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1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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American college football season

1975Pittsburgh Panthers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 33–19 vs.Kansas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
Record	8–4
Head coach	Johnny Majors (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Veer,I formation
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (3rd season)
Base defense	Basic 50
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0

Rankings fromAP Poll

The1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented theUniversity of Pittsburgh as an independent during the1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coachJohnny Majors, the Panthers compiled a record of 8–4 with a win in theSun Bowl overKansas. The team played home games atPitt Stadium inPittsburgh.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	2:00 p.m.	atGeorgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 19–9	38,500	^[1]
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 1Oklahoma	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 10–46	70,286	^[2]
September 27	1:30 p.m.	William & Mary		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 47–0	31,022	^[3]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	Duke		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 14–0	33,778	^[4]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	atTemple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 55–6	10,791	^[5]
October 18	1:30 p.m.	atArmy		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 52–20	41,195	^[6]
October 25	1:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–17	41,986	^[7]
November 1	1:30 p.m.	atSyracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 38–0	20,065	^[8]
November 8	1:30 p.m.	atWest Virginia	No. 20	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	L 14–17	35,298	^[9]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	No. 9Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 34–20	56,480	^[10]
November 22	1:30 p.m.	No. 10Penn State	No. 17	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–7	46,846	^[11]
December 26	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19Kansas	No. 20	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 33–19	30,272	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`67`	Tom Brzoza	So
QB	`12`	Matt Cavanaugh	So
TE	`81`	James Corbett	Jr
RB	`33`	Tony Dorsett	Jr
WR	`24`	Gordon Jones	Fr
WR	`19`	Randy Reutershan	So
WR	`29`	Willie Taylor	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`55`	Al Chesley	Fr
DT	`75`	Ed Gallagher	Fr
DE	`70`	Randy Holloway	So
DE	`60`	Cecil Johnson	Jr
CB	`31`	Bob Jury	So
DT	`78`	David Logan	Fr
DT	`68`	Don Parrish	Jr
DE	`85`	Tom Perko	Sr
DE	`91`	Al Romano	Jr
CB	`21`	J.C. Wilson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`41`	Larry Swider	Jr

Head coach

Johnny Majors

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator
George Haffner – Offensive coordinator
Henry Lee Parker – Recruiter
Joe Avezzano – Offensive line
Jim Dyar – Defensive line
Larry Holton – Junior varsity
Harry Jones – Offensive backs
Bob Leahy – Receivers
Joe Madden – Defensive secondary
Bobby Roper – Defensive ends
Bob Matey – Scouting, middle guards
Keith Schroeder – Scouting

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Tom Perko	Linebacker	4	101	Green Bay Packers
Karl Farmer	Wide receiver	7	193	Atlanta Falcons
Randy Cozens	Defensive end	17	474	Denver Broncos

References

^"Pitt rally beats Georgia 19–9; Majors calls safety key play".The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1975. RetrievedOctober 28, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Oklahoma crushes Panthers".The Post-Crescent. September 21, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pitt blasts W&M 47–0".The Danville Register. September 28, 1975. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pitt triumphs on Haygood runs".Sunday News Journal. October 5, 1975. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Panthers explode, 55–6".The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Dorsett's school mark rips Cadets".The Patriot-News. October 19, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy's defense shuts out high-powered Pitt 17–0".Daily Press. October 26, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Dorsett scales 1,000 mark in Pitt romp".The Patriot-News. November 2, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"W. Virginia stuns Pitt on late FG".The Miami Herald. November 9, 1975. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pitt upsets Irish".The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 16, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Panthers, Long fall short, 7–6".The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pittsburgh just had too many Dorsetts".El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1975. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived fromthe original on December 21, 2007.

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