2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2005

| team = Pittsburgh Panthers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big East Conference

| short_conf = Big East

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 4–3

| head_coach = Dave Wannstedt

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Matt Cavanaugh

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Paul Rhoads

| dc_year = 6th

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Heinz Field

}}

{{2005 Big East Conference football standings}}

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

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2006

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 23

| opponent = Notre Dame

| gamename = rivalry) (College GameDay

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 21–42

| attend = 66,451

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Peden Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 10–16

| overtime = OT

| attend = 24,545

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| tv = ABC

| score = 6–7

| attend = 77,336

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv =

| score = 41–0

| attend = 43,135

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 29–37

| attend = 37,514

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Cincinnati

| gamename = River City Rivalry

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv =

| score = 38–20

| attend = 30,343

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN360

| score = 31–17

| attend = 33,497

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Syracuse

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 34–17

| attend = 33,059

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| tv = ESPN

| score = 20–42

| attend = 42,692

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 24–0

| attend = 35,145

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank = 11

| gamename = Backyard Brawl

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| tv = ESPN

| score = 13–45

| attend = 52,997

}}

}}

Coaching staff

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | 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

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | 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)

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Strength and conditioning staff

  • Mike Kent – Strength and conditioning coach
  • Darren Honeycutt – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

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| Player

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| Charles Spencer

Guard365Houston Texans
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| Josh Lay

Defensive back6174New Orleans Saints
{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092410/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-22| title = 2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

References