What were Pitt's five best teams (modern era)? Also Pitt-UNC 1982 Youtube.

[Black_Man_Panther]

I was at the game in Tallahassee and I agree that Pitt would have beaten FSU if they played again. The FSU punter, Rohn Stark, had an unbelievable game and kept Pitt pinned back the entire game. In the torrential rain, Pitt lost 4 fumbles and Marino threw 3 picks. Carlton Williamson and Terry White missed the game due to injuries and FSU was able to torch their replacements in the secondary for 3 TD passes. Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.

You know the game is on YT, right? You can make excuses of who didn't play or who partied too hard the night before or whatever... but give Bowden credit. He had a great game plan against the Pitt defense and those trap plays exposed the over-aggressive nature of the Foge defense.

 

[Gary77]

1963

 

[Slick Manager of Champs]

Yep...I remember it was a major storm down there.

This is a common mistaken memory.....1980, no rain, FSU won. 1982, torrential storm, Pitt won. Also, 1981, beautiful day at Pitt stadium, Pitt won

 

[BFo8]

Is that the game where Pitt blocked a field goal attempt right before halftime and instead of letting the ball alone ahead of the LOS, picked it up and fumbled? Recovered by UM and they scored a TD?

Unbelievable, I had totally wiped that play from my memory. Pretty sure that was the game, it seemed that era had multiple rain soaked games with odd plays that ended up coming back to haunt Pitt.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

This is a common mistaken memory.....1980, no rain, FSU won. 1982, torrential storm, Pitt won. Also, 1981, beautiful day at Pitt stadium, Pitt won

I confuse the two all the time.

 

[pittguy81]

This is a common mistaken memory.....1980, no rain, FSU won. 1982, torrential storm, Pitt won. Also, 1981, beautiful day at Pitt stadium, Pitt won

At this point it all melts together....sorry about that....I was a both games and am creating my own memory by conflating everything. It happens when you're old........

 

[303vND]

This is a common mistaken memory.....1980, no rain, FSU won. 1982, torrential storm, Pitt won. Also, 1981, beautiful day at Pitt stadium, Pitt won

Yep..I stand corrected.