# 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The biggest win of the season took place on December 1 when Pittsburgh defeated rival No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | | W 27–3 | 36,183 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | | W 34–10 | 30,852 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN | L 13–17 | 68,620 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | L 14–34 | 40,145 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPNU | L 14–44 | 60,888 |
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Navy* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 45–48 $^{2OT}$ | 30,103 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Cincinnati | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 33,423 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 34,792 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 20–17 | 31,374 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN+ | L 16–20 | 43,531 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN+ | L 37–48 | 31,123 |
| December 1 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 2 West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) | ESPN | W 13–9 | 60,100 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| E. Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Grambling St | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Pittsburgh | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 34 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| • Michigan St | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Connecticut | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Virginia | 27 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 44 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| • Navy | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 45 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| • Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| • Louisville | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| • Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| • Rutgers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • South Florida | 7 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 48 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 37 |

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

## Team players drafted into the NFL

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jeff Otah | Tackle | 1 | 19 | Carolina Panthers |
| Mike McGlynn | Tackle | 4 | 109 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Kennard Cox | Defensive back | 7 | 251 | Buffalo Bills |