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1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorFred von Appen (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $6–0–09–3–0
Syracuse4–1–17–4–2
Temple3–2–07–4–0
West Virginia2–3–04–7–0
Pittsburgh2–3–13–7–1
Boston College2–4–04–7–0
Rutgers0–6–03–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville – 10–1–1
No. 3 Miami (FL) – 10–2–0
No. 4 Florida State – 10–2–0
No. 6 Notre Dame – 9–3–0
No. 11 Penn State – 9–3–0
Louisiana Tech – 8–3–1
Southern Miss – 8–4–0
Temple – 7–4–0
Syracuse – 7–4–2
Army – 6–5–0
Northern Illinois – 6–5–0
South Carolina – 6–5–0
Virginia Tech – 6–5–0
East Carolina – 5–6–0
Southwestern Louisiana – 5–6–0
Navy – 5–6–0
Memphis State – 4–6–1
Boston College – 4–7–0
Tulane – 4–7–0
West Virginia – 4–7–0
Akron – 3–7–1
Pittsburgh – 3–7–1
Rutgers – 3–8–0
Tulsa – 3–8–0
Cincinnati – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:30 p.m.OhioNo. 18
W 35–338,575[1]
September 812:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsW 29–635,409[2]
September 152:00 p.m.at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 13
CBSL 10–5271,117[3]
September 2212:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 25
JP SportsT 20–2047,996[4]
September 291:30 p.m.West Virginia
L 24–3854,869[5]
October 131:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 45–2132,041[6]
October 201:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 20–2734,261[7]
October 278:00 p.m.No. 3 Notre Dame
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–3356,500[8]
November 33:30 p.m.at No. 8 Miami (FL)
L 0–4550,412[9]
November 1012:00 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
JP SportsL 18–2816,375[10]
November 241:00 p.m.at No. 11 Penn State
CBSL 17–2285,180[11]

Roster

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1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Jeff Christy Jr
TE 41 Dave Moore Jr
RB 27 Curvin Richards Sr
WR 80 Olanda Truitt So
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 90 Mark Gunn Sr
DL 92 Keith Hamilton So
LB 48 Ricardo McDonald Jr
DB 5 Louis Riddick Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 25 Brian Greenfield Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

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1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Recruiting coordinator
  • Tom Gibbons – Graduate assistant
  • Dan Maginnis – Graduate assistant
  • Michael McCarthy – Graduate assistant
  • Ralph Radtke – Graduate assistant
  • Shawn Slocum – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Guy Bennardo – Strength and conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mark GunnDefensive tackle494New York Jets
Curvin RichardsRunning back497Dallas Cowboys
Olanda TruittWide receiver5125Los Angeles Raiders
Louis RiddickDefensive back9248San Francisco 49ers
Brian GreenfieldPunter10252Cleveland Browns

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References

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  1. ↑ "No. 18 Pittsburgh overpowers Ohio U." The Charlotte Observer. September 2, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pitt defense shines in romp over BC". Centre Daily Times. September 9, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sooners gobble up Pitt 52–10". The Wichita Eagle. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Another tie stymies SU". Democrat and Chronicle. September 23, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "W. Virginia overpowers Pittsburgh". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pitt's intimidation tactics work against Rutgers". The Sunday Record. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisville upsets Pittsburgh 27–20". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Third-ranked Notre Dame ho-hims past Pittsburgh, 31–22". The Indianapolis Star. October 28, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hurricanes rout Pitt 45–0". The Naples Daily News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Temple lowers boom on Pitt". The Pittsburgh Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sacca rallies Penn State by Pitt, 22–17". The Star-Ledger. November 25, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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