Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Florida State | No. 13 | | | W 9–6 | 30,076 | |
| September 21 | at Georgia Tech | No. 15 | | | W 27–17 | 37,361 | |
| September 28 | No. 18 USC | No. 8 | | | L 7–16 | 52,934 | |
| October 5 | at North Carolina | No. 17 | | | L 29–45 | 44,800 | [1] |
| October 12 | West Virginia | | | | W 31–14 | 43,143 | [2] |
| October 19 | Boston College | | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 35–11 | 32,149 | [3] |
| October 26 | at Navy | | | | W 33–11 | | |
| November 2 | at Syracuse | | | | W 21–13 | 25,177 | |
| November 9 | Temple | No. 19 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 35–24 | | |
| November 16 | at No. 5 Notre Dame | No. 17 | | | L 10–14 | 59,075 | |
| November 23 | No. 10 Penn State | No. 18 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 10–31 | 48,895 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Coaching staff
| 1974 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff |
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| Coaching staff- Johnny Majors – Head coach
- Jackie Sherrill – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator
- George Haffner – Offensive coordinator
- Joe Avezzano – Offensive line
- Jim Dyar – Defensive line
- Larry Holton – Defensive assistant
- Harry Jones – Offensive backs
- Bob Leahy – Junior Varsity Coach
- Joe Madden – Defensive secondary
- Bob Roper – Receivers
- Bob Matey – Junior Varsity Assistant
- Keith Schroeder – Scouting
| | | Support staff- Albert Smith – Executive Assistant Director of Athletics
- Henry Lee Parker – Coordinator of Recruiting
| | | Strength and conditioning staff |
Team players drafted into the NFL
References