American college football season
The 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana* | | | W 45–13 | 34,802 |
September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Penn State* | | ABC | L 17–34 | 97,115 |
September 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Houston* | | FSN | W 35–24 | 17,611 |
September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 21 Miami (FL) | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| ESPN | W 21–17 | 40,194 |
October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple | | ESPN+ | L 13–17 | 10,334 |
October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| CBS | L 21–45 | 47,306 |
October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | | ESPN+ | W 55–48 2OT | 16,581 |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | | L 21–22 | 34,796 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Syracuse | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | L 27–32 | 46,102 |
November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Virginia Tech | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 30–23 | 30,144 |
November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | | CBS | W 41–38 3OT | 48,044 |
December 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Southern Miss* | | ESPN | L 7–41 | 50,209 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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Coaching staff
- Walt Harris – Head coach
- Larry Coyer – Defensive coordinator
- Steve Mooshagian – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
- J.D. Brookhart – Tight ends/special teams Assistant
- Curt Cignetti – Recruiting doordinator/quarterbacks
- Tom Freeman – Offensive line
- Bob Junko – Defensive tackles
- Bill McGovern – Defensive backs
- Vincent White – Running backs
- Brian Williams – Defensive ends/Special teams
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Support staff
- Chris LaSala – Director of football operations
- Brian Callahan – Graduate assistant
- Jeff Jordan – Graduate assistant
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Strength and conditioning staff
- Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning Coach
- Mark Kostek – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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Pick |
NFL club
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No Players Selected
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National championship seasons in bold |