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1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1975
team	Pittsburgh Panthers
sport	football
conference	Independent
CoachRank	13
APRank	15
record	8–4
head_coach	Johnny Majors
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	George Haffner
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Veer, I formation
def_coach	Jackie Sherrill
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	Basic 50
stadium	Pitt Stadium
champion	Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1975-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	W 33–19 vs. [Kansas](1975-kansas-jayhawks-football-team)

The 1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Johnny Majors, the Panthers compiled a record of 8–4 with a win in the Sun Bowl over Kansas. The team played home games at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

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Roster

Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator
George Haffner – Offensive coordinator
Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter
Joe Avezzano – Offensive line
Jim Dyar – Defensive line
Larry Holton – Junior varsity
Harry Jones – Offensive backs
Bob Leahy – Receivers
Joe Madden – Defensive secondary
Bobby Roper – Defensive ends
Bob Matey – Scouting, middle guards
Keith Schroeder – Scouting

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

(September 7, 1975). "Pitt rally beats Georgia 19–9; Majors calls safety key play". The Courier-Journal.
(September 21, 1975). "Oklahoma crushes Panthers". The Post-Crescent.
(September 28, 1975). "Pitt blasts W&M 47–0". The Danville Register.
(October 5, 1975). "Pitt triumphs on Haygood runs". Sunday News Journal.
(October 12, 1975). "Panthers explode, 55–6". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 19, 1975). "Dorsett's school mark rips Cadets". The Patriot-News.
(October 26, 1975). "Navy's defense shuts out high-powered Pitt 17–0". Daily Press.
(November 2, 1975). "Dorsett scales 1,000 mark in Pitt romp". The Patriot-News.
(November 9, 1975). "W. Virginia stuns Pitt on late FG". The Miami Herald.
(November 16, 1975). "Pitt upsets Irish". The Paducah Sun-Democrat.
(November 23, 1975). "Panthers, Long fall short, 7–6". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 27, 1975). "Pittsburgh just had too many Dorsetts". El Paso Herald-Post.
"1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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