowa State for Johnny Majors and Jackie Sherrill. "Bob has done an excellent job of recruiting over the years," . said Sherrill. "At Iowa State, he was one of the most dedicated players I've ever seen. He works very hard and I've watched him develop since he was a freshman in college." Matey was All-City for two years at Youngstown’s Chaney High School where he lettered for three years at fullback. He was also elected to the All-Northeast Ohio squad, and honorable mention AlI—State. He entered Iowa State in 1968 in the first group of athletes that Johnny Majors recruited there. He was the smallest defensive tackle in the Big Eight, but probably the quickest man othe Cyclone squad. He was a three-year regular for the Cyclones and was a starter on Iowa State's 1971 Sun Bowl squad. Bob is single and resides in Riverview with a very large bassett hound named Doogan. Pitt players and coaches will attest to Bob's culinary talents, particularly with tacos and red hot chili. 21 Joe Moore Offensive Backs Penn State 7958 Joe Moore, one of Western Pennsylvania's most successful High School coaches in recent years, was named assistant coach at Pitt by new Panther head coach Jackie Sherrill at the Sugar Bowl. Moore, who in 17 years as a head high school coach compiled a remarkable record of 119-3204, will serve as offensive backfield . coach. A pleased Sherrill explained his thinking in reaching into the » . high school ranks. "We are very happy to have one of Western Pennsylvania's finest high school coaches join us,’ Sherrill said in making the announcement. “Everyone I talked to gave Joe the highest of recommendations.” ''I felt in the past four years I've been associated with it, Western Pennsylvania football has been excellent," Sherrill added. ”We want Western Pennsylvania football and Pitt football to continue to grow together. Joe can help us attain that goal." Moore is a 1951 graduate of Schenley High School in Pittsburgh and graduated from Penn State in 1958, where he played halfback for Rip Engle and Joe Paterno. He began his coaching career at Richfield High School in New York in 1959 and two years later moved to Tomanda High School in Pennsylvania. Then he moved to McDone|| High in Erie, Pennsylvania where he registered a 66-19-1 record in nine years. In addition, his teams were conference champs there four of his last five years. The last four years, Moore has coached at Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh and his 1974-75 team was 10-0-1 and Co—Champions of the WPIAL. Moore is 44 and has a Masters in Counseling from Gannon College in Pennsylvania. Married, his wife's name is Frances. He has three boys: Joe, John, and James. He lives in the Mt. Lebanon suburb of Pittsburgh. I Otto Stowe Receivers Iowa State 7970 When Jackie Sherrill was named the coach in December, he immediately proclaimed that he wanted the services of Otto Stowe. Sherrill was tickled when he landed Stowe to coach a fine young corps of receivers at Pitt. Not only has Sherrill watched Stowe set receiving records at Iowa State, but he watched while Stowe went on to become a premiere receiver in the National Football League with Miami and Dallas — and then last year observed first hand the excellent job Stowe did at Washington State as Sherril|’s receiver coach. "Otto Stowe is an outstanding young football coach," Sherrill said in making the announcement. "On the field, Otto is just one of the best receiver coaches there is. He's a teacher and he teaches by demonstrating." The 28-year old Stowe was born in Chicago in 1949 and attended Southeast High School in Springfield, Illinois, where he won All-State honors in football and basketball and was the State long jump champion. At Iowa State, Stowe set school records for receptions in a season (59), career (132) and reception yardage for season (822, 1970) and reception yardage for a career (1,751). Stowe was drafted by Miami in 1971 and played on both Miami Super Bowl teams, including the 17-0 team in 1972. He had two-year totals with the Dolphins of 18 receptions and 344 yards. He was traded to Dallas in 1973 for Ron Sellers and Benny Malone. Stowe caught 23 passes for 389 yards and six TDs with Dallas. He was traded to Denver in 1974 and caught two passes for nine yards and a TD. He was traded to Los Angeles for Phil Olson in 1975 but did not play because of an injury. His total pro stats read: 43 receptions; 742 yards; and 10 TDs. He joined Sherrill as a graduaty assistant at Washington State in the summer of 1976, but became a full-time staff member in midseason. From there, he joined Sherrill at Pitt. Stowe is married and his wife's name is Judie. They have no children. 22 Larry Bielat Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach Michigan State 7960 Larry Bielat brings with him a wealth of experience and know how to Pitt as Jackie Sherri||'s Administrative Assistant. Most recently from the state of New Mexico, where he was in private business for the last six years, Bielat's main responsibility will be to handle the daily office duties of the head coach. "Larry Bielat has been a star athlete, a coach, in television and in business,” Jackie Sherrill said. "He combines all the experiences in V“ _ these areas to give him the solid background he needs to be a good administrator. I was very pleased to be able to obtain his services." A native of Center Line, Michigan (just outside Detroit), Bielat first starred at Center Line High School, where he earned four letters each in football and basketball and three letters each in baseball and track. He was a high school Al|—America his senior year there and was voted All-State ifootball for two years and All-State basketball his senior year. After graduation he moved on to Michigan State in 1956 where he got his BS degree in business and radio and TV. He won three varsity letters at Michigan State and in 1960 was the Most Valuable Player in the Copper Bowl. He moved to the high school coaching ranks in 1961 to St. Rita in Chicago as an assistant coach. That team was Chicago South Side champs. He moved to St. Ambrose High as an assistant in 1962 and they were City Champs. He accepted the head coaching job at Gordon Tech High from 1963-65, from where he moved into the college ranks as an assistant at Colorado through 1966. He coached All-America Dick Anderson there and the team went on to win the 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl. The next year he moved to New Mexico as an assistant and in 1969 he was Sports Director at KOAT-TV in Albuquerque. In 1970 he moved to private business where he's been until accepting the Pitt job. Married, his wife's name is Lois. They have four children: Jill (17), Jenny (16), Pam (14) and Scott (11). The 38-year-old Bielat enjoys golf, fishing and wood work. Dave Wannstedt Strength and Weight Coach Pitt 7974 A lifetime Pittsburgh resident, Dave Wannstedt was an ardent worker with the weights when he was an excellent offensive lineman with Pitt from 1970-74. He was instrumental in opening the running holes for Tony Dorsett in Tony's freshman year as Pitt went to the Fiesta Bowl. His work with the weights gives him the excellent background he needs as strength and weight coach. "Dave has the knack for helping the players reach their top . potential in their weight work," Jackie Sherrill noted. "Besides, he's totally dedicated himself to this area and to the Pitt program." Dave was a three-year letterman and starter for Pitt in the offensive line. He captained the 1973 Fiesta Bowl team, the first Pitt bowl team in 17 years. That year, he earned honorable mention AP All-East and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. A neck injury ended what seemed a promising professional career. After surgery, Dave returned to Pitt grad school. He holds a B.S. degree in Physical Education from Pitt. Prior to that, Wannstedt was an all-star athlete at nearby Baldwin High School. He earned nine letters there and was All-State, Big 33, All-WPIAL, All-Conference and team captain. He also captained the basketball team and ran track. Dave is married to the former Janet Redlinger of Baldwin. Janet gave birth to a baby girl just after this year's Sugar Bowl. The child's name is Keri. 23 A Unique and Outstanding Medical Program The University of Pittsburgh has long been recognized as having one of the nation's out- standing Medical Schools, so it only makes sense that the Pitt athletes get medical treat- ment second to none. Dr. James McMaster directs treatment of the Panther football athletes. The Director of Orthopedic Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital and an associate professor of ortho- pedic surgery at Pitt's Medical School, Mc- Master heads a team of physicians and trainers who operate the University's Division of Sports Medicine. lip Smith Head Trainer cMaster Team Physician Working with Dr. McMaster is Dr. H. “Woody" Hazer, a former Pitt football player. Trainer Kip Smith is in charge of the training room, and he is assisted by Jay lrrgang and assistant trainers Randy Shrout and Dave Perrin. The Sports Medicine Division, in addition to caring for the Pitt athletes, recently developed a program in cooperation with the University's Physical Education Department to train and certify athletic trainers. The Division also holds a daily sports medicine clinic for all sports related injuries. The care of the Pitt athletes has expanded greatly over the past several years. Dr. Mc- ”Boo” Connors first 3 began his association with the University of Pittsburgh as a grounds crew member 23 years ago. Since then, and particularly during the . last dozen years when he's been the football equipment manager, "Boo" has become an institution in his own right. Jovial, stern and highly capable, "Boo" has 24 Master heads a team of 17 specialists, 12 student trainers with Margie Wendling as the head athletic trainer in charge of women's sports. Together, this staff tends to the needs of over 600 athletes in 19 varsity sports, as well as huge intramural and recreational programs at the University. McMaster began his fifth year at Pitt this past Spring. Smith was named Head Athletic Trainer early this year. Smith is a 1973 graduate of Indiana Univer- sity, at Terre Haute, where he earned a BS Degree. Smith also holds a MEd Graduate Degree from Arizona. Smith joined Pitt for the 1974 season and since then has been involved as program di- rector of high school student training work- shops during the summer. He also serves on numerous State committees concerned with athletic training. lrrgang holds a 1977 Pitt Degree in Physical Therapy. The Pitt trainers also teach courses at the University in Athletic training and Sports Medicine. In all, 20 undergraduate credits are available in this field. This program is one of a few in the country that is open to both Education and Physical Therapy majors. It is also one of three most expanded programs in the country and one of two directly connected with a school of medi- cine. McMaster and staff have also conducted one of the finest Sports Medicine Symposiums for coaches, doctors and trainers. The symposium is held every spring at the University and covers a wide range of Sports Medicine topics. Aside from the large staff of doctors and trainers, Pitt athletes also have X-ray and lab facilities available in the Stadium and Presby- terian—University directly across the street for the more serious injuries. William "Boo" Connors Equipment Manager the right temperment to deal with the Panther gridders on a daily basis. During his span at the University, "Boo" has seen seven coaches and thousands of athletes come and go. Needless to say, last year was the most enjoyable for him. A lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Central Catholic High School. Along with his wife Catherine, ”Boo" resides in Shadyside. They have four children: William (29), Judith (24), Tom (22) and Cynthia (20). ”Boo” is assisted in his duties by Paul Shakelford. . \ \ 3. HOTRE - DAME October 10 A p'm' EST Head Coach Defensive End at Pittsburgh, Pa. Dan Devine Ross Browner Head Coach: Dan Devine (Minnesota-Duluth '48); 3rd season, 17-6-0 (137-46-8, 18 years) Assistant Coaches: Merv Johnson, Brian Boulac, Ron Toman, Hank Luhlmann, Joe Yonto, George Kelly, Paul Shoults, Francis Paey Location: Notre Dame, Indiana Colors: Blue and Gold Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Nickname: Fighting Irish (59,075) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 8,750 Athletic Director: Edward W. Krause Offensive System: Wing-T Defensive System: 4-3-4 Captains: Willie Fry, Ross Browner, Sports Information Director: Roger O. Valdiserri Terry Eurick Office 219-283-7516; Home 219-277-0695 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh Oct. 22 Southern California 10 Pittsburgh 31 14 Georgia Tech 23 Sept. 17 at Mississippi Oct. 29 Navy 23 Purdue O 21 Alabama 18 Sept. 24 at Purdue Nov. 9 Georgia Tech 48 Northwestern 0 40 Miami 27 Oct. 1 Michigan State Nov. 12 at Clemson 24 Michigan State 6 13 Southern California 17 Oct. 15 at Army (Meadowlands) Nov. 19 Air Force 41 Oregon 0 20 Penn State Dec. 3 at Miami 13 South Carolina 6 (Gator Bowl) 9 27 Navy 21 (we, L—3) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Piusburgh 31 12 191 87 278 6/50 Notre Dame 10 20 106 184 290 6/73 Lettermen Returning: 37 Letterman Lost: 10 Top Backs: HB AI Hunter, FB Vagus Ferguson, DB Luther Bradley Top Linemen: TE Ken MacAfee, OT Steve McDaniels, C Dave Huffman, DE Ross Browner, OG Ernie Hughes, DE Willie Fry Game Notes: In almost a complete reversal of roles from last year's encounter in which Pitt defeated Notre Dame, 31-10, on their way to a National Championship, a veteran Fighting Irish squad invades Pitt Stadium to test a talented but young Panther team . . . for the second year in a row ABC has tapped this opening contest for a national broadcast . . . third-year mentor Dan Devine has 37 Iettermen returning including the whole of last year's defense . . . after ending Notre Dame's 11-year winning streak in 1975, the Panthers will be looking for three in a row — a feat last accomplished during the span from 1958-60. ..the Irish will no longer be facing their chief tormentor the last four years, Tony Dorsett — who set a NCAA career record for rushing against one opponent with 754 yards vs. Notre Dame. . . last year's margin of victory for Pitt was its largest over the Irish since 1936 when they shut them out, 26-0.. .Pitt has gone four years without an opening game loss . . . the game will feature two of the top linemen in the country in Notre Dame's Ross Browner and Pitt's Randy Holloway . . . both teams are coming off post season bowl victories. Pitt-N otre Dame Series in Brief Pitt N.D. Pitt N.D. Pitt N.D. Pitt N.D. Pitt N.D. 1909 26 6 1936 26 0 1951 0 33 1960 20 13 1968 7 56 1911 0 0 1937 21 6 1952 22 19 1961 20 26 1969 7 49 1912 0 3 1943 0 41 1953 14 23 1962 22 43 1970 14 46 1930 19 35 1944 0 58 1954 0 33 1963 27 7 1971 7 56 1931 12 25 1945 9 39 1956 26 13 1964 15 17 1972 16 42 1932 12 0 1946 0 33 1957 7 13 1965 13 69 1973 10 31 1933 14 0 1947 6 40 1958 29 26 1966 0 40 1974 10 14 1934 19 0 1948 0 40 1959 28 13 1967 0 38 1975 34 20 1976 31 10 Totals: Pitt 13, Notre Dame 28, Tied 1 530 1103 26 VVILLIAM 5: MAR)’ September 17 1:30 p.m. EST at Pittsburgh, Pa. Head Coach Qrterback Jim Root Tom Rozantz Head Coach: Jim Root (Miami of Ohio '53); 6th season, 24-31-0 (42-45-1, 9 years) Assistant Coaches: Lou Tepper, Ralph Kirchenheiter, Bob Sherman, Bill Casto, John Akers, Ivan Fears Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Stadium: Cary Stadium Nickname: Indians, The Tribe (15,000) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 4,000‘ Athletic Director: Ben Carnevale Offensive System: Veer Option ”I” Defensive System: 5-2 Captains: Keith Fimian, Joe Agee Sports Information Director: Bob Sheeran Office 804-229-3111; Home 804-229-6550 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 3 Norfolk State Oct. 22 at Navy 34 VMI 20 20 Ohio University 0 Sept. 10 at V.M.l. Oct. 29 Rutgers 14 Virginia 0 7 Furman 23 Sept. 17 at Pittsburgh Nov. 5 at The Citadel 19 East Carolina 20 23 Appalachian State 22 Sept. 24 at Louisville Nov. 12 at East Carolina 27 V.P.l. 15 22 The Citadel O Oct. 1 Villanova Nov. 19 Richmond 13 Delaware 15 10 The Richmond 21 Oct. 8 at Virginia Tech 21 Navy 13 (W-7, L—4) Last Year's Game: Teams last met in 1975 Lettermen Returning: 38 Lettermen Lost: 8 Top Backs: OB Tom Rozantz, TB Jim Kruis, FB Keith Fimian, DB Scott Hays, DB Keith Potts Top Linemen: OT Dudley Johnson, C Hank Zimmerman, TE Ken Cloud, DE Melvin Martin Game Notes: William and Mary and Pitt did not meet last year, but both teams went on to have pretty fair seasons. Pitt, of course, won the National Championship and the Indians posted a 7-4 won-loss record in coach Jim Root’s fifth year at the school . . .two of William and Mary's losses came by a combined total of three points . . . the school has made steady progress under Root . . . two years ago, Pitt won easily, 47-0, as Carson Long kicked four first half field goals (33, 23, 31, 46) to set a school record . . . Tony Dorsett rushed for 142 yards and 3 TDs and Elliott Walker tallied 105 yards. . . Pitt holds a 4-0 edge in the series which dates back to 1949 . . . two years ago, William and Mary was 4-7 . . . eight lettermen were lost through graduation and a whopping 38 return . . . Root will be counting on OB Tom Rozantz to lead the way for his team. Pitt-Wm. & Mary Series in Brief Pitt W.&M. 1949 13 7 1964 34 7 1968 14 3 1975 47 0 Totals: Pitt 4, Wm. & Mary 0 108 17 27 TEMPLE September 24 ED_T Head Coach) Running Back at Philadelphia, Pa. Wayne Hardin Anthony Anderson Head Coach: Wayne Hardin (College of Pacific '50); 8th season, 45-23-1 (83-45-3, 13 years) Assistant Coaches: Vince Hoch, John Drew, John Brunner, Carmen Piccone, Earl Cleghorn, Lary Kuharich, Bob Dipipi, Stan Freedman Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colors: Cherry and White Stadium: Veterans Nickname: Owls (66,000) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 13,259 Athletic Director: Ernest C. Casale Offensive System: Variable Veer Defensive System: "52” Sliderule Captains: To be announced Sports Information Director: Al Shrier Office 215-787-7445; Home 215-561-5656 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 Southern Illinois Oct. 22 Southwestern Louisiana 23 Akron 13 16 Syracuse 24 Sept. 17 Drake Oct. 29 at Cincinnati 31 Grambling 30 30 Penn State 31 Sept. 24 Pittsburgh Nov. 5 Rutgers 7 Pittsburgh 21 31 Drake 7 Oct. 1 at Delaware Nov. 12 at Penn State 16 Delaware 18 35 Dayton 6 Oct. 8 at West Virginia Nov. 19 at Villanova 0 West Virginia 42 7 Villanova 24 (W-4, L—6) Last Year's Game: _ _ Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Temple 7 11 90 52 142 5/43 Pittsburgh 21 18 213 113 326 7/75 Lettermen Returning: 27 Lettermen Lost: 17 Top Backs: RB Anthony Anderson, DB Rich McCoy, DB-LB Dan Allen, RB Wiley Pitts, DB Bob Salla Top Linemen: SE Steve Watson, OG Bob Brewer, DT Bob Verrelle Top Newcomers: DB-LB Dan Allen Game Notes: The last visit to Veteran's Stadium in 1975 was a profitable one for both Pitt and Pitt defensive back J. C. Wilson . . . Pitt defeated the Owls 55-6, enjoying its highest point production in 38 years . . . all Wilson did was return a blocked field goal 52 yards and an intercepted pass 6 yards for touchdowns, intercept one other pass, recover two fumbles, and stop two TDs with key defensive plays . . . last year the Owls played it tough, though, holding the powerful Panthers to a 21-7 decision . . . the only Temple score came on a blocked punt while Pitt's scoring came on TD scampers by Dorsett and Walker, and a pair of FGs by Carson Long . . . Pitt leads the brief series 5-1-1 and is scheduled to square off against the Owls through 1980 . . .Temple’s 4-6 record last year was its first losing season after a string of six consecutive winning years under Head Coach Wayne Hardin . . . the Owls have converted on 106 consecutive extra points to set a team NCAA record . . . Hardin needs 6 wins in '77 to become Temple's all-time winningest coach. Pitt-Temple Serieserin Brief in Temple 1938 28 6 1939 13 7 1945 0 6 1946 0 0 1974 35 24 1975 55 6 1976 21 7 Totals: Pitt 5, Temple 1, Tied 1 152 56 28 BOSTON COLLEGE October 1 1:30 p.m. EDT \ at Chestnut Hill, Mass. Linebacker Rich Scudellari Head Coch Joe Yukica Head Coach: Joe Yukica (Penn State '53); 10th season, 62-32 (overall 69-42, 11 years) Assistant Coaches: Mike Branon, Skip Coppola, Joe Daniels, Barry Gallup, Norm Gerber, Jim McNa||y Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Stadium: Alumni Stadium (32,000) Enrollment: 13,600 Offensive System: Veer Captains: To be announced Colors: Maroon and Gold Nickname: Eagles Conference: Independent Athletic Director: William J. Flynn Defensive System: 4-4 Office 617-969-0100, ext. 3005; Home 617-964-5856 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 at Texas Oct. 22 Villanova 14 Texas 13 3 Villanova 22 Sept. 17 at Tennessee Oct. 29 at Air Force 27 Tulane 3 6 Miami 13 Sept. 24 Army Nov. 12 at Syracuse 17 Navy 13 28 Syracuse 14 Oct. 1 Pittsburgh Nov. 19 Massachusetts 9 Florida State 28 35 Massachusetts Oct. 8 Tulane Nov. 26 at Holy Cross 14 West Virginia 3 59 Holy Cross Oct. 15 at West Virginia 27 Army 10 (W8, L—3) Last Year's Game: Teams last met in 1974 Lettermen Returning: 29 Lettermen Lost: 20 Top Backs: OB Joe O'Brien, RB Anthony Brown, FB Dan Conway, FLK Paul McCarty Top Linemen: DT Fred Smerlas, OG Jim Rourke, DT Bob Moore Top Newcomers: OB Jay Palazola, OT Greg Cantone, lLB Junior Hogan Sports Information Director: Reid P. Oslin Game Notes: This is the seventh game in a series that goes back to 1959 featuring these Eastern powers . . . Pitt defeated the Eagles, 35-11, when they last met in 1974 . . . this is the beginning of back—to-back seasons when the Panthers will be traveling to Chestnut Hill . . . Head Coach Joe Yukica welcomes back 29 lettermen from last year's 8-3 squad . . .on defense BC will feature one of the largest lineman Pitt has ever come up against in 6-4, 275 lb. Fred Smerlas . . . the second of three consecutive weekends on the road for Pitt . . . the Eagles proved they were for real in big-time college football when they upset Texas last year, 14-13 . . . in the last 5 meetings between the two schools the scores have been lopsided with 14 points being the closest margin of victory . . . always a shootout these two Eastern powers have averaged over 37 points a game between them in their previous six meetings. Pitt-Boston Colle e Series in Brief itt Boston College 1959 22 14 1970 6 21 1971 22 40 1972 35 20 1973 28 14 1974 35 11 Totals: Pitt 4, Boston College 2 148 120 29 FLORIDA October 8 I 7100 pm. _EST Head Coach Split End at Ga|nesv|IIe, Fla, Doug Dickey Wes Chandler Head Coach: Doug Dickey (Florida '54); 8th season, 48—32—1 (94-47-5 overall, 14 years) Assistant Coaches: Don Brown, Jimmy Dunn, Ken Hatfield, Kim Helton, Doug Knotts, Lambert Reed, Jack Thompson, Allen Trammell Location:_ Gainesville, Florida Colors: Orange and Blue Stadium: Florida Field Nickname: Gators (62,800) Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 28,500 Athletic Director: Ray Graves Offensive System: Wishbone Defensive System: 4-3 Captains: Game Captains Sports Information Director: Norm Carlson Office 904-392-0641; Home 904-375-6382 1977 Schedule 1975 Results Sept. 17 at Rice Oct. 29 at Auburn 21 North Carolina 24 24 Auburn 19 Sept. 24 at Mississippi St. Nov. 5 at Georgia 49 Houston 14 27 Georgia 41 Oct. 1 at LSU Nov. 12 Kentucky 34 Mississippi State 30 9 Kentucky 28 Oct. 8 Pittsburgh Nov. 19 Utah 28 LSU 23 50 Rice 22 Oct. 22 Tennessee Nov. 26 at Miami 33 FSU 26 19 Miami 10 Dec. 3 Florida St. 20 Tennessee 18 14 Texas A&M (Sun Bowl)37 (W—8, L4) Last Year's Game: This will be the first meeting between the two schools Lettermen Returning: 43 Lettermen Lost: 23 Top Backs: DB Henry Davis, RB Willie Wilder, RB Tony Green Top Linemen: SE Wes Chandler, LB Scot Brantley Top Newcomers: DB Skipper Peek, OG Mark Midden, FB Joe Portale Game Notes: Florida joins Georgia and Florida State as the only SEC teams Pitt has faced in its 87 years of football . . . Pitt has a string of three consecutive victories over SEC foes. . . Head Coach Doug Dickey returns 44 lettermen including four starters on offense and nine on defense . . . this game features two of the most exciting split ends in college football in The Gators’ Wes Chandler (Football News All-America in '76) and Pitt's Gordon Jones . . .will be Pitt's only night contest this year. . . Pitt will be followed into Florida Field by Tennessee under former Pi'tt coach Johnny Majors. 30 October 15 E 1:30 p.m. EDT Head Coach W Def nsive act at Pittsburgh, Pa. George Welsh Mike Galpin r~iAvy a Head Coach: George Welsh (U.S. Naval Academy '56); 5th season, 19-25 Assistant Coaches: Steve Belichick, Tom Bresnahan, Bill Haushalter, Joe Krivak, Capt. Tom O'Brien, Frank Spaziani, Dale Strahm, Gary Tranquill, Jack Cloud Location: Annapolis, Maryland Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Nickname: Midshipmen (28,000) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 4,300 Athletic Director: J. O. Coppedge Offensive System: Multiple T Defensive System: 5-2 Captains: Joe Gattuso, Mike Galpin Sports Information Director: Thomas Bates Office 301-268-6226; Home 301-647-5977 1977 Schedule 1975 Results Sept. 10 The Citadel Oct. 22 William & Mary 3 Rutgers 13 0 Pittsburgh 45 Sept. 17 Connecticut Oct. 29 at Notre Dame 21 Connecticut 3 21 Notre Dame 27 Sept. 24 at Michigan Nov. 5 Syracuse 14 Michigan 70 27 Syracuse 10 Oct. 1 at Duke Nov. 12 Georgia Tech 13 Boston College 17 34 Georgia Tech 28 Oct. 8 Air Force Nov. 26 Army (Philadelphia) 3 Air Force 13 38 Army 10 Oct. 15 at Pittsburgh 13 William & Mary 21 (W4, L—7) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Pittsburgh 45 19 316 102 418 7/66 Navy 0 7 76 30 106 5/85 Lettermen Returning: 31 Lettermen Lost: 13 Top Backs: DB John Sturges, 8 Mike Galpin, TB Joe Gattuso, OB Bob Leszczynski Top Linemen: C Ray Fritsch, OG Rick Bott, DT Pfunandre Redvict Top Newcomers: OG Rick Bott, LB Tom Paulk, DT John Merrill Game Notes: Last year's encounter was the backdrop for one of the most memorable moments in college football history when Tony Dorsett broke Archie Griffin's rushing record . . . the whole of Navy-Marine Corps Stadium erupted into a standing ovation when Dorsett shattered the record with a 32-yard TD jaunt . . . Pitt's 45-0 win was its most lopsided of last season . . . it was also its only shutout . . . Navy went on after the defeat to win 3 of its last four ballgames — averaging over 400 total yards and 30 points a game . . . Pitt holds a slight 13-10-2 advantage in the series which has been continuous since 1961 . . . Navy Head Coach George Welsh has 31 returning lettermen, 16 of them starters . . . back is OB Bob Leszczynski who started only the last 5 games but still managed 84 completions for 154 yards and nine TDs . . . in their‘-last visit to Pitt Stadium in 1975 the Midshipmen blanked the Panthers 17-0 . . . in last year's encounter super—sub Tom Yewcic had his best day at the helm, hitting on 8 of 10 passes featuring a 30-yard TD heave to Jim Corbett. Pitt-Navy Series in Brief Pitt Navy Pitt Navy Pitt Navy Pitt Navy 1912 6 13 1934 31 7 1964 14 14 1970 10 8 1913 0 O 1954 21 19 1965 O 12 1971 36 35 1914 13 6 1955 0 21 1966 7 24 1972 13 28 1915 47 12 1961 28 14 1967 21 22 1973 22 17 1916 20 19 1962 9 32 1968 16 17 1974 13 11 1933 34 6 1963 12 24 1969 46 19 1975 O 17 1976 45 0 Totals: Pitt 13, Navy 10, Tied 2 454 397 31 October 22 . , »_ 1:39 p-m- EST Head Coach Defensive acikv at Pittsburgh, Pa. Frank Maloney Larry King Head Coach: Frank Maloney (Michigan '62); 4th season, 11-22 Assistant Coaches: Jerry Angelo, Carl Battershell, Tom Coughlin, Dennis Fryzel, Jim Goodfellow, Nick Saban, Bill Spencer, Dave Zuccarelli Location: Syracuse, New York Colors: Orange Stadium: Archbold Stadium Nickname: Orangemen (26,388) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 10,500 Athletic Director: Lester H. Dye Offensive System: Veer Defensive System: 5-2 Captains: Game Captains Sports Information Director: Larry Kimball Office 315-423-2608; Home 315-682-6002 1977 Schedule 1976 Resuls Sept, 10 at Oregon State Oct. 22 at Pittsburgh 7 Bowling Green 22 24 Temple 16 Sept. 17 North Carolina St. Oct. 29 Virginia 3 Iowa 41 13 Pittsburgh 23 Sept. 24 Washington Nov. 5 at Navy 28 Maryland 42 10 Navy 27 Oct. 1 at Illinois Nov. 12 Boston College 21 Oregon state 3 14 Boston College 28 Oct. 8 at Maryland Nov. 19 West Virginia 3 Tulane 0 28 West Virginia 34 Oct. 15 Penn State 3 Penn State 27 (W—3, L—8) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Syracuse 13 19 181 203 384 4/60 Pifisburgh 23 22 352 44 396 5/50 Lettermen Returning: 42 Lettermen Lost: 12 Top Backs: OB Bill Hurley, RB Bob Avery, DB Larry King Top Linemen: SE Mike Jones, C Paul Colvin, DT Ken Clarke Game Notes: In its toughest game of the year, Pitt needed a dramatic fourth-quarter stand (repelling the Orangemen twice with only a yard to go at the Pitt 10) to preserve a hard-fought 23-13 victory . . . despite the late heroics the defense was riddled by Syracuse OB Bill Hurley who set a school record with 303 yards total of- fense . . . Hurley returns as the Orange signal-caller along with ki_cking specialist Dave Jacobs, who set a Stadium record in '76 when he converted a 55 yard field goal . . . in his fourth season Syracuse Head Coach Frank Maloney also returns 42 lettermen in his quest to rebuild last season's 3-8 team . . . Syracuse hasn't been victorious at Pitt Stadium since 1968 . . . Pitt has never trailed in the overall series record and now leads 17-13-2. Pitt-Syracuse Series in Brief Pitt Syr. Pitt Syr. Pitt Syr. Pitt Syr. Pitt Syr. 1916 30 O 1923 0 3 1957 21 24 1963 35 27 1970 13 43 1917 28 0 1924 7 7 1958 13 16 1964 6 21 1971 31 21 1919 3 24 1928 18 O 1959 O 35 1965 13 52 1972 6 10 1920 7 7 1930 14 O 1960 10 0 1966 7 33 1973 28 14 1921 35 0 1955 22 12 1961 9 28 1967 7 14 1974 21 13 1922 21 14 1956 14 7 1962 24 6 1968 17 50 1975 38 O 1969 21 20 1976 23 13 Totals: Pitt 17, Syracuse 13, Tied 2 542 513 32 TULAHE October 29 W 1:30 p'm' EDT eaCoach Linebacker Pittsburgh, Pa. Larry Smith John Ammerman Head Coach: Larry Smith (Bowling Green '62); 2nd season, 2-9 Assistant Coaches: Lindy lnfante, Howard Ankney, Greg Blache, Tom Cecchini, Mike Clark, Charles Davis, Vic Eumont, Charles Hall, Oscar Lofton, Williard Wells ‘Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Colors: Olive Green and Sky Blue Stadium: Superdome Nickname: Green Wave (71,000)1 Conference: Independent Enrollment: 9,048 Athletic Director: Hindman Wall Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: Multiple Captains: Game Captains Sports Information Director: M. L. Lagarde Office 504-865-4393; Home 504-885-7967 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 at Memphis State Oct. 23 Georgia Tech 14 Cincinnati 21 16 Georgia Tech 28 5601. 17 Stanford Oct. 29 at Pittsburgh 7 Mississippi 34 7 Memphis State 14 Sept. 24 at S.M.U. Nov. 5 at Miami 3 Boston College 27 28 West Virginia 32 Oct. 1 Vanderbilt Nov. 12 at Rutgers 24 Vanderbilt 13 20 Rutgers 29 Oct. 8 at Boston College Nov. 19 at Louisiana State 0 Syracuse 3 7 LSU 17 Oct. 15 Cincinnati 23 Army 10 (w.2, |_.9) Last Year's Game: Teams last met in 1973 Lettermen Returning: 42 Lettermen Lost: 29 Top Backs: OB Roch Hontas, OB Tommy Hightower, RB Reggie Scott, LB John Ammerman Top Linemen: OT Eric Laakso, DT Gene Forte Top Newcomers: K Ed Murray, P Jeff Carnes, WR Alton Alexis Game Notes: A Panther squad has yet to defeat Tulane in this four—game series recently begun in 1969 . . . in their last three meetings Pitt has managed to score 8, 6 and 6 points respectively . . . after a disappointing 2-9 season second—year Head Coach Larry Smith returns 42 lettermen in hopes of turning it around . . . 13 of those lettermen were freshmen last season . . . Tulane is one of nine Independents that Pitt squares off against in '77 . . . The Green Wave features sophomore kicking sensation Ed Murray who turned down an offer to play in the Canadian League after he hit on 17 of 17 extra points as a frosh and connected on 10 of 17 field goals with only one miss coming on less than 50 yards . . . in Tu|ane’s last visit to Pitt Stadium the Green Wave trounced the Panthers 24-6, handing then new Pitt Head Coach Johnny Majors hisfirst home loss. . . leading the Tulane defense is linebacker John Ammerman who registered a whopping 161 tackles in '76. Pitt-Tulane Series in Brief Pitt Tulane 1969 22 26 1971 8 33 1972 6 38 1974 6 24 Totals: Pitt 0, Tulane 4 42 121 33 VVEST VIRGINIA November 5 1:30 p.m. EST at Morgantown, W. Va. Quarterback Frank Cignetti Dan Kendra Head Coach Head Coach: Frank Cignetti (Indiana, Pa. '60); 2nd season, 5-6 Assistant Coaches: Donnie Young, Joe Pendry, Garrett Ford, Joe Hicks, Paul Moran, Gary Stevens, Mike Working, Jim Bates Location: Morgantown, West Virginia Colors: Blue and Gold Stadium: Mountaineer Field Nickname: Mountaineers (34,000) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 20,000 Athletic Director: Dr. Leland Byrd Offensive System: Pro-Veer l Defensive System: 5-2 Captains: To be announced Sports Information Director: Ron Steiner Office 304-293-2821; Home 304-599-9096 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 Richmond Oct. 22 at Penn State 28 Villanova 7 0 Penn State 33 Sept. 17 at Maryland Oct. 29 Villanova 3 Maryland 24 7 Virginia Tech 24 Sept. 24 at Kentucky Nov. 5 Pitt 10 Kentucky 14 32 Tulane 28 Oct. 1 at Virginia Nov. 12 Virginia Tech 9 Richmond 6 16 Pitt 24 Oct. 8 Temple Nov. 19 at Syracuse 42 Temple 0 34 Syracuse 28 Oct. 15 Boston College 3 Boston College 14 (W-5, L-6) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. West Virginia 16 15 99 70 169 1/15 Pittsburgh 24 25 350 49 399 4/50 Lettermen Returning: 35 Lettermen Lost: 15 Top Backs: QB Dan Kendra, WR Steve Lewis, FB Walter Easley Top Linemen: MG Joe Jelich, C Clay Singletary, LB Jeff Macerelli Top Newcomers: RB Robert Alexander, LB Bob Tomko, DE Del Fowler Game Notes: With the prospect of witnessing a battle royale between two of the bltterest sectional rivals in the nation, Mountaineer Field witnessed the earliest sellout of its history this year. . .a regional TV audience last year saw Tony Dorsett and Matt Cavanaugh ramble through the Mountaineer defense to spark Pitt to a hardfought 26-16 win. . .‘Dorsett rushed for 199 yards while Cavanaugh chipped in with 124 more . . . despite the closeness of recent games Pitt leads the total series by a wide margin, 46-22-1 . . . next to Penn State (1893), West Virginia is Pitt's oldest opponent . . . 2nd year WVU Head Coach Frank Cignetti welcomes back 37 lettermen, including 18 starters . . . The Mountaineer firepower should be supplied by the offensive combination of quarterback Dan Kendra (21st in the nation in passing in '76) and receiver Steve Lewis (who ranked 16th in receiving) . . . on defense only three starters are missing from the '76 squad. Pitt-West Virginia Series in Brief W. W. W. W. W. W. Pitt Va. Pitt Va. Pitt Va. Pitt Va. Pitt Va. Pitt Va. 1895 0 8 1910 38 0 1927 40 0 1938 19 0 1953 7 17 1965 48 63 1898 0 6 1913 40 0 1928 6 9 1939 20 0 1954 13 10 1966 17 14 1900 5 6 1917 14 9 1929 27 7 1943 20 0 1955 26 7 1967 0 15 1901 12 0 1919 26 0 1930 16 0 1944 26 13 1956 14 13 1968 15 38 1902 6 23 1920 34 13 1931 34 O 1945 20 0 1957 6 7 1969 18 49 1902 6 24 1921 21 14 1932 40 0 1946 33 7 1958 15 8 1970 36 35 1904 53 0 1922 6 9 1933 21 O 1947 2 17 1959 15 23 1971 9 20 1906 17 0 1923 7 13 1934 27 6 1948 16 6 1960 42 0 1972 20 38 1907 10 O 1924 14 7 1935 24 6 1949 20 7 1961 6 20 1973 35 7 1908 11 0 1925 15 7 1936 34 0 1950 21 7 1962 8 15 1974 31 14 1909 0 0 1926 17 7 1937 20 0 1951 32 12 1963 13 10 1975 14 17 1952 0 16 1964 14 0 1976 24 16 Totals: Pitt 46, W. Va. 22, Tied 1 1316 705 34 ARMY November 12 1:30 p.m. at East Rutherford, N.J. (Meadowlands) Head Coach Quarterback Homer Smith Leamon Hall Head Coach: Homer Smith (Princeton '54) 4th season, 10-23 (42-61, 10 years) Assistant Coaches: Bruce Tarbox, Mike Mikolayunas, Steve Axman, K. C. Scull, Dick Bowman, John Wade, John Stiegman, Frank Gibson, Fred Borman Location: West Point, New York Colors: Black, Gold, Gray Stadium: Michie Nickname: Cadets (41,684) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 4,000 Athletic Director: Raymond P. Murphy Offensive System: Split Back T Defensive System: 52 Captains: To be announced Sports Information Director: Bob Kinney Office 914-938-3303; Home 914-564-0696 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 10 Massachusetts Oct. 22 Lafayette 16 Lafayette 6 10 Boston College 27 Sept. 17 VMI Oct. 29 Holy Cross 26 Holy Cross 24 24 Air Force 7 Sept. 24 at Boston College Nov. 5 at Air Force 32 North Carolina 34 7 Pittsburgh 37 Oct. 1 Colorado Nov. 12 Pittsburgh (Meadowlands) 21 Stanford 20 29 Colgate 13 Oct. 8 Villanova Nov. 26 Navy (Philadelphia) 16 Penn State 38 10 Navy 38 Oct. 15 Notre Dame (Meadowlands) 10 Tulane 23 (W-5, L—6) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Army 7 14 78 147 225 0/0 Pittsburgh 37 30 447 73 520 9/65 Lettermen Returning: 35 Lettermen Lost: 9 Top Backs: QB Leamon Hall, RB Greg King, RB Jon Dwyer Top Linemen: OG Curt Downs, OG Jim Hollingsworth, TE Clennie Brundige, DT Chuck D’Amico, DT Duane Fuller, DE Chuck Schott, LB Mark Berry Top Newcomers: RB Reggie Johnson, RB Tony Landry Game Notes: It was a historic day in Pitt football, November 6, 1976, at approximately 4:15 P.M. . . . Pitt was easily defeating Army 37-7, behind the dancing, stylish running of Tony Dorsett (212 yards) and the return of Matt Cavanaugh to the lineup, but the real story was taking place in the Midwest. . . Purdue was upsetting Michigan, 16-14 . . . the Panthers went on to win the National Championship, but it was on this day that they moved into the number one slot — for the first time since 1937 . . . the Panthers rushed for an amazing 447 yards and 520 total yards, while Cadet OB Leamon Hall outpassed the Panthers 147 yards to 73 . . . Dorsett, who became the first runner in NCAA history to rush for three 1,500 yard seasons on this day (1,525), said "|t’s going to be difficult to beat Pitt from here on in" . . .he was right. . . Pitt holds a 12-6-2 edge in the series which dates back to 1931 ...Army last won in 1971 (17-14) ...Smith returns 35 lettermen, including eight on offense and nine defensively. Pitt-Army Series in Brief Pitt Army Pitt Army Pitt Army Pitt Army 1931 26 0 1956 20 7 1963 28 0 1969 15 6 1932 18 13 1957 13 29 1964 24 8 1971 14 17 1935 29 6 1958 14 14 1966 O 28 1973 34 0 1944 7 69 1960 7 7 1967 12 21 1975 52 20 1952 22 14 1962 7 6 1968 0 26 1976 37 7 Totals: Pitt 12, Army 6, Tied 2 379 298 35 1:39 p-m- Head Coach Defensive Back at Pittsburgh, Pa. Joe Paterno Neil Hutton Head Coach: Joe Paterno (Brown '50); 12th season, 101-23-1 (overall same, 11 years) Assistant Coaches: Dick Anderson, Booker Brooks, Gregg Ducatte, Fran Ganter, Bob Phillips, John Rosenberg, Jerry Sandusky, J. T. White, Jim Williams, Art Wilkins Location: University Park, Pa. Colors: Blue and White Stadium: Beaver Nickname: Nittany Lions (60,203) Conference: Independent Enrollment: 33,000 Athletic Director: Edward M. Czekaj Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: 4-4-3 or 52 Captains: To be named Sports Information Director: John Morris Office 814-865-1757; Home 814-237-6321 1977 Schedule 1976 Results Sept. 2 at Rutgers (Meadow|ands) Oct. 22 West Virginia 15 Stanford 12 31 Temple 30 Sept. 17 Houston Oct. 29 Miami 7 Ohio State 12 41 North Carolina St. 20 Sept. 24 Maryland Nov. 5 at North Carolina St. 6 Iowa 7 21 Miami 7 Oct. 1 Kentucky Nov. 12 Temple 6 Kentucky 22 7 Pittsburgh 24 Oct. 8 Utah State Nov. 19 at Pittsburgh 38 Army 16 9 Notre Dame 20 Oct. 15 at Syracuse 27 Syracuse 3 (Gator Bowl) 33 West Virginia 0 (W-7, L—5) Last Year's Game: Score FD Rushing Passing Total Yds. Pen./Yds. Penn State 7 12 106 135 241 1/5 Pittsburgh 24 20 278 141 419 2/20 Lettermen Returning: 31 Lettermen Lost: 24 , Top Backs: FL Jimmy Cefalo, OB Chuck Fusina, DHB Neil Hutton, S Gary Petercuskie Top Linemen: OT Keith Dorney, DT Tony Petruccio, TE Mickey Shuler, LB Ron Hostetler Game Notes: it was a sweet moment for Pitt fans last year in the rain at Three Rivers Stadium when the Panthers broke a streak of 10 consecutive Nittany Lion victories with a 24-7 triumph . . . Heis- man Trophy winner Tony Dorsett broke the 6,000 career yards rushing barrier and established a new NCAA single season record (1948) in leading Pitt to its largest margin of victory over Penn State since 1955 . . . Penn State now holds only the slightest of edges in the series, 36-37-3 . . . Penn State is Pitt's oldest rival . . . this Eastern rivalry has been televised nationally by ABC for the last three years . . . Pitt @nd Penn State have closed the regular season against each other since 1958 . . . Coach Joe Paterno returns nine defensive starters and six offensive ones. Pitt-Penn State Series in Brief Pitt P.S. Pitt P.S. Pitt P.S. Pitt P.S. Pitt P.S. Pitt P.S. 1893 0 321910 11 01922 14 O 1938 26 O 1951 13 7 1964 0 28 1896 4 101911 0 31923 21 3 1939 0 101952 0 17 1965 30 27 1900 0 12 1912 0 38 1924 24 3 1940 20 7 1953 0 17 1966 24 48 1901 0 271913 7 61925 23 7 1941 7 31 1954 0 13 1967 6 42 1902 0 27 1914 13 3 1926 24 6 1942 6 141955 20 0 1968 9 65 1903 0 591915 20 01927 30 0 1943 0 141956 7 7 1969 7 21 1904 22 51916 31 01928 26 O 1944 14 O 1957 14 13 197015 35 1905 0 6 1917 28 61929 20 7 1945 7 01958 21 25 1971 18 55 1906 0 61918 28 6 1930 19 12 1946 14 71959 22 7 1972 27 49 1907 6 01919 0 201931 41 6 1947 0 291960 3 14 1973 13 35 1908 6 121920 0 01935 9 0 1948 19 01961 26 47 197410 31 1909 0 51921 0 01936 34 7 1949 19 01962 0 16 1975 6 7 1937 28 7 1950 20 21 1963 22 21 1976 24 7 Totals: Pitt 36, Penn State 37, Tied 3 976 1165 36 Pitt Stadium-Home of the Panthers Pitt football teams have called Pitt Stadium home since 1925. In that span, six national championship teams have resided in the Oakland edifice, including the 1976 team. With a present seating capacity of 56,500, Pitt Stadium is generally considered one of the finest spectator viewing stadiums in the East. Ever'y seat in the oval shaped Stadium is a good one for viewing football. The Stadium structure has basically remained the same since the opening, but many adjustments and improvements have been made down the line, including some planned changes this year which will really make it one of the truly complete complexes around. The interior of the 52-year old bowl is now painted bright blue and gold, contrasting with the dark green Astro-Turf playing surface and the red-bricked colored 440-yard all weather Tartan track. Originally installed in 1969, the Stadium sports a new Astro-Turf surface installed this past summer. ln the past four years, 14 sections of gold aluminum seating have been installed, adding comfort and brightness to give Pitt Stadium an eye-catching appearance. Several other additions are currently being planned. Along with a new PA system and a spanking new scoreboard, new coaching offices and additional workout areas will soon be added. Opened in 1925 at a cost of $2,125,000, the Stadium originally seated 67,000. Various seats were removed to provide better access. The Stadium plant itself encompasses 10 acres with an outer circumference of one-half mile. Besides the football field, facilities included a band room, a 440-yard track, dressing rooms, and a reception room. The first game was played in 1925 when Pitt defeated Washington & Lee, 28-0. During the next four seasons, the Panthers played 30 of their 34 games in the Stadium. The single-game attendance record was set in 1938 when 68,918 fans jammed every corner of the Stadium to see Pitt top Fordham, 24-13. The one-season attendance record was set in 1956 when 239,718 people watched the Panthers in five games. The average game attendance of 47,944 is also a Stadium record. HOME ATTENDANCE FIGURES Highest Seasonal Average 47,944 in 1956 45,245 in 1957 44,931 in 1976 44,811 in 1958 42,814 in 1934 42,087 in 1974 42,023 in 1975 Largest Crowds 68,918 vs. Fo'rdham (1938) 66,622 vs. Notre Dame (1936) 66,586 vs. Notre Dame (1930) 64,164 vs. Nebraska (1937) 63,133 vs. Army (1935) 59,732 vs. Notre Dame (1947) Seasonal Average 1950-76 1950: 19,965 1959: 38,008 1968: 27,793 1951: 27,795 1960: 38,734 1969: 30,505 1952: 26,203 1961: 37,454 1970: 29,638 1953: 29,055 1962: 35,189 1971: 35,884 1954: 36,443 1963: 40,227 1972: 21,047 1955: 33,043 1964: 40,981 1973: 30,484 1956: 47,944 1965: 37,536 1974: 42,087 1957: 45,245 1966: 31,605 1975: 42,023 1958: 44,811 1967: 29,239 1976: 44,931 Uniform Dress Home: Gold helmet with blue stripe down middle, bordered by white stripes; ‘Pitt’ in blue script on side. Royal Pitt Blue jersey with alternating gold and blue stripes on sleeves. 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Wilson, Sr., DB 22 Steve Harris, So., HB 23 Terry White, Fr., HB 24 Gordon Jones, Jr., SE 25 Larry Sims, So., HB 26 Mike Balzer, Jr., DB 27 Mike Christ, Fr., SE 28 Tony Campbell, Fr., SE/FL 29 Willie Taylor, Sr., FL 30 Leverga Walker, Sr., HB 31 Bob Jury, Sr., S 32 Bob Hightower, So., HB/FB 33 RETIRED 34 Elliott Walker, Sr., FB 35 Dave DiCiccio, Jr., DE 36 Jo Jo Heath, So., SE/HB 37 LeRoy Felder, Sr., DB 38 Mike Chobany, Fr., FB 39 Willie Marsh, Jr., DB 40 Artrell Hawkins, Jr., HB 41 Bob Rechichar, So., DB or Wayne DiBartola, Fr., LB/FB 42 Glenn Meyer, So., LB 43 Mike DeLisio, So., DB 44 Fred Jacobs, So., FB/HB 45 Dan Spiranic, Jr., DB 46 Rich Lucente, So., MG or John Falvo, So., FB 47 Rodney Allen, Fr., DT 48 Steve Fedell, Fr., LB 49 Steve Tate, Fr., DE 50 Mark Reichard, Fr., LB/FB . Name Jeff Pelusi, So., LB Mike Lenosky, Jr., LB/DE Mike Linn, So., OG Desmond Robinson, Jr., LB Al Chesley, Jr., LB John Takacs, Sr., C Gary Tyra, Sr., LB/MG Al Papay, So., C Bert Bertagna, Fr., OT/DT Steve Clemonds, So., LB Art Bortnick, Sr., OT Scott Hartman, So., DT Rocky Destefano, So., OG Jeff Matthews, Jr., OG Walter "Skip" Sylvester, Fr., OT George Link, Sr., OG Tom Brzoza. Sr., C Joe Tutela, So., DT Jim Buoy, Sr., OG Randy Holloway, Sr., DT Kurt Brechbill, So., OT Walt Brown, Jr., C Jim Triscila, So., OT Mike Gazda, Fr., OT Ed Gallagher, So., OT Bill Neill, Fr., OT/DT Matt Carroll, Jr., OG David Logan, Jr., MG Dan Zelahy, Sr., DT Dan Noble, Jr., LB Alan Barboza, So., DE Steve Gaustad, Jr., TE Joseph Gasparovic, Fr., P/TE/LB Benjy Pryor, Fr., TE/DE Randy Johnson, So., DE Greg Meisner, Fr., DE/SE Tim Madison, So., DT Paul Janov, So., SE/DB Ricky Jackson, Fr., DE David Bucklew, So., DE Russ Grimm, Fr}, LB Gary Silvestri, Sr., DT Jim Morsillo, So., DT Ken Anderson, So., MG Ron Boone, So., DE Jim Marnich, Fr., DT Steve Pritchard, Jr., DT Mark May, Fr., OT/OG Bob Gruber, So., DT Don Gildea, Fr., OT/DT Jerry Boyarsky, Fr., DT Hugh Green, Fr., DE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alan Barboza — bar-BO-zah Burt Bertagna — bur-TAG-na Jerry Boyarsky — boy-AR-sky Kurt Brechbill — BREK-bill Tom Brzoza — br-ZOE-zah Jim Buoy — BOO-ee Mike Chobany — cha-BAY-nee Rocky DeStefano — dee-STEF-an-o Wayne DiBartola — d-bar-TOL-a Steve Fedell —— feh-DELL Joe Gasparovic — gas-PA-ra-vic Steve Gaustad — GAW-sted Mike Gazda — GAZ-dah Don Gildea — gil-DAY Artrell Hawkins — r-TREL Paul Janov — JAN-nov Jim Marnich —— MAR-nich Greg Meisner — MICE-ner Al Papay — pa-PEY Jeff Pelusi — pe-LOOS-ee Steve Pritchard —- PRICH-ard Bob Rechichar — REH-cheh-char 41 Mark Reichard —— re-SHARD Randy Reutershan — R00-ter—shan Dan Spiranic — spir-AN-nic John Takacs — TAK-as Jim Triscila - tre-SIL-lah Rick Trocano —~ trow-KA-no Joe Tutela — too-TELL-ah Leverga Walker — la-VERG Tom Yewcic — U-sic Dan Zelahy — ZEL-a-hay Geographical Distribution by States The following is a listing of the Pitt roster members by states. This distribution may enable you to better comprehend the geographical scope the Pitt program encompasses. Included are all Pitt scholarship players and a select group of walk-ons. The breakdown is as follows: D.C. — 2 Illinois — 1 Florida — 4 Kentucky — 1 Georgia —— 5 Maryland —— 2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ron Boone (DE, Washington)' Steve Pritchard (DT, Washington) FLORIDA *Jim Buoy (OG, Miami) Ricky Jackson (DE, Pahokee) ***EIIiOtt Walker (FB, Miami) Laverga Walker (HB, Miami) GEORGIA Willie Collier (SE, Cordele) *Desmond Robinson (LB, Atlanta) Larry Sims (H B, Atlanta) Terry White (HB, Thomasville) Carlton Williamson (OB, Atlanta) ILLINOIS Greg McCray (HB, Chicago) KENTUCKY Randy Bentley (QB, Whitaker) MARYLAND Rich Cooper (TE, Baltimore) ***LeRoy Felder (DB, Baltimore) MISSISSIPPI Hugh Green (DE, Natchez) Ray Charles "Rooster” Jones (HB, Pascagoula) Lynn Thomas (DB, Pascagoula) NEW JERSEY Alan Barboza (DE, Jersey City) Randy Johnson (DE, Somerville) Willie Marsh (DB, Newark) Jeff Matthews (OG, Hawthorne) **Randy Reutershan (SE, FL, Mahwah) **Willie Taylor (FL, Verona) Joe Tutela (OT, lrvington) NEW YORK **Mike Balzer (DB, Dunkirk) Anthony Campbell (SE, FL, Uniondale) Ed Gallagher (OT, White Plains) Bob Hightower (H B, Buffalo) Mark May (OT, OG, Oneonta) *Gary Silvestri (DT, Oyster Bay) *Gary Tyra (LB, Elmira) OHIO *Art Bortnick (OG, Euclid) Bert Bertagna (OT, DT Cincinnati) , **Matt Cavanaugh (OB, Youngstown) Fred Jacobs (HB, Cincinnati) Mike Linn (OG, Steubenville) *Jeff Pelusi (LB, Youngstown) *John Takacs (C, Youngstown) **J. C. Wilson (DB, Cleveland) PENNSYLVANIA Wayne Adams (OB, McKeesport) Rodney Allen (DT, Pittsburgh) Ken Anderson (MG, Beaver) Lee "Butch" Baierl (DB, Pittsburgh) 42 Mississippi — 3 Ohio — 8 New Jersey — 7 Pennsylvania - 64 New York — 7 Jerry Boyarsky (DT, Scott) Kurt Brechbill (OT, Upper St. Clair) *Walt Brown (C, Allison Park) ***Tom Brzoza (C, New Castle) Dave Bucklew (DE, Pittsburgh) **Matt Carroll (OG, Norwood) Mike Chobany (H B, Portage) Mike Christ (SE, Pittsburgh) *Steve Clemons (LB, Walnutport) Ken Dapp (FL, New Cumberland) **Jeff Delaney (MON, Upper St. Clair) Lindsay Delaney (OB, Upper St. Clair) Mike DeLisio (DB, Ellwood City) Rocky DeStefano (OG, Monessen) Wayne DiBartola (HB, Pittsburgh) *Dave DiCiccio (DE, Midland) John Falvo (FB, Wexford) Steve Fedell (LB, Pittsburgh) Joseph Gasparovic (Pa TE, LB, Harrisburg) *Steve.Gaustad (TE, New Cumberland) Mike Gazda (OT, McKeesport) Don Gildea (OT, DT, Altoona) Russ Grimm (LB, Scottdale) Bob Gruber (DT, Greenville) Steve Harris (H B, Williamsport) Scott Hartman (DT, New Castle) Artrell Hawkins (HB, Johnstown) Jo Jo Heath (HB, Monessen) ***Randy Holloway (DT, Sharon) Paul Janov (SE, North Versailles) ***Gordon Jones (SE, North Versailles) **Bob Jury (S, Library) Ray Kemp (FB, Westland) Tom Kornick (K, Pittsburgh) Mark Kunkel (TE, Avalon) *Mike Lenosky (DE, Cheswick) *George Link (OG, Uniontown) Rich Lucente (MG, Ambridge) *Dave Logan (MG, Pittsburgh) Tim Madison (DT, Pittsburgh) Jim Marnich (DT, Coraopolis) Greg Meisner (DE, SE, New Kensington) Glenn Meyer (LB, Glenshaw) Scott McKeel (DB, Monaca) Jim Morsillo (DT, Ambridge) Bill Neill (DT, OG, Collegeville) Dan Noble (LB, Irwin) **George O'Korn (MON, Lawrence) Al Papay (C, Sharon) Benjy Pryor (TE, DE, Arnold) Bob Rechichar (DB, Monessen) Mark Schubert (K, Springdale) Dan Spiranac (DB, Smock) Ralph Still (SE, DB, Edenborn) Walter "Skip" Sylvester (OT, OG, Aliquippa) Steve Tate (DE, Pittsburgh) Jim Triscila (OT, McKees Rocks) Dave Trout (K, Mt. Pleasant) *Tom Yewcic (QB, Conemaugh) *Dan Zelahy (DT, Plum Boro) VIRGINIA Woody Jackson (SE, Spotslvania) &W«w:»ez«,\-» gm? Lombardi and Outland Trophy Candidate Randy Holloway*** Defensive Tackle Sr., 6-6, 228 Sharon, Pa. A unanimous All-East and honorable mention All-America last year, Randy has the size, agility, and quickness needed to dominate a defensive line . . . one of the best pass rushers in college football, he led Pitt in sacks last year with an amazing 18 . . . Randy thrives on competition having led the team in solo tackles against Notre Dame, Penn State, and Georgia . . . his 6 tackles and 2 sacks against Notre Dame earned his Chevrolet Defensive-PIayer-of-the—Game honors. . . exhibits excellent penetration catching enemy ballcarriers behind the line three times against Navy, West Virginia, and Georgia ' Tech . . . already a model of speed and strength, coaches feel he will get bigger and stronger. . . has enough speed (has been timed in 4.7 in the 40) to have been considered a prospective pass receiver his freshman year . . . a picture of consistency, Randy recorded 80 tackles last year and 82 the season before, despite the practice of teams to'run away from his side of the line . . . probably the best pro prospect on the squad . . . compares very favorably with Outland winner LeRoy Selmon according to Pitt Assistant Head Coach Jimmy Johnson who coached the Selmon brothers while at Oklahoma . . . a durable tackle who has started , ,. , r every game since his sophomore year. . . already named as a pre-season All-America by both PLAYBOY MAGAZINE and FOOTBALL NEWS. . . first-team All-American for next season by FOOTBALL NEWS . . . an out- standing all-around athlete, Randy earned three letters each in football and basketball at Sharon High School and had many offers to play major college basketball . ..was All-Conference his last two years in football at Sharon and captained the team . . .was All-State, All-WPIAL, and Pennsylvania Big 33 . . . was also MVP in the conference in basketball . . . a very quiet and likeable guy who is one of the most active Pitt players when it comes to giving time to charitable affairs . . . Physical Education . . . son of Mrs. Martha Holloway. RAN DY'S DEFENSIVE STATS COACHES QUOTES Year Games Sacks Tackles Assists Totals 0 Pitt Head Coach Jackie Sherrillz "Randy 1975 12 6‘/2 42 40 82 Holloway should certainly be considered 1975 13 18 54 E 30 one of the finest defensive linemen in the Total; 24 241/, 105 55 152 country. When you look at the films, number 70 is always there. Holloway and 1976 HONORS All-America, Associated Press (honorable men- tion) All-America, Football News (honorable mention) All-America, Sporting News (honorable mention) All-East, United Press International (first team) All-East, Associated Press (first team) Chevrolet Defensive-Player-of-the-Game vs. Notre Dame PRE-SEASON 1977 HONORS Playboy All-America Football News All-America Game Plan All-America 44 Ross Browner are, in my opinion, the two top defensive linemen in the country this year." Former Pitt Head Coach Johnny Majors: ”Randy Holloway is the best defensive lineman I've ever coached. He's a sure fire All-America candidate and as good a candi- date for the Outland Trophy and the Vince Lombardi Trophy as there is in the country. One of the finest young men I've had the pleasure of being around, too." Pitt Defensive Line Coach Jimmy Johnson: "| coached the Selmons at Oklahoma. In my opinion, Randy compares very favorably to LeRoy Selmon. LeRoy might have been a little stronger, but Holloway could be the best pass rusher I've seen. Holloway is every bit as formidable as LeRoy Selmon was.” Heisman Trophy Candidate Matt Cavanaugh** Quarterback Sr., 6-2, 210 Youngstown, Ohio It was under Matt's guidance that the Pitt team ascended to the national championship in 1976 . . . it was his ability in running the veer option and loosening teams up with his pinpoint passing that aided Tony Dorsett in rewriting the record books . . . made NCAA-ABC promotional tour this summer with five of the other top players in the country . . . the key to Matt's excellence is that he can run and pass with equal ability . . . completed nearly 60 percent of his passes (65-110 for 1,046 yards) while throwing for eight touchdowns and only three interceptions . . . tied NCAA single game record with five TD passes against Duke . . . three of those TD heaves came in a less than two minute stretch at the ' end of the half to bring Pitt from a 9-7 lead to a 30-7 lead in that game. . .was named AP Player-of-the-Week for Duke effort after completing 14 passes for 339 yards and 5 TDS . . . riddled a strong Georgia defense with 10 completions in 18 attempts for 192 yards in Sugar Bowl — earning him Most Valuable Player honors for the '77 classic...a powerful runner with deceptive speed, Matt is always a threat to keep the ball in the option . . . rambled for 124 yards against West Virginia and 76 yards vs. Army despite recovering from a broken leg . . . a rugged performer, he missed three games last year after suffering the broken leg against Louisville . . . amaz- ingly enough, his stats in 1976 (see below) were accomplished in V only 23 quarters of play — the equivalent of less than six games . . . his '76 statistics reveals the balance he brings to Panther attack — 1,046 yards passing and 366 yards rushing . . .after alternating at quarterback his sophomore year Matt captured the starting berth when teammate Bob Haygood was injured in the second game of the season . . . after that he exhibited the outstanding leadership and offensive versatility leading Pitt to college football supremacy . . . with Gordon Jones- (21 catches for 386 yards) and Willie Taylor (18 receptions for 320 yards) returning, Matt should form the nucleus of one of the most potent passing attacks in college football in '77 . . . has already been chosen as leading candidate for first team Al|—America in '77 by FOOTBALL NEWS . . . just a fine upstanding young man, Matt spent a lot of time after the Sugar Bowl with community service — visiting Veterans Hospitals and the like . . . earned three letters at Chaney High School and captained both the football and baseball teams . . . All—City (two years), All Northeast Ohio, coached at Chaney by Ed Matey, brother of Pitt coach Bob. . . nicknamed "The Kid” . . . hobbies include golf. . . Liberal Arts . . . Dean's List . . . son of Dan and Rene Cavanaugh. PASSING STATS Year Attempts Completions Percentage Interceptions Yards TDs 1975 65 30 .462 7 488 7 1976 110 65 .591 3 1,046 9 Totals 175 95 .542 10 1,534 16 RUSHING STATS Year Attempts Yards Average TDs 1975 56 1 10 1.9 2 1976 98 (366 3.7 5 Totals 154 476 3.1 7 He's a strong passer, a consistent 4.8 runner, 1976 HONORS and a tremendous |eader." All-East, United Press International (honorable 0 Former Pitt Head Coach Johnny Majors: "I mention) wouldn't trade Matt for any quarterback in Backfield at the Week, United Press lnter— the countrv. He gives a lot of balance and national (Duke) versatility to an attack.” Player of the Week, Associated Press (Duke) ° Ge0V9i3 Head C030)? Vince DOOIBVI "With sugar Bow] Most Va|uab|e P|ayer that Cavanaugh in there Pitt has amazing offensive balance. They can do so many COACHES QUOTES things because he can do so many things." 0 Pitt Head Coach Jackie Sherrill: "I think Matt Cavanaugh, without a doubt, is men- tally the toughest quarterback I've ever been around. I've played with and coached some very, very tough quarterbacks. Joe Namath, Steve Sloan, Ken Stabler, George Admunson and Billy Daniels here at Pitt were all very tough. Matt's throwing ability is his best asset. He's very strong and possesses a great touch for the long ball. Matt may be a little shy of the talent Namath and Stabler had, but he's a kid that has a little of everything. Duke Coach Mike McGee: "Cavanaugh has the ability to scramble and still maintain all his focus downfield. He has better vision than any quarterback I have seen." Army Coach Homer Smith: "Cavanaugh is an exceptional passer. We heard he could play. Now I'm convinced. He can run, pass, and direct a team very well. When he came in against us, it was a different baI|game." Former Pitt tight end Jim Corbett: "Matt’s passes come in like those M & M candies. Man, they just melt in your hands." 45 TABLE OF CONTENTS About The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .37 Personnel Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Pitt Statistical Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 All-Time Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-70 Pitt Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Athletic Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Player Geographical Distribution . . . . . . . . .42 Athletic Director Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Player Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-55 Attendance Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Post Season Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67 Awards and Honors (1976) . . . . . . . . , . . 13-14 Press Coverage Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|BC Bowl History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Brief Prospectus Rundown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Captains (1905-1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Chancellor Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Results (1976) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Coaches’ Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-22 Review of the 1976 Season . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 Coaches’ Records at Pitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Roster (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-40 Cover Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lFC Roster (Numerical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Equipment Manager Biography . . . . . . . . . . .24 Seasonal Records (1890-1976) . . . . . . . . 72-76 Football Administrative Asst. Biography . . .23 Series Against All Foes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Freshmen Biographies . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 56-58 Series Against 1977 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . .65 Future Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lBC Sherrill’s Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Hall of Fame (Pitt in) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Spring Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 History of Pitt Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 Staff (Athletic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Medical Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Ticket Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 National Championship Rankings . . . . . . . . .78 Travel itinerary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 25-36 Uniform Dress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Opponents — Week-by-Week . . . . . .Back Cover University Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Outlook (1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Why Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1977 Football Media Guide Published by the Department of Athletics University of Pittsburgh P.O. Box 7436 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 All American Candidate "Jury For The Defense” Bob Jury** Safety Sr., 6-0, 191 The defensive call at Pitt this year will be ”JURY FOR THE DEFENSE". During the quest for the National Championship in 1976, the defensive secondary played a major role . . . the unit intercepted 28 passes, second in the country, and Bob Jury led the charge with 10. . . the whole unit returns intact this year (along with Jury, cornerbacks LeRoy Fe|der_ and J. C. Wilson, and monster Jeff Delaney) as the leading intercepting secondary returning in the country . . . his incredible 10 interceptions was good enough to rank him second individually in the NCAA stats. . . the leading returning individual interceptor in college football. .. Bob was named AP third team All-America, honorable mention UPI All-America, and All-East by both wire services for his efforts. . . he also made 55 tackles from his safety - position . . . with his three 1975 interceptions, Jury has a career total of 13 . . his second interception this year will establish a new Pitt career mark, breaking former Pitt coach's Carl DePasqua’s mark of 14 . . . his 10 in 1976 is a new Pitt single season record . . . switched from cornerback to safety last year, he made a great adjustment to a centerfield type safety . . . has developed into the leader of the secondary and is expected to provide teamwide senior leadership this year . . . from the start has shown the ability to make the big play . . . a good locker with his blond locks and baby blue eyes. . . earned 10 letters at South Park High School in football, baseball, and basket- ball . . . captained all three teams . . . All-Conference, Al|—WP|AL, and twice Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Star. . . brother, Skip played college football in 1973-74 . . . Criminol- ogy . . . son of Carl and Bernice Jury. Library, Pa. JURY'S HONORS All-America, AP, third team PITT SECONDARY COACH LARRY HOLTON ON BOB JURY All-America, UPI, honorable mention All-East, AP All-East, UPI JURY'S PITT RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS, ONE SEASON: 10, Bob Jury, 1976 *|NTERCEPTlONS, CAREER: 14, Carl De- Pasqua, 1946-49 *Jury needs two interceptions to set Pitt record. "l think Bob Jury compares favorably with any safety in the country. He has the speed, size, and range college coaches love to have. Several pro scouts have shown considerable interest in Bob Jury right now. He has a great knack for finding and being around the ball and making things happen. He can read offenses, make checks, and he's the person back there that keeps the secondary going.” JURY'S STATS Yea_r Tackles Assists I ntercepti ons 1975 29 18 3 1 976 24 31 1 0 Totals 53 49 13 46 All American Candidate Center Sr., 6-3, 240 New Castle, Pa. For the past two seasons, Tom has distinguished himself as one of the best offensive linemen in the country . . . for this reason is considered a legitimate All-America candidate . . . was voted AP, UPI, and Football News All-America second team last year. . . was honorable mention All-America by Sporting News . . . voted All-East by both AP and UPI . . . Pitt's new coaching staff ‘ probably will move him to center for the '77 seasons where they . feel Tom can become a better all-around performer. . .says his coach Don Boyce, "Tom has great speed, excellent quickness and the greatest of attitudes. In our system, we feel he can better implement those qualities at center. In my estimation, Tom is an All-America performer no matter where he plays" . . . though not ovenNhelming in size, Tom's other attributes and his gutty attitude make him the star that he is. .c. he started the fourth game of his freshman year (North Carolina, 1974) and has been there ever since . . . graded the best among the offensive linemen the last two years . . . has been voted the team's offensive lineman of the year the last two years . . . a three year letterman, Tom is expected to provide the leadership both on the offensive Tom Brzoza*** .« M ' line and on the team as a whole this year . . . a playful blue-eyed, blond haired young man, Tom is the leader type. . . is eager to accept that role . . . the fact that Pitt broke all-time team rushing records the last two years and that Tony Dorsett rewrote the NCAA rushing record book has paralleled Brzoza’s deve|opment...was named to FOOTBALL NEWS freshman All-America team in 1974 . . . has already been chosen 1977 pre—season’All-America and Offensive-Lineman-of-the-year by the FOOTBALL NEWS . . . at Neshannock High in New Castle, Tom captained the team and was named All-WPIAL Class A, All-Tri-County, and to both the Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette All-Star teams . . . won four letters there in all; two each in football and track . . . his uncle, Billy Chip, played football at Navy and went on to be World Middleweight boxing champ . . . nicknamed "Bozo" . . . enjoys fishing, water skiing and tennis . . . son of Joseph and Patricia Brzoza. HONORS AMASSED BY TOM BRZOZA 1974 Football News Freshman All-America 1975 Honorable mention All-America, AP Pitt—Offensive-Lineman-of-the-Year 1976 All-America, AP, second team All-America, UPI, second team All-America, Football News, second team All~America, Sporting News, honorable mention All-East, AP All-East, UPI Pitt Offensive-Lineman-of-the-Year 1976 (Pre-Season) All-America, Football News Offensive-Lineman-of-the-Year, Football News PITT OFFENSIVE LINE COACH DON BOYCE ON TOM BRZOZA "I think Tom Brzoza has as much talent as any offensive lineman I've coached. He has a lot of quickness, he's got strength, and he's in- telligent. He's adaptable, too, and that comes from his athletic ability and the knowledge of being able to use his body. "We're switching him to center because I feel he can play there. We've got to have a good athlete at center because we play nine or ten teams this year that either have a good nose guard or use a 52 defensive front. We want our best offensive line athlete against the nose guard, because how effective our center is will determine how effective our team will be." 47 Wayne Adams Mike Balzer Art Bortnick Kurt Brechbill Wayne Adams Quarterback So., 65%, 215 McKeesport, Pa. A sophomore redshirt last year, Wayne showed impressive progress in '77 Spring drills . . . will be involved in intense battle with last year's hero, Tom Yewcic, for backup duty behind Matt Cavanaugh . . . says OB coach Bob Leahy, "Wayne has all the tools and will become an excellent collegiate passer as he gains consistency. He's a thrower now, we hope to make him a fine passer” . . . a classic dropback passer with a shotgun arm . . . needs game experience . . . at 6-5‘/2, he has no trouble spotting receivers over onrushing linemen . ..his style is reminiscent of Army's fine quarterback, Leamon Hall . . . must refine his option running to become the complete performer . . .Wayne also possesses a strong punting leg and is a candidate to do Pitt's punting in 1977 . . .he is listed behind Woody Jackson as a punter after Spring drills. . .a nine letterwinner at Elizabeth-Forward High School, Wayne won three letters in football, basketball and baseball . . . All—Big 10 selection and team MVP in football . . . coached by George Hayes there. ..brother, Robert, played at Arizona in 1973 . . .son of Robert and Lois Adams. Mike Ba|zer** Safety Jr., 6-1, 187 Dunkirk, N.Y. A good, solid athlete, Mike will make a positive contribution to the Pitt program before he's through . . . he lettered while backing safety Dennis Moorhead two years ago and just when it seemed he was ready to inherit the safety slot last year, he suffered a knee injury on the last day of the '76 Spring drills . . . partly due to the uncertainty surrounding his injury, Bob Jury was switched to safety where he has now become a fixture . . . Balzer lettered last year as Jury-’s backup and with his fine work on the specialty teams . . . his knee is now 100%.. . nicknamed "Thumper” because of his hitting ability . . . is no longer the skinny kid he was as a freshman because of his hard work with the weights . . . still needs some game experience . . . won three letters in football, two each in basketball and track, and one in baseball at Dunkirk High School . . . was first team All-State, All-Section, and All-Conference in football and a fourth team All-State and All-Conference in basketball . . . captained both teams . . .brother, Andy, played football at Wyoming . . . son of Andrew and Jeannette Balzer. Art Bortnick* Offensive Tackle Sr., 6-2, 235 Euclid, Ohio Art came out of nowhere last year to provide valuable backup help on the offensive line and has earned serious consideration as a starter at offensive left tackle this year . . . he continued his dramatic improvement in Spring drills and will see plenty of action. . .always with a friendly word for everyone, Art is an imposing physical specimen. . .his broad shoulders and thighs and thick neck make him extremely strong . . . his strength and quickness gives him the edge at opening up the holes. . . hard work and determination have been his call letters. . . at Euclid High School he won three letters in football and baseball and two letters in basketball . . . captained all three sports his senior year. . . chosen All-Lake Erie League in football . . . A|l—State in baseball . . . likes to hunt and fish in spare time . . . an economics major . . . wants to pursue sales management . . . son of Frank and Eleanore Bortnick. Kurt Brechbill Offensive Tackle So., 6-2, 250 Upper St. Clair, Pa. Coming to Pitt after the 1975 Sun Bowl, Kurt was a highly sought after athlete out of Upper St. Clair High School . . ._ was coached there by new Pitt assistant coach Joe Moore. . . Kurt will be heavily counted on to fill the void at offensive right tackle, after the graduation of seniors Joe Stone and George Messich . . . under the guidance of offensive line coach Don Boyce, Kurt quickly established himself as a first team performer in Spring drills . . .saw spot duty last year, traveled with the team and played in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia . . .has really made an impression with the new coaching staff . . . he and guard Matt Carroll are generally considered the two strongest offensive linemen . . .a three year letter winner in football at Upper St. Clair as both a defensive and offensive tackle . . . also earned three letters throwing the shot put . . . was a Prep All-America, Big 33, All-State, All-Conference, All-WPIAL, and was voted MVP in WPIAL Championship game . . . fondly nicknamed ”Jethro" by teammates, after Jethro Boudine of the Beverly Hillbillies. . . credits Joe Moore with helping him the most with his athletic career . . . is an admirer of fellow trench teammates Matt Carroll and Art Bortnick because of their hard work virtues . . . Liberal Arts . . . lifts weights and plays the guitar in spare time . . . son of Sam and Marlene Brechbill. Walt Brown* Center Jr., 6-4%, 230 Allison Park, Pa. After playing as a freshman in 1974, Walt was redshirted in 1975 and came back to letter last year with both backup duty at center and with his snaps on all placements and punts . . . his accuracy with 48 Walt Brown Matt Carroll Steve Clemons Jeff Delaney the snaps often drew him praise from punter Larry Swider and placekicker Carson Long. . .was involved in a hotly contested battle for the center job with John Takacs until coaches moved Tom Brzoza to center. . . their battle will continue for backup duty if the Brzoza switch holds up this Fall . . . his blocking will improve as he gains valuable game experience. . .earned two letters in football and track and one in wrestling while at Shaler Area High School . . . attended Staunton Military Academy where he was a football letter winner and Prep All-America . . . lists his Sugar Bowl experience as his biggest athletic thrill . . . his father starred at Grove City College in the late 40s . . . a speech major with public relations aspirations . . . son of Walt, Jr. and Connie Brown. Matt Carroll** Offensive Guard Jr., 6-3, 255 Norwood, Pa. is thought to have been the biggest athlete ever to have held down a regular job with a Pitt football team . . . he started in the middle of his freshman year weighing 270 at guard . . . appropriately nicknamed "Beef” . . . has lettered twice and has started at left guard for a year and a half, Matt is being counted on to be a consistent performer again this year . . . Matt's size and strength (along with Kurt Brechbill is generally considered the strongest of the offensive linemen) make him a block of granite in the trenches . . . over the last two years, he has been responsible for many of the holes that enabled Tony Dorsett and company to run wild . . . his experience is expected to help steady a young offensive line this year . . . was named Offensive-Iineman-of-the—Week against Syracuse last year and shared similar honors against Georgia Tech and Army . . . an avid weightlifter. . . despite his size, he is one of the fastest of the offensive linemen . . . his weight went over 285 during the off-season and new Pitt line coach Don Boyce challenged him to drop 30~40 pounds for Spring practice . . . he did and is expected to play around 255 this year...lettered three years in football and two in track at lnterboro High School . . . was voted All-Philadelphia Area, All-Delco Conference, and Al|-Scho|as- tic... was also All-Delco in track. . . son of John and Eileen Carroll. Steve Clemons* Linebacker So., 6-3, 225 Walnutport, Pa. Steve was recruited by Pitt two years ago, but decided against college to pursue a farming career . . . after one year, he reconsidered in favor of a linebacking and academic career and both last year's staff and the new staff are delighted he did . . .a bull of a physical specimen, he is an outstanding linebacking prospect . . . lettered last year with some backup duty and with a lot of work on the kick teams . . . had an excellent Spring and is listed #1 in the depth chart at right linebacker . . . he and another freshman, Jeff Pelusi, both showed promising capabilities as linebackers last year . . . he is big, very strong, and can run . . . has the job of filling the big boots of graduated Arnie Weatherington who was a fixture for four years . . . won nine letters at Northampton High School; three football, three basketball and three track. . . attended Fork Union Military Academy and won a football and track letter there . . .won several post-season commendations throughout his career. . . nicknamed "Clem" . . . Education . . . likes to relate to nature in spare time . . . son of Donald and Rejeana Clemons. Jeff Delaney** Monster Jr., 6-1, 195 Upper St. Clair Another member of that unit which intercepted 28 passes to rank second in the country last year, Jeff is again expected to be a tenacious performer this year. . . he is perfectly suited for the "monster" position which calls for support against both the run and the pass . . . registered 55 tackles last year, 25 individual and 20 assists, as well as intercepting seven passes. . . with those pickoffs, he ranked seventh in the country and second on the Pitt team . . .teammate Bob Jury had ten, ranking him second in the country and first on the Pitt team . . . Jeff exemplifies the type of guy you want going for your team: he is tough, hard-nosed, intelligent, hard working, and extremely likeable. . . started his first game against Army two years ago and only graduation will move him out . . . he is a strong All-East candidate . . . intercepted a pass in the Sugar Bowl that led to a Panther score . . . a picture of steadiness . . . was All-East honorable mention and first team Academic All-America . . . a Dean's list student in pre—Med . . . he received a National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholastic award coming out of Upper St. Clair High School . . . was coached there by new Pitt mentor Joe Moore . . . a member of the National Honor Society. ..his brother Lindsay is a Pitt freshman quarterback recruit. . . plans on medical career. . . rushed for 1,100 yards as a senior tailback in high school . . . had a 6.9 per carry average and scored 13 TDs . . . was first team AP and UPI All-State, All-WPIAL, MVP in the Western Conference and Big 33 pick . . . is right behind Jury in the all-time Pitt interception record chase with 11 — Jury has 13 ~ and he will have another year of competition next year . . . father, John, played football at California State . . . son of John and Carole Delaney. 49 . u.~$—..... \ Dave DiCiccio Steve Fedell Steve Gaustad Bob Gruber Dave DiCiccio* Defensive End Jr., 6-0, 205 Midland, Pa. Looking back, Dave can be considered one of the many heroes in Pitt's drive to the National Championship last year. . . came on like gangbusters when called upon last year in the Penn State game . . . defensive end Ed Wilamowski was injured for that game and the Pitt coaches were looking for a replacement, so they moved Dave there from his back-up monster position and he teamed with Cecil Johnson to help cut off PSU’s outside attack. . . played in the Sugar Bowl and did a commendable job . . . is listed as first team defensive left end going into Fall camp . . . a very strong individual who always gives his best. . . quietly waited for his turn and seems to be making the most of the chance he's gotten . . .won a letter last year . . . was All-WPIAL Class B at Midland High School as a quarterback . . . lettered three years in football and captained the team and won three baseball letters . . .was listed as one of the top 100 backs in the country coming out of high school . . . nick- named "Chico" . . . son of Edmund and Mildred DiCiccio. Steve Fedell Linebacker Fr., 6-3, 217 Pittsburgh, Pa. Steve was recruited to Pitt after the 1975 season but didn't report for school in the Fall . . . after a year away from football, he enrolled . . .what a pleasant surprise his return has been to the new coaching staff . . . is listed as a back-up at right linebacker going into Fall camp . . . should get a chance to contribute right away with both linebackers from last year's team having graduated . . . linebacker coach "Foge" Fazio is very high on Steve and thinks he's a great college prospect . . . has always been an ardent weightlifter and his build reflects it. . . nicknamed "Beardo” . . . in high school was a three football and two basketball letterman . . . captained the football team as a senior . . . was voted Prep All-America, 1st team All-State, All-WPIAL, A||—Area, All West Penn Conference . . . was also All-Area in basketball . . . a member of the National Honor Society. . . son of Charles and Betty Fedell. LeRoy Fe|der*** Cornerback Sr., 5-10, 185 Baltimore, Md. One of four Panthers who has lettered for three years, LeRoy has been a starter for two seasons . . . another member of the secondary which picked off 28 passes last year (second in the country) . . . LeRoy himself picked off six to rank third on the team behind Bob Jury (10), Jeff Delaney (7) . . . has shown the ability to come up with the big play throughout his career . . . he intercepted a Notre Dame pass last year at South Bend and returned it to the 2-yard line to set up Pitt's go ahead touchdown at 14-7 . . . saved the Duke game two years ago with a key interception in the endzone . . . also had an important pick off against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl... is generally considered the hardest hitter in a secondary filled with hard hitters. . . registered 21 solo tackles and 16 assists . . . very devoted, is quick, fast and intelligent . . . with a good year he could challenge for post season honors . . . showed dramatic improvement last year after coming off a strong sophomore season . . . earned six letters at Northwestern High and was a high school All-America . . . Sociol- ogy . . . son of Seal and Gladys Felder. Steve Gaustad* Tight End Jr., 6-3, 220 New Cumberland, Pa. After backing up All-America Jim Corbett at tight end for two years, Steve will be going all out for the starting job this year. . .he heads to Fall camp listed first in the depth chart . . . an intense competitor, he will fight hard to prevent anyone from taking his job . . . was switched to safety for a while but was moved back to tight end for the 1976 season . . . a devastating blocker. . . came in on short yardage situations last year to bolster the blocking. . . hard nosed, strong and intel|igent...has shown good hands in practice, nicknamed ”X" . . . caught a 14-yard TD pass against Temple in 1975. . . earned eight letters at Cedar Cliff High School in football, basketball, and track . . . a former Pop Warner Footballer . . . Who's Who High School All-America, first team All-Conference for three years . . . was also district hurdles champion . . . caught 103 passes for 2,040 yards and 20 TDs during scholastic career. . . also intercepted 12 passes as a safety his senior year. . . son of Lee A. and Barbara Gaustad. Bob Gruber Defensive Tackle So., 6-5, 240 Greenville, Pa. As a freshman last year, Bob was on the travel squad and made a positive contribution to the team as a back-up and on specialty teams . . .possesses awesome potential as a defensive tackle because of his size and strength . . . still untested and will have to prove himself. . . there's a hole to be filled at left tackle and Bob is one of three candidates (Gary Silvestri, Dan Zelahy) with the best shot . . . will get a chance to show his stuff at Fall camp . . . he was listed behind Silvestri after Spring Drills. . . Bob captained the Greenville High School team his senior year and earned two letters in football . . . he also lettered twice in basketball and track . . .was voted All-Northwest Conference . . .son of Robert and Ruth Gruber. 50 Steve Harris Jo Jo Heath Fred Jacobs Steve Harris Halfback So., 6-1, 200 Williamsport, Pa. Steve isa halfback of immense potential . . . came in last year and showed great promise on the JV team . . . was the leading rusher for the junior varsity and had several long scampers . . . had to sit out last year because of Tony Dorsett and Elliott Walker . . . had a bruised thigh near the end of the season and had calcium deposits removed this past off-season . . . coaches are very high on Steve . . . people who have watched him perform say he reminds them of Lydell Mitchell . . . turns the corner just about as well as any back on the team . . . missed Spring drills . . . earned three football letters and captained his Williamsport area team as a senior . . .also earned four letters running sprints on the track team . . . runs a 4.5 forty. ..was voted to the 3rd team All-State by UPI and received honorable mention consideration for central Pennsylvania . . . son of Joseph and Delores Harris. Jo Jo Heath Halfback So., 5-11, 170 Monessen, Pa. JoJo Heath is afootball player, and that's a fact not lost on the Pitt coaching staff . . . came in last year and was ready to back up Gordon Jones and Willie Taylor as well as standing by for punt returns . . . had an excellent junior varsity season, leading the team in reception and yardage . . . had three catches over 70 yards . . . showed a flair of running with the football after he caught it. . .with this in mind, the coaches are going to give him a chance at running back, where he is listed behind Larry Sims, and Steve Harris at Tony Dorsett's vacated position . . .Jo Jo will see a lot of playing time, regardless if he stays at halfback or is moved back to receiver . . . coaches feel they have to find a place for him to play . . . is so versatile, he can play halfback, flanker, split end . . .his brother, Lance Wall, played at Pitt through 1970 . . . a three sport athlete at Monessen High School (football, track, basketball), he earned three letters in each sport. . . captained the football team as a senior . . . was chosen Big 33, All-Big 10, All-WPIAL first team, and All-State third team . . . son of Joseph and Fannie Heath. Fred Jacobs Fullback So., 5-9, 175 Cincinnati, Ohio Another of the talented running backs who came in with last year's recruiting crop, but had to wait his turn . . . like all the young backs, Fred was impressive at camp and on the junior varsity team and will be involved in the derby to win the open starting running position . . .going into camp is listed second on the depth chart behind fullback Elliott Walker. . . has all the tools to be a good college back, but is untested in game situations . . . could challenge for a starting job . . . earned three letters in football and captained his Wyoming High School team . . . was chosen All-City, All-League, All-State, and to both the North/South and East/West Ohio A||—Star teams . . . rushed for over 2,000 yards as a senior and led the team to 2nd place finish in the State . . . won three letters each also in track and basketball . . . nicknamed "Fast” for obvious reasons . . . son of Clyde and Virginia Jacobs. Gordon Jones** Split End Jr., 6-0‘/2, 180 North Versailles, Pa. If Gordon puts it all together this year, there's no doubt he could be one of the most exciting players in all of college football, challenge for All-America honors, and lead Pitt to a great year . . . a definite game breaker who can’ go all the way anytime he latches on to the football . . . has a free-wheeling, acrobatic, and often unpredictable flair for the spectacular . . . a possessor of great instinct, he combines that with some huge hands, a vertical jump of 36 inches, and 4.6 speed . . .people who decide to cover him one-on-one will be sorry . . . though he started slowly last year, after a spectacular freshman year, he came on late in the year and added another game-breaking threat to the Panther lineup . . . has already scored some long TDs as a Panther with TD catches of 80, 75, 59, and 52 yards . . . his 27 yard touchdown catch against West Virginia two years ago has to go down as one of the great Pitt catches in recent times . . . made some spectacular plays last year . . . he awakened the Panthers in their big win against Penn State when he made a long catch while the Panthers were behind 7-0 and deep in their own territory . . . caught four passes for over 100 yards in that game. . . the Panthers seemed to assume command after his play . . . broke the Sugar Bowlgame wide open with his 59 yard TD catch in the second quarter. . . caught two magnificent TD passes against Duke. . . has been the second leading receiver the last two years behind graduated Jim Corbett . . . hauled in 21 catches for 386 yards and five TDs last year and 22 receptions for 385 yards and four scores as a freshman two years ago . . . showed he can be a fearful punt returner: as a frosh he was ranked sixth in the country . . . first he stoved his thumb and then he split the skin between his fingers to slow him down last year. . . is expected to return punts and kickoffs this year . . . along with being a deep threat, he's deadly with the short routes too . . . is easily identifiable with his high stepping, elusive style . . . has the knack to make it look very easy . . . an exquisite downfield blocker . . . was generally considered the best player in the State two years ago and called the ‘Tony Dorsett of his position" . . . earned seven letters at East Allegheny High School in football, basketball, and track . was AP and UPI All—State, High School All-America, Big 33, All-WPIAL, Keystone 51 Mike Lanosky George Link Jeff Pelusi Conference MVP, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Star . . . his uncle Ben Powell played football at Oklahoma Junior College in 1960-62 . . . leads the team in colorful nicknames: "Gee”, because that's what people say when he makes a great play and ”Too Much", because he is . . . son of Heywood Jones. PASS RECEIVING Year Passes Yards Average T 1975 22 385 17.5 1976 21 386 18.4 Totals 53 771 17.9 Mike Lenosky* Defensive End Jr., 6-2, 205 Cheswick, Pa. A wa|k—on, two years ago who's made the most of his chance, Mike has seen playing time the last two seasons . . . has lettered and made the Sun Bowl and Sugar Bowl trips . . . on scholarship this year . . .filling in at defensive end when the injuries have hit the past two years, Mike made a good impression with the new coaches in Spring drills . . . is listed first at defensive right end going into Fall camp . . . must work hard to stay there . . .good speed, strength, and a hard worker . . . playing time would do wonders in developing his abilities . . .won seven letters in football and tennis at Springdale High School before attending Milford Academy, where he lettered in football . . . won several awards in high school . . . Liberal Arts . . . enjoys all sports . . . son of Mike and Margaret Lenosky. George Lmk** Offensive Guard Sr., 6-1, 247 Uniontown, Pa. After lettering for two years as a reserve, George is a prime candidate for the starting offensive right guard job . . . is listed first in the depth chart going into Fall camp . . . seeing his chance, he worked hard during Spring drills and was rewarded by being named co—winner of the Ed Conway Memorial Award for the Most-lmproved-Offensive-Player . . . one of the strongest athletes on the entire U vi (Dim-l> team . . . has shown dramatic improvement since being shifted to the offensive line two years ago . . . credits improvement to new offensive line coach Don Boyce and head coach Jackie Sherrill for giving him positive encouragement. . . nicknamed "Human Dart" . . . was considered one of the top players in the State in 1973 coming out of Laurel Highlands High School, where he captained the football team . . . was named Big 33, All-State, All—WPlAL, All-Big 10, and All-Fayette County for two years . . . earned five high school letters in all in football and track . . . his uncle, Chet Gearye, was a college guard at Kansas . . . an economics major headed for business school . . .enjoys swimming and golfing . . . son of John and Clara Link. Dave Logan* Middle Guard Jr., 64%, 240 Pittsburgh, Pa. An athlete of immense potential, Dave could continue the line of outstanding middle guards at Pitt (All-Americas Gary Burley, 1974; Al Romano, 1976) . . . coaches feel Dave could live up to their accomplishments . . . has as much physical ability as any lineman on the team . . . runs a 4.8 forty and is extremely quick and strong . . .seeing his chance to play, he went into Spring drills with an excellent attitude and showed dramatic improvement . . . the terror of the defense in the Spring, he captured the Ed Conway Memorial Award for the Most-Improved—Defensive-Player . . . an excellent pass rusher who came in on third- and—long situations last year to put pressure on the passer. . . playing time this year will help develop his ability . . .captained City Champion Peabody High School two years ago...was All-City for two years and was honorable mention All- America . . . lettered twice in track . . . son of Arthur and Louise Logan. Jeff Pelusi* Linebacker So., 6-0, 220 Youngstown, Ohio The coaches are looking for Jeff to provide an immediate solution to the problem of replacing the two departed starters from last year's team . . . has work cut out for himself in the Fall after an injury on the first day of Spring drills ended his practice. . . with a stocky build, Jeff is extremely strong . . . has built the reputation as a hitter in his short stay . . . a valuable member of last year's specialty squads . . . was a letter winner . . . made two tackles on kickoff teams against Penn State last year . . . looks a lot like Dick Butkus in a uniform . . . can plug up the hole and still get back to cover the passes . . . nicknamed "Bul|" because he looks like one. . . game experience this year will make him a better player . . . at Chaney High School he won four letters in football and captained the team his senior year...was chosen Prep All-America both as a junior and senior, All-City, for three years. . . All-NEO for two years and All-State . . .a Dean's list student in Computer Science and Engineering . . . brother John was last year's starting center . . . son of John and Jean Pelusi. 52 sf Randy Rautershan Desmond Robinson Larry Sims John Takacs Randy Reutershan** Flanker Sr., 5-10‘/2, 182 Mahwah, N.J. A one man wrecking crew and the leader of the Pitt specialty teams, Panther fans have made it a habit to look for #19 flying under punts and kickoffs . . .said former Pitt head coach Johnny Majors "Randy is absolutely the most dynamic special teams performer I've ever seen”. . . special teams player-of—the-game three times last year despite missing part of last year with a broken foot . . . under- rated as a receiver. . . has excellent speed and good hands . . .dramatic improvement in Spring drills moved him to the number three receiver on the squad behind Gordon Jones and Willie Taylor . . . can back either of them up . . . was voted co-winner of the Ed Conway Memorial Award as the Most-Improved-Offensive-Player with George Link . . . a friendly sort with a lot of personality. . . nicknamed ”Rat” . . . won three football, three basketball, and three track letters at Mahwah High School . . .was Al|—League, All-Suburban, Al|—County, and All—Area . . . Economics . . . Dean's List . . . son of Warren and Doris Reutershan. Desmond RobInson* Linebacker Jr., 6-0, 200 Atlanta, Ga. A versatile defensive performer, Desmond was used at defensive end last season, but was switched to linebacker in the Spring . . . impressed coaches enough to insure himself plenty of playing time this season . . . originally recruited as a linebacker . ..an intelligent ballplayer, he was one of those talented but inexperienced players who saw limited action in '76 but is scheduled for more extensive time this year . . . lettered three years in football at West Fulton High School and was voted Most-Versatile and Most-Valuable . . . also lettered four years each in golf and soccer . . . nicknamed "Dez” . . . an Urban Studies major who plans to go into urban management. . . active in Black Action Society on campus. . . son of Reverend John and Marie Robinson. Gary Si|vestrI* Defensive Tackle Sr., 6-5, 230 Oyster Bay, N.Y. A senior letterman, this could be the year Gary makes a big contribution to the Pitt program . . . is listed first team defensive left tackle going into Fall camp after having had a fine Spring practice . . . stepped in when Dan Zelahy suffered a knee injury and impressed defensive line coach Jimmy Johnson . . . will be trying to fill the slot vacated by four year starter Don Parrish . . . could use a little more experience, but coaches are hoping he can be ready for the season opener . . . is fighting Bob Gruber and Zelahy to stay at the #1 position . . . captained the football and basketball teams at Oyster Bay High School as a senior and was chosen football MVP, basketball MVP, All-League, All-North Shore and honorable mention All-NASSAU County . . . he and Holloway could team up to give Pitt one of the tallest tackle tandems in the country — Holloway is 6-6, Silvestri is 6-5 . . . a good looker with corkscrew afro . . . looks like a rock star . . . in fact, is majoring in Cable Communications and wants to be a disc jockey . . . loves music and softball . . . son of Albert and Victoria Silvestri. Larry Sims Halfback So., 5-10, 175 Atlanta, Ga. When Larry arrived with the recruits last year he had to miss Fall camp because of an injury sustained in a post-season high school all-star game . . . though way behind as the season started, Larry quickly displayed his potential and moved into the No. 2 halfback slot behind Tony Dorsett by mid-season . . . a classic scatback with a darting style of running . . . could be the leading contender to fill the spot vacated by Dorsett . . . gained his yardage inside the tackles last year despite his size . . . he gained 35 yards in 11 tries . . . has surprising upper body strength . . . nicknamed "Fly” . . .at West Fulton High School he had stats that make your head spin . . . rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior, including 24 TDs and a 9.0 yards-per—carry average . . . was All-City, All-County, All-State. . . also played basketball (three letters) and track (three letters) . . .one of two Fulton High grads at Pitt (Desmond Robinson) . . . son of Larry and Lillie Sims. SIMS’ STATISTICS Year Att. Yards Avg. TDs 1975 11 35 3.2 0 John Takacs* Center Sr., 6-2, 220 Youngstown, Ohio One of the hardest working individuals on the Pitt team, John will battle Walt Brown for duty at center. . . if the Tom Brzoza switch to center holds up, John and Walt will be battling for back-up duty . . . did an excellent job last year when called upon as chief back-up to John Pelusi . . . made a valuable contribution to the specialty teams in '76 . . . makes important off-the-field contribution with his excellent attitude . . .one of three Youngstown players on the Pitt squad (Matt Cavanaugh, Jeff Pelusi) . . . won three football, two track, and one basketball letters at Ursuline High School . . . was voted All-State, All-Northeast Ohio, All-Steel Valley Conference. . . nicknamed "Tak” . . . Eco- nomics . . . son of Louis and Jo Marie Takacs. 53 Willie Taylor Gary Tyra Elliott Walker Willie Taylor** Flanker Sr., 6-1, 179 Verona, N.J. The starting ‘flanker all of last year, Willie was the third leading receiver on the team last year behind Jim Corbett and Gordon Jones . . . caught 18 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns . . . those catches included 66 and 12-yard scoring catches against Duke. . . caught four passes for 72 yards in the Sugar Bowl . . . he set up two scores against Georgia . . . with Jones and Reutershan, Taylor will give the Panthers a classy trio of receivers . . .one of the best natural athletes on the squad and also one of the fastest . . . a devastating downfield blocker, he will knock defensive backs down . . . won downfield-blocker-of-the-game twice last year . . . until now he's been known for his blocking as much as his pass receiving . . . he doesn't mind that, but that image could change this year . . . coaches will tell you he has the best hands on the team . . . has hooked up with Cavanaugh since their JV clays . . . "we both have a lot of confidence in each other," he says . . . his 41-yard diving catch against William and Mary two years ago is considered by many local buffs as the best they've seen in Pitt Stadium . . .was a fine athlete at Verona High (nine letters) but missed senior year because of injury . . .was not highly recruited because of injury . . . Pitt coaches gambled on him on the word of his coach Al Rotella . . . Liberal Arts . . . son of Willie and Rose Taylor. TAYLOR’S STATISTICS Year Recp. Yards Avg. TDs 1975 2 55 22.5 0 1976 18 320 17.7 3 Totals 20 375 18.8 3 Gary Tyra* Middle Guard Sr., 5-11, 220 Elmira, N.Y. Gary has been hampered by injuries throughout his Pitt career, but when he's been healthy he has shown the capability to play . . . had another good Spring practice and is listed behind Dave Logan at middle guard going into Fall camp . . . is small, but deceptively strong and extremely quick . . . can also play linebacker should the need arise . . . earned a letter two years ago backing-up Al Romano and with work on the specialty teams. .. nicknamed ”Ta2manian Devil" after the cartoon character because when in motion he gives that buzzsaw appearance . . . is an avid weightlifter who also likes to fish and hunt . . . won two football and two basketball letters at Southside High School . . . when Al Romano was knocked out against Syracuse two years ago, Gary played the entire game and did a commendable job . . . wants to be a coach . . . son of Pete and Virginia Tyra. Elliott Walker*** Fullback Sr., 5-11, 193 Miami, Fla. Psychologically, Elliott has to feel that this year will be his turn . . . with the greatest runner in college history as his running mate the last two years, Elliott was overshadowed . . . he never looked at it that way, however, and went about his business to give the Panthers a great one-two punch . . . needs only 234 yards to become Pitt's second all-time career rusher behind Dorsett (6,526) and Marshall Goldberg (1,957) . . . has rushed for 1,723 career yards . . . has excellent running ability, combining strength, explosiveness, and speed . . .took a lot of pressure off Dorsett for two years with his up-the—midd|e bursts . . .a fine outside runner in his own right. . .after gaining 908 yards as a sophomore, he was plagued with ankle injuries last year and wasn't in full health the entire season . . .but he did contribute some big plays last year towards the Panthers National Championship drive. . .showed Navy his heels on a 69-yard dash and caught a pass against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and ran 36 yards with it to set up the Panthers initial score . . . rushed for 354 yards with a 4.8 average and three touchdowns last year. his 69-yarder against Navy was the longest Panther run last year . . . his 12-yard TD against Penn State broke that game open . . . a fine blocker . . . has the chance to become the second Pitt runner in history to have rushed for 1,000 yards in a season . . .a definite All-East candidate who could challenge for All-America honors. . . was the leading ground gainer in South Florida history his senior year at Miami Jackson High School (1,580) and was named first team All-America, All-State, All-Southern, All-Region, and All-City . . .ran the ball 80 yards the first time he touched the football as a Pitt Panther against North Carolina in 1974 . . . son of Theodore and Edna Walker. WALKER’S STATISTICS Year Att. Yards Avg. TDs 1 974 63 43 1 6.8 6 1 975 1 61 903 5.6 8 1976 85 389 4.6 3 Totals 309 1,723 5.6 17 54 \ .\_ J. C. Wilson Tom Yewcic an Zelahy J. C. Wilson*** Cornerback Sr., 6-0, 175 Cleveland, Ohio Considered possibly the most naturally gifted athlete in the Pitt secondary — a group that intercepted 28 passes last year and was ranked 2nd in the country — J. C. developed the consistency last year necessary for a solid performer. . .amassed 43 tackles (31 solos and 12 assists) and gathered two interceptions . . . led the secondary in tackles against Notre Dame and was tied for the tackles lead against Penn State . . . considered the best defensive back against the run by the Pitt coaches . . . along with Randy Reutershan, the Panthers have two great kick team performers. . had 40 tackles (26 individual and 14 assists), two interceptions, and scored two TDs as a sophomore after transferring from Tampa. . . had the game of his career against Temple in 1975 when he returned a blocked field goal 52 yards for a TD, intercepted two passes —— one for a score, recovered two fumbles, and broke up two apparent scoring plays . . . was named Sports Illustrated Defensive-Player-of-the-Week and to the AP Backfield-of-the-Week for that effort . . . came to Pitt after Tampa dropped football in 1974...earned 11 letters at East High School in Cleveland in football, basketball, track, and tennis . . . played on the Pitt JV basketball team two years ago . . . was a high school All-America in both football and basketball . . . nicknamed "J.C.” . . . brother, Larry, played basketball at Lorain Junior College . . . hobbies include horseback riding . . . Economics . . . son of Chester and Gloria Wilson. Tom Yewcic* Quarterback Sr., 5-11, 183 Conemaugh, Pa. The "Rocky" of Pitt football in 1976. . . as far as heroes go in the Panthers’ drive for the National Championship last year, Tom Yewcic has to rank right up there with the big names . . .Panther followers will not soon forget Yewcic for his efforts . . . certainly Johnny Majors won't — he says, "l'l| never forget Tom Yewcic and the job he did for us as long as I live" . . .a former ninth string quarterback and walk-on, Tom hadn't played a minute of varsity ball until pressed into service with the injury to Matt Cavanaugh in the second quarter of the Louisville game . . . finished that game and sparkled the next three games in leading the Panthers to wins over Miami, Navy, and Syracuse . . . gave way to Cavanaugh in the second half of the Army game . . . Tom was given a scholarship in mid-season last year . . . is back this year and will battle with Wayne Adams as Cavanaugh’s back-up . . . a scout team performer before his hero's performance, Tom passed for 218 yards (14 of 34), with two touchdowns and two interceptions . . .probably one of few quarterbacks in Pitt history who's never lost a game: won three with him at the helm and won the two others he played in . . . owns the distinction of pitching Dorsett the ball on his NCAA record breaking jaunt. . . his family has had a treasured college football tradition . . . Father, Mike, played at Potomac State and WVU; Uncle Tom Yewcic, his namesake, starred at Michigan State and played with the Boston Patriots; Uncle Paul played at William and Mary; Uncle Steve played at Indiana State; and cousin Nick at Boston University . . . nephew of Russ Franke, who covers the Panthers for the Pittsburgh Press . . . they often go fishing together . . . has a good sense of humor — when asked who helped him the most in his career, he joked, "the two guys who hit Haygood and Cavanaugh" . . . Economics . . . son of Mike and Rose Marie Yewcic. CAREE R STATS Passing Year Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TDs 1975 34 14 .412 2 218 2 Rushing Year Att. Yards Avg. TDs 1975 45 116 2.6 0 Dan Ze|ahy* Defensive Tackle Sr., 6-2‘/2, 235 Plum Boro, Pa. lnjury riddled throughout much of his Pitt career, Dan seemed to be putting a lock on Don Parrish's vacated position in Spring drills, before a knee injury sent him to the hospital . . . though he should be recovered in Fall camp, the injury makes him a question mark . . . seemed to be challenging for a job in 1974 when a knee injury put him out of action . . . extremely effective against the run because of his strength . . . his overall toughness is his best quality . . .what he lacks in speed is more than made up by his determination and willingness to work . . . the most valuable lineman in the Keystone Conference his senior year at Plum High School and was selected to the Big 33 team . . . named first team All-Conference, first team All-District, A||—WPlAL, and honorable mention All-State . . .won eight letters at Plum . . . nicknamed "Zell" . . . son of Stephen and Betty Zelahy. 55 Sept. 10 NOTRE DAME 4:20 p.m. Sept. 17 WILLIAM AND MARY+ 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Temple 1:00 p.m. Oct. 1 at Boston College 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Florida 7:00 p.m. Oct. 15 NAVY* 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 SYRACUSE 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 TU LANE # 1:30 Pm- Nov. 5 at West Virginia 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Army @ 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 PENN STATE 1:30 p.m. 1977 Pitt Schedule *Homecoming #Parent’s & Squad Day +Squad Day @Meadow|ands (E. Rutherford, N.J.) TRAVEL ITINERARY FOR AWAY GAMES TEMPLE: Fly Allegheny Charter. Depart Greater Pittsburgh International Airport at 12 noon Friday, arriving in Philadelphia at 1:00 P.M. Housing at the Sheraton Airport Inn, 4509 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153. Phone: (215) 365-4150. Scheduled Philadelphia departure time 6:00 P.M. Saturday. BOSTON COLLEGE: Fly Allegheny Charter. Depart Greater Pittsburgh International Airport at 12 noon Friday, arriving in Boston at 1:30 P.M. Housing at the Marriott Hotel of Newton, Massachusetts, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Massachusetts 02166. Phone: (617) 969-1000. Scheduled Boston departure time 6:00 P.M. Saturday. FLORIDA: Fly Allegheny Charter. Depart Greater Pittsburgh International Airport at 12 noon Friday, arriving in Gainesville, Florida at 2:00 P.M. Housing at the Holiday Inn of Silver Springs, Florida, Highway 40 East, Silver Springs, Florida 32688. Phone: (904) 236-2575. Scheduled Gainesville departure time 11:30 P.M. Saturday. WEST VIRGINIA: Travel by charter bus. Depart Pitt Student Union at 12 noon Friday, arriving in Morgantown at 1:30 P.M. Housing at the Holiday Inn of Morgantown, U. S. Route #19, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Phone: (304) 599-1680. Scheduled Morgantown departure time 6:00 P.M. Saturday. ARMY: Fly Allegheny Charter. Depart Greater Pittsburgh International Airport at 12 noon Friday, arriving in Newark, New Jersey at 1:00 P.M. Housing at the Sheraton Heights Hotel of Hasbroock Heights, New Jersey, 650 Terrace Avenue, Hasbroock Heights, New Jersey 07604. Phone: (201) 288-6100. Scheduled Newark departure time 6:00 P.M. Saturday. Why Panthers? The Panther (felis concolorl was adopted as the University of Pittsburgh's mascot at a meeting of student and alumni leaders in the early autumn of 1909. According to George M. P. Baird, '09, who made the suggestion, it was chosen for the following reasons: (1) the Panther was the most formidable creature once indigenous to the Pittsburgh region; (2) it had ancient, heraldic standing as a noble animal; (3) the happy accident of alliteration; (4) the close approximation of its hue to the old gold of the University's colors (old gold and blue), hence its easy adaptability in decoration; and (5) the fact that no other college or university then employed it as a symbol. A Look at the Incoming Freshmen Rodney Allen DT 6-4, 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. A fine looking prospect from Peabody High School who was chosen All-City and was one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 nominees . . . earned two letters in football at Peabody . . . follows friends, David Logan (presently a middle guard on the team) and Mel Bennett (formerly a Pitt basketball star) to Pitt. Lee "Butch” Baierl DB 6-1, 185 Pittsburgh, Pa. A three year starter in three sports (football, basketball, track) . . . he captained all three teams as a senior after winning three letters in each sport . . . was chosen All-WPIAL at safety and All-West Penn Conference for two years on both offense and defense in football . . .was chosen All-Section 9 in basketball . . . in track, he helped lead North Allegheny to the WPIAL title and a second finish in the State . . . he anchored both the 440 and 880 relay, which set WPIAL records in the Spring. Bert Bertagna OT/DT 6-4, 245 Cincinnati, Ohio A fine athlete from Colerain Senior High in Cincinnati, Bert lettered three times in football and once in wrestling . . . was chosen All-State first team tackle, All-Southwestern Ohio, All-League, All-City, and Colerain Lineman-of-the-Year . . . selected to play in Cincinnati's East-West All-Star Game and Ohio's North-South All-Star Game . . . plans to study Economics and Engineering . . . a weightlifter. Jerry Boyarsky DT 6-3, 245 Scott, Pa. A highly recruited athlete, Jerry won four letters in track and two in football at Lakeland High School . . . was chosen UPI All-State first team and AP All-State second team . . . one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 nominees . . . was also chosen Suburban Times Conference All-Star for two years, Scranton Times Lineman of the year for two years, Scranton Times All-Star for two years, and Scranton Times Athlete-of-the-week on several occasions...was also tri-captain of the football team. Anthony Campbell DB/FL 6-3, 190 Uniondale, N.Y. A two-year starter and letterman in football at both defensive back and flanker at Uniondale High School . . .also won four letters in track and two in basketball. . .was selected a high school All-America, All-Long Island, All-County and All-League . . .was MVP on the basketball team his freshman and junior years; was All-State, All-County and twice MVP in track . . . was also Nassau County Conference All-Star for two years . . .ho|ds school record in broadjump and in the 880-yard run . . . brother George (Tommy) Campbell is a cornerback with the Philadelphia Eagles, Mike Chobany HB 6-0, 212 Portage, Pa. A fine prospect with the size that suits’ his fullback position well, Mike has been called a "bull" and "another John Cappaletti" . . .with his run-over-you style, he rushed for 4,017 yards in his Portage career and scored 342 points (57 touchdowns) . . . scored 148 points (24 TDs) this past year, leading his district . . . earned three football, four baseball and two basketball letters at Portage . . . was chosen honorable mention All-America, one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections, All—|nter County Conference. Mike Christ SE 6-1, 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. One of the top athletes in Pennsylvania and one of the more highly recruited in the State, Mike was one of eight Panther recruits cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can’t miss” prospect. . . was selected All-State by both AP and UPI, was the WPlAL MVP, Foothills Conference MVP, one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections, and was honored at the Dapper Dan Sports Banquet with his WPIAL MVP award. . . was also All-State in volleyball . . . won three letters in football. Lindsay Delaney OB 6-0, 185 Pittsburgh, Pa. A fine looking prospect, Lindsay comes to Pitt in his brother's (Jeff) footsteps and more recently those of his coach, Joe Moore, who was hired as a fulltime assistant on Jackie Sherrill’s staff . . .won three football letters at Upper St. Clair and was chosen All-Western Conference, 1st team WPIAL, 2nd team All-State and to the Pittsburgh lronmen All-Star team as a quarterback. . . brother Jeff has started both of the last two years at Monster for Pitt Panthers . . . Lindsay plans to study dentistry. . . one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 nominees . . .was one of eight Panthers selected by national recruiting survey as a "can't miss" prospect. Wayne DiBartola FB 5-11, 207 Pittsburgh, Pa. A fine athlete out of Baldwin High School, Wayne won nine varsity letters — three each in football, basketball, and track there...was chosen All-Conference, All-WPIAL, was team MVP, and’ co—captained the team his senior year . . . was one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections . . . was team captain, MVP, and All-WPIAL in wrestling his junior year. Joseph Gasparovic P/TE/LB 6-3, 215 Harrisburg, Pa. An all-around performer at Central Dauphin East High in Harrisburg, Joe, Jr. saw action as a linebacker, tight end, and punter. . . won two varsity letters in football and was voted All-League, at both.tight end and as a punter . . . was selected All-Metropolitan as a tight end . . . nephew of former Pitt Panther Bill Gasparovic (1948-52), Joe averaged 44.9 yards a kick. Mike Gazda OT 6-7, 265 McKeesport, Pa. Another of Pitt's 1.5 Big 33 selections headed to Pitt, Mike is the biggest of all the recruits. . . was chosen first team All-WPIAL, 2nd team All-State, and was a Big 10 Conference All-Star. 56 Don Gildea DT 6-5, 235 Altoona, Pa. A three year letter winner and starter in football at Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Don was chosen first team UPI All-State, third team AP All-State and was one of Pitt's 15 recruits chosen to play in the Big 33 game . . . he was also selected to the Catholic High School All-America team. Hugh Green DE 6-2, 210 Natchez, Miss. Pitt recruited the best lineman in the State of Mississippi when it recruited Hugh . . . was first team All-State Central Division as a sophomore, was first team All-Southern State and first team All-State both his junior and senior seasons . . .was voted the best lineman in the State his senior year. . . led the team in tackles, registering 115 solo tackles — an average of 13 a game. Russ Grimm LB 6-3, 215 Scottdale, Pa. Just a well-rounded athlete as evidenced by his winning-three letters each in football, basketball, and track . . .was chosen to the Keystone Conference All-Star team in 1975 and was honorable mention All-WPlAL . . . this past year, he was All-Conference again, Conference MVP as a defensive back, one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections, All-APIAL, and received Southmoreland High School's "Mr. Football Award" . . .was honorable mention All-State. . . was also a basketball star: scored 41 points in one game . . . named to "Who’s Who Among American High School Students." Artrell Hawkins HB 5-10, 175 Johnstown, Pa. Artrell was one of the top schoolboy running backs in Pennsylvania two years ago before moving to Coffeyville Junior College in Coffeyville, Kansas . . . one of eight Pitt recruits cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can't miss” prospect. . .at Coffeyville this past year, he was the leading JC runner in the nation before dislocating his elbow. . . he had 795 yards rushing in 108 carries in five games before the injury . . . his season high was 266 yards against Highland J.C. . . . returned to play in the Wool Bowl and rushed for 106 yards in the snow. . . his team lost in the Wool Bowl to Mexico, but finished 8-3 and eight in the nation among JCs . . . at Johnstown Area High School he rushed for 3,552 yards and scored 234 points in his three year career there. . . in his senior year (1975) he rushed for 1,499 and scored 106 points. Ricky Jackson DE 6-3, 215 Pahokee, Florida Just another fine looking lineman among the Pitt recruits, Ricky made quite a name for himself the last two years in Florida . . . was second team Sun Coast Conference and second team All—District and All—Region as a junior and first team in all three as a senior. . . was also voted first team All-State as a senior . . . led his team in tackles: 110 solos, 78 assists, and four interceptions . . . caught 21 passes as a tight end, including eight touchdowns. Ray Charles "Rooster" Jones 5-10, 180 Pascagoula, Miss. Regarded as one of the top three or four running back prospects in the country . . . cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can't miss” prospect. . . one of eight Panther recruits to be so recognized . . . a look at "Roost_er's" statistics lends credence to his credentials . . . his senior year he rushed for 1,895 yards on 317 carries (a 5.9 average) and an incredible 28 touchdowns . . . has rushed for 3,863 yards and 52 touchdowns during his amazing career at Pascagoula High School . . . was voted All-Coastal Zone for three years, All-Southern Mississippi his junior and senior years, and All-State both his junior and senior years . . . runs a 4.4 forty. Jim Marnich DT 6-3, 225 Coraopolis, Pa. Jim is another fine athlete from the long line that have come out of Montour High . . . an all-around athlete, he's lettered twice in football, and once each in wrestling and track . . . was selected to the All-Western Conference All-Star team, and was the Capital Area wrestling champion the last two years. . .was another of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections . . . nicknamed "Moose’Z Mark May OL 6-5, 265 Oneonta, N.Y. Just a fine looking lineman from New York's Oneonta High, Mark was selected to the All-State team in New York for football and was also co-captain of the basketball team and MVP of the recent Oneonta Tournament . . . earned three football, three track, and two basketball letters at Oneonta. Bill Neill OT/DT 6-4, 225 Collegeville, Pa. Bill is ‘another of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections from Perkiomen Valley High School . . . won three letters each in football, wrestling, and track . . . was chosen to the All-Scholastic 1st team by the Philadelphia Bulletin and was a two time All-Box Mont Conference performer on both offense and defense. . . played in the Montgomery County All-Star game . . . was also All-Box Mont in wrestling and track . . . was State Champ as a heavyweight wrestler and was selected outstanding wrestler in Box Mont Christmas tourney . . . was fifth in the state in the javelin throw. Greg Meisner DE/OE 6-2, 210 New Kensington, Pa. Another fine overall athlete among the Panther crop, Greg is very aggressive, hard nosed and intelligent according to his Valley High School coach . . . has excellent straight ahead speed for a man his size, with a 4.7 forty . . . played both offensive end and defensive end at Valley . . . was 1st team DE on the All-Foothills Conference team, named 2nd team All-WPIAL . . . another of the Panthers’ numerous Big 33 nominees. 57 Benjy Pryor TE/DE 6-5, 230 Arnold, Pa. Widely regarded as possibly the premier football recruit in the State . . .a look at his credentials will reveal the reason: was chosen first team A||—State by both the AP and UPI wire services; a Parade first team All-America, was selected to the Joe Namath Prep All-America team, was an Adidas All-American, a Big 33 selection, one of 15 among the Pitt recruits, and All-Foothills Conference for two years . . . as one of the top players in the country, he was cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can’t miss" prospect, one of eight Panthers recruits to be so honored . runs the forty in 4.6 speed . . . scored over 1,000 points on the basketball team and was third team A|l—State last year . . . had 12 receptions as a tight end this past year and has been Valley High’s leading tackler as a defensive end the past three years. Mark Reichard LB 6-1, 220 Bay Village, Ohio Mark was the only player from the Cleveland area to be selected to the All-State team: was selected first team by both the AP and UPI . . .also selected All-Northeast Ohio, Lineman-of—the-Year for Northeast Ohio, All-Scholastic, MVP in the Crown Conference, Catholic Player-of-the-Year, and a member of the North team in the State's All-Star game . . .a member of the National Honor Society and his 3.3 OPA allowed him to graduate in the top 20 per cent of his class. . . had 109 solo tackles in 10 games, with 72 assists and six sacks. Walter "Skip" Sylvester OT 6-5, 241 Aliquippa, Pa. A three year football Ietterman, Skip captained his Center Area team as a senior . . . was voted first team tackle in the All-MAC Conference and was one of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections . . . also captained his CYO basketball team and was a member of the Beaver Lawrence County All-Tournament team . . . president of the Lettermen’s Club . . . his father Walter, now an executive,~played college football at Westminster . . . enjoys shooting pool, basketball, and swimming . . .was one of eight Panthers cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can't miss” prospect. Steve Tate DE 6-3, 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. Another of Pitt's 15 Big 33 selections, Steve was voted first team All-State, A||—WP|AL, All-West Penn Conference . . . a two-time letterman in football at Mt. Lebanon High School . . . runs a 4.7 forty . . . plans to add 30 pounds during the summer . . . says, ’'I have many relatives who have made it in sports” . . . first, his cousin is Ed Scheuermann, a present member of the Pitt basketball team; brother Dave played for Syracuse until 1975; brother Bob just completed freshman year at Syracuse and will face Steve the next three years; father Reg played at Northwestern and was 2 1952 graduate; uncles Jim (1950), Bill (1953) and Dick (1966) all played at Illinois; Uncle Bill was the MVP in the 1952 Rose Bowl for Illinois and was ACC ‘Coach-of-the-Year’ at Wake Forest in 1964. Lynn Thomas DB 6-0, 180 Pascagoula, Miss. A teammate of "Rooster" Jones at Pascagoula High, Lynn boasts some fine credentials of his own . . .was voted to the first team All-Coastal Zone both as a junior and senior, was All-State as a senior, first team . . . as a defensive back he intercepted six passes this past season. . . runs a 4.6 forty . . . is a newphew of former Kansas City Chiefs great defensive back Jim Marseilles. Rick Trocano OB 6-1, 195 Brooklyn, Ohio A fine looking quarterback prospect because of his all—around athletic ability. . . this past year he passes 1,685 yards and 17 touchdowns while running for 586 more and 11 TD’s . . .was selected first team Al|—State by both wire services, All-Conference in football, basketball, and baseball . ..was chosen All-Scholastic and won the Lou Groza Award as the outstanding player in the Cleveland Area . . .was MVP in both his Conference and district. . . one of eight Panthers cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can’t miss" prospect . . .plans to study business . . .was high school All-America . . . brother, Len, played at Iowa . . . attended Brooklyn High School . . . nicknamed "Bert” as in Bert Jones. Dave Trout K 5-6, 160 Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Certainly the top kicking prospectin the State this year and probably one of the top kickers in the country. . . placekicked at Southmoreland High School . . . in 1974 he set a school record with a 48-yard FG against Mt. Pleasant. . .duplicated that kick against Burrell this past year...kicks 60-yarders in practice . . . nicknamed "Dee" . . . father Meredith and mother Betty are both missionaries. Terry White HB 5-11, 175 Thomasville, Ga. Another running back the Panthers have recruited who boasts massive statistics . . . rushed for 1,375 yards this past year at Central High School and scored 16 touchdowns . . . was team MVP, A||—State 1st team, All-District 1st team, and District two Back-of—the—Year . . . earned three football letters, three track, and two basketball letters . . . he was the State champ in the long jump (23-1). Carlton Williamson OB 6-2, 185 Atlanta, Ga. One of the top prospects in Georgia, Carlton has the talent to play just about anywhere and still excell . . . played mostly quarterback at Brown High School in Atlanta . . . also performed at halfback and defensive back . . . his senior year statistics best describe his ability ~ 1,923 total yards with 15 TDs rushing and 2 TDs passing . . . was chosen first team All-State . . .was one of eight Panther recruits cited by a national recruiting survey as a "can't miss” prospect . . . nicknamed "Young-Boy” because he played varsity football in ninth grade. 58 Eighty-Seven Years of Panthers Pitt football got off to a humble beginning back in 1890, when the School was known as Western University of Pennsylvania. Only three games were played that year and the record read a modest 1-2. A winning record wasn't recorded until 1900, a decade later, and from then on, things began steamrolling for the Panthers. In 1904, the Panthers, led by Joe Thompson of World War I fame, registered an undefeated 10-0 record, the School's first spotless mark. Thompson took over as coach after graduation and in 1910 the team produced an undefeated (9-0), untied, and unscored upon season. Under Joe Duff, brother of the former U. 8. Senator, the Panthers lost only once in 1914 and set the stage for the legendary Glenn Scobey ‘Pop’ Warner in 1915. Under Warner, the Panthers were 59-114 from 1915 to 1923. During this time the Panthers put together some formidable winning streaks. Warner's teams won their first 31 consecutive games, until W & J beat Pitt 13-10 in 1919. Counting the last two wins in 1914, the Panthers undefeated streak lasted 33 games. In 1916, the Pitt team came up with an innovation for which millions of football fans have since given thanks. ln addition to being undefeated, the Panthers were the first team to wear uniform numbers. During Warner's tenure, Pitt's first All- America appeared. Bob Peck reached that status in 1915 and in 1916 he became a two-time A|l—America and was rated one of the great all-time performers at center. Halfback Tom Davies and tackle Leonard Hilty (both 1918) were two other stars of that era. Famous then, and more famous later, were a big Scotch guard/end and 1917 team captain, Jock Sutherland; Dr. H. C. Carlson, who went on to coach basketball at Pitt for 31 years; and Tiny Thornhill, who went to coach Stanford's Rose Bowl teams. Following Warner, Sutherland began a 15 year regime in 1924. It began slowly, but ended with the Panthers enscounced among the mighty. Sutherland recorded an incredible 111-20-12 record, including National Championships in 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, and 1937. Coupled with Warner's three National Championships (1915, 1916, and’ 1918), the Panthers had won eight National Titles in 47 years. Pitt didn't add another title until 1976, to give the School a total of nine and place them 5th among all schools in NCAA history. These feat deeply entrenches the Panthers as a truly great all-time college power. Sutherland’s tenure also included four Rose Bowl trips, winning the 1937 game over Washington. As should be expected with this kind of winning football, many performers won indi- vidual All-America acclamation: Ralph Chase, tackle, 1925; Gibby Welch, halfback, 1927; Mike Betto, tackle, 1928; Ray Montgomery, guard, and Joe Donchess, end, 1929; Jess Ouatse, tackle, 1931; Warren Heller, halfback, 1932; Joe Skladany, end, 1933; Doc Hartwig, guard, and George Shotwell, center, 1934; 60 Averell Daniell, tackle, 1935; Marshall Gold- berg, halfback, and Tony Matisi, tackle, 1937; and Goldberg and Bill Daddio, end, in 1938 all received All-America recognition during this period. Sutherland left in 1938 and with his de- parture the Pitt program didn’t have another winning season for a decade. Of course, during that time World War II took a bite out of everyone’s program. After the War, however, it didn't take the Panthers long to get back in the winning swing of things. Mike Milligan turned in a winning record, the first in ten years, in 1948 and again in 1949. Milligan resigned in 1950 and he was replaced by Len Casanova who also departed the following summer. In 1951 Athletic Director Tom Hamilton took over as head coach until Lowell Dawson took over in 1952. lll health caused Dawson to step down in 1954 where Tom Hamilton took over once again for the remainder of the season. Hamilton handed the job to John Michelson in 1955. Hamilton and Michelson steered the team toward a winning direction. The 1955 season brought a 7-3 record and a Sugar Bowl invita- tion (the Panthers dropped a close 7-0 game to Georgia Tech). The Gator Bowl followed in 1956 after a 7-2-1 season, but the Panthers lost another close decision (21-14) to Georgia Tech. Things slowed down a bit and the Panthers hovered around the .500 mark until 1962. During this stretch in history, numerous other Pitt Panthers attained All-America status. Ralph Fife, 1941; Bernie Barkouskie, 1949; Joe Schmidt, 1952, all were touted as guards. Eldred Kraemer, tackle, 1952; Joe Walton, end, 1956; John Guzik, guard, 1958; and Mike Ditka at end in 1960 were also All-Americas. Then came 1963. The Panthers finished‘ with a 9-1 record and were ranked third in the country. Paul Martha and Ernie Borghetti won first team All-America rating during this memorable year. After losing seasons in 1964 and 1965, Michelosen was replaced by Dave Hart in 1966. Hart undertook an extensive recruiting campaign and quickly gained the reputation as one of the finest recruiters in Pitt history. Unfortunately, the squads didn't perform well on the field, and he resigned after three years and a 3-27 record. He was replaced in 1969 by former Pitt player and assistant coach, Carl DePasqua. in four years, DePasqua brought the Panthers respectability but was unable to establish a winner. He was released after a 1-10 record in 1972, giving him an overall mark of 13-29. The losing trend caused the University to take a close look at its football program and a number of improvements were instituted. One of the country's brightest young football coaches, Johnny Majors, was hired and the program took an immediate upturn. In his first season, Majors took Pitt to its first winning season in ten years (6-4-1) and its first Bowl appearance (Fiesta Bowl) in 17 seasons. Majors improved that mark to 7-4 and a second place ranking in the East in his second year. Gary Burley, middle guard, won first-team All- America touting. In 1975 Pitt finished 8-4, went to the Sun Bowl, and was nationally ranked 13th by UPI. This three—year growth served to set the stage for the 1976 season. The Panthers com- pleted perhaps one of the most dramatic turnarounds in college football history in 1976. From 1-10 in 1972 to 12-0 and a National Championship in 1976. Tony Dorsett won first team All-America selection for the third year and middle guard Al Romano won honors for the first time. Other Panthers (Jim Corbett, tight end; Tom Brzoza, guard; Jimbo Cramer, linebacker; Bob Jury, safety; and Carson Long, kicker) made second and third team All- America in 1976. Majors was named Coach-of- the-Year for the second time (1973) and the Panthers received just about every trophy avail- able designating Eastern and National supre- macy. Not since 1937 were the Panthers able to call themselves Unanimous National Champions. After Pitt's 27-3 win in the Sugar Bowl, Jackie Sherrill replaced Majors as coach. Majors opted to return to try to rebuild his alma- mater, Tennessee. Sherrill, who was a Majors assistant at Pitt for three years and was instru- mental as an architect in the Pitt rebuilding job, left after the 1975 season to coach Washington State for a year (3-8) and readily returned to Pitt when the offer was made. He found himself in the strange role of inheriting a team coming off the National Championship. All-American Roster The following names are taken from the NCAA Guide and consists of players who were first team selections on one or more of the All-America teams of the last 65 years selected for the national audience and which receive nation-wide circulation such as the teams of Walter Camp, Grantland Rice, Casper Whitney, lNS, AP, UP, NANA, NEA, the Football Writers, the Football Coaches Association, the All-America Board, Newsweek, and Sporting News. Pitt's First-Team Selections 1914 Robert Peck (cl 1927 Gilbert Welch (ql 1937 Tony Matisi (tl 1915 Robert Peck (cl 1928 Mike Getto (tl 1937 Marshall Goldberg (hl 1916 James Herron (el 1929 Joe Donchess (el 1938 Bill Daddio (el 1916 Andy Hastings (fl 1929 Ray Montgomery (gl 1938 Marshall Goldberg (fl 1916 Robert Peck (cl 1929 Toby Uansa (hl 1941 Ralph Fife (gl 1916 Claude Thornhill (gl 1929 Thomas Parkinson (fl 1949 Bernie Barkouskie (gl 1917 H. C. Carlson (el 1931 Jess Ouatse (fl 1952 Eldred Kraemer (fl 1917 Jock Sutherland (gl 1932 Joe Skladany (el 1952 Joe Schmidt (gl 1917 Dale Seis (gl 1932 Warren Heller (hl 1956 Joe Walton (el 1917 George McLaren (fl 1933 Joe Skladany (el 1958 John Guzik (gl 1918 Leonard Hilty (tl 1934 Charles Hartwig (gl 1960 Mike Ditka (el 1918 Tom Davies (hl 1934 George Shotwell (cl 1963 Paul Martha (bl 1918 George McLaren (fl 1934 Isadore Weinstock (fl 1963 Ernie Borghetti (tl 1920 Tom Davies (hl 1935 Art Detzel (tl 1973 Tony Dorsett (bl 1921 Herb Stein (cl 1936 Averell Daniell (fl 1974 Gary Burley (mg) 1925 Ralph Chase (tl 1936 William Glassford (gl 1975 Tony Dorsett (bl 1927 Bill Kern (tl 1937 Frank Souchak (el 1976 Tony Dorsett (bl 1937 Bill Daddio (el 1975 Al Romano (mg) 61 Pitt Hall of Fame Awardees Thus far the University of Pittsburgh has had nine players, one coach and one player-coach elected to the National Hall of Fame. Jock Sutherland, a great guard from 1914 through 1917, and Pitt's brilliantly successful coach from 1924 _through 1938, was elected in 1953 being among the first coaches named. In 1954 Bob Peck, Pitt's first All-American (center in 1915 and 1916), was elected as the first Pitt player to have his name placed on the honor roll. In 1958, Marshall Goldberg, an All-American halfback in 1937 and an All-American fullback in 1938, was elected. In 1965, George McLaren, an All-America fullback in 1917 and 1918, was elected. In 1967, Herb Stein, an All-America center in 1921, was elected. In 1970, Tom Davies, an All-America halfback in 1918 and 1920, was elected. In 1971, Joe Thompson, outstanding player-coach from 1904-1912, was elected. In 1973, Hube Wagner, brilliant end and running back from 1910-1913, and Herb McCracken, back and lineman from 1918-20, were elected. In 1975, Averell Daniell, All-America tackle in‘ 1936, and Joe Skladany, All-America end in 1932 and 1933, were elected. Jock Sutherland Dr. John Bain (Jock) Sutherland was a great player and coach at Pitt. Entering Pitt within a few years after he left his native Scotland he was a regular guard on the great Pitt teams of 1914-1917, teams that lost but one game during the entire period. Upon graduation, with a dental degree in 1918, he went into the service, coached the Camp Greenleaf Team with the AEF, then came back to the coaching job at Lafayette. Four years later, in 1924, he replaced Pop Warner at Pitt, and after getting the foundation laid, put the Panthers back into the first line again. There were national titles in 1927, 1929, 1936 and 1937; Eastern honors in 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932,1934,1936, and 1937. Rose Bowl appearances in 1928, 1930 and 1933, climaxed with a win in 1937. All-Americans were turned out with regularity during this period. Leaving Pitt in 1939, he coached Brooklyn in 1940 and 1941, then went into the Navy. Upon his return he took over the Pittsburgh Steelers, giving them their greatest days until recent'history. He died suddenly in the Spring of 1948. Bob Peck Bob Peck was Pitt's initial first team All- America, being selected by Walter Camp in 1915 and 1916. In both of these years Pitt was undefeated, and in his sophomore year, 1914, the Panthers lost only one game. He was captain of the 1916 Pitt team that is rated among the greatest of all time, both at Pitt and in the nation. Playing under Pop Warner, Pitt's coach during his last two years, he was a terrific roving center of the old variety, and an accurate passing center who could lead the speedy Pitt backs on the famous single and double wing attack which Warner was then perfecting. After his graduation he moved to Culver Military Academy where he was athletic director and head coach until his sudden death in 1934. 62 Marshall Goldberg Marshall Goldberg came to Pitt from Elkins, West Virginia, and for the three years of his varsity career was the most highly publicized and popular back in Pitt history until Tony Dorsett came along. These three years, coincidental with Jock Sutherland’s last three as Pitt's head coach, saw the Panthers win a national title, a Rose Bowl game, and two eastern championships. In two years as the regular left halfback Goldberg was the leading scorer and leading ground gainer, and then, moving to fullback with the famous Dream Backfield of 1938, he became a terrific blocker and power back, despite his relative lack of weight (185). He was a defensive expert during his three years and starred at this phase when he went into pro ball. On campus he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi, national social fraternity, and ODK, national honorary leadership society. Upon graduation he played pro ball and was in the insurance business in Chicago, served nearly four years as a line officer in the Navy, and then finished his pro career with the Chicago Cardinals when they won their first title. He is president of the Goldberg- Emmerman Corp. in Elk Grove Village, Ill. George McLaren George McLaren, who came to Pitt from Peabody High School, is considered the greatest fullback in the school's history. He played four years, 1915-1918, and during this perio'd, the Panthers compiled a 29-0 record. McLaren was captain of the 1918 team. McLaren scored 13 touchdowns in 1917 and also holds the one—season rushing mark by a Pitt fullback with 782 yards. He also holds the longest run from scrimmage, 92 yards in 1917. He was never stopped without making a gain during his intercollegiate career. McLaren also was a member of the basket- ball team for two years and a performer on the track squad for two campaigns. He was elected a Varsity Letterman of Distinction. McLaren resided in the Baltimore area before his death in 1965. Herb Stein Herb Stein came to Pitt from Warren, Ohio, and for four years was one of the greatest offensive and defensive centers in Panther history. A member of the great "Pop" Warner teams in 1918-21, he was named as a first-team All-American in 1921. During his four years, Pitt won 21, lost five and tied four. His brother, Russ, was also an All-American tackle at Washington & Jefferson. Now a highly successful business executive, Stein owns and operates nine corporations. He resides in Cleveland. Tom Davies A two-time All-American halfback, Tom Davies ranks as one of Pitt's greatest backs. After prepping at Kiski, Davies entered Pitt in 1918 and was named on the last Walter Camp's All-America team as a freshman under Glenn Scobie (Pop) Warner. Davies was a regular for four seasons and was again named All-America in 1920. He holds three Pitt punt return records and ranks second in the all-time total yards gained department with 3,931 yards. Following graduation from Pitt, Tom spent 25 years as a coach at Penn, Geneva, Allegheny, Rochester, Kiski, Scranton and Western Reserve. Davies died three years ago. Joe Thompson The late Joe Thompson, outstanding player-coach at Pitt from 1904-1912, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971. A native of Beaver Falls, Pa., Thompson came to Pitt in 1904 (after attending Geneva) and led the Panthers to their first undefeated season. In compiling a 10-0 record, Pitt gave up only five points to opponents. He captained the team in 1905 and in his three years the Panthers achieved an excellent 26-6 mark. After taking over the coaching chores in 1908, Thompson compiled a four-year record of 30-14-2. His 1910 team was not only undefeated (9-0) but also unscored upon. Hube Wagner Hube Wagner came to Pitt from Monaca Highgschool in 1910 and immediately became a member of the great Panther team which went undefeated, untied and unscored upon. While primarily an end, he filled in at every other position except quarterback because of his great versatility. When old timers talk of all—time Pitt greats Wagner's name always comes early in the conversations. Competing against such op- ponents as Notre Dame, Penn State, the famous Carlisle Indians, Navy, Cornell, West Virginia, Bucknell, etc., he was sensational because of wild tackling and his powerful ball carrying. He never, however, made the Walter Camp All- America team because that famous selector did not see Pitt play until 1915. Since graduation, he has become an out- standing surgeon and for 12 years was a member of the University Board of Trustees. He was also elected a Varsity Letterman of Distinction. Herb McCracken Herb McCracken, a native of Sewickley, was one of the most versatile and also one of the lightest football players in Pitt history. He made up in football instinct and desire for any lack of size, and those same attributes made him a successful coach. He was a varsity player under Pop Warner from 1918-20, participating at halfback, full- back, guard, end and center. He also played three years of basketball, captaining the team his senior year. He went on to achieve outstanding coaching records at Allegheny College and Lafayette. Herb left coaching in 1935 to co-found Scholas- tic Magazine, Inc. He has served as a trustee of both Pitt and Lafayette. He is a Varsity Letterman of Distinction. Ave Daniell Averell Daniell, a member of the football team from 1934-36, captained the 1936 Pitt Rose Bowl championship team and was a consensus All-America standout on the line that was regarded as the best forward wall in Pitt history. He then went on to play professionally with the Green Bay Packers. Following that he was a line coach at Dartmouth and at West Point before entering the Navy in WWII. Following the War, he entered business and worked his way up to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Alloy Manufacturing Company, a supplier to the Navy's nuclear propulsion program. That company later merged with Ionics, lnc., and Daniell now serves as its President. A graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, Ave majored‘in business administration at Pitt. He has been very active in the recent resurgence of Pitt athletics, and served as President of the Pitt Golden Panthers in 1974. Joe Skladany Joe Skladany was credited with helping Jock Sutherland build a great winning tradition at Pitt and earned first team All-America honors in 1933 and 1934. He played both offensive and defensive end. At 205 pounds, Skladany played the strong side on the Panthers’ unbalanced offensive line and anchored the defensive line from his defensive end position. With Joe leading the way, the 1933 defense allowed a mere two touchdowns en route to an 8-1 record. During his stay at Pitt, the Panthers posted a 24-3-2 record. Skladany was elected to the Pioneer Divi- sion of the Hall of Fame, the section reserved for athletes who starred before 1934. Following his college career, Skladany went on to become principal owner of the Pittsburgh Paperback Corporation. Prior to his death three years ago, Joe was quite active in Pittsburgh's community affairs. 63 All-Time Coaching Records Name and Alma Mater At Pitt W L T No Coach 1890-1892 7 9 0 Anson F. Harrold, Princeton '93 1893 1 4 0 No Coach 1894 1 1 0 J. P. Linn, Washington & Jefferson '95 1895 1 6 0 G. W. Hoskins 1896 3 6 0 Thomas Gawthrop Trenchard, Princeton '95 1897 1 3 0 Dr. Frederick C. Robinson, Pitt '02 1898-1899 8 3 2 Dr. M. Roy Jackson, Pennsylvania '98 1900 5 4 0 Wilbur D. Hockensmith, Pitt '01 1901 7 2 1 Frederick Joseph Crolius, Dartmouth '99 1902 5 6 1 Arthur St. L. Mosse, Kansas '99 1903-1905 20 10 1 E. R. Wingard, Susquehanna '01 1906 6 4 0 John A. Moorhead, Yale '04 1907 9 1 0 Joseph H. Thompson, Geneva-Pitt '05 1908-1912 30 14 2 Joseph M. Duff, Jr., Princeton '12 1913-1914 14 3 1 Glenn Scobey Warner, Cornell '95 1915-1923 59 11 4 Dr. John Bain Sutherland, Pitt '18 1924-1938 111 20 12 Charles W. Bowser, Pitt '23 1939-1942 14 20 1 Clark D. Shaughnessy, Minnesota '14 1943-1945 10 17 0 Wesley E. Fesler, Ohio State '31 1946 3 5 1 Walter S. Milligan, Pitt '32 1947-1949 13 14 0 Leonard J. Casanova, Santa Clara '27 1950 1 8 0 Tom Hamilton, Navy '27 1951 3 7 0 Lowell P. Dawson, Tulane '32 1952-1953 9 8 1 Dawson-Hamilton 1954 4 5 0 John P. Michelosen, Pitt '38 1955-1965 56 49 7 David R. Hart, St. Vincent '51 1966-1968 3 27 0 Carl A. DePasq'ua, Pitt '50 1969-1972 13 29 0 John Majors, Tennessee '56 1973-1976 33 13 1 Panther Captains 1905 - 1976 45° 3” 35 1905 Joe Thompson 1937 John Michelosen 1906 Gilbert Miller 1938-1950 None 1907 Calvin Marshall 1951 Rudy Andabaker, Bob Brennan 1908 Quincy Banbury 1952 Joe Schmidt 1909 Homer Roe 1953 Dick Deitrick 1910 Tex Richards 1954 Henry Ford, Lou Palatella 1911 Jack Lindsay 1955 Hal Hunter, John Cenci 1912 Polly Galvin 1956 Joe Walton, Bob Pollock 1913 Hube Wagner 1957 Charley Brueckman, Jim McCusker 1914 Wayne Smith 1958 Ed Michaels, Don Crafton 1915 Guy Williamson 1959 Bill Lindner, Ken Montanari 1916 Bob Peck 1960 Mike Ditka 1917 H. C. Carlson 1961 None 1918 George McLaren 1962 Tom Brown, Gary Kaltenbach 1919 Jimmy DeHart 1963 Al Grigaliunas 1920 Herbert A. Stein 1964 Ray Popp 1921 Tommy Davies 1965 Phil Dahar 1922 Tom Holleran 1966 Jim Flanigan 1923 Lloyd Jordan 1967 Dave Drake 1924 Noble Frank 1968 Harry Orszulak, Ed Gallin, 1925 Ralph Chase Ed Whitaker 1926 Blair McMillan 1969-1970 None 1927 Gibby Welch 1971 Jack Dykes, John Simpson 1928 Alex Fox 1972 John Moss, Rick Lozier, 1929 Ludy DiMeolo Reggie Frye 1930 Eddie Baker 1973 Dave Wannstedt, Rodney Kirby, 1931 Eddie Hirshberg Jim Buckmon 1932 Paul Reider 1974 Mike Carey, Bill Daniels, 1933 None Kelcy Daviston 1934 Charles Hartwig 1975 Dennis Moorhead, Tom Perko 1935 Nick Kliskey 1976 Tony Dorsett, Jim Corbett, 54 1936 None Arnie Weatherlngton Pitt vs All Opponents W L T W L T w L 1‘ Air Force 0 2 0 Great Lakes 0 2 0 Ohio U. 1 0 O Akron (Buchtel) 1 0 O Greensburg A.A. 1 2 0 Ohio Wesleyan 2 0 0 Alleghenv 8 2 0 Grove City 8 2 1 Oklahoma 1 7 1 Allegheny A.A. 1 2 0 Hiram 1 0 0 Oregon 1 3 0 Alleghenv A-C- 1 0 0 Holv Cross 1 0 0 Pennsylvania 10 1 1 Arizona State 0 1 0 Illinois 0 6 0 Penn state 35 37 3 Army 12 5 2 lndiana 2 7 0 Pittsburgh A.C. 0 3 0 Baylor 2 2 0 Indiana Teachers 1 2 1 Pittsburgh Academy 1 0 0 Bellevue Outing Club 0 1 0 Iowa 2 1 0 Pittsburgh H.S. 1 0 0 Bethany 8 0 0 J. F. Lalus A.C. O 1 0 Purdue 1 4 0 Boston College 4 2 0 Johns Hopkins 2 0 0 Rice 0 2 0 Bucknell 7 2 0 Kansas 1 0 0 Sewickley A.A. 1 0 0 Butler Y. 1 0 0 Kent State 1 0 0 Sewickley A.C. 1 0 0 California 3 2 0 Kiski 1 O 0 Shady Side Academy 0 1 0 California N. 2 0 0 Lafayette 3 5 0 siviu 2 1 1 California Teachers 2 0 O Latrobe 0 2 0 Stanford 2 1 0 Carlisle 4 4 0 Lehigh 2 0 0 St. Louis 1 0 0 Carnegie A.C. 0 1 0 Louisville 1 0 0 Susquehanna 1 0 0 Carnegie Tech 24 5 1 Manchester A.C. 0 1 0 Swissvale A.C. 1 0 0 Centre 1 0 0 Marietta 3 1 0 Syracuse 17 13 2 Chatham Field 1 0 O Marquette 3 O 0 TCU 0 1 1 Cincinnati 2 0 0 Maryland 1 0 0 Temple 5 1 1 Colgate 1 O 0 Miami (F|a.) 8 7 1 Thiel 4 0 0 Cornell 2 4 0 Miami (Ohio) 1 O 0 Tulane 0 4 0 D.C. & A.C. 0 3 0 Michigan 0 2 0 UCLA 5 9 o Dickinson 2 O 0 Michigan State 0 4 1 USC 3 5 0 Drake 1 0 0 Minnesota 1 9 0 Villanova 1 O 0 Duke 9 8 0 Missouri 1 O 0 Virginia 2 0 0 Duquesne 4 2 0 Mt. Union 5 0 0 Washington 3 1 0 Duquesne A.C. 1 0 0 Muskigum 1 0 0 W. & J. 18' 13 2 Duquesne U. 1 0 O Natrona A.C. 1 O 0 W. & L. 1 0 0 East End A.A. 0 1 0 Navy 13 10 2 Waynesburg 5 1 0 East End Gymnastics 0 2 0 Nebraska 15 4 3 W. Penn. Med. 1 0 0 Emerald A.A. 1 0 0 New Castle Terrors 0 0 1 Western Reserve 3 0 0 Florida State 1 2 0 North Carolina 0 1 0 Western Theol. Sem. 1 O O Fordham 2 2 3 N. Carolina State 2 0 0 Westminster 15 0 2 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 0 Northwestern 3 3 0 West Virginia 46 22 1 Geneva 12 6 0 Notre Dame 13 29 1 Wheeling Tigers 0 2 0 Georgetown 2 0 1 Ohio Med. U. 2 0 0 Wm. 81 Mary 4 O 0 Georgia 2 O 1 ohio Northern 7 0 0 Wisconsin 3 0 0 Georgia Tech 5 2 0 Ohio state 4 13 1 Wooster 1 0 0 Gettysburg 2 0 O Pitt vs 1977 O onents . pp Last Last First Pitt Opponent Pitt has: Opponent: Game Win Win Won Lost Tied Notre Dame 1909 1976 1974 13 29 1 William & Mary 1949 1975 never 4 0 0 Temple 1938 1976 1945 5 1 1 Boston College 1959 1974 1971 4 2 0 Florida first meeting Navy 1912 1976 1975 13 10 2 Syracuse 1916 1976 1972 17 13 2 Tulane 1969 never 1973 0 4 0 West Virginia 1895 1976 1975 46 22 1 Army 1931 1976 1971 12 6 2 Penn State 1893 1976 1975 36 37 3 65 Pitt Athletic Staff AREA CODE FOR ALL PITT NUMBERS IS 412 FOOTBALL STAFF Office number for the entire football staff is 624-4576. Home Phone Jackie Sherrill: Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Johnson: Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 963-9885 Bob Leahy: Offensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367-3290 Don Boyce: Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serafino "Foge" Fazio: Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264—4259 Larry Holton: Defensive Secondary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242-1548 Bob Matey: Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321—1981 Joe-Moore: Offensive Backs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343-3528 Otto Stowe: Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .963-9809 Larry Bielatz Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422-8101 Dave Wannstedt: Strength and Weight Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885-2482 Cyd Roman: Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula Piet: Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATHLETIC STAFF Phone Office Home Casimir J. Myslinski: Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4571 687-1851 Walter Cummins: Assistant Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4572 372-5816 Sandra J. Bullman: Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4595 833-8930 Ken George: Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4592 881-5476 Jim Thomas: Assistant Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4593 468-5635 Mel Cratsley: Ticket Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4602 371-9575 John Leiendecker: Assistant Ticket Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4600 364-6271 Dr. James McMaster: Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-4045 Bob Heddleston: Executive Director, Pitt Golden Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4624 521-4842 Kip Smith: Head Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4611 766-5131 William "Boo" Connors: Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4613 362-5121 Leo "Horse" Czarnecki: Supervisor of Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4591 884-3962 INFORMATION STAFF Dean Billick: Sports Information Director and Dir. of Public Relations . . . 624-4588 531-7701 Vince DiNardo: Assistant Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4589 481-1 185 Joyce Aschenbrenner: Assistant Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4590 881-7999 Kimball Smith: Director of Promotions and Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4589 363-2577 Susan Schultz: Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624-4590 Quick Facts Enrollment (full time undergraduate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,500 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. (Allegheny County) Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1787 Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Wesley W. Posvar Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casimir J. Myslinski Head Football Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jackie Sherrill 1977 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pitt's 88th All Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Won 450, Lost 309, Tied 35 Offensive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro I, Split Backs Defensive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panthers Colors . .» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Blue, Gold Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pitt Stadium (Capacity 56,500) Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band, 180-pieces Post-Season and All-Star Players Following is a list of Pitt Players who have played in post-season and All-Star Games: 1925... 1928.. 1930.. 1932.. 1934.. 1934. 1934. 1935. 1935.. 1935.. 1938.. 1938... 1939... 1939... 1939... 1940... 1940... 1941.. 1942... 1942.. 1945.. 1946... 1949.. 1950... 1952.. 1954... 1954... 1957... 1957.. 1958.. 1958. 1958. 1959... 1959.. 1960... 1961... 1961... 1962.. 1963.. 1963... 1963... 1964... 1965... 1965... 1969. 1972... 1975.. 66 East-West Horse L. Chase . . . . . . . .tackle . Mike Getto . . . . . . . . . . .tackle . Eddie Baker . . . . . quarterback . James MacMurdo . . . . . .tackle . Michael Sebastian . . . .halfback . . Joseph Skladany . . . . . . . . .end . . Frank Walton . . . . . . . . .tackle . . Charles Hartwig . . . . . .. guard . Miller Munjas . . . . quarterback . lzzyWeinstock . . . . . .halfback . John Michelosen . . quarterback Frank Souchak . . . . . . . . . .end Louis Daddio . . . . . . . . . . .end Marshall Goldberg. . . . halfback Harold Stebbins . . . . . halfback Richard Cassiano . . . .halfback Ben Kish . . . . . . . . . .. fullback . George Kracum . . . . . . fullback Ralph Fife . . . . . . . . . . . guard . Stan Gervallis . . . . . . . . . . .end . George Ranii . . . . . . . . . . guard Leo Skladany . . . . . . . . . . .end . William McPeak . . . . . . . ..end Nicholas Bolkovac . . . . .tackle .Wil|iam Reynolds ....halfback Eldred Kraemer . . . . . . .tackle Robert McOuaide . . . . . . . .end Charley Brueckman . . . .center . Jim McCusker . . . . . . . . . tackle . John Guzik . . . . . . . . . .. guard .. Dick Haley . . . . . . . ..halfback . . Art Gob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .end lvan Toncic . . . . . . quarterback . Bill Lindner . . . . . . . . ..tack|e Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . ..end Fred Cox . . . . . . . . . .halfback Steve Jastrzembski . . . . . . .end . John Draksler . . . . . . . .. guard . Paul Martha . . . . . . . . halfback Rick Leeson . . . . . . . . fullback Ernie Borghetti . . . . . . . .tackle Fred Mazurek . . . . quarterback Eric Crabtree . . . . . . . halfback Joe Novogratz . . . . . . . fullback . Geoff Brown . . . . . . .|inebacker Bob Kuziel . . . . . . . . . . .center . Gary Burley .... middle guard 1953... 1956. 1956.. 1956.. 1957.. 1957... 1958... 1958.. 1965.. 1965... 1967.. 1934... 1934.. 1934.. 1935. 1935... 1937... 1937.. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1939... 1940. 1940.. 1941... 1945... 1953.. 1954.. 1955.. 1956.. 1957. 1957.. 1958.. 1959.. 1959.. 1961... 1961... 1964.. 1964... 1964.. 1965... 1967.. 1971... 1972... Senior Bowl Joe Schmidt . . . . .guard-center . John Cenci . . . . . . . . . . .center . Lou Cimarolli . . . . . ..halfback . John Paluck . . . . . . . . . . . .end . Bob Pollock . . . . . . . . . .tackle Vince Scorsone . . . . . . . . guard Charley Brueckman . . . .center . Jim McCusker . . . . . . . . .tackle . Marty Schottenheimer . .center Paul Cercel . . . . . . . . . . .center . Jim Flanigan . . . . . ..linebacker College All-Star Game Michael Sebastian ... .halfback . Joseph Skladany . . . . . . . . .end . Frank Walton . . . . . . . . .tackle .. Miller Munjas . . . . quarterback George Shotwell . . . . . . . guard Averell Daniell . . . . . . . .tackle . Bill Glassford . . . . . . . .. guard . . Robert LaRue . . . . . . .halfback .. Frank Patrick . . . . . . . fullback .. Louis Daddio . . . . . . . . . ..end Marshall Goldberg. . . .halfback . . Richard Cassiano . . . .halfback . Ben Kish . . . . . . . . . .. fullback George Kracum . . . . . . fullback Ernest Bonelli . . . . . . . fullback . Billy Reynolds . . . . . .halfback . Dick Deitrick . . . . . . . . . ..end . Eldred Kraemer . . . . . . .tackle . John Paluck . . . . . . . . . . . .end . Vince Scorsone . . . . . . . . guard . Joe Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . .end . Jim McCusker . . . . . . . . .tackle . Dick Haley . . . . . . . . . halfback . John Guzik . . . . . . . . . .. guard Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . . .end Ed Sharockman . . . . .halfback . Paul Martha . . . . . . . .halfback Ernie Borghetti . . . . . . . .tackle . John Maczuzak . . . . . . . .tackle Marty Schottenheimer . .center . Jim Flanigan . . . . . ..linebacker Charles Hall . . . . . . . def. back Bob Kuziel . . . . . . . . . . .center North-South All-American Bowl 1949 . . . Lou Cecconi . . . . . . . .ha|fback 1952. . . Joe Schmidt . . . . .guard-center 1958. . . Bill Kaliden . . . . . . quarterback 1958. . . Ed Michaels . . . . . . . . .. guard 1959 . . . Serafino Fazio . . . . . . . .center 1960... Ron Delfine . . . . . . . . . . ..end 1960. . . Paul Hodge . . . . . . . . . .. guard 1962... Ed Clark . . . . . . . . . ..halfback 1962 . . . Gary Kaltenbach . . . . . . .tackle 1962 . . . Tom Brown . . . . . . . . . . guard 1963 . . . Al Grigaliunas . . . . . . . . . ..end 1963. . . Jeff Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . guard 1965. . . Ken Lucas . . . . . . . quarterback 1965... Fred Hoaglin . . . . . . . . ..center 1971 . . . Ralph Cindrich .....|inebacker Hula Bowl 1953... Billy Reynolds . . . . . . halfback 1957. . . Joe Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . .end 1958. . . Charley Brueckman . . . .center 1959. . . John Guzik . . . . . . . . . . . guard 1960... Bill Lindner . . . . . . . . ..tack|e 1961 . . . Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . ..end 1962. . . Fred Cox . . . . . . . . . . halfback 1964... Paul Martha . . . . . . ..ha|fback 1964... Rick Leeson . . . . . . .. fullback 1964. . . Ernie Borghetti . . . . . . . .tackle 1965 . . . Eric Crabtree . . . . . . . . .tackle 1965. . Joe Novogratz . . . . . .linebacker 1969. . . Geoff Brown . . . . . . .linebacker 1971 . . . Charles Hall . . . . . .. def. back 1972. . . Bob Kuziel . . . . . . . . . . .center 1973. . . Jim Buckmon . . . . . .. def. end 1975. . . Torn Perko . . . . . . . .linebacker 1976. . . Tony Dorsett . . . running back 1976. . . Al Romano . . . .. middle guard 1976. . . Jim Corbett . . . . . . . .tight end Coaches’ All—American Game 1974... Rod Kirby . . . . . . ..linebacker 1974 . . . Jim Buckmon . . . . . .. def. end 1974. . . Glenn Hyde . . . . . ..off. guard 1973. . . Rod Kirby . . . . . . . .linebacker Lions’ American Bowl 1974. . . Gary Burley .... middle guard 1974 . . . Mike Bulino . . . . . .. def. back 1974 . . . Mike Carey . . . . . . . . . . .center Blue-Gray 1939 . . . Steve Petro . . . . . . . . . . . guard 1939. . . John Chickerneo . . quarterback 1940.. . Bob Thurbon . . . . . . . halfback 1944... Ernie Bonelli . . . . . . . . halfback 1945. . . Francis Mattioli . . . . . .. guard 1945 . . . John Kosh . . . . . . . . . ..center 1948.. . Leo Skladany . . . . . . . . . . .end 1949. . . Bernie Barkouskie . . . . .. guard 1949 . . . Carl DePasqua . . . . . . . fullback 1951 . . . Bob Bestwick . . .. quarterback 1951 . . . Chris Warriner . . . . . . . . . ..end 1952 . . . Joe Bozek . . . . . . . . . . . . ..end 1953.. . Dick Deitrick . . . . . . . . . . .end 1959... Fred Riddle . . . . . . . . fullback 1961 . . . Larry Vignali . . . . . . . . . guard 1963. . . John Maczuzak . . . . . . . .tackle 1969...Bob Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..end 1969 . . . Dave Dibbley . . . . . . . halfback 1971...Char|es Hall def. back 1974 . . . Mike Bulino . . . . . .. def. back Academic All-America Team 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Deitrick 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Palatella 1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Walton 1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Guzik 1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Bill Lindner 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Delaney Japan Bowl 1975 . . . Tom Perko . . . . . . ..linebacker 1976 . . . Tony Dorsett ... running back 1976. . . Al Romano . . . . . "middle guard 1976. . . Jim Corbett . . . . . . . .tight end 67 All-Time Pitt Records All Pitt Records include bowl appearances *NCAA Records that do not include bowl appearances INDIVIDUAL MARKS Yards Rushing, Career: 6,526, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Yards Rushing, Career: 6,082, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Yards Rushing, One Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 *Yards Rushing, One Season: 1,948, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Yards Rushing, One Game: 303, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame) 1975 Yards Rushing, One Play: 91, George McLaren (Syracuse) 1917 Attempts Rushing, One Game: (tied thrice) 38, Tony Dorsett (WVU, PSU, Northwestern) 1973, 1976 Attempts Rushing, One Season: 370, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Attempts Rushing, Career: 1,163, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Attempts Rushing, Career: 1,074, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Most Seasons Gaining 1,000 Yards: 4, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Most Seasons Gaining 1,500 Yards: 3, Tony Dorsett, 1973-75-76 Most All-Purpose Yards, Season: 2,217, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Most All-Purpose Yards, Career: 7,1 17, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Most All-Purpose Yards by a Collegian: 6,839, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Most All-Purpose Plays: 1,211, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Most Yards Gained in Two Seasons: 3,836, Tony Dorsett, 1975-76 *Most Yards Gained vs. One Opponent: 754, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame) 1973-74-75-76 Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or More, Season: 1 1,,Tony Dorsett, 1976 *Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or More, Career: 33, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or More, Career: 36, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Highest Yards Per Carry Average (Min. 300), Season: 5.8, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Average Per Carry, Career: 5.6, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Average Per Carry, One Season: 6.6, Tony Dorsett, 1975 Average Per Carry, One Game: 14.4, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame) 1975 Most Games 200 Yards, Season: 4, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Most Games 200 Yards, Career: 9, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Most Consecutive 200 Yard Games: 2, Tony Dorsett, 1973, 1976 Yards Passing, Career: 3,645, Dave Havern, 1968-69-70 Yards Passing, One Season: 1,121, Ken Lucas, 1965 Yards Passing, One Game: 345, Bob Bestwick (Michigan State) 1951 Yards Passing, One Play: 82, Lou Cecconi to Nick DeRosa (Marquette) 1948 Passes Thrown, Career: 600, Dave Havern, 1968-69-70 Passes Thrown, One Season: 287, Dave Havern, 1968 Passes Thrown, One Game: 51, Dave Havern (Penn State) 1968 Passes Completed, Career: 308, Dave Havern, 1968-69-70 Passes Completed, One Season: 144, Ken Lucas, 1965 Passes Completed, One Game: 29, John Hogan (UCLA) 1970; Dave Havern (Penn State) 1968 Touchdown Passes, Career: 21, Dave Havern, 1968-69-70 Touchdown Passes, One Season: 14, John Hogan, 1972 Touchdown Passes, One Game: 5, Matt Cavanaugh (Duke) 1976 Yards Passes Received, Career: 1,621, Bob Longo, 1965-66-67 Yards Passes Received, One Season: 732, Bob Longo, 1966 Yards Passes Received, One Game: 182, Paul Reider (Army) 1931 Yards Passes Received, One Play: 82, Nick DeRosa from Lou Cecconi (Marquette) 1948 Passes Received, Career: 117, Steve Moyer, 1969-70-71 Passes Received, One Season: 50, Harry Orzulak, 1968 Passes Received, One Game: 16, Harry Orzulak (Penn State) 1968 Touchdown Passes Received, Career: 14, Joe Walton, ‘I954-55-56 Touchdown Passes Received, One Season: 8, Joe Walton, 1955 68 Total Offense, Career: 6,526, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Total Offense, One Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Total Offense, One Game: 370, Matt Cavanaugh (Duke) 1976 lntercepted Passes, Career: 14, Carl DePasqua, 1947-48-49 lntercepted Passes, One Season: 10, Bob Jury, 1976 lntercepted Passes, One Game: 3, Lou Cecconi (Penn State) 1949; Henry Ford (Penn State) 1953 Yards lntercepted Passes, Career: 246, Edgar Jones, 1939-41 Yards lntercepted Passes, One Season: 224, Edgar Jones, 1941 Yards lntercepted Passes, One Game: 132, Edgar Jones, 1941 Yards lntercepted Passes, One Play: 105, Roe (West Virginia) 1908 Yards Punt Returns, Career: 799, Tom Davies, 1918-21 Yards Punt Returns, One Season: 385, Gordon Jones, 1975 Yards Punt Returns, One Game: 139, Tom Davies (West Virginia) 1920 Yards Punt Returns, One Play: 87, Jimmy Joe Robinson (Michigan St.) 1945 Yards Kickoff Returns, Career: 1,337, Dave Garnett, 1968-70 Yards Kickoff Returns, One Season: 653, Dave Garnett, 1969 Yards Kickoff Returns, One Game: 220, Dave Garnett (West Virginia) 1969 Yards Kickoff Returns, One Play: 105, Gibby Welch (West Virginia) 1927; 105, Richards (Bucknell) 1908 Most Touchdowns Rushing, Career: 59, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75—76 Touchdowns, Career: 63, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 *Touchdowns, Career: 59, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Touchdowns, One Season: 23, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Touchdowns, One Game: 4, Tony Dorsett (Army) 1975; Elliott Walker (Temple) 1974; Dennis Ferris (Navy) 1969; Mike Nicksick (Nebraska) 1934; Warren Heller (Nebraska) 1931 Most Points Scored, Career: 380, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75—76 *Most Points Scored, Career: 356, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75—76 Most Points Scored, One Season: 140, Tony Dorsett, 1973-74-75-76 Points After Touchdown, One Season: 45, Carson Long, 1976 Points After Touchdown, One Game: 7, Carson Long (twice — Temple, Army) 1975; Ted Frye (Dickinson) 1914 Points After Touchdown, Career: 131, Carson Long, 1976 Points After Touchdown Attempted, One Season: 45, Carson Long, 1976 Points After Touchdown Attempted, One Game: 7, Carson Long (.twice — Temple, Army) 1975; Ted Frye (Dickinson) 1914 Points After Touchdown Attempted, Career: 135, Carson Long, 1973-74-75-76 Field Goals Attempted, One Game: 4, Carson Long (William and Mary) 1975 Field Goals Attempted, One Season: 26, Carson Long, 1976 Field Goals Attempted, Career: 76, Carson Long, 1.973-74-75-76 Field Goals Made, One Game: 4, Carson Long (William and Mary) 1975 Field Goals Made, One Season: 18, Carson Long, 1976 Field Goals Made, Career: 45, Carson Long, 1973-74-75-76 Yards, Field Goal: 52, Carson Long (Notre Dame) 1974; Fred Cox (Notre Dame) 1961 Consecutive Points After Touchdown: 60, Carson Long, 1974-75 Points One Game For a Kicker: 17, Carson Long (William and Mary) 1975 Points One Season For a Kicker: 99, Carson Long, 1976 Points Career for a Kicker: 266, Carson Long, 1973-74-75-76 *Points Career for a Kicker: 253, Carson Long, 1973-74-75-76 *Highest Percentage Points after Touchdown, Season: 100%, Carson Long, 1976 (tied several others) *Highest Percentage Points after Touchdown, Career: 96.56/o, Carson Long, 1973-74-75-76 Most Punts, One Season: 63, Larry Swider, 1976 Most Punts Career: 228, Larry Swider, 1973-74~75-76 Most Punting Yardage, One Season: 2,784, Larry Swider, 1976 Most Punting Yardage, Career: 9,199, Larry Swider, 1973-74-75-76 Highest Punting Average, One Season: 44.2, Larry Swider, 1976 69 Highest Punting Average, Career: 40.3, Larry Swider, 1973-74-75-76 Longest Punt: 77, Larry Swider, (Georgia Tech) 1976 TEAM MARKS’ Highest Total Points by Pitt: 406, 1904 Highest Total Points by Opponents, Season: 393, 1968 Lowest Total Points by Pitt, Season: 26, 1947 Lowest Total Points by Opponents, Season: 0, 1910 Highest Total Points by Pitt, One Game: 96 (Dickinson) 1914 Highest Total Points by Opponents, One Game: 69 (Notre Dame) 1965; 69 (Michigan) 1947; 69 (Army) 1944 Highest Total Offense by Pitt, One Season: 4,849, 1976 Highest Total Offense by Opponents, One Season: 4,375, 1968 Lowest Total Offense by Pitt, One Season: 1,009, 1947 Lowest Total Offense by Opponents, One Season: 522, 1915 Highest Total Offense by Pitt, One Game: 610 (Army) 1975 Highest Total Offense by Opponents, One Game: 647 (Army) 1944 Lowest Total Offesne by Pitt, One Game: -11 (Michigan State) 1950 Lowest Total Offense by Opponents, One Game: -22 (Syracuse) 1921 Highest Rushing by Pitt, One Season: 3,486, 1976 Highest Rushing by Opponent, One Season: 2,494, 1974 Lowest Rushing by Pitt, One Season: 389, 1947 Lowest Rushing by Opponents, One Season: 300, 1915 Highest Rushing by Pitt, One Game: 530 (Army) 1975 Highest Rushing by Opponent, One Game: 464 (Notre Dame) 1971 Lowest Rushing by Pitt, One Game: -63 (Michigan State) 1950 Lowest Rushing by Opponent, One Game: -27 (Syracuse) 1921 Highest Passing by Pitt, One Season: 1,883, 1968 Highest Passing by Opponents, One Season: 1,990, 1968 Lowest Passing by Pitt, One Season: 136, 1919 Lowest Passing by Opponents, One Season: 222, 1915 Highest Passing by Pitt, One Game: (Matt Cavanaugh) 339, (Duke) 1976 Highest Passing by Opponent, One Game: 435 (West Virginia) 1968 TICKET IN FORMATION Individual and Season Ticket Family Plan Season Tickets (Section 9) Prices for Home Games (Adults must sit with children) All Seats Adult Price —— $48.00 Children Price—$12.00 Notre Dame $ 9.00 Add — $1.00 per order for postage, insurance and William & Mary 8.00 handling. 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Pitt Seasonal Records Pitt 1890 ODD. O Allegheny AA 38 0 W.&J. 32 10 Geneva 4 10 Won 1-Lost 2 74 Pitt 1891 ODD. 6 W.&J. 40 6 Geneva 0 54 W. Penn. Med. 0 4 Geneva 12 0 EE Gymnastics. 24 4 Geneva 6 0 Ind. Teachers 16 74 Won 2-Lost 5 98 Pitt 1892 ODD. 0 EE Gymnastics 16 6 Geneva 4 12 Kiski 0 8 lnd. Teachers 6 6 Greensburg AA 2 6 W.&J. 18 38 Won 4-Lost 2 46 Pitt 1893 ODD. 0 Pittsburgh AC 10 4 Allegheny AA 0 10 Pittsburgh AC 16 0 Penn State 32 O W.&J. 12 14 Won 1-Lost 4 7o‘ Pitt 1894 ODD. 6 Sewickiey AC 0 0 Incl. Teachers 44 6 Won 1-Lost 2 44 Pitt ’ 1895 ODD. 0 D.C.&A.C. 36 2 Greensburg AA 42 22 Emerald AA 0 0 W. Virginia 8 0 W.&J. 28 6 Carnegie AC 10 0 Wheeling Tigers 12 30 Won 1-Lost 6 136 Pitt 1896 ODD. 4 Pittsburgh AC 6 4 Penn State 10 0 Latrobe 4 0 D.C.&A.C. 26 4 Western Theol. Sem. 0 6* Geneva 0 18 Sewickiey AA 0 6 Wheeling Tigers 11 0 Grove City 12 42 Won 3-Lost 6 69 *Forfeit Pitt 1897 ODD. 8 Pittsburgh HS 0 0 Latrobe 30 O Greensburg AA 47 5 Waynesburg 14 13 Won 1-Lost 3 91 72 Pitt 6 24 5 O 10 17 110 1: N : O O5OCOO|\)O'3007:-o- (.0011-E m\ii\J:-o- 1898 ODD. Duquesne AC 5 Pittsburgh Acad. 5 Westminster W. Virginia Grove City Natrona AC New Castle Terrors Cal. Teachers Won 5-Lost 2-Tied 1 33 P‘ OO30|\)U'|O 1899 ODD. Westminster 11 Grove City 0 Swissvale AC 0 Bethany O J. F. Lalus AC 12 Won 3-Lost 1-Tied 1 23 1900 Opp. Penn State 12 W. Virginia 6 D.C.&A.C. 5 Grove City 0 Cal. Teachers 0 Akron (Buchtel) 0 Thiei 0 Westminster 5 Shady Side Acad. 5 Won 5-Lost 4 33 1901 Opp. Penn State 33 W. Virginia 0 Incl. Teachers 0 Allegheny 0 Duquesne U. 0 (Pgh. College H. Ch.) Cal. Teachers 0 Geneva 5 Thiel 0 Westminster 0 Allegheny 15 Won 7-Lost 2-Tied 1 57 1902 Opp. Allegheny AA 15 Bucknell 0 Penn State 27 Grove City 0 Westminster 6 W. Virginia 23 Geneva 22 Ohio U. 0 Allegheny 6 Geneva 30 Allegheny AC 0 Mt. Union 0 Won 5-Lost 6-Tied 1 129 1903 Opp. W. Virginia 24 Geneva 57 Manchester AC 11 Bellevue Outing Club 6 Penn State 59 Geneva 32 East End AA 28 Grove City 0 Marietta 45 Won 0-Lost 8-Tied 1 262 1904 Opp. Grove City 0 Mt. Union 0 Westminster 0 30 40 40 83 53 21 22 E3 Pitt 11 71 0 24 57 48 53 11 67 51 12 0 405 Pitt 17 66 74 O 31 0 17 24 0 0 229 Pitt 6 6 32 12 5 16 10 2 51 6 153 Pitt 28 27 7 22 13 22 11 Geneva Susquehanna California N. Waynesburg W. Virginia Bethany Penn State Won 10 1905 Westminster California N. Cornell Dickinson Mt. Union Bethany F.&M. W.&J. Butler Y. Ohio Med. U. Geneva Penn State Won 10-Lost 2 1906 Westminster Hiram Allegheny Carlisle Carnegie Tech Cornell W. Virginia Grove City W.&J. Penn State Won 6-Lost 4 1907 Marietta Carnegie Tech Muskigum Bucknell Cornell Ohio Northern W. Virginia W.&J. Wooster Won 9-Lost 1 1908 Mt. Union Bethany Marietta Bucknell St. Louis Carnegie Tech W. Virginia Carlisle Gettysburg Penn State W.&J. Won 8-Lost 3 1909 Ohio Northern Marietta Bucknell Carlisle Notre Dame W. Virginia W.&J. Mt. Union Penn State Won 6-Lost 2-Tied uwtumoooooo OPD. tO\OOOOOOOOOOO U) 03 OPP. I-1 O '-‘ 3 N l-4 0': ix) m \l uwoaoomwooo OOWOOOOOO-l>-. 0 004000000000. 05 ow:-oowooaooo 282 247 Pitt 57 30 20 Pitt Seasonal Records (con’t) 1910 Ohio Northern Westminster Waynesburg Georgetown Ohio Med. U. W. Virginia W.&J. Carnegie Tech Penn State Won 9 OP otoooooooooF‘ 1911 Westminster Ohio Northern Carlisle 1 Cornell Notre Dame Villanova W.&J. Penn State Won 4-Lost 3-Tied 1 29 ODD. 0 OJOOOOVO 1912 ODD. Ohio Northern 0 Westminster 0 Bucknell 6 Carlisle 45 Navy 13 Notre Dame 3 Maryland 0 W.&J. 13 Penn State 38 Won 3—Lost 6 118 1913 ODD. Ohio Northern 0 Navy 0 W. Virginia 0 Carlisle 6 Cornell 7 Bucknell 9 Lafayette 0 W.&J. 18 Penn State 6 Won 6-Lost 2-Tied 1 46 1914 Opp. Cornell 3 Westminster 10 Navy 6 Carlisle 3 Georgetown 0 Dickinson 0 W.&J. 13 Carnegie Tech 0 Penn State 3 Won 8-Lost 1 38 1915 ODD Westminster 0 Navy 12 Carlisle 0 Penn 7 Allegheny 0 W.&J. 0 Carnegie Tech 0 Penn State 0 Won 8-Lost 0 19 1916 ODD. Westminster 0 Navy 19 Syracuse 0 Penn 0 14 46 37 31 255 Pitt 14 40 41 28 14 25 13 27 28 E37 Pitt 37 32 28 131 119 Pitt 47 34 10 14 27 146 190 Carnegie Tech Allegheny W.&J. Penn State Won 8-Lost 0 N 01 0000‘! 1917 W. Virginia Bethany Lehigh Syracuse Penn Westminster W.&J. Carnegie Tech Penn State Won 9-Lost 0 0 ~ 2 I-4 O’1000O'1000kD. 1918 W.&J. Penn Georgia Tech Penn State Won 4-Lost 0 ODD. mtmooo 1919 Opp. Geneva 0 W. Virginia 0 Syracuse 24 Georgia Tech 6 Lehigh 0 W.&J. 6 Penn 3 Carnegie Tech 7 Penn State 20 Won 6-L.OSt 2-Tied 1 66 1920 ODD. Geneva 0 W. Virginia 13 Syracuse 7 Georgia Tech 3 Lafayette 0 Penn 21 W.&J. 0 Penn State 0 Won 6-Tied 2 44 1921 ODD. Geneva 0 Lafayette 6 W. Virginia 14 Cincinnati 14 Syracuse 0 Penn 0 Nebraska 10 W.&J. 7 Penn State 0 Won 5-Lost 3-Tied 1 51 1922 Cincinnati, Lafayfitte W. Virginia Syracuse Bucknell Penn Geneva W.&J. Penn State Stanford Won 8-Lost 2 43 0%. I-| tuooomoomuo Pitt 21 13 7 7 O 0 13 2 20 83 Pitt 14 13 26 O\lOO 14 24 98 Pitt 28 13 15 12 14 31 151 Pitt 9 6 7 19 O 88 17 0 24 170 Pitt 42 33 40 32 23 62 0 21 30 6* 289 1923 Opp. Bucknell 0 Grove City 7 Lafayette 0 W. Virginia 13 Syracuse 3 Penn 6 W.&J. 6 Carnegie Tech 7 Penn State 3 Won 5-Lost 4 39 1924 Opp. Grove City 0 Geneva 0 John Hopkins 0 Carnegie Tech 6 Lafayette 10 Syracuse 7 W.&J. 10 W. Virginia 7 Penn State 3 Won 5-Lost 3-Tied 1 43 1925 ODD. W.&J. 0 Lafayette 20 Gettysburg O W. Virginia 7 Carnegie Tech 0 W.&J. 0 Penn 0 Penn State 7 John Hopkins 0 Won 8-Lost 1 34 1926 ODD. Allegheny 7 Georgetown 6 Lafayette 17 Colgate 16 Carnegie Tech 14 Westminster 0 W. Virginia 7 W.&J. 0 Penn State 6 Won 5-Lost 2-Tied 2 73 1927 O 1: uowoouoooo? Thiel Grove City W. Virginia Drake Carnegie Tech Allegheny W.&J. Nebraska Penn State Stanford Won 8-Lost 1-Tied 1 27 1-‘ *Rose Bowl Game Pitt 20 53 6 29 0 18 25 0 26 177 1928 OD Thiel Bethany W. Virginia Allegheny Carnegie Tech Syracuse W.&J. Nebraska Penn State Won 6-Lost 2-Tied 1 15 oooomoooo? 73 291 Pitt Seasonal Records (con’t) 1929 ODD. Waynesburg 0 Duke 7 W. Virginia 7 Nebraska 7 Allegheny 0 Ohio State 2 W.&J. 0 Penn State 7 Carnegie Tech 13 U.S.C. 47 Won 9-Lost 1 90 *Rose Bowl Game Pitt 52 16 52 14 19 O 7 7 19 186 Pitt 61 20 34 32 12 41 14 203 Pitt 1930 Waynesburg W. Virginia Western Reserve Syracuse Notre Dame Nebraska Carnegie Tech Ohio State Penn State Won 6-Lost 2-Tied 1 69 1931 Miami Iowa 0 W. Virginia 0 Western Reserve 0 Notre Dame 25 Penn State 6 6 0 0 OPP. Carnegie Tech Army Nebraska Won 8-Lost 1 37 1932 Ohio Northern W. Virginia 0 Duquesne 0 Army 13 Ohio State 0 Notre Dame 0 Penn 12 Nebraska 0 Carnegie Tech 0 Stanford 0 U.S.C. 35 Won 9-Tied 1 34 1933 Op W.&J. W. Virginia Centre Navy Minnesota Notre Dame Duquesne Nebraska Carnegie Tech Won 8-Lost 1 "" ‘o co OOOOVOWOOO. 1934 W.&J. W. Virginia U.S.C. Minnesota Westminster Notre Dame Nebraska Navy Carnegie Tech 0%. I-4 O\IO‘IOOU)G‘nO‘IO‘n W0 n 8 -Lost 1 44 135 Pitt 53 34 6 0 26 0 24 19 31 21* 224 1935 Waynesburg W.&J. W. Virginia Notre Dame Penn State Fordham Army Nebraska Carnegie Tech U.S.C. Won 7—Lost 1-Tied 2 28 O ‘o uoomooomoo” 1936 Ohio Wesleyan W. Virginia Ohio State Duquesne Notre Dame Fordham Penn State Nebraska Carnegie Tech Washington Won 8-Lost 1-Tied 1 34 O ,_, ‘O ‘O O-I>O‘I\IOO\IOOO. * R058 BOWI Game Pitt 59 20 213 Pitt 1937 Opp Ohio Wesleyan 0 W. Virginia 0 Duquesne O Fordham 0 Wisconsin 0 Carnegie Tech 14 Notre Dame 6 Nebraska 7 Penn State 7 Duke 0 Won 9-Tied 1 34 1938 ODD. W. Virginia 0 Temple 6 Duquesne 0 Wisconsin 6 S.M.U. 7 Fordham 13 Carnegie Tech 20 Nebraska 0 Penn State 0 Duke 7 Won 8-Lost 2 59 1939 Opp. Washington 6 W. Virginia 0 Duke 13 Duquesne 21 Fordham 27 Temple 7 Carnegie Tech 0 Nebraska 14 Penn State 10 Won 5-Lost 4 98 1940 ODD. Ohio State 30 Missouri 13 S.M.U. 7 Fordham 24 Carnegie Tech 0 Nebraska 9 Penn State 7 Duke 12 Won 3-Lost 4-Tied 1 102 114 Pitt 26 50 26 19 14 147 1941 Purdue Michigan Minnesota Duke Ohio State Fordham Nebraska Penn State Carnegie Tech Won 3-Lost 6 1942 Minnesota S.M.U. Great Lakes Indiana Duke Carnegie Tech Ohio State Nebraska Penn State Won 3-Lost 6 1943 Notre Dame Great Lakes W. Virginia Illinois Bethany Carnegie Tech Ohio State Penn State Won 3-Lost 5 1944 W. Virginia Notre Dame Bethany Army Illinois Chatham Field Ohio State Indiana Penn State Won 4-Lost 5 1945 Illinois W. Virginia Bucknell Michigan State Notre Dame Temple Purdue Ohio State Indiana Penn State Won 3-Lost 7 1946 Illinois W. Virginia Notre Dame Temple Marquette Purdue Indiana Ohio State Penn State OPP. 171 OPP. 190 0%. 41 40 33 46 14 180 Opp. 58 13 39 54 47 293 0%. 23 0 O 12 39 6 28 14 19 0 141 OPP. 33 7 33 0 6 10 20 20 7 Won 3-Lost 5-Tied 1 136 1947 Illinois Notre Dame Opp. 14 40 Pitt Seasonal Records (con’t) 0 Michigan 6 Indiana 2 Ohio State 0 Minnesota 0 Purdue 0 Penn State 2 W. Virginia 26 Won 1~Lost 8 Pitt 1948 14 S.M.U. 0 Notre Dame 16 W. Virginia 21 Marquette 21 Indiana 20 Western Reserve 0 Ohio State 20 Purdue 7 Penn State 119 Won 6-Lost 3 Pitt 1949 13 Wm. & Mary 16 Northwestern 20 W. Virginia 35 Miami (Ohio) 14 Indiana 22 Penn 10 Ohio State 7 Minnesota 19 Penn State 156 Won 6-Lost .3 Pitt 1950 14@ Duke 7@ Ohio State 7 Rice 23@ Northwestern 0 Miami (Fla.) 21 W. Virginia 7@ Notre Dame 0 Michigan State 20 Penn State 99 Won 1-Lost 8 Pitt 1951 14 Duke 6@ Indiana 17@ Iowa 0 Notre Dame 26@ Michigan State 13@ Rice 14 Ohio State 32 W. Virginia 13 Penn State 21@ Miami (Fla.) 156 Won 3-Lost 7 Pitt 1952 26 Iowa 20@ Oklahoma 22@ Notre Dame 22@ Army 0 W. Virginia 28 Indiana 21@ Ohio State U. 48 N. Carolina St. 0 Penn State 187 Won 6-Lost 3 Pitt 1953 7@ W. Virginia 7 Oklahoma 14 Nebraska 69 41 0 29 28 29 17 267 ODD. 33 40 6 7 14 O 14@ Notre Dame 21 Northwestern 14@ Minnesota 26@ Virginia 40 N. Carolina St. 0@ Penn State 23 27 35 0 6 17 143 Won 3-Lost 5-Tied 1 138 Pitt 1954 7@ Southern Cal. 7 Minnesota 0 Notre Dame 21 Navy 14 Northwestern 13@ W. Virginia 0@ Ohio State 21@ Nebraska 0 Penn State 83 Won 4-Lost 5 Pitt 1955 27 California 22@ Syracuse 14@ Oklahoma 0@ Navy 21 Nebraska 26@ Duke 7 Miami (Fla.) 18 Virginia 26 W. Virginia 20@ Penn State 0* Georgia Tech 181 Won 7-Lost 4 *Sugar Bowl Game Pitt 1956 14@ W. Virginia 14 Syracuse 0@ California 27@ Duke 14 Oregon 6@ Minnesota 26 Notre Dame 20 Army 7 Penn State 14@ Miami (Fla.) 14* Georgia Tech OPP. 21 156 Won 7-Lost 3-Tied 1 119 Pitt 1957 0 Oklahoma 6@ Oregon 20@ U.S.C. 34 Nebraska 13@ Army 7@ Notre Dame 21 Syracuse 6 W. Virginia 14 Penn State 13@ Miami (Fla.) 134 Won 4-Lost 6 Pitt 1958 27@ UCLA 17 Holy Cross 13@ Minnesota 8 Michigan State 15 W. Virginia 14 Army 13@ Syracuse 29 Notre Dame 6@ Nebraska 21 Penn State ODD. 26 3 14 0 29 13 24 7 13 28 157 ODD. 163 Won 5-Lost 4-Tied 1 138 Pitt 1959 21@ Marquette 0@ U.S.C. 25 UCLA 12 Duke 14@ W. Virginia 3 TCU 0 Syracuse 22@ Boston College 28 Notre Dame 22 Pennstate 148 Won 6-Lost 4 Pitt 1960 7@ UCLA 7 Michigan State 14@ Oklahoma 17 Miami (Fla.) 42 W. Virginia 7@ TCU 10@ Syracuse 20@ Notre Dame 7 Army 3 Penn State 134 Won 4-Lost 3-Tied 3 77 Pitt 1961 10@ Miami (Fla.) 13 Baylor 17@ Washington 6 W. Virginia 6@ UCLA 28 Navy 9@ Syracuse 20 Notre Dame 10 USC 26 Penn State 145 Won 3-Lost 7 Pitt 1962 14 Miami (Fla.) 24@ Baylor 26@ California 8 W. Virginia 8 UCLA 9@ Navy 24 Syracuse 22@ Notre Dame 7@ Army 0 Penn State 142 Won 5-Lost 5 Pitt 1963 20@ UCLA 13 Washington 35 California 13@ W. Virginia 12@ Navy 35 Syracuse 27@ Notre Dame 28 Army 31@ Miami (Fla.) 22 Penn State 236 Won 9-Lost 1 12 UCLA 13@ Oregon 34 Wm. & Mary 14 W. Virginia 20@ Miami (Fla.) 14 Navy 6@ Syracuse 15 Notre Dame 130 ODD. 17 22 20 14 21 17 75 This is Pittsburgh There's a new champion calling the City of Pittsburgh home. The University of Pittsburgh, already possessing a long and illustrious sports tradition — fifth in all—time National Championships won according to Sports Illustrated, has added the latest feather to the cap of the City, which has always been a sports frontrunner. Boasting champions in professional baseball, pro foot- ball, pro tennis and top contenders in just about every sport imaginable, both professional and amateur, Pittsburgh can now lay claim to the National Collegiate football champion, with Pitt's National title in 1976. But the new champion has really been an old champion all along. The University of Pittsburgh has championed the City academically since it was founded in 1787, feeding hundreds of thousands of techpical and professional degrees into the blood stream of the City which is presently one of the top production centers in the world. And, every employer in the City calls on those Pitt graduates for professional services — medicine, dentistry, nursing, legal counseling and business. The Pitt diploma is both recog- nized and respected .. .and depended upon. This is the relationship the University and the City community have going. Pittsburgh houses controlling interests of over $29 billion in assets. This makes Pittsburgh the fourth. leading corporate headquarters in the country, with 23 of the world's 500 largest corporations. The firm names are familiar...United States Steel, J & L Steel, Alcoa, Gulf Oil, H. J. Heinz, Koppers, Calgon, Westinghouse, Rock- well lnternational . . . to name a very, very few. Amazingly enough, the University is also the second largest employer in the City with over 6,000 full—time staff members, including 2,100 full-time faculty members, 550 part-time faculty, and more than 1,500 part-time tech- nical and professional personnel. In addition, Pittsburgh is the 10th largest media outlet center in the United States. This fact affords the athletes performing at the school the opportunity for unlimited media exposure. Traditionally, Pittsburgh has contributed its shares of infamous individual sports per- sonalities and sports teams to the country's sports scene. The University in turn, has con- tributed heavily . . . the latest being the football name of 1976, Tony 'T.D.' Dorsett. Along with Dorsett this year, for instance, the University community has contributed seven other All- Americans to the collection of the City's sports celebrities -— Al Romano, Tom Brzoza, Carson 4 __ V _ - ._ Long, Jim Corbett, and Bob Jury from the football team and Jerry DeMuro and Kathy Stetler from swimming. _ As it was winning the championship on the football field in 1976, the University recently reached an academic milestone of similar pro- portions. The University of Pittsburgh was elected a" member of the Association of Ameri- can Universities. That's an elite group of just over 50 Universities. The criteria: exceptional academic standing. This means undergraduates can take an active interest in majors as varied as English, Black Studies, Computer Science, Psychology, Elementary Education, Teaching, Health and Physical Education, Chemical Engineering, Urban Studies, Speech, Communications, Theater Arts . . . just to name a handful. Pitt even has a self-designed major for specialization areas. That undergraduate train- ing often is a mere beginning. Post-graduates and practicing professionals find themselves facing a wealth of avenues. For example, the University's Health profession schools — medi- cal, dental, and pharmacy — are world renown. The recently expanded law department also ranks among the Nation's best. Within a 15 minute radius of the University, there are six museums and art galleries, 10 hospitals, and over a dozen other colleges and universities. Plus, one of the better symphony orchestras in the land. All of this adds a cultural touch to both the City and the University of Pittsburgh. All of this in an outdoor recreational heaven for all seasons, set in the rolling hills, valleys, rivers and streams which are characteristic of Western Pennsylvania, to form a compact, yet classy, big-time city. 24 Pitt Seasonal Records (con’t) Army 0@ Penn State 152 Pitt 15 13 1965 Oregon Oklahoma 48@ W. Virginia 13@ Duke 0@ Navy 28 Miami (Fla.) 13@ Syracuse 13 Notre Dame O@ U.S.C. 30 173 Pitt Penn State Won 3-Lost 7 1966 14@ UCLA 7 Duke 15@ California 17 7 W. Virginia Navy 0@ Army 7@ Syracuse 0@ Notre Dame 14@ Miami 24 105 Pitt 8 Penn State Won 1-Lost 9 1967 UCLA 6@ Illinois 0@ West Virginia 13@ Wisconsin 0 21 7 0 12 Miami Navy Syracuse Notre Dame Army 6@ Penn State 73 Pitt Won 1-Lost 9 1968 7@ UCLA 15 14 West Virginia Wm. & Mary 17@ Syracuse 16@ Navy 14 Air Force 0@ Miami 7@ Notre Dame 0 9 99 Pitt Army Penn State Won 1-Lost 9 1969 8@ UCLA 8 28 Won 3-Lost 5—Tied 2 154 Opp. 17 63 ODD. 393 ODD. 42 8@ Oklahoma 14@ Duke 46 Navy 22 Tulane 18@ West Virginia 21 Syracuse 7 Notre Dame 15@ Army 7 Penn State 166 Won 4-Lost 6 Pitt 1970 15 UCLA 15@ Baylor 27 Kent State 10@ l\favy 36 West Virginia 28 Miami (Fla.) 13@ Syracuse 13@ Notre Dame 6 Boston College 15@ Penn State 179 Won 5-Lost 5 Pitt 1971 29@ UCLA 29 Oklahoma 9@ west Virginia 36 Navy 8@ Tulane 22@ Boston College 31 Syracuse 7 Notre Dame 14@ Army 18 Penn State 13@ Florida State 216 Won 3-Lost 8 Pitt 1972 7 Florida State 28 UCLA 13@ Air Force 22 Northwestern 6@ Tulane 16@ Notre Dame 35 Boston College 6@ Syracuse 20 West Virginia 13@ Navy 27@ Penn State 193 Won 1-Lost 10 Pitt 1973 7@ Georgia 14 Baylor 21@ Northwestern 6 Tulane 35@ west Virginia 28@ Boston College 37 ODD. 20 14 24 7. 14 22 Navy 17 28 Syracuse 14 10 Notre Dame 31 34@ Army 0 13 Penn State 35 7* Arizona State 28 225 Won 6-Lost 5-Tied 1 211 *Fiesta Bowl Pitt 1974 ODD. 9@ Florida State 6 27@ Georgia Tech 17 7 Southern California 16 29@ North Carolina 45 31 West Virginia 14 35 Boston College 11 13@ Navy 11 21@ Syracuse 13 35 Temple 24 10@ Notre Dame 14 10 Penn State 31 227 Won 7-Lost 4 202 Pitt 1975 ODD. 19@ Georgia 10@ Oklahoma 46 47 William and Mary 0 14 Duke 0 55@ Temple 6 52@ Army 20 0 Navy 17 38@ Syracuse 0 14@ West Virginia 17 34 Notre Dame 20 6 Penn State 7 38* Kansas 19 322 Won 8-Lost 4 161 *Sun Bowl 1976 Unanimous National Champions Pitt ODD. 31@ Notre Dame 10 42@ Georgia Tech 14 21 Temple 7 44@ Duke 31 27 Louisville 6 36 Miami 19 45@ Navy 0 23 Syracuse 13 37 Army 7 24 West Virginia 16 24* Penn State 7 27**Georgia 3 381 Won 12-Lost 0 133 *PSU home game, at 3-Rivers **Sugar Bowl 76 PITT GOLDEN PANTHER BOARD OF GOVERNORS Perry R. Swanson William R. Baierl Helen Bickel Vincent C. Deluzio James C. Dunbar, Jr. President 1st Vice President William P. Getty, lll Don Hennon Gene J. Lannon, D.D.S. Stanley H. Goldmann BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alex J. Kramer Darrell J. Lewis, D.D.S. EX OFFICIO Edward C. lfft, Jr. Casimir J. Myslinski Robert J. Heddleston 2nd Vice President Sec reta ry-Treasurer Harold L. McHail William G. Peckman, Jr. Ronald M. Puntil Immediate Past President Director of Athletics EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Panthers on the Air Pitt football will be beamed this Fall via both radio and television throughout Pennsylvania and into the surrounding states. On the radio, a professional, first-class two-man broadcasting team will call the action for a 40—p|us station network, originating with WTAE (1250) in Pitts- burgh. ‘Voice of the Panthers’ Bill Hill- grove of WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, begins his fourth year as football play-by-play man. Hillgrove will again be joined by nationally known TV analyst John Sauer, beginning his fourth year. Hillgrove, one of the most knowledge- able sportscasters in the State, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Radio/TV jour- nalism from Duquesne University. Sauer, a CBS-TV analyst for 12 years, was classmate to both Pitt Chancellor Dr. Wesley W. Posvar and Pitt Athletic Director Casimir J. Myslinski, in 1946, at West Point. Also on radio this Fall, WTAE Radio will carry pre-game and post-game locker room Jackie, Sherrill shows. The 10-minute pre-game show will im- mediately precede all Pitt broadcasts, and the 15-minute post-game show will be aired at 5:45 p.m. each Saturday follow- ing the game. WTAE-TV (Channel 4) in Pittsburgh and a network of TV stations in the State will carry the weekly ha|f—hour "Jackie Sherrill Show”, featuring highlights of o‘o° war game action with head coach Jackie Sherrill. The show will be aired at 12:00 noon Sundays and Monday evening fol- lowing the Action. News Report. SUSAN MURPHY: MISS CHEERLEADER USA now boasts the number one cheerleader. Pitt's Susan Murphy was named "Miss Cheerleader USA” at the All-America Cheerleader competi- tion sponsored by Cypress Gardens, Florida, this past summer. Brentwood, Pa., has been a varsity cheerleader for two years. Along with the ”Miss Cheer- leader USA" trophy, Susan's winnings included a $500 scholarship and various prizes sponsored by Kodak and Pepsi Cola. basis of her high scores in the Pitt cheerleader try-outs this past Spring. She is the daughter of William and Mary Murphy of Brentwood. NUMBER ONE CHEERLEADER FOR THE NUMBER ONE TEAM! The country's number one football team Susan, a junior psychology major from Susan was chosen to represent Pitt on the 77 Pitt Ranks 5th in National Championships Elusive. Cantankerous. Agonizing. Dreadful. Wonderful. These are all adjectives used to describe that holiest of grails in college football — the search for No. 1. To settle countless arguments Sports Illustrated in 1970 researched the first and only complete and wholly accurate list ever compiled of college football's mythical national champions. Every recognized authority that ever presumed to name a No. 1 is included. They include Parke H. Davis Ratings (1889-1935), the Helms Athletic Foundation (1889-1970), the Dickinson System (1924-1940), the Illustrated Football Annual (1924-1941), The Football Theasaurus (1927-1958), the Dunkel System (1929-1970), the Litkenhous System (1934-1970), the Williamson System (1932-1963), the Associated Press (1936-1970), the United Press International (1950-1970), the Football Writers Association of America (1954-1970), and the National Football Hall of Fame (1959-1970). In all of college football, only 42 different schools have claimed a national championship, and only 28 have managed to win two national titles. As shown below the University of Pittsburgh is 5th to properly rank as one of the nation's all time great football names. No. 1 Championships Pitt's National Champions 1. Notre Dame 15 Year Record Coach Selector 2. Yale 13 1976 (12-0) Majors Unanimous 3. Princeton 12 1937 (9-0-1) Sutherland AP, DS, LS, IFA, WS, TFT 4. USC 10 1936 (8-1-1) §uther|and IFA, TFT 5. PITT 9 1934 (8-1) Sutherland Davis 6. Alabama 8 1931 (8-1) Sutherland Davis 7. Harvard 8 1929 (9-1) Sutherland Davis 8. Michigan 7 1918 (4-0) Warner Unanimous 9. Ohio State 6 1916 (8-0) Warner Unanimous 10. Minnesota 6 1915 (8-0) Warner Davis 11. Penn 6 12. Army 5 13. Ga. Tech 5 14. Mich. State 5 15. Oklahoma 5 PITT BOWL HISTORY Year Bowl Opponent Pitt Opp. Season Record 1927 Rose Bowl Stanford 6 7 8-1-1 1929 Rose Bowl U.S.C. 14 47 9-1 1932 Rose Bowl U.S.C. 0 35 8-1-2 1936 Rose Bowl Washington 21 0 8-1-1 1955 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 0 7 7-4 1956 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 14 21 7-3-1 1973 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 7 28 6-5-1 1975 Sun Bowl Kansas 33 19 8-4 1976 Sugar Bowl Georgia 27 3 12-0 PITT BOWL RECORD: 3 wins, 6 losses UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE Frank E. Bolden Dr. John O. Bolvin, Chairman Dr. Edward E. Bozik Virgil D. Cantini Dr. Herbert A. Chesler Dr. Edward F. Cooke Charles ”Cor ky" Cost Ms. Mary L. Dimmick Dr. Marigold A. Edwards Dr. Edward J. Forrest Melani Muslin (Student Representative) Dr. Thomas J. Gill, Ill Kathy Saba (Student Representative) Dr. Donald M. Henderson Perry R. Swanson 78 Dr. William G. Kaliden, Jr. Dr. Bernard J. Kobosky Louis McLinden (Consultant) John Mack (Graduate Student Representative) Dr. Rosalyn Mervis Dr. Alfred L. Moye Ms. Martha M. Munsch Casimir J. Myslinski Bernard Payne (President — Student Government — Ex—Officio) James Say Dr. William Rudoy Dr. William F. Schulz, Jr. Dr. Reuben E. Slesinger Dr. Paul Watson Memo to Press-Radio-TV This brochure has been prepared for the members of the working press, radio and television who have so ably covered the Pitt athletic scene in past years. We are appreciative of their interest and attention, and it is hoped this brochure will assist them in their coverage of the Pitt football team. Contents of this booklet and changes in personnel and plans will be supplemented before and during the season by the Sports Information Office. If you desire additional information, services, or material, contact: Sports Information Office University of Pittsburgh P.0. Box 7436 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 Director's Home Telephone: Press Box Phones: Office Phones: (412) 531-7701 (412) 624-6374 (412) 624-4588 624-6375 624-4589 624-6376 624-4590 Sports Information Staff 5 irector H) Assistan H A Assistant Secretary Direct; of Dean Billick Vince DiNardo Joyce Susan Schultz Promotions Aschenbrenner Kimball Smith PRESS BOX: Accommodations in the press box will be furnished to representatives of Pittsburgh district papers, metropolitan papers filing for Sunday editions, press services, Pittsburgh radio and TV sports commentators, and scouts from schools playing either Pitt or its opponent. Requests should be made in advance, indicating whether or not Western Union or Sports Com services will be needed. The press gate is Gate #11. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Sideline passes will be issued to Pittsburgh papers, news services, daily papers normally covering the opposing team, and student publications of the two schools. Photographers may not work in front of the bench and must stay behind the line and obey the instructions of the officer detailed to the area. Space on the photographers deck is reserved for newspapers in the same manner as field passes, and also for newsreel and game movie cameramen. This space must be requested in advance to insure adequate space. Field photographers should enter Gate #3. Photographers covering from the stand should use Gate #11. FUTURE PANTHER SCHEDULES 1978 1979 1980 Sent. 16 at Tulane Sept. 15 KANSAS Sept. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE Sept. 23 TEMPLE Sept. 22 at N. Carolina Sept. 20 at Kansas Sept. 30 NORTH CAROLINA Sept. 29 at Temple Sept. 27 TEMPLE Oct. 7 at Boston College Oct. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE Oct. 4 OPEN Oct. 14 at Notre Dame Oct. 13 TU LANE Oct. 11 at Fla. 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