Looking back at another 7-0 Pitt team and how its star-crossed season ended on a cold, rainy day in Texas

October 26, 2024 by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

University of Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino (13) makes his move to elude the tackle attempt by Southern Methodist University defensive end Russell Washington, right, during first quarter action in the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 1983 in Dallas. Marino gained two yards on the scramble.

New Year’s Day morning, 1983, dawned cold and rainy in Dallas, but Tom Flynn had seen worse.