2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Panthers were members of the Big East Conference . They were led by the sixth-year head coach Dave Wannstedt and played their home games at Heinz Field . 2010 marked the University 's 121st season overall . They finished the season 8 – 5 , 5 – 2 in Big East play to be champions of the Big East with Connecticut and West Virginia . However , due to loses to both schools , Pitt did not earn the conferences bid to a BCS game . They were invited to the BBVA Compass Bowl where they defeated Kentucky , 27 – 10 . Wannstedt was forced to resign on December 7 , 2010
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2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team