2007_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 27–3	36,183^[1]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–10	30,852^[2]
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 13–17	68,620
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 14–34	40,145^[3]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 14–44	60,888
October 10	8:00 p.m.	Navy*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 45–48 ^2OT	30,103^[4]
October 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Cincinnati	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–17	33,423^[5]
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN+	L 17–24	34,792
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 20–17	31,374^[6]
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 16–20	43,531
November 24	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 37–48	31,123^[7]
December 1	7:45 p.m.	at No. 2 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 13–9	60,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Dave Wannstedt – Head coach Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Charlie Partridge – Linebackers/special teams Brian Angelichio – Tight ends Chris Ball – Secondary Paul Dunn – Offensive line Greg Gattuso – Defensive line Aubrey Hill – Receivers David Walker – Running backs			Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Bob Junko – Director of football operations and Program Enhancement Joe Perri – Offensive graduate assistant/offensive line Jeff Hafley – Defensive graduate assistant/Cornerbacks			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach James Smith – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 West Virginia $+	5	–	2	11	–	2
Connecticut +	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Cincinnati	4	–	3	10	–	3
South Florida	4	–	3	9	–	4
Rutgers	3	–	4	8	–	5
Louisville	3	–	4	6	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	4	5	–	7
Syracuse	1	–	6	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll