1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dickens (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style[1]
Defensive coordinatorJohn Fox (2nd season)
Base defense4–3[1]
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 0 0 11 0 1
Penn State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 8 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 6 6 0
Rutgers 2 4 0 6 5 0
Boston College 2 4 0 5 6 0
Temple 1 3 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

  1. ^ a b "Quick Facts About Pitt". Pitt Football 1987. University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. 1987. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2012.