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1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Karcher (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Virginia Tech +   6 1     10 2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +   6 1     9 3  
No. 21 Syracuse +   6 1     9 3  
West Virginia   4 3     8 4  
Pittsburgh   3 4     4 7  
Boston College   2 5     5 7  
Rutgers   1 6     2 9  
Temple   0 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season proved to be a major disappointment as the Panthers finished 4–7, 8th in the Big East. They finished 3–4 within their conference and were 1–3 in non-conference affairs. In their 4th game, the Panthers were annihilated by Ohio State, 72–0. This was the worst loss in school history.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 p.m.West VirginiaESPNL 0–3454,612[1]
September 77:00 p.m.Kent State*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 52–1424,374
September 147:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 35–42 OT27,648
September 2112:30 p.m.at No. 7 Ohio State*ESPNL 0–7293,959
September 2812:00 p.m.at No. 10 Miami (FL)ESPN PlusL 0–4532,747
October 51:30 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 53–5230,054
October 1212:00 p.m.at SyracuseESPN PlusL 7–5545,103
October 2612:00 p.m.at Virginia TechESPN PlusL 17–3443,625[2]
October 318:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 20–1326,313
November 162:30 p.m.at No. 14 Notre Dame*NBCL 6–6059,075
November 3012:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–921,772
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Johnny Majors – Head coach
  • Charlie Coe – Assistant head coach/running backs
  • Bob Babich – Linebackers/special teams
  • Curt Cignetti – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive line
  • Chuck Dreisbach – Defensive coordinator
  • Ken Karcher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Gary Nord – Wide receivers
  • Tony Pierce – Defensive backs
  • Tom Turchetta – Defensive line
  Support staff
  • Jim Earle – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Brian Callahan – Graduate assistant
  • Andy Rondeau – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
  • Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Roster

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1996 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 21 Chiffon Allen Fr
WR 23 Curtis Anderson  Sr
RB 39 Chris Beasley Sr
OL 60 Jeff Craig  Sr
QB 1 Darnell Dinkins  Fr
QB 10 Pete Gonzalez  Jr
OL 74 Ben Kopp Fr
QB 8 Matt Lytle  So
TE 88 Kirk McMullen  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 58 Jason Chavis  Sr
LB 95 Phil Clarke So
LB 80 Ernest Coakley Jr
DL 98 Mike Mohring  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-19

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
No Players Selected

[3]

References

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  1. ^ "WVU stomps Pitt". Indiana Gazette. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hokies have little trouble with lowly Panthers". The Daily News Leader. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.