1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Karcher (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1994 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	6	–	0
No. 23 Boston College	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Texas*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Raycom	L 28–30	32,337
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 30–16	33,194
September 17	12:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 3–27	93,454
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	L 9–21	34,623
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 29–33	38,621
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	Big East	L 7–31	47,622
October 15	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	Big East	L 41–47	38,293
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Big East	L 7–45	48,462
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	W 45–19	22,483
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 12–17	50,058
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–21	28,463
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Johnny Majors – Head coach Charlie Coe – Assistant head coach/running backs Bob Babich – Linebackers Steve Bird – Receivers/kickers Curt Cignetti – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Chuck Driesbach – Defensive coordinator Jack Henry – Offensive line Ken Karcher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Tim Lewis – Defensive backs Tom Turchetta – Defensive line			Support staff Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant Marc Hudak – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach Jim Schmus – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Roster

1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 78 Ruben Brown Sr WR 49 Billy Davis Sr WR 26 Dietrich Jells Jr QB 8 Matt Lytle Fr RB 29 Curtis Martin Sr QB 14 John Ryan Jr QB 7 Sean Fitzgerald Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 90 Tom Barndt Sr DB 12 Anthony Dorsett Jr DL 98 Mike Mohring So LB 84 Tom Tumulty Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Rondeau (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ruben Brown	Guard	1	14	Buffalo Bills
Curtis Martin	Running back	3	74	New England Patriots
Tom Barndt	Defensive tackle	6	207	Kansas City Chiefs