2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Big East co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Utah
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 8-man front
Home stadium	Heinz Field

2004 Big East Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Boston College +	4	–	2	9	–	3
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+	4	–	2	8	–	4
West Virginia +	4	–	2	8	–	4
Syracuse +	4	–	2	6	–	6
Connecticut	3	–	3	8	–	4
Rutgers	1	–	5	4	–	7
Temple	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Pittsburgh won a share of The Big East Conference championship and were awarded with a BCS berth to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Ohio*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–3	46,401
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 17–24	40,133
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 (I-AA) Furman*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 41–38 ^OT	35,121
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 17–29	40,000
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 27–22	19,517
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Boston College		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 20–17 ^OT	34,071
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 41–17	41,232
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 31–38 ^2OT	37,211
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 41–38	80,795
November 25	8:00 p.m.	No. 21 West Virginia		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 16–13	52,641
December 4	11:00 a.m.	at South Florida*	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 43–14	23,417
January 1	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Utah*	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 7–35	73,519
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`49`	Justin Acierno	Jr
TE	`84`	Steve Buches	So
RB	`38`	Kellen Campbell	Fr
WR		Kelvin Chandler	Fr
WR		Steven Brana	Fr
WR	`4`	Joe DelSardo	Fr
QB		Joe Flacco	Fr
RB	`2`	Marcus Furman	Jr
TE	`45`	Erik Gill	Jr
WR	`81`	Derek Kinder	Fr
RB	`43`	Raymond Kirkley	Jr
WR	`86`	Greg Lee	So
OL		Matt Maiers
RB		Brandon Mason	Fr
RB	`26`	Darren McCray	Jr
OL	`75`	Mike McGlynn	Fr
RB	`40`	Tom Mikula	So
RB	`23`	Tim Murphy	Jr
QB	`3`	Tyler Palko	So
OL	`78`	Rob Petitti	Sr
RB	`41`	John Pettiford	Fr
WR	`7`	Allen Richardson	Fr
OL	`60`	John Simonitis	So
OL	`56`	Charles Spencer	Jr
QB	`14`	Darrell Strong	Fr
C	`68`	Joe Villani	Fr
OL		Dale Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`41`	Azzie Beagnyam	So
LB	`44`	Brian Bennett	So
LB	`51`	H.B. Blades	So
DL	`98`	Vernon Botts	Fr
LB	`24`	Jameel Brady	Fr
DB	`46`	Sam Bryant	So
DB	`21`	Reggie Carter	So
DL	`58`	Joe Clermond	Fr
DB	`5`	Kennard Cox	Fr
DL	`96`	Vince Crochunis	Sr
DB	`31`	Tyler Gilliard	Sr
DL	`95`	Keith Hill	Jr
DL	`93`	Jake Holthaus	Sr
LB	`9`	J.J. Horne	Jr
DL	`52`	Ron Idoko	Fr
DB	`12`	Bernard Lay	Jr
LB	`19`	Keith Malley	Fr
DL	`41`	Chris McKillop	Fr
DB	`20`	Tez Morris	Jr
DB	`10`	Mike Phillips	Fr
LB	`6`	Malcolm Postell	Sr
DB		Allen Richardson
DB	`25`	Darrelle Revis	Fr
LB	`30`	Doug Roseberry	Fr
DL	`54`	Charles Sallett	So
LB	`17`	Clint Session	So
DL	`88`	Kyle Smith	Fr
DL	`55`	Thomas Smith	Jr
DL	`94`	Dan Stephens	Sr
DL	`91`	Phil Tillman	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`22`	Josh Cummings	Jr
P	`18`	Adam Graessle	So
P	`8`	Nick Krut	Fr
LB	`43`	Michael Toomalatai	Fr

Head coach

Walt Harris

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jeff Ambrosie
Mike Antonoplos
Bill Bleil
Curtis Bray
Pete Carmichael
Bryan Deal
Tom Freeman
Darren Honeycutt
Bob Junko
Mike Kent
Scott McCurley
Wayne Moses
Charlie Partridge
Paul Rhoads

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Rob Pettiti	Tackle	6	209	Dallas Cowboys

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References

↑ "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

[1] "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

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