The 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004 college football season in which they won a share of The Big East Conference Championship and were awarded with a BCS berth to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
Sat. Sep. 11 |
7:00 p.m. |
Ohio* |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
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W 24–3 |
46,401 |
Sat. Sep. 18 |
12:00 p.m. |
Nebraska* |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ABC |
L 17–24 |
40,133 |
Sat. Sep. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Furman* |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
|
W 41–38 OT |
35,121 |
Thu. Sep. 30 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Connecticut |
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Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
ESPN2 |
L 17–29 |
40,000 |
Sat. Oct. 9 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Temple |
|
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA |
ESPN+ |
W 27–22 |
19,517 |
Sat. Oct. 16 |
12:00 p.m. |
Boston College |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN2 |
W 20–17 OT |
34,071 |
Sat. Oct. 23 |
12:00 p.m. |
Rutgers |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN+ |
W 41–17 |
41,232 |
Sat. Nov. 6 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Syracuse |
|
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) |
ESPN+ |
L 31–38 2OT |
37,211 |
Sat. Nov. 13 |
2:30 p.m. |
at #24 Notre Dame* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
NBC |
W 41–38 |
80,795 |
Thu. Nov. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
#21 West Virginia |
|
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) |
ESPN |
W 16–13 |
52,641 |
Sat. Dec. 4 |
11:00 a.m. |
at South Florida* |
#19 |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPN2 |
W 43–14 |
23,417 |
Sat. Jan. 1 |
8:30 p.m. |
vs. #5 Utah* |
#19 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) |
ABC |
L 7–35 |
73,519 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Personnel
2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
RB |
49 |
Justin Acierno |
Jr |
TE |
84 |
Steve Buches |
So |
RB |
38 |
Kellen Campbell |
Fr |
WR |
|
Kelvin Chandler |
Fr |
WR |
4 |
Joe DelSardo |
Fr |
QB |
|
Joe Flacco |
Fr |
RB |
2 |
Marcus Furman |
Jr |
TE |
45 |
Erik Gill |
Jr |
WR |
81 |
Derek Kinder |
Fr |
RB |
43 |
Raymond Kirkley |
Jr |
WR |
86 |
Greg Lee |
So |
OL |
|
Matt Maiers |
RB |
|
Brandon Mason |
Fr |
RB |
26 |
Darren McCray |
Jr |
OL |
75 |
Mike McGlynn |
Fr |
RB |
23 |
Tim Murphy |
Jr |
QB |
3 |
Tyler Palko |
So |
OL |
78 |
Rob Petitti |
Sr |
RB |
41 |
John Pettiford |
Fr |
WR |
7 |
Allen Richardson |
Fr |
OL |
60 |
John Simonitis |
So |
OL |
56 |
Charles Spencer |
Jr |
QB |
14 |
Darrell Strong |
Fr |
C |
68 |
Joe Villani |
Fr |
OL |
|
Dale Williams |
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
DL |
41 |
Azzie Beagnyam |
So |
LB |
44 |
Brian Bennett |
So |
LB |
51 |
H.B. Blades |
So |
DL |
98 |
Vernon Botts |
Fr |
LB |
24 |
Jameel Brady |
Fr |
DB |
46 |
Sam Bryant |
So |
DB |
21 |
Reggie Carter |
So |
DL |
58 |
Joe Clermond |
Fr |
DB |
5 |
Kennard Cox |
Fr |
DL |
96 |
Vince Crochunis |
Sr |
DB |
31 |
Tyler Gilliard |
Sr |
DL |
95 |
Keith Hill |
Jr |
DL |
93 |
Jake Holthaus |
Sr |
LB |
9 |
J.J. Horne |
Jr |
DL |
52 |
Ron Idoko |
Fr |
DB |
12 |
Bernard Lay |
Jr |
LB |
19 |
Keith Malley |
Fr |
DL |
41 |
Chris McKillop |
Fr |
DB |
20 |
Tez Morris |
Jr |
DB |
10 |
Mike Phillips |
Fr |
LB |
6 |
Malcolm Postell |
Sr |
DB |
|
Allen Richardson |
DB |
25 |
Darrelle Revis |
Fr |
LB |
30 |
Doug Roseberry |
Fr |
DL |
54 |
Charles Sallett |
So |
LB |
17 |
Clint Session |
So |
DL |
88 |
Kyle Smith |
Fr |
DL |
55 |
Thomas Smith |
Jr |
DL |
94 |
Dan Stephens |
Sr |
DL |
91 |
Phil Tillman |
Fr |
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
P |
18 |
Dave Brytus |
Fr |
PK |
22 |
Josh Cummings |
Jr |
P |
18 |
Adam Graessle |
So |
P |
8 |
Nick Krut |
Fr |
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Jeff Ambrosie
- Mike Antonoplos
- Bill Bleil
- Curtis Bray
- Pete Carmichael
- Bryan Deal
- Tom Freeman
- Darren Honeycutt
- Bob Junko
- Mike Kent
- Scott McCurley
- Wayne Moses
- Charlie Partridge
- Paul Rhoads
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20
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Team players drafted into the NFL
January 1, 2005 Fiesta Bowl
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