1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Paul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Ohio	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–3	38,575	[1]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	W 29–6	35,409	[2]
September 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	CBS	L 10–52	71,117	[3]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	JP Sports	T 20–20	47,996	[4]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 24–38	54,869	[5]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–21	32,041	[6]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Louisville		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 20–27	34,261	[7]
October 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Notre Dame		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–33	56,500	[8]
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–45	50,412	[9]
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	JP Sports	L 18–28	16,375	[10]
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–22	85,180	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Paul Hackett – Head coach Fred von Appen – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive line Bill Meyers – Offensive coordinator/offensive line Tommie Liggins – Running backs Chuck Jones – Tight ends Skip Peete – Wide receivers Nick Rapone – Secondary Sal Sunseri – Inside linebackers Marvin Lewis – Linebackers Scott O'Brien – Special teams/defensive line			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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mark Gunn	Defensive tackle	4	94	New York Jets
Curvin Richards	Running back	4	97	Dallas Cowboys
Olanda Truitt	Wide receiver	5	125	Los Angeles Raiders
Louis Riddick	Defensive back	9	248	San Francisco 49ers
Brian Greenfield	Punter	10	252	Cleveland Browns

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