THE CHOSEN CHALLENGE... GAME THREE -- SEPTEMBER 23 -- 2 P.M. -- HEINZ FIELD -- PITTSBURGH, PA.
2006 Opponents
General Information Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,792 Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenburg Athletics Director: Jeff Long Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Stadium (capacity): Heinz Field (65,000) Playing surface: Grass
PITTSBURGH 2006 Schedule Date S2 S8 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 13 O 21 N4 N 11 N 16 N 25
Team Information Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 2005 Overall Record: 5-6 2005 Conference Record: 4-3 Series vs.The Citadel: First Meeting Letterman Returning: 46 Letterman Lost: 23 Starters Returning: 13 Starters Lost: 11 First Year of Football: 1890 All-Time Record: 633-458-42 Postseason Appearances: 24 Postseason Record: 10-14 Last Postseason Appearance: 2005 Fiesta Bowl Result: L, 7-35 vs. Utah Coaching Staff Head Coach: Dave Wannstedt Career Record: 5-6 Record at Pittsburgh: 5-6 Office Phone: (412) 648-8711 Best Time to Reach: Contact E.J. Borghetti
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Time 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA TBA 8 p.m. TBA 12 p.m. TBA 7:30 p.m. TBA
2005 Results Date S3 S9 S 17 S 24 S 30 O8 O 15 O 22 N3 N 12 N 24
Opponent Notre Dame @ Ohio @ Nebraska Youngstown State @ Rutgers Cincinnati South Florida Syracuse @ Louisville Connecticut @ West Virginia
2005 Pittsburgh Leaders Rushing LaRod Stephens Rashad Jennings Raymond Kirkley
Head Coach Dave Wannstedt
Att. 96 86 82
Yards Avg. 434 4.5 411 4.8 351 4.3
Att. 341 2
Comp. Pct. 193 56.6 1 50.0
Int. 9 0
Receiving Greg Lee Derek Kinder Erik Gill
No. 49 37 21
Yards 962 374 244
TD 7 3 1
UT 67 48 35
AT 54 33 17
Avg. 19.6 10.1 11.6 TT 121 81 52
TFL 3.5 0.5 4.5
Yards TD 2392 17 17 0
Sacks 1.0 -1.0
Interceptions Darrelle Revis Josh Lay Sam Bryant
No. 4 3 3
Yards 12 17 37
Avg. 3.0 5.7 12.3
TD 0 0 0
Scoring Josh Cummings Greg Lee Tyler Palko Returnees in italics
TD 0 7 6
PAT 19 0 0
2PAT 0 1 0
FG 14 0 0
Senior Quarterback Tyler Palko
The Citadel 2006 Bulldog Football
Result L, 21-42 L, 10-16 (OT) L, 6-7 W, 41-0 L, 29-37 W, 38-20 W, 31-17 W, 34-17 L, 20-42 W, 24-0 L, 13-45
TD 0 1 1
Passing Tyler Palko Bill Stull
Tackles H.B. Blades Tez Morris J.J. Horne
Assistant Coaches (Positions) Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defense/Recruiting Coordinator Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Charlie Partridge – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends Curtis Bray – Linebackers Paul Dunn – Offensive Line Greg Gattuso – Defensive Line Aubrey Hill – Wide Receivers Mike Kent – Strength and Conditioning Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations David Walker – Running Backs Media Relations Media Relations Director: E.J. Borghetti Office Phone: (412) 648-8240 E-mail: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Media Relations Mailing Address: University of Pittsburgh; Athletic Media Relations; P.O. Box 7436; Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Media Relations Fax: (412) 648-8248 Website: www.PittsburghPanthers.com
Opponent Virginia @ Cincinnati Michigan State The Citadel Toledo @ Syracuse @ Central Florida Rutgers @ South Florida @ Connecticut West Virginia Louisville
Pts. 61 44 36
Senior Linebacker H.B. Blades