1972 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1972

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 7–19

| attend = 17,661

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 28–38

| attend = 24,315

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sd1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6723%2C4101410|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=New York Times news service |title=Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28 |date=September 17, 1972 |page=1B}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| score = 13–41

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 22–27

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 8:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 6–38

| attend = 20,417

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160698/pitt-smothered-by-tulane-386/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Pitt smothered by Tulane, 38–6|date=October 8, 1972|accessdate=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 16–42

| attend = 59,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 35–20

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–10

| attend = 21,348

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = Backyard Brawl

| score = 20–38

| attend = 40,286

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-west-virginia-rolls-wi/139505444/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury|date=November 5, 1972|accessdate=January 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 13–28

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–49

| attend = 38,600

}}

}}

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valign="top" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Coaching staff Carl DePasqua – Head coach Ralph Jelic – Defensive coordinator Lou Cecconi – Offensive coordinator

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