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1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Georgia
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 4
1981 record 11–1
Head coach Jackie Sherrill (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Moore (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Foge Fazio (3rd year)
Base defense Multiple front
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Penn State           10 2 0
#4 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
#8 Miami           9 2 0
Southern Miss           9 2 1
#17 West Virginia           9 3 0
Colgate           7 3 0
Virginia Tech           7 4 0
Navy           7 4 1
Cincinnati           6 5 0
Florida State           6 5 0
Holy Cross           6 5 0
Tulane           6 5 0
UNLV           6 6 0
South Carolina           6 6 0
Temple           5 5 0
Boston College           5 6 0
East Carolina           5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana           5 6 0
Louisville           5 6 0
Notre Dame           5 6 0
Rutgers           5 6 0
William & Mary           5 6 0
Syracuse           4 6 1
Richmond           4 7 0
Army           3 7 1
North Texas State           2 9 0
Georgia Tech           1 10 0
Memphis           1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having one loss, the Panthers were selected as national champions by the National Championship Foundation and Montgomery Full Season Championship, although a national championship is not claimed by the school for this year nor are they popularly recognized that season's national champions.


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