From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
American college football season
American college football season
Field Value year 1981 team Pittsburgh Panthers sport football conference Independent CoachRank 2 APRank 4 record 11–1 head_coach Jackie Sherrill hc_year 5th off_coach Joe Moore oc_year 1st off_scheme Multiple pro-style def_coach Foge Fazio dc_year 3rd def_scheme Multiple front stadium Pitt Stadium champion National champion (NCF) Sugar Bowl champion bowl [Sugar Bowl](1982-sugar-bowl) bowl_result W 24–20 vs. [Georgia](1981-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
Sugar Bowl champion
The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season . The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector National Championship Foundation and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship. The school does not claim a national championship for this season.
Schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = l
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
Game summaries
Illinois
Statistics Illinois Fighting Illini year=1981 border=1}}" ILL Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Illinois Fighting Illini year=1981 border=1}}" **Illinois** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
Cincinnati
Statistics Cincinnati Bearcats year=1981 border=1}}" UC Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Bearcats year=1981 border=1}}" **Cincinnati** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
At South Carolina
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT South Carolina Gamecocks year=1981 border=1}}" S CAR First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving South Carolina Gamecocks year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **South Carolina** Passing Rushing Receiving
At West Virginia
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT West Virginia Mountaineers year=1981 border=1}}" WVU First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving West Virginia Mountaineers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **West Virginia** Passing Rushing Receiving
#11 Florida State
Statistics Florida State Seminoles year=1981 border=1}}" FSU Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Seminoles year=1981 border=1}}" **Florida State** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
Syracuse
Statistics Syracuse Orangemen year=1981 border=1}}" SYR Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Syracuse Orangemen year=1981 border=1}}" **Syracuse** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
At Boston College
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT Boston College Eagles year=1981 border=1}}" BC First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving Boston College Eagles year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Boston College** Passing Rushing Receiving
At Rutgers
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT Rutgers Scarlet Knights year=1981 border=1}}" RUT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving Rutgers Scarlet Knights year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Rutgers** Passing Rushing Receiving
Army
Statistics Army Cadets year=1981 border=1}}" ARMY Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Army Cadets year=1981 border=1}}" **Army** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
At Temple
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT Temple Owls year=1981 border=1}}" TU First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving Temple Owls year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Temple** Passing Rushing Receiving
#11 Penn State
Statistics Penn State Nittany Lions year=1981 border=1}}" PSU Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Nittany Lions year=1981 border=1}}" **Penn State** Passing Rushing Receiving Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving
Vs. #2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" PITT Georgia Bulldogs year=1981 border=1}}" UGA First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers year=1981 border=1}}" **Pittsburgh** Passing Rushing Receiving Georgia Bulldogs year=1981 border=1}}; text-align:center;" **Georgia** Passing Rushing Receiving
Personnel
Coaching staff
**1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff**
Roster
| access-date=
Awards and honors
Dan Marino, fourth in Heisman Trophy voting
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
(August 2018). "2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records" . National Collegiate Athletic Association .
link . (July 4, 2008)(September 6, 1981). "Pitt overcomes jitters, Illinois" . Wisconsin State Journal .
(September 20, 1981). "Marino tosses five TDs in Pitt victory" . The Scrantonian .
(October 4, 1981). "Pitt romps 42–28" . The Roanoke Times & World-News .
(October 11, 1981). "Pitt shelves air attack, wins, 17–0" . The Miami Herald .
(October 18, 1981). "Seminoles Octoberfest ends as Pitt hammers FSU, 42–14" . The Times Argus .
(October 25, 1981). "Pitt trips Syracuse, 23–10" . Sunday News .
(November 1, 1981). "No. 2-ranked Pitt escapes BC 29–24" . St. Petersburg Times (AP story) .
(November 8, 1981). "Pittsburgh proves too much for Rutgers" . Asbury Park Press .
(November 15, 1981). "No. 1 Pitt routs Army" . Sunday Telegram .
(November 22, 1981). "Pitt cruises by Temple" . The Post-Crescent .
(November 29, 1981). "Penn State stuns top-ranked Pitt" . The Times and Democrat .
(January 2, 1982). "Pitt, Marino put the bite on Bulldogs" . The Pittsburgh Press .
"1981 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC ."1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" .
1981-ncaa-division-i-a-independents-football-season
pittsburgh-panthers-football-seasons
sugar-bowl-champion-seasons
1981-in-sports-in-pennsylvania
Want to explore this topic further?
Ask Mako anything about 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Free with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up free
Content sourced from
Wikipedia , available under
CC BY-SA 4.0 .
This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.