PITT vs. PENN STATE September 8, 2018 • 8 p.m., ET Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa. ABC (WTAE-TV) • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Pitt and Penn State meet for the • An argument can be made that PITT (1-0, 0-0 ACC) 99th time in a series widely re- Pitt is going against the grain of Sept. 1 Albany (ACCNE) W, 33-7 garded as one of college football's Power 5 non-conference schedul- Sept. 8 Penn State (ABC) 8 p.m. classic rivalries. The Panthers ing trends. Of the Panthers' four Sept. 15 Georgia Tech* (RSN) 12:30 p.m. have won two of the past three non-ACC games in 2018, three Sept. 22 at North Carolina* TBA encounters, claiming victories of are against FBS opponents whose Sept. 29 at UCF TBA 42-39 in 2016 and 12-0 in 2000. combined record last season was Oct. 6 Syracuse* (HC) TBA The Nittany Lions won last year 34-5 (11-2 Penn State, 13-0 UCF Oct. 13 at Notre Dame (NBC) 2:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium, 33-14. and 10-3 Notre Dame). Oct. 27 Duke* TBA Nov. 2 (Fri.) at Virginia* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. • At one time an annual Keystone • Pitt sophomore quarterback Nov. 10 Virginia Tech* TBA State clash, this historic series Kenny Pickett will be making just Nov. 17 at Wake Forest* TBA began in 1893 and has pitted his third career start when the Nov. 24 at Miami* TBA former high school teammates Nittany Lions visit Pittsburgh. *ACC game (HC) Homecoming and even family members against While Pickett's starting experi- one another. This year's contest ence is meager, the same cannot PENN STATE (1-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) marks the third of a four-game be said for his scoring produc- Sept. 1 Appalachian State W, 45-38 (OT) agreement that concludes in tion. Pickett has accounted for six Sept. 8 at Pitt 8 p.m. 2019. touchdowns (three passing and Sept. 15 Kent State Noon three rushing) in his past two Sept. 21 (Fri.) at Illinois* 9 p.m. • The Panthers are growing games. Sept. 29 Ohio State* TBA increasingly familiar with hosting Oct. 13 Michigan State* TBA highly ranked foes at Heinz Field. • Pitt's rushing production has Oct. 20 at Indiana* TBA Penn State (preseason rank No. been a key indicator for victory Oct. 27 Iowa* TBA 10/9) will be the second Top 10 under Pat Narduzzi. The Panthers Nov. 3 at Michigan* TBA opponent to visit Heinz in three are 13-3 in games in which they Nov. 10 Wisconsin* TBA games. Pitt closed the 2017 sea- rush for more than 200 yards. Pitt Nov. 17 at Rutgers* TBA son by hosting No. 2 Miami and had 238 in its opening win over Nov. 24 Maryland* TBA shattered the Hurricanes' College Albany. Two years ago, Pitt's 42- *Big Ten game Football Playoff aspirations with 39 win over Penn State was fu- a 24-14 upset. eled by 341 yards on the ground. Broadcast Information Pitt-Penn State History in Brief Television • ABC-TV (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh) 1893 Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Series Began: Current Series Win Streak: Holly Rowe (reporter) Series Overall: PSU leads 51-43-4 PSU has won 1 (2017) At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 36-28-4 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network At Penn State: PSU leads 18-6 14 games (1922-31, 1935-38) Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert At Neutral Sites: PSU leads 5-1 Longest PSU Series Win Streak: (reporter) OT Games: DNA 10 games (1966-75) National Radio • Sports USA Last Meeting at PSU: Sept. 9, 2017 Largest Pitt Victory Margin: Josh Appel (play-by-play), Brandon Noble (analyst) (Penn State 33, Pitt 14) 35 points (41-6, 1931) Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 10, 2016 Largest PSU Victory Margin: SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Pitt 42, Penn State 39) 59 points (59-0, 1903) XM Channel 392, Internet Channel 986 The Coaches WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Penn State Coach James Franklin Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options Overall (season): 22-17 (fourth) Overall (season): 61-32 (eighth) PittsburghPanthers.com At Pitt (season): same At PSU (season): Pitt Panthers Gameday App Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: East Stroudsburg, 1995 TuneIn (free live and on-demand content) 37-17 (fifth) Record vs. Penn State: 1-1 Record vs. Pitt: 1-1 1 MEDIA SERVICES PENN STATE WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Interviews Narduzzi ACC Call Final Narduzzi No scheduled media Pitt vs. Penn State opportunities Press Conference TBA 12:10 p.m. Press Brief opportunities Heinz Field Noon Narduzzi Radio Show 1 p.m. 8 p.m., ET 93.7 The Fan ABC (WTAE-TV, Ch. 4) 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- - (football contact) ences on Mondays at noon at the UPMC ers and assistant coaches are available Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] Rooney Sports Complex. Press confer- forthe post-practicecommunications media office. sessions Select on play R.J. Sepich, Assistant Communications 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. Celeste Welsh, Communications Coordinator (credential contact) ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE weeksences, Coachat 1 p.m. Narduzzi will have a final Welsh e-mail: [email protected] Coach Narduzzi will be available for media briefing on Thursdays of game media questions via the ACC Football PITT MEDIA CREDENTIALS PITT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PHONE NUMBERS Teleconference every Wednesday dur- Credentials for Pitt home games are is- Pitt Media Relations Office: (412) 648-8240 ing the season beginning Aug. 29 from sued to working media only and should Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 - be requested as early as possible due to Pitt Football Office: (412) 648-8700 scripts for each ACC coach will be posted space limitations and demand. All cre- to12:10 theACC.com to 12:20 byp.m. Wednesday Audio files afternoon. and tran dential requests should be made online PITT FOOTBALL ON THE WEB at sportssystems.com/pitt. Official Pitt Site: PittsburghPanthers.com for access to the call. Contact the Pitt communications office Media Info: collegepressbox.com COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Pitt Football Twitter/Instagram: @Pitt_FB Teleconference Schedule: - Pitt YouTube Page: YouTube.com/pittlivewire 10:40 a.m., Bronco Mendenhall (Virginia) sion I football is collegepressbox.com. 10:50 a.m., Dabo Swinney (Clemson) AccessThe official and downloadmedia website weekly for game Divi PITT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS 11 a.m., Bobby Petrino (Louisville) notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, University of Pittsburgh 11:10 a.m., Dino Babers (Syracuse) headshots, logos and more for each Athletic Communications 11:20 a.m., Larry Fedora (North Carolina) conference and its member schools. Petersen Events Center 11:30 a.m., Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) Login information will be distributed to 3719 Terrace Street 11:40 a.m., Willie Taggart (Florida State) accredited media or you can apply for Pittsburgh, PA 15261 11:50 a.m., Justin Fuente (Virginia Tech) access at collegepressbox.com/password. 12 p.m., Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) 12:10 p.m., Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) PITT PRACTICE FACILITY ADDRESS ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE 12:20 p.m., Steve Addazio (Boston College) Utilize the ACC Video Clip Service 12:30 p.m., David Cutcliffe (Duke) (AVCS) for access to game highlights and UPMC Rooney Sports Complex 12:40 p.m., Dave Doeren (NC State) press conference excerpts. This service 3450Pitt Football South Water Office Street 12:50 p.m., Mark Richt (Miami) provides video content in an easily Pittsburgh PA 15203 accessible and downloadable format PRACTICE COVERAGE at no cost. ACC Advanced Media will pro- ACC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS On designated days, the initial 30 min- vide this service throughout the entire Amy Yakola, Executive Associate Commissioner utes of Pitt football practice are open season. To register for the AVCS, contact (chief of external affairs) to the media for observation. Photog- Slim Vollinger via e-mail (svollinger@ Yakola e-mail: [email protected] raphers are also free to shoot practice theacc.org) or call (336) 854-8787. Kevin Best, Senior Associate Commissioner during this time. The duration of the (football communications) workout is closed. Reporters should ACC PHOTOSHELTER ACCESS Best e-mail: [email protected] The ACC uses PhotoShelter as the host site ACC Communications Phone: (336) 854-8787 advance for practice times and proper for its logos and photos. To request access clearance.contact the All communications practices will be office held in at to PhotoShelter, please go to http://acc. ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. photoshelter.com, select "LOGIN" from Official ACC Site: theacc.com main menu, click on "sign up for a free Media Info: collegepressbox.com account," complete the requested infor- ACC Football Twitter: @ACCFootball mation and click on "Sign Up." ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDigitalNetwork
2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
Wide Receiver Defensive End Punter 88 DONTAVIUS BUTLER-JENKINS (FR*, 6-0, 210) 8 DEWAYNE HENDRIX (SR*, 6-4, 265) 98 KIRK CHRISTODOULOU (FR*, 6-1, 210) 18 Shocky Jacques-Louis (FR, 6-0, 180) 36 Chase Pine (SO*, 6-2, 250) 97 Ethan Van Buskirk (FR, 5-10, 220) 6 Aaron Mathews (JR, 6-4, 215) 5 Deslin Alexandre (FR*, 6-4, 270) Placekicker Wide Receiver Nose Tackle 97 ALEX KESSMAN (SO*, 6-3, 195) 82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES (SR*, 5-9, 190) 93 SHANE ROY (SR*, 6-4, 280) 92 Jake Scarton (FR*, 6-3, 195) 2 Maurice Ffrench (JR, 5-11, 190) 90 Rashad Wheeler (SO*, 6-3, 285) 17 Darian Street (FR*, 6-1, 185) Kickoffs Defensive Tackle 97 ALEX KESSMAN (SO*, 6-3, 195) Wide Receiver 10 KEYSHON CAMP (SO*, 6-4, 285) OR 92 Jake Scarton (FR*, 6-3, 195) 11 TAYSIR MACK (SO*, 6-2, 195) 34 AMIR WATTS (JR, 6-3, 290) 5 Tre Tipton (JR*, 6-0, 190) 55 Jaylen Twyman (FR*, 6-2, 300) Holder 9 Michael Smith (FR*, 6-1, 215) 92 JAKE SCARTON (FR*, 6-3, 195) Defensive End 48 Kellen McAlone (SR*, 6-2, 210) Tight End 17 RASHAD WEAVER (SO*, 6-5, 260) 86 TYLER SEAR (SO, 6-4, 250) 91 Patrick Jones II (SO*, 6-5, 265) Long Snapper 10 Will Gragg (JR*, 6-4, 250) 40 James Folston Jr. (SR*, 6-4, 250) 94 CAL ADOMITIS (SO, 6-1, 225) 84 Grant Carrigan (FR*, 6-7, 280) 51 Grey Brancifort (FR, 6-1, 225) Money Linebacker Left Tackle 25 ELIJAH ZEISE (SR*, 6-2, 240) OR Kickoff Returner 70 STEFANO MILLIN (SR*, 6-5, 300) 9 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL (JR*, 6-0, 225) 2 MAURICE FFRENCH (JR, 5-11, 190) 59 Carson Van Lynn (FR*, 6-5, 290) 12 Paris Ford (FR*, 6-0, 195) Mike Linebacker Left Guard 58 QUINTIN WIRGINIS (SR*, 6-2, 250) Punt Returner 76 CONNOR DINTINO (SR*, 6-3, 315) 36 Chase Pine (SO*, 6-2, 250) or 82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES (SR*, 5-9, 190) 56 Brandon Ford (SO*, 6-5, 305) 44 Elias Reynolds (SO*, 6-2, 235) 12 Paris Ford (FR*, 6-0, 195)
Center Star Linebacker 67 JIMMY MORRISSEY (SO*, 6-3, 300) 23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU ( S R * , 6 - 0 , 2 3 0 ) 60 Owen Drexel (FR*, 6-3, 290) 28 Anthony McKee Jr. (JR*, 6-2, 220) 38 Cam Bright (FR*, 6-0, 220) Right Guard 66 MIKE HERNDON (SR*, 6-4, 310) Strong Safety 71 Bryce Hargrove (SO*, 6-4, 310) 20 DENNIS BRIGGS (SR*, 5-10, 195) 24 Phil Campbell III (SO*, 6-1, 200) Right Tackle 78 ALEX BOOKSER (SR*, 6-6, 315) Free Safety 57 Gabe Houy (FR*, 6-6, 310) 3 DAMAR HAMLIN (JR, 6-1, 195) 74 Jerry Drake Jr. (FR*, 6-5, 305) 7 Jazzee Stocker (JR*, 6-2, 190) or 27 Bricen Garner (SO*, 6-1, 190) Quarterback 8 KENNY PICKETT (SO, 6-2, 220) Cornerback 12 Ricky Town (JR*, 6-3, 215) or 32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY (SR*, 5-10, 180) OR 4 Nick Patti (FR, 6-1, 185) 11 DANE JACKSON (JR*, 6-0, 185) 14 Marquis Williams (FR, 5-8, 160) Tailback 30 QADREE OLLISON (SR*, 6-2, 225) OR Cornerback 22 DARRIN HALL (SR, 5-11, 225) 16 DAMARRI MATHIS (SO, 5-11, 190) 21 A.J. Davis (SO, 6-0, 215) 12 Paris Ford (FR*, 6-0, 195) or 15 Jason Pinnock (SO, 6-0, 195) Fullback 35 GEORGE ASTON (SR*, 6-0, 240) 81 Jim Medure (JR*, 6-2, 235)
3 2018 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS
Pitt Numerical Roster Pitt Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 2 Maurice Ffrench** WR JR 5-11 190 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 94 Cal Adomitis*...... LS 5 Deslin Alexandre...... DL 3 Damar Hamlin* DB JR 6-1 195 McKees Rocks, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes**..... WR 3(D)2(D) JeffDavid George Green Jr. QBDL JR*FR 6-36-0 220255 WestIndianapolis, Mifflin, IN/WarrenPA/Pgh. Central Central/Illinois Catholic 35 George Aston**...... FB 4 Therran Coleman* DB SO* 6-0 200 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 87 Habakkuk Baldonado...... DL 4(D) Nick Patti QB FR 6-1 185 Hillsdale, NJ/St. Joseph Regional 50 Tyler Bentley...... DL 85 Garrett Bickhart...... WR 5(D) Tre Tipton** WR JR* 6-0 190 Apollo, PA/Apollo-Ridge 37 Cole Blake ...... RB 65 AaronDeslin Mathews**Alexandre WRDL JRFR* 6-4 215270 Pompano Beach,Clairton, FL/Deerfield PA/Clairton Beach 78 Alex Bookser***...... OL 6(D) John Morgan DL FR 6-2 250 Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic 51 Grey Brancifort ...... LS 7 Jazzee Stocker** DB JR* 6-2 190 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area 20 Dennis Briggs***...... DB 7(D) Mychale Salahuddin RB FR 5-11 190 Washington D.C./H.D. Woodson 38 Cam Bright...... LB 8 Dewayne Hendrix* DL SR* 6-4 265 O’Fallon, IL/O’Fallon Twp./Tennessee 9 Saleem Brightwell**...... LB 8(D) Kenny Pickett* QB SO 6-2 220 Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township 55 Chase Brown...... OL 9 Saleem Brightwell** LB JR* 6-0 225 Paterson, NJ/Paramus Catholic 68(D) Brian Burgess...... DL 9(D) Michael Smith WR FR* 6-1 215 Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach Senior 88 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins...... WR 10 Keyshon Camp* DL SO* 6-4 285 Lakeland, FL/Lake Gibson 10 Keyshon Camp*...... DL 10(D) Will Gragg TE JR* 6-4 250 Dumas, AR/Dumas/Arkansas 24 Phil Campbell III*...... DB 11 Dane Jackson** DB JR* 6-0 185 Coraopolis, PA/Cornell (Quaker Valley) 49 Alex Capstick ...... WR 11(D) Taysir Mack WR SO* 6-2 195 Brooklyn, NY/Grand Street Campus/Indiana 84 Grant Carrigan...... TE 12 Paris Ford DB FR* 6-0 195 Pittsburgh, PA/Steel Valley 21(D) V’Lique Carter...... DB 12(D) Ricky Town QB JR* 6-3 215 Newbury Park, CA/St. Bonaventure/Ventura College 98 Kirk Christodoulou...... P 14 Marquis Williams DB FR 5-8 160 Pompano Beach, FL/Cardinal Gibbons 40(D) Charles Chustckie ...... WR 14(D) Tyler Zelinski QB SO* 6-4 210 Medina, OH/Highland/Erie C.C. (NY) 4 Therran Coleman*...... DB 15 Jason Pinnock* DB SO 6-0 195 Windsor, CT/Windsor 16(D) Jake Cortes ...... QB 95 Devin Danielson...... DL 16 Damarri Mathis* DB SO 5-11 190 Lakeland, FL/Lakeland 21 A.J. Davis*...... RB 16(D)15(D) JakeJustin Cortes Sliwoski QB FR 6-56-1 240190 Greensburg,McMurray, PA/Peters PA/Hempfield Township Area 52 Devon Davis...... OL 17 Darian Street WR FR* 6-1 185 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 39 Wendell Davis...... LB 17(D) Rashad Weaver* DL SO* 6-5 260 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cooper City 48(D) Peyton Deri...... FB 18 Shocky Jacques-Louis WR FR 6-0 180 Fort Myers, FL/Dunbar 76 Connor Dintino***...... OL 19 Jake Zilinskas TE SO* 6-2 230 Indiana, PA/Indiana/John Carroll 46 Rimoni Dorsey*...... DB 20 Dennis Briggs*** DB SR* 5-10 195 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 74 Jerry Drake Jr...... OL 21 A.J. Davis* RB SO 6-0 215 Lakeland, FL/Lakeland 60 Owen Drexel...... OL 21(D) V’Lique Carter DB FR 5-9 170 West Palm Beach, FL/Oxbridge Acad. 34(D) Jason Edwards ...... FB 22 Darrin Hall*** RB SR 5-11 225 Youngstown, OH/Austintown Fitch 2 Maurice Ffrench**...... WR 22(D) Kollin Smith DB FR* 5-10 180 Upper Marlboro, MD/Frederick Douglass 40 James Folston Jr.***...... DL 23 Oluwaseun Idowu*** LB SR* 6-0 230 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 56 Brandon Ford...... OL 23(D) Todd Sibley Jr. RB FR* 5-9 215 Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban 12 Paris Ford...... DB 24 Phil Campbell III* DB SO* 6-1 200 Kendall Park, NJ/South Brunswick 27 Bricen Garner*...... DB 25 Elijah Zeise** LB SR* 6-2 240 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 3(D) Jeff George Jr...... QB 26 Judson Tallandier DB FR 6-0 180 Largo, MD/DeMatha Catholic 10(D) Will Gragg...... TE 27 Bricen Garner* DB SO* 6-1 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 2(D) David Green...... DL 28 Anthony McKee Jr. LB JR* 6-2 220 Columbus, OH/Marion-Franklin 22 Darrin Hall***...... RB 29 Albert Tucker LB FR* 6-1 225 Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 31 Erick Hallett...... DB 30 Qadree Ollison*** RB SR* 6-2 225 Niagara Falls, NY/Canisius 3 Damar Hamlin*...... DB 31 Erick Hallett DB FR 5-11 175 Cypress, TX/Cy-Fair 52(D) Jack Hansberry ...... LB 32 Phillipie Motley*** DB SR* 5-10 180 Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson 71 Bryce Hargrove...... OL 34 Amir Watts** DL JR 6-3 290 Chicago, IL/Wendell Phillips Academy 8 Dewayne Hendrix*...... DL 37(D) Jackson Henry ...... LB 35 George Aston** FB SR* 6-0 240 Stephens City, VA/Sherando 66 Mike Herndon***...... OL 35(D)34(D) ChaseJason EdwardsVillani LBFB FR 6-15-10 220230 Pittsburgh,Bluefield, PA/Fox WV/Bluefield Chapel 57 Gabe Houy...... OL 36 Chase Pine* DL SO* 6-2 250 Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette 23 Oluwaseun Idowu***...... LB 37 Cole Blake RB SR* 5-11 210 Crescent, PA/Moon Area/Robert Morris 11 Dane Jackson**...... DB 37(D) Jackson Henry LB FR 6-2 225 Perkasie, PA/Pennridge 18 Shocky Jacques-Louis...... WR 38 Cam Bright LB FR* 6-0 220 Cleveland, OH/Park Crossing (AL) 91 Patrick Jones II*...... DL 39 Wendell Davis LB FR 6-2 235 Richmond, VA/Benedictine College Preparatory 41 Colin Jonov ...... DB 39(D) Kyle Vreen RB SO* 5-10 190 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 97 Alex Kessman*...... PK 40 James Folston Jr.*** DL SR* 6-4 250 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa 53 Jake Kradel...... OL 40(D) Charles Chustckie WR FR 6-2 190 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville 11(D) Taysir Mack...... WR
4 2018 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS
Numerical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Alphabetical Roster Continued 41 Colin Jonov DB SR* 5-9 195 Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional/Bucknell No. Name Pos. 44 Elias Reynolds* LB SO* 6-2 235 Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School 96 Chris Maloney ...... DL 45 Noah Palmer DL FR 6-3 215 Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson 6 Aaron Mathews**...... WR 46 Rimoni Dorsey* DB JR* 6-0 205 Richmond, VA/Trinity Episcopal School 16 Damarri Mathis*...... DB 46(D) Michael Vardzel WR SO* 5-11 190 Charleston, SC/Wando 48 Kellen McAlone***...... WR 47 Kyle Nunn LB FR* 6-3 225 Findlay, OH/Findlay 28 Anthony McKee Jr...... LB 81 Jim Medure*...... TE 48 Kellen McAlone*** WR SR* 6-2 210 Dallas, TX/Jesuit College Preparatory School 70 Stefano Millin...... OL 48(D)47(D) PeytonRyan Sliwoski Deri FB SO*JR* 6-15-11 225 NorthGreensburg, Huntingdon, PA/Hempfield PA/Norwin 98(D) Kaymar Mimes...... TE 49 Alex Capstick WR FR 6-1 205 Lincolnshire, IL/Adlai E. Stevenson 6(D) John Morgan...... DL 50 Tyler Bentley DL FR 6-2 300 West Chester, OH/Lakota West 67 Jimmy Morrissey*...... OL 51 Grey Brancifort LS FR 6-1 225 Pickerington, OH/Pickerington Central 32 Phillipie Motley***...... DB 52 Devon Davis OL JR* 6-4 325 Cincinnati, OH/Wyoming/Lackawanna (PA) 47 Kyle Nunn...... LB 52(D) Jack Hansberry LB FR 6-1 210 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 30 Qadree Ollison***...... RB 53 Jake Kradel OL FR 6-3 290 Butler, PA/Butler Senior 80 Cameron O’Neil...... WR 55 Chase Brown OL JR* 6-5 305 Ashburn, VA/Briar Woods/Lackawanna (PA) 45 Noah Palmer...... DL 55(D) Jaylen Twyman DL FR* 6-2 300 Washington D.C./H.D. Woodson 4(D) Nick Patti...... QB 56 Brandon Ford OL SO* 6-5 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 8(D) Kenny Pickett*...... QB 57 Gabe Houy OL FR* 6-6 310 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 36 Chase Pine*...... DL 58 Quintin Wirginis*** LB SR* 6-2 250 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 15 Jason Pinnock*...... DB 59 Carson Van Lynn OL FR* 6-5 290 Worthington, OH/Worthington Kilbourne 69 Kenny Rainey III...... OL 60 Owen Drexel OL FR* 6-3 290 Montclair, NJ/Montclair 44 Elias Reynolds*...... LB 63 Nick Stazer OL FR 6-3 295 Butler, PA/Butler Senior 93 Shane Roy**...... DL 66 Mike Herndon*** OL SR* 6-4 310 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 7(D) Mychale Salahuddin...... RB 67 Jimmy Morrissey* OL SO* 6-3 300 Huntingdon Valley, PA/La Salle College H.S. 92 Jake Scarton...... PK 68 Blake Zubovic OL FR 6-4 300 Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon Area 86 Tyler Sear*...... TE 68(D) Brian Burgess DL FR* 6-2 290 Charleroi, PA/Charleroi 23(D) Todd Sibley Jr...... RB 69 Kenny Rainey III OL FR* 6-3 320 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 15(D) Justin Sliwoski ...... QB 70 Stefano Millin OL SR* 6-5 300 Massillon, OH/Perry/Kent State 47(D) Ryan Sliwoski...... FB 71 Bryce Hargrove OL SO* 6-4 310 Akron, OH/Coventry 22(D) Kollin Smith...... DB 74 Jerry Drake Jr. OL FR* 6-5 305 Palm Beach Gardens, FL/Palm Beach Gardens 9(D) Michael Smith...... WR 76 Connor Dintino*** OL SR* 6-3 315 Mashpee, MA/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 63 Nick Stazer ...... OL 77 Carter Warren OL FR* 6-5 320 Paterson, NJ/Passaic Tech 7 Jazzee Stocker**...... DB 78 Alex Bookser*** OL SR* 6-6 315 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 17 Darian Street...... WR 80 Cameron O’Neil WR FR 6-1 185 Phenix City, AL/Glenwood School 26 Judson Tallandier...... DB 81 Jim Medure* TE JR* 6-2 235 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 5(D) Tre Tipton**...... WR 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes** WR SR* 5-9 190 Kissimmee, FL/Winter Park/Reedley (CA) 12(D) Ricky Town...... QB 83 John Vardzel WR FR 5-10 175 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 29 Albert Tucker...... LB 84 Grant Carrigan TE FR* 6-7 280 Las Vegas, NV/Pine-Richland (PA) 55(D) Jaylen Twyman...... DL 97(D) Ethan Van Buskirk ...... P 86 Tyler Sear* TE SO 6-4 250 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 59 Carson Van Lynn...... OL 8785 HabakkukGarrett Bickhart Baldonado DLWR FRFR* 6-5 230210 Rome,Liberty, Italy/Clearwater PA/North Acad. Penn-Mansfield International (FL) 83 John Vardzel ...... WR 88 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins WR FR* 6-0 210 Hollywood, FL/American Heritage School 46(D) Michael Vardzel...... WR 90 Rashad Wheeler* DL SO* 6-3 285 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 35(D) Chase Villani ...... LB 39(D) Kyle Vreen...... RB 92 Jake Scarton PK FR* 6-3 195 Hermitage, PA/Hickory 77 Carter Warren...... OL 9391 ShanePatrick Roy** Jones II* DL SR*SO* 6-46-5 280265 Chesapeake,Reading, VA/Grassfield OH/Reading 34 Amir Watts**...... DL 94 Cal Adomitis* LS SO 6-1 225 Pittsburgh, PA/Pgh. Central Catholic 17(D) Rashad Weaver*...... DL 95 Devin Danielson DL FR 6-1 290 Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson 90 Rashad Wheeler*...... DL 96 Chris Maloney DL FR 6-2 235 Fort Washington, PA/La Salle College H.S. 14 Marquis Williams...... DB 97 Alex Kessman* PK SO* 6-3 195 Clarkston, MI/Clarkston 58 Quintin Wirginis***...... LB 97(D) Ethan Van Buskirk P FR 5-10 220 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 25 Elijah Zeise**...... LB 98 Kirk Christodoulou P FR* 6-1 210 Melbourne, Australia/Balwyn 14(D) Tyler Zelinski...... QB 98(D) Kaymar Mimes TE FR 6-5 235 Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch 19 Jake Zilinskas...... TE 68 Blake Zubovic...... OL * following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season * following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number (D) denotes duplicate number
5 PAT NARDUZZI CAREER NOTES
√ The 2018 season marks the fourth for Pat √ Narduzzi as Pitt's head football coach. From national ranking and 11-2 record following a stir- 2015-17, the Panthers won 21 games, the most ringIn 42-412014, thevictory Spartans over Baylor finished in withthe AT&T a No. Cotton5 victories by a Pitt football coach in his initial Bowl. Narduzzi’s defense shut out the high-scor- three years since Jackie Sherrill (28 wins from ing Bears in the fourth quarter, opening the door 1977-79). for 21 unanswered points by Michigan State.
√ Pitt closed the 2017 season with a 24-14 √ victory over No. 2 Miami, the highest-ranked op- country following a Big Ten title and 24-20 ponent the Panthers have ever defeated at home. victoryIn 2013, over Michigan No. 5 Stanford State finished in the Rose No. 3Bowl. in the Pitt snapped the nation’s longest active winning Narduzzi was named the 2013 recipient of the streak at 15 games by beating the Hurricanes. prestigious Broyles Award, annually presented to the country’s top assistant coach. √ Narduzzi is 2-0 as a head coach against teams ranked No. 2. In addition to the Miami victory √ Narduzzi's decorated defensive players at in 2017, the Panthers defeated No. 2 Clemson, 43-42, in 2016. It was the Tigers' only loss that in cornerback Darqueze Dennard, safety Kurtis PERSONAL INFORMATION MichiganDrummond, State linebacker included Greg first Jonesteam All-Americansand defensive Born: April 22, 1966 claimed the College Football Playoff national tackle Jerel Worthy. Dennard was a unanimous seasonchampionship. as they finished with a 14-1 record and - Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio gan State cornerback to earn that distinction. Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 √ In 2016, Narduzzi's Panthers defeated two All-American in 2013, becoming the first Michi Family: Narduzzi and his wife, Thorpe Award, given to college football’s top Donna, have four children: Arian- College Football Playoff rankings. Pitt defeated Hedefensive also was back. the school’s first winner of the Jim na, Christina, Patrick and Isabella. teamseventual that national finished champion in the top Clemson 5 of the (43-42)final 2016 and √ COLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCE defeating the Nittany Lions, 42-39. Rhode Island, three-year starter kept No. 5 Penn State out of the playoff field by defensiveDennard back was taken a first-round in the initial NFL Draftround pick since of at linebacker (1987-89). √ Twenty-four of Narduzzi's Pitt players have the1961. Cincinnati In the 2015 Bengals draft, in another 2014, the Narduzzi first Spartans pupil, Youngstown State, starter at Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes, was a linebacker (1985). players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft and three signedmore taken NFL contracts.in 2018, marking The Panthers Pitt’s most had five draft selections over a two-year span since 2003-04. Prior to Michigan State, Narduzzi spent three COACHING EXPERIENCE √first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings. years (2004-06) as defensive coordinator under Miami (Ohio), 1990-91, graduate √ In 2016, Quadree Henderson earned consensus Dantonio at Cincinnati, helping the Bearcats to a assistant; 1992, wide receivers. All-America status as a return specialist after pair of bowl invitations. In 2003, Narduzzi was Rhode Island, 1993-97, lineback- leading the country in kickoff return touchdowns the defensive coordinator at Miami of Ohio under ers; 1998-99, defensive coordina- (three) and combined kick return yards (1,166). the late Terry Hoeppner. The RedHawks stormed tor. Additionally, guard Dorian Johnson also was a to a 13-1 record that season, capturing the Mid- Northern Illinois, 2000-02, American Conference championship and defeat- linebackers. ing nationally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl Miami (Ohio), 2003, defensive √first In teamhis debut All-American campaign under at Pitt Narduzzi. in 2015, Narduzzi coordinator. led the Panthers to an 8-4 regular-season record, Cincinnati, 2004-06, defensive their best 12-game mark since 2009, and a Mili- √to Narduzzifinish No. served 10 in the as linebackersAssociated Press coach poll. at coordinator. Northern Illinois for three seasons (2000-02). Michigan State, 2007-14, up in the ACC Coastal Division with a 6-2 mark, its NIU won a pair of MAC divisional titles during his defensive coordinator; 2013-14, tarybest Bowlconference invitation. record Pitt ever. finished as the runner- tenure and in 2002 had the league’s top rushing assistant head coach. defense. From 1993-99, Narduzzi coached at his √ Pitt boasted the ACC’s top offensive and defen- alma mater, Rhode Island, serving as the Rams’ Pittsburgh, 2015-present, head sive newcomers in 2015. Safety Jordan Whitehead coach. was named the league’s Overall and Defensive He began his coaching career at Miami of Ohio, Rookie of the Year. Tailback Qadree Ollison was defensiveworking as coordinator a graduate hisassistant final two in 1990 seasons. and BOWL GAMES COACHED named the Offensive Rookie of the Year following 2003 GMAC Bowl a 1,000-yard rushing campaign. receivers coach for the 1992 season. 2004 Fort Worth Bowl 1991, before earning his first full-time position as Narduzzi arrived at Pitt following eight highly 2007 Champs Sports Bowl √ √ Narduzzi was a starting linebacker under his 2009 Capital One Bowl successful years as the defensive coordinator at father, the late Bill Narduzzi, as a freshman at 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl Michigan State under Mark Dantonio. The Spar- Youngstown State University in 1985 before 2011 Capital One Bowl tans were the only team to rank in the nation’s transferring to Rhode Island, where he became a 2012 Outback Bowl top 10 in total defense and rushing defense each three-year starter for the Rams from 1987-89. Bill season from 2011-14. 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Narduzzi was head coach at YSU from 1975-85. 2014 Rose Bowl He led the Penguins to two NCAA Division II play- √ Michigan State boasted the nation’s top rush- off appearances, including the national champion- 2015 Cotton Bowl ing defense in 2014, yielding just 88.5 yards per 2015 Military Bowl ship game in 1979, and twice was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. One of Bill's 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl 34 turnovers gained and eighth in total defense, game.holding The opponents Spartans to finished just 315.8 third yards nationally per con with- at Pitt in 1962. test. first coaching posts was as a freshman line coach 6 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
SERIES NOTES PITT-PSU GAME-BY-GAME Pitt and Penn State meet for the 99th time in a series that dates back PSU LEADS SERIES, 51-43-4 to 1893...the Nittany Lions lead the all-time series, 51-43-4...the Panthers have won two of the past three meetings: 42-39 in 2016 DATE PITT PSU and 12-0 in 2000...both of those victories took place in Pittsburgh... 1893 @ 0 32 the 2017 encounter occurred in Beaver Stadium and the Nittany 1896 @ 4 10 Lions triumphed, 33-14...Pitt hasn't won three consecutive home 1900* N 0 12 games against Penn State since 1944-46...the Panthers are 36-28-4 1901* N 0 33 all-time at home against the Nittany Lions...in contrast, Pitt is 6-18 at Penn State and just 1-5 against PSU in neutral site games...Pitt's 1902 @ 0 27 longest overall winning streak in the series is 14 games, achieved 1903 0 59 under legendary coaches Pop Warner (1922-23) and Jock Suther- 1904 23 5 land (1924-31, 1935-38)...from 1913-38, Pitt achieved an incred- 1905 0 6 ible 20-1-2 run against the Nittany Lions (the lone loss occurring 1906 0 6 in 1919)...Penn State's longest winning streak against the Panthers 1907 6 0 is 10 games, achieved under Joe Paterno from 1966-75...Pitt-Penn 1908 6 12 State was once an annual affair—the teams played every year from 1909 0 5 1900-31 and then again from 1935-92...four games were played from 1997-2000 before the resumption of the rivalry in 2016...the 2018 1910 11 0 contest is the third in a four-year agreement that ends in 2019...Penn 1911 0 3 1912 0 38 Sept. 14, 2019. 1913 7 6 State will host the final scheduled game between the historic foes on 1914 13 3 TEAM NOTES Nov. 25, 1915 20 0 Nov. 30, 1916 31 0 UNDER ABC'S PRIMETIME SPOTLIGHT Nov. 29, 1917 28 6 One of college football's most historic rivalries will be showcased in Nov. 28, 1918 28 6 primetime when Pitt and Penn State clash at Heinz Field in front of a Nov. 27, 1919 0 20 national ABC television audience at 8 p.m. Nov. 25, 1920 0 0 years. On November 14, 1987, the Panthers defeated the Nittany Nov. 24, 1921 0 0 Lions, This 10-0,will be in the an ESPNfirst night televised kickoff game for aat Pitt-Penn Pitt Stadium State that game started in 31 at Nov. 30, 1922 14 0 7:30 p.m. One of the most famous interceptions in school history— Nov. 29, 1923 20 3 Billy Owens' 69-yard return for a touchdown—clinched the victory Nov. 27, 1924 24 3 with 20 seconds left. Nov. 26, 1925 23 7 Nov. 25, 1926 24 6 Nov. 24, 1927 30 0 Notre For Pitt,Dame this on will November be the first 9, 2013. time it will host an 8 p.m. ABC national telecast in five years. The last occurrence was a 28-21 victory over Nov. 29, 1928 26 0 Nov. 28, 1929 20 7 RUGGED 2018 SLATE - Nov. 26, 1930 19 12 tion. The Panthers' 12-game slate features eight teams that advanced Oct. 31, 1931 @ 41 6 Pitt's 2018 schedule figures to rank among the toughest in the na Oct. 26, 1935 9 0 Nov. 7, 1936 24 7 2017to bowls Associated last season, Press including poll after five notching that finished double-digit in the Topwin 25.totals: Nov. 20, 1937 28 7 No. Four 6 UCF Pitt (13-0), opponents No. 8 finished Penn State ranked (11-2), inside No. the 11 topNotre 13 Dame in the (10-3)final Nov. 19, 1938 26 0 Nov. 25, 1939 @ 0 10 and No. 13 Miami (10-3). The Panthers' fifth opponent that finished Nov. 23, 1940 20 7 Nov. 22, 1941 7 31 in the final 2017 TOUGHAP poll isNON-CONFERENCE No. 24 Virginia Tech TESTS (9-4). Prior to the 2018 season, ESPN.com rated Pitt's non-conference Nov. 21, 1942 @ 6 14 schedule as the toughest in the country. "The top spot was a no- Nov. 20, 1943 0 14 brainer," ESPN Senior Staff Writer Chris Low wrote of the Panthers. Nov. 25, 1944 14 0 Of Pitt's four non-ACC games, three are against FBS opponents Nov. 24, 1945 7 0 whose combined record last season was 34-5. Nov. 23, 1946 14 7 Pitt will host historic rival Penn State of the Big Ten on Sept. 8. The Nov. 22, 1947 0 29 Nittany Lions were 11-2 last year. The Panthers will also play on the Nov. 20, 1948 7 0 road at UCF (Sept. 29), which claimed a national title with a 13-0 Nov. 19, 1949 19 0 Dec. 2, 1950# N 20 21 South Bend against Notre Dame (Oct. 13). The Fighting Irish were 10-3record last in season.2017. The Panthers' final non-ACC game of 2018 will be in Nov. 24, 1951 13 7 Nov. 22, 1952 0 17
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CLOSING 2017 WITH A BIG "W" Pitt-Penn State Game-By-Game continued Pitt punctuated its 2017 season with an exclamation point, defeating No. 2 Miami at Heinz Field, 24-14, to knock the Hurricanes out of the DATE PITT PSU College Football Playoff hunt. Nov. 21, 1953 0 17 The Panthers limited Miami to 232 total yards—and only 45 on the ground—while notching a season-high four sacks. The Hurricanes' Nov. 20, 1954 0 13 rushing output was their lowest of the season while their total yard- Nov. 19, 1955 @ 20 0 age was the second lowest. Nov. 24, 1956 7 7 Offensively, Pitt was ignited by freshman quarterback Kenny Pick- Nov. 23, 1957 14 13 Nov. 27, 1958 21 25 Nov. 21, 1959 22 7 ett, who in his first career start ran for two touchdowns and threw The No. 2 Hurricanes became the highest-ranked opponent the Nov. 19, 1960 3 14 Panthersfor another had to ever hand beaten Miami in its Pittsburgh. first loss of Prior the season. to the win over Miami, Nov. 25, 1961 26 47 the highest-ranked foe Pitt had defeated at home was No. 3 Fordham, Nov. 24, 1962 0 16 13-0, at Pitt Stadium on Nov. 8, 1941. Pitt snapped the nation's longest active winning streak at 15 games Dec. 7, 1963 22 21 by beating the Hurricanes. Nov. 21, 1964 @ 0 28 Nov. 20, 1965 30 27 A KNACK FOR BEATING NO. 2 Nov. 19, 1966 24 48 Under Coach Pat Narduzzi, Pitt is 2-0 against opponents ranked No. Nov. 25, 1967 @ 6 42 2. In addition to the 24-14 win over Miami to close the 2017 season, Nov. 23, 1968 9 65 Narduzzi's Panthers knocked off No. 3/2 Clemson, 43-42, in Death Nov. 22, 1969 7 27 Valley on Nov. 12, 2016. It would be the lone blemish of the season Nov. 21, 1970 @ 15 35 for the Tigers, who would go on to win the national title with a 14-1 Nov. 20, 1971 18 55 record. Nov. 25, 1972 @ 27 49 TOP 3 FOES: BEWARE THE PANTHERS Nov. 24, 1973 @ 13 35 Pitt has actually won four consecutive games against top-3 teams Nov. 28, 1974** N 10 31 when unranked dating back to the 2002 season. Three of those con- Nov. 22, 1975** N 6 7 tests have been on the road. Nov. 26, 1976** N 24 7 Nov. 26, 1977 13 15 Date Opponent (AP/Coaches Rank) Result Nov. 25, 1978 @ 10 17 Nov. 2, 2002 @Virginia Tech (#3/3) W, 28-21 Nov. 24, 1979 @ 29 14 Dec. 1, 2007 @West Virginia (#2/1) W, 13-9 Nov. 28, 1980 @ 14 9 Nov. 12, 2016 @Clemson (#3/2) W, 43-42 Nov. 28, 1981 14 48 Nov. 26, 1982 @ 10 19 Nov. 24, 2017 Miami (#2/2) W, 24-14 Nov. 19, 1983 24 24 IMPACTING THE CFP Nov. 24, 1984 @ 31 11 In 2016, Pitt was the only school to have wins over two teams that Nov. 23, 1985 0 31 Nov. 22, 1986 @ 14 34 The Panthers gave No. 2 Clemson—the eventual national cham- Nov. 14, 1987 10 0 finished in the top 5 of the final College Football Playoff rankings. pion—its only loss (43-42) and arguably kept No. 5 Penn State out of Nov. 12, 1988 @ 14 7 Nov. 25. 1989 13 16 Nov. 24, 1990 @ 17 22 the playoff field by defeating129 YEARS the AND Nittany COUNTING Lions, 42-39. The 2018 campaign marks the 129th football season in Pitt history. Nov. 28, 1991 20 32 The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a Nov. 21, 1992 @ 13 57 718-527-42 all-time record (.574). The program’s rich legacy in- Sept. 6, 1997 @ 17 34 - Sept. 19, 1998 13 20 ers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national titles. Sept. 11, 1999 @ 17 20 cludes 92 first team All-Americans, 24 College Football Hall of Fam Sept. 16, 2000*** 12 0 YOUR 2018 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS Sept. 10, 2016 42 39 As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2018 Panthers Sept. 9, 2017 @ 14 33 are senior offensive lineman Alex Bookser, senior safety Dennis Briggs and senior linebacker Quintin Wirginis. Briggs was also elect- * neutral site game played at Bellefonte, Pa. # neutral site game played at Forbes Field captain since defensive tackle Aaron Donald in 2012-13. ** neutral site game played at Three Rivers Stadium ed a captain as a junior in 2017. He becomes Pitt's first multiple-time ***Pitt home game played at Three Rivers Stadium Note: Pitt played all home games at Three Rivers Stadium in 2000
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TRUE FROSH DEBUTS Two true freshmen played for Pitt in the season-opening 33-7 vic- ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS tory over Albany. On offense, wide receiver Shocky Jacques-Louis COASTAL DIVISION made his collegiate debut, rushing three times for 21 yards and Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. catching one pass for three yards. Defensively, Marquis Williams saw action at cornerback and had a solo tackle. Duke 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 Georgia Tech 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 MORE FRESH FACES Pittsburgh 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 Fourteen redshirt freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the Virginia 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 Albany opener. That total includes six players on offense (receivers Virginia Tech 0 - 0 .000 0 - 0 .000 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins and Michael Smith; offensive linemen Jerry Miami 0 - 0 .000 0 - 1 .000 Drake Jr., Gabe Houy and Carson Van Lynn; and tight end Grant Car- rigan), six defensive players (cornerback Paris Ford; defensive line- North Carolina 0 - 0 .000 0 - 1 .000 men Deslin Alexandre and Jaylen Twyman; and linebackers Albert Tucker, Cam Bright and Kyle Nunn) and two specialists (punter Kirk ATLANTIC DIVISION Christodoulou and placekicker/holder Jake Scarton). Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Boston College 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 OFFENSIVE NOTES Clemson 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 NC State 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 PICKETT PERFECT IN FIRST HALF OF OPENER Syracuse 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 Sophomore quarterback Kenny Pickett, making only his second Wake Forest 0 - 0 .000 1 - 0 1.000 Florida State 0 - 0 .000 0 - 0 .000 - Louisville 0 - 0 .000 0 - 1 .000 tioncareer came start on when his initial Pitt hosted attempt Albany, of the finished second halfthe firstwhen half he 13-of-13threw passing for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Pickett's first incomple Games played through Sept. 2 (73%) for 154 yards with two TDs and one interception. He addi- tionallythe ball awayrushed under for 42 pressure. yards on For six the carries game, (7.0 Pickett avg.) finishedand a score. 16 of 22 BLUE AND GOLD RALLY CAPS Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 29 games with second-half come- PICKETT'S MEMORABLE FIRST START backs. The Panthers' most recent comeback was their 24-17 victory accounted for three touchdowns (two rushing and one passing) in In the first start of his college career, then-freshman Kenny Pickett engineering the Panthers' 24-14 upset of No. 2 Miami to close the at Duke on Oct. 21, 2017, when they rallied from a 10-point deficit. 2017 season. Pickett completed 18-of-29 passes (62%) for 193 yards PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) with zero interceptions and was also Pitt's second-leading rusher Date Opp. Deficit (Qtr.) Result 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 with 60 yards on 13 carries (4.6 avg.). 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) Pickett's six-yard touchdown rush gave the Panthers a 10-7 lead 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 right before intermission. Late in the third quarter he connected 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 - 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 executedwith Qadree bootleg Ollison on onfourth a five-yard down that shovel the passfreshman to increase took for the a advan22- 11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 yardtage toscore. 17-7. Pickett's final TD proved to be the clincher—a perfectly 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 NOTABLE QUARTERBACK DEBUTS 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 The following lists some notable performances by quarterbacks in 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 theirDate firstName career start at OpponentPitt. A-C-I Yds. TD Result 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 11/3/79 Dan Marino* Syracuse 26-18-1 170 2 W, 28-21 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 9/10/83 John Congemi# Temple 23-15-1 177 1 W, 35-0 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) 9/2/89 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 9/11/99 John Turman% @Penn State 35-19-1 316 2 L, 17-20 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 8/31/02 AlexRod Rutherford% Van Pelt# OhioPacific 22-9-317-11-1 97141 21 W, 27-1438-3 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 9/11/04 Tyler Palko$ Ohio 19-6-1 49 1 W, 24-3 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 9/1/07 Bill Stull% Eastern Michigan 20-14-0 177 1 W, 27-3 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 9/29/07 Pat Bostick* @Virginia 31-18-1 181 1 L, 14-44 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 9/2/10 Tino Sunseri$ @Utah 28-16-1 184 1 L, 24-27 (OT) 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 9/2/13 Tom Savage^ Florida State 28-15-2 201 1 L, 13-41 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 8/30/14 Chad Voytik$ Delaware 13-10-0 84 2 W, 62-0 10/24/15 @Syracuse 17-13 (4th) W, 23-20 9/19/15 Nathan Peterman% @Iowa 29-20-2 219 2 L, 24-27 10/8/16 Georgia Tech 34-27 (4th) W, 37-34 9/2/17 Max Browne^ Youngstown State 24-17-0 140 1 W, 28-21 (OT) 11/12/16 @Clemson 42-34 (4th) W, 43-42 9/23/17 Ben DiNucci$ @Georgia Tech 19-12-0 110 1 L, 17-35 10/21/17 @Duke 17-7 (3rd)/17-14 (4th) W, 24-17 11/24/17 Kenny Pickett* Miami 29-18-0 193 1 W, 24-14 * Meineke Car Care Bowl * True FR # RS FR $ SOPH % JR ^ SR # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
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RUSH HOUR Since Pat Narduzzi's initial season as Pitt's head coach in 2015, the THE LAST TIME: #4/4 PENN STATE 33 PITT 14 Panthers have rushed for at least 200 yards on 16 occasions. Pitt is Sept. 9, 2017 • Beaver Stadium • 109,898 13-3 in those contests. During that same time span, the Panthers have four games with 300 rushing yards and are 4-0 in those outings. Penn State, 33-14...the loss snapped Pitt’s two-game winning streak In their season-opening win over Albany, the Panthers netted 238 inMaking the series...theits first trip Panthers to Beaver had Stadium won sincethe prior 1999, two Pitt encountersfell to rival yards on 37 carries (6.4 avg.). (2000, 2016)...three turnovers and red zone struggles plagued the Panthers (1-1)...Pitt held statistical advantages in total yards (342 PITT 200-YARD RUSHING GAMES UNDER PAT NARDUZZI 21:40)...two early interceptions helped Penn State build a 14-0 lead Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L asto Trace312), McSorleyfirst downs converted (24 to 14) the andmiscues time intoof possession a pair of touchdown (38:20 to 9/5/15 Youngstown St. 43 325 7.6 W, 45-37 passes to Mike Gesicki...Pitt scored just one TD on four trips inside 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech 43 200 4.7 W, 31-28 PSU’s 20-yard line...backup quarterback Ben DiNucci found the end 11/14/15 @Duke 58 268 4.6 W, 31-13 zone for Pitt on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter...Qadree Ollison rushed for a game-high 96 yards on 15 carries (6.4 avg.)...Ollison 11/21/15 Louisville 45 244 5.4 W, 45-34 also had 30 yards receiving and a two-point conversion catch... 9/10/16 Penn State 56 341 6.1 W, 42-39 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State 54 290 5.4 L, 38-45 goals as a collegian...defensively, linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu had 9/24/16 @North Carolina 55 281 5.1 L, 36-37 aredshirt team-high freshman seven kickertackles Alex (including Kessman a personal-best booted his first three two TFLs) field and also forced a fumble. 10/1/16 Marshall 41 252 6.1 W, 43-27 10/8/16 Georgia Tech 42 215 5.1 W, 37-34 PITT 0 3 3 8 14 PENN STATE 14 0 7 12 33 10/15/16 @Virginia 49 209 4.3 W, 45-31 11/19/16 Duke 40 224 5.6 W, 56-14 First Quarter PSU — Gesicki 8-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 12:53 11/26/16 Syracuse 40 393 9.8 W, 76-61 PSU — Gesicki 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 5:20 9/2/17 Youngstown St. 53 208 3.9 W, 28-21 (OT) Second Quarter 10/21/17 @Duke 57 336 5.9 W, 24-17
11/9/17 North Carolina 45 267 5.9 L, 31-34 PITT — Kessman 28-yard field Thirdgoal 1:12 Quarter 9/1/18 Albany 37 238 6.4 W, 33-7 PSU — Barkley 46-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 10:32
100-YARD RUSHERS UNDER PAT NARDUZZI PITT — Kessman 24-yard fieldFourth goal 6:03 Quarter Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has produced 17 100-yard rushing per- PSU — Barkley 8-yard run (Davis kick) 14:54 PITT — DiNucci 3-yard run (Ollison pass from DiNucci) 10:09 PSU — Safety (Allen tackled Hall in end zone) 5:53 games, while senior running back Darrin Hall has four. The Panthers areformances. 11-5 under Senior Narduzzi running when back they Qadree have Ollison at least owns one 100-yardfive of those rusher in a game. PSUTeam — Stats Davis 24-yard field goal 3:34PITT PSU First Downs 24 14 Rushes-Yards 45-155 24-148 PITT 100-YARD RUSHERS 2015-PRESENT Comp-Att-Int 24-41-2 15-28-1 Passing Yards 187 164 Date Player Opponent Att.-Yds.-TD Total Yards 342 312 9/5/15 Qadree Ollison Youngstown State 16-207-1 Punt Returns-Yards 3-0 3-31 Kick Returns-Yards 2-33 2-50 10/3/15 Qadree Ollison @Virginia Tech 19-122-1 Interceptions-Yards 1-2 2-43 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 10/24/15 Qadree Ollison @Syracuse 23-103-2 Punts-Average 5-44.4 6-43.2 11/14/15 Qadree Ollison @Duke 26-111-1 Penalties-Yards 6-55 1-15 Third Down Conv. 5-17 4-12 11/21/15 Qadree Ollison Louisville 28-152-1 Fourth Down Conv. 3-4 0-0 11/27/15 Darrin Hall Miami 12-103-1 Sacks By-Yards 1-7 5-37 Possession Time 38:20 21:40 9/10/16 James Conner Penn State 22-117-1 9/17/16 James Conner @Oklahoma State 24-111-1 Rushing PITT — Ollison 15-96; Moss 11-46; Hall 5-19; DiNucci 5-8, 1 TD; Ffrench 1-8; 9/24/16 Quadree Henderson @North Carolina 9-107-0 Maddox 1-1; Henderson 2-(-5); Browne 5-(-18). 10/27/16 James Conner Virginia Tech 19-141-3 PSU — Barkley 14-88, 1 TD; McSorley 8-65; Team 1-(-2); Sanders 1-(-3).
11/12/16 James Conner @Clemson 20-132-1 Passing 11/19/16 James Conner Duke 14-101-2 PITT — Browne 19-32-2, 138 yards; DiNucci 5-9-0, 49 yards. PSU — McSorley 15-28-1, 164 yards, 3 TD. 11/26/16 James Conner Syracuse 19-115-2 11/26/16 Quadree Henderson Syracuse 5-103-1 Receiving PITT — Weah 6-65; Araujo-Lopes 4-42; Flanagan 3-19; Ollison 2-30; 10/21/17 Darrin Hall @Duke 24-254-3 Ffrench 2-9; Hall 2-9; Henderson 2-5; Moss 2-(-4); Mathews 1-12. 10/28/17 Darrin Hall Virginia 25-111-1 PSU — Barkley 4-45, 1 TD; Gesicki 4-39, 2 TD; Hamilton 3-45; Polk 1-18; Thompkins 1-12; Johnson 1-4; Stevens 1-1. 11/9/17 Darrin Hall North Carolina 23-121-4
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ISN'T IT GRAND? THE LAST TIME AT HEINZ: PITT 42 PENN STATE 39 Only one player on Pitt's 2018 roster can claim a 1,000-yard rushing Sept. 10, 2016 • Heinz Field • 69,983 season as a collegian: senior running back Qadree Ollison. The return of the Pitt-Penn State rivalry after a 16-year hiatus proved Ollison netted 1,121 yards in 2015 en route to earning ACC Offen- to be worth the wait as the Panthers triumphed in front of the largest sive Rookie of the Year honors. Ollison will attempt to become just crowd to ever attend a sporting event in Pittsburgh...James Conner the sixth player in Pitt history to achieve multiple 1,000-yard rushing rushed for 117 yards and scored two TDs and cornerback Ryan Lewis seasons before his eligibility expires. intercepted a Penn State pass in the end zone with 1:15 left to seal The last player to accomplish the feat was James Conner, who had the 42-39 victory...behind a pounding rushing attack that produced 1,092 yards in 2016 and 1,765 yards in 2014. The other Panthers in 341 yards, Pitt (2-0) achieved its highest point total ever against this elite group are Tony Dorsett (four from 1973-76), Curvin Rich- Penn State...the 81 combined points also marked a series high...Pitt ards (1988-89), LeSean McCoy (2007-08) and Dion Lewis (2009-10). lead...Penn State (1-1) would rally to within single-digits four times PITT PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE 1,000-YARD SEASONS inscored the second touchdowns half and on fourwas ofpoised its first to fivetake possessions the lead when to build it reached a 28-7 Name Season Att. Yards Avg. the Pitt 31 with under two minutes to play...that’s when Lewis ended Tony Dorsett 1973* 318 1,686 5.3 the threat, and the game, by intercepting Trace McSorley’s pass to the end zone...Nathan Peterman threw three TDs for Pitt, including a Tony Dorsett 1974 220 1,004 4.6 12-yard shovel pass to Conner that put the Panthers up 42-31 with Tony Dorsett 1975* 255 1,686 6.6 10:24 left...the Panthers caused four PSU turnovers, with Ejuan Price Tony Dorsett 1976* 370 2,150 5.8 forcing two fumbles and Mike Caprara posting two recoveries.
Curvin Richards 1988 207 1,228 5.9 PENN STATE 7 7 7 18 39 PITT 14 14 7 7 42 Curvin Richards 1989* 232 1,282 5.5 First Quarter PITT — Aston 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 8:03 LeSean McCoy 2007 276 1,328 4.8 PITT — Henderson 7-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 7:16 LeSean McCoy 2008* 308 1,488 4.8 PSU — Barkley 3-yard run (Davis kick) 2:42
Second Quarter Dion Lewis 2009* 325 1,799 5.5 PITT — Orndoff 2-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 13:38 Dion Lewis 2010* 219 1,061 4.8 PITT — Aston 3-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:54 PSU — Barkley 1-yard run (Davis kick) 0:42
James Conner 2014* 298 1,765 5.9 Third Quarter PSU — Barkley 40-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 11:54 James Conner 2016* 216 1,092 5.1 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 7:24 * includes bowl statistics Fourth Quarter PSU — Barkley 1-yard run (Davis kick) 13:42 OLLISON’S 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES - PITT — Conner 12-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 10:24 ing games in his career, including a 207-yard effort in his collegiate PSU — DavisBarkley 38-yard 2-yard field run goal(Hamilton 12:04 pass from McSorley) 5:00 debutQadree against Ollison Youngstown leads all active State Pitt in players2015. with five 100-yard rush Team Stats PSU PITT - First Downs 20 19 ting 96 yards at Penn State and 91 against Youngstown State. Rushes-Yards 31-74 56-341 InOllison the 2018 flirted opener with theagainst 100-yard Albany, mark Ollison in two rushed games for last a game-high year, net Comp-Att-Int 24-35-1 11-15-1 Passing Yards 332 91 73 yards on seven attempts (10.4 avg.) and was not tackled behind Total Yards 406 432 the line of scrimmage on any of his carries. Punt Returns-Yards 4-61 1-1 Kick Returns-Yards 5-110 3-98 Interceptions-Yards 1-8 1-0 QADREE OLLISON CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs Punts-Average 5-46.6 5-42.6 Penalties-Yards 4-35 10-79 9/5/15 Youngstown State 16 207 1 Third Down Conv. 2-10 4-12 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 19 122 1 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 4-33 10/24/15 @Syracuse 23 103 2 Possession Time 24:31 35:29 11/14/15 @Duke 26 111 1 Rushing PSU — Barkley 20-85, 4 TD; Robinson 1-4; Allen 1-2;McSorley 9-(-17). 11/21/15 Louisville 28 152 1 PITT — Conner 22-117, 1 TD; Henderson 4-58; Peterman 8-52; Ollison 9-36; Hall 4-33; Whitehead 1-28; Aston 4-14, 2 TD; Ford 1-6; Team 3-(-3).
Passing PSU — McSorley 24-35-1, 332 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Peterman 11-15-1, 91 yards, 3 TD.
Receiving PSU — Hamilton 8-82; Gesicki 4-47; Godwin 4-36; Thompkins 3-87; Barkley 2-45, 1 TD; Johnson 1-27; Allen 1-4; Polk 1-4. PITT — Conner 4-29, 1 TD; Orndoff 4-15, 1 TD; Henderson 3-47, 1 TD.
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HALL MAKES MARK Running back Darrin Hall was a workhorse for Pitt's rushing at- CAP AND GOWN: THE GRADUATES Sixteen players on this year’s Pitt football team have already earned their bachelor’s degrees. With 16 graduates on the roster, Pitt ranks touchdownstack during the on final97 carries stretch (5.4 of theavg.). 2017 He rushedseason. forHall more averaged than 100104 third among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools in terms of rushing yards over the last five games, totaling 520 yards and eight number of players with their degree already in hand. in rushing with 628 yards and nine touchdowns on 128 carries (4.9 avg.).yards in three of those five contests. On the 2017 season, Hall led Pitt 2018 PITT PLAYERS WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES In the 2018 opener against Albany, Hall had four carries for 22 Player Pos. Degree yards (5.5 avg.). Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR Public Service Cole Blake RB Accounting* DARRIN HALL CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Alex Bookser OL Communication Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs Dennis Briggs DB Finance 11/27/15 Miami 12 103 1 Connor Dintino OL Finance & Marketing 10/21/17 @Duke 24 254 3 James Folston Jr. DL Communication 10/28/17 Virginia 25 111 1 Jeff George Jr. QB Business# 11/9/17 North Carolina 23 121 4 Will Gragg TE Recreation & Sport Management** DARRIN DAZZLED AT DUKE Mike Herndon OL Administration of Justice/ Legal Studies school history while breaking a century-old school record in Pitt's Colin Jonov DB Economics*** 24-17Darrin victory Hall achieved at Duke one last of season the most (Oct. prolific 21). Facing rushing a Blue games Devils in rush defense that ranked No. 16 nationally (yielding 108 yards per game), Kellen McAlone WR Business & Communication Hall rambled for a career-high 254 yards and three touchdowns. He Stefano Millin OL Public Communications**** averaged a sensational 10.6 yards on 24 carries. Phillipie Motley DB Finance Hall ripped off touchdown sprints of 79 and 92 yards. The latter score marked the longest touchdown run in Pitt history, eclipsing the Qadree Ollison RB Communication 100-year-old record of 91 established in 1917 by George McLaren. Shane Roy DL Communication Hall's third TD, a four-yard score with 10:48 left, gave Pitt the lead Quintin Wirginis LB Communication for good at 21-17.
* Blake earned undergraduate degree from Robert Morris A NEW STANDARD # George earned undergraduate degree from Illinois Darrin Hall's 92-yard touchdown run in Pitt's 24-17 win at Duke ** Gragg earned undergraduate degree from Arkansas in 2017 is the longest in school history. Hall eclipsed a record that *** Jonov earned undergraduate degree from Bucknell stood for 100 years: George McLaren's 91-yard scoring run against **** Millin earned undergraduate degree from Kent State Syracuse on Oct. 20, 1917. BOWL SUBDIVISION: HIGHEST NUMBER PITT LONGEST RUSHES FROM SCRIMMAGE OF GRADUATES ON 2018 ROSTER (all touchdowns unless noted) No. School Graduates 1. UAB 19 No. Name Yards Opponent, Year 2. Clemson 17 1. Darrin Hall 92 Duke, 2017 3. Pittsburgh 16 4. Arizona State 15 2. George McLaren 91 Syracuse, 1917 5. Baylor 14 3. Adam Walker 89 Northern Iowa, 1988 Northwestern 14 SMU 14 4. Warren Heller 88 Miami (Ohio), 1931 8. Alabama 12 5. Curtis Martin 86 (no TD) West Virginia, 1993 Akron 12 Houston 12 Fred Cox 86 Penn State, 1959 Maryland 12 Temple 12 7. Dion Lewis 85 Buffalo, 2009 Virginia 12 David Priestley 85 East Tennessee St., 2001 14. Kansas 11 Old Dominion 11 9. Curvin Richards 83 Boston College, 1988 Penn State 11 Bobby Grier 83 (no TD) NC State, 1953 17. Arkansas 10 Cincinnati 10 Minnesota 10 Nevada 10 South Carolina 10 Tennessee 10 UCF 10 West Virginia 10 12 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
ONE OF THE BEST EVER Darrin Hall's 254 yards at Duke last year rank 10th among Pitt's all- 2018 PITT PRESEASON HONORS time single-game rushing performances. Additionally, Hall's yardage CAL ADOMITIS—LONG SNAPPER Phil Steele All-ACC (fourth team) Conner netted 263 against Duke on Nov. 1, 2014. marked the most prolific rushing game by a Panther since James ALEX BOOKSER—OFFENSIVE LINEMAN PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A GAME Athlon All-ACC (second team) No. Name Opponent, Season Yards Lindy’s All-ACC (third team) 1. Tony Dorsett Notre Dame, 1975 303 Phil Steele All-ACC (second team) 2. Ray Graham FIU, 2010 277 3. Kevan Barlow West Virginia, 2000 272 PARIS FORD—DEFENSIVE BACK 4. Tony Dorsett Army, 1975 268 Lindy’s Pitt “Top Newcomer” 5. Tony Dorsett Northwestern, 1973 265 6. Curvin Richards East Carolina, 1989 264 DARRIN HALL—RUNNING BACK 7. James Conner Duke, 2014 263 Athlon All-ACC (fourth team) 8. Dion Lewis Cincinnati, 2010 261 Doak Walker Award Watch List 9. Craig Heyward Kent State, 1987 259 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 10. Darrin Hall Duke, 2017 254 Craig Heyward Miami (Fla.), 1986 254 ALEX KESSMAN—PLACEKICKER PITT'S NEW/OLD OFFENSIVE LINE Phil Steele All-ACC (fourth team) Although Pitt returns only two starters on its offensive line, the unit's rotation has a veteran look on the surface with four seniors. In the Albany opener, the Panthers' starters up front included OLUWASEUN IDOWU—LINEBACKER left tackle Stefano Millin (making his Pitt debut following a graduate Athlon All-ACC (second team) transfer from Kent State) and redshirt freshman right tackle Gabe Lindy’s All-ACC (second team) Phil Steele All-ACC (second team) of senior Alex Bookser (26 career starts), who sat out following a minorHouy (who ailment. played in his first collegiate game). Houy started in place Butkus Award Watch List The guards are both seniors who are light on starting experience: Connor Dintino (left guard) and Mike Herndon (right). For Dintino, it STEFANO MILLIN—OFFENSIVE LINEMAN at fullback against Villanova in 2016. Herndon now has two career Phil Steele All-ACC (fourth team) startingwas his firstassignments career offensive (he made line one start in 2017).and second overall. He started Pitt's "veteran" on its offensive line in the Albany opener was cen- RASHAD WEAVER—DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ter Jimmy Morrissey. The sophomore started every game a year ago Athlon All-ACC (fourth team) and now owns 13 career starts.
PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS TEAM Name (2018 Pos.) 2018 GP/GS Career GP/GS CollegeFootballNews.com “ACC Sleeper Team” Jimmy Morrissey (C) 1/1 13/13 SportingNews.com “ACC Team to Watch” Mike Herndon (G) 1/1 31/2 Connor Dintino (G) 1/1 36/2* Alex Bookser (T) 0/0 37/26 Stefano Millin (T) 1/1 36/31# Gabe Houy (T) 1/1 1/1
*Dintino owns one start at fullback (2016) #Millin played in 35 games with 30 starts at Kent State from 2014-17
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TDS BY THE “D” DEFENSIVE NOTES Pitt has scored eight defensive touchdowns under Pat Narduzzi, including one last season (freshman cornerback Jason Pinnock's PLENTY OF PRODUCTION BACK fumble recovery in the end zone against Oklahoma State). In addition to Pinnock, one other returnee for Pitt's 2018 defense - has a touchdown: cornerback Dane Jackson, who had a "pick six" Pitt returned nine defensive starters for 2018, a reflection of the against Syracuse in 2016. ofyouthful the 2017 lineup campaign. the Panthers fielded last season. In fact, Pat Nar The Pitt defense has scored 32 touchdowns since the 2001 season. duzzi'sIn addition defense to utilizedreturning only personnel, one senior Pitt starter welcomes in the back final a sixhigh games per- The Panthers are 26-4 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a centage of its 2017 defensive production. game during that span. (The losses occurred against Notre Dame and Navy in 2015, and Oklahoma State in 2016 and 2017.) PITT RETURNING PRODUCTION FOR 2018 Category 2017 Total Back for 2018 % Returning PITT DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2001 Tackles 717 593 83% Date Opponent Player Score Tackles for Loss 56 49.5 88% 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return Sacks 23 19 83% 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return Interceptions 9 6 67% 12/20/01 vs. NC State* Tyre Young 16-yard fumble return Fumbles Recovered 7 4 57% 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return GROUND DEFENSE Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has held a total of 14 opponents under the 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return 100-yard rushing mark. The Panthers are 12-2 in such games. In the 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 2018 opener, a 33-7 win over Albany, Pitt yielded only 60 yards on 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return 28 carries (2.1 avg.). The Panthers went 3-1 in such instances in 2017. Pitt surrendered 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return a season-low 45 yards rushing to No. 2 Miami, keying the Panthers' 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 24-14 upset. The Hurricanes mustered an average of only 1.96 yards 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return on 23 carries. 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return OPPONENT SUB-100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 2015-PRESENT 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return 9/12/15 @Akron 24 42 1.75 W, 24-7 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 33 9 0.27 W, 17-13 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return 11/21/15 Louisville 24 (-1) (-0.04) W, 45-34 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return 9/3/16 Villanova 33 53 1.61 W, 28-7 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return 9/10/16 Penn State 31 74 2.39 W, 42-39 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return 9/24/16 @North Carolina 22 18 0.82 L, 36-37 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return 10/15/16 @Virginia 26 86 3.31 W, 45-31 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return 11/12/16 @Clemson 25 50 2.00 W, 43-42 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 11/19/16 Duke 22 25 1.14 W, 56-14 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return 9/30/17 Rice 23 55 2.39 W, 42-10 11/7/15 Notre Dame Ejuan Price 32-yard fumble return 10/21/17 @Duke 26 76 2.92 W, 24-17 11/21/15 Louisville Avonte Maddox 30-yard interception return 11/9/17 North Carolina 32 96 3.00 L, 31-34 12/28/15 vs. Navy# Jordan Whitehead 22-yard fumble return 11/24/17 Miami 23 45 1.96 W, 24-14 9/17/16 @Okla. State Matt Galambos 2-yard fumble return 9/1/18 Albany 28 60 2.1 W, 33-7 10/1/16 Marshall Avonte Maddox 33-yard interception return BRINGING HEAT 10/15/16 @Virginia Jordan Whitehead 59-yard interception return During the Pat Narduzzi era, Pitt has recorded four or more quar- 11/26/16 Syracuse Dane Jackson 20-yard interception return terback sacks in a game 14 times. The Panthers have compiled an 9/16/17 Okla. State Jason Pinnock Fumble recovery in end zone 11-3 record in those contests where they have compiled at least four sacks. Names in bold denote current players. * Tangerine Bowl sacks. It marked the Panthers' highest sack total since also recording # Military Bowl In its 33-7 season-opening win over Albany, Pitt compiled five Sophomore defensive tackle Keyshon Camp had two sacks in the five against Duke on Nov. 19, 2016.
Albany win, the first of his collegiate career. 14 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
PITT GAMES WITH AT LEAST FOUR SACKS 2015-PRESENT PITT BLOCK PARTY Pitt has 55 blocked kicks since the 2000 season. That total includes Date Opponent Sacks Yards Lost W/L 10 blocks during Pat Narduzzi's tenure as Pitt head coach (since 9/5/15 Youngstown State 6 38 W, 45-37 2015). 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 7 57 W, 17-13 PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 10/10/15 @Virginia 4 25 W, 26-19 Date Opponent Player Type 11/7/15 Notre Dame 4 31 L, 30-42 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 11/14/15 @Duke 4 22 W, 31-13 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal 11/21/15 Louisville 7 58 W, 45-34 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt 9/3/16 Villanova 6 58 W, 28-7 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal 9/10/16 Penn State 4 33 W, 42-39 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal 11/9/02 Temple Shawntae Spencer Punt 9/24/16 @North Carolina 4 36 L, 36-37 11/21/02 @Miami (Fla.) Shawntae Spencer Punt 10/15/16 @Virginia 4 38 W, 45-31 9/6/03 Kent State Sam Bryant Punt 10/18/03 @Rutgers J.J. Horne PAT 11/19/16 Duke 5 20 W, 56-14 10/25/03 Syracuse H.B. Blades Punt 12/28/16 vs. Northwestern* 4 20 L, 24-31 11/22/03 @Temple Claude Harriott Punt 9/11/04 Ohio Keith Malley Punt 11/24/17 Miami 4 16 W, 24-14 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal 9/1/18 Albany 5 33 W, 33-7 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* * Pinstripe Bowl 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal TOP TOTAL DEFENSE PERFORMANCES 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal During Pat Narduzzi's tenure as Pitt head coach, the Panthers have 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt held an opponent under 300 yards in total offense six times. 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal PITT TOP TOTAL DEFENSE GAMES UNDER PAT NARDUZZI 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT Date Opp. Rush Pass Total W/L 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 9 91 100 W, 17-13 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 9/12/15 @Akron 42 63 105 W, 24-7 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 9/3/16 Villanova 53 119 172 W, 28-7 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 11/24/17 Miami 45 187 232 W, 24-14 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt 11/19/16 Duke 25 243 268 W, 56-14 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 9/30/17 Rice 55 222 277 W, 42-10 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 9/9/17 @Penn State 148 164 312 L, 14-33 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt 10/28/17 Virginia 102 212 314 W, 31-14 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt 9/1/18 Albany 60 263 323 W, 33-7 1/8/11 vs. Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# 10/1/16 Marshall 104 240 344 W, 43-27 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT BIG INT RETURN 10/4/14 @Virginia Dontez Ford Punt Junior safety Damar Hamlin made a key play in Pitt's season-opening 1/2/15 vs. Houston Team PAT! 9/19/15 @Iowa Ryan Lewis Punt+ 10/10/15 Virginia Ejuan Price PAT with an interception at the Pitt 2. Hamlin returned the pick 79 yards, 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech Shakir Soto Field Goal 33-7 win over Albany when he halted the Great Danes' first drive setting up the Panthers' second touchdown for an early 13-0 lead. 10/29/15 North Carolina Quintin Wirginis Punt The 79-yard interception return marked Pitt’s longest since Octo- 12/28/15 vs. Navy Avonte Maddox PAT** ber 16, 2010, when Ricky Gary had an 80-yard return for a score at 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State George Aston Punt Syracuse. 11/26/16 Syracuse Ejuan Price PAT 12/28/16 vs. Northwestern Chawntez Moss Punt*** MULTIPLE PICKS FOR PITT 9/2/17 Youngstown State James Folston Jr. Punt 10/21/17 @Duke Alex Bookser Field Goal multiple-interception game since Sept. 30, 2017, when Pitt inter- Names in bold denote current players. ceptedThe Panthers Rice three picked times off intwo a 42-10Albany victory. passes in the opener, their first * returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay Safety Damar Hamlin had the initial theft, returning it 79 yards to % BBVA Compass Bowl set up Pitt's second touchdown in the opening quarter. It was the # returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed second INT of Hamlin's career. $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas ! Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Sophomore cornerback Damarri Mathis was responsible for the + returned 28 yards for a TD by Pat Amara Jr. other pick, a leaping grab in the end zone in the third period. It was ** Military Bowl *** Pinstripe Bowl the first INT of Mathis' career. 15 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
BIG FOOT SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES As a redshirt freshman placekicker last season, Alex Kessman kicked
OPENING THE 2018 SEASON IN STYLE Pitt opened the 2018 season in explosive fashion against Albany 56-yardertwo field goals at Syracuse of more (Oct. than 7), 50 setting yards: a 55-yarderCarrier Dome at Georgia record Techand when junior receiver Maurice Ffrench returned the game’s opening tying(Sept. the 23), Pitt the school second mark. longest Kessman field goal matched in school the history,Pitt record and set a in 2015 by Chris Blewitt. openedkickoff for a season a 91-yard with touchdown. a kickoff return It was TD. the first kick return score of or more. Six of those kicks occurred during the last four seasons his Ffr collegiateench's return career marked and the the first second time timeon record in 27 thatgames the Pitt Panthers returned (2014-17).Since 1961 (57 years), Pitt has made only 14 field goals of 50 yards the game's opening kickoff for a score. The previous occasion was on Dec. 28, 2015, when Quadree Henderson had a 100-yard return PITT 50-YARD FIELD GOALS SINCE 1961 against Navy in the Military Bowl. Date Name Opponent Distance RETURN GAME TOUCHDOWNS 11/11/61 Fred Cox Notre Dame 52 Since the 2000 season, Pitt has 22 kick returns for touchdowns (12 11/24/73 Carson Long @Penn State 50 on kickoffs and 10 on punts). Ten of those have occurred during Pat Narduzzi's tenure. Since the 2015 season, the Panthers have six TDs 11/16/74 Carson Long @Notre Dame 52 on kickoffs and four on punts. 9/25/76 Carson Long Temple 50 11/11/78 David Trout West Virginia 51 PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 9/29/84 Mark Brasco West Virginia 52 Year Opponent Player Yds. 9/3/94 David Merrick Texas 54 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 11/5/11 Kevin Harper Cincinnati 52 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 1/2/15 Chris Blewitt vs. Houston* 52 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 10/17/15 Chris Blewitt @Georgia Tech 56# @Ohio LaRod Stephens-Howling 95 11/14/15 Chris Blewitt @Duke 51 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 9/24/16 Chris Blewitt @North Carolina 50 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 9/23/17 Alex Kessman @Georgia Tech 55 2015 YSU Avonte Maddox 89 10/7/17 Alex Kessman @Syracuse 56# Navy* Quadree Henderson 100 2016 Villanova Quadree Henderson 96 * Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl # Pitt school record @Virginia Quadree Henderson 93 @Miami Quadree Henderson 100 CHRISTODOULOU MAKES AMERICAN DEBUT 2018 Albany Maurice Ffrench 91 Redshirt freshman punter Kirk Christodoulou made his Pitt debut in the season-opening victory against Albany, averaging 46.5 yards * Military Bowl on two punts. He had a long of 56 yards and placed both of his punts inside the 20. PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 Year Opponent Player Yds. 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 AIt natiwasve not of only Australia, Christodoulou's Christodoulou collegiate enrolled debut at the but University also his first of Pittsburghofficial game in actionJanuary in 2017. America. He was a standout Australian rules foot- 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 ball player before embarking on his goal to play college football in 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 the United States. Christodoulou worked with the renowned Prokick 2011 Utah+ Antwuan Reed 10 (BLK) Australia program that has produced many successful collegiate and 2012 Louisville$ Todd Thomas 41 (BLK) NFL punters. Prokick Australia’s “exports” include Pittsburgh Steelers punter 2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 2015 @Iowa% Pat Amara Jr. 28 (BLK) Mitch Wishnowsky (Utah) as well as Michael Dickson (Texas; now 2016e Duk Quadree Henderson 65 withJordan the Berry Seattle and Seahawks) all three 2016 and CameronRay Guy Award Johnston finalists: (Ohio State;winner now with the Philadelphia Eagles). 2017 @Georgia Tech Quadree Henderson 80 2017 Virginia Quadree Henderson 75 * Insight Bowl + Antwuan Reed returned blocked punt by Andrew Taglianetti for TD $ Todd Thomas recovered his own blocked punt in end zone # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl % Pat Amara Jr. returned blocked punt by Ryan Lewis for TD
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QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS
#8 KENNY PICKETT SO #82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES SR* #86 TYLER SEAR SO • Pickett Career Highs • Araujo-Lopes Career Highs • Sear Career Highs Pass Yards: 242 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Receptions: 7 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Completions: 18 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Receiving Yards: 100 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Attempts: 29 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving TDs: 0 Pass TDs: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Long Reception: 42 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Long Reception: 10 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) INTs: 1, twice, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush Attempts: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Long Completion: 74 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Rush Yards: 17 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #10 WILL GRAGG JR* Rush Yards: 60 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Rush TDs: 0 • Gragg Career Highs Rush Attempts: 13 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Long Rush: 12, twice, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receptions: 3 at LSU (11-11-17)* Rush TDs: 2 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Kick Returns: 3 at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving Yards: 47 at LSU (11-11-17)* Long Rush: 22 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Kick Return Yards: 98 at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving TDs: 0 Long Kick Return: 69 at Virginia (10-15-16) Long Reception: 33 at LSU (11-11-17)* #12 RICKY TOWN JR* All-Purpose Yards: 114 at Virginia (10-15-16) *at Arkansas • Town Career Highs Pass Yards: 15 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #2 MAURICE FFRENCH JR #35 GEORGE ASTON SR* Completions: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Ffrench Career Highs • Aston Career Highs Attempts: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receptions: 4 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Rush Attempts: 4, twice, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Pass TDs: 0 Receiving Yards: 58 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Rush Yards: 19 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) INTs: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 Rush TDs: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Long Completion: 0 Long Reception: 32 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Long Rush: 14 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Yards: 0 Rush Attempts: 3, 3 times, last vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) Receptions: 5 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush Attempts: 0 Rush Yards: 77 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Receiving Yards: 56 at Miami (11-5-16) Long Rush: 0 Rush TDs: 1, 3 times, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving TDs: 2, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Rush: 77 vs. Syracuse (11-26-16) Long Reception: 23 (TD) at Miami (11-5-16) RUNNING BACKS Kick Returns: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Kick Return Yards: 98 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #81 JIM MEDURE JR* #22 DARRIN HALL SR Long Kick Return: 91 (TD) vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Medure Career Highs • Hall Career Highs All-Purpose Yards: 119 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receptions: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush Attempts: 25 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Receiving Yards: 15 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush Yards: 254 at Duke (10-21-17) #6 AARON MATHEWS JR Receiving TDs: 0 Rush TDs: 4 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) • Mathews Career Highs Long Reception: 15 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Long Rush: 92 (TD) at Duke (10-21-17) Receptions: 4 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Receptions: 5 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Receiving Yards: 50, twice, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) PLACEKICKERS Receiving Yards: 63 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Receiving TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Long Reception: 24 vs. Northwestern (12-28-16) #97 ALEX KESSMAN SO* Long Reception: 44 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) • Kessman Career Highs #5 TRE TIPTON JR* FG Made: 3 at Syracuse (10-7-17) #30 QADREE OLLISON SR* • Tipton Career Highs FG Attempted: 3, twice, last at Duke (10-21-17) • Ollison Career Highs Receptions: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Long FG: 56 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Rush Attempts: 28 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Receiving Yards: 27 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) PATs Made: 6 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Rush Yards: 207 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) PATs Attempted: 6 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Rush TDs: 2, twice, last vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Long Reception: 25 at Miami (11-5-16) Points: 10 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Long Rush: 71 (TD) vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Rush Attempts: 3, 3 times, last at Virginia (10-15-16) Kickoffs: 7 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Receptions: 5, twice, last at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Rush Yards: 26 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Touchbacks: 5, twice, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving Yards: 44 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Rush TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 1, 3 times, last vs. Miami (11-24-17) Long Rush: 21 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Reception: 30 at Penn State (9-9-17) #88 DONTAVIUS BUTLER-JENKINS FR* #21 A.J. DAVIS SO • Butler-Jenkins Career Highs • Davis Career Highs Receptions: 0 Rush Attempts: 13 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving Yards: 0 Rush Yards: 46 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush TDs: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) Long Reception: 0 Long Rush: 14 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receptions: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #18 SHOCKY JACQUES-LOUIS FR Receiving Yards: 19 vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Jacques-Louis Career Highs Receiving TDs: 0 Receptions: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Long Reception: 16 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving Yards: 3 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Receiving TDs: 0 Long Reception: 3 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush Attempts: 3 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush Yards: 21 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Rush TDs: 0 Long Rush: 9 vs. Albany (9-1-18)
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#27 BRICEN GARNER SO* DEFENSIVE TACKLES LINEBACKERS • Garner Career Highs #93 SHANE ROY SR* #23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU SR* 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) #7 JAZZEE STOCKER JR* Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Forced Fumbles: 1, 3 times, last at Penn State (9-9-17) • Stocker Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) #10 KEYSHON CAMP SO* TFLs: 1 vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) • Camp Career Highs #58 QUINTIN WIRGINIS SR* Interceptions: 0 Tackles: 6 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Wirginis Career Highs TFLs: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Tackles: 6 vs. Duke (11-19-17) CORNERBACKS Sacks: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Duke (11-19-17) #11 DANE JACKSON JR* Forced Fumbles: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Sacks: 1, 4 times, last vs. Duke (11-19-17) • Jackson Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Villanova (9-3-17) 5, 4 times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) #34 AMIR WATTS JR Tackles: 1, twice, last at Duke (10-21-17) • Watts Career Highs #25 ELIJAH ZEISE SR* TFLs: Sacks: 1 at Duke (10-21-17) Tackles: 3, twice, last vs. Miami (11-24-17) • Zeise Career Highs Interceptions: 1, 3 times, last vs. Rice (9-30-17) TFLs: 1.5 vs. NC State (10-14-17) Tackles: 8 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Long INT Return: 24 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Sacks: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) TFLs: 2 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Sacks: 0 #90 RASHAD WHEELER SO* #32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY SR* • Wheeler Career Highs #9 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL JR* • Motley Career Highs Tackles: 6 at Virginia (10-15-16) Tackles: 1, 5 times, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Brightwell Career Highs TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Tackles: 13 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Interceptions: 0 Sacks: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) TFLs: 1.5 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) Sacks: 1, 3 times, last vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Interceptions: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) #16 DAMARRI MATHIS SO DEFENSIVE ENDS Forced Fumbles: 1 at Georgia Tech (9-23-17) • Mathis Career Highs Tackles: 3 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #8 DEWAYNE HENDRIX SR* TFLs: 0 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Hendrix Career Highs #44 ELIAS REYNOLDS FR* Interceptions:
Tackles: 5 at Syracuse (10-7-17) • Reynolds Career Highs 2 vs. Rice (9-30-17) TFLs: Tackles: 4 at Syracuse (10-7-17) #15 JASON PINNOCK SO 1, 3 times, last vs. Miami (11-24-17) Sacks: TFLs: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) • Pinnock Career Highs 1 vs. Miami (11-24-17) Tackles: 3 vs. North Carolina (11-9-17) Fumble Recoveries: Sacks: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) 0 TFLs: 0 #17 RASHAD WEAVER SO* #28 ANTHONY McKEE JR. JR* Interceptions: 1 (TD) vs. Oklahoma State (9-16-17) • Weaver Career Highs • McKee Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 8 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Tackles: Tackles: 4 vs. Albany (9-1-18) 2 vs. Miami (11-24-17) TFLs: TFLs: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #12 PARIS FORD FR* 1, 4 times, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Sacks: Sacks: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Ford Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18)
TFLs: 0 #91 PATRICK JONES II SO* • Jones Career Highs SAFETIES Interceptions: 0 Tackles: 2, twice, last at Syracuse (10-7-17) #20 DENNIS BRIGGS SR* TFLs: 0.5, twice, last at Syracuse (10-7-17) • Briggs Career Highs #14 MARQUIS WILLIAMS FR Sacks: 0.5 at Syracuse (10-7-17) Tackles: 7 vs. Youngstown State (9-2-17) • Williams Career Highs TFLs: 1, 3 times, last vs. Northwestern (12-28-16) Tackles: 1 vs. Albany (9-1-18) #36 CHASE PINE SO* Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) TFLs: 0 • Pine Career Highs Interceptions: 1 vs. Rice (9-30-17) Interceptions: 0 Tackles: 6 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) TFLs: 0 PUNTERS Sacks: 0 #3 DAMAR HAMLIN JR • Hamlin Career Highs #98 KIRK CHRISTODOULOU FR* #40 JAMES FOLSTON JR. SR* Tackles: 8 vs. NC State (10-14-17) • Christodoulou Career Highs • Folston Career Highs TFLs: 1 at Duke (10-21-17) Punts: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Tackles: 4, three times, last vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Interceptions: 1, twice, last vs. Albany (9-1-18) Punt Average: 46.5 vs. Albany (9-1-18) TFLs: 2 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) Long: 56 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Sacks: 1 vs. Virginia (10-28-17) #24 PHIL CAMPBELL III SO* Inside 20: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) • Campbell Career Highs #5 DESLIN ALEXANDRE FR* Tackles: 7 at Virginia Tech (11-18-17) • Alexandre Career Highs TFLs: 0 Tackles: 2 vs. Albany (9-1-18) Interceptions: 0 TFLs: 0 Sacks: 0
18 PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE Coaching Staff Game Day Locations - FIELD LEVEL - - PRESS BOX -
Charlie Partridge Andre Powell Dave Borbely Shawn Watson Randy Bates Assistant Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator/ Offensive Line Offensive Coordinator/ Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Running Backs Quarterbacks
Rob Harley Archie Collins Kevin Sherman Tim Salem Cory Sanders Linebackers Secondary Wide Receivers Tight Ends Safeties
Mike Perish Ben Cotton Josh Lott Mike Caprara Offensive G.A. Offensive G.A. Defensive G.A. Defensive G.A.
2018 Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Jim Medure...... ma-door Cal Adomitis ...... adam-EYE-tis Stefano Millin...... steff-uh-no Deslin Alexandre ...... alexander Kaymar Mimes ...... mims Rafael Araujo-Lopes...... ah-roo-joe (last name rhymes with “ropes”) Phillipie Motley...... Habakkuk Baldonado...... Haba-kook Baldo-na-dough Qadree Ollison...... quad-dree ole-lis-sin (prefers to be called “Haba”) Mychale Salahuddin...... michael sa-lah-who-deenphil-leap-pē V’Lique Carter ...... va-leak Jazzee Stocker ...... jazz-ZEE Kirk Christodoulou...... christo-doo-lou Judson Tallandier ...... ta-lan-deer Therran Coleman...... therr-un Tre Tipton ...... tray Connor Dintino...... din-TEE-no Amir Watts...... ah-mirror Rimoni Dorsey...... ri-mon-knee Marquis Williams...... mar-QUEZ Erick Hallett ...... HAL-let Quintin Wirginis...... were-JIN-is Gabe Houy...... hoy Elijah Zeise...... zice (rhymes with “rice”) Oluwaseun Idowu...... E-dough-woo Jake Zilinskas ...... za-lin-skas (prefers to be called Seun, rhymes with “Shawn”) Blake Zubovic ...... zoo-bow-VICK Shocky Jacques-Louis...... jaq-LU-EE
19 2018 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK
ALBANY (0-1, 0-0 CAA) PENN STATE (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) GEORGIA TECH (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Sept. 1 at Pitt L, 7-33 Sept. 1 Appalachian State W, 45-38 (OT) Sept. 1 Alcorn State W, 41-0 Sept. 8 at Rhode Island* Sept. 8 at Pitt Sept. 8 at USF Sept. 15 Morgan State Sept. 15 Kent State Sept. 15 at Pitt* Sept. 22 St. Francis (PA) Sept. 21 at Illinois* Sept. 22 Clemson* Oct. 6 at William & Mary* Sept. 29 Ohio State* Sept. 29 Bowling Green Oct. 13 Richmond* Oct. 13 Michigan State* Oct. 5 at Louisville* Oct. 20 Towson* Oct. 20 at Indiana* Oct. 13 Duke* Oct. 27 at Maine* Oct. 27 Iowa* Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 3 Delaware* Nov. 3 at Michigan* Nov. 3 at North Carolina* Nov. 10 at New Hampshire* Nov. 10 Wisconsin* Nov. 10 Miami* Nov. 17 Stony Brook* Nov. 17 at Rutgers* Nov. 17 Virginia* Nov. 24 Maryland* Nov. 24 at Georgia *Colonial Athletic Association game *Big Ten game *ACC game
NORTH CAROLINA1 (0-1, 0-0 ACC) UCF (1-0, 1-0 AAC) SYRACUSE (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Sept. 1 at California L, 17-24 Aug. 30 at Connecticut* W, 56-17 Aug. 31 at Western Michigan W, 55-42 Sept. 8 at East Carolina Sept. 8 South Carolina State Sept. 8 Wagner Sept. 15 UCF Sept. 15 at North Carolina Sept. 15 Florida State* Sept. 22 Pitt* Sept. 21 Florida Atlantic Sept. 22 Connecticut Sept. 27 Miami* Sept. 29 Pitt Sept. 29 at Clemson* Oct. 13 Virginia Tech* Oct. 6 SMU* Oct. 6 at Pitt* Oct. 20 at Syracuse* Oct. 13 at Memphis* Oct. 20 North Carolina* Oct. 27 at Virginia* Oct. 20 at East Carolina* Oct. 27 NC State* Nov. 3 Georgia Tech* Nov. 1 Temple* Nov. 3 at Wake Forest* Nov. 10 at Duke* Nov. 10 Navy* Nov. 9 Louisville* Nov. 17 Western Carolina Nov. 17 Cincinnati* Nov. 17 vs. Notre Dame Nov. 24 NC State* Nov. 24 at USF Nov. 24 at Boston College*
*ACC game *American Athletic Conference game *ACC game
NOTRE DAME (1-0) DUKE (1-0, 0-0 ACC) VIRGINIA (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Sept. 1 Michigan W, 24-17 Aug. 31 Army West Point W, 34-14 Sept. 1 Richmond W, 42-13 Sept. 8 Ball State Sept. 8 at Northwestern Sept. 8 at Indiana Sept. 15 Vanderbilt Sept. 15 at Baylor Sept. 15 Ohio Sept. 22 at Wake Forest Sept. 22 North Carolina Central Sept. 22 Louisville* Sept. 29 Stanford Sept. 29 Virginia Tech* Sept. 29 at NC State* Oct. 6 at Virginia Tech Oct. 13 at Georgia Tech* Oct. 13 Miami* Oct. 13 Pitt Oct. 20 Virginia* Oct. 20 at Duke* Oct. 27 vs. Navy Oct. 27 at Pitt* Oct. 27 North Carolina* Nov. 3 at Northwestern Nov. 3 at Miami* Nov. 2 Pitt* Nov. 10 Florida State Nov. 10 North Carolina* Nov. 10 Liberty* Nov. 17 vs. Syracuse Nov. 17 at Clemson* Nov. 17 at Georgia Tech* Nov. 24 at USC Nov. 24 Wake Forest* Nov. 23 at Virginia Tech*
*ACC game *ACC game
VIRGINIA TECH (0-0, 0-0 ACC) WAKE FOREST (1-0, 0-0 ACC) MIAMI (0-1, 0-0 ACC) Sept. 3 at Florida State* Aug. 30 at Tulane W, 23-17 (OT) Sept. 2 vs. LSU L, 17-33 Sept. 8 William & Mary Sept. 8 Towson Sept. 8 Savannah State Sept. 15 East Carolina Sept. 13 Boston College* Sept. 15 at Toledo Sept. 22 at Old Dominion Sept. 22 Notre Dame Sept. 22 FIU Sept. 29 at Duke* Sept. 29 Rice Sept. 27 North Carolina* Oct. 6 Notre Dame Oct. 6 Clemson* Oct. 6 Florida State* Oct. 13 at North Carolina* Oct. 20 at Florida State* Oct. 13 at Virginia* Oct. 25 Georgia Tech* Oct. 27 at Louisville* Oct. 26 at Boston College* Nov. 3 Boston College* Nov. 3 Syracuse* Nov. 3 Duke Nov. 10 at Pitt* Nov. 8 at NC State* Nov. 10 at Georgia Tech* Nov. 17 Miami* Nov. 17 Pitt* Nov. 17 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 23 Virginia* Nov. 24 at Duke* Nov. 24 Pitt*
*ACC game *ACC game *ACC game
Combined Opponent Record: 8-3 Combined Winning Percentage: 72.7%
20 2018 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB
Albany Tipton Araujo-Lopes Millin Dintino Morrissey Herndon Houy Sear Pickett Ollison Aston
Penn State
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
UCF
Syracuse
Notre Dame
Duke
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Miami
DEFENSE GAME DE NT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS
Albany Hendrix Roy Watts Weaver Zeise Wirginis Idowu Motley Mathis Hamlin Briggs
Penn State
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
UCF
Syracuse
Notre Dame
Duke
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Miami
21 2018 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 33 ALBANY 7 Sept. 1, 2018 • Heinz Field • 34,486 Pitt rolled past visiting Albany, 33-7, in the 2018 season opener for both teams…the Panthers seized control at the opening kickoff when Maurice Ffrench had a 91-yard return for a touchdown…it was the game-opening kickoff return TD since 2015 (Quadree Henderson, first kick return score of his collegiate career and marked Pitt’s first- son-opening kick return TD by Pitt on record...Kenny Pickett, making 100-yard return vs. Navy in the Military Bowl)...it was the first sea his second career start, finished the first half 13 of 13 for 129 yards- ishedand two 16-of-22 TDs..his passing first incompletion for 154 yards came with on two his TDsinitial and attempt one INT…he of the additionallysecond half when rushed he for threw 42 yards the ball on away six carries under and pressure…Pickett a score…Pitt piled fin up 238 yards on the ground, led by Qadree Ollison’s game-high 73 on seven carries (10.4 avg.)…the Great Danes mustered only 60 rushing tackle Keyshon Camp had a personal-high two sacks…Pitt moved to 16-1yards…the all-time Panthers against collected FCS opponents…the five sacks for Panthers losses totaling improved 33 yards… to 4-0 in opening contests under Pat Narduzzi.
ALBANY 7 0 0 0 7 PITT 19 14 0 0 33
First Quarter PITT — Ffrench 91-yard kick return (Kessman kick) 14:48 PITT — Pickett 5-yard run (Kessman kick failed) 11:03 PITT — Ffrench 9-yard run (Pickett pass failed) 4:42 ALBANY — Holmes 9-yard pass from Testaverde (Stark kick) 1:45
Second Quarter PITT — Araujo-Lopes 3-yard pass from Pickett (Kessman kick) 10:17 PITT — Araujo-Lopes 42-yard pass from Pickett (Kessman kick) 1:08
Third Quarter No scoring
Fourth Quarter No scoring
Team Stats ALBANY PITT First Downs 16 21 Rushes-Yards 28-60 37-238 Comp-Att-Int 18-29-2 17-23-1 Passing Yards 263 169 Total Yards 323 407 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-2 Kick Returns-Yards 1-21 2-98 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 2-79 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Punts-Average 5-36.2 2-46.5 Penalties-Yards 7-40 6-55 Third Down Conv. 5-13 6-9 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 5-33 Possession Time 30:26 29:34
Rushing ALBANY — Ibitokun-Hanks 14-57; Mofor 7-22; Holmes 1-8; Reeves 1-6; Brunson 1-(-2); Testaverde 4-(-31). PITT — Ollison 7-73; Davis 13-46; Pickett 6-42, 1 TD; Hall 4-22; Jacques- Louis 3-21; Araujo-Lopes 2-17; Ffrench 2-17, 1 TD.
Passing ALBANY — Testaverde 18-29-2, 263 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Pickett 16-22-1, 154 yards, 2 TD; Town 1-1-0, 15 yards.
Receiving ALBANY — Holmes 9-148, 1 TD; McDonald 4-26; Reeves 3-58; Ibitokun- Hanks 1-28; Mofor 1-3. PITT — Araujo-Lopes 3-50, 2 TD; Mack 3-44; Davis 2-19; Tipton 2-14; Aston 2-8; Medure 1-15; Mathews 1-9; Ffrench 1-4; Sear 1-3; Jacques-Louis 1-3.
22 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.
23 THE LAST TIME... 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: 104, Jester Weah at Virginia Tech, 11-18-17 (4 receptions). (424 passing). By Opponent: 148, Dev Holmes, Albany, 9-1-18 (9 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. SCORING INDIVIDUAL Three total touchdowns: 10 or more receptions: By Pitt: Darrin Hall vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-9-17. By Pitt: 11, Tyler Boyd vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (103 yards, 1 TD). By Opponent: Jalen McCleskey, Oklahoma State (three receiving), 9-16-17. By Opponent: 13, Amba Etta-Tawo (178 yards, 5 TD), Syracuse, and 11, Ervin Philips (107 yards), Syracuse, 11-26-16. Four total touchdowns: By Pitt: Darrin Hall vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-9-17. Three receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd at Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Jalen McCleskey, Oklahoma State, 9-16-17. FiveBy Opponent: total touchdowns: Amba Etta-Tawo (5), Syracuse (five receiving), 11-26-16. By Pitt: Norman Bill Budd (6) vs. Ohio (six rushing), 1910. Four receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Opponent: Amba Etta-Tawo (5), Syracuse, 11-26-16. Two-pointBy Opponent: conversion Amba Etta-Tawo, (rushing): Syracuse (five receiving), 11-26-16. By Pitt: Jordan Whitehead at Syracuse, 10-7-17. 60+ yard TD reception: By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Pitt: 69, vs. Northwestern, 12-28-16 (Pinstripe Bowl), Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. Two-point conversion (passing): By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. By Pitt: Ben DiNucci to Qadree Ollison, at Penn State, 9-9-17. By Opponent: Trace McSorley to DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State, 9-10-16. 70+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 79, vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16, Nathan Peterman to Dontez Ford. Defensive two-point conversion: By Opponent: 70, Rice, 9-30-17, Jackson Tyner to Austin Walter. By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt at Syracuse, 9-22-90. By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94. 80+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 80, at Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. Safety: By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. By Pitt: 9-24-16 at North Carolina (Ryan Switzer tackled by Ejuan Price). By Opponent: 9-9-17, Penn State (Darrin Hall tackled by Marcus Allen). 90+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 91, at Rutgers, 9-17-92, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells. Two safeties in same game: By Opponent: 91, OK State, 9-17-16, Mason Rudolph to James Washington. By Pitt: 9-13-14 at FIU (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). COMBOS By Opponent: DNA 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3-73. One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Opponent: Keenan Reynolds, Navy (144 rushing/126 passing), By Pitt: Jawan Walker at Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to 12-28-15 (Military Bowl). Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). By Opponent: DNA 100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: 11-12-16 at Clemson, James Conner (132 rushing) and 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 field 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 field 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 field 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 field 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: Alex Kessman vs. Albany, 9-1-18. 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: Jovonn Quillen and Trevon Hill, Va. Tech, 11-18-17. 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 field 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 field 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: Maurice Ffrench vs. Albany, 91 yards, 9-1-18. 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: 0-0 vs. Albany, 9-1-18 (Pitt won, 33-7). By Pitt: 76 vs. Syracuse, 11-26-16. By Opponent: Albany, 0-0, 9-1-18 (Pitt won, 33-7). 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 first-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 first half: By Opponent: 436, Georgia Tech, 9-23-17 (67 att., 5 TD). By Pitt: 33 vs. Albany, 9-1-18. 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: 60 vs. Albany, 9-1-18 (28 att). DATE OPPONENT RESULT By Opponent: 55, Virginia Tech, 11-18-17 (30 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: 60 vs. Albany, 9-1-18 (28 att). By Opponent: 55, Virginia Tech, 11-18-17 (30 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: 45 vs. Miami, 11-24-17 (23 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.
27 NCAA Statistics
Pittsburgh - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/01/2018
National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (120 ranked) 7 2 0.667 UCF 0.800 NC State 0.688 Ohio St. 0.800 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (119 ranked) 71 9 0.385 Tulsa 0.000 Georgia Tech 0.182 4th Down Conversion Pct (72 ranked) 72 7 0.000 30 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (97 ranked) 1 1 0.000 54 teams tied 0.000 6 teams tied 0.000 Blocked Kicks (4 ranked) Florida 2 Duke 1 Fresno St. 2 Temple 2 Blocked Kicks Allowed (120 ranked) 1 1 0 106 teams tied 0 11 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (1 ranked) 8 teams tied 1 Blocked Punts Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0 115 teams tied 0 11 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (120 ranked) 15 3 0.739 Colorado 0.880 Duke 0.765 Defensive TDs (2 ranked) Fresno St. 3 Fewest Penalties (118 ranked) 45 7 6 Penn St. 2 Georgia Tech 3 Navy 2 Ga. Southern 2 Fewest Penalties Per Game (120 ranked) 47 7 6.00 Navy 2.00 Georgia Tech 3.00 Penn St. 2.00 Ga. Southern 2.00 Fewest Penalty Yards (120 ranked) 62 8 55 Penn St. 10 Virginia 24 Ga. Southern 10 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (120 ranked) 64 8 55.00 Penn St. 10.00 Virginia 24.00 Ga. Southern 10.00 First Downs Defense (120 ranked) 32 4 16 Utah 3 Georgia Tech 9 Virginia 9 First Downs Offense (120 ranked) 75 8 21 Hawaii 55 Boston College 32 Wake Forest 32 Fumbles Lost (118 ranked) 59 6 1 58 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0 Fumbles Recovered (22 ranked) Arkansas 5 Georgia Tech 2 Clemson 2 Duke 2 Kickoff Return Defense (120 ranked) 69 7 21.00 12 teams tied 0.00 Clemson 0.00 Kickoff Returns (108 ranked) 5 1 49.00 Alabama 77.00 Pittsburgh 49.00 Net Punting (120 ranked) 8 2 46.50 Ohio St. 65.00 Georgia Tech 48.00 Passes Had Intercepted (120 ranked) 63 6 1 62 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0 Passes Intercepted (27 ranked) 7 1 2 Fresno St. 5 4 teams tied 2 Passing Offense (119 ranked) 100 9 169.0 Arkansas St. 497.0 Wake Forest 378.0 Passing Yards Allowed (120 ranked) 82 8 263.0 Florida 3.0 Clemson 46.0 Passing Yards per Completion (120 ranked) 94 10 9.94 Oregon 26.55 Syracuse 20.55 Punt Return Defense (120 ranked) 8 1 0.00 Wisconsin -2.00 8 teams tied 0.00 Rice -2.00 Punt Returns (120 ranked) 78 8 1.00 Clemson 43.50 Clemson 43.50 Red Zone Defense (63 ranked) 12 3 0.333 10 teams tied 0.000 Wake Forest 0.000 Georgia Tech 0.000 Red Zone Offense (118 ranked) 1 1 1.000 70 teams tied 1.000 5 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense (120 ranked) 15 2 60.0 Charlotte -9.0 Virginia 34.0 Rushing Offense (120 ranked) 34 6 238.0 Texas A&M 503.0 Georgia Tech 439.0 Sacks Allowed (120 ranked) 1 1 0.00 29 teams tied 0.00 Georgia Tech 0.00 North Carolina 0.00 Pittsburgh 0.00 Scoring Defense (120 ranked) 11 2 7.0 4 teams tied 0.0 Georgia Tech 0.0 Scoring Offense (120 ranked) 67 7 33.0 Fresno St. 79.0 Boston College 55.0 Syracuse 55.0
Tackles for Loss Allowed (119 ranked) 1 1 1.00 5 teams tied 1.00 Pittsburgh 1.00 Team Passing Efficiency (120 ranked) 47 4 155.63 Oklahoma 247.63 Boston College 222.52 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (120 ranked) 73 7 135.83 UAB -6.28 Georgia Tech 81.72 Team Sacks (107 ranked) 4 2 5.00 Arizona St. 9.00 Boston College 6.00 Team Tackles for Loss (119 ranked) 47 5 6.0 Mississippi St. 17.0 Clemson 10.0 North Carolina 10.0 Time of Possession (119 ranked) 64 5 29:34 North Texas 44:13 Virginia 38:02 Total Defense (120 ranked) 50 6 323.0 Utah 59.0 Georgia Tech 146.0 Total Offense (120 ranked) 73 7 407.0 Texas A&M 758.0 Boston College 622.0 Turnover Margin (117 ranked) 50 6 0.00 Fresno St. 7.00 Boston College 3.00 Turnovers Gained (55 ranked) 29 3 2 Fresno St. 7 Georgia Tech 3 Boston College 3 Turnovers Lost (113 ranked) 71 7 2 34 teams tied 0 Boston College 0 Clemson 0 Winning Percentage (80 ranked) 1 1 1.000 76 teams tied 1.000 9 teams tied 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (197 ranked) Maurice Ffrench 107 10 119.00 Rondale Moore, Purdue 313.00 Greg Dortch, Wake Forest 200.00 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 200.00 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Quincy Roche, Temple 2 Combined Kick Returns (197 ranked) Maurice Ffrench 20 1 98 Austin Trammell, Rice 208 Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh 98 Completion Percentage (118 ranked) Kenny Pickett 21 2 0.727 Steven Montez, Colorado 0.880 Daniel Jones, Duke 0.765 Completions Per Game (93 ranked) Kenny Pickett 67 4 16.00 Mason Fine, North Texas 40.00 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest 31.00 Field Goal Percentage (81 ranked) 56 players tied 1.000 4 players tied 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (82 ranked) Chase McGrath, Southern California 5.00 Greg Huegel, Clemson 2.00 Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 2.00 Colin Wareham, Duke 2.00 Forced Fumbles (94 ranked) James Jackson, Louisiana Tech 2.00 12 players tied 1.00 Fumbles Recovered (4 ranked) Nick Bosa, Ohio St. 2 10 players tied 1 Chevin Calloway, Arkansas 2 Tyler Horton, Boise St. 2 Interceptions Per Game (96 ranked) Damar Hamlin 3 1 1.0 Jaylinn Hawkins, California 2.0 9 players tied 1.0 Damarri Mathis 3 1 1.0 Kordell Rodgers, Texas St. 2.0 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) Maurice Ffrench 1 1 1 7 players tied 1 Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh 1 Kickoff Returns (71 ranked) Maurice Ffrench 4 1 49.0 Ambry Thomas, Michigan 60.0 Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh 49.0 Passes Defended (93 ranked) 7 players tied 4.0 Dominique Ross, North Carolina 4.0 Passing Efficiency (118 ranked) Kenny Pickett 51 5 152.4 Mitch Guadagni, Toledo 269.8 Anthony Brown, Boston College 245.9 Passing TDs (13 ranked) Cole McDonald, Hawaii 9 Anthony Brown, Boston College 4 Passing Yards (130 ranked) Kenny Pickett 100 8 154 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 846 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest 378 Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Kenny Pickett 96 8 154.0 Mason Fine, North Texas 444.0 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest 378.0 Passing Yards per Completion (118 ranked) Kenny Pickett 96 11 9.63 Justin Herbert, Oregon 28.10 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 26.29 Points Responsible For (86 ranked) Kenny Pickett 40 3 18 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 66 Anthony Brown, Boston College 24 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 86 7 12 Bryce Perkins, Virginia 24 Maurice Ffrench 86 7 12 Points Responsible For Per Game (76 ranked) Kenny Pickett 36 3 18.0 Keytaon Thompson, Mississippi St. 42.0 Anthony Brown, Boston College 24.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 76 7 12.0 Bryce Perkins, Virginia 24.0 Maurice Ffrench 76 7 12.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 8 players tied 1 Punt Returns (62 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 57 6 1.0 Isaiah Zuber, Kansas St. 48.5 Amari Rodgers, Clemson 43.5 Punting (66 ranked) Colten Rastetter, Iowa 53.8 Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse 43.8 Brandon Wright, Georgia St. 53.8 Receiving TDs (7 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 7 1 2 John Ursua, Hawaii 4 5 players tied 2 Receiving Yards (195 ranked) John Ursua, Hawaii 290 Jamal Custis, Syracuse 168 Receiving Yards Per Game (196 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 196 13 50.0 D'Wayne Eskridge, Western Mich. 240.0 Jamal Custis, Syracuse 168.0 Receptions Per Game (127 ranked) Jakobi Meyers, NC State 14.0 Jakobi Meyers, NC State 14.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (166 ranked) A.J. Davis 113 16 3.54 Artavis Pierce, Oregon St. 15.27 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 13.33 Rushing TDs (2 ranked) Zach Abey, Navy 4 Rushing Yards (190 ranked) Qadree Ollison 97 11 73 Nico Evans, Wyoming 279 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 200 A.J. Davis 179 21 46 Rushing Yards Per Game (198 ranked) Qadree Ollison 89 11 73.0 Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M 240.0 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 200.0 A.J. Davis 175 21 46.0 Kenny Pickett 198 24 42.0 Sacks (25 ranked) Keyshon Camp 3 1 2.00 Cortez Broughton, Cincinnati 3.50 Keyshon Camp, Pittsburgh 2.00 Anthony McKee Jr. 25 5 1.00 Malik Carney, North Carolina 2.00 Rashad Weaver 25 5 1.00 Ibrahim Kante, NC State 2.00 Rashad Wheeler 25 5 1.00 Scoring (182 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 23 2 12.0 Zach Abey, Navy 24.0 Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 13.0 Maurice Ffrench 23 2 12.0 Quez Watkins, Southern Miss. 24.0 Kenny Pickett 182 17 6.0 Mike Weber, Ohio St. 24.0 Solo Tackles (110 ranked) Evan Weaver, California 13.0 Chris Calhoun, Wake Forest 8.0 Malik Carney, North Carolina 8.0 Tackles For Loss (85 ranked) Keyshon Camp 27 3 2.0 Jake Hansen, Illinois 6.0 Malik Carney, North Carolina 3.0 Total Interceptions (4 ranked) Damar Hamlin 4 1 1 Jaylinn Hawkins, California 2 9 players tied 1 Damarri Mathis 4 1 1 Brice McAllister, Massachusetts 2 Kordell Rodgers, Texas St. 2 Total Offense (200 ranked) Kenny Pickett 81 8 196.0 Keytaon Thompson, Mississippi St. 473.0 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest 442.0 Total Points Scored (144 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 31 2 12 5 players tied 24 Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 13 Maurice Ffrench 31 2 12 Total Tackles (364 ranked) Saleem Brightwell 364 30 5.0 Sage Lewis, FIU 18.0 Chris Calhoun, Wake Forest 12.0 Germaine Pratt, NC State 12.0 Total Touchdowns (118 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 19 1 2 4 players tied 4 12 players tied 2 Maurice Ffrench 19 1 2 Kenny Pickett 118 13 1 Yards per Pass Attempt (118 ranked) Kenny Pickett 74 9 7.00 Mitch Guadagni, Toledo 16.56 Anthony Brown, Boston College 13.29 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Rafael Araujo-Lopes 122 10 16.67 Osirus Mitchell, Mississippi St. 57.00 Kobay White, Boston College 28.67 Taysir Mack 164 14 14.67 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Results (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 9/1/18 ALBANY W 33-7 1-0 0-0 2:56 34486 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 33 7 Points Per Game 33.0 7.0 Points Off Turnovers 6 0 FIRST DOWNS 21 16 R u s h in g 14 3 P a s s in g 7 10 P e n a lt y 0 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 238 60 Yards gained rushing 245 95 Yards lost rushing 7 35 Rushing Attempts 37 28 Average Per Rush 6.4 2.1 Average Per Game 238.0 60.0 TDs Rushing 2 0 PASSING YARDAGE 169 263 C o m p - A t t - I n t 17-23-1 18-29-2 Average Per Pass 7.3 9.1 Average Per Catch 9.9 14.6 Average Per Game 169.0 263.0 TDs Passing 2 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 407 323 Total Plays 60 57 Average Per Play 6.8 5.7 Average Per Game 407.0 323.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-98 1-21 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-2 0-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-79 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 49.0 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 1.0 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 39.5 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 6-55 7-40 Average Per Game 55.0 40.0 PUNTS-Yards 2-93 5-181 Average Per Punt 46.5 36.2 Net punt average 46.5 35.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 6-390 2-109 Average Per Kick 65.0 54.5 Net kick average 40.7 5.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 4 3 0 : 2 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/9 5/13 3rd-Down Pct 67% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 5-33 0-0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-3) 100% (1-3) 33% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-3) 100% (1-3) 33% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-4) 75% (1-1) 100% ATTENDANCE 34486 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/34486 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Pitt 19 14 0 0 0 33 Opponents 7 0 0 0 0 7 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Qadree Ollison 1 7 73 0 73 10.4 0 20 73.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2 2 1.0 0 4 A.J. Davis 1 13 53 7 46 3.5 0 14 46.0 Total 2 2 1.0 0 4 Kenny Pickett 1 6 42 0 42 7.0 1 12 42.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darrin Hall 1 4 22 0 22 5.5 0 12 22.0 Shocky Jacques-Louis 1 3 21 0 21 7.0 0 9 21.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 12 17.0 Damar Hamlin 1 79 79.0 0 79 Maurice Ffrench 1 2 17 0 17 8.5 1 9 17.0 Damarri Mathis 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 1 37 245 7 238 6.4 2 20 238.0 Total 2 79 39.5 0 79 Opponents 1 28 95 35 60 2.1 0 23 60.0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Kenny Pickett 1 152.44 16-22-1 72.7 154 2 42 154.0 Maurice Ffrench 2 98 49.0 1 91 Ricky Town 1 226.00 1-1-0 100.0 15 0 15 15.0 Total 2 98 49.0 1 91 Total 1 155.63 17-23-1 73.9 169 2 42 169.0 Opponents 1 21 21.0 0 21 Opponents 1 135.83 18-29-2 62.1 263 1 40 263.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 3 50 16.7 2 42 50.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Taysir Mack 1 3 44 14.7 0 26 44.0 A.J. Davis 1 2 19 9.5 0 16 19.0 Tre Tipton 1 2 14 7.0 0 8 14.0 George Aston 1 2 8 4.0 0 6 8.0 Jim Medure 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 15.0 Aaron Mathews 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Maurice Ffrench 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Tyler Sear 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Shocky Jacques-Louis 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Total 1 17 169 9.9 2 42 169.0 Opponents 1 18 263 14.6 1 40 263.0 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Maurice Ffrench 2 ------12 Kenny Pickett 1 28 42 154 196 196.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2 ------12 Qadree Ollison 1 7 73 0 73 73.0 Kenny Pickett 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 A.J. Davis 1 13 46 0 46 46.0 Alex Kessman - - 3-4 - - - - - 3 Darrin Hall 1 4 22 0 22 22.0 Total 5 - 3-4 - - 0-1 - - 33 Shocky Jacques-Louis 1 3 21 0 21 21.0 Opponents 1 - 1-1 - - - - - 7 Maurice Ffrench 1 2 17 0 17 17.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 2 17 0 17 17.0 Ricky Town 1 1 0 15 15 15.0 Total 1 60 238 169 407 407.0 Opponents 1 57 60 263 323 323.0
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 Kirk Christodoulou 2 93 46.5 56 0 0 2 1 0 FG Sequence Pitt Opponents Total 2 93 46.5 56 0 0 2 1 0 Albany - - Opponents 5 181 36.2 42 0 1 2 0 0
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Alex Kessman 6 390 65.0 5 0 Total 6 390 65.0 5 0 21.0 40.7 24 Opponents 2 109 54.5 0 0 49.0 5.5 59 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Maurice Ffrench 1 17 4 0 98 0 119 119.0 Damar Hamlin 1 0 0 0 0 79 79 79.0 Qadree Ollison 1 73 0 0 0 0 73 73.0 Rafael Araujo-Lo 1 17 50 2 0 0 69 69.0 A.J. Davis 1 46 19 0 0 0 65 65.0 Taysir Mack 1 0 44 0 0 0 44 44.0 Kenny Pickett 1 42 0 0 0 0 42 42.0 Shocky Jacques 1 21 3 0 0 0 24 24.0 Darrin Hall 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 22.0 Jim Medure 1 0 15 0 0 0 15 15.0 Tre Tipton 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 Aaron Mathews 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 George Aston 1 0 8 0 0 0 8 8.0 Tyler Sear 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 Total 1 238 169 2 98 79 586 586.0 Opponents 1 60 263 0 21 0 344 344.0 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) 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 9 Saleem Brightwell 1 3 2 5 ...... 25 Elijah Zeise 1 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . . 20 Dennis Briggs 1 3 1 4 ...... 28 Anthony McKee Jr. 1 3 1 4 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 7 Jazzee Stocker 1 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 58 Quintin Wirginis 1 3 . 3 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . . 16 Damarri Mathis 1 3 . 3 . . 1-0 ...... 17 Rashad Weaver 1 2 1 3 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . 2 . . . . 10 Keyshon Camp 1 2 1 3 2.0-20 2.0-20 ...... 3 Damar Hamlin 1 2 . 2 . . 1-79 ...... 12 Paris Ford 1 2 . 2 ...... 27 Bricen Garner 1 2 . 2 ...... 23 Oluwaseun Idowu 1 1 1 2 ...... 8 Dewayne Hendrix 1 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 5 Deslin Alexandre 1 . 2 2 ...... 4 Therran Coleman 1 1 1 2 ...... 90 Rashad Wheeler 1 1 . 1 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . 1 . . . . 9S Michael Smith 1 1 . 1 ...... 40 James Folston Jr. 1 1 . 1 ...... 36 Chase Pine 1 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 14 Marquis Williams 1 1 . 1 ...... 91 Patrick Jones II 1 ...... 1 . . . . Total 1 38 14 52 6-35 5-33 2-79 1 9 . . . . Opponents 1 36 26 62 1-7 0-0 1-0 2 5 1-0 1 . . The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 03, 2018) 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 9/1/18 ALBANY 37 238 2 20 17 169 2 42 17-23-1 169 2 42 2 98 1 91 2 2 0 4 407 Pitt 37 238 2 20 17 169 2 42 17-23-1 169 2 42 2 98 1 91 2 2 0 4 407 Opponents 28 60 0 23 18 263 1 40 18-29-2 263 1 40 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 323
Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 6.4 • Avg/catch: 9.9 • Pass effic: 155.63 • KR avg: 49.0 • PR avg: 1.0 • All purpose avg/game: 586.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 407.0
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 9/1/18 ALBANY 38 14 52 6.0-35 5.0-33 0 0-0 2-79 9 1 0 3-4 0 0 0 6 33 Pitt 38 14 52 6.0-35 5.0-33 0 0-0 2-79 9 1 0 3-4 0 0 0 6 33 Opponents 36 26 62 1.0-7 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 5 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/18 ALBANY 2 93 46.5 56 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Pitt 2 93 46.5 56 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Opponents 5 181 36.2 42 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 03, 2018) 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 9/1/18 ALBANY 28 60 0 23 18 263 1 40 18-29-2 263 1 40 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 323 Opponents 28 60 0 23 18 263 1 40 18-29-2 263 1 40 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 323 Pitt 37 238 2 20 17 169 2 42 17-23-1 169 2 42 2 98 1 91 2 2 0 4 407
Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 2.1 • Avg/catch: 14.6 • Pass effic: 135.83 • KR avg: 21.0 • All purpose avg/game: 344.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 323.0
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 9/1/18 ALBANY 36 26 62 1.0-7 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 5 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Opponents 36 26 62 1.0-7 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 5 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Pitt 38 14 52 6.0-35 5.0-33 0 0-0 2-79 9 1 0 3-4 0 0 0 6 33
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/18 ALBANY 5 181 36.2 42 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 Opponents 5 181 36.2 42 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 Pitt 2 93 46.5 56 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 13 A.J. Davis vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Rushing 73 Qadree Ollison vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Rushes 1 Maurice Ffrench vs Albany (9/1/18) 1 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Rush 20 Qadree Ollison vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass attempts 22 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass completions 16 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Passing 154 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Passes 2 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Pass 42 Kenny Pickett vs Albany (9/1/18) Receptions 3 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Albany (9/1/18) 3 Taysir Mack vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Receiving 50 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Receptions 2 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Reception 42 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts 2 Kirk Christodoulou vs Albany (9/1/18) Punting Avg 46.5 Kirk Christodoulou vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt 56 Kirk Christodoulou vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts inside 20 2 Kirk Christodoulou vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt Return 4 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Kickoff Return 91 Maurice Ffrench vs Albany (9/1/18) Tackles 5 Saleem Brightwell vs Albany (9/1/18) Sacks 2.0 Keyshon Camp vs Albany (9/1/18) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Keyshon Camp vs Albany (9/1/18) Interceptions 1 Damar Hamlin vs Albany (9/1/18) 1 Damarri Mathis vs Albany (9/1/18) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 37 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Rushing 238 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Rush 6.4 vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Rushes 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass attempts 23 vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass completions 17 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Passing 169 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Pass 7.3 vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Passes 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Total Plays 60 vs Albany (9/1/18) Total Offense 407 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Play 6.8 vs Albany (9/1/18) Points 33 vs Albany (9/1/18) Sacks By 5 vs Albany (9/1/18) First Downs 21 vs Albany (9/1/18) Penalties 6 vs Albany (9/1/18) Penalty Yards 55 vs Albany (9/1/18) Turnovers 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Interceptions By 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punting Avg 46.5 vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt 56 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts inside 20 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt Return 4 vs Albany (9/1/18) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 14 Ibitokun-Hanks, vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Rushing 57 Ibitokun-Hanks, vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Rush 23 Ibitokun-Hanks, vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass attempts 29 V. Testaverde, vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass completions 18 V. Testaverde, vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Passing 263 V. Testaverde, vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Passes 1 V. Testaverde, vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Pass 40 V. Testaverde, vs Albany (9/1/18) Receptions 9 Dev Holmes, vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Receiving 148 Dev Holmes, vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Receptions 1 Dev Holmes, vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Reception 40 Dev Holmes, vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts 5 Ethan Stark, vs Albany (9/1/18) Punting Avg 36.2 Ethan Stark, vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt 42 Ethan Stark, vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts inside 20 2 Ethan Stark, vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Kickoff Return 21 D. McDonald, vs Albany (9/1/18) Tackles 13 Levi Metheny, vs Albany (9/1/18) Tackles For Loss 0.5 Eli Mencer, vs Albany (9/1/18) 0.5 Roberto Roena, vs Albany (9/1/18) Interceptions 1 Neven Sussman, vs Albany (9/1/18) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 28 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Rushing 60 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Rush 2.1 vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass attempts 29 vs Albany (9/1/18) Pass completions 18 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Passing 263 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Pass 9.1 vs Albany (9/1/18) TD Passes 1 vs Albany (9/1/18) Total Plays 57 vs Albany (9/1/18) Total Offense 323 vs Albany (9/1/18) Yards Per Play 5.7 vs Albany (9/1/18) Points 7 vs Albany (9/1/18) First Downs 16 vs Albany (9/1/18) Penalties 7 vs Albany (9/1/18) Penalty Yards 40 vs Albany (9/1/18) Turnovers 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Interceptions By 1 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts 5 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punting Avg 36.2 vs Albany (9/1/18) Long Punt 42 vs Albany (9/1/18) Punts inside 20 2 vs Albany (9/1/18) The Automated ScoreBook Pitt Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 03, 2018) 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 9/1/18 ALBANY W 33-7 3 3 19 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 3 19 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 of 3 (100.0%)
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 9/1/18 ALBANY W 33-7 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 of 3 (33.3%)