Sports Whiz Trivia - November 2009

Is it really Dave Wannstedt’s fifth season as Pitt’s head football coach? Time is rolling and the Pitt football program is too. Let’s have a look at what can now be called the Wannstedt Era and the man himself.

1. Quick, who was Wannstedt’s immediate predecessor as Pitt head football coach?

2. Name the athletic director who hired Wannstedt.

3. He made his debut in ’05 with a loss to Notre Dame. Who was Notre Dame’s quarterback?

4. What was his first bowl game as Pitt head coach? How did it go?

5. Name the only two Chicago Bears head coaches with more wins than Dave Wannstedt had with the team.

6. Wannstedt has a Super Bowl ring. How did he earn it?

7. Name the two NFL first round draft choices of the Wannstedt era.

8. Were Dave Wannstedt and Tony Dorsett ever Pitt Panther teammates?

9. Pitt went a disappointing 5-7 for the ’07 season but ended it on a decidedly upbeat note. What are we talking about?

10. Pitt beat Notre Dame 36-33 before 80,000 at South Bend in the longest game in Pitt history. How many overtimes?

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