1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
  • Johnny Majors (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorKen Karcher (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Virginia Tech 5 2 0 8 4 0
Syracuse 4 3 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 4 3 0 7 6 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 3 1 7 4 1
Rutgers 2 4 1 5 5 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Temple 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 312:00 p.m.Texas*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
RaycomL 28–3032,337
September 107:00 p.m.Ohio*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 30–1633,194
September 1712:30 p.m.at Ohio State*ESPNL 3–2793,454
September 2412:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastL 9–2134,623
October 14:00 p.m.at Louisville*L 29–3338,621
October 812:00 p.m.at SyracuseBig EastL 7–3147,622
October 1512:00 p.m.West Virginia
Big EastL 41–4738,293[1]
October 2212:00 p.m.at Virginia TechBig EastL 7–4548,462[2]
October 2912:00 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastW 45–1922,483
November 124:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)L 12–1750,058
November 191:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–2128,463

Personnel

Coaching staff

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head coach
  • Charlie Coe – Assistant head coach/running backs
  • Bob Babich – Linebackers
  • Steve Bird – Receivers/kickers
  • Curt Cignetti – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Chuck Driesbach – Defensive coordinator
  • Jack Henry – Offensive line
  • Ken Karcher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Tim Lewis – Defensive backs
  • Tom Turchetta – Defensive line
  Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Marc Hudak – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
  • Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Roster

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 78 Ruben Brown Sr
WR 49 Billy Davis Sr
WR 26 Dietrich Jells Jr
QB 8 Matt Lytle Fr
RB 29 Curtis Martin Sr
QB 14 John Ryan Jr
QB 7 Sean Fitzgerald Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Tom Barndt Sr
DB 12 Anthony Dorsett Jr
DL 98 Mike Mohring So
LB 84 Tom Tumulty Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ruben Brown Guard 1 14 Buffalo Bills
Curtis Martin Running back 3 74 New England Patriots
Tom Barndt Defensive tackle 6 207 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. ^ "WVU stuns Pitt with 2 TDs in final 1:32". Centre Daily Times. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech delivers knockout, leaves Pitt seeing stars". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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