The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
in the
1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector
National Championship Foundation The National Championship Foundation (NCF) was established by Mike Riter of Hudson, New York. The NCF retroactively selected college football national champions for each year from 1869 to 1979, and its selections are among the historic national ch ...
and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship. The school does not claim a national championship for this season.
Schedule
Roster
Coaching staff
Season summary
Illinois
Cincinnati
at South Carolina
at West Virginia
#11 Florida State
Syracuse
at Boston College
at Rutgers
Army
at Temple
#11 Penn State
vs. #2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
*
Dan Marino, Fourth in Heisman Trophy voting
Media
Radio
References
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons
Sugar Bowl champion seasons
Pittsburgh Panthers football
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has ...