Coach Gerry Faust's greatest victory. The un-ranked Fighting Irish shut down Panther's quarterback Dan Marino and freshman Allen Pinkett scores in the 4th consecutive game.
Pitt never has, nor will it ever, recover when it decided in 1982 to not let football get bigger than its almighty Mission Statement. The poor handling of the football program since then tells me a bunch of 10-year olds could have made better decisions. It has a good guy at the helm currently in Narduzzi, but surely will fire him because that is what Pitt does. Then it makes another mediocre hire because the school won’t spend for a proven coach.
A commenter from the now-defunct Cardiac Hill site stated that George Welsh was ready to board a plane to interview for the Pitt job and was told that Pitt found their guy (Fazio).
+ripperduck Notre Dame had lots of talent, too. Gerry Faust was a great recruiter but couldn't coach, sort of like Michigan pre-Jim Harbaugh. Michigan had talent. Harbaugh gets the same team but wins while UM's two previous coach sucked.
And the beginning of the end, letting Jackie Sherrill walk, Pitt arrogantly thought Serafino "Foge" Fazio would pick up where he left off. Not even close, this was the last time Pitt sniffed #1... Thanks AD Ed Bozik for ruining what could have been a dynasty...
This was the last game where Pitt was ranked No. 1 and it's no surprise. The school hasn't been serious about winning since Sherrill left and made the cheap hire with Fazio in 1982. It's been average to bad hires ever since for the program. Gottfried went 2-2 versus Holtz and Paterno, beat Ohio State but the he butted heads with the administration, who was about to put academic recruiting restrictions in place, hence the terrible 1990s for the football program. Pitt has no problem putting its hands out for conference television revenue but refuses to get dirty in its recruiting to become a better football program. I love this video seeing both uniforms, the crisp fall afternoon, hearing Harry Kalas and seeing how college football used to be televised.
With 2 and 3 star recruits, Pitt has beaten in the last 3 years a top 5 Penn St and at top 5 Clemson and was beating Notre Dame the entire game this year until 5 minutes left in the game, how many titles does ND have in the last 29 years...same as Pitt LMFAO
Oh please don’t even compare these 2 programs last 29 years. Notre Dame is and has been extremely competitive playing a national schedule. Don’t be a yinzer
@@TheDogger4 What is exactly your point, I follow both of these programs for different reasons, so I know the type of players both programs recruit and get and it still doesn't change the fact that neither team has won a title in a really long time
Listen to the sound of this game/clip. Whoever was the technician did a great job. Harry Calas was perfect, but you also got the ambient sound of the crowd/stadium, which gave the video a tremendous amount of momentum and power. The broadcast crew were made up of experts, it's apparent from the tremendous quality of the broadcast. Honestly, much of what we get now isn't this good...
Penn State were national champions at the end of the 1982 season (they beat Notre Dame 24-14 the week following this game). Pitt was #10 in the final AP and #9 in the final UPI. ND was not ranked after going 6-4-1.
RocketShark 1982 was a weird year. Pitt was the consensus #1 with Marino back for his senior year (guys actually played all 4 years then), but this weird loss, the L to eventual NC Penn State, then the even weirder 7-3 loss in the Cotton Bowl made this a disappointing year for Pitt, and like we said, they’ve never been the same.
I wasn't at this game, but I was at the Michigan game...first game ever under the light at ND stadium, as I remember....I think I was 15.....damn, what a good time!
Bama has taken over. College Football has become Game of Thrones. Who can beat the mighty Alabama?It's amazing how USC fell off after Pete Carroll jumped ship after the NCAA started investigating the program.
Yeah, it was a 12-0 win in 2000, the only 21st century Pennsylvania Classic game. Even though you can't stand Penn State, I'm sure you also miss that old rivalry. Pitt moving from the BE to the B10 would encourage that. The rivalry with Ohio State is the closest thing that has the kind of rivalry history but still, they don't compare. I think it's also the most played B10 team of PSU's with a 12-12 overall record.
The 1979 Pitt team is imo the greatest most talented team NOT to win the national championship. Lost 1 game all yr the 1st game @ FSU in a driving rain storm.that roster was an NFL team and I'm no homer,been a wolverine fan all my life,but my God what team Pitt had during this era.
I know that stuff like "48-14" was real popular back when the rivalry was big. Pitt and PSU had a great rivalry, there was some mud throwing from both sides, though. But I follow all 3 teams, and anytime I make bets with family or friends involving those 3, it's point spread over or under and not a pick a team (and we decided that if the other team wins, nobody wins any cash). This year my teams went 1-2 in bowls, but I was happy to see Notre Dame get a bowl win.
+mustaffa1611 No, 5:50 is the best part and I remember this play. I was 11 and watching this game with my granddad. This was the best part for me because I witnessed the sheer joy in my granddad's eyes as Pinkett took flight on this play.
This was a great game, Notre Dame is my second favorite team and Pitt is my third favorite (Penn State is my top team), so these kinds of games are fun to watch but at the same time you almost hate to see them play each other.
Interesting. While one would expect the No. 1 Pitt team to be loaded with future NFL talent, ND was also loaded with future NFL starters. Yet, ND finished 6-4-1 that year.
Blair Kiel. While freshman starting at the QB position has become almost routine, Blair was the first four-year starter since Gus Dorais. Part of the reason for this is freshmen were ineligible to play for many decades. This was Kiel's junior year.
Speaking of Pitt, I'm happy to admit I was wrong about my "slow death of the program" prediction, since Pitt is coming back. Unfortunately, another former eastern power, Syracuse, is probably beyond repair, and their slow death is complete. I think any new coach they get has to rebuild the Orangemen from scratch.
Kalas and al Michaels were/are my favorite announcers in sports (Philly bias here). Actually a PSU fan and disappointed we just don’t play these 2 teams anymore
Julius Dawkins....#80 Monessen Standout...Marino to Dawkins produced some magical moments...& the fumble wasn't one of them,BUT.....JD wasn't the only player to ever fumble the football...and without that passing combo,of Marino to Dawkins Pitt isn't #1 going into ND game...
I'm the one with the weirdest situation here. Penn State is my top team, Notre Dame is my second favorite team, and Pitt is my third favorite. I don't like to see PSU play ND, but I root for PSU, and I don't like to see ND play Pitt but I root for ND in that case, but I do like to see PSU play Pitt (I miss that rivalry), but I'm actually a fan of two teams that have fanbases that don't like my top team. Weird, isn't it?
Oh yeah, those, I forgot about those. Every fanbase has fans who do stuff like that. For example, some Wisconsin fans like to put pennies in snowballs and hit people with them.
I think he took a step before he started to bobble it so it would still be a catch today. But the camera was a split second late so it's not conclusive to me.
I saw at least one AF-ND game in person at ND Stadium, IIRC John Carney missed a short field goal that gave AF the win. A tough loss for Faust. He had several other close losses.
Pitt never recovered from this loss. They were a consistent national title contender every year from 1976-1982, but this loss really stung.
Pitt never has, nor will it ever, recover when it decided in 1982 to not let football get bigger than its almighty Mission Statement. The poor handling of the football program since then tells me a bunch of 10-year olds could have made better decisions. It has a good guy at the helm currently in Narduzzi, but surely will fire him because that is what Pitt does. Then it makes another mediocre hire because the school won’t spend for a proven coach.
Jackie Sherill leaving and Pitt replacing him with lol Foge Fazio ended the Pitt mini dynasty
A commenter from the now-defunct Cardiac Hill site stated that George Welsh was ready to board a plane to interview for the Pitt job and was told that Pitt found their guy (Fazio).
Great uniforms in this game.
Also, Pitt hasn't been the same since they left Pitt Stadium.
This Pitt team was LOADED, so much talent. You can go down the roster and see not only All Americans, but future All Pros, and a HOFers.
+ripperduck Notre Dame had lots of talent, too. Gerry Faust was a great recruiter but couldn't coach, sort of like Michigan pre-Jim Harbaugh. Michigan had talent. Harbaugh gets the same team but wins while UM's two previous coach sucked.
And the beginning of the end, letting Jackie Sherrill walk, Pitt arrogantly thought Serafino "Foge" Fazio would pick up where he left off. Not even close, this was the last time Pitt sniffed #1... Thanks AD Ed Bozik for ruining what could have been a dynasty...
Pitt and Penn State were loaded back then. The state of Pennsylvania was a top 5 state for division one talent back then.
Faust had his moments. One great thing he did was smash U.S.C. three years in a row which was something Parsegian and Devine couldn't do.
That was the highlight of Gerry Faust's tenure (the wins over BC and LSU come close).
Weren't many but beating Dan Marino at Pitt definitely
I soooooo miss that old Stadium configuration. I spend many Saturdays w/ my dad, brothers and grandpa there. only 59,000 people. Good 'ole days!
RIP Dave Duerson, Blair Keil and stacy toran, let the perpetual light shine on yass....
This was the last game where Pitt was ranked No. 1 and it's no surprise. The school hasn't been serious about winning since Sherrill left and made the cheap hire with Fazio in 1982. It's been average to bad hires ever since for the program. Gottfried went 2-2 versus Holtz and Paterno, beat Ohio State but the he butted heads with the administration, who was about to put academic recruiting restrictions in place, hence the terrible 1990s for the football program.
Pitt has no problem putting its hands out for conference television revenue but refuses to get dirty in its recruiting to become a better football program.
I love this video seeing both uniforms, the crisp fall afternoon, hearing Harry Kalas and seeing how college football used to be televised.
With 2 and 3 star recruits, Pitt has beaten in the last 3 years a top 5 Penn St and at top 5 Clemson and was beating Notre Dame the entire game this year until 5 minutes left in the game, how many titles does ND have in the last 29 years...same as Pitt LMFAO
Oh please don’t even compare these 2 programs last 29 years. Notre Dame is and has been extremely competitive playing a national schedule. Don’t be a yinzer
@@TheDogger4 ND year in and year out has a top 10 top 20 recruiting class too, Pitt far from it?
@@cityofchamps66 yes pitt not even close
@@TheDogger4 What is exactly your point, I follow both of these programs for different reasons, so I know the type of players both programs recruit and get and it still doesn't change the fact that neither team has won a title in a really long time
This disaster of a game marked the end of Pitt Football and the good ole days are never coming back.
Look at that beautiful packed stadium
Little-known fact: Bob Davie was an assistant coach at Pitt in '82.
There were a lot of ND fans at Pitt stadium.
This is a great video, by the way.
Lets go Pitt.
Listen to the sound of this game/clip. Whoever was the technician did a great job. Harry Calas was perfect, but you also got the ambient sound of the crowd/stadium, which gave the video a tremendous amount of momentum and power. The broadcast crew were made up of experts, it's apparent from the tremendous quality of the broadcast. Honestly, much of what we get now isn't this good...
This has been a pretty good rivalry over the years
Oh how I would love to send a copy of this to Mark May of ESPN!
I have LSU '81, Coach Faust's first game after which the Irish were ranked #1.
Harry Kalas is such an awesome announcer.
How did Notre Dame pull this off anyway? Pitt football really hasn't been the same since this game.
Guts, determination, big plays and turnovers (by Pitt).
Whoever did this cut forgot to keep in the 51-yard run by Larry Moriarty to setup up the final touchdown.
I think this and 48-14 were what began the slow death of the Pitt program.
Penn State were national champions at the end of the 1982 season (they beat Notre Dame 24-14 the week following this game). Pitt was #10 in the final AP and #9 in the final UPI. ND was not ranked after going 6-4-1.
RocketShark 1982 was a weird year. Pitt was the consensus #1 with Marino back for his senior year (guys actually played all 4 years then), but this weird loss, the L to eventual NC Penn State, then the even weirder 7-3 loss in the Cotton Bowl made this a disappointing year for Pitt, and like we said, they’ve never been the same.
I remember going to this game with my Dad! I was 12
I wasn't at this game, but I was at the Michigan game...first game ever under the light at ND stadium, as I remember....I think I was 15.....damn, what a good time!
Pitt had enormous talent 75-83. Fell off map after that.
Bama has taken over. College Football has become Game of Thrones. Who can beat the mighty Alabama?It's amazing how USC fell off after Pete Carroll jumped ship after the NCAA started investigating the program.
Huge Win
RIP Foge Fazio, Pitt coach, let the perpetual light shine on yass....
I love the music they play as they go to commercials....ahhh 1982
Pinkett was so great. Reminds me in his style of Cierre Wood.
Yes, with Leahy era legend George Connor doing color.
harry kalas will be missed
I am probably the biggest Notre Dame fan in the State of West Virginia---GO IRISH!
I think this was Dan Marino's senior year. He had a bad year.
Yeah, it was a 12-0 win in 2000, the only 21st century Pennsylvania Classic game. Even though you can't stand Penn State, I'm sure you also miss that old rivalry. Pitt moving from the BE to the B10 would encourage that. The rivalry with Ohio State is the closest thing that has the kind of rivalry history but still, they don't compare. I think it's also the most played B10 team of PSU's with a 12-12 overall record.
The 1979 Pitt team is imo the greatest most talented team NOT to win the national championship.
Lost 1 game all yr the 1st game @ FSU in a driving rain storm.that roster was an NFL team and I'm no homer,been a wolverine fan all my life,but my God what team Pitt had during this era.
that was the 1980 pitt team. I believe they could have competed with the 76 tampa bay buccanneers if they would have played them
yeah, what a voice!
I know that stuff like "48-14" was real popular back when the rivalry was big. Pitt and PSU had a great rivalry, there was some mud throwing from both sides, though. But I follow all 3 teams, and anytime I make bets with family or friends involving those 3, it's point spread over or under and not a pick a team (and we decided that if the other team wins, nobody wins any cash). This year my teams went 1-2 in bowls, but I was happy to see Notre Dame get a bowl win.
Right after this game, it was Georgia. They were #1 until the Sugar Bowl.
4:00 is the best part.
+mustaffa1611 No, 5:50 is the best part and I remember this play. I was 11 and watching this game with my granddad. This was the best part for me because I witnessed the sheer joy in my granddad's eyes as Pinkett took flight on this play.
Scott Friery
Isn't it so silly the way people get so emotional about some strangers playing with balls and wearing silly costumes?
Actually, no. It is fun to watch.
BAM!
Golden Domers!
Wow Kalas was one of the greats.
@eddiem1111 , I agree. Absolutely NO College atmosphere at Heinz Field!!
Was that what they called their field ? it was many years before Three Rivers was replaced by Heinz Field
2:05
Oof! How does Pitt not block that punt?
And then to muff the punt and give it to the Irish.
Talk about a special teams breakdown.
I swear Marino is actually 6' 6"
This was a great game, Notre Dame is my second favorite team and Pitt is my third favorite (Penn State is my top team), so these kinds of games are fun to watch but at the same time you almost hate to see them play each other.
Interesting. While one would expect the No. 1 Pitt team to be loaded with future NFL talent, ND was also loaded with future NFL starters. Yet, ND finished 6-4-1 that year.
Under Faust, ND always seemed to run out of gas down the stretch.
What stadium PITT are playing in?
Blair Kiel. While freshman starting at the QB position has become almost routine, Blair was the first four-year starter since Gus Dorais. Part of the reason for this is freshmen were ineligible to play for many decades.
This was Kiel's junior year.
The undeafeted 1968 Buckeyes were led by the super Sophs. They only practiced in 1967.
Speaking of Pitt, I'm happy to admit I was wrong about my "slow death of the program" prediction, since Pitt is coming back. Unfortunately, another former eastern power, Syracuse, is probably beyond repair, and their slow death is complete. I think any new coach they get has to rebuild the Orangemen from scratch.
Is that voice of Harry Kalas?
Yes it is Harry.
Kalas and al Michaels were/are my favorite announcers in sports (Philly bias here). Actually a PSU fan and disappointed we just don’t play these 2 teams anymore
yeah im a pitt fan, but i still like penn state, they dont play anymore, and i love it wen pitt beats wvu, and penn state beats ohio st
Harry kalas omg
Harry Calas? Awesome
Julius Dawkins....#80 Monessen Standout...Marino to Dawkins produced some magical moments...& the fumble wasn't one of them,BUT.....JD wasn't the only player to ever fumble the football...and without that passing combo,of Marino to Dawkins Pitt isn't #1 going into ND game...
I'm the one with the weirdest situation here.
Penn State is my top team, Notre Dame is my second favorite team, and Pitt is my third favorite. I don't like to see PSU play ND, but I root for PSU, and I don't like to see ND play Pitt but I root for ND in that case, but I do like to see PSU play Pitt (I miss that rivalry), but I'm actually a fan of two teams that have fanbases that don't like my top team.
Weird, isn't it?
Wow when Notre Dame was good. Long time ago.
Who Was The Play By Announcer???
I don't know but I remember his voice like it was yesterday. I watched the Sunday replay every week and I won't ever forget that voice.
Albert Harper
Harry Kallas......Also the Phillies play by play guy
really? how much do you weigh?
Don't tell me this was Harry Kalas. Please don't tell me that this was him, PLLEEEEEAAAAAASSSEE! He was too handsome to die, and he left us too soon.
That voice sounds familiar....yet young.
What are you talking about?
Who was the Irish QB then?
Blair kiel
@RocketShark WE ARE.....PENN STATE!
Who Ended Up #1 After this game? anmd who eventually won '82???
Penn st won the title,they beat #1 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
Marino to Dawkins!
This and "48-14".
Oh yeah, those, I forgot about those. Every fanbase has fans who do stuff like that. For example, some Wisconsin fans like to put pennies in snowballs and hit people with them.
4:01
Not a fumble in today's game: 5:38
I think he took a step before he started to bobble it so it would still be a catch today. But the camera was a split second late so it's not conclusive to me.
dude, notre dame sucked back in 82
At the same time, he couldn't beat Air Force.
I saw at least one AF-ND game in person at ND Stadium, IIRC John Carney missed a short field goal that gave AF the win. A tough loss for Faust. He had several other close losses.
@@user-kz9ot4zv5e He was 1-4 against the Falcons. Of course, this game against Pitt was his biggest win.
Marino couldn't even do it in college.
What pathetic game by Pitt.
Worst ND uniforms ever
Agree. Faust was a lousy coach & made terrible team decisions… like the uni’s! 🤮