1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Carl DePasqua (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Cecconi (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style, triple option
Defensive coordinator	Foge Fazio (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	10:30 p.m.	at No. 15 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 29–25	36,205
September 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 11 Oklahoma	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 29–55	34,916
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 9–20	38,500
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Navy	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 36–35
October 16	8:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 8–33	17,650
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 22–40	26,854
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 31–21	24,497
November 6	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 7–56	55,528
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–17	39,539
November 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 18–55	39,539
November 27	7:30 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–31	19,292
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching staff Carl DePasqua – Head coach Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Kuziel	Center	3	60	New Orleans
Ralph Cindrich	Linebacker	5	119	Atlanta Falcons
Joe Carroll	Linebacker	11	277	Oakland Raiders
Joel Klimek	Tightend	15	375	New England Patriots
Henry Alford	Defensive end	16	394	St. Louis Cardinals