2005 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS FOOTBALL TEAM

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville	5	–	2	9	–	3
Rutgers	4	–	3	7	–	5
South Florida	4	–	3	6	–	6
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	6
Cincinnati	2	–	5	4	–	7
Syracuse	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ( rivalry) ( College GameDay)	ABC	L 21–42	66,451
September 9	8:00 p.m.	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 10–16 ^OT	24,545
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 6–7	77,336
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–0	43,135
September 30	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	L 29–37	37,514
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)		W 38–20	30,343
October 15	2:00 p.m.	South Florida		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN360	W 31–17	33,497
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ( rivalry)	ESPN+	W 34–17	33,059
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 20–42	42,692
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 24–0	35,145
November 24	8:00 p.m.	at No. 11 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ( Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 13–45	52,997
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Dave Wannstedt – Head coach Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary Curtis Bray – Linebackers Paul Dunn – Offensive line Greg Gattuso – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill – Receivers Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends/Special teams David Walker – Running backs			Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Mike Antonoplos – Recruiting Assistant Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant Jeff Ambrosie – Graduate assistant Zen Bliss – Under Grad Intern (Offense)			Strength and conditioning staff Mike Kent – Strength and conditioning coach Darren Honeycutt – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Charles Spencer	Guard	3	65	Houston Texans
Josh Lay	Defensive back	6	174	New Orleans Saints

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References

^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

[1] "2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

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Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1899) Exposition Park (1900) Schenley Park (1901) Coliseum (1902–1903) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Acrisure Stadium (2001–present) UPMC Rooney Sports Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duquesne: City Game Notre Dame Old Ironsides Penn State Syracuse West Virginia: Backyard Brawl
Culture & lore	Panthers " Hail to Pitt" " Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 1921 Backyard Brawl 2007 Backyard Brawl Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Pittsburgh Panthers football
Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1899) Exposition Park (1900) Schenley Park (1901) Coliseum (1902–1903) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Acrisure Stadium (2001–present) UPMC Rooney Sports Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duquesne: City Game Notre Dame Old Ironsides Penn State Syracuse West Virginia: Backyard Brawl
Culture & lore	Panthers " Hail to Pitt" " Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 1921 Backyard Brawl 2007 Backyard Brawl Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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