Panthers Ready for Sun Bowl with Oregon State
12/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 22, 2008
GAME NOTES LINK:
Pitt’s Brut Sun Bowl Media Guide
#18/21 Pitt (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. #24/25 Oregon State (8-4, 7-2 Pac-10)
Dec. 31, 2008 • 2:15 p.m., EST (12:15 p.m. MST)
Sun Bowl Stadium (50,426) • El Paso, Texas
GAME STORYLINES
Pitt will make its 25th all-time bowl appearance when it meets Oregon State in the Brut Sun Bowl. The Panthers played in El Paso twice before, claiming victories in the 1989 (31-28 over Texas A&M) and 1975 (33-19 over Kansas) Sun Bowls.
Pitt has played Oregon State once before, a 38-13 victory in the 2002 Insight Bowl. The Panthers are 23-22 all-time vs. members of the Pac-10 Conference.
Pitt's trip to the Brut Sun Bowl marks a return for Dave Wannstedt to the state of Texas, where he lived during his tenure as defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-92.
Pitt's 9-3 record is its winningest since 2002, when the Panthers went 9-4 overall. Pitt has achieved nine regular-season wins for the first time since 1982.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: The 75th Annual Brut Sun Bowl will be a national CBS telecast. Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline) form the broadcast crew. The game will be shown on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.
PITT RADIO: 3WS 94.5 (WWSW-FM), Fox Sports Radio 970 (WBGG-AM) and the Pitt ISP Sports Network. Bill Hillgrove calls the action, while three-time Pitt All-American Bill Fralic and former Panther head coach Serafino “Foge” Fazio provide color analysis.
NATIONAL RADIO: The Sports USA Radio Network. Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Pat Sperduto (color) and Rich Cellini (sideline) form the broadcast crew.
PITT-OSU SERIES HISTORY
The series history between Pitt and Oregon State is just one game, the 2002 Insight Bowl played in Phoenix’s Bank One Ballpark...the Panthers triumphed in that game, 38-13, to complete a 9-4 season, their most successful campaign since the 1982 team went 9-3...the ‘02 Insight Bowl is also Pitt’s last game against a Pac-10 member...the Panthers are 23-22 all-time against members of the conference, including a 3-4 mark in bowl games.