2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football
BBVA Compass Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they began play in the ACC.

2012 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Louisville $+	5	–	2	11	–	2
Cincinnati +	5	–	2	10	–	3
Rutgers +	5	–	2	9	–	4
Syracuse +	5	–	2	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	3	–	4	6	–	7
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	7
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	7
South Florida	1	–	6	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 (FCS) Youngstown State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	L 17–31	40,837
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–34	33,562
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Virginia Tech*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU^[1]	W 35–17	48,032
September 22	3:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3^[1]	W 55–10	36,452
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–14	40,394
October 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Louisville	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 35–45	42,432
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+^[1]	W 20–6	17,021
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	W 47–17	42,425
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 26–29 ^3OT	80,795
November 9	8:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–24	33,503
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Rutgers	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 27–6	38,786
December 1	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 27–3	35,141
January 5	1:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–38	59,135
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff Paul Chryst – Head coach Joe Rudolph – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends Dave Huxtable – Defensive coordinator Brooks Bollinger – Quarterbacks Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive line Bobby Engram – Wide receivers Chris Haering – Linebackers Matt House – Secondary Jim Hueber – Offensive line Desmond Robinson – Running backs	Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Bob Junko – Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement Dave Bucar – Offensive graduate assistant Nate Tice – Offensive graduate assistant Mike Buscemi – Defensive graduate assistant Eric Wicks – Defensive graduate assistant	Strength and conditioning staff Todd Rice – Strength and conditioning coach Craig Buckley – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Dantonio Burnette – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

14 – Ronald Jones – sophomore (5'8, 170)
15 – Devin Street – junior (6'4, 195)
17 – Chris Wuestner – freshman (6'2, 210)
20 – Brandon Ifill – sophomore (6'1, 200)
22 – Chris Davis – freshman (5'9, 185)
36 – Brett Zuck – sophomore (6'1, 195)
81 – Brendon Felder – sophomore (5'10, 190)
82 – Demitrious Davis – freshman (5'9, 185)
84 – Ed Tinker – junior (6'2, 195)
88 – Kevin Weatherspoon – sophomore (5'10, 175)

Placekicker

Punter

Tight end

Fullback

Offensive lineman

56 – Arthur Doakes – sophomore (6'6, 340)
57 – Artie Rowell – freshman (6'2, 310)
62 – John Guy – freshman (6'7, 310)
64 – Shane Johnson – sophomore (6'5, 330)
69 – Adam Bisnowaty – freshman (6'6, 305)
70 – Juantez Hollins – junior (6'5, 330)
71 – Gabe Roberts – freshman (6'5, 300)
74 – Matt Rotheram – sophomore (6'6, 335)
76 – Ryan Schlieper – junior (6'5, 310)
78 – Cory King – junior (6'6, 325)

Defensive lineman

37 – Keegan Buck – freshman (6'1, 200)
50 – Tyrone Ezell – junior (6'4, 305)
55 – Terrell Jackson – freshman (6'3, 275)
72 – Jack Lippert – junior (6'4, 260)
90 – T. J. Clemmings – sophomore (6'6, 315)
91 – Darryl Render – freshman (6'2, 300)
92 – Devin Cook – freshman (6'4, 240)
93 – Bryan Murphy – sophomore (6'3, 255)
95 – Khaynin Mosley-Smith – sophomore (6'0, 305)
97 – Aaron Donald – junior (6'0, 285)
98 – LaQuentin Smith – sophomore (6'2, 280)

Linebacker

3 – Nicholas Grigsby – freshman (6'1, 220)
4 – Bam Bradley – freshman (6'2, 220)
5 – Ejuan Price – sophomore (6'0, 255)
8 – Todd Thomas – sophomore (6'2, 230)
11 – Deaysean Rippy – freshman (6'2, 240)
30 – Mike Caprara – freshman (6'0, 215)
40 – Dan Mason – junior (6'1, 230)
44 – Shane Gordon – junior (6'0, 240)
47 – Devon Porchia – freshman (6'2, 245)
49 – Eric Williams – sophomore (6'3, 215)
59 – Emanuel Rackard – junior (6'0, 235)

Defensive back

2 – K'Waun Williams – junior (5'10, 195)
9 – Ray Vinopal – sophomore (5'10, 200)
10 – Jahmahl Pardner – freshman (5'11, 175)
17 – Jevonte Pitts – freshman (5'11, 205)
19 – Ethan Brown – freshman (5'10, 195)
23 – Lafayette Pitts – freshman (5'11, 195)
24 – Cullen Christian – sophomore (6'0, 195)
25 – Jason Hendricks – junior (6'0, 190)
28 – Anthony Gonzalez – sophomore (6'3, 230)
31 – Trenton Coles – freshman (6'3, 175)
35 – E.J. Banks – junior (5'11, 190)
38 – Ryan Lewis – freshman (6'0, 195)
39 – Pat Fisher – sophomore (5'9, 185)

Long snappers

Source and player details, 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster (10/1/2022):^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
No Players Selected

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