en 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–9 (1–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (3rd season; first 11 games); Sal Sunseri (interim, final game);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple, 3–4 base
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 51–10	31,284
September 12	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 6–44	41,723	^[1]
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 16–21	26,017
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–33	31,129
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 34–47	35,891	^[2]
October 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–52	52,155
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 27–20	17,470
October 24	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 31–37	25,766	^[3]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	Big East	L 10–41	48,837
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–31	14,065
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–57	91,000
December 5	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	WTAE	L 23–36	46,281
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`78`	Ruben Brown	So
TE	`81`	Rob Coons	Sr
WR	`49`	Billy Davis	Jr
WR	`26`	Dietrich Jells	So
RB	`29`	Curtis Martin	So
WR	`47`	Cliff Moncrief	Sr
QB	`14`	John Ryan	So
QB	`10`	Alex Van Pelt	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`90`	Tom Barndt	So
DB	`12`	Anthony Dorsett	So
DB	`42`	Vernon Lewis	Sr
DL	`98`	Mike Mohring	Fr
LB	`84`	Tom Tumulty	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff Paul Hackett – Head coach Sal Sunseri – Assistant head coach/inside linebackers Bill Meyers – Offensive coordinator/offensive line Nick Rapone– Defensive coordinator/secondary Michael McCarthy – Wide receivers Amos Jones – Special teams/defensive assistant Jim Miceli – Tight ends Skip Peete – Running backs Chris Petersen – Quarterbacks Tom Turchetta – Defensive line Brian Williams – Outside linebackers	Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator	Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Alex Van Pelt	Quarterback	8	216	Pittsburgh Steelers

^ "West Va. crushes Pittsburgh". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kaleo, Maryland roll to victory over Pitt". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt special teams drop the ball against East Carolina". North Hills News Record. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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