1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–9 (1–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (3rd season; first 11 games) Sal Sunseri (interim, final game)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple, 3–4 base
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1992 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 51–10	31,284
September 12	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 6–44	41,723
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 16–21	26,017
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–33	31,129
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 34–47	35,891
October 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–52	52,155
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 27–20	17,470
October 24	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 31–37	25,766
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	Big East	L 10–41	48,837
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–31	14,065
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–57	91,000
December 5	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	WTAE	L 23–36	46,281
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 78 Ruben Brown So TE 81 Rob Coons Sr WR 49 Billy Davis Jr WR 26 Dietrich Jells So RB 29 Curtis Martin So WR 47 Cliff Moncrief Sr QB 14 John Ryan So QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 90 Tom Barndt So DB 12 Anthony Dorsett So DB 42 Vernon Lewis Sr DL 98 Mike Mohring Fr LB 84 Tom Tumulty So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sal Sunseri Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1992 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Paul Hackett – Head coach Sal Sunseri – Assistant head coach/inside linebackers Bill Meyers – Offensive coordinator/offensive line Nick Rapone– Defensive coordinator/secondary Michael McCarthy – Wide receivers Amos Jones – Special teams/defensive assistant Jim Miceli – Tight ends Skip Peete – Running backs Chris Petersen – Quarterbacks Tom Turchetta – Defensive line Brian Williams – Outside linebackers			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator			Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Alex Van Pelt	Quarterback	8	216	Pittsburgh Steelers