# 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington State* | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | | W 17–13 | 35,513 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | | W 66–30 | 28,329 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Texas* | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | L 27–38 | 62,875 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Ohio State* | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ABC | L 14–54 | 54,917 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | Big East Network | L 16–26 | 31,036 |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | Big East Network | L 0–17 | 44,500 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Temple | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | | L 27–29 | 14,968 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | Big East Network | L 16–17 | 28,794 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | L 24–42 | 18,911 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Syracuse | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | | L 10–42 | 20,279 |
| November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) | ESPN | L 0–21 | 38,795 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Pitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 2, 1995
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 35,513
* Box score

### Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Pitt | 7 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 66 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 9, 1995
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 28,329
* Box score

### Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Texas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
* Date: September 16, 1995
* Game attendance: 62,875
* TV: ABC
* Box score

### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 14 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| Pitt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, Cool, 58 °F (14 °C); Wind N 12
* Game attendance: 54,917
* Referee: David Witvoet
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Terry Glenn 75-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
PITT - Dietrich Jells 24-yard pass from John Ryan (C. Ferencik kick)
OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Second quarter
PITT - Chris Patton 3-yard run (C. Ferencik kick)
OSU - Josh Jackson 24-yard field goal
OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal
Third quarter
OSU - Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Bobby Hoying pass to Terry Glenn)
OSU - Nicky Sualua 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Terry Glenn 61-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 25-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (kick failed)
OSU - Alonzo Shavers 7-yard pass from Tommy Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Top Passers
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 15/24, 296 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs
PITT - John Ryan - 14/23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
OSU - Stanley Jackson - 7/8, 118 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 122 yards
PITT - Demetrius Harris - 17 rushes, 56 yards
Top Receivers
OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 253 yards (OSU school record), 4 TDs
PITT - Dietrich Jells - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD :

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Pitt | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 31,036
* Box score

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 7, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Temple | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 4,968
* Box score

### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Pitt | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 28,794
* Box score

### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: October 28, 1995
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 18,911
* Recap pg. 125

### Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Pitt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 20,279
* Box score

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 38,795
* Box score

## Team players drafted into the NFL

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Dietrich Jells | Wide receiver | 6 | 176 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Anthony Dorsett | Defensive back | 6 | 177 | Houston Oilers |
| Tom Tumulty | Linebacker | 6 | 178 | Cincinnati Bengals |