{"id":48,"date":"2014-11-24T03:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T03:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=48"},"modified":"2015-01-09T17:22:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T22:22:45","slug":"pitt-cuse-then-and-now-pitt-took-on-syracuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2014\/11\/24\/pitt-cuse-then-and-now-pitt-took-on-syracuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitt-Cuse, then and now"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cheerleaders <\/a>
Cheerleaders charge through Pitt Stadium during the Panther’s last home game of the season on November 4, 1979. (Edwin Morgan\/The Pittsburgh Press) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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(From left) Joe Binder, Jan Shadle, Saverio Strati and Carol Baumgartner conduct cheer leading practice at Phipps Conservatory on June 7, 1981. (Andy Starnes\/The Pittsburgh Press) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pitt <\/a>
Pitt cheerleaders, Vicki Veltri and Jack McBride, perform at a game on September 9, 1974. (Andy Starnes\/The Pittsburgh Press) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Pitt-Cuse, then and now:<\/em> Pitt took on Syracuse Saturday, marking the final home game of the season. Not much has changed over the past three decades.<\/p>\n

In November 1979, the Panthers defeated Otto the Orange, 28-21. The matchup also marked Pitt\u2019s the last 1979 home game. They maintained a 7-1 record \u2014 a little better than this year\u2019s mark.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the timing in the schedule is similar, there are a few differentiating details between games.<\/p>\n

Instead of taking over Heinz Field, the 1979 team played in Pitt Stadium on the University of Pittsburgh campus. The Panthers switched stadiums in 2000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aside from a change in venue, the cheerleading uniforms have undergone significant alterations. That day, the squad sported beachball-sized pom-poms and windbreaker jumpsuits.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today Pitt\u2019s cheerleading team has (thankfully) veered away from the puffy \u201880s trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not much has changed over the past three decades.<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesPitt-Cuse, then and now<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[944],"tags":[1170,989,994,1003,1050],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_nfestxRH7M1rr5swxo2_1280.jpg?fit=1269%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2389,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/10\/22\/pitt-stadium-razed\/","url_meta":{"origin":48,"position":0},"title":"Pitt Stadium razed","date":"October 22, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Pitt Stadium was razed to make room for the Petersen Events 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