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1979 Pittsburgh Panthers Schedule and Results
Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (4th of 140) ▪ Rank: 7th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jackie Sherrill (11-1)
PS/G: 24.2 (33rd of 140) ▪ PA/G: 9.7 (5th of 140)
SRS: 18.27 (9th of 140) ▪ SOS: 5.35 (51st of 140)
Bowl Game: Won Fiesta Bowl 16-10 versus Arizona
AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (16) Pittsburgh | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | (13) Pittsburgh | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | Pittsburgh | @ | Temple | Ind | W | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | Pittsburgh | Boston College | Ind | W | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (17) Pittsburgh | @ | (12) Washington | Pac-10 | W | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pittsburgh | (17) Navy | Ind | W | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Ind | W | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pittsburgh | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | (11) Pittsburgh | @ | Army | Ind | W | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | (11) Pittsburgh | (20) Penn State | Ind | W | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 12 | Dec 25, 1979 | Tue | (10) Pittsburgh | N | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 10 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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