PITT vs. VIRGINIA TECH November 18, 2017 • 12:20 p.m., ET Lane Stadium (65,632/Natural Grass) • Blacksburg, Va. ACC Network • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB • #PITTvsVT
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Pitt plays its inal regular- • Junior tailback Darrin Hall has PITT (4-6, 2-4 ACC) season road game when it visits rushed for more than 100 yards Sept. 2 Youngstown State (ACCNE) W, 28-21 (OT) Coastal Division foe Virginia Tech in each of Pitt's past three con- Sept. 9 at Penn State (ABC) L, 14-33 on Saturday. The Panthers are tests. Hall is averaging 162 yards Sept. 16 Oklahoma State (ESPN) L, 21-59 coming off a 34-31 setback to over this span, totaling 486 yards Sept. 23 at Georgia Tech* (ACC Network) L, 17-35 North Carolina, while the Hokies and eight touchdowns on 72 car- Sept. 30 Rice (RSN) W, 42-10 fell at Georgia Tech, 28-22. ries (6.75 avg.). Oct. 7 at Syracuse* (RSN) L, 24-27 Oct. 14 NC State* (HC) (RSN) L, 17-35 • Pitt has won six of the past eight • Darrin Hall is coming off a Oct. 21 at Duke* (ACC Network) W, 24-17 meetings with Virginia Tech. 121-yard, four-touchdown ef- Oct. 28 Virginia* (RSN) W, 31-14 However, the Hokies prevailed fort against North Carolina. Hall Nov. 9 (Thurs.) North Carolina* (ESPN) L, 31-34 in last season's high-scoring en- previously had 254 yards at Duke Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech* (ACC Network) 12:20 p.m. counter at Heinz Field, 39-36. and 111 against Virginia. He Nov. 24 (Fri.) Miami* TBA will be challenged by a Hokies *ACC game (HC) Homecoming • Historically, the Panthers have defense that ranks second in the not fared well on the road in ACC and 15th nationally, yielding VIRGINIA TECH (7-3, 3-3 ACC) this series. The Panthers are just just 310.6 total yards per game Sept. 3 (Sun.) vs. West Virginia# W, 31-24 2-5 all-time in games played in (136.6 on the ground). Sept. 9 Delaware W, 27-0 Blacksburg. That mark includes Sept. 16 at East Carolina W, 64-17 a 17-13 Pitt victory in Lane • This week's game features two Sept. 23 Old Dominion W, 38-0 Stadium in 2015, Pat Narduzzi's of the ACC's most dangerous punt Sept. 30 Clemson* L, 17-31 initial season as the Panthers' returners in Pitt's Quadree Hen- Oct. 7 at Boston College* W, 23-10 head coach. derson and Virginia Tech's Greg Oct. 21 North Carolina* W, 59-7 Stroman. The players are tied for Oct. 28 Duke* W, 24-3 • The last three games in the the ACC lead and rank second Nov. 4 at Miami* L, 10-28 series have been decided by a nationally with two punt return Nov. 11 at Georgia Tech* L, 22-28 combined 12 points, an average touchdowns each. Nov. 18 Pitt* 12:20 p.m. margin of 4.0 points per game. Nov. 24 (Fri.) at Virginia* TBA The largest victory margin in that • The Panthers have six players *ACC game #Landover, Md. (FedEx Field) span is ive points, achieved by on their 2017 roster who hail Pitt in a 21-16 victory in 2014. from the state of Virginia. Broadcast Information Pitt-Virginia Tech History in Brief Television • ACC Network (WTAE-TV, Ch. 4, in Pittsburgh) Series Began: 1993 Current Series Streak: Brock Bowling, play-by-play Series Overall: VT leads 9-7 Virginia Tech has won 1 (2016) Renaldo Wynn, analyst ACC Series: Series tied 2-2 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 5-4 4 games (2001-03, 2012) Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network At Virginia Tech: VT leads 5-2 Longest VT Series Win Streak: Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play At Neutral Sites: DNA 4 games (1993-96) Pat Bostick, analyst Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2016 Largest Pitt Victory Margin: Larry Richert, reporter (Virginia Tech 39, Pitt 36) 31 points (38-7, 2001) Last Meeting at VT: Oct. 3, 2015 Largest VT Victory Margin: SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Pitt 17, Virginia Tech 13) 42 points (63-21, 1993) Internet Channel 971
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM The Coaches Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Virginia Tech Coach Justin Fuente Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options Overall (season): 20-16 (third) Overall (season): 43-30 (sixth) PittsburghPanthers.com At Pitt (season): same At Va. Tech (season): 17-7 (second) Pitt Panthers Gameday App Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: Murray State, 1999 TuneIn (free live and on-demand content) Record vs. Virginia Tech: 1-1 Record vs. Pitt: 1-0
1 MEDIA SERVICES VIRGINIA TECH WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Practice Window Interviews Final Narduzzi No scheduled media Pitt at Virginia Tech opportunities Press Conference 9:05 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Press Brief opportunities Lane Stadium 11:15 a.m. Interviews Narduzzi ACC Call 1 p.m. 12:20 p.m., ET 11:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. WTAE-TV, Channel 4 Narduzzi Radio Show 93.7 The Fan/ Pitt IMG Network 6-7 p.m.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE WEEKLY INTERVIEWS PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS Coach Pat Narduzzi will conduct his All interviews must be arranged through E.J. Borghetti, Executive Associate A.D. game week preview press confer- the media relations of ice. Select players (football contact) ences on Mondays at noon at the UPMC and assistant coaches are typically avail- Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] Rooney Sports Complex. Press confer- able for post-practice media sessions on R.J. Sepich, Assistant Media Relations Director ence video will be posted to Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (co-football contact) YouTube.com/pittlivewire. A transcript In addition to his Monday press confer- Sepich e-mail: [email protected] will be posted to PittsburghPanthers.com. ences, Coach Narduzzi will have a inal Celeste Welsh, Media Relations Coordinator media brie ing on Thursdays of game (credential contact) ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE weeks at 1 p.m. Welsh e-mail: [email protected] Coach Narduzzi will be available for media questions via the ACC Football PITT MEDIA CREDENTIALS PITT MEDIA RELATIONS PHONE NUMBERS Teleconference every Wednesday dur- Credentials for Pitt home games are is- Pitt Media Relations Of ice: (412) 648-8240 ing the season beginning Aug. 30 from sued to working media only and should Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 12:10 to 12:20 p.m. Audio iles and tran- be requested as early as possible due to Pitt Football Of ice: (412) 648-8700 scripts for each ACC coach will be posted space limitations and demand. All cre- to theACC.com by Wednesday afternoon. dential requests should be made online PITT FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Contact the Pitt media relations of ice at sportssystems.com/pitt. Of icial Pitt Site: PittsburghPanthers.com for access to the call. Media Info: collegepressbox.com COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Pitt Football Twitter/Instagram: @Pitt_FB Teleconference Schedule: The of icial media website for Divi- Pitt YouTube Page: YouTube.com/pittlivewire 10:20 a.m. Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) sion I football is collegepressbox.com. (Only on Sept. 13, Oct. 4 & 25, Nov. 1 & 8) Access and download weekly game PITT MEDIA RELATIONS ADDRESS 10:30 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall (Virginia) notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, University of Pittsburgh 10:40 a.m. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) headshots, logos and more for each Athletic Media Relations 10:50 a.m. Jimbo Fisher (Florida St.) conference and its member schools. Petersen Events Center 11 a.m. Bobby Petrino (Louisville) Login information will be distributed to 3719 Terrace Street 11:10 a.m. Dino Babers (Syracuse) accredited media or you can apply for Pittsburgh, PA 15261 11:30 a.m. Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) access at collegepressbox.com/password. 11:40 a.m. Larry Fedora (North Carolina) PITT PRACTICE FACILITY ADDRESS 11:50 a.m. Justin Fuente (Va. Tech) ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Pitt Football Of ice Noon Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) Utilize the ACC Video Clip Service UPMC Rooney Sports Complex 12:10 p.m. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) (AVCS) for access to game highlights and 3450 South Water Street 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio (Boston College) press conference excerpts. This service Pittsburgh PA 15203 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe (Duke) provides video content in an easily ac- 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren (NC State) cessible and downloadable format at no ACC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 12:50 p.m. Mark Richt (Miami) cost. ACC Advanced Media will provide Amy Yakola, Executive Associate Commissioner this service throughout the entire sea- (chief of external affairs) PRACTICE COVERAGE son, including bowls. To register for the Yakola e-mail: [email protected] On designated days, the initial 30 min- AVCS, contact Slim Vollinger via e-mail Kevin Best, Senior Associate Commissioner utes of Pitt football practice are open ([email protected]) or by calling (football communications) to the media for observation. Photog- (336) 337-1471. Best e-mail: [email protected] raphers are also free to shoot practice ACC Communications Phone: (336) 854-8787 during this time. The duration of the ACC PHOTOSHELTER ACCESS workout is closed. Reporters should The ACC uses PhotoShelter as the host site ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB contact the media relations of ice in for its logos and photos. To request access Of icial ACC Site: theacc.com advance for practice times and proper to PhotoShelter, please send an email with Media Info: collegepressbox.com clearance. All practices will be held at your name, organization and email ACC Football Twitter: @ACCFootball the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. address to [email protected]. ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDigitalNetwork
2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
Wide Receiver Defensive End Placekicker 85 JESTER WEAH SR*, 6 3, 210 8 DEWAYNE HENDRIX JR*, 6 4, 260 OR 97 ALEX KESSMAN FR*, 6 3, 190 6 Aaron Mathews (SO, 6-4, 205) 17 RASHAD WEAVER FR*, 6 5, 265 92 Jake Scarton (FR, 6-3, 180) 5 Ruben Flowers III (FR*, 6-3, 205) Nose Tackle Punter Wide Receiver 93 SHANE ROY JR*, 6 4, 280 18 RYAN WINSLOW SR*, 6 6, 225 10 QUADREE HENDERSON JR, 5 8, 190 5 Kam Carter (SO*, 6-4, 295) or 98 Kirk Christodoulou (FR, 6-1, 215) 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes (JR*, 5-9, 190) 90 Rashad Wheeler (FR*, 6-3, 290) Holder Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle 18 RYAN WINSLOW SR*, 6 6, 225 2 MAURICE FFRENCH SO, 5 11, 190 10 KEYSHON CAMP FR*, 6 4, 290 3 Ben DiNucci (SO*, 6-2, 220) 6 Aaron Mathews (SO, 6-4, 205) 34 Amir Watts (SO, 6-3, 285) 55 Jaylen Twyman (FR, 6-2, 315) Long Snapper Tight End 61 CAL ADOMITIS FR, 6 1, 210 88 MATT FLANAGAN SR*, 6 6, 260 Defensive End 81 Nathan Bossory (JR, 6-3, 240) 87 Chris Clark (SO*, 6-6, 260) 40 JAMES FOLSTON JR. JR*, 6 4, 250 45 Devon Edwards (SR*, 6-4, 275) 96 Allen Edwards (SR*, 6-4, 255) Kickoff Returner 91 Patrick Jones II (FR*, 6-5, 245) 10 QUADREE HENDERSON JR, 5 8, 190 Left Tackle 2 Maurice Ffrench (SO, 5-11, 190) 70 BRIAN O’NEILL JR*, 6 6, 305 Money Linebacker 72 Tony Pilato (SO*, 6-5, 320) 25 ELIJAH ZEISE JR*, 6 2, 230 Punt Returner 41 Jalen Williams (JR*, 6-2, 215) 10 QUADREE HENDERSON JR, 5 8, 190 Left Guard 14 Avonte Maddox (SR, 5-9, 180) 63 ALEX OFFICER SR*, 6 4, 340 Mike Linebacker 66 Mike Herndon (JR*, 6-4, 310) 39 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL SO*, 6 0, 220 Kickoffs 44 Elias Reynolds (FR*, 6-2, 235) or 97 ALEX KESSMAN FR*, 6 3, 190 Center 36 Chase Pine (FR*, 6-2, 240) 92 Jake Scarton (FR, 6-3, 180) 67 JIMMY MORRISSEY FR*, 6 3, 300 O R 76 CONNOR DINTINO JR*, 6 3, 315 Star Linebacker 23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU JR*, 6 0, 225 Right Guard 7 Henry Miller (FR*, 6-3, 205) 78 ALEX BOOKSER JR*, 6 6, 315 46 Rimoni Dorsey (SO*, 6-0, 195) 66 Mike Herndon (JR*, 6-4, 310) Strong Safety Right Tackle 9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD JR, 5 11, 195 55 JARYD JONES SMITH SR*, 6 7, 320 OR 20 Dennis Briggs (JR*, 5-10, 195) 58 BRANDON HODGES SR*, 6 4, 315 24 Phil Campbell (FR*, 6-1, 195) 71 Bryce Hargrove (FR*, 6-4, 310) Free Safety Quarterback 3 DAMAR HAMLIN SO, 6 1, 190 3 BEN DINUCCI SO*, 6 2, 220 27 Bricen Garner (FR*, 6-1, 180) 8 Kenny Pickett (FR, 6-2, 215) 43 Jazzee Stocker (SO*, 6-2, 190)
Tailback Cornerback 22 DARRIN HALL JR, 5 11, 220 OR 14 AVONTE MADDOX SR, 5 9, 180 O R 37 QADREE OLLISON JR*, 6 2, 230 32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY JR*, 5 10, 175 21 A.J. Davis (FR, 6-0, 205) 15 Jason Pinnock (FR, 6-0, 190)
Cornerback 11 DANE JACKSON SO*, 6 0, 180 16 Damarri Mathis (FR, 5-11, 185) 4 Therran Coleman (FR*, 6-0, 195)
3 2017 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS
Pitt Alphabetical Roster Pitt Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 61 Cal Adomitis LS FR 6-1 210 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 2 Maurice Ffrench* ...... WR/DB 97 Deslin Alexandre DL FR 6-4 255 Pompano Beach, FL/Deer ield Beach 3 Ben DiNucci ...... QB 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes* WR JR* 5-9 190 Kissimmee, FL/Winter Park/Reedley (CA) 3(D) Damar Hamlin ...... DB 35 George Aston** FB JR* 6-0 245 Stephens City, VA/Sherando 4 Max Browne ...... QB 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff WR SR 5-11 195 Sylvania, OH/Sylvania Northview/Wheaton (IL) 4(D) Therran Coleman ...... DB 84(D) Garrett Bickhart WR FR 6-5 190 Liberty, PA/North Penn-Mans ield 5 Ruben Flowers III ...... WR 35(D) Rob Boatright DB SR* 5-10 190 Clairton, PA/Clairton/Blue ield College (VA) 5(D) Kam Carter ...... DL 78 Alex Bookser** OL JR* 6-6 315 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 5(D) Tre Tipton** ...... WR 81 Nathan Bossory TE SR 6-3 240 Manchester, MI/Chelsea/Air Force 6 Aaron Mathews* ...... WR 20 Dennis Briggs** DB JR* 5-10 195 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 7 Thomas MacVittie ...... QB 38 Cam Bright LB FR 6-0 210 Cleveland, OH/Park Crossing (AL) 7(D) Henry Miller ...... LB 39 Saleem Brightwell* LB SO* 6-0 220 Paterson, NJ/Paramus Catholic 8 Dewayne Hendrix ...... DL 4 Max Browne QB SR* 6-5 230 Sammamish, WA/Skyline/USC 8(D) Kenny Pickett ...... QB 68 Brian Burgess OL FR 6-2 295 Charleroi, PA/Charleroi 9 Jordan Whitehead** ...... DB 80 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins WR FR 6-0 205 Hallandale, FL/American Heritage School 9(D) Michael Smith ...... WR 10(D) Keyshon Camp DL FR* 6-4 290 Lakeland, FL/Lake Gibson 10 Quadree Henderson** .... WR 24 Phil Campbell DB FR* 6-1 195 Kendall Park, NJ/South Brunswick 10(D) Keyshon Camp ...... DL 84 Grant Carrigan TE FR 6-7 275 Las Vegas, NV/Pine-Richland (PA) 11 Dane Jackson* ...... DB 5(D) Kam Carter DL SO* 6-4 295 Germantown, MD/Gaithersburg/EMCC 12 Paris Ford ...... DB 98 Kirk Christodoulou P FR 6-1 215 Melbourne, Australia/Balwyn 14 Avonte Maddox*** ...... DB 87 Chris Clark TE SO* 6-6 260 Ridgewood, NJ/Avon Old Farms (CT)/UCLA 15 Jason Pinnock ...... DB 4(D) Therran Coleman DB FR* 6-0 195 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 16 Damarri Mathis ...... DB 21(D) A.J. Davis RB FR 6-0 205 Lakeland, FL/Lakeland 17 Rashad Weaver ...... DL 48(D) Peyton Deri LB FR* 6-1 225 North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin 18 Ryan Winslow*** ...... P 86(D) Julian Desire’ DL FR* 6-3 215 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 19 Charles Reeves Jr...... TE 76 Connor Dintino** OL JR* 6-3 315 Mashpee, MA/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 19(D) Jake Zilinskas ...... QB 3 Ben DiNucci QB SO* 6-2 220 Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland 20 Dennis Briggs** ...... DB 46 Rimoni Dorsey LB SO* 6-0 195 Richmond, VA/Trinity Episcopal School 21 Malik Henderson ...... DB 74 Jerry Drake Jr. OL FR 6-5 315 Palm Beach Gardens, FL/Palm Beach Gardens 21(D) A.J. Davis ...... RB 60 Owen Drexel OL FR 6-3 270 Montclair, NJ/Montclair 22 Darrin Hall** ...... RB 96 Allen Edwards* DL SR* 6-4 255 Miami, FL/Immaculata-La Salle/Dean (MA) 22(D) Kollin Smith ...... DB 45 Devon Edwards** TE SR* 6-4 275 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Academy 23 Oluwaseun Idowu** ...... LB 2 Maurice Ffrench* WR/DB SO 5-11 190 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 23(D) Todd Sibley Jr...... RB 88 Matt Flanagan TE SR* 6-6 260 Chester, NJ/West Morris Mendham/Rutgers 24 Phil Campbell ...... DB 5 Ruben Flowers III WR FR* 6-3 205 Lima, OH/Lima Senior 25 Elijah Zeise* ...... LB 40 James Folston Jr.** DL JR* 6-4 250 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa 26 Chawntez Moss* ...... RB 56 Brandon Ford OL FR* 6-5 310 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 27 Bricen Garner ...... DB 12 Paris Ford DB FR 6-0 175 Pittsburgh, PA/Steel Valley 28 Anthony McKee Jr...... LB 27 Bricen Garner DB FR* 6-1 180 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 30 Albert Tucker ...... LB 22 Darrin Hall** RB JR 5-11 220 Youngstown, OH/Austintown Fitch 31 Kaezon Pugh ...... DL 3(D) Damar Hamlin DB SO 6-1 190 McKees Rocks, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 32 Phillipie Motley** ...... DB 71 Bryce Hargrove OL FR* 6-4 310 Akron, OH/Coventry 34 Amir Watts*...... DL 21 Malik Henderson DB SO* 6-0 190 Plantation, FL/Hallandale 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff ...... WR 10 Quadree Henderson** WR JR 5-8 190 Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. du Pont 35 George Aston** ...... FB 8 Dewayne Hendrix DL JR* 6-4 260 O’Fallon, IL/O’Fallon Twp./Tennessee 35(D) Rob Boatright ...... DB 66 Mike Herndon** OL JR* 6-4 310 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 36 Chase Pine ...... LB 58(D) Brandon Hodges OL SR* 6-4 315 Aberdeen, MS/Aberdeen/EMCC/Texas 36(D) Shawn Wood ...... RB 57 Gabe Houy OL FR 6-6 280 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 37 Qadree Ollison**...... RB 23 Oluwaseun Idowu** LB JR* 6-0 225 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 38 Cam Bright ...... LB 11 Dane Jackson* DB SO* 6-0 180 Coraopolis, PA/Cornell (Quaker Valley) 39 Saleem Brightwell* ...... LB 91 Patrick Jones II DL FR* 6-5 245 Chesapeake, VA/Grass ield 39(D) Kyle Vreen ...... RB 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith** OL SR* 6-7 320 Camden, NJ/West Catholic (PA) 40 James Folston Jr.** ...... DL 97(D) Alex Kessman PK FR* 6-3 190 Clarkston, MI/Clarkston 41 Jalen Williams ...... LB 7 Thomas MacVittie QB FR* 6-5 225 Cincinnati, OH/Moeller 43 Jazzee Stocker* ...... DB 14 Avonte Maddox*** DB SR 5-9 180 Detroit, MI/Martin Luther King 44 Elias Reynolds ...... LB 6 Aaron Mathews* WR SO 6-4 205 Clairton, PA/Clairton 45 Devon Edwards**...... TE 16 Damarri Mathis DB FR 5-11 185 Lakeland, FL/Lakeland 46 Rimoni Dorsey ...... LB 46(D) Michael Vardzel ...... WR
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Alphabetical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Numerical Roster Continued 48 Kellen McAlone** WR JR* 6-2 205 Dallas, TX/Jesuit College Preparatory School No. Name Pos. 28 Anthony McKee Jr. LB SO* 6-2 215 Columbus, OH/Marion-Franklin 47 Kyle Nunn ...... LB 51 Jim Medure DL SO* 6-2 225 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 47(D) Ryan Sliwoski ...... FB 7(D) Henry Miller LB FR* 6-3 205 Kissimmee, FL/Gateway 48 Kellen McAlone** ...... WR 54 Justin Morgan OL FR* 6-6 350 Bronx, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School 48(D) Peyton Deri ...... LB 67 Jimmy Morrissey OL FR* 6-3 300 Huntingdon Valley, PA/La Salle College H.S. 49 Erik Sellers ...... FB 26 Chawntez Moss* RB SO 5-11 210 Cleveland, OH/Bedford 49(D) Ian Troost ...... PK 32 Phillipie Motley** DB JR* 5-10 175 Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson 51 Jim Medure ...... DL 47 Kyle Nunn LB FR 6-3 200 Findlay, OH/Findlay 53 Brian Popp ...... LB 63 Alex Of icer*** OL SR* 6-4 340 Rochester, NY/Eastridge 54 Justin Morgan ...... OL 37 Qadree Ollison** RB JR* 6-2 230 Niagara Falls, NY/Canisius 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith** ...... OL 70 Brian O’Neill** OL JR* 6-6 305 Wilmington, DE/Salesianum School 55(D) Jaylen Twyman ...... DL 8(D) Kenny Pickett QB FR 6-2 215 Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township 56 Brandon Ford ...... OL 72 Tony Pilato OL SO* 6-5 320 Greensburg, PA/Hemp ield Area 57 Gabe Houy ...... OL 36 Chase Pine LB FR* 6-2 240 Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette 58 Quintin Wirginis*** ...... LB 15 Jason Pinnock DB FR 6-0 190 Windsor, CT/Windsor 58(D) Brandon Hodges ...... OL 53 Brian Popp LB JR* 6-0 235 Loveland, OH/Loveland 59 Carson Van Lynn ...... DL 31 Kaezon Pugh DL FR* 6-1 250 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 60 Owen Drexel ...... OL 69 Kenny Rainey III OL FR 6-3 330 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 61 Cal Adomitis ...... LS 19 Charles Reeves Jr. TE FR 6-5 280 Steubenville, OH/Steubenville 63 Alex Of icer*** ...... OL 44 Elias Reynolds LB FR* 6-2 235 Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School 66 Mike Herndon** ...... OL 93 Shane Roy* DL JR* 6-4 280 Reading, OH/Reading 67 Jimmy Morrissey ...... OL 92 Jake Scarton PK FR 6-3 180 Hermitage, PA/Hickory 68 Brian Burgess ...... OL 86 Tyler Sear TE FR 6-4 245 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 69 Kenny Rainey III ...... OL 49 Erik Sellers FB SO* 6-1 235 Clear ield, PA/Clear ield Area 70 Brian O’Neill** ...... OL 23(D) Todd Sibley Jr. RB FR 5-9 215 Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban 71 Bryce Hargrove ...... OL 95 Greg Sizemore DL FR 6-1 230 Greene County, VA/William Monroe 72 Tony Pilato ...... OL 47(D) Ryan Sliwoski FB JR 5-11 230 Greensburg, PA/Hemp ield 74 Jerry Drake Jr...... OL 22(D) Kollin Smith DB FR 5-10 170 Upper Marlboro, MD/Frederick Douglass 76 Connor Dintino** ...... OL 9(D) Michael Smith WR FR 6-1 205 Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach Senior 77 Carter Warren ...... OL 43 Jazzee Stocker* DB SO* 6-2 190 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area 78 Alex Bookser** ...... OL 83 Darian Street WR FR 6-1 180 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 80 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins ... WR 5(D) Tre Tipton** WR SO* 6-0 190 Apollo, PA/Apollo-Ridge 81 Nathan Bossory ...... TE 49(D) Ian Troost PK JR 6-6 200 Portsmouth, NH/Portsmouth 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes* ...... WR 30 Albert Tucker LB FR 6-1 210 Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 83 Darian Street ...... WR 55(D) Jaylen Twyman DL FR 6-2 315 Washington D.C./H.D. Woodson 84 Grant Carrigan ...... TE 59 Carson Van Lynn DL FR 6-5 255 Worthington, OH/Worthington Kilbourne 84(D) Garrett Bickhart ...... WR 46(D) Michael Vardzel WR FR* 5-11 190 Charleston, SC/Wando 85 Jester Weah*** ...... WR 39(D) Kyle Vreen RB FR* 5-10 190 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 86 Tyler Sear ...... TE 77 Carter Warren OL FR 6-5 325 Paterson, NJ/Passaic Tech 86(D) Julian Desire’ ...... DL 34 Amir Watts* DL SO 6-3 285 Chicago, IL/Wendell Phillips Academy 87 Chris Clark ...... TE 85 Jester Weah*** WR SR* 6-3 210 Madison, WI/Madison Memorial 88 Matt Flanagan ...... TE 17 Rashad Weaver DL FR* 6-5 265 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cooper City 90 Rashad Wheeler ...... DL 90 Rashad Wheeler DL FR* 6-3 290 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 91 Patrick Jones II ...... DL 9 Jordan Whitehead** DB JR 5-11 195 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 92 Jake Scarton...... PK 41 Jalen Williams LB JR* 6-2 215 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy 93 Shane Roy*...... DL 18 Ryan Winslow*** P SR* 6-6 225 Maple Glen, PA/La Salle College H.S. 95 Greg Sizemore ...... DL 58 Quintin Wirginis*** LB SR 6-2 245 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 96 Allen Edwards* ...... DL 36(D) Shawn Wood RB FR* 6-0 210 New Castle, DE/William Penn/Jireh Prep (NC) 97 Deslin Alexandre ...... DL 25 Elijah Zeise* LB JR* 6-2 230 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 97(D) Alex Kessman ...... PK 19(D) Jake Zilinskas QB SO 6-2 210 Indiana, PA/Indiana 98 Kirk Christodoulou ...... P
* following name denotes letters earned * following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season (D) denotes duplicate number (D) denotes duplicate number
5 PAT NARDUZZI CAREER NOTES
√ Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to eight regu- door for 21 unanswered points by Michigan State lar-season wins in each of his irst two years, in one of the most thrilling games of the 2014-15 something the Panthers had not achieved since bowl season. 2008-09. √ In 2013, Michigan State inished No. 3 in the √ In his irst two seasons, Narduzzi fashioned a country following a Big Ten title and 24-20 vic- 16-10 overall mark (11-5 in the ACC). The last tory over No. 5 Stanford in the Rose Bowl. In the Pitt coach to achieve as many victories in his wake of that championship season, Narduzzi was irst two years was the late Sera ino "Foge" Fazio, named the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Bro- who went 17-6-1 over his initial two seasons in yles Award, annually presented to the country’s 1982-83. top assistant coach.
√ In ACC annals, Narduzzi became only the ifth √ Narduzzi tutored an impressive list of decorat- man to begin his head coaching career with at ed defensive players at Michigan State, including least eight wins in each of his irst two seasons. irst team All-Americans in cornerback Darqueze The others are Charley Pell of Clemson (1977- Dennard, safety Kurtis Drummond, linebacker 78), Ralph Friedgen of Maryland (2001-02), Jeff Greg Jones and defensive tackle Jerel Worthy. PERSONAL INFORMATION Jagodzinski of Boston College (2007-08) and Dennard was a unanimous All-American in 2013, Born: April 22, 1966 Jimbo Fisher of Florida State (2010-11). becoming the irst Michigan State cornerback to Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio earn that distinction. He also was the school’s √ In 2016, Pitt was the only school to have wins irst winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, given annu- Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 over two teams that inished in the top 5 of the ally to college football’s top defensive back. Family: Narduzzi and his wife, inal College Football Playoff rankings. The Pan- Donna, have four children: Arian- thers gave No. 2 Clemson—the eventual national √ Dennard was a irst-round NFL Draft pick of na, Christina, Patrick and Isabella. champion—its only loss (43-42) and kept No. 5 the Cincinnati Bengals in 2014, the irst Spartans Penn State out of the playoff ield by defeating the defensive back taken in the initial round since COLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCE Nittany Lions, 42-39. 1961. In the 2015 draft, another Narduzzi pupil, Rhode Island, three-year starter Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes, was a at linebacker (1987-89). √ In 2016, Quadree Henderson earned consensus irst-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings. Youngstown State, starter at All-America status as a return specialist after linebacker (1985). leading the country in kickoff return touchdowns √ Prior to Michigan State, Narduzzi spent three (three) and combined kick return yards (1,166). years (2004-06) as defensive coordinator under COACHING EXPERIENCE Additionally, guard Dorian Johnson, now of the Dantonio at Cincinnati, helping the Bearcats to a Arizona Cardinals, was a irst team All-American. pair of bowl invitations. Miami (Ohio), 1990-91, graduate assistant; 1992, wide receivers. √ In his debut campaign at Pitt in 2015, Narduzzi √ In 2003, Narduzzi was the defensive coor- Rhode Island, 1993-97, lineback- led the Panthers to an 8-4 regular-season record, dinator at Miami of Ohio under the late Terry ers; 1998-99, defensive coordina- their best 12-game mark since 2009, and a Mili- Hoeppner. The RedHawks stormed to a 13-1 tor. tary Bowl invitation. Pitt inished as the runner- record that season, capturing the Mid-American Northern Illinois, 2000-02, up in the ACC Coastal Division with a 6-2 mark, its Conference championship and defeating nation- linebackers. best conference record ever. ally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl to inish Miami (Ohio), 2003, defensive No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. coordinator. √ Pitt boasted the ACC’s top offensive and defen- Cincinnati, 2004-06, defensive sive newcomers in 2015. Safety Jordan Whitehead √ Narduzzi served as linebackers coach at coordinator. was named the league’s Overall and Defensive Northern Illinois for three seasons (2000-02). Michigan State, 2007-14, Rookie of the Year. Tailback Qadree Ollison was NIU won a pair of MAC divisional titles during his defensive coordinator; 2013-14, named the Offensive Rookie of the Year following tenure and in 2002 had the league’s top rushing a 1,000-yard rushing campaign. assistant head coach. defense. From 1993-99, Narduzzi coached at his alma mater, Rhode Island, serving as the Rams’ Pittsburgh, 2015-present, head √ Narduzzi arrived at Pitt following eight highly coach. defensive coordinator his inal two seasons. successful years as the defensive coordinator at He began his coaching career at Miami of Ohio, Michigan State under Mark Dantonio. The Spar- BOWL GAMES COACHED working as a graduate assistant in 1990 and tans were the only team to rank in the nation’s 1991, before earning his irst full-time position as 2003 GMAC Bowl top 10 in total defense and rushing defense each receivers coach for the 1992 season. 2004 Fort Worth Bowl season from 2011-14. 2007 Champs Sports Bowl √ Narduzzi was a starting linebacker under his 2009 Capital One Bowl √ Michigan State boasted the nation’s top rush- father, the late Bill Narduzzi, as a freshman at 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl ing defense in 2014, yielding just 88.5 yards per Youngstown State University in 1985 before 2011 Capital One Bowl game. The Spartans inished third nationally with transferring to Rhode Island, where he became a 2012 Outback Bowl 34 turnovers gained and eighth in total defense, three-year starter for the Rams from 1987-89. holding opponents to just 315.8 yards per con- 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl test. 2014 Rose Bowl √ Bill Narduzzi was head coach at YSU from 2015 Cotton Bowl 1975-85. He led the Penguins to two NCAA Divi- √ In 2014, the Spartans inished with a No. 5 sion II playoff appearances, including the national 2015 Military Bowl national ranking and 11-2 record following a stir- 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl championship game in 1979, and twice was ring 42-41 victory over Baylor in the AT&T Cotton named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Bowl. Narduzzi’s defense shut out the high- Year. scoring Bears in the fourth quarter, opening the 6 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
LAUNDRY FREE GAME SERIES NOTES The Panthers did not incur a single penalty in its season-opening This marks the 17th meeting between Pitt and Virginia Tech in a victory over Youngstown State. It marked the irst time since a 21-14 series that dates back to 1993...Virginia Tech leads the overall series, win at Louisville on Nov. 12, 2011 that the Panthers went through a 9-7, but the Panthers have won six of the past eight meetings...Pitt is game penalty free. 5-4 at home and 2-5 on the road against Virginia Tech...the Panthers Pitt has two games this season in which it was penalized only once: are 4-1 all-time against the Hokies at Heinz Field, the lone loss a Oct. 14 against NC State (one penalty for 10 yards) and Nov. 9 vs. 39-36 decision in 2016...in its last trip to Blacksburg during the 2015 North Carolina (one for 15). season, Pitt triumphed, 17-13...Pitt and Virginia Tech meet annu- In contrast, Pitt's most penalized game of the year came at Duke ally as Coastal Division members and the ACC series is tied, 2-2...the (Oct. 21) when the Panthers incurred season highs of nine penalties initial 11 games of the series were played when both schools were for 88 yards. members of the Big East...the Panthers lost the initial four meetings before earning their irst victory in 1997, a 30-23 decision at Pitt RANK AND FILE Stadium... ive of Pitt’s wins have come against nationally ranked Vir- Pitt's 2017 schedule features four teams ranked in this week's Top ginia Tech squads (No. 13 in 2012, No. 5 in 2003, No. 3 in 2002, No. 25 polls: Miami (rated No. 2 by Associated Press and No. 2 by the 12/13 in 2001 and No. 19/20 in 1997)...one of the most memorable coaches), Oklahoma State (No. 10/13), Penn State, (No. 13/11) and games occurred in 2003 when a late touchdown by fullback Lousaka NC State (No. 25/No. 22). Polite lifted Pitt past the Hokies, 31-28, in an ESPN primetime battle of Top 25 teams at Heinz. TRUE FROSH HIT THE FIELD Six true freshmen have played for Pitt this season: long snapper SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Cal Adomitis, running back A.J. Davis, cornerback Damarri Mathis, quarterback Kenny Pickett, cornerback Jason Pinnock and tight end VIRGINIA TECH LEADS SERIES, 9-7 Tyler Sear. DATE H/A PITT VT Sept. 11, 1993 H 21 63 MORE FRESH FACES A further illustration of Pitt's youth is the number of redshirt fresh- Oct. 22, 1994 A 7 45 men who have played this season. A total of 15 redshirt frosh have Sept. 30, 1995 H 16 26 made their collegiate debuts for the Panthers in 2017. Five of those Oct. 26, 1996 A 17 34 players (center Jimmy Morrissey, cornerback Therran Coleman, safety Bricen Garner and defensive linemen Keyshon Camp and Nov. 22, 1997 H 30 23 Rashad Weaver) have started. Sept. 26, 1998 A 7 27 YOUR 2017 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS Oct. 30, 1999 H 17 30 As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2017 Panthers Oct. 28, 2000 A 34 37 are senior quarterback Max Browne, junior safety Dennis Briggs, Nov. 3, 2001 H 38 7 senior cornerback Avonte Maddox and senior wide receiver Jester Weah. Browne, a graduate transfer from USC, owns the distinction of Nov. 2, 2002 A 28 21 also being elected a captain last season for the Trojans. Nov. 8, 2003 H 31 28 CLOSE SHAVES Sept. 15, 2012 H 35 17 Under Pat Narduzzi, the Panthers have a winning record in close Oct. 12, 2013 A 9 19 contests. Narduzzi has directed Pitt to a 10-9 record in games decid- Oct. 16, 2014 H 21 16 ed by single digits. In contrast, the Panthers were 1-5 in single-digit contests in 2014, the year before Narduzzi's arrival. From 2010-14, Oct. 3, 2015 A 17 13 Pitt was 8-17 in such games. Oct. 27, 2016 H 36 39 128 YEARS AND COUNTING Pitt wins in bold The 2017 campaign marks the 128th football season in Pitt history. The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a TEAM NOTES 716-526-42 all-time record (.574). The program’s rich legacy in- cludes 92 irst team All-Americans, 24 College Football Hall of Fam- PITT PENALTY PROFICIENCY ers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national titles. Pitt is doing an excellent job at limiting penalties this season. The Panthers rank ifth nationally in fewest penalties (40) and fourth in OFFENSIVE NOTES fewest penalties per game (4.00). Pitt is 18th in fewest penalty yards (399) and 17th in fewest penalty yards per game (39.90). HALL'S TERRIFIC TRIO OF GAMES Among ACC schools, Pitt ranks third in fewest penalties, second in Junior running back Darrin Hall has been a workhorse for Pitt's fewest penalties per game, third in fewest penalty yards and third in rushing attack over the past three games, averaging 162 yards per fewest penalty yards per game. contest. During this stretch, Hall has totaled 486 yards and eight touchdowns on 72 carries (6.75 avg.). He has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the last three games, becoming the irst Pitt player to accomplish that feat since James Conner concluded the 2016 regular season with three con- 7 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES secutive century games. Conner, incidentally, is the last Panther to compile four consecutive 100-yard games, achieving that streak dur- ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS ing the 2014 season. COASTAL DIVISION On the 2017 season, Hall leads Pitt in rushing with 594 yards and Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. nine touchdowns on 103 carries (5.8 avg.). Miami 6-0 1.000 9-0 1.000 DARRIN HALL CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Georgia Tech 4-3 .571 5-4 .556 Virginia Tech 3-3 .500 7-3 .700 Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs Virginia 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 11/27/15 Miami 12 103 1 Pittsburgh 2-4 .333 4-6 .400 10/21/17 @Duke 24 254 3 Duke 1-5 .167 4-5 .444 10/28/17 Virginia 25 111 1 North Carolina 1-6 .143 2-8 .200 11/9/17 North Carolina 23 121 4 ATLANTIC DIVISION POINTS PACESETTER In addition to his team-leading rushing total, Darrin Hall also paces Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Pitt in scoring. Hall has compiled 60 points on 10 touchdowns this Clemson 7-1 .875 9-1 .900 season (nine rushing and one receiving). NC State 5-1 .833 7-3 .700 In Pitt's Nov. 9 game with North Carolina, Hall scored a career-high Wake Forest 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 four touchdowns, all on the ground. He became the irst Panther to Louisville 3-4 .429 6-4 .600 score four TDs in a game since James Conner rushed for four scores at North Carolina on Nov. 15, 2014. Boston College 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 Florida State 3-5 .375 3-6 .333 DARRIN DAZZLES AT DUKE Syracuse 2-4 .333 4-6 .400 Darrin Hall achieved one of the most proli ic rushing games in school history while breaking a century-old school record in Pitt's 24-17 victory at Duke (Oct. 21). Facing a Blue Devils rush defense that ranked No. 16 nationally BLUE AND GOLD RALLY CAPS (yielding 108 yards per game), Hall rambled for a career-high 254 Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 29 games with second-half come- yards and three touchdowns. He averaged a sensational 10.6 yards backs. The Panthers' most recent comeback was their 24-17 victory at on 24 carries. Duke on Oct. 21, when they rallied from a 10-point second-half de icit. Hall ripped off touchdown sprints of 79 and 92 yards. The latter score marked the longest touchdown run in Pitt history, eclipsing the PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) 100-year-old record of 91 established in 1917 by George McLaren. Date Opp. De icit (Qtr.) Result Hall's third TD, a four-yard score with 10:48 left, gave Pitt the lead 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 for good at 21-17. 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 ONE OF THE BEST EVER 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 Darrin Hall's 254 yards at Duke (Oct. 21) rank 10th among Pitt's all- 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 time single-game rushing performances. Additionally, Hall's yardage 11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 marked the most proli ic rushing game by a Panther since James 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) Conner netted 263 against Duke on Nov. 1, 2014. 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A GAME 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 No. Name Opponent, Season Yards 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 1. Tony Dorsett Notre Dame, 1975 303 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 2. Ray Graham FIU, 2010 277 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) 3. Kevan Barlow West Virginia, 2000 272 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 4. Tony Dorsett Army, 1975 268 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 5. Tony Dorsett Northwestern, 1973 265 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 6. Curvin Richards East Carolina, 1989 264 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 7. James Conner Duke, 2014 263 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 8. Dion Lewis Cincinnati, 2010 261 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 10/24/15 @Syracuse 17-13 (4th) W, 23-20 9. Craig Heyward Kent State, 1987 259 10/8/16 Georgia Tech 34-27 (4th) W, 37-34 10. Darrin Hall Duke, 2017 254 11/12/16 @Clemson 42-34 (4th) W, 43-42 Craig Heyward Miami (Fla.), 1986 254 10/21/17 @Duke 17-7 (3rd)/17-14 (4th) W, 24-17 * Meineke Car Care Bowl # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
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A NEW STANDARD THE LAST TIME: #25/25 VIRGINIA TECH 39 PITT 36 Darrin Hall's 92-yard touchdown run in Pitt's 24-17 win at Duke Oct. 27, 2016 • Heinz Field • 40,254 (Oct. 21) is the longest in school history. Hall eclipsed a record that stood for 100 years: George McLaren's 91-yard scoring run against Pitt fell victim to Virginia Tech’s proli ic passing game in a Thursday Syracuse on Oct. 20, 1917. night ESPN nationally televised contest…Jerod Evans threw for 406 yards in leading the Hokies to their irst win at Heinz Field in ive tries…Joey Slye tied an ACC record by kicking six ield goals for the PITT LONGEST RUSHES FROM SCRIMMAGE Hokies…James Conner rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns… (all touchdowns unless noted) his one-yard score to open the second half gave Pitt its irst lead, 21- No. Name Yards Opponent, Year 16…Virginia Tech jumped back in front, 29-21, late in the third quar- ter after two Slye ield goals and a two-yard run by Marshawn Wil- 1. Darrin Hall 92 Duke, 2017 liams…Pitt (5-3, 2-2) responded with a 75-yard drive, capped by an 2. George McLaren 91 Syracuse, 1917 end-around gadget play touchdown by offensive tackle Brian O’Neill, his second rushing TD of the year…Conner took a shovel pass in for a 3. Adam Walker 89 Northern Iowa, 1988 two-point conversion to tie the game with 13:25 left but the Hokies 4. Warren Heller 88 Miami (Ohio), 1931 (6-2, 4-1) seized control by scoring the game’s next 10 points...Jester 5. Curtis Martin 86 (no TD) West Virginia, 1993 Weah caught a seven-yard TD pass with 2:31 left but the Hokies ran the clock out on their ensuing possession. Fred Cox 86 Penn State, 1959 VIRGINIA TECH 6 10 13 10 39 7. Dion Lewis 85 Buffalo, 2009 PITT 0 14 7 15 36 David Priestley 85 East Tennessee St., 2001 First Quarter 9. Curvin Richards 83 Boston College, 1988 VT — Slye 31-yard ield goal 11:05 Bobby Grier 83 (no TD) NC State, 1953 VT — Slye 21-yard ield goal 8:05 Second Quarter RUSH HOUR VT — Slye 22-yard ield goal 13:08 Since Pat Narduzzi's initial season as Pitt's head coach in 2015, the PITT — Conner 6-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:14 VT — Cunningham 11-yard pass from Evans (Slye kick) 2:00 Panthers have rushed for at least 200 yards on 15 occasions. Pitt is PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:14 12-3 in those contests. During that same time span, the Panthers have four games with 300 rushing yards and are 4-0 in those outings. Third Quarter In 2017, the Panthers have rushed for more than 200 yards in PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:27 VT — Slye 26-yard ield goal 7:00 three games. Pitt compiled a season-high 336 yards on 57 carries at VT — Slye 37-yard ield goal 2:44 Duke (Oct. 21), keying a 24-17 ACC road victory. VT — Williams 2-yard run (Slye kick) 0:07 The Panthers' second-highest rushing total this year came against North Carolina (Nov. 9). The Panthers netted 267 yards on 45 car- Fourth Quarter PITT — O’Neill 5-yard run (Conner pass from Peterman) 13:25 ries but fell to the Tar Heels, 34-31. VT — Slye 22-yard ield goal 9:39 Additionally, the Panthers had 208 yards on 53 attempts in their VT — Ford 16-yard pass from Evans (Slye kick) 7:20 season-opening 28-21 win over Youngstown State (Sept. 2). PITT — Weah 7-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 2:31 Team Stats VT PITT PITT 200 YARD RUSHING GAMES UNDER PAT NARDUZZI First Downs 29 17 Rushes-Yards 39-150 32-180 Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L Comp-Att-Int 24-43-0 14-23-1 9/5/15 Youngstown St. 43 325 7.6 W, 45-37 Passing Yards 406 278 Total Yards 556 458 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech 43 200 4.7 W, 31-28 Punt Returns-Yards 4-33 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 5-64 4-57 11/14/15 @Duke 58 268 4.6 W, 31-13 Interceptions-Yards 1-1 0-0 11/21/15 Louisville 45 244 5.4 W, 45-34 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Punts-Average 3-31.3 6-39.8 9/10/16 Penn State 56 341 6.1 W, 42-39 Penalties-Yards 4-35 9-63 Third Down Conv. 4-14 3-10 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State 54 290 5.4 L, 38-45 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 9/24/16 @North Carolina 55 281 5.1 L, 36-37 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 3-10 Possession Time 33:17 26:43 10/1/16 Marshall 41 252 6.1 W, 43-27 Rushing 10/8/16 Georgia Tech 42 215 5.1 W, 37-34 VT — Phillips 5-43; Evans 11-33; Williams 8-29, 1 TD; Ford 1-26; Motley 7-24; 10/15/16 @Virginia 49 209 4.3 W, 45-31 Team 1-(-2); McMillian 6-(-3). PITT — Conner 19-141, 3 TD; Peterman 5-33; O’Neill 1-5, 1 TD; Aston 1-4; 11/19/16 Duke 40 224 5.6 W, 56-14 Ford 1-1; Henderson 5-(-4).
11/26/16 Syracuse 40 393 9.8 W, 76-61 Passing 9/2/17 Youngstown St. 53 208 3.9 W, 28-21 (OT) VT — Evans 24-40-0, 406 yards, 2 TD; Motley 0-3-0, 0 yards. PITT — Peterman 13-22-1, 267 yards, 1 TD; Tipton 1-1-0, 11 yards. 10/21/17 @Duke 57 336 5.9 W, 24-17 Receiving 11/9/17 North Carolina 45 267 5.9 L, 31-34 VT — Ford 10-143, 1 TD; Hodges 6-145; Phillips 6-109; Cunningham 1-11, 1 TD; Rogers 1-(-2). PITT — Weah 4-46, 1 TD; Ford 3-59; Henderson 3-47; Orndoff 2-96; Tipton 1-19; Peterman 1-11.
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100 YARD RUSHERS UNDER PAT NARDUZZI Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has produced 17 100-yard rushing per- CAP AND GOWN: THE GRADUATES formances. Junior running back Qadree Ollison owns ive of those Nine players on this year’s Pitt football team have already earned games, while junior running back Darrin Hall has four and junior their bachelor’s degrees. With nine graduates on the roster, Pitt all-purpose threat Quadree Henderson has two. is tied for the seventh highest total among all Bowl Subdivision The Panthers are 11-5 under Narduzzi when they have at least one schools in terms of number of players with their degree already in 100-yard rusher in a game. hand.
PITT 100-YARD RUSHERS 2015-PRESENT 2017 PITT PLAYERS WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Player Pos. Degree Date Player Opponent Att.-Yds.-TD Max Browne QB Communication* 9/5/15 Qadree Ollison Youngstown State 16-207-1 Devon Edwards TE Communication Matt Flanagan TE Biological Sciences** 10/3/15 Qadree Ollison @Virginia Tech 19-122-1 Brandon Hodges OL Applied Learning & Development*** 10/24/15 Qadree Ollison @Syracuse 23-103-2 Jaryd Jones-Smith OL Communication Colton Lively FB Communication 11/14/15 Qadree Ollison @Duke 26-111-1 Alex Of icer OL Social Sciences 11/21/15 Qadree Ollison Louisville 28-152-1 Jester Weah WR Communication Ryan Winslow P Finance 11/27/15 Darrin Hall Miami 12-103-1 9/10/16 James Conner Penn State 22-117-1 * Browne earned undergraduate degree from Southern California ** Flanagan earned undergraduate degree from Rutgers 9/17/16 James Conner @Oklahoma State 24-111-1 *** Hodges earned undergraduate degree from Texas 9/24/16 Quadree Henderson @North Carolina 9-107-0 BOWL SUBDIVISION: HIGHEST NUMBER 10/27/16 James Conner Virginia Tech 19-141-3 OF GRADUATES ON 2017 ROSTER 11/12/16 James Conner @Clemson 20-132-1 11/19/16 James Conner Duke 14-101-2 No. School Graduates 1. Northwestern 18 11/26/16 James Conner Syracuse 19-115-2 2. Cincinnati 14 11/26/16 Quadree Henderson Syracuse 5-103-1 Coastal Carolina 14 East Carolina 14 10/21/17 Darrin Hall @Duke 24-254-3 3. Toledo 13 10/28/17 Darrin Hall Virginia 25-111-1 4. Alabama 12 Oregon 12 11/9/17 Darrin Hall North Carolina 23-121-4 TCU 12 5. Georgia State 11 Names in bold denote current players. Kansas State 11 Maryland 11 OLLISON’S 100 YARD RUSHING GAMES UCF 11 Qadree Ollison leads all active Pitt players with ive 100-yard rush- USF 11 ing games in his career, including a 207-yard effort in his collegiate Virginia 11 debut against Youngstown State in 2015. 6. Kent State 10 Ollison lirted with the 100-yard mark in two games this year, net- Nevada 10 ting 96 yards at Penn State and 91 against Youngstown State. New Mexico 10 South Alabama 10 QADREE OLLISON CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Texas Tech 10 West Virginia 10 Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs 7. PITTSBURGH 9 9/5/15 Youngstown State 16 207 1 Houston 9 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 19 122 1 Iowa State 9 Purdue 9 10/24/15 @Syracuse 23 103 2 Rutgers 9 11/14/15 @Duke 26 111 1 Temple 9 11/21/15 Louisville 28 152 1 8. Auburn 8 Clemson 8 ISN'T IT GRAND? Iowa 8 Kentucky 8 Only one player on Pitt's 2017 roster can claim a 1,000-yard rushing NC State 8 season as a collegian: junior running back Qadree Ollison. Northern Illinois 8 Ollison netted 1,121 yards in 2015 en route to earning ACC Offen- Ole Miss 8 sive Rookie of the Year honors. Ollison will attempt to become just Penn State 8 the sixth player in Pitt history to achieve multiple 1,000-yard rushing SMU 8 seasons before his eligibility expires. Syracuse 8 UAB 8 10 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
The last player to accomplish the feat was James Conner, who had 1,092 yards in 2016 and 1,765 yards in 2014. The other Panthers in 2017 PITT HONORS AND AWARDS this elite group are Tony Dorsett (four from 1973-76), Curvin Rich- MAX BROWNE QUARTERBACK ards (1988-89), LeSean McCoy (2007-08) and Dion Lewis (2009-10). ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Rice) Through 10 games this year, Ollison has 330 yards on 74 carries. Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award "Great 8" (Rice) Manning Award "8 Stars of the Week" (Rice) PITT PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE 1,000-YARD SEASONS Johnny Unitas Award Watch List Name Season Att. Yards Avg. Tony Dorsett 1973* 318 1,686 5.3 DARRIN HALL RUNNING BACK Tony Dorsett 1974 220 1,004 4.6 ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Duke) Tony Dorsett 1975* 255 1,686 6.6 QUADREE HENDERSON ALL PURPOSE Tony Dorsett 1976* 370 2,150 5.8 ACC Specialist of the Week (Virginia) ACC Specialist of the Week (Georgia Tech) Curvin Richards 1988 207 1,228 5.9 Maxwell Award Watch List Curvin Richards 1989* 232 1,282 5.5 Paul Hornung Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List LeSean McCoy 2007 276 1,328 4.8 LeSean McCoy 2008* 308 1,488 4.8 ALEX KESSMAN PLACEKICKER ACC Specialist of the Week (Syracuse)
Dion Lewis 2009* 325 1,799 5.5 BRIAN O’NEILL OFFENSIVE TACKLE Dion Lewis 2010* 219 1,061 4.8 Wuerffel Trophy Semi inalist Outland Trophy Watch List James Conner 2014* 298 1,765 5.9 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List James Conner 2016* 216 1,092 5.1 * includes bowl statistics ALEX OFFICER OFFENSIVE GUARD Outland Trophy Watch List TALE OF THE TICKER Pitt ranks 16th nationally and second in the ACC in time of posses- JESTER WEAH WIDE RECEIVER sion, averaging 32:30 through 10 contests. The Panthers have won Biletnikoff Award Watch List the possession battle in seven games overall, including each of the last four contests. JORDAN WHITEHEAD SAFETY 2017 PITT OPPONENT TIME OF POSSESSION ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week (Duke) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Syracuse) Date Opponent Pitt TOP Opp. TOP Bednarik Award Watch List 9/2/17 Youngstown State 34:31 25:29 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List 9/9/17 @Penn State 38:20 21:40 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List 9/16/17 Oklahoma State 31:32 28:28 Paul Hornung Award Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List 9/23/17 @Georgia Tech 24:58 35:02 9/30/17 Rice 34:15 25:45 RYAN WINSLOW PUNTER 10/7/17 @Syracuse 25:18 34:42 Ray Guy Award Watch List 10/14/17 NC State 34:58 25:02 National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy 10/21/17 @Duke 39:27 20:33 Semi inalist (presented to the nation's top Scholar-Athlete) 10/28/17 Virginia 30:36 29:24
11/9/17 North Carolina 32:13 27:47 Honors and Awards as of Nov. 12 11/18/17 @Virginia Tech — — 11/24/17 Miami — — SEASON AVERAGE 32:30 27:30
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SOPHOMORE ELDER STATESMAN PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS Sophomore Ben DiNucci is now the most experienced active quarter- Player 2017 GP/GS Career GP/GS back on Pitt's roster. Original senior starter Max Browne was ruled out for the season after sustaining an injury at Syracuse on Oct. 7. G/C Alex Of icer 10/10 49/46 DiNucci has played in 10 career games, including nine this season. T Brian O’Neill 10/10 36/35 He has ive starts under his belt: Sept. 23 at Georgia Tech, Oct. 14 against NC State, Oct. 21 at Duke, Oct. 28 against Virginia and Nov. 9 G/T Alex Bookser 9/9 35/24 against North Carolina. On the season, DiNucci has completed 56% of his passes (84 of T Jaryd Jones-Smith 10/7 31/11 150) for 1,037 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. G Brandon Hodges 6/3 17/12* He has also rushed for a touchdown and thrown a 2-point conver- sion pass (both at Penn State). C Jimmy Morrissey 10/10 10/10
PICKETT ENTERS ACTIVE DUTY G Mike Herndon 10/1 28/1 Freshman quarterback Kenny Pickett, who enrolled at Pitt in Janu- * Hodges played in 11 games, starting nine, at Texas in 2016. ary, has played in two contests and now serves as the top backup behind sophomore starter Ben DiNucci. O'NEILL FINDS THE END ZONE On the season he has thrown for 74 yards on 6-of-14 passing Brian O'Neill has started 35 consecutive games at tackle for the (43%). Pickett has additionally run for 18 yards on four carries. Panthers. However, the junior's contributions have gone beyond the conventional duties of an offensive lineman. BROWNE'S BIG DAY In addition to paving the way for Pitt's backs, he actually is highly ef- Before his season-ending injury, Max Browne had the most proli ic fective carrying the ball himself, evidenced by his three career carries game of his collegiate career in Pitt’s 42-10 victory over Rice on Sept. for 39 yards (13.0 avg.) and two touchdowns. 30. O'Neill was showcased as a ball carrier again on Oct. 14 against NC Browne hit 88% of his passes (28 of 32) for 410 yards and four State when he took a throwback lateral 10 yards to the cusp of the goal touchdowns with zero interceptions. He was 14 of 16 for 247 yards line. One play later, tailback Darrin Hall plunged in from a yard out to in the irst half with the two incompletions coming on drops. Browne make it 14-14. had a third incompletion due to a drop in the second half. In 2016, O'Neill carried the ball twice and scored touchdowns each Browne’s passing yardage was the highest by a Pitt player since time. His initial carry came on a throwback lateral that went for a 24- Tom Savage threw for 424 at Duke on Sept. 21, 2013. Additionally, yard TD in the Panthers' 37-34 win over Georgia Tech. O'Neill reached Browne’s 28 completions were the most at Pitt since Savage also the end zone again on an end-around play against Virginia Tech that threw 28 at Syracuse on Nov. 23, 2013. resulted in a ive-yard score. He had two carries for 29 yards on the year (14.5 avg.) and even threw two passes (both incomplete). RARE COMPANY Originally a tight end who moved to tackle during the 2015 offsea- Max Browne is one of only nine players in Pitt football history to son, O'Neill's unconventional contributions earned him SB Nation's throw for more than 400 yards. Prior to Browne's 410-yard passing 2016 "Piesman Trophy," the only award in college football that honors effort against Rice, the last Panther to achieve the feat was Tom Sav- offensive and defensive linemen who run, pass or catch the ball. He age, who threw for 424 against Duke in 2013. was also a 2016 All-ACC selection at tackle by the coaches (second Overall, Browne's 410 passing yards rank eighth all-time in Pitt team) and media (third team). annals. PITT PASSING YARDS IN A GAME ALL PURPOSE DYNAMO No. Name Opponent, Season Yards Quadree Henderson and the legendary Tony Dorsett are the only players in Pitt history to reach 2,000 all-purpose yards in a season. 1. Pete Gonzalez Rutgers, 1997 470 Henderson achieved his total in 2016, compiling 2,083 yards. Dorsett 2. John Congemi Navy, 1986 446 had a Pitt-record 2,217 all-purpose yards during his 1976 Heisman 3. John Ryan West Virginia, 1994 433 Trophy campaign. 4. Tom Savage Duke, 2013 424 PITT ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN A SEASON 5. Rod Rutherford West Virginia, 2003 419 No. Name Season Yards Tino Sunseri Connecticut, 2011 419 1. Tony Dorsett 1976 2,217 7. Tyler Palko USF, 2004 411 2. Quadree Henderson 2016 2,083 8. Max Browne Rice, 2017 410 3. Craig Heyward 1987 1,998 9. David Priestley Virginia Tech, 1999 407 4. Dion Lewis 2009 1,988 10. Alex Van Pelt Rutgers, 1992 395 5. Tyler Boyd 2014 1,928 Alex Van Pelt Maryland, 1992 395 6. Tony Dorsett 1975 1,877 O LINE EXPERIENCE 7. James Conner 2014 1,835 Pitt boasts seven players on the offensive line who own a combined 8. LeSean McCoy 2008 1,809 139 collegiate starts. The leader of the group is senior Alex Of icer with 46 career starts. Junior offensive tackle Brian O'Neill is second 9. Tony Dorsett 1973 1,777 with 35 career starting assignments. 10. Tyler Boyd 2013 1,776 12 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
HENDERSON CENTURY RUSHING GAMES TDS BY THE “D” Listed as a wide receiver, Quadree Henderson actually owns two Pitt has scored eight defensive touchdowns under Pat Narduzzi, career 100-yard rushing games. During the 2016 season, Henderson including one this season (freshman cornerback Jason Pinnock's rushed for a career-high 107 yards at North Carolina and 103 against fumble recovery in the end zone against Oklahoma State). The Pan- Syracuse. He also had a 95-yard rushing game against Oklahoma thers had four defensive TDs in 2016 to lead the ACC and rank eighth State last year. nationally. In addition to Pinnock, three other members of Pitt's 2017 defense QUADREE HENDERSON CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES have touchdowns: cornerback Dane Jackson, cornerback Avonte Maddox (two) and safety Jordan Whitehead (two). Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs The Pitt defense has scored 32 touchdowns since the 2001 season. 9/24/16 @North Carolina 9 107 0 The Panthers are 26-4 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a 11/26/16 Syracuse 5 103 1 game during that span. (The losses occurred against Notre Dame and Navy in 2015, and Oklahoma State in 2016 and 2017.) JESTER'S NO JOKE Senior wideout Jester Weah was a catalyst in Pitt's 42-10 victory over PITT DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2001 Rice (Sept. 30). Weah compiled a season-high 137 receiving yards on just ive catches (27.4 avg.) and added a 55-yard touchdown reception. Date Opponent Player Score Weah reached 100 receiving yards again in the Panthers' Oct. 14 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return game with NC State, totaling 106 on seven receptions (15.1 avg.) with 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return a 33-yard score. For his career, Weah has four 100-yard receiving games. 12/20/01 vs. NC State* Tyre Young 16-yard fumble return On the season, Weah has a team-high 514 receiving yards and is sec- 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return ond with 31 receptions (16.6 avg.). His four touchdown catches also 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return lead the Panthers. 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return
JESTER WEAH CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return Date Opponent Rec. Yards TDs 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return 10/1/16 Marshall 7 176 1 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 11/5/16 @Miami 3 115 1 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return 9/30/17 Rice 5 137 1 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return 10/14/17 NC State 7 106 1 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return LONG-DISTANCE DIALING Jester Weah boasts seven touchdown catches over 50 yards during the 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return past two seasons. His most recent was a 55-yard scoring reception in 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return the Panthers' 42-10 win over Rice (Sept. 30). 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return JESTER WEAH CAREER TD CATCHES OVER 50 YARDS 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return Date Opponent TD Length 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State 60 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return 10/1/16 Marshall 54 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return 11/5/16 @Miami 75 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return 11/19/16 Duke 56 11/7/15 Notre Dame Ejuan Price 32-yard fumble return 11/26/16 Syracuse 59 11/21/15 Louisville Avonte Maddox 30-yard interception return 12/28/16 vs. Northwestern* 69 12/28/15 vs. Navy# Jordan Whitehead 22-yard fumble return 9/30/17 Rice 55 9/17/16 @Okla. State Matt Galambos 2-yard fumble return * Pinstripe Bowl 10/1/16 Marshall Avonte Maddox 33-yard interception return 10/15/16 @Virginia Jordan Whitehead 59-yard interception return 11/26/16 Syracuse Dane Jackson 20-yard interception return 9/16/17 Okla. State Jason Pinnock Fumble recovery in end zone Names in bold denote current players. * Tangerine Bowl # Military Bowl
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WHITEHEAD A TWO-WAY TERROR DEFENSIVE NOTES Junior Jordan Whitehead is a two-time All-ACC performer at safety. His impact, however, has not been limited to defense during his GROUND DEFENSE career. Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has held a total of 12 opponents under the Whitehead has moonlighted as an occasional offensive player and 100-yard rushing mark. The Panthers are 10-2 in such games. The this season is the Panthers' fourth-leading rusher with 145 yards on Panthers are 2-1 in those instances in 2017. 21 carries (6.9 avg.). He has one touchdown (a 35-yard run at Syra- cuse) and also a 2-point conversion rush (also against the Orange). OPPONENT SUB 100 YARD RUSHING GAMES 2015 PRESENT During the 2016 season, he rushed for 98 yards on nine carries Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L (10.9 avg.). That year he was actually a starter on both sides of the ball in the Panthers' 45-31 win at Virginia. 9/12/15 @Akron 24 42 1.75 W, 24-7 For his career, Whitehead has 42 carries for 365 yards (8.7 avg.) 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 33 9 0.27 W, 17-13 and three scores. 11/21/15 Louisville 24 (-1) (-0.04) W, 45-34 9/3/16 Villanova 33 53 1.61 W, 28-7 WHITEHEAD KNOWS THE END ZONE Jordan Whitehead has scored ive touchdowns—three on offense 9/10/16 Penn State 31 74 2.39 W, 42-39 and two on defensive returns—during his career. 9/24/16 @North Carolina 22 18 0.82 L, 36-37 10/15/16 @Virginia 26 86 3.31 W, 45-31 JORDAN WHITEHEAD CAREER TOUCHDOWNS 11/12/16 @Clemson 25 50 2.00 W, 43-42 Date Opponent Score 11/19/16 Duke 22 25 1.14 W, 56-14 11/7/15 Notre Dame 10-yard rush 9/30/17 Rice 23 55 2.39 W, 42-10 11/7/15 Notre Dame 3-yard rush 10/21/17 @Duke 26 76 2.9 W, 24-17 12/28/15 vs. Navy* 22-yard fumble return 11/9/17 North Carolina 32 96 3.0 L, 31-34 10/15/16 @Virginia 59-yard interception return 10/7/17 @Syracuse 35-yard rush HOT TURNOVERS The Panthers' youthful defense has collected 14 turnovers this sea- * Military Bowl son. That total ranks seventh in the ACC. Pitt has six fumble recover- ies on the year, the ifth most in the ACC. Six different players have TOP TOTAL DEFENSE PERFORMANCES recoveries this season: defensive lineman Kam Carter, linebacker During Pat Narduzzi's three seasons as Pitt head coach, the Panthers Oluwaseun Idowu, cornerback Avonte Maddox, safety Jordan White- have held an opponent under 300 yards in total offense ive times. head, linebacker Jalen Williams and cornerback Jason Pinnock. Pitt has also intercepted eight passes. That total ranks seventh in PITT TOP TOTAL DEFENSE GAMES UNDER PAT NARDUZZI the ACC. Cornerback Dane Jackson has a team-high two picks this year. Other Panthers to record interceptions this season are Mad- Date Opp. Rush Pass Total W/L dox, Whitehead, safety Dennis Briggs, linebacker Saleem Brightwell, 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 9 91 100 W, 17-13 safety Bricen Garner and safety Damar Hamlin. 9/12/15 @Akron 42 63 105 W, 24-7 BRINGING HEAT 9/3/16 Villanova 53 119 172 W, 28-7 During the Pat Narduzzi era, Pitt has recorded four or more quarter- 11/19/16 Duke 25 243 268 W, 56-14 back sacks in a game 12 times. The Panthers have compiled a 9-3 re- 9/30/17 Rice 55 222 277 W, 42-10 cord in those contests where they have compiled at least four sacks. 9/9/17 @Penn State 148 164 312 L, 14-33
PITT GAMES WITH AT LEAST FOUR SACKS 2015 PRESENT 10/28/17 Virginia 102 212 314 W, 31-14 Date Opponent Sacks Yards Lost W/L 10/1/16 Marshall 104 240 344 W, 43-27 9/5/15 Youngstown State 6 38 W, 45-37 10/10/15 Virginia 139 209 348 W, 26-19 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 7 57 W, 17-13 10/24/15 @Syracuse 136 217 353 W, 23-20 10/10/15 @Virginia 4 25 W, 26-19 11/21/15 Louisville (-1) 355 354 W, 45-34 11/7/15 Notre Dame 4 31 L, 30-42 11/14/15 @Duke 4 22 W, 31-13 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES 11/21/15 Louisville 7 58 W, 45-34 HENDERSON TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE 9/3/16 Villanova 6 58 W, 28-7 Junior all-purpose standout Quadree Henderson has two punt return 9/10/16 Penn State 4 33 W, 42-39 touchdowns this season: an 80-yarder at Georgia Tech (Sept. 23) and 9/24/16 @North Carolina 4 36 L, 36-37 a 75-yarder against Virginia (Oct. 28). His two punt return TDs are tied for the ACC lead (with Virginia Tech's Greg Stroman) and rank 10/15/16 @Virginia 4 38 W, 45-31 second in the nation behind Washington's Dante Pettis (four). 11/19/16 Duke 5 20 W, 56-14 Henderson has a Pitt-record seven total kick return TDs for his 12/28/16 vs. Northwestern* 4 20 L, 24-31 career. He has four kickoff return scores and three on punt returns. * Pinstripe Bowl 14 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
NCAA MARK IN SIGHT PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 With seven career kick return touchdowns, Quadree Henderson is in striking distance of the NCAA record of nine, recently established by Year Opponent Player Yds. Washington's Dante Pettis, whose scores all came on punt returns. 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 The ACC record is eight and held by Clemson's C.J. Spiller (1 punt, 7 kickoffs from 2006-09). 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 A further re lection of the "rare air" Henderson is in: there are only eight other players who have compiled eight total kick return 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 scores. Those players are Cliff Branch, Colorado, 1970-71 (6 punts, @Ohio LaRod Stephens-Howling 95 2 kickoffs); Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, 1970-72 (7 punts, 1 kickoff); Derek Abney, Kentucky, 2000-03 (6 punts, 2 kickoffs); Chad Owens, 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 Hawaii, 2001-04 (6 punts, 2 kickoffs); C.J. Spiller, Clemson, 2006-09 (1 punt, 7 kickoffs); Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech, 2007-10 (4 punts, 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 4 kickoffs); Adoree’ Jackson, Southern California, 2014-16 (4 punts, 4 2015 YSU Avonte Maddox 89 kickoffs); Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013-present (3 punts, 5 kickoffs). Navy* Quadree Henderson 100 PITT PUNT RETURN TDS Since the 2000 season, Pitt has only 10 punt return touchdowns, 2016 Villanova Quadree Henderson 96 including three by Quadree Henderson (an 80-yarder at Georgia Tech @Virginia Quadree Henderson 93 and 75-yarder against Virginia this season, and a 65-yarder vs. Duke in 2016). Henderson is the irst Pitt player to have multiple punt return @Miami Quadree Henderson 100 touchdowns since Darrelle Revis had two over the 2005-06 seasons. Names in bold denote current players. * Military Bowl PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 Year Opponent Player Yds. HOME RUN HITTER For his career, Quadree Henderson has six kickoff returns that have 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 gone for more than 80 yards. But perhaps the most memorable return of his career was one that didn't result in a touchdown. 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 In the Panthers' stirring 42-39 victory over Penn State in 2016, 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 Henderson made one of the game's critical plays when he returned a kickoff 84 yards to the Nittany Lions' 10 in the fourth quarter. Three 2011 Utah+ Antwuan Reed 10 (BLK) plays later James Conner scored on a shovel pass to put Pitt up 42- 31, providing the winning cushion. 2012 Louisville$ Todd Thomas 41 (BLK)
2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 QUADREE HENDERSON: LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 2015 @Iowa% Pat Amara Jr. 28 (BLK) Date Opponent Yards 2016 Duke Quadree Henderson 65 11/5/16 @Miami 100 (TD) 2017 @Georgia Tech Quadree Henderson 80 12/28/15 Navy* 100 (TD) 2017 Virginia Quadree Henderson 75 9/3/16 Villanova 96 (TD) * Insight Bowl 10/15/16 @Virginia 93 (TD) + Antwuan Reed returned blocked punt by Andrew Taglianetti for TD $ Todd Thomas recovered his own blocked punt in end zone 11/27/15 Miami 89 # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl % Pat Amara Jr. returned blocked punt by Ryan Lewis for TD 9/10/16 Penn State 84 * Military Bowl UNPRECEDENTED IMPACT ON RETURNS Since the 2000 season, Pitt has just 11 kickoff returns for touch- STRONG SENIOR YEAR FOR WINSLOW downs and Quadree Henderson is responsible for four of them. No Punter Ryan Winslow is performing like an All-ACC specialist in his other Pitt player during that span has more than one. inal collegiate season. The senior is averaging a career-best 44.1 In the Panthers' 2015 Military Bowl game against Navy, Henderson yards on 47 punts. His average ranks 21st nationally and fourth in took the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score—Pitt's irst 100-yard the ACC. Winslow has dropped 14 punts inside the 20-yard line, kickoff return since 1990 (Ricky Turner vs. West Virginia). Hen- while 20 of his punts have resulted in a fair catch. derson had his second 100-yard return at Miami during the 2016 season.
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PITT BLOCK PARTY 10/4/14 @Virginia Dontez Ford Punt Pitt has 55 blocked kicks since the 2000 season. That total includes 1/2/15 vs. Houston Team PAT! 10 blocks during Pat Narduzzi's tenure as Pitt head coach (since 9/19/15 @Iowa Ryan Lewis Punt+ 2015). The Panthers have two blocks this year to rank 21st nation- ally and ifth in the ACC. 10/10/15 Virginia Ejuan Price PAT 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech Shakir Soto Field Goal PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 10/29/15 North Carolina Quintin Wirginis Punt Date Opponent Player Type 12/28/15 vs. Navy Avonte Maddox PAT** 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State George Aston Punt 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 11/26/16 Syracuse Ejuan Price PAT 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal 12/28/16 vs. Northwestern Chawntez Moss Punt*** 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt 9/2/17 Youngstown State James Folston Jr. Punt 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt 10/21/17 @Duke Alex Bookser Field Goal 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal Names in bold denote current players. 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal * returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay 11/9/02 Temple Shawntae Spencer Punt % BBVA Compass Bowl # returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed 11/21/02 @Miami (Fla.) Shawntae Spencer Punt $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas 9/6/03 Kent State Sam Bryant Punt ! Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 10/18/03 @Rutgers J.J. Horne PAT + returned 28 yards for a TD by Pat Amara Jr. ** Military Bowl 10/25/03 Syracuse H.B. Blades Punt *** Pinstripe Bowl 11/22/03 @Temple Claude Harriott Punt 9/11/04 Ohio Keith Malley Punt BIG FOOT Redshirt freshman placekicker Alex Kessman has displayed a long- 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal distance leg in his debut collegiate season. He has kicked two ield 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt goals of more than 50 yards: a 55-yarder at Georgia Tech (Sept. 23), 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* the second longest ield goal in school history, and a 56-yarder at Syracuse (Oct. 7), setting a Carrier Dome record and tying the Pitt 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt school mark. Kessman matched the Pitt record set in 2015 by Chris 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal Blewitt. Since 1961 (56 years), Pitt has made only 14 ield goals of 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal 50 yards or more. 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt PITT 50 YARD FIELD GOALS SINCE 1961 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal Date Name Opponent Distance 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT 11/11/61 Fred Cox Notre Dame 52 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal 11/24/73 Carson Long @Penn State 50 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 11/16/74 Carson Long @Notre Dame 52 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/25/76 Carson Long Temple 50 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11/11/78 David Trout West Virginia 51 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 9/29/84 Mark Brasco West Virginia 52 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 9/3/94 David Merrick Texas 54 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11/5/11 Kevin Harper Cincinnati 52 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 1/2/15 Chris Blewitt vs. Houston* 52 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 10/17/15 Chris Blewitt @Georgia Tech 56# 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt 11/14/15 Chris Blewitt @Duke 51 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 9/24/16 Chris Blewitt @North Carolina 50 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 9/23/17 Alex Kessman @Georgia Tech 55 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt 10/7/17 Alex Kessman @Syracuse 56# 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt * Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl # Pitt school record 1/8/11 vs. Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT
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QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS #3 BEN DINUCCI SO* #10 QUADREE HENDERSON JR #88 MATT FLANAGAN SR* • DiNucci Career Highs • Henderson Career Highs • Flanagan Career Highs Pass Yards: 228 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Receptions: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Receptions: 4 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Completions: 19 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Receiving Yards: 74 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Receiving Yards: 43 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Attempts: 32 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Kansas* (9-26-15) Pass TDs: 1, ive times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Long Reception: 74 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Long Reception: 30 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) INTs: 2, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Rush Attempts: 9, twice, last vs. YSU (9-2-17) * with Rutgers Long Completion: 74 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Rush Yards: 107 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Yards: 83 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Rush TDs: 2 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) #87 CHRIS CLARK SO* Rush Attempts: 14 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Long Rush: 66 (TD) vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) • Clark Career Highs Rush TDs: 1 at Penn State (9-9-17) Kick Returns: 5, twice, last at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Receptions: 5 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Long Rush: 31 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Kick Return Yards: 162 vs. Navy (12-28-15) Receiving Yards: 26 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) #8 KENNY PICKETT FR Kick Return TDs: 1, four times, last at Miami (11-5-16) Long Reception: 15 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) • Pickett Career Highs Long Kick Return: 100 (TD), twice, last at Miami (11-5-16) Pass Yards: 61 yards vs. NC State (10-14-17) Punt Returns: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) #86 TYLER SEAR FR Completions: 5 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Punt Return Yards: 80 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Attempts: 13 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Long Punt Return: 80 (TD) at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Sear Career Highs Pass TDs: 0 Punt Return TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Receptions: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) INTs: 0 All-Purpose Yards: 257 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Long Completion: 23 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush Yards: 18 vs. NC State (10-14-17) #85 JESTER WEAH SR* Long Reception: 10 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Rush Attempts: 4 vs. NC State (10-14-17) • Weah Career Highs Long Rush: 12 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Receptions: 7, twice, last vs. NC State (10-14-17) #45 DEVON EDWARDS SR* Receiving Yards: 176 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) • Edwards Career Highs RUNNING BACKS Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Receptions: 0 Long Reception: 75 (TD) at Miami (11-5-16) Receiving Yards: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 #22 DARRIN HALL JR • Hall Career Highs #82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES JR* Long Reception: 0 Rush Attempts: 25 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) • Araujo-Lopes Career Highs Rush Yards: 254 at Duke (10-21-17) Receptions: 7 at Syracuse (10-7-17) #35 GEORGE ASTON JR* Rush TDs: 4 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Receiving Yards: 100 at Syracuse (10-7-17) • Aston Career Highs Long Rush: 92 (TD) at Duke (10-21-17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Rush Attempts: 4, twice, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Receptions: 2, four times, last at Penn State (9-9-17) Long Reception: 28 at Duke (10-21-17) Rush Yards: 19 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Receiving Yards: 30 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Rush Attempts: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Rush Yards: 16 at Virginia (10-15-16) Long Rush: 14 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Long Reception: 30 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 5 at Miami (11-5-16) Long Rush: 12 at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving Yards: 56 at Miami (11-5-16) #37 QADREE OLLISON JR* Kick Returns: 3 at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving TDs: 2, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) • Ollison Career Highs Kick Return Yards: 98 at Virginia (10-15-16) Long Reception: 23 (TD) at Miami (11-5-16) Rush Attempts: 28 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Long Kick Return: 69 at Virginia (10-15-16) Rush Yards: 207 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) All-Purpose Yards: 114 at Virginia (10-15-16) PLACEKICKERS Rush TDs: 2, twice, last vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Long Rush: 71 (TD) vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) #2 MAURICE FFRENCH SO #97 ALEX KESSMAN FR* Receptions: 5, twice, last at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Ffrench Career Highs • Kessman Career Highs Receiving Yards: 44 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Receptions: 3, four times, last vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) FG Made: 3 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Receiving Yards: 35 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) FG Attempted: 3, twice, last at Duke (10-21-17) Long Reception: 30 at Penn State (9-9-17) Receiving TDs: 0 Long FG: 56 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Long Reception: 32 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) PATs Made: 6 vs. Rice (9-30-17) #26 CHAWNTEZ MOSS SO PATs Attempted: 6 vs. Rice (9-30-17) • Moss Career Highs Rush Attempts: 3, three times, last vs. OK State (9-16-17) Rush Yards: 77 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Points: 10 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Rush Attempts: 14 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Rush TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Kickoffs: 7 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Rush Yards: 97 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Touchbacks: 5 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Rush TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) Long Rush: 77 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Long Rush: 41 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) #6 AARON MATHEWS SO Receiving Yards: 63 vs. Rice (9-30-17) • Mathews Career Highs Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Receptions: 4 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Long Reception: 48 (TD) vs. Rice (9-30-17) Receiving Yards: 50, twice, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) Receiving TDs: 0 #21 A.J. DAVIS FR Long Reception: 24 vs. Northwestern (12-28-16) • Davis Career Highs Rush Attempts: 6 at Duke (10-21-17) Rush Yards: 24 at Duke (10-21-17) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Long Rush: 12 at Duke (10-21-17) Receptions: 1 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Receiving Yards: 0 vs. NC State (10-14-17)
17 PITT CAREER HIGHS: DEFENSE
#27 BRICEN GARNER FR* DEFENSIVE TACKLES LINEBACKERS • Garner Career Highs #93 SHANE ROY JR* #23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU JR* Tackles: 6 at Penn State (9-9-17) • Roy Career Highs • Idowu Career Highs TFLs: 0.5 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Tackles: 3 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Tackles: 13 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) TFLs: 3 at Penn State (9-9-17) Sacks: 1 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Sacks: 2, twice, last vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) #3 DAMAR HAMLIN SO Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Forced Fumbles: 1, three times, last at PSU (9-9-17) • Hamlin Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Tackles: 8 vs. NC State (10-14-17) #10 KEYSHON CAMP FR* TFLs: 1 at Duke (10-21-17) • Camp Career Highs #39 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL SO* Interceptions: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Tackles: 6 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Brightwell Career Highs TFLs: 1 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Tackles: 13 at Syracuse (10-7-17) #43 JAZZEE STOCKER SO* Sacks: 0 TFLs: 1.5 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Stocker Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Interceptions: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) TFLs: 1 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) #34 AMIR WATTS SO Forced Fumbles: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Interceptions: 0 • Watts Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) CORNERBACKS Tackles: 3 vs. NC State (10-14-17) TFLs: 1.5 vs. NC State (10-14-17) #25 ELIJAH ZEISE JR* #14 AVONTE MADDOX SR Sacks: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) • Zeise Career Highs • Maddox Career Highs Tackles: 8 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Tackles: 11 at Clemson (11-12-16) #5 KAM CARTER SO* TFLs: 2 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) TFLs: 3 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) • Carter Career Highs Sacks: 0 Sacks: 2 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Tackles: 2, three times, last vs. NC State (10-14-17) Interceptions: 1, seven times, last vs. Okla. State (9-16-17) TFLs: 1 at Penn State (9-9-17) #36 CHASE PINE FR* Long INT Return: 33 (TD) vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Sacks: 0 • Pine Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at Duke (10-21-17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Duke (10-21-17) Tackles: 2, twice, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) TFLs: 0 Kick Return Yards: 140 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) #90 RASHAD WHEELER FR* Sacks: 0 Kick Return TDs: 1, 89 yards vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) • Wheeler Career Highs Long Kick Return: 89 (TD) vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Tackles: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) #44 ELIAS REYNOLDS FR* Punt Return Yards: 29 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 0 • Reynolds Career Highs Long Punt Return: 25 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Sacks: 0 Tackles: 4 at Syracuse (10-7-17) TFLs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) #11 DANE JACKSON SO* DEFENSIVE ENDS Sacks: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) • Jackson Career Highs Tackles: 5, four times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) #8 DEWAYNE HENDRIX JR* #41 JALEN WILLIAMS JR* TFLs: 1, twice, last at Duke (10-21-17) • Hendrix Career Highs • Williams Career Highs Sacks: 1 at Duke (10-21-17) Tackles: 5 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Tackles: 2, four times, last at Duke (10-21-17) Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) TFLs: 2 vs. Rice (9-30-17) TFLs: 0 Long INT Return: 24 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Sacks: 1 at Penn State (9-9-17) Sacks: 0 Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) #4 THERRAN COLEMAN FR* #17 RASHAD WEAVER FR* • Coleman Career Highs • Weaver Career Highs SAFETIES Tackles: 4 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Tackles: 8 at Syracuse (10-7-17) TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1.5 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) #9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD JR Interceptions: 0 Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) • Whitehead Career Highs Tackles: 16 at Iowa (9-19-15) #15 JASON PINNOCK FR #96 ALLEN EDWARDS SR* TFLs: 1.5, twice, last vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) • Pinnock Career Highs • Edwards Career Highs Sacks: 0.5 at Akron (9-12-15) Tackles: 3 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Tackles: 4 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Interceptions: 1, three times, last at Duke (10-21-17) TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1, twice, last at Syracuse (10-7-17) Long INT Return: 59 (TD) at Virginia (10-15-16) Interceptions: 0 Sacks: 1 at Miami (11-5-16) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 (TD) vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Fumble Recoveries: 1, three times, last at Ga. Tech (9-23-17) #40 JAMES FOLSTON JR. JR* Rush Attempts: 8 vs. NC State (10-14-17) #16 DAMARRI MATHIS FR • Folston Career Highs Rush Yards: 73 at Syracuse (10-7-17) • Mathis Career Highs Rush TDs: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Tackles: 4, three times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Tackles: 1, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Long Rush: 35 (TD) at Syracuse (10-7-17) TFLs: 2 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) TFLs: 0 Receptions: 2 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Sacks: 1 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Interceptions: 0 Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) #91 PATRICK JONES II FR* PUNTERS #20 DENNIS BRIGGS JR* • Jones Career Highs • Briggs Career Highs #18 RYAN WINSLOW SR* Tackles: 2, twice, last at Syracuse (10-7-17) Tackles: 7 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) • Winslow Career Highs TFLs: 0.5, twice, last at Syracuse (10-7-17) TFLs: 1, three times, last vs. Northwestern (12-28-16) Punts: 11 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Sacks: 0.5 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Punt Average: 50.1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Long: 63 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Inside 20: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14)
18 PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations ǧ FIELD LEVEL ǧ ǧ PRESS BOX ǧ
Andre Powell John Peterson Kevin Sherman Shawn Watson Josh Conklin Tim Salem Special Teams Coordinator Offensive Line Wide Receivers Offensive Coord./QBs Defensive Coordinator Tight Ends Running Backs
Rob Harley Renaldo Hill Charlie Partridge James Patton Tim Cooper Linebackers Secondary Defensive Line Off. Quality Control Def. Quality Control
Ben Cotton Mike Perish Joshua Lott Phil DeCapito Offensive G.A. Offensive G.A. Defensive G.A. Defensive G.A.
2017 Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Jaryd Jones-Smith ...... jair-rid Cal Adomitis ...... adam-eye-tis Thomas MacVittie ...... mac-vit-tee Deslin Alexandre ...... alexander Avonte Maddox ...... ah-VON-tay Rafael Araujo-Lopes ..... ah-roo-joe (last name rhymes with “ropes”) Chawntez Moss ...... shawn-tez Kirk Christodoulou ...... christo-doo-lou Phillipie Motley ...... phil-leap-pea Therran Coleman ...... THERE-un Qadree Ollison ...... quad-dree Julian Desire’ ...... dez-er-ray Tony Pilato ...... pill-lah-tow Connor Dintino ...... din-TEE-no Kaezon Pugh ...... kay-zon Rimoni Dorsey...... ri-mon-knee Jazzee Stocker...... jazzy Devon Edwards...... devin Tre Tipton ...... tray Bricen Garner ...... bri-sen Amir Watts ...... ah-mirror Malik Henderson ...... ma-leek Jester Weah ...... WE-uh Gabe Houy ...... hoy Quintin Wirginis ...... were-JIN-is Oluwaseun Idowu ...... EYE-dough-woo Elijah Zeise ...... zice (rhymes with “rice”) (prefers to be called Seun, rhymes with “Shawn”) Jake Zilinskas ...... za-lin-skas
19 2017 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK
YOUNGSTOWN ST. (5-5, 3-4 MVFC) PENN STATE (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) OKLAHOMA ST. (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) Sept. 2 at Pitt L, 21-28 (OT) Sept. 2 Akron W, 52-0 Sept. 2 Tulsa W, 59-24 Sept. 9 Robert Morris W, 30-0 Sept. 9 Pitt W, 33-14 Sept. 9 at South Alabama W, 44-7 Sept. 16 Central Connecticut W, 59-9 Sept. 16 Georgia State W, 56-0 Sept. 16 at Pitt W, 59-21 Sept. 30 South Dakota State* W, 19-7 Sept. 23 at Iowa* W, 21-19 Sept. 23 TCU* L, 31-44 Oct. 7 at South Dakota* L, 28-31 Sept. 30 Indiana* W, 45-14 Sept. 30 at Texas Tech* W, 41-34 Oct. 14 North Dakota State* L, 24-27 (OT) Oct. 7 at Northwestern* W, 31-7 Oct. 14 Baylor* W, 59-16 Oct. 21 at Northern Iowa* L, 14-19 Oct 21 Michigan* W, 42-13 Oct. 21 at Texas* W, 13-10 (OT) Oct. 28 Illinois State* L, 0-35 Oct. 28 at Ohio State* L, 38-39 Oct. 28 at West Virginia* W, 50-39 Nov. 4 at Indiana State* W, 66-24 Nov. 4 at Michigan State* L, 24-27 Nov. 4 Oklahoma* L, 52-62 Nov. 11 at Southern Illinois* W, 28-20 Nov. 11 Rutgers* W, 35-6 Nov. 11 at Iowa State* W, 49-42 Nov. 18 Missouri State* Nov. 18 Nebraska* Nov. 18 Kansas State* Nov. 25 at Maryland* Nov. 25 Kansas* *Missouri Valley Football Conference game *Big Ten game *Big 12 game
GEORGIA TECH1 (5-4, 4-3 ACC) RICE (1-9, 1-5 C-USA) SYRACUSE (4-6, 2-4 ACC) Sept. 4 vs. Tennessee L, 41-42 (2OT) Aug. 26 vs. Stanford L, 7-62 Sept. 1 Central Connecticut W, 50-7 Sept. 9 Jacksonville State W, 37-10 Sept. 9 at UTEP* W, 31-14 Sept. 9 Middle Tennessee L, 23-30 Sept. 23 Pitt* W, 35-17 Sept. 16 at Houston L, 3-38 Sept. 16 Central Michigan W, 41-17 Sept. 30 North Carolina* W, 33-7 Sept. 23 Florida International* L, 7-13 Sept. 23 at LSU L, 26-35 Oct. 14 at Miami* L, 24-25 Sept. 30 at Pitt L, 10-42 Sept. 30 at NC State* L, 25-33 Oct. 21 Wake Forest* W, 38-24 Oct. 7 Army West Point L, 12-49 Oct. 7 Pitt* W, 27-24 Oct. 28 at Clemson* L, 10-24 Oct. 21 at UTSA* L, 7-20 Oct. 13 Clemson* W, 27-24 Nov. 4 at Virginia* L, 36-40 Oct. 28 Louisiana Tech* L, 28-42 Oct. 21 at Miami* L, 19-27 Nov. 11 Virginia Tech* W, 28-22 Nov. 4 at UAB* L, 21-52 Nov. 4 at Florida State* L, 24-27 Nov. 18 at Duke* Nov. 11 Southern Miss* L, 34-43 Nov. 11 Wake Forest* L, 43-64 Nov. 25 Georgia Nov. 18 at Old Dominion* Nov. 18 at Louisville* Nov. 25 North Texas* Nov. 25 Boston College* *ACC game *Conference USA game *ACC game
NC STATE (7-3, 5-1 ACC) DUKE (4-6, 1-5 ACC) VIRGINIA (6-4, 3-3 ACC) Sept. 2 vs. South Carolina L, 28-35 Sept. 2 North Carolina Central W, 60-7 Sept. 2 William & Mary W, 28-10 Sept. 9 Marshall W, 37-20 Sept. 9 Northwestern W, 41-17 Sept. 9 Indiana L, 17-34 Sept. 16 Furman W, 49-16 Sept. 16 Baylor W, 34-20 Sept. 16 Connecticut W, 38-18 Sept. 23 at Florida State* W, 27-21 Sept. 23 at North Carolina* W, 27-17 Sept. 22 at Boise State W, 42-23 Sept. 30 Syracuse* W, 33-25 Sept. 29 Miami* L, 6-31 Oct. 7 Duke* W, 28-21 Oct. 5 Louisville* W, 39-25 Oct. 7 at Virginia* L, 21-28 Oct. 14 at North Carolina* W, 20-14 Oct. 14 at Pitt* W, 35-17 Oct. 14 Florida State* L, 10-17 Oct. 21 Boston College* L, 10-41 Oct. 28 at Notre Dame L, 14-35 Oct. 21 Pitt* L, 17-24 Oct. 28 at Pitt* L, 14-31 Nov. 4 Clemson* L, 31-38 Oct. 28 at Virginia Tech* L, 3-24 Nov. 4 Georgia Tech* W, 40-36 Nov. 11 at Boston College* W, 17-14 Nov. 11 at Army West Point L, 16-21 Nov. 11 at Louisville* L, 21-38 Nov. 18 at Wake Forest* Nov. 18 Georgia Tech* Nov. 18 at Miami* Nov. 25 North Carolina* Nov. 25 at Wake Forest* Nov. 24 Virginia Tech*
*ACC game *ACC game *ACC game
NORTH CAROLINA (2-8, 1-6 ACC) VIRGINIA TECH (7-3, 3-3 ACC) MIAMI (9-0, 6-0 ACC) Sept. 2 California L, 30-35 Sept. 3 vs. West Virginia W, 31-24 Sept. 2 Bethune-Cookman W, 41-13 Sept. 9 Louisville* L, 35-47 Sept. 9 Delaware W, 27-0 Sept. 23 Toledo W, 52-30 Sept. 16 at Old Dominion W, 53-23 Sept. 16 at East Carolina W, 64-17 Sept. 29 at Duke* W, 31-6 Sept. 23 Duke* L, 17-27 Sept. 23 Old Dominion W, 38-0 Oct. 7 at Florida State* W, 24-20 Sept. 30 at Georgia Tech* L, 7-33 Sept. 30 Clemson* L, 17-31 Oct. 14 Georgia Tech* W, 25-24 Oct. 7 Notre Dame L, 10-33 Oct. 7 at Boston College* W, 23-10 Oct. 21 Syracuse* W, 27-19 Oct. 14 Virginia* L, 14-20 Oct. 21 North Carolina* W, 59-7 Oct. 28 at North Carolina* W, 24-19 Oct. 21 at Virginia Tech* L, 7-59 Oct. 28 Duke* W, 24-3 Nov. 4 Virginia Tech* W, 28-10 Oct. 28 Miami* L, 19-24 Nov. 4 at Miami* L, 10-28 Nov. 11 Notre Dame W, 41-8 Nov. 9 at Pitt* W, 34-31 Nov. 11 at Georgia Tech* L, 22-28 Nov. 18 Virginia* Nov. 18 Western Carolina Nov. 18 Pitt* Nov. 24 at Pitt* Nov. 24 at NC State* Nov. 24 at Virginia* *ACC game *ACC game *ACC game
Combined Opponent Record ...... 66-52 Combined Winning % ...... 559
20 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB TE
Youngstown St. Weah Henderson O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Hodges Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Ollison Lively*
Penn State Weah Henderson O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Ollison Clark
Oklahoma St. Weah Ffrench O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Hall Ollison#
Georgia Tech Weah Henderson O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Hodges Bookser Flanagan DiNucci Ollison Clark
Rice Weah Henderson O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Hodges Bookser Flanagan Browne Moss Clark
Syracuse Mathews Ffrench O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Herndon Bookser Flanagan Browne Ollison Clark
NC State Weah Henderson O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Clark
Duke Weah Ffrench O’Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Ollison#
Virginia Weah Ffrench O'Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Ollison#
North Carolina Weah Henderson O'Neill Of icer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Clark DiNucci Hall Ollison#
Virginia Tech
Miami
*Colton Lively started as a fullback against Youngstown State. #Qadree Ollison started as an H-back against Oklahoma State, Duke, Virginia and North Carolina
DEFENSE GAME DE NT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS
Youngstown St. Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs
Penn State Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs
Oklahoma St. Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs
Georgia Tech Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead
Rice Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead
Syracuse Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Coleman* Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead
NC State Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Hamlin Whitehead
Duke Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Hamlin Whitehead
Virginia Folston Jr. Roy Watts Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Motley Jackson Hamlin Whitehead
North Carolina Folston Jr. Roy Watts Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Motley Jackson Hamlin Whitehead
Virginia Tech
Miami
*Therran Coleman started as a ifth defensive back at Syracuse.
21 2017 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 28 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 ȍOTȎ #4/4 PENN STATE 33 PITT 14 Sept. 2, 2017 • Heinz Field • 40,012 Sept. 9, 2017 • Beaver Stadium • 109,898 Pitt built a 21-0 intermission lead but needed overtime to fend off Making its irst trip to Beaver Stadium since 1999, Pitt fell to rival Youngstown State, 28-21, in the season opener for both teams…Jester Penn State, 33-14...the loss snapped Pitt’s two-game winning streak Weah’s leaping 11-yard touchdown grab on the opening possession in the series...the Panthers had won the prior two encounters of OT provided the winning points…on YSU’s subsequent possession, (2000, 2016)...three turnovers and red zone struggles plagued the redshirt freshman safety Bricen Garner ended the game by picking Panthers (1-1)...Pitt held statistical advantages in total yards (342 off Hunter Wells in the end zone…the victory marked the Panthers’ to 312), irst downs (24 to 14) and time of possession (38:20 to irst in overtime since a 36-33 win at Notre Dame in 2008…Pitt had 21:40)...two early interceptions helped Penn State build a 14-0 lead dropped three consecutive OT contests before beating YSU…Qadree as Trace McSorley converted the miscues into a pair of touchdown Ollison rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while Quadree passes to Mike Gesicki...Pitt scored just one TD on four trips inside Henderson ran for 77…Pitt compiled 208 yards on the ground but PSU’s 20-yard line...backup quarterback Ben DiNucci found the end was outgained in total offense, 418 to 348…in his Pitt debut, Max zone for Pitt on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter...Qadree Ollison Browne completed 17-of-24 passes for 140 yards and the winning rushed for a game-high 96 yards on 15 carries (6.4 avg.)...Ollison strike to Weah…the Panthers incurred zero penalties in the game, the also had 30 yards receiving and a two-point conversion catch... irst time they achieved that feat in six years (2011 at Louisville)... redshirt freshman kicker Alex Kessman booted his irst two ield Pitt moved to 3-0 in season-opening games under Pat Narduzzi…the goals as a collegian...defensively, linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu had a Panthers improved to 15-1 all-time against FCS foes. team-high seven tackles (including a personal-best three TFLs) and also forced a fumble. YSU 0 0 7 14 0 21 PITT 14 7 0 0 7 28 PITT 0 3 3 8 14 PENN STATE 14 0 7 12 33 First Quarter PITT — Ollison 6-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:48 First Quarter PITT — Ollison 5-yard run (Kessman kick) 1:50 PSU — Gesicki 8-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 12:53 PSU — Gesicki 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 5:20 Second Quarter PITT — Davis 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 3:07 Second Quarter PITT — Kessman 28-yard ield goal 1:12 Third Quarter YSU — McCaster 1-yard run (Kennedy kick) 4:44 Third Quarter PSU — Barkley 46-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 10:32 Fourth Quarter PITT — Kessman 24-yard ield goal 6:03 YSU — Turner 25-yard pass from Wells (Kennedy kick) 6:10 YSU — Turner 42-yard pass from Wells (Kennedy kick) 3:35 Fourth Quarter PSU — Barkley 8-yard run (Davis kick) 14:54 Overtime PITT — DiNucci 3-yard run (Ollison pass from DiNucci) 10:09 PITT — Weah 11-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) PSU — Safety (Allen tackled Hall in end zone) 5:53 PSU — Davis 24-yard ield goal 3:34 Team Stats YSU PITT First Downs 19 24 Team Stats PITT PSU Rushes-Yards 26-107 53-208 First Downs 24 14 Comp-Att-Int 18-32-1 17-24-0 Rushes-Yards 45-155 24-148 Passing Yards 311 140 Comp-Att-Int 24-41-2 15-28-1 Total Yards 418 348 Passing Yards 187 164 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-66 Total Yards 342 312 Kick Returns-Yards 2-33 3-71 Punt Returns-Yards 3-0 3-31 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-33 2-50 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Interceptions-Yards 1-2 2-43 Punts-Average 4-31.5 2-40.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 0-0 Punts-Average 5-44.4 6-43.2 Third Down Conv. 4-11 9-16 Penalties-Yards 6-55 1-15 Fourth Down Conv. 2-2 3-3 Third Down Conv. 5-17 4-12 Sacks By-Yards 3-30 1-11 Fourth Down Conv. 3-4 0-0 Possession Time 25:29 34:31 Sacks By-Yards 1-7 5-37 Possession Time 38:20 21:40 Rushing YSU — McCaster 19-73, 1 TD; Turner 3-32; Bailey 1-9; Kuhn 1-2; Mays 1-2; Rushing Wells 1-(-11). PITT — Ollison 15-96; Moss 11-46; Hall 5-19; DiNucci 5-8, 1 TD; Ffrench 1-8; PITT — Ollison 22-91, 2 TD; Henderson 9-77; Hall 13-52; Davis 4-8, 1 TD; Maddox 1-1; Henderson 2-(-5); Browne 5-(-18). Browne 5-(-20). PSU — Barkley 14-88, 1 TD; McSorley 8-65; Team 1-(-2); Sanders 1-(-3).
Passing Passing YSU — Wells 18-32-1, 311 yards, 2 TD. PITT — Browne 19-32-2, 138 yards; DiNucci 5-9-0, 49 yards. PITT — Browne 17-24-0, 140 yards, 1 TD. PSU — McSorley 15-28-1, 164 yards, 3 TD.
Receiving Receiving YSU — Rader 6-100; Turner 5-124, 2 TD; Bailey 4-55; Patterson 2-27; PITT — Weah 6-65; Araujo-Lopes 4-42; Flanagan 3-19; Ollison 2-30; McCaster 1-5. Ffrench 2-9; Hall 2-9; Henderson 2-5; Moss 2-(-4); Mathews 1-12. PITT — Ollison 5-35; Ffrench 3-19; Flanagan 2-35; Hall 2-12; Weah 1-11, 1 TD; PSU — Barkley 4-45, 1 TD; Gesicki 4-39, 2 TD; Hamilton 3-45; Polk 1-18; Sear 1-10; Henderson 1-7; Mathews 1-6; Araujo-Lopes 1-5. Thompkins 1-12; Johnson 1-4; Stevens 1-1.
22 2017 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
#9/8 OKLAHOMA STATE 59 PITT 21 GEORGIA TECH 35 PITT 17 Sept. 16, 2017 • Heinz Field • 38,952 Sept. 23, 2017 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • 40,211 Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph threw for 497 yards and Pitt failed to contain Georgia Tech’s spread-option attack and fell ive touchdowns as the No. 9/8 Cowboys (3-0) cruised past host Pitt, 35-17 in the ACC opener for both teams...the loss dropped Pitt to 1-3 59-21…the 38-point defeat marked the Panthers’ worst loss ever at for the irst time since 2005...the loss also marked the Panthers’ third Heinz Field…Rudolph completed 72% of his passes (23 of 32) but did straight, their irst three-game losing streak since 2014...the Yellow throw his irst interception of the season, ending his FBS-best active Jackets (2-1) rolled up 436 yards on the ground with KirVonte Ben- streak of 216 attempts without a pick…Avonte Maddox was respon- son rumbling for 196 and elusive QB TaQuon Marshall accounting for sible for the INT at the goal line in the third quarter…the Cowboys 112...Pitt, in contrast, only mustered 37 rush yards and 235 overall... rolled up 676 yards, a Pitt opponent record (eclipsing Virginia Tech’s the Panthers forced four turnovers—all fumbles—but failed to con- 675 in 1993)…for the second consecutive game, Pitt quarterback Ben vert any of Georgia Tech’s miscues into points...sophomore QB Ben DiNucci came off the bench and directed the Panthers to their initial DiNucci made his irst career start, completing 12 of 19 for 110 yards touchdown…DiNucci led two second-quarter scoring drives and in- with one touchdown, a 28-yard strike to Qadree Ollison that gave Pitt ished the game 13 of 25 for 228 yards with a TD and two INTs…his a 7-0 lead to open the game...Pitt’s only other TD was an 80-yard punt attempts, completions and yardage marked career bests…Pitt fell to return by Quadree Henderson in the second quarter that tied it at 1-2 with both losses coming to teams ranked in the Top 10...it was the 14-all...it was Henderson’s second career punt return TD and sixth re- irst time since 2006 that Pitt had faced consecutive Top-10 opponents. turn for a score overall...redshirt freshman placekicker Alex Kessman nailed a 55-yard ield goal—one yard shy of the school record—as OKLAHOMA STATE 21 28 7 3 59 PITT 0 14 7 0 21 the irst half expired...LB Oluwaseun Idowu had a game-high 13 tack- les and added a fumble recovery. First Quarter OSU — Hill 20-yard run (Ammendola kick) 13:00 PITT 7 10 0 0 17 OSU — Stoner 54-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 7:46 GEORGIA TECH 7 14 7 7 35 OSU — Ateman 69-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 3:33 First Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Ollison 28-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 12:19 OSU — McCleskey 8-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 13:41 GT — Marshall 32-yard run (Davis kick) 6:29 OSU — McCleskey 40-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 11:22 PITT — Moss 5-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:25 Second Quarter OSU — Hill 15-yard run (Ammendola kick) 6:15 GT — Marshall 1-yard run (Davis kick) 13:48 OSU — McCleskey 48-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 3:40 PITT — Henderson 80-yard punt return (Kessman kick) 8:05 PITT — Araujo-Lopes 14-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 0:16 GT — Benson 5-yard run (Davis kick) 0:51 PITT — Kessman 55-yard ield goal 0:00 Third Quarter OSU — Phillips 10-yard interception return (Ammendola kick) 9:54 Third Quarter PITT — Pinnock fumble recovery in the end zone (Kessman kick) 0:08 GT — Weimerskirch 19-yard run (Davis kick) 6:40
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter OSU — Ammendola 25-yard ield goal 10:08 GT — Benson 47-yard run (Davis kick) 5:37
Team Stats OSU PITT Team Stats PITT GT First Downs 27 17 First Downs 11 25 Rushes-Yards 35-104 34-103 Rushes-Yards 20-37 67-436 Comp-Att-Int 26-37-1 20-35-2 Comp-Att-Int 22-35-0 4-7-0 Passing Yards 572 288 Passing Yards 198 48 Total Yards 676 391 Total Yards 235 484 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-80 2-23 Kick Returns-Yards 2-41 5-85 Kick Returns-Yards 6-124 1-26 Interceptions-Yards 2-17 1-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-4 Punts-Average 1-45.0 6-48.7 Punts-Average 7-50.1 4-45.5 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-50 Penalties-Yards 3-26 4-18 Third Down Conv. 10-14 5-15 Third Down Conv. 1-13 6-14 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 1-2 Fourth Down Conv. 2-3 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 2-22 1-3 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 3-23 Possession Time 28:28 31:32 Possession Time 24:58 35:02
Rushing Rushing OSU — Hill 11-91, 2 TD; King 16-35; Brown 4-8; Rudolph 1-(-3); Team 3-(-27). PITT — Whitehead 2-35; Ollison 7-11; Moss 4-9; Henderson 1-2; Browne 1-(-4); PITT — Moss 12-36, 1 TD; Ffrench 3-34; DiNucci 7-18; Araujo-Lopes 1-10; DiNucci 5-(-16). Ollison 7-6; Hall 1-1; Henderson 1-1; Browne 2-(-3). GT — Benson 29-196, 2 TD; Marshall 18-112, 2 TD; Green 5-38; Weimerskirch 4-31, 1 TD; Howard 3-19; Lynch 3-18; Jones 2-9; Searcy 2-9; Jordan 1-4. Passing OSU — Rudolph 23-32-1, 497 yards, 5 TD; Cornelius 3-5-0, 75 yards. Passing PITT — DiNucci 13-25-2, 228 yards, 1 TD; Browne 7-10-0, 60 yards. PITT — DiNucci 12-19-0, 110 yards, 1 TD; Browne 10-15, 88 yards; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. Receiving GT — Marshall 4-7-0, 48 yards. OSU — McCleskey 7-162, 3 TD; Washington 5-124; Stoner 5-100, 1 TD; Ateman 4-109, 1 TD; Wallace 2-49; Hill 2-2; Abbott 1-26. Receiving PITT — Araujo-Lopes 6-89, 1 TD; Flanagan 3-43; Mathews 3-32; Ffrench 3-16; PITT — Ollison 5-44, 1 TD; Mathews 3-50; Ffrench 3-28; Araujo-Lopes 3-27; Henderson 1-74; Moss 1-12; Hall 1-8; Clark 1-7; Ollison 1-7. Flanagan 2-14; Clark 2-9; Henderson 2-4; Hall 1-14; Weah 1-8. GT — Jeune 2-29; Lynch 1-10; Benson 1-9.
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PITT 42 RICE 10 SYRACUSE 27 PITT 24 Sept. 30, 2017 • Heinz Field • 33,051 Oct. 7, 2017 • Carrier Dome • 33,290 Pitt snapped its three-game losing skid with a resounding 42-10 rout Pitt fell at Syracuse, 27-24, the Panthers’ irst loss to their longtime of visiting Rice…the Panthers (2-3) stormed to a 28-0 halftime lead, foe since 2012...Orange quarterback Eric Dungey proved to be the scoring touchdowns on four of their irst ive possessions…Pitt’s difference, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another... fourth drive ended with a fumble at the Rice 2…QB Max Browne had Dungey compiled 413 yards in total offense (365 passing and 48 the inest day of his collegiate career, connecting on 28-of-32 passes rushing) as Syracuse improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in ACC play...the (88%) for 410 yards and four TDs with zero interceptions…Browne’s Panthers’ futility on third down also keyed the result...Pitt (2-4, 0-2) passing yardage and completion total marked the highest by a Pitt was just 3 of 13 on third down and didn’t record its irst conversion player since 2013…he was 14 of 16 for 247 yards in the irst half until 8:40 was left in the game...Pitt QB Max Browne completed 15 of with the two incompletions coming on drops…four different play- 22 for 161 yards before leaving the contest due to injury...Ben DiNucci ers caught touchdowns and 10 total players had receptions…Jester came on in relief and hit 6 of 10 for 55 yards...safety Jordan Whitehead Weah had ive catches for 137 yards (27.4 avg.) and a 55-yard TD…it pulled double duty, rushing seven times for 73 yards, including a 35- marked the third 100-yard receiving game of Weah’s career...Dennis yard TD...he also ran for a 2-point conversion that pulled Pitt within Briggs, Damar Hamlin and Dane Jackson had interceptions for Pitt… three points with 7:15 to go...Alex Kessman booted a 56-yard ield for Briggs and Hamlin, it marked the irst INTs of their careers…Rice goal to set a Carrier Dome record and tie the Pitt mark (Chris Blewitt (1-4) managed just 277 yards, including a mere 55 on the ground… at Georgia Tech, 2015)...Pitt had won 11 of the past 12 games in the Pitt improved to 9-1 under Pat Narduzzi when holding an opponent series...the Panthers had been 4-0 against the Orange in ACC play. under 100 rush yards. PITT 0 10 3 11 24 RICE 0 0 10 0 10 SYRACUSE 3 7 10 7 27 PITT 21 7 0 14 42 First Quarter First Quarter SU — Murphy 26-yard ield goal 11:30 PITT — Moss 48-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 11:27 PITT — Weah 55-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 6:18 Second Quarter PITT — Ollison 10-yard run (Kessman kick) 1:13 PITT — Whitehead 35-yard run (Kessman kick) 14:53 PITT — Kessman 49-yard ield goal 7:26 Second Quarter SU — Butler 32-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick) 0:34 PITT — Moss 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 2:02 Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Kessman 42-yard ield goal 11:32 RICE — Tobola 23-yard ield goal 9:31 SU — Dungey 10-yard run (Murphy kick) 6:59 RICE — Walter 70-yard pass from Tyner (Tobola kick) 0:32 SU — Murphy 38-yard ield goal 2:12
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter PITT — Hall 1-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 12:22 PITT — Kessman 56-yard ield goal 14:55 PITT — Clark 7-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 4:39 SU — Ishmael 35-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick) 11:07 PITT — Ollison 19-yard run (Whitehead rush) 7:15 Team Stats RICE PITT First Downs 14 24 Team Stats PITT SU Rushes-Yards 23-55 33-69 First Downs 16 26 Comp-Att-Int 15-32-3 28-34-0 Rushes-Yards 26-129 42-135 Passing Yards 222 410 Comp-Att-Int 22-33-0 33-49-0 Total Yards 277 479 Passing Yards 229 365 Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 2-38 Total Yards 358 500 Kick Returns-Yards 4-50 1-36 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-5) 1-12 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 3-66 Kick Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts-Average 7-43.1 3-43.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-37 2-25 Punts-Average 6-43.0 5-39.2 Third Down Conv. 4-13 6-11 Penalties-Yards 6-65 9-58 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-1 Third Down Conv. 3-13 8-20 Sacks By-Yards 3-26 3-23 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 3-5 Possession Time 25:45 34:15 Sacks By-Yards 3-20 2-16 Possession Time 25:18 34:42 Rushing RICE — Walter 6-39; Esukpa 2-10; Myers 2-10; Whitaker 4-7; Ellerbe 5-2; Rushing Wright 1-(-2); Tyner 3-(-11). PITT — Whitehead 7-73, ,1 TD; Ollison 6-28, 1 TD; Hall 3-19; DiNucci 4-13; PITT — Whitehead 1-24; Moss 14-22, 1 TD; Henderson 3-19; Ollison 6-17, 1 TD; Henderson 1-2; Davis 1-2; Araujo-Lopes 2-(-1); Browne 2-(-7). Maddox 1-7; Davis 2-6; Ffrench 1-(-2); Team 1-(-2); Browne 4-(-22). SU — Strickland 25-80; Dungey 12-48, 1 TD; Elmore 4-5; Perkins 1-2.
Passing Passing RICE — Tyner 15-32-3, 222 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Browne 15-22-0, 161 yards; DiNucci 6-10-0, 55 yards; Pickett 1-1-0, PITT — Browne 28-32-0, 410 yards, 4 TD; DiNucci 0-2-0, 0 yards. 13 yards. SU — Dungey 33-49-0, 2 TD, 365 yards. Receiving RICE — Granson 5-53; Walter 2-73, 1 TD; Wells 2-28; Wright 2-18; Phillips 1-19; Receiving Esukpa 1-17; Myers 1-12; Ellerbe 1-2. PITT — Araujo-Lopes 7-100; Weah 5-57; Flanagan 4-22; Ffrench 2-27; PITT — Weah 5-137, 1 TD; Araujo-Lopes 5-72; Clark 5-23, 1 TD; Mathews 4-50; Ollison 2-9; Hall 1-11; Henderson 1-3. Moss 2-63, 1 TD; Henderson 2-31; Ffrench 2-19; Ollison 1-9; Flanagan 1-5; SU — Pierce 9-99; Philips 8-55; Butler 7-64, 1 TD; Ishmael 5-97, 1 TD; Hall 1-1, 1 TD. Strickland 2-32; Johnson 2-18.
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#20/20 NC STATE 35 PITT 17 PITT 24 DUKE 17 Oct. 14, 2017 • Heinz Field • 41,124 Oct. 21, 2017 • Wallace Wade Stadium • 22,621 Pitt fell to 0-3 in ACC play, losing to NC State, 35-17, on Homecoming... Darrin Hall’s career rushing performance lifted Pitt to its irst ACC the 20th-ranked Wolfpack (6-1, 4-0) won its sixth straight overall and win of the season against host Duke, 24-17, in Durham...facing the remained unbeaten in league play...NC State won for the irst time nation’s No. 16 rushing defense (108 yards per game), Hall exploded in ive visits to Pittsburgh...the Panthers (2-5, 0-3) started strong, for career-high marks of 254 yards on 24 carries and three touch- with Ben DiNucci inding Jester Weah on a 33-yard strike to open the downs...his four-yard score with 10:48 left gave Pitt the lead for good scoring...but two long TDs in quick succession by NC State tailback at 21-17...after Duke had taken a 10-point lead late in the third, Hall Nyheim Hines—on an 83-yard run and a 92-yard punt return—gave sprinted 92 yards for a score...it marked the longest touchdown run the visitors their irst lead...Pitt responded with a one-yard TD run in school history, eclipsing the 100-year-old record of 91 established by Darrin Hall, which was set up by a 10-yard trick-play lateral rush by George McLaren in 1917...Hall also broke a 79-yard TD run to open by offensive lineman Brian O’Neill—his third career carry...however, the scoring in the irst quarter...both of Hall's long TDs were on the the Wolfpack controlled the second half and clinched the win with irst play of Pitt drives...Pitt (3-5, 1-3) piled up a season-high 485 two rushing scores by Jaylen Samuels in the fourth quarter...for Pitt, total yards, including 336 on the ground...Duke (4-4, 1-4) managed safety Damar Hamlin earned his irst career start and led the Pan- just 76 rushing yards...after Alex Kessman’s 45-yard ield goal made thers with a career-high eight tackles...DiNucci inished with career it a seven-point game with 1:41 left, the Blue Devils mounted one last highs in passing attempts (19) and completions (32)...true frosh QB drive, reaching the Pitt 22...but Jordan Whitehead ended the threat Kenny Pickett also played three second-half series, completing 5-of- and the game with a diving interception with 45 seconds remaining... 13 passes for 61 yards...Weah recorded his fourth career 100-yard the Panthers pulled off their irst comeback win when trailing by receiving game, catching seven passes for 106 yards and one score... double digits in the second half since rallying from a 15-point de icit Pitt dropped to 2-5 for the irst time since 2001. against Connecticut on Oct. 10, 2009...the victory was Pitt’s seventh in the last eight meetings with Duke, and the Panthers' ifth straight NC STATE 14 0 7 14 35 PITT 7 7 0 3 17 win at Wallace Wade Stadium.
First Quarter PITT 7 0 7 10 24 PITT — Weah 33-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 5:05 DUKE 0 3 14 0 17 NC STATE — Hines 83-yard run (Wise kick) 4:37 NC STATE — Hines 92-yard punt return (Wise kick) 0:55 First Quarter PITT — Hall 79-yard run (Kessman kick) 7:23 Second Quarter PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 2:38 Second Quarter DUKE — Parker 25-yard ield goal 13:36 Third Quarter NC STATE — Meyers 3-yard pass from Finley (Wise kick) 2:32 Third Quarter DUKE — Wilson 58-yard pass from Jones (Parker kick) 8:33 Fourth Quarter DUKE — Rahming 39-yard pass from Jones (Parker kick) 0:28 NC STATE — Samuels 1-yard run (Wise kick) 11:55 PITT — Hall 92-yard run (Kessman kick) 0:10 PITT — Kessman 43-yard ield goal 7:56 NC STATE — Samuels 40-yard run (Wise kick) 2:01 Fourth Quarter PITT — Hall 4-yard run (Kessman kick) 10:48 Team Stats NC STATE PITT PITT — Kessman 45-yard ield goal 1:41 First Downs 18 20 Rushes-Yards 38-248 32-95 Team Stats PITT DUKE Comp-Att-Int 14-25-0 24-45-1 First Downs 20 22 Passing Yards 198 231 Rushes-Yards 57-336 26-76 Total Yards 446 326 Comp-Att-Int 8-18-0 16-34-1 Punt Returns-Yards 2-94 2-33 Passing Yards 149 283 Kick Returns-Yards 1-15 5-85 Total Yards 485 359 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-25 2-25 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Kick Returns-Yards 4-59 4-107 Punts-Average 6-44.7 7-39.6 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-39 1-10 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Third Down Conv. 5-13 4-15 Punts-Average 4-42.0 5-45.6 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-1 Penalties-Yards 9-88 7-32 Sacks By-Yards 1-12 0-0 Third Down Conv. 8-18 3-10 Possession Time 25:02 34:58 Fourth Down Conv. 1-2 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 2-23 3-11 Rushing Possession Time 39:27 20:33 NC STATE — Hines 16-135, 1 TD; Samuels 6-62, 2 TD; Gallaspy 11-46; Finley 3-10; Rushing Team 2-(-5). PITT — Hall 24-254, 3 TD; Davis 6-24; Henderson 6-24; DiNucci 11-22; Ollison PITT — Whitehead 8-18; Pickett 4-18; Ollison 2-17; Hall 9-17, 1 TD; Henderson 1-15; 3-17; Ffrench 1-5; Whitehead 2-(-3); Araujo-Lopes 2-(-3); Team 2-(-4). O’Neill 1-10; Davis 2-1; DiNucci 4-0; Team 1-(-3); Weah 0-2. DUKE — Wilson 11-42; Brown 7-27; Jones 7-8; Harris 1-(-1).
Passing Passing NC STATE — Finley 14-25-0, 198 yards, 1 TD. PITT — DiNucci 8-18-0, 149 yards. PITT — DiNucci 19-32-1, 170 yards, 1 TD; Pickett 5-13-0, 61 yards. DUKE — Jones 15-33-1, 272 yards, 2 TD; Harris 1-1-0, 11 yards. Receiving Receiving NC STATE — Meyers 5-52, 1 TD; Samuels 4-28; Harmon 3-113; Hines 2-5. PITT — Araujo-Lopes 4-54; Weah 2-74; Ffrench 1-17; Hall 1-4. PITT — Weah 7-106, 1 TD; Araujo-Lopes 6-54; Mathews 3-30; Clark 2-20; DUKE — Rahming 8-142, 1 TD; Wilson 3-75, 1 TD; Taylor 2-36; Helm 2-20; Whitehead 2-7; Henderson 2-2; Ffrench 1-12; Davis 1-0. Bracey 1-10.
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PITT 31 VIRGINIA 14 NORTH CAROLINA 34 PITT 31 Oct. 28, 2017 • Heinz Field • 30,889 Nov. 9, 2017 • Heinz Field • 34,056 Pitt earned its second consecutive ACC victory by defeating Virginia, Darrin Hall rushed for a career-high four touchdowns but Pitt was 31-14, on a rainy afternoon at Heinz Field...the Panthers (4-5, 2-3) edged by North Carolina, 34-31, in an ESPN Thursday night game... seized control in the irst half, building a 21-0 lead by the second Anthony Ratliff-Williams starred for the Tar Heels (2-8, 1-6) in a quarter...it was Pitt's third consecutive win over the Cavaliers, who back-and-forth contest...the UNC sophomore receiver returned the fell to 0-5 all-time in Pittsburgh...Darrin Hall topped 100 yards rush- opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, threw for a 35-yard score ing for the second week in a row, tallying 111 yards on a career-high on a trick play and caught the game-winning TD with 6:18 left in the 25 carries...Hall opened the scoring with a 14-yard TD run follow- game...the Panthers (4-6, 2-4) rallied from de icits of 14-3 and 24-17 ing a Saleem Brightwell interception...Jester Weah then broke away to take the lead on Hall's fourth TD with 13:16 remaining...however, for a 19-yard touchdown reception and Quadree Henderson had a Ratliff-Williams' 3-yard TD catch from QB Nathan Elliott gave UNC its spectacular 75-yard punt return score as Pitt built an insurmount- ifth straight win against Pitt...Hall inished with 121 yards rushing, able lead...Pitt's defense effectively utilized a bend-but-don't-break his third consecutive 100-yard game...Hall's four-score output was approach in limiting the visitors to just 14 points...the Panthers the irst by a Panther since James Conner also rushed for four TDs stopped the Cavaliers (5-3, 2-2) on fourth down on four occasions— at North Carolina on Nov. 15, 2014...the Panthers outrushed the Tar all in Pitt territory...after Qadree Ollison scored a 25-yard TD run in Heels, 267-96...Pitt dropped to 10-2 under Pat Narduzzi when hold- the third quarter and Alex Kessman added a 30-yard ield goal, Pitt's ing opponents under 100 yards rushing, with both losses coming to defense sealed the win with two late fourth-down stops in goal-to-go UNC. situations for UVA...Pitt improved to 7-3 all-time and 4-1 in ACC play NORTH CAROLINA 14 10 3 7 34 against Virginia. PITT 3 14 7 7 31
VIRGINIA 0 7 0 7 14 First Quarter PITT 7 14 7 3 31 UNC — Ratliff-Williams 98-yard kickoff return (Jones kick) 14:44 PITT — Kessman 42-yard ield goal 12:19 First Quarter UNC — Fritts 11-yard pass from Elliott (Jones kick) 6:32 PITT — Hall 14-yard run (Kessman kick) 8:25 Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Hall 7-yard run (Kessman kick) 14:14 PITT — Weah 19-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 14:00 PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:58 PITT — Henderson 75-yard punt return (Kessman kick) 6:14 UNC — Cabrera 35-yard pass from Ratliff-Williams (Jones kick) 4:36 VIRGINIA — Dubois 19-yard pass from Benkert (Mejia kick) 1:13 UNC — Jones 51-yard ield goal 0:30
Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Ollison 25-yard run (Kessman kick) 7:15 PITT — Hall 9-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:38 UNC — Jones 48-yard ield goal 3:27 Fourth Quarter VIRGINIA — Burney 2-yard pass from Benkert (Mejia kick) 14:54 Fourth Quarter PITT — Kessman 30-yard ield goal 11:09 PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 13:16 UNC — Ratliff-Williams 3-yard pass from Elliott (Jones kick) 6:18 Team Stats VIRGINIA PITT First Downs 20 19 Team Stats UNC PITT Rushes-Yards 31-102 40-176 First Downs 21 25 Comp-Att-Int 22-42-1 10-18-1 Rushes-Yards 32-96 45-267 Passing Yards 212 134 Comp-Att-Int 21-32-0 11-17-0 Total Yards 314 310 Passing Yards 270 142 Punt Returns-Yards 3-18 2-75 Total Yards 366 409 Kick Returns-Yards 4-130 1-3 Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-1 1-16 Kick Returns-Yards 2-120 1-16 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts-Average 4-45.5 4-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-45 6-65 Punts-Average 3-31.3 4-46.0 Third Down Conv. 6-17 5-12 Penalties-Yards 7-65 1-15 Fourth Down Conv. 1-5 0-0 Third Down Conv. 5-12 4-9 Sacks By-Yards 1-10 3-22 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0 Possession Time 30:36 29:24 Sacks By-Yards 3-20 3-13 Possession Time 27:47 32:13 Rushing VIRGINIA — Ellis 15-58; Reed 4-14; Hamm 2-13; Sharp 1-8; Zaccheaus 2-7; Rushing Benkert 7-2. UNC — Brown 15-70; Carter 6-24; Elliott 9-10; Team 1-(-2); Johnson 1-(-6). PITT — Hall 25-111, 1 TD; Ollison 6-47, 1 TD; Henderson 1-25; Ffrench 1-(-1); PITT — Hall 23-121, 4 TD; DiNucci 14-83; Henderson 5-42; Ffrench 1-20; Davis 1-(-1); DiNucci 5-(-2); Team 1-(-3). Moss 1-3; Whitehead 1-(-2).
Passing Passing VIRGINIA — Benkert 22-42-1, 212 yards, 2 TD. UNC — Elliott 20-31-0, 235 yards, 2 TD; Ratliff-Williams 1-1-0, 35 yards, 1 TD. PITT — DiNucci 10-18-1, 134 yards, 1 TD. PITT — DiNucci 11-17-0, 142 yards.
Receiving Receiving VIRGINIA — Zaccheaus 8-80; Butts 4-31; Dowling 2-46; Dubois 2-26, 1 TD; UNC — Ratliff-Williams 5-75, 1 TD; Newsome 5-46; Fritts 3-23, 1 TD; Levrone 2-21; Reed 1-4; Burney 1-2, 1 TD; Hamm 1-2; Ellis 1-0. Cabrera 2-44, 1 TD; Brown 2-43; Cunningham 2-23; Corrales 2-16. PITT — Weah 2-31, 1 TD; Flanagan 2-22; Henderson 2-14; Ffrench 1-32; PITT — Ffrench 3-35; Clark 2-26; Weah 2-25; Ollison 2-16; Hall 1-30; Araujo-Lopes 1-18; Ollison 1-16; Clark 1-1. Henderson 1-10.
26 THE LAST TIME... RUSHING INDIVIDUAL PASSING INDIVIDUAL 200 yards rushing: 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 254, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17 (24 att., 3 TD). By Pitt: 410, Max Browne vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (32 att., 28 comp., 4 TD). By Opponent: 224, Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe By Opponent: 365, Eric Dungey, Syracuse, 10-7-17 (49 att., 33 comp., Bowl) (32 att., 3 TD). 2 TD).
300 yards rushing: 400 yards passing: By Pitt: 303, Tony Dorsett vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-75 (23 att., 1 TD). By Pitt: 410, Max Browne vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (32 att., 28 comp., 4 TD). By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: 497, Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17 (32 att., 23 comp., 5 TD, 1 INT). 30 or more rushing attempts: By Pitt: 30, James Conner at North Carolina, 11-15-14 (220 yards, 4 TD). Four touchdown passes: By Opponent: 32, Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe By Pitt: Max Browne vs. Rice, 9-30-17. Bowl) (224 yards, 3 TD). By Opponent: Mason Rudolph (5), Oklahoma State, 9-16-17.
Three rushing touchdowns: Five touchdown passes: By Pitt: Darrin Hall (4) vs. North Carolina, 11-9-17. By Pitt: Nathan Peterman at Clemson, 11-12-16. By Opponent: Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe Bowl). By Opponent: Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17.
Four rushing touchdowns: Six touchdown passes: By Pitt: Darrin Hall vs. North Carolina, 11-9-17. By Pitt: Tom Savage at Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: Mike Teel, Rutgers, 10-25-08.
50+ yard touchdown run: Seven touchdown passes: By Pitt: 92, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17. By Pitt: Pete Gonzalez at Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Opponent: 83, Nyheim Hines, NC State, 10-14-17. By Opponent: DNA
60+ yard touchdown run: 60+ yard TD pass: By Pitt: 92, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17. By Pitt: 69, vs. Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe Bowl), Nathan Peterman By Opponent: 83, Nyheim Hines, NC State, 10-14-17. to Jester Weah. By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. 70+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 92, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17. 70+ yard TD pass: By Opponent: 83, Nyheim Hines, NC State, 10-14-17. By Pitt: 79, vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16, Nathan Peterman to Dontez Ford. By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. 80+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 92, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17. 80+ yard TD pass: By Opponent: 83, Nyheim Hines, NC State, 10-14-17. By Pitt: 80, at Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. 90+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 92, Darrin Hall at Duke, 10-21-17. 90+ yard TD pass: By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. By Pitt: 91, at Rutgers, 9-17-92, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells. By Opponent: 91, Oklahoma St., 9-17-16, Mason Rudolph to James Washington. Two 100-yard rushers: By Pitt: 11-26-16 vs. Syracuse, James Conner (115) and Quadree 45 or more pass attempts: Henderson (103). By Pitt: 46, Tino Sunseri vs. West Virginia, 11-26-10 (28 comp., 284 yards, By Opponent: 9-23-17, Georgia Tech, KirVonte Benson (196) and 1 TD, 1 INT). TaQuon Marshall (112). By Opponent: 49, Eric Dungey, Syracuse, 10-7-17 (33 comp., 365 yards, 2 TD). Three 100-yard rushers: By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott 30 or more pass completions: Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101). By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, By Opponent: DNA 1 TD, 3 INT). By Opponent: 33, Eric Dungey, Syracuse, 10-7-17 (49 att., 365 yards, Five different rushers with a touchdown: 2 TD). By Pitt: 11-26-16 vs. Syracuse, James Conner (2), George Aston, Nathan Peterman, Quadree Henderson and Maurice Ffrench. By Opponent: Georgia Tech, 10-25-14, Broderick Snoddy (3), Justin Thomas, Tony Zenon, Matt Connors and Deon Hill.
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RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL 100-yard rusher and 400-yard passer: 100+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 9-21-13 at Duke, James Conner (173 rushing) and Tom Savage By Pitt: 106, Jester Weah vs. NC State, 10-14-17 (7 receptions, 1 TD). (424 passing). By Opponent: 142, T.J. Rahming, Duke, 10-21-17 (8 receptions, 1 TD). By Opponent: 9-17-16, Oklahoma State, Rennie Childs (101 rushing) and Mason Rudolph (540 passing). 150+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 176, Jester Weah vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (7 receptions, 1 TD). 100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Opponent: 162, Jalen McCleskey, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17 (7 receptions, 3 TD). By Pitt: 11-12-16 at Clemson, James Conner (132 rushing), Scott Orndoff (128 receiving) and Nathan Peterman (308 passing). 200+ yards receiving: By Opponent: 11-5-16, Miami, Mark Walton (125 rushing), Ahmmon By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald at Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). Richards (144 receiving) and Brad Kaaya (356 passing). By Opponent: 202, Mike Williams, Clemson, 11-12-16 (15 receptions, 1 TD). 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: Two 100-yard receivers: By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), By Pitt: 9-21-13 at Duke, Devin Street (166) and Tyler Boyd (154). Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). By Opponent (4): 162, Jalen McCleskey (7 receptions, 3 TD); 124, James By Opponent: DNA Washington (5 receptions); 109, Marcell Ateman (4 receptions, 1 TD); 100, Dillon Stoner (5 receptions, 1 TD), Oklahoma State, 9-16-17.
10 or more receptions: SCORING INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 11, Tyler Boyd vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (103 yards, 1 TD). Three total touchdowns: By Opponent: 13, Amba Etta-Tawo (178 yards, 5 TD), Syracuse, and 11, By Pitt: Darrin Hall vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-9-17. Ervin Philips (107 yards), Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Jalen McCleskey, Oklahoma State (three receiving), 9-16-17.
Three receiving touchdowns: Four total touchdowns: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd at Duke, 9-21-13. By Pitt: Darrin Hall vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-9-17. By Opponent: Jalen McCleskey, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. By Opponent: Amba Etta-Tawo (5), Syracuse ( ive receiving), 11-26-16.
Four receiving touchdowns: Five total touchdowns: By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Pitt: Norman Bill Budd (6) vs. Ohio (six rushing), 1910. By Opponent: Amba Etta-Tawo (5), Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse ( ive receiving), 11-26-16.
60+ yard TD reception: Two-point conversion (rushing): By Pitt: 69, vs. Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe Bowl), Nathan Peterman By Pitt: Jordan Whitehead at Syracuse, 10-7-17. to Jester Weah. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. Two-point conversion (passing): 70+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: Ben DiNucci to Qadree Ollison, at Penn State, 9-9-17. By Pitt: 79, vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16, Nathan Peterman to Dontez Ford. By Opponent: Trace McSorley to DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State, 9-10-16. By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. Defensive two-point conversion: 80+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt at Syracuse, 9-22-90. By Pitt: 80, at Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94. By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. Safety: 90+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 9-24-16 at North Carolina (Ryan Switzer tackled by Ejuan Price). By Pitt: 91, at Rutgers, 9-17-92, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells. By Opponent: 9-9-17, Penn State (Darrin Hall tackled by Marcus Allen). By Opponent: 91, OK State, 9-17-16, Mason Rudolph to James Washington. Two safeties in same game: COMBOS By Pitt: 9-13-14 at FIU (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3-73. By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: Keenan Reynolds, Navy (144 rushing/126 passing), 12-28-15 (Military Bowl). One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Pitt: Jawan Walker at Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to 100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). By Pitt: 11-12-16 at Clemson, James Conner (132 rushing) and By Opponent: DNA Nathan Peterman (308 passing). By Opponent: 11-5-16, Miami, Mark Walton (125 rushing) and Brad Kaaya (356 passing).
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SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL Three ϐield goals: 15+ tackles: By Pitt: Alex Kessman at Syracuse, 10-7-17. By Pitt: 15, Matt Galambos vs. Northwestern (Military Bowl), 12-28-16. By Opponent: Michael Badgley, Miami, 11-5-16. By Opponent: 16, Quin Blanding, Virginia, 10-15-16.
Four ϐield goals: 20+ tackles: By Pitt: Kevin Harper at Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades at Louisville, 11-3-05. By Opponent: Joey Slye (6), Virginia Tech, 10-27-16. By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88.
Five ϐield goals: Three sacks: By Pitt: Conor Lee at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Opponent: Joey Slye (6), Virginia Tech, 10-27-16. By Opponent: 3.5, Kareem Martin, North Carolina, 11-16-13.
50-yard ϐield goal: Four sacks: By Pitt: 56, Alex Kessman at Syracuse, 10-7-17. By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Opponent: 51, Freeman Jones, North Carolina, 11-9-17. By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12.
Missed PAT kick (not blocked): Four tackles for loss: By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Pitt: 4, Ejuan Price at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: Cole Murphy, Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 4, Cole Walterscheid, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16.
Blocked PAT kick: Two fumble recoveries: By Pitt: Ejuan Price vs. Syracuse (SU kicker Cole Murphy), 11-26-16. By Pitt: 2, Mike Caprara vs. Penn State, 9-10-16. By Opponent: Dexter Lawrence, Clemson (Pitt kicker Chris Blewitt), 11-12-16. By Opponent: 2, Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14.
70+ yard punt: Two interceptions: By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. By Pitt: Ray Vinopal vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13. By Opponent: 77 yards, Alec Vozenilek, Virginia, 9-28-13. By Opponent: Desmond King, Iowa, 9-19-15.
Blocked punt: Three interceptions: By Pitt: James Folston Jr. vs. Youngstown State, 9-2-17. By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. By Opponent: Elliott Brown, Virginia, 10-28-17. By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98.
Blocked punt for a touchdown: Interception return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Pat Amara Jr. at Iowa, 28 yards (blocked by Ryan Lewis), 9-19-15. By Pitt: Dane Jackson vs. Syracuse, 20 yards, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers (recovered in end zone, By Opponent: Justin Phillips, Oklahoma State, 10 yards, 9-16-17. blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): Blocked ϐield goal: By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 yards) By Pitt: Alex Bookser at Duke, 10-21-17. vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. By Opponent: Dexter Lawrence, Clemson, 11-12-16. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams (21 yards), 11-24-07. Blocked ϐield goal for a touchdown: By Pitt: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. Fumble return for a touchdown: By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. By Pitt: Jason Pinnock vs. Oklahoma State (recovered in end zone), 9-16-17. By Opponent: Rob Rolle, Villanova (three yards), 9-3-16. Kickoff return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Quadree Henderson at Miami, 100 yards, 11-5-16. By Opponent: Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina, 98 yards, 11-9-17.
Punt return for a touchdown (not blocked): By Pitt: Quadree Henderson vs. Virginia, 75 yards, 10-28-17. By Opponent: Nyheim Hines, NC State, 92 yards, 10-14-17.
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TEAM SCORING Shutout at home: 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Pitt: 42 vs. Rice, 9-30-17. By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. By Opponent: 59, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. Shutout on the road: 50 points scored by team: By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01. By Pitt: 76 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96. By Opponent: 59, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. First half shutout: 60 points scored by team: By Pitt: 28-0 vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (Pitt won, 42-10). By Pitt: 76 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Connecticut, 24-0, 11-9-12 (Pitt lost, 24-17). By Opponent: 61, Syracuse, 11-26-16. Second half shutout: 70 points scored by team: By Pitt: 28-0 vs. Duke, 11-19-16 (Pitt won, 56-14). By Pitt: 76 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Georgia Tech, 14-0, 9-23-17 (GT won, 35-17). By Opponent: 72, Ohio State, 9-21-16.
40+ point margin of victory (vs. FBS teams only): By Pitt: 56-14 vs. Duke, 11-19-16. TEAM OFFENSE By Opponent: 60-6 at Notre Dame, 11-16-96. 500 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 644 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16 (393 rush, 251 pass). 50+ point margin of victory (vs. FBS teams only): By Opponent: 500, Syracuse, 10-7-17 (135 rush, 365 pass). By Pitt: 76-0 at Temple, 9-24-76. By Opponent: 60-6 at Notre Dame, 11-16-96. 600 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 644 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16 (393 rush, 251 pass). 20 ϐirst-quarter points: By Opponent: 676, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17 (104 rush, 572 pass). By Pitt: 21 vs. Rice, 9-30-17. By Opponent: 21, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 410 vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (34 att., 28 comp., 4 TD). 20 second-quarter points: By Opponent: 365, Syracuse, 10-7-17 (49 att., 33 comp., 2 TD). By Pitt: 21 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 28, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. 400 yards passing: By Pitt: 410 vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (34 att., 28 comp., 4 TD). 20 third-quarter points: By Opponent: 572, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17 (37 att., 26 comp., 5 TD, 1 INT). By Pitt: 21 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: 336 at Duke, 10-21-17 (57 att., 3 TD). 20 fourth-quarter points: By Opponent: 436, Georgia Tech, 9-23-17 (67 att., 5 TD). By Pitt: 20 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 27, Syracuse, 11-26-16. 400 yards rushing: By Pitt: 409 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (56 att., 7 TD). 30 points scored in ϐirst half: By Opponent: 436, Georgia Tech, 9-23-17 (67 att., 5 TD). By Pitt: 35 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 49, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. 40 minutes in possession time: By Pitt: 41:09 at North Carolina, 9-24-16. 30 points scored in second half: By Opponent: 42:05, Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15. By Pitt: 41 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: 40, Syracuse, 11-26-16. 99-yard touchdown drive: By Pitt: vs. Penn State, 9-10-16 (10 plays, 4:43). Failed to score a touchdown: By Opponent: Oklahoma State, 9-17-16 (7 plays, 2:33). By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6). By Opponent: Delaware, 8-30-14 (Pitt won, 62-0).
Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and Trae Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07.
Shutout: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl).
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TEAM DEFENSE Held opponent under 100 yards in total offense: PITT HISTORY IN OVERTIME GAMES By Pitt: 64, vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (33 rushing, 31 passing). All-Time OT Games: 16 (7-9) By Opponent: 94, Boston College, 10-7-95 (-11 rushing, 105 passing). 1OT Games: 7 (4-3) Held opponent under 100 yards passing: 2OT Games: 6 (1-5) By Pitt: 48, at Georgia Tech, 9-23-17 (7 att., 4 comp.). 3OT Games: 2 (1-1) By Opponent: 91, Penn State, 9-10-16 (15 att., 11 comp., 3 TD, 1 INT). 4OT Games: 1 (1-0)
Held opponent under 100 yards rushing: By Pitt: 96 vs. North Carolina, 11-9-17 (32 att). DATE OPPONENT RESULT By Opponent: 95, NC State, 10-14-17 (32 att.). Sept. 14, 1996 Houston L, 42-35 Oct. 25, 1997 at Rutgers W, 55-48 (2OT) Held opponent under 75 yards rushing: Nov. 28, 1997 at West Virginia W, 41-38 (3OT) By Pitt: 55 vs. Rice, 9-30-17 (23 att.) By Opponent: 69, Rice, 9-30-17 (33 att.). Oct. 7, 2000 at Syracuse L, 24-17 (2OT) Oct. 26, 2002 Boston College W, 19-16 Held opponent under 50 yards rushing: Sept. 25, 2004 Furman W, 41-38 By Pitt: 25, vs. Duke, 11-19-16 (22 att.) By Opponent: 37, Georgia Tech, 9-23-17 (20 att.). Oct. 16, 2004 Boston College W, 20-17 Nov. 6, 2004 at Syracuse L, 38-31 (2OT) Held opponent under 25 yards rushing: Sept. 9, 2005 at Ohio L, 16-10 By Pitt: 18, at North Carolina, 9-24-16 (22 att.). Nov. 11, 2006 at Connecticut L, 46-45 (2OT) By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.). Oct. 10, 2007 Navy L, 48-45 (2OT) Held an opponent to negative yards rushing: Nov. 1, 2008 at Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT) By Pitt: -1, vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (24 att.). Sept. 2, 2010 at Utah L, 27-24 By Opponent: -5, Georgia Tech, 11-2-13 (21 att.). Nov. 3, 2012 at Notre Dame L, 29-26 (3OT) Nov. 1, 2014 Duke L, 51-48 (2OT) Sept. 2, 2017 Youngstown State W, 28-21 PENALTIES 100+ yards in penalties: Pitt wins in bold By Pitt: 112 vs. Old Dominion, 10 penalties, 10-19-13. By Opponent: 101, Clemson, 9 penalties, 11-12-16.
10+ penalties By Pitt: 10 vs. Penn State, 79 yards, 9-10-16. By Opponent: 10, Virginia, 67 yards, 10-15-16.
Zero penalties: By Pitt: vs. Youngstown State, 9-2-17. By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76.
OVERTIME GAMES Overtime win at home: By Pitt: 28-21 vs. Youngstown State, 9-2-17. By Opponent: Notre Dame, 29-26 (3OT), 11-3-12.
Overtime win on the road: By Pitt: 36-33 (4OT) at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Opponent: Duke, 51-48 (2OT), 11-1-14.
31 NCAA Statistics
Pittsburgh - 2017-18 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/11/2017
National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
3rd Down Conversion Pct (129 ranked) 96 11 0.360 Wisconsin 0.520 Clemson 0.458
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (129 ranked) 77 12 0.404 Michigan 0.237 Syracuse 0.254
4th Down Conversion Pct (129 ranked) 25 3 0.625 Alabama 1.000 Clemson 0.818
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (129 ranked) 57 8 0.500 San Diego St. 0.000 Duke 0.333
Blocked Kicks (54 ranked) 21 5 2 Northern Ill. 6 NC State 4 Florida St. 4
Blocked Kicks Allowed (127 ranked) 34 1 1 33 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 1
Blocked Punts (15 ranked) 15 4 1 4 teams tied 4 NC State 3
Blocked Punts Allowed (129 ranked) 76 5 1 75 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage (129 ranked) 38 4 0.620 Oklahoma 0.722 Clemson 0.656
Defensive TDs (35 ranked) Texas 6 Duke 4
Fewest Penalties (129 ranked) 5 3 40 Minnesota 36 Georgia Tech 36 Georgia Tech 36
Fewest Penalties Per Game (129 ranked) 4 2 4.00 Minnesota 3.60 Boston College 3.70
Fewest Penalty Yards (129 ranked) 18 3 399 Georgia Tech 291 Georgia Tech 291 Boston College 291 Boston College 291
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (129 ranked) 17 3 39.90 Boston College 29.10 Boston College 29.10
First Downs Defense (129 ranked) 74 12 206 Mississippi St. 132 Georgia Tech 148
First Downs Offense (129 ranked) 73 9 200 Ohio St. 281 Louisville 273
Fumbles Lost (129 ranked) 53 7 6 Iowa St. 0 Miami (FL) 2
Fumbles Recovered (129 ranked) 54 5 6 Bowling Green 15 Miami (FL) 8 Louisville 8
Kickoff Return Defense (129 ranked) 122 14 25.70 New Mexico 13.33 Virginia Tech 18.85
Kickoff Returns (129 ranked) 108 13 18.29 Wyoming 29.06 Virginia 27.47
Net Punting (129 ranked) 63 6 38.04 Texas 44.65 Syracuse 41.32
Passes Had Intercepted (129 ranked) 32 5 6 Alabama 2 Georgia Tech 3 San Diego St. 2
Passes Intercepted (127 ranked) 61 7 8 Fla. Atlantic 18 Miami (FL) 16
Passing Offense (129 ranked) 81 10 210.8 Oklahoma 388.8 Louisville 319.5
Passing Yards Allowed (129 ranked) 110 14 264.5 Air Force 143.1 Virginia Tech 174.9
Passing Yards per Completion (129 ranked) 102 9 11.33 Navy 25.37 Georgia Tech 21.24
Punt Return Defense (129 ranked) 112 11 12.82 Ohio St. 0.00 Syracuse 2.67
Punt Returns (129 ranked) 3 1 19.50 Washington 21.05 Pittsburgh 19.50
Red Zone Defense (129 ranked) 17 4 0.742 Troy 0.586 Virginia Tech 0.700
Red Zone Offense (127 ranked) 95 11 0.793 Georgia 0.974 Wake Forest 0.930
Rushing Defense (129 ranked) 49 7 150.7 Wisconsin 81.5 Clemson 112.7
Rushing Offense (129 ranked) 73 11 157.5 Navy 369.8 Georgia Tech 324.0
Sacks Allowed (129 ranked) 97 9 2.60 Army West Point 0.10 NC State 1.10
Scoring Defense (129 ranked) 77 11 28.5 Alabama 11.2 Virginia Tech 14.8
Scoring Offense (129 ranked) 91 10 24.9 UCF 48.6 Louisville 36.8
Tackles for Loss Allowed (129 ranked) 94 10 6.50 Missouri 2.70 Miami (FL) 5.00
Team Passing Efficiency (129 ranked) 76 8 126.92 Oklahoma 205.15 Wake Forest 160.04
Team Passing Efficiency Defense (129 ranked) 107 14 144.49 Wisconsin 94.46 Boston College 95.71
Team Sacks (129 ranked) 88 13 1.70 Clemson 3.80 Clemson 3.80
Team Tackles for Loss (129 ranked) 103 13 4.8 Northern Ill. 9.1 Miami (FL) 8.8
Time of Possession (129 ranked) 16 2 32:29 Navy 35:47 Georgia Tech 34:32
Total Defense (129 ranked) 87 12 415.2 Wisconsin 247.6 Clemson 297.6
Total Offense (129 ranked) 97 9 368.3 Oklahoma 600.7 Louisville 543.7
Turnover Margin (129 ranked) 48 7 0.20 Wyoming 1.70 Miami (FL) 1.67
Turnovers Gained (129 ranked) 67 7 14 Wyoming 27 Miami (FL) 24 Washington St. 27 Central Mich. 27
Turnovers Lost (129 ranked) 35 6 12 Alabama 5 Wake Forest 7
Winning Percentage (128 ranked) 84 10 0.400 4 teams tied 1.000 Miami (FL) 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
All Purpose (200 ranked) Quadree Henderson 79 9 105.20 Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 203.30 Greg Dortch, Wake Forest 161.25
Blocked Kicks (2 ranked) Justin Lawler, SMU 3 Brian Burns, Florida St. 2
Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Quadree Henderson 10 4 700 Michael Walker, Boston College 973 Michael Walker, Boston College 973
Completion Percentage (105 ranked) Ben DiNucci 83 11 0.560 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 0.712 Kelly Bryant, Clemson 0.653
Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Tyler Rogers, New Mexico St. 29.11 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 25.00
Field Goal Percentage (106 ranked) Alex Kessman 96 11 0.588 Dominik Eberle, Utah St. 0.938 Blanton Creque, Louisville 0.857
Field Goals Per Game (133 ranked) Alex Kessman 66 8 1.00 Matt Gay, Utah 2.20 Cole Murphy, Syracuse 1.90
Forced Fumbles (48 ranked) Avonte Maddox 48 4 0.25 Joe Ostman, Central Mich. 0.50 Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech 0.30 Anthony Winbush, Ball St. 0.50 James Hearns, Louisville 0.30 Chucky Williams, Louisville 0.30
Fumbles Recovered (12 ranked) Brian Keyes, UNLV 4 7 players tied 2
Interceptions Per Game (137 ranked) Dane Jackson 137 15 0.2 Joshua Jackson, Iowa 0.7 Lukas Denis, Boston College 0.5
Kickoff Return TDs (12 ranked) Tony Pollard, Memphis 3 Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina 2 Marcus Green, La.-Monroe 3 Isaiah Harper, Old Dominion 3
Kickoff Returns (107 ranked) Quadree Henderson 81 9 20.6 Tony Pollard, Memphis 41.1 Joe Reed, Virginia 28.9
Passes Defended (32 ranked) Joshua Jackson, Iowa 2.3 Mark Gilbert, Duke 1.5
Passing Efficiency (105 ranked) Ben DiNucci 90 11 117.5 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 202.1 John Wolford, Wake Forest 162.8
Passing TDs (145 ranked) Max Browne 131 14 5 Drew Lock, Missouri 35 Kurt Benkert, Virginia 21 Ben DiNucci 145 15 4 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 21
Passing Yards (130 ranked) Ben DiNucci 120 13 1,037 Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 3,690 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 3,003 Max Browne 124 14 997
Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Ben DiNucci 102 13 115.2 Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 369.0 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 300.3
Passing Yards per Completion (105 ranked) Ben DiNucci 47 6 12.35 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 16.71 Malik Rosier, Miami (FL) 14.26
Points Responsible For (192 ranked) Darrin Hall 192 20 60 J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 224 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 218
Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 22.4 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 21.8
Punt Return TDs (9 ranked) Quadree Henderson 2 1 2 Dante Pettis, Washington 4 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 2 Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech 2
Punt Returns (57 ranked) Quadree Henderson 5 1 16.1 Dante Pettis, Washington 21.7 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 16.1
Punting (105 ranked) Ryan Winslow 21 4 44.1 Michael Dickson, Texas 48.6 Tom Sheldon, North Carolina 45.8
Receiving TDs (172 ranked) Jester Weah 110 11 4 David Sills, West Virginia 18 Greg Dortch, Wake Forest 9
Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Jester Weah 122 14 514 Michael Gallup, Colorado St. 1,298 Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 1,131 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 164 19 461
Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Jester Weah 130 16 51.4 Michael Gallup, Colorado St. 118.0 Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 113.1 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 173 22 46.1
Receptions Per Game (194 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 149 18 3.7 Trey Quinn, SMU 9.6 Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 9.2
Rush Yards Per Carry (167 ranked) Darrin Hall 39 3 5.77 Khalil Tate, Arizona 11.65 Travis Homer, Miami (FL) 6.66
Rushing TDs (164 ranked) Darrin Hall 38 5 9 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 22 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech 16 Qadree Ollison 131 15 5
Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Darrin Hall 106 14 594 Bryce Love, Stanford 1,622 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 1,176
Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrin Hall 122 16 59.4 Bryce Love, Stanford 180.2 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 117.6
Sacks (67 ranked) Joe Ostman, Central Mich. 1.25 Bradley Chubb, NC State 1.00
Scoring (197 ranked) Darrin Hall 118 14 6.0 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 13.8 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech 10.9 Alex Kessman 144 17 5.9
Solo Tackles (48 ranked) Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas 8.0 Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest 5.1
Tackles For Loss (32 ranked) Bradley Chubb, NC State 2.3 Bradley Chubb, NC State 2.3
Total Interceptions (43 ranked) Joshua Jackson, Iowa 7 Lukas Denis, Boston College 5
Total Offense (200 ranked) Ben DiNucci 111 14 129.2 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 417.9 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 417.9
Total Points Scored (141 ranked) Darrin Hall 106 10 60 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 138 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech 96 Alex Kessman 125 13 59
Total Tackles (493 ranked) Oluwaseun Idowu 120 17 7.4 Frank Ginda, San Jose St. 13.8 Micah Kiser, Virginia 10.6 Saleem Brightwell 173 24 6.8 Damar Hamlin 447 50 5.0
Total Touchdowns (122 ranked) Darrin Hall 40 4 10 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 23 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech 16
Yards per Pass Attempt (105 ranked) Ben DiNucci 67 9 6.91 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 11.90 John Wolford, Wake Forest 8.92
Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Jester Weah 52 4 16.58 Aaron Cephus, Rice 25.82 Ricky Jeune, Georgia Tech 21.90 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Results (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Wo 28-21 1-0 0-0 3:18 40012 9/9/17 at #4 Penn State L 14-33 1-1 0-0 3:20 109898 9/16/17 #9 OKLAHOMA STATE L 21-59 1-2 0-0 3:13 38952 * 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech L 17-35 1-3 0-1 3:08 40211 9/30/17 RICE W 42-10 2-3 0-1 2:59 33051 * 10/7/17 at Syracuse L 24-27 2-4 0-2 3:33 33290 * 10/14/17 #20 NC STATE L 17-35 2-5 0-3 3:13 41124 * 10/21/17 at Duke W 24-17 3-5 1-3 3:10 22621 * 10/28/17 VIRGINIA W 31-14 4-5 2-3 2:54 30889 * 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA L 31-34 4-6 2-4 3:21 34056 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 249 285 Points Per Game 24.9 28.5 Points Off Turnovers 21 31 FIRST DOWNS 200 206 R u s h in g 92 79 P a s s in g 97 111 P e n a lt y 11 16 RUSHING YARDAGE 1575 1507 Yards gained rushing 1874 1734 Yards lost rushing 299 227 Rushing Attempts 385 344 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.4 Average Per Game 157.5 150.7 TDs Rushing 19 13 PASSING YARDAGE 2108 2645 C o m p - A t t - I n t 186-300-6 184-318-8 Average Per Pass 7.0 8.3 Average Per Catch 11.3 14.4 Average Per Game 210.8 264.5 TDs Passing 9 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 3683 4152 Total Plays 685 662 Average Per Play 5.4 6.3 Average Per Game 368.3 415.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-512 23-591 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-312 17-218 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-84 6-61 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 25.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 12.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 10.2 FUMBLES-LOST 10-6 9-6 PENALTIES-Yards 40-399 47-384 Average Per Game 39.9 38.4 PUNTS-Yards 48-2104 45-1882 Average Per Punt 43.8 41.8 Net punt average 38.0 34.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 50-3146 54-3374 Average Per Kick 62.9 62.5 Net kick average 38.1 41.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 3 0 2 7 : 3 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 50/139 55/136 3rd-Down Pct 36% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/16 8/16 4th-Down Pct 62% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 17-122 26-207 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 31 37 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-17 8-14 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (23-29) 79% (23-31) 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-29) 69% (17-31) 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS (29-29) 100% (37-37) 100% ATTENDANCE 218084 206020 Games/Avg Per Game 6/36347 4/51505 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Pitt 66 86 34 56 7 249 Opponents 73 69 72 71 0 285 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Darrin Hall 10 103 611 17 594 5.8 9 92 59.4 Quadree Henderson 14 226 16.1 2 80 Qadree Ollison 10 74 346 16 330 4.5 5 32 33.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 20 20.0 0 20 Quadree Henderson 10 30 207 5 202 6.7 0 25 20.2 Jazzee Stocker 1 66 66.0 0 66 Jordan Whitehead 7 21 158 13 145 6.9 1 35 20.7 Total 16 312 19.5 2 80 Ben DiNucci 9 55 245 119 126 2.3 1 31 14.0 Opponents 17 218 12.8 1 92 Chawntez Moss 5 42 122 6 116 2.8 2 11 23.2 Maurice Ffrench 10 8 67 3 64 8.0 0 20 6.4 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg A.J. Davis 7 16 41 1 40 2.5 1 12 5.7 Dane Jackson 2 26 13.0 0 24 Kenny Pickett 2 4 18 0 18 4.5 0 12 9.0 Avonte Maddox 1 3 3.0 0 3 Brian O'Neill 10 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 1.0 Jordan Whitehead 1 0 0.0 0 0 Avonte Maddox 8 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 7 1.0 Dennis Briggs 1 34 34.0 0 34 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 5 12 6 6 1.2 0 10 0.6 Damar Hamlin 1 5 5.0 0 5 Jester Weah 10 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.2 Bricen Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 6 5 0 12 -12 -2.4 0 0 -2.0 Saleem Brightwell 1 16 16.0 0 16 Max Browne 6 19 27 101 -74 -3.9 0 13 -12.3 Total 8 84 10.5 0 34 Total 10 385 1874 299 1575 4.1 19 92 157.5 Opponents 6 61 10.2 1 42 Opponents 10 344 1734 227 1507 4.4 13 83 150.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Quadree Henderson 23 474 20.6 0 36 Ben DiNucci 9 117.54 84-150-4 56.0 1037 4 74 115.2 Maurice Ffrench 2 11 5.5 0 9 Max Browne 6 142.41 96-135-2 71.1 997 5 55 166.2 Matt Flanagan 1 3 3.0 0 0 Kenny Pickett 2 87.26 6-14-0 42.9 74 0 23 37.0 Avonte Maddox 1 16 16.0 0 16 TEAM 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Erik Sellers 1 8 8.0 0 8 Total 10 126.92 186-300-6 62.0 2108 9 74 210.8 Total 28 512 18.3 0 36 Opponents 10 144.49 184-318-8 57.9 2645 21 70 264.5 Opponents 23 591 25.7 1 98
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 37 461 12.5 1 28 46.1 Avonte Maddox 1 7 7.0 0 7 Jester Weah 10 31 514 16.6 4 55 51.4 Jason Pinnock 0 0 0.0 1 0 Maurice Ffrench 10 21 214 10.2 0 32 21.4 Total 1 7 7.0 1 7 Qadree Ollison 10 19 166 8.7 1 30 16.6 Opponents 1 66 66.0 0 66 Matt Flanagan 9 17 160 9.4 0 30 17.8 Aaron Mathews 10 15 180 12.0 0 20 18.0 Quadree Henderson 10 14 150 10.7 0 74 15.0 Chris Clark 10 13 86 6.6 1 15 8.6 Darrin Hall 10 10 89 8.9 1 30 8.9 Chawntez Moss 5 5 71 14.2 1 48 14.2 Jordan Whitehead 7 2 7 3.5 0 8 1.0 Tyler Sear 7 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.4 A.J. Davis 7 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 10 186 2108 11.3 9 74 210.8 Opponents 10 184 2645 14.4 21 70 264.5 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Darrin Hall 10 ------60 Ben DiNucci 9 205 126 1037 1163 129.2 Alex Kessman - 10-17 29-29 - - - - - 59 Max Browne 6 154 -74 997 923 153.8 Qadree Ollison 6 - - - 1 - - - 38 Darrin Hall 10 103 594 0 594 59.4 Jester Weah 4 ------24 Qadree Ollison 10 74 330 0 330 33.0 Chawntez Moss 3 ------18 Quadree Henderson 10 30 202 0 202 20.2 Quadree Henderson 2 ------12 Jordan Whitehead 7 21 145 0 145 20.7 Jordan Whitehead 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 8 Chawntez Moss 5 42 116 0 116 23.2 Chris Clark 1 ------6 Kenny Pickett 2 18 18 74 92 46.0 A.J. Davis 1 ------6 Maurice Ffrench 10 8 64 0 64 6.4 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 ------6 A.J. Davis 7 16 40 0 40 5.7 Ben DiNucci 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6 Brian O'Neill 10 1 10 0 10 1.0 Jason Pinnock 1 ------6 Avonte Maddox 8 2 8 0 8 1.0 Total 31 10-17 29-29 1-1 1 1-1 - - 249 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 5 6 0 6 0.6 Opponents 37 8-14 37-37 - - - - 1 285 Jester Weah 10 0 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 6 6 -12 0 -12 -2.0 Total 10 685 1575 2108 3683 368.3 Opponents 10 662 1507 2645 4152 415.2
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Alex Kessman 10-17 58.8 0-0 2-3 1-2 5-8 2-4 56 0 Ryan Winslow 47 2074 44.1 63 3 20 14 13 0 TEAM 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 0 0 1 FG Sequence Pitt Opponents Total 48 2104 43.8 63 3 20 14 13 1 Youngstown State 28,38 43 Opponents 45 1882 41.8 58 0 12 16 11 1 Penn State (28),(24) (24) Oklahoma State 49 (25) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Georgia Tech 50,(55) - Alex Kessman 50 3146 62.9 26 0 Rice - (23) Total 50 3146 62.9 26 0 25.7 38.1 26 Syracuse (49),(42),(56) (26),(38) Opponents 54 3374 62.5 24 2 18.3 41.9 23 NC State (43) 34 Duke 47,55,(45) (25),49,36 Virginia 43,(30) 43 North Carolina (42) (51),(48),43
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Quadree Hender 10 202 150 226 474 0 1052 105.2 Darrin Hall 10 594 89 0 0 0 683 68.3 Jester Weah 10 2 514 0 0 0 516 51.6 Qadree Ollison 10 330 166 0 0 0 496 49.6 Rafael Araujo-Lo 10 6 461 20 0 0 487 48.7 Maurice Ffrench 10 64 214 0 11 0 289 28.9 Chawntez Moss 5 116 71 0 0 0 187 37.4 Aaron Mathews 10 0 180 0 0 0 180 18.0 Matt Flanagan 9 0 160 0 3 0 163 18.1 Jordan Whitehe 7 145 7 0 0 0 152 21.7 Ben DiNucci 9 126 0 0 0 0 126 14.0 Chris Clark 10 0 86 0 0 0 86 8.6 Jazzee Stocker 9 0 0 66 0 0 66 7.3 A.J. Davis 7 40 0 0 0 0 40 5.7 Dennis Briggs 10 0 0 0 0 34 34 3.4 Avonte Maddox 8 8 0 0 16 3 27 3.4 Dane Jackson 10 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.6 Kenny Pickett 2 18 0 0 0 0 18 9.0 Saleem Brightw 10 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.6 Tyler Sear 7 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.4 Brian O'Neill 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 1.0 Erik Sellers 6 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.3 Damar Hamlin 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 TEAM 6 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -2.0 Max Browne 6 -74 0 0 0 0 -74 -12.3 Total 10 1575 2108 312 512 84 4591 459.1 Opponents 10 1507 2645 218 591 61 5022 502.2 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 23 Oluwaseun Idowu 10 47 27 74 10.5-40 4.0-24 . 1 2 1-0 1 . . 39 Saleem Brightwell 10 40 28 68 5.0-15 1.0-3 1-16 2 3 . 1 . . 9 Jordan Whitehead 7 33 15 48 . . 1-0 3 . 1-0 . . . 25 Elijah Zeise 10 29 15 44 5.0-13 . . 1 3 . . . . 3 Damar Hamlin 8 29 11 40 1.0-1 . 1-5 ...... 11 Dane Jackson 10 32 4 36 2.0-14 1.0-13 2-26 8 1 . . . . 27 Bricen Garner 10 24 6 30 0.5-1 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 20 Dennis Briggs 10 18 9 27 . . 1-34 1 . . . . . 17 Rashad Weaver 10 13 10 23 4.0-14 2.0-10 . 2 4 . . . . 14 Avonte Maddox 8 14 6 20 2.0-19 2.0-19 1-3 6 1 1-7 2 . . 10 Keyshon Camp 9 15 4 19 1.0-2 . . 4 3 . 1 . . 8 Dewayne Hendrix 9 12 6 18 3.0-10 1.0-7 . . 8 . . . . 40 James Folston Jr. 10 15 3 18 2.0-7 1.0-6 . . 4 . . 1 . 96 Allen Edwards 10 7 6 13 1.0-8 . . . 5 . . . . 93 Shane Roy 10 9 3 12 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 1 1 . . . . 34 Amir Watts 10 8 3 11 4.0-22 1.0-11 . 1 5 . . . . 43 Jazzee Stocker 9 7 3 10 1.0-1 ...... 44 Elias Reynolds 9 5 3 8 1.5-15 1.5-15 ...... 5 Kam Carter 9 4 4 8 1.5-5 . . . 2 1-0 . . . 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 5 2 7 ...... 91 Patrick Jones II 8 3 4 7 1.0-5 0.5-3 ...... 4 Therran Coleman 7 4 2 6 ...... 41 Jalen Williams 9 6 . 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 36 Chase Pine 7 4 1 5 ...... 53 Brian Popp 10 1 3 4 ...... 32 Phillipie Motley 4 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 15 Jason Pinnock 9 3 1 4 . . . 1 1 1-0 . . . 51 Jim Medure 9 2 2 4 ...... 88 Matt Flanagan 9 2 2 4 ...... 66 Mike Herndon 10 1 2 3 ...... 90 Rashad Wheeler 10 3 . 3 . . . . 2 . . . . 24 Phil Campbell 6 3 . 3 ...... 16 Damarri Mathis 6 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 2 Maurice Ffrench 10 . 2 2 ...... 63 Alex Officer 10 1 . 1 ...... 37 Qadree Ollison 10 . 1 1 ...... 61 Cal Adomitis 10 . 1 1 ...... 85 Jester Weah 10 1 . 1 ...... 28 Anthony McKee Jr. 1 . 1 1 ...... 6 Aaron Mathews 10 1 . 1 ...... 26 Chawntez Moss 5 1 . 1 ...... 46 Rimoni Dorsey 7 . 1 1 ...... 4M Kellen McAlone 6 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 6 1 . 1 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 22 Darrin Hall 10 1 . 1 ...... 78 Alex Bookser 9 ...... 1 . Total 10 410 192 602 48-203 17-122 8-84 35 45 6-7 5 2 . Opponents 10 439 212 651 65-300 26-207 6-61 44 38 6-66 6 1 1 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 53 208 3 17 17 140 1 30 17-24-0 140 1 30 3 71 0 28 1 66 0 66 348 9/9/17 at Penn State 45 155 1 32 24 187 0 30 24-41-2 187 0 30 2 33 0 17 3 0 0 13 342 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 34 103 1 23 20 288 1 74 20-35-2 288 1 74 5 85 0 21 0 0 0 0 391 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 20 37 0 30 22 198 1 28 22-35-0 198 1 28 6 124 0 29 3 80 1 80 235 9/30/17 RICE 33 69 2 24 28 410 4 55 28-34-0 410 4 55 1 36 0 36 2 38 0 28 479 10/7/17 at Syracuse 26 129 2 35 22 229 0 23 22-33-0 229 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 -5 0 0 358 10/14/17 NC STATE 32 95 1 15 24 231 1 33 24-45-1 231 1 33 5 85 0 30 2 33 0 28 326 10/21/17 at Duke 57 336 3 92 8 149 0 49 8-18-0 149 0 49 4 59 0 20 2 25 0 20 485 10/28/17 VIRGINIA 40 176 2 25 10 134 1 32 10-18-1 134 1 32 1 3 0 0 2 75 1 75 310 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 45 267 4 31 11 142 0 30 11-17-0 142 0 30 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 409 Pitt 385 1575 19 92 186 2108 9 74 186-300-6 2108 9 74 28 512 0 36 16 312 2 80 3683 Opponents 344 1507 13 83 184 2645 21 70 184-318-8 2645 21 70 23 591 1 98 17 218 1 92 4152
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 4.1 • Avg/catch: 11.3 • Pass effic: 126.92 • KR avg: 18.3 • PR avg: 19.5 • All purpose avg/game: 459.1 • Total offense avg/gm: 368.3
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 36 12 48 4.0-15 1.0-11 0 0-0 1-0 8 5 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 9/9/17 at Penn State 36 8 44 6.0-27 1.0-7 1 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 14 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 39 26 65 5.0-13 1.0-3 0 1-0 1-0 11 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 61 8 69 2.0-5 0.0-0 2 4-7 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 9/30/17 RICE 32 10 42 7.0-29 3.0-23 1 0-0 3-66 4 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 42 10/7/17 at Syracuse 49 40 89 5.0-29 3.0-20 0 0-0 0-0 3 5 0 1-1 1 0 0 0 24 10/14/1 NC STATE 37 24 61 4.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 10/21/1 at Duke 32 24 56 5.0-26 2.0-23 1 1-0 1-0 2 7 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 10/28/1 VIRGINIA 47 20 67 4.0-23 3.0-22 0 0-0 1-16 8 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 41 20 61 6.0-26 3.0-13 0 0-0 0-0 5 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Pitt 410 192 602 48.0-203 17.0-122 5 6-7 8-84 45 35 2 29-29 1 1 0 21 249 Opponents 439 212 651 65.0-300 26.0-207 6 6-66 6-61 38 44 1 37-37 0 0 1 31 285
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2 81 40.5 47 0 0 2 0 1 0-2 0 0 4 258 64.5 2 0 9/9/17 at Penn State 5 222 44.4 54 0 0 2 1 1 2-2 28 0 5 322 64.4 3 0 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 6 292 48.7 63 0 1 2 3 3 0-1 0 0 4 248 62.0 2 0 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 7 351 50.1 59 0 2 3 4 1 1-2 55 0 3 194 64.7 2 0 9/30/17 RICE 3 131 43.7 52 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 7 399 57.0 2 0 10/7/17 at Syracuse 6 258 43.0 55 0 0 5 1 1 3-3 56 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 10/14/1 NC STATE 7 277 39.6 53 0 0 2 2 2 1-1 43 0 4 258 64.5 3 0 10/21/1 at Duke 4 168 42.0 53 0 0 2 1 2 1-3 45 0 5 313 62.6 1 0 10/28/1 VIRGINIA 4 140 35.0 39 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 30 0 6 377 62.8 2 0 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 4 184 46.0 49 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 42 0 6 387 64.5 4 0 Pitt 48 2104 43.8 63 1 3 20 13 14 10-17 56 0 50 3146 62.9 26 0 Opponents 45 1882 41.8 58 1 0 12 11 16 8-14 51 1 54 3374 62.5 24 2 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 26 107 1 14 18 311 2 42 18-32-1 311 2 42 2 33 0 17 0 0 0 0 418 9/9/17 at Penn State 24 148 1 36 15 164 3 46 15-28-1 164 3 46 2 50 0 32 3 31 0 16 312 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 35 104 2 20 26 572 5 69 26-37-1 572 5 69 2 41 0 29 0 0 0 0 676 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 67 436 5 47 4 48 0 28 4-7-0 48 0 28 1 26 0 26 2 23 0 12 484 9/30/17 RICE 23 55 0 15 15 222 1 70 15-32-3 222 1 70 4 50 0 20 2 7 0 5 277 10/7/17 at Syracuse 42 135 1 20 33 365 2 35 33-49-0 365 2 35 1 19 0 19 1 12 0 12 500 10/14/17 NC STATE 38 248 3 83 14 198 1 43 14-25-0 198 1 43 1 15 0 15 2 94 1 92 446 10/21/17 at Duke 26 76 0 12 16 283 2 58 16-34-1 283 2 58 4 107 0 49 2 25 0 19 359 10/28/17 VIRGINIA 31 102 0 11 22 212 2 41 22-42-1 212 2 41 4 130 0 69 3 18 0 14 314 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 32 96 0 23 21 270 3 40 21-32-0 270 3 40 2 120 1 98 2 8 0 7 366 Opponents 344 1507 13 83 184 2645 21 70 184-318-8 2645 21 70 23 591 1 98 17 218 1 92 4152 Pitt 385 1575 19 92 186 2108 9 74 186-300-6 2108 9 74 28 512 0 36 16 312 2 80 3683
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 4.4 • Avg/catch: 14.4 • Pass effic: 144.49 • KR avg: 25.7 • PR avg: 12.8 • All purpose avg/game: 502.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 415.2
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 47 40 87 6.0-43 3.0-30 1 1-0 0-0 3 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 9/9/17 at Penn State 51 32 83 9.0-48 5.0-37 1 1-0 2-43 2 7 0 4-4 0 0 1 7 33 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 49 8 57 3.0-23 2.0-22 0 0-0 2-17 6 2 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 59 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 44 2 46 7.0-34 3.0-23 0 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 9/30/17 RICE 45 26 71 7.0-34 3.0-26 1 1-0 0-0 2 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 10/7/17 at Syracuse 34 22 56 4.0-21 2.0-16 1 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 10/14/1 NC STATE 46 20 66 7.0-26 1.0-12 1 1-0 1-0 8 8 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 10/21/1 at Duke 48 26 74 9.0-20 3.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 10/28/1 VIRGINIA 37 16 53 6.0-25 1.0-10 0 0-0 1-1 4 3 1 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 38 20 58 7.0-26 3.0-20 1 1-66 0-0 4 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 34 Opponents 439 212 651 65.0-300 26.0-207 6 6-66 6-61 38 44 1 37-37 0 0 1 31 285 Pitt 410 192 602 48.0-203 17.0-122 5 6-7 8-84 45 35 2 29-29 1 1 0 21 249
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 4 126 31.5 57 1 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 4 247 61.8 1 0 9/9/17 at Penn State 6 259 43.2 49 0 0 2 0 4 1-1 24 0 6 384 64.0 3 1 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE 1 45 45.0 45 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 25 0 10 640 64.0 4 1 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech 4 182 45.5 56 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 6 356 59.3 0 0 9/30/17 RICE 7 302 43.1 52 0 0 2 3 0 1-1 23 0 3 195 65.0 2 0 10/7/17 at Syracuse 5 196 39.2 47 0 0 2 0 1 2-2 38 0 6 395 65.8 6 0 10/14/1 NC STATE 6 268 44.7 58 0 0 1 3 3 0-1 0 0 6 346 57.7 1 0 10/21/1 at Duke 5 228 45.6 52 0 0 1 2 1 1-3 25 1 4 256 64.0 0 0 10/28/1 VIRGINIA 4 182 45.5 50 0 0 0 1 3 0-1 0 0 2 100 50.0 1 0 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA 3 94 31.3 41 0 0 1 0 1 2-3 51 0 7 455 65.0 6 0 Opponents 45 1882 41.8 58 1 0 12 11 16 8-14 51 1 54 3374 62.5 24 2 Pitt 48 2104 43.8 63 1 3 20 13 14 10-17 56 0 50 3146 62.9 26 0 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 25 Darrin Hall vs Virginia (10/28/17) Yards Rushing 254 Darrin Hall at Duke (10/21/17) TD Rushes 4 Darrin Hall vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Long Rush 92 Darrin Hall at Duke (10/21/17) Pass attempts 32 Max Browne at Penn State (9/9/17) 32 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) 32 Ben DiNucci vs NC State (10/14/17) Pass completions 28 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Passing 410 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) TD Passes 4 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) Long Pass 74 Ben DiNucci vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Receptions 7 Rafael Araujo-Lopes at Syracuse (10/7/17) 7 Jester Weah vs NC State (10/14/17) Yards Receiving 137 Jester Weah vs Rice (9/30/17) TD Receptions 1 Jester Weah vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) 1 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Qadree Ollison at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 1 Jester Weah vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Chris Clark vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Chawntez Moss vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Darrin Hall vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Jester Weah vs NC State (10/14/17) 1 Jester Weah vs Virginia (10/28/17) Long Reception 74 Quadree Henderson vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Field Goals 3 Alex Kessman at Syracuse (10/7/17) Long Field Goal 56 Alex Kessman at Syracuse (10/7/17) Punts 7 Ryan Winslow at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 7 Ryan Winslow vs NC State (10/14/17) Punting Avg 50.1 Ryan Winslow at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Long Punt 63 Ryan Winslow vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Punts inside 20 3 Ryan Winslow vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Punt Return 80 Quadree Henderson at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Long Kickoff Return 36 Quadree Henderson vs Rice (9/30/17) Tackles 13 Oluwaseun Idowu at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 13 Saleem Brightwell at Syracuse (10/7/17) Sacks 2.0 Oluwaseun Idowu at Syracuse (10/7/17) 2.0 Oluwaseun Idowu vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Oluwaseun Idowu at Penn State (9/9/17) Interceptions 1 Bricen Garner vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) 1 Dane Jackson at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Avonte Maddox vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Damar Hamlin vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Dane Jackson vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Dennis Briggs vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Jordan Whitehead at Duke (10/21/17) 1 Saleem Brightwell vs Virginia (10/28/17) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 57 at Duke (10/21/17) Yards Rushing 336 at Duke (10/21/17) Yards Per Rush 5.9 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) TD Rushes 4 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Pass attempts 45 vs NC State (10/14/17) Pass completions 28 vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Passing 410 vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Per Pass 12.1 vs Rice (9/30/17) TD Passes 4 vs Rice (9/30/17) Total Plays 86 at Penn State (9/9/17) Total Offense 485 at Duke (10/21/17) Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Rice (9/30/17) Points 42 vs Rice (9/30/17) Sacks By 3 vs Rice (9/30/17) 3 at Syracuse (10/7/17) 3 vs Virginia (10/28/17) 3 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) First Downs 25 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Penalties 9 at Duke (10/21/17) Penalty Yards 88 at Duke (10/21/17) Turnovers 3 at Penn State (9/9/17) Interceptions By 3 vs Rice (9/30/17) Punts 7 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 7 vs NC State (10/14/17) Punting Avg 50.1 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Long Punt 63 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Punts inside 20 3 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Punt Return 80 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 29 Benson, K., at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Yards Rushing 196 Benson, K., at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) TD Rushes 2 Hill, Justice, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 2 Benson, K., at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 2 Marshall, T., at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 2 Samuels, J., vs NC State (10/14/17) Long Rush 83 Hines, N., vs NC State (10/14/17) Pass attempts 49 Dungey, E., at Syracuse (10/7/17) Pass completions 33 Dungey, E., at Syracuse (10/7/17) Yards Passing 497 Rudolph, Mason, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) TD Passes 5 Rudolph, Mason, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Pass 70 TYNER, Jackson, vs Rice (9/30/17) Receptions 9 Pierce, R., at Syracuse (10/7/17) Yards Receiving 162 McCleskey,Jalen, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) TD Receptions 3 McCleskey,Jalen, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Reception 70 WALTER, Austin, vs Rice (9/30/17) Field Goals 2 Murphy, C., at Syracuse (10/7/17) 2 Jones, F, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Long Field Goal 51 Jones, F, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Punts 7 FOX, Jack, vs Rice (9/30/17) Punting Avg 45.6 Parker, A, at Duke (10/21/17) Long Punt 58 Cole, A.J., vs NC State (10/14/17) Punts inside 20 4 Gillikin, Blake, at Penn State (9/9/17) Long Punt Return 92 Hines, N., vs NC State (10/14/17) Long Kickoff Return 98 Ratliff, A, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Tackles 14 Powell, Jalyn, vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) 14 Bennett, P., at Syracuse (10/7/17) Sacks 2.0 Miller, Shareef, at Penn State (9/9/17) 2.0 Simmons, A., at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Roseboro, D., vs NC State (10/14/17) 3.0 Giles-Harris, J, at Duke (10/21/17) 3.0 Brown, A, vs Virginia (10/28/17) Interceptions 1 Haley, Grant, at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Apke, Troy, at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Phillips,Justin, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Flowers, Tre, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Stevens, Mi., vs NC State (10/14/17) 1 Blanding, Q, vs Virginia (10/28/17) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 67 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Yards Rushing 436 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs NC State (10/14/17) TD Rushes 5 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Pass attempts 49 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Pass completions 33 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Yards Passing 572 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Yards Per Pass 15.5 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) TD Passes 5 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Total Plays 91 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Total Offense 676 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Yards Per Play 9.4 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Points 59 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Sacks By 5 at Penn State (9/9/17) First Downs 27 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Penalties 9 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Penalty Yards 65 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Turnovers 4 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Interceptions By 2 at Penn State (9/9/17) 2 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Punts 7 vs Rice (9/30/17) Punting Avg 45.6 at Duke (10/21/17) Long Punt 58 vs NC State (10/14/17) Punts inside 20 4 at Penn State (9/9/17) Long Punt Return 92 vs NC State (10/14/17) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Pitt Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 28-21 6 4 28 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9/9/17 at Penn State L 14-33 4 3 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE L 21-59 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech L 17-35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/30/17 RICE W 42-10 5 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10/7/17 at Syracuse L 24-27 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/14/17 NC STATE L 17-35 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/21/17 at Duke W 24-17 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/28/17 VIRGINIA W 31-14 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA L 31-34 5 4 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 23 151 20 15 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 23 of 29 (79.3%)
Opponents Inside Pitt Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 28-21 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9/9/17 at Penn State L 14-33 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE L 21-59 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech L 17-35 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9/30/17 RICE W 42-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/7/17 at Syracuse L 24-27 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10/14/17 NC STATE L 17-35 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/21/17 at Duke W 24-17 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/28/17 VIRGINIA W 31-14 4 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA L 31-34 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 23 137 17 9 8 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 23 of 31 (74.2%) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Games Played (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC 61 Adomitis, C. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 82 Araujo-Lopes, R 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3A Aston, G. 2/- ...... X X X X X X ...... 35 Boatright, R. 7/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 78 Bookser, A. 9/9 . .. START START START START START START START START START 81 Bossory, N. 3/- ...... X X X X X X ...... X X X 20 Briggs, D. 10/3 START START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 39 Brightwell, S. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 4B Browne, M. 6/5 START START START X X X START START ...... 10 Camp, K. 9/8 START START START START START START START START . .. X X X 24 Campbell, P. 6/- ...... X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X 5 Carter, K. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 87 Clark, C. 10/6 X X X START X X X START START START START X X X X X X START 4 Coleman, T 7/1 ...... X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X . .. X X X 2D Davis, A. 7/- X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 86 Desire, J. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 76 Dintino, C. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3D DiNucci, B. 9/5 . .. X X X X X X START X X X X X X START START START START 46 Dorsey, R. 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X ...... 96 Edwards, A. 10/5 START START START X X X START START X X X X X X X X X X X X 45 Edwards, D. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 Ffrench, M. 10/4 X X X X X X START X X X X X X START X X X START START X X X 88 Flanagan, M. 9/9 START START START START START START START START START . .. 5F Flowers, R. 4/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X ...... 40 Folston, J. 10/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START 56 Ford, B. 1/- . .. X X X ...... 27 Garner, B. 10/6 START START START START START START X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 Hall, D. 10/5 X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X START START START START 3 Hamlin, D. 8/4 ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START 71 Hargrove, B. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 1H Henderson, Q. 10/6 START START X X X START START X X X START X X X X X X START 8 Hendrix, D. 9/8 START START START START START START START START . .. X X X 66 Herndon, M. 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X 5H Hodges, B. 6/3 START X X X . .. START START X X X ...... X X X 23 Idowu, O. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 11 Jackson, D. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 91 Jones, P. 8/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5J Jones-Smith, J. 10/7 START START START X X X X X X X X X START START START START 97 Kessman, A. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4L Lively, C. 1/1 START ...... 7M MacVittie, T 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X ...... 14 Maddox, A. 8/8 START START START START START START START START ...... 6 Mathews, A. 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 Mathis, D. 6/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X . .. 4M McAlone, K. 6/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X X X X ...... 28 McKee, A. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 51 Medure, J. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Games Played (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC 7 Miller, H. 2/- ...... X X X ...... X X X ...... 67 Morrissey, J. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 26 Moss, C. 5/1 . .. X X X X X X X X X START ...... X X X 32 Motley, P 4/2 ...... X X X . .. X X X START START 70 O'Neill, B. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 63 Officer, A. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 37 Ollison, Q. 10/8 START START START START X X X START X X X START START START 8P Pickett, K. 2/- ...... X X X X X X ...... 72 Pilato, T. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 36 Pine, C. 7/- . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X 15 Pinnock, J. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X 53 Popp, B. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 44 Reynolds, E. 9/- . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 93 Roy, S. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 8S Sear, T. 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X 49 Sellers, E. 6/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 43 Stocker, J. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X 34 Watts, A. 10/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START 85 Weah, J. 10/9 START START START START START X X X START START START START 17 Weaver, R. 10/5 X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X START START START START 90 Wheeler, R. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 9 Whitehead, J. 7/7 ...... START START START START START START START 41 Williams, J. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 18 Winslow, R. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Zeise, E. 10/9 START START START START START X X X START START START START The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
Total Tackles UA-A Total YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Idowu, O. 47-27 74 5 - 2 6 - 2 3 - 4 1 1 - 2 4 - 1 4 - 5 2 - 4 4 - 4 4 - 1 4 - 2 Brightwell, S. 40-28 68 3 - 2 3 - 0 3 - 2 8 - 2 0 - 2 5 - 8 2 - 4 3 - 1 7 - 3 6 - 4 Whitehead, J. 33-15 48 D N P D N P D N P 7 - 0 2 - 1 6 - 3 4 - 2 4 - 6 3 - 0 7 - 3 Zeise, E. 29-15 44 4 - 2 4 - 2 2 - 1 5 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 3 2 - 2 2 - 1 5 - 3 3 - 0 Hamlin, D. 29-11 40 D N P D N P 0 - 3 6 - 1 3 - 1 0 - 2 8 - 0 4 - 1 5 - 2 3 - 1 Jackson, D. 32-4 36 3 - 0 4 - 1 5 - 0 0 - 2 5 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 1 3 - 0 Garner, B. 24-6 30 4 - 0 5 - 1 1 - 2 4 - 0 3 - 1 3 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 Briggs, D. 18-9 27 6 - 1 3 - 0 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 3 1 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 2 Weaver, R. 13-10 23 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 2 - - 3 - 5 1 - 1 0 - 1 4 - 0 2 - 0 Maddox, A. 14-6 20 3 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 4 - 1 D N P D N P Camp, K. 15-4 19 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 6 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 D N P 1 - 1 Hendrix, D. 12-6 18 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 3 D N P - Folston, J. 15-3 18 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 4 - 0 - Edwards, A. 7-6 13 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 Roy, S. 9-3 12 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 - Watts, A. 8-3 11 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 Stocker, J. 7-3 10 1 - 0 1 - 0 4 - 1 - - 0 - 1 D N P - 0 - 1 1 - 0 Reynolds, E. 5-3 8 D N P - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - - 0 - 1 - Carter, K. 4-4 8 - 1 - 0 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 D N P Jones, P. 3-4 7 D N P D N P 0 - 2 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - - 0 - 1 Araujo-Lopes, R 5-2 7 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 - Williams, J. 6-0 6 - - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - D N P Coleman, T 4-2 6 D N P D N P 2 - 0 - - 2 - 2 - - D N P - Pine, C. 4-1 5 D N P - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 0 D N P D N P 2 - 0 - Pinnock, J. 3-1 4 - - - - 1 - 0 D N P - - - 2 - 1 Medure, J. 2-2 4 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 1 - - 0 - 1 D N P - Popp, B. 1-3 4 - - - - 0 - 1 - - 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 Motley, P 3-1 4 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P - D N P - 1 - 1 2 - 0 Flanagan, M. 2-2 4 ------1 - 1 1 - 1 D N P Herndon, M. 1-2 3 - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 - 2 Campbell, P. 3-0 3 D N P D N P 2 - 0 D N P - D N P - - - 1 - 0 Wheeler, R. 3-0 3 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 0 - Ffrench, M. 0-2 2 ------0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - Mathis, D. 2-0 2 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 D N P - D N P - D N P - D N P Moss, C. 1-0 1 D N P - - 1 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P D N P - Officer, A. 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 ------Adomitis, C. 0-1 1 - - - - - 0 - 1 - - - - Dorsey, R. 0-1 1 0 - 1 - - - - - D N P - D N P D N P McKee, A. 0-1 1 D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P McAlone, K. 1-0 1 - - - D N P - D N P - 1 - 0 D N P D N P Mathews, A. 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 ------TEAM 1-0 1 - - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - Weah, J. 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 Hall, D. 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 ------Ollison, Q. 0-1 1 ------0 - 1 - The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
#4B Browne, M. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Youngstown State 17 24 0 70.8 140 1 30 3-30 133.58 Penn State 19 32 2 59.4 138 0 30 3-24 83.10 Oklahoma State 7 10 0 70.0 60 0 16 1-7 120.40 Georgia Tech 10 15 0 66.7 88 0 20 1-4 115.95 Rice 28 32 0 87.5 410 4 55 3-26 236.38 Syracuse 15 22 0 68.2 161 0 23 1-8 129.65 TOTALS 96 135 2 71.1 997 5 55 12-99 142.41
#3D DiNucci, B. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Penn State 5 9 0 55.6 49 0 21 2-13 101.29 Oklahoma State 13 25 2 52.0 228 1 74 1-15 125.81 Georgia Tech 12 19 0 63.2 110 1 28 2-19 129.16 Rice 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Syracuse 6 10 0 60.0 55 0 22 1-8 106.20 NC State 19 32 1 59.4 170 1 33 1-12 108.06 Duke 8 18 0 44.4 149 0 49 3-11 113.98 Virginia 10 18 1 55.6 134 1 32 1-10 125.31 North Carolina 11 17 0 64.7 142 0 30 3-20 134.87 TOTALS 84 150 4 56.0 1037 4 74 14-108 117.54
#8P Pickett, K. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Syracuse 1 1 0 100.0 13 0 13 0-0 209.20 NC State 5 13 0 38.5 61 0 23 0-0 77.88 TOTALS 6 14 0 42.9 74 0 23 0-0 87.26
#TM TEAM Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Georgia Tech 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Hall, D. 103-594/9 13-52/0 5-19/0 1-1/0 - - 3-19/0 9-17/1 24-254/3 25-111/1 23-121/4 Ollison, Q. 74-330/5 22-91/2 15-96/0 7-6/0 7-11/0 6-17/1 6-28/1 2-17/0 3-17/0 6-47/1 - Henderson, Q. 30-202/0 9-77/0 2--5/0 1-1/0 1-2/0 3-19/0 1-2/0 1-15/0 6-24/0 1-25/0 5-42/0 Whitehead, J. 21-145/1 DNP DNP DNP 2-35/0 1-24/0 7-73/1 8-18/0 2--3/0 - 1--2/0 DiNucci, B. 55-126/1 DNP 5-8/1 7-18/0 5--16/0 - 4-13/0 4-0/0 11-22/0 5--2/0 14-83/0 Moss, C. 42-116/2 DNP 11-46/0 12-36/1 4-9/0 14-22/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 Ffrench, M. 8-64/0 - 1-8/0 3-34/0 - 1--2/0 - - 1-5/0 1--1/0 1-20/0 Davis, A. 16-40/1 4-8/1 DNP DNP DNP 2-6/0 1-2/0 2-1/0 6-24/0 1--1/0 - Pickett, K. 4-18/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 4-18/0 DNP DNP DNP O'Neill, B. 1-10/0 ------1-10/0 - - - Maddox, A. 2-8/0 - 1-1/0 - - 1-7/0 - - - DNP DNP Araujo-Lopes, R 5-6/0 - - 1-10/0 - - 2--1/0 - 2--3/0 - - TEAM 5--12/0 DNP DNP DNP - 1--2/0 - 1--3/0 2--4/0 1--3/0 DNP Browne, M. 19--74/0 5--20/0 5--18/0 2--3/0 1--4/0 4--22/0 2--7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP
RECEIVING No-Yds/TD YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Weah, J. 31-514/4 1-11/1 6-65/0 - 1-8/0 5-137/1 5-57/0 7-106/1 2-74/0 2-31/1 2-25/0 Araujo-Lopes, R 37-461/1 1-5/0 4-42/0 6-89/1 3-27/0 5-72/0 7-100/0 6-54/0 4-54/0 1-18/0 - Ffrench, M. 21-214/0 3-19/0 2-9/0 3-16/0 3-28/0 2-19/0 2-27/0 1-12/0 1-17/0 1-32/0 3-35/0 Mathews, A. 15-180/0 1-6/0 1-12/0 3-32/0 3-50/0 4-50/0 - 3-30/0 - - - Ollison, Q. 19-166/1 5-35/0 2-30/0 1-7/0 5-44/1 1-9/0 2-9/0 - - 1-16/0 2-16/0 Flanagan, M. 17-160/0 2-35/0 3-19/0 3-43/0 2-14/0 1-5/0 4-22/0 - - 2-22/0 DNP Henderson, Q. 14-150/0 1-7/0 2-5/0 1-74/0 2-4/0 2-31/0 1-3/0 2-2/0 - 2-14/0 1-10/0 Hall, D. 10-89/1 2-12/0 2-9/0 1-8/0 1-14/0 1-1/1 1-11/0 - 1-4/0 - 1-30/0 Clark, C. 13-86/1 - - 1-7/0 2-9/0 5-23/1 - 2-20/0 - 1-1/0 2-26/0 Moss, C. 5-71/1 DNP 2--4/0 1-12/0 - 2-63/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP - Sear, T. 1-10/0 1-10/0 - - - - DNP DNP DNP - - Whitehead, J. 2-7/0 DNP DNP DNP - - - 2-7/0 - - - Davis, A. 1-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - 1-0/0 - - - The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
PUNT RETURNS No-Yds YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Henderson, Q. 14-226 - 3-0 - 3-80 2-38 1--5 2-33 1-5 2-75 - Stocker, J. 1-66 1-66 - - - - - DNP - - - Araujo-Lopes, R 1-20 ------1-20 - -
KICK RETURNS No-Yds YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Henderson, Q. 23-474 3-71 2-33 5-85 5-122 1-36 - 3-68 3-43 - 1-16 Maddox, A. 1-16 ------1-16 DNP DNP Ffrench, M. 2-11 - - - 1-2 - - 1-9 - - - Sellers, E. 1-8 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 1-8 - - - Flanagan, M. 1-3 ------1-3 DNP
INT. RETURNS No-Yds YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Jackson, D. 2-26 - 1-2 - - 1-24 - - - - - Maddox, A. 1-3 - - 1-0 - - - - - DNP DNP Brightwell, S. 1-16 ------1-16 - Whitehead, J. 1-0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1-0 - - Garner, B. 1-0 1-0 ------Hamlin, D. 1-5 DNP DNP - - 1-5 - - - - - Briggs, D. 1-34 - - - - 1-34 - - - - -
FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Maddox, A. 1-7 - - - 1-7 - - - - DNP DNP The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
SACKS UA-A Total YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Idowu, O. 4-0 4.0 - - - - - 2.0-14 - - - 2.0-10 Maddox, A. 2-0 2.0 - - - - 1.0-9 - - 1.0-10 DNP DNP Weaver, R. 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-3 - - - - - 1.0-7 - Reynolds, E. 1-1 1.5 DNP - - - 1.0-12 0.5-3 - - - - Brightwell, S. 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-3 Watts, A. 1-0 1.0 1.0-11 ------Folston, J. 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-6 - TEAM 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-2 - - - - - Roy, S. 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-9 - Hendrix, D. 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-7 ------DNP - Jackson, D. 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-13 - - Jones, P. 0-1 0.5 DNP DNP - - - 0.5-3 - - - - The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Idowu, O. 9-3 10.5 - 3.0-12 - 0.5-1 1.5-2 2.5-14 - 1.0-1 - 2.0-10 Brightwell, S. 4-2 5 .0 1.0-2 1.0-5 - 1.5-4 - 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-3 Zeise, E. 4-2 5 .0 1.5-1 - - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-1 - 2.0-10 Weaver, R. 3-2 4 .0 0.5-1 - 1.5-5 - - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-7 - Watts, A. 3-2 4 .0 1.0-11 - 0.5-2 - - - 1.5-6 - - 1.0-3 Hendrix, D. 3-0 3 .0 - 1.0-7 - - 2.0-3 - - - DNP - Maddox, A. 2-0 2 .0 - - - - 1.0-9 - - 1.0-10 DNP DNP Folston, J. 2-0 2 .0 ------2.0-7 - Jackson, D. 2-0 2 .0 - - 1.0-1 - - - - 1.0-13 - - Carter, K. 1-1 1 .5 - 1.0-3 0.5-2 ------DNP Reynolds, E. 1-1 1 .5 DNP - - - 1.0-12 0.5-3 - - - - Stocker, J. 1-0 1 .0 - - 1.0-1 - - - DNP - - - Hamlin, D. 1-0 1 .0 DNP DNP - - - - - 1.0-1 - - Jones, P. 0-2 1 .0 DNP DNP 0.5-2 - - 0.5-3 - - - - Roy, S. 1-0 1 .0 ------1.0-9 - Edwards, A. 1-0 1 .0 - - - - - 1.0-8 - - - - TEAM 1-0 1 .0 - - - - 1.0-2 - - - - - Camp, K. 1-0 1 .0 ------1.0-2 - DNP - Garner, B. 0-1 0 .5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games
FUMBLES No-Lost YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC DiNucci, B. 3-3 DNP 1-1 - 1-1 - - 1-1 - - - Browne, M. 3-1 1-1 - - - 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Moss, C. 1-1 DNP - - - 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP - Henderson, Q. 1-1 ------1-1 Flanagan, M. 1-0 ------1-0 DNP Hall, D. 1-0 ------1-0 - - -
FUMBLES FORCED Number YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Maddox, A. 2 - - - - 1 - - 1 DNP DNP Camp, K. 1 - - - 1 - - - - DNP - Brightwell, S. 1 - - - 1 ------Idowu, O. 1 - 1 ------
FUMBLES RECOVERED Number YSU PSU OSU GT RICE SU ST DU VA NC Carter, K. 1 ------1 - DNP Idowu, O. 1 - - - 1 ------Pinnock, J. 1 - - 1 - - DNP - - - - Maddox, A. 1 - - - 1 - - - - DNP DNP Whitehead, J. 1 DNP DNP DNP 1 ------Williams, J. 1 - - - 1 - - - - - DNP