1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Johnny Majors, the Panthers compiled a record of 7–4. The team played home games at Pitt Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Johnny Majors (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation with variations
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Florida State	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 9–6	30,076
September 21	at Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 27–17	37,361
September 28	No. 18 USC	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–16	52,934
October 5	at North Carolina	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 29–45	44,800
October 12	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		W 31–14	43,143
October 19	Boston College		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–11	32,149
October 26	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 33–11	24,820
November 2	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 21–13	25,177
November 9	Temple	No. 19	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–24	42,708
November 16	at No. 5 Notre Dame	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 10–14	59,075
November 28	No. 10 Penn State	No. 18	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–31	45,895
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 81 James Corbett So RB 33 Tony Dorsett So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT Gary Burley So DE 60 Cecil Johnson So DE 85 Tom Perko Jr DE 91 Al Romano So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Larry Swider So	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator George Haffner – Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano – Offensive line Jim Dyar – Defensive line Larry Holton – Defensive assistant Harry Jones – Offensive backs Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach Joe Madden – Defensive secondary Bob Roper – Receivers Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant Keith Schroeder – Scouting			Support staff Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting			Strength and conditioning staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gary Burley	Defensive end	3	55	Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Bulino	Defensive back	17	424	Kansas City Chiefs