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1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football
John Hancock Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Valesente (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Penn State $ 6 0 0 8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh 4 1 1 8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia 3 1 1 8 3 1
Syracuse 3 3 0 8 4 0
Temple 1 4 0 1 10 0
Rutgers 1 5 0 2 7 2
Boston College 1 5 0 2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)     11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame     12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State     10 2 0
Northern Illinois     9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State     8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh     8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia     8 3 1
Syracuse     8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana     7 4 0
Akron     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 4 1
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Louisiana Tech     5 4 1
Army     6 5 0
Louisville     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 5 1
Tulsa     6 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
Tulane     4 8 0
Navy     3 8 0
Rutgers     2 7 2
Boston College     2 9 0
Memphis State     2 9 0
Cincinnati     1 9 1
Temple     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Pacific (CA)No. 23W 38–335,421
September 912:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 23W 29–1031,000
September 237:30 p.m.No. 10 SyracuseNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–2345,762
September 307:30 p.m.at No. 9 West VirginiaNo. 10ESPNT 31–3168,938[1]
October 712:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 8JP SportsW 27–324,982
October 1412:00 p.m.NavydaggerNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 31–1450,467
October 285:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 7ESPNL 7–4559,075
November 112:30 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL)No. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
CBSL 3–2452,528
November 1812:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 47–4221,862[2]
November 252:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn StateNo. 19
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–1657,158
December 27:00 a.m.vs. RutgersNo. 24ESPNW 46–2919,800
December 3012:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 23CBSW 31–2844,887

Personnel

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1989 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 69 Dan Anderson So
OL 73 Bill Cherpak Sr
OL Jeff Christy So
RB 32 Glenn Deveaux So
OL 72 Chris Goetz So
WR 19 Brian Jackson So
RB 26 Derrick Lewis Fr
OL 62 Roman Matusz Sr
OL 60 Scott Miller So
TE 41 Dave Moore So
RB 22 Ronald Redmon Jr
RB 27 Curvin Richards Jr
C 55 Bryan Schoch Jr
TE 86 Eric Seaman So
OL 51 Chris Sestilli Fr
QB 12 Scott Stark Sr
TE 88 Lionel Sykes Jr
WR 80 Olanda Truitt Fr
RB 35 Ricky Turner So
WR 81 Henry Tuten Sr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt  Fr
RB 29 Adam Walker Sr
RB 40 Jermaine Williams Fr
WR 2 Reggie Williams Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 96 Richard Allen So
DL 74 Jon Baker Jr
DB 16 Robert Bradley Sr
LB 58 Curtis Bray So
DB 23 Dave Coleman So
DB 31 Dan Crossman Sr
LB 46 Craig Gob Jr
DL 90 Mark Gunn Jr
DL 92 Keith Hamilton Fr
DB 3 Alonzo Hampton Sr
DB 24 Doug Hetzler Jr
LB 48 Ricardo McDonald So
DB 5 Louis Riddick Jr
DL 89 Tom Sims Jr
DL 91 Carnel Smith Sr
DE 93 Marc Spindler Jr
DB 45 Barry Threats Fr
LB 7 Prentiss Wright Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 27 Ed Frazier So
P 25 Brian Greenfield Jr
K 4 Jeff Van Horne Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

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Pacific

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At Boston College

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Syracuse

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At West Virginia

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At Temple

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At Notre Dame

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#7 Pittsburgh Panthers (5–0–1) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 7 0 007
Notre Dame 2 15 21745

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: October 28, 1989
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • TV: ESPN
  • Recap/Box
Game information

Miami (FL)

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#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 392 24
Panthers 0 003 3

East Carolina

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Penn State

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vs Rutgers

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John Hancock Bowl (vs Texas A&M)

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Marc Spindler Defensive end 3 62 Detroit Lions
Dean Caliguire Guard 4 92 San Francisco 49ers
Alonzo Hampton Defensive back 4 104 Minnesota Vikings
Tom Sims Defensive tackle 6 152 Kansas City Chiefs
Chris Goetz Guard 9 227 San Diego Chargers
Carnel Smith Defensive end 11 290 Indianapolis Colts
Roman Matusz Tackle 11 298 Chicago Bears

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References

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  1. ^ "Pitt rallies from 22 back to tie". Wisconsin State Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Richards runs to the rescue in Panthers' 47–42 victory". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.