2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl

Table of Contents Quick Facts TOC/Quick Facts ...... 1 Location ...... , Pa. Bowl Media and Travel Information ...... 2 Enrollment ...... 34,000 Pitt Depth Chart ...... 3 Founded...... 1787 Pitt Rosters ...... 4-5 Conference ...... Big East Game Information and Notes ...... 6-12 Nickname ...... Panthers Broadcasters Guide ...... 13 Colors ...... Blue and Gold ...... 14-16 Chancellor ...... Mark A. Nordenberg Coaching Staff...... 17-29 Athletic Director ...... Football Support Staff ...... 30 2009 Record ...... 9-3 Player Profi les ...... 31-43 2009 Big East Record ...... 5-2 (T-2nd) Pitt Season Statistics ...... 44-54 Home ...... (65,050/grass) Big East & NCAA Rankings...... 55 Head Coach ...... Dave Wannstedt Honors and Awards ...... 56 Alma Mater ...... Pittsburgh (B.S. 1974, M.Ed. 1976) Starting Lineups ...... 57 Record at Pitt ...... 34-26 (fi fth season) Game-by-Game Reviews ...... 58-63 Overall ...... Same The Last Time ...... 64-65 Offensive System ...... Pro Style Streaks, Milestones and Overtime Games ...... 66 Defensive System ...... 4-3 Pitt Bowl History ...... 67-71 Football Offi ce Phone ...... 412-648-8700 Pitt Bowl Records ...... 72-73 Media Relations Phone ...... 412-648-8240 Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg ...... 74-75 Media Relations Fax ...... 412-648-8248 Athletic Director Steve Pederson ...... 76-77 Web ...... www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pitt Feature Clips Associate AD/Media Relations ...... E.J. Borghetti (football contact) Borghetti email ...... [email protected] Borghetti cell phone ...... 412-491-5110 Associate Media Relations Director ...... Mendy Nestor Nestor email ...... [email protected] Nestor cell phone ...... 412-849-9470

ON THE COVERS: Front cover: Back cover: No. 82 Jonathan Baldwin (WR) — First Team All-Big East No. 8 Adam Gunn (LB) — First Team All-Big East No. 91 Greg Romeus (DE) — Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year No. 31 Dom DeCicco (DB) — Second Team All-Big East No. 2 Dorin Dickerson (TE) — FWAA First Team All-American, No. 77 Jason Pinkston (OL) — First Team All-Big East First Team All-Big East No. 17 Aaron Berry (DB) — First Team All-Big East No. 95 Mick Williams (DL) — Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year No. 11 Bill Stull (QB) — First Team All-Big East No. 28 Dion Lewis (RB) — Big East Offensive Player of the Year No. 93 Gus Mustakas (DL) — Second Team All-Big East Big East Rookie of the Year No. 30 Dan Hutchins (PK) — Second Team All-Big East No. 74 John Malecki (OL) — First Team All-Big East No. 80 Nate Byham (TE) — Second Team All-Big East

vs. Pitt vs. North Carolina Meineke Car Care Bowl Dec. 26, 2009 • Charlotte, N.C. 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl

Bowl Media and Travel Information Travel Plans: The Panthers will depart Pittsburgh via charter fl ight on Monday, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m. EST and arrive in Charlotte at ap- proximately 12:30 p.m. The team is scheduled to depart Charlotte immediately following the game on Saturday, Dec. 26.

Pitt Media Contacts: Pitt associate athletic director E.J. Borghetti and associate media relations director Mendy Nestor will accompany the team and handle all media requests. Please note the following contact information:

Borghetti cell: (412) 491-5110 Borghetti email: [email protected] Nestor cell: (412) 849-9470 Nestor email: [email protected]

Pitt Team Headquarters: Omni Hotel 132 East Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 377-0400

North Carolina Information: North Carolina director of football communications Kevin Best will handle all press requests for the Tar Heels. He can be reached via email at [email protected].

North Carolina Team Headquarters: Charlotte Marriott City Center 100 West Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 333-9000

Meineke Car Care Bowl Media Relations: Frank Kay will be the Meineke Car Care Bowl contact for all media-related questions, in- cluding credential distribution. Kay’s contact information is as follows: Pitt Practices and Media Availability: The Panthers will practice Meineke Car Care Bowl at the Charlotte Country Day School, located at 1440 Carmel Road, 1900 West Morehead St. Charlotte, NC 28226. Practices will be held Dec. 22-24. For starting Charlotte, NC 28208 times, please contact either Pitt’s E.J. Borghetti/Mendy Nestor or the Kay Offi ce Phone: (704) 378-4428 Meineke Car Care Bowl’s Frank Kay. Kay Cell: (704) 534-1617 Kay email: [email protected] Coach Dave Wannstedt will hold a pre-practice press briefi ng followed Meineke Car Care Bowl website: www.meinekecarcarebowl.com by a 30-minute window for practice observation by the media. Players will be available for brief interviews at the conclusion of the workout. Media Headquarters: Hilton Charlotte Center City will serve as the primary media hotel for the Meineke Car Care Bowl. It is located at Directions to Practice Facility from Uptown: 222 East 3rd Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. The primary phone num- • Go south on S. Tryon St. ber for the hotel is (704) 377-1500. A media hospitality room will be • Take left on E. Morehead St. heading east. located at the Hilton Charlotte Center City. • Stay on E. Morehead St. approximately 8 miles (E. Morehead St. turns into Queens Rd. and then Providence Distribution of Media Credentials: Media credentials will not be Road) No Turns, street name changes. mailed. Requests must be received no later than Friday, Dec. 18. • Turn right onto Sardis Rd. (2 1/2 miles) They may be picked up at the media hotel, the Hilton Charlotte Cen- • Pass Carmel Rd. and Country Day is on the left corner. ter City and during offi cial Bowl functions. On the day of the game • Go past school, make a u-turn and turn right into the school drive (Saturday, Dec. 26), credentials may be picked up at the media will to parking lot. call gate located outside the Southwest entrance of Bank of America Stadium, after 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 26. Bank of America Stadium: Bank of America Stadium is located in Uptown Charlotte. The address is 800 South Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28202-1502.

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Probable Pitt Two-Deep

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

SPLIT END LEFT END PUNTER 82 JONATHAN BALDWIN (6-5, 225, SO) 97 (6-4, 260, JR) 30 DAN HUTCHINS (5-11, 190, JR*) 87 Mike Shanahan (6-5, 220, FR*) 46 Shayne Hale (6-4, 250, FR*) 92 Matt Yoklic (6-2, 210, FR)

FLANKER PLACEKICKER 88 ODERICK TURNER (6-3, 205, SR*) OR 95 MICK WILLIAMS (6-1, 280, SR*) 30 DAN HUTCHINS (5-11, 190, JR*) 1 CEDRIC MCGEE (6-1, 205, SR*) 98 Chas Alecxih (6-5, 275, SO*) 39 Kevin Harper (5-10, 170, FR*)

LEFT TACKLE NOSE TACKLE HOLDER 77 JASON PINKSTON (6-4, 305, JR*) 93 GUS MUSTAKAS (6-3, 285, SR*) 4 ANDREW JANOCKO (6-2, 200, SO*) 68 Jordan Gibbs (6-7, 295, SO*) 94 Myles Caragein (6-2, 275, SO*) 92 Matt Yoklic (6-2, 210, FR) 57 Craig Bokor (6-3, 285, SR*) LEFT GUARD KICKOFF 56 JOE THOMAS (6-5, 290, SR) RIGHT END 24 LUKE BRIGGS (6-0, 195, JR*) 54 Chris Jacobson (6-3, 290, SO*) 91 GREG ROMEUS (6-6, 270, JR*) 39 Kevin Harper (5-10, 170, FR*) 35 Brandon Lindsey (6-2, 240, SO*) CENTER LONG SNAPPER 64 ROBB HOUSER (6-2, 285, SR) SAM 71 JOHN FIEGER (6-6, 290, SO*) 61 Alex Karabin (6-1, 290, JR*) 38 GREG WILLIAMS (6-3, 240, SO*) 85 Mike Cruz (6-5, 270, FR*) 15 Shane Murray (6-2, 230, SR*) RIGHT GUARD RETURNER 74 JOHN MALECKI (6-3, 285, SR) MIDDLE LINEBACKER 3 AARON SMITH (6-0, 180, SO*) 75 Ryan Turnley (6-6, 305, FR*) 8 ADAM GUNN (6-2, 230, SR*) 18 Jarred Holley (5-10, 175, FR*) 6 Steve Dell (6-2, 240, SR*) RIGHT TACKLE KICKOFF RETURNER 52 LUCAS NIX (6-6, 300, SO) WILL LINEBACKER 5 CAMERON SADDLER (5-7, 170, FR*) 60 Greg Gaskins (6-4, 285, SO*) 55 MAX GRUDER (6-2, 230, SO*) 34 RAY GRAHAM (5-9, 185, FR) 40 Dan Mason (6-0, 225, FR) 10 Aundre Wright (5-11, 180, SO*) 29 Chris Burns (5-11, 195, FR*) 80 NATE BYHAM (6-4, 265, SR) 2 Dorin Dickerson (6-2, 230, SR) 17 AARON BERRY (5-11, 180, SR) 85 Mike Cruz (6-5, 270, FR*) 22 Antwuan Reed (5-10, 190, SO)

QUARTERBACK CORNERBACK 11 BILL STULL (6-3, 215, SR*) 7 JOVANI CHAPPEL (5-9, 185, SR) 12 (6-2, 210, FR*) 26 Ricky Gary (5-9, 175, JR*)

TAILBACK FREE SAFETY 28 DION LEWIS (5-8, 195, FR) 18 JARRED HOLLEY (5-10, 175, FR*) 34 Ray Graham (5-9, 185, FR) 4 Elijah Fields (6-2, 225, JR*) 20 Irvan Brown (6-0, 205, SR*) FULLBACK 27 HENRY HYNOSKI (6-2, 260, SO*) STRONG SAFETY 37 Joe Capp (5-10, 240, JR*) 31 DOM DECICCO (6-3, 230, JR) 18 Jarred Holley (5-10, 175, FR*)

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2009 PITT ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 23 (D) Kevin Adams ...... RB FR 6-1 205 58 Shane Gordon ...... LB FR 6-1 225 51 Bernardo Nunez ...... DL FR 6-2 235 Nyack, NY/St. Joseph Regional (NJ) Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cypress Bay Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken 98 Chas Alecxih* ...... DL SO* 6-5 275 34 Ray Graham ...... RB FR 5-9 185 23 Marco Pecora ...... DB FR* 5-10 205 Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth Johnstown, PA/Richland 82 Jonathan Baldwin* ...... WR SO 6-5 225 16 (D) Kolby Gray ...... QB FR 6-2 185 77 Jason Pinkston** ...... OL JR* 6-4 305 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa Houston, TX/Cypress Falls Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin 58 (D) Kevin Barthelemy ...... LS FR 6-3 250 55 Max Gruder* ...... LB SO* 6-2 230 22 Antwuan Reed* ...... DB SO 5-10 190 Moon Township, PA/Moon Area Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Country Day School Johnstown, PA/Greater Johnstown 17 Aaron Berry*** ...... DB SR 5-11 180 8 Adam Gunn*** ...... LB SR* 6-2 230 32 Tristan Roberts* ...... LB SO* 6-1 235 Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area Perkasie, PA/Pennridge 57 Craig Bokor* ...... DL SR* 6-3 285 46 Shayne Hale ...... DL FR* 6-4 250 91 Greg Romeus** ...... DL JR* 6-6 270 Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell/Valley Forge Milit. Acad. (PA) Monroeville, PA/Gateway Coral Springs, FL/Coral Glades 19 Pat Bostick** ...... QB JR 6-3 225 96 Justin Hargrove*...... DL SO* 6-4 265 5 Cameron Saddler ...... WR FR* 5-7 170 Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin Monroeville, PA/Gateway 24 (D) Luke Briggs* ...... PK JR* 6-0 195 39 Kevin Harper ...... PK FR* 5-10 170 76 Ryan Schlieper ...... OL FR 6-5 280 Midland, MI/Herbert Henry Dow Mentor, OH/Mentor Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 20 Irvan Brown*** ...... DB SR* 6-0 205 43 Shariff Harris* ...... RB SO* 6-1 215 87 Mike Shanahan ...... WR FR* 6-5 220 Brewerton, NY/Paul V. Moore Newark, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep School North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin 29 Chris Burns ...... RB FR* 5-11 195 26 (D) Aaron Hassett ...... P FR* 5-11 180 97 Jabaal Sheard** ...... DL JR 6-4 260 New Wilmington, PA/Wilmington Area Moon Township, PA/Moon Area Hollywood Hills, FL/Hollywood Hills 80 Nate Byham*** ...... TE SR 6-4 265 25 Jason Hendricks ...... DB FR 6-0 190 3 Aaron Smith ...... WR SO* 6-0 180 Franklin, PA/Franklin Brooklyn, NY/Hudson Catholic (NJ) Monroeville, PA/Gateway 16 Dan Cafaro* ...... DB SR* 5-10 170 18 Jarred Holley ...... DB FR* 5-10 175 86 Devin Street ...... WR FR 6-3 180 Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Easton, PA/Easton Area Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 37 Joe Capp ...... FB JR* 5-10 240 70 Juantez Hollins ...... OL FR 6-5 270 11 Bill Stull** ...... QB SR* 6-3 215 Frisco, TX/Centennial Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa Pittsburgh, PA/Seton-LaSalle 94 Myles Caragein* ...... DL SO* 6-2 275 64 Robb Houser* ...... OL SR 6-2 285 12 Tino Sunseri ...... QB FR* 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks Chico, CA/Durham/Butte College (CA) Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 7 Jovani Chappel*** ...... DB SR 5-9 185 30 Dan Hutchins ...... P/PK JR* 5-11 190 41 Andrew Taglianetti* ...... DB SO 5-11 190 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison Williamsport, PA/Loyalsock Township Bridgeville, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 59 Keith Coleman ...... OL FR* 6-4 300 27 Henry Hynoski* ...... FB SO* 6-2 260 47 Jon Taglianetti ...... LB FR* 6-1 225 New York, NY/HS for Math, Science & Engineering Elysburg, PA/Southern Columbia Area Bridgeville, PA/South Fayette 24 Kevin Collier* ...... FB JR* 5-11 210 21 Buddy Jackson* ...... DB SO* 6-1 180 56 Joe Thomas*** ...... OL SR 6-5 290 Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili Plantation, FL/Cypress Bay Cleveland, OH/St. Edward 9 Pat Costello ...... P FR* 5-11 175 54 Chris Jacobson ...... OL SO* 6-3 290 84 Ed Tinker ...... WR FR 6-2 200 Greensburg, PA/Hempfield Area Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear/North Carolina Tech 14 Greg Cross ...... WR SR 6-2 215 4 (D) Andrew Janocko* ...... QB SO* 6-2 200 49 Jon Tisak ...... TE FR 6-2 215 Brunswick, GA/Glynn/Ft. Scott C.C. (KS) Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area Duluth, MN/East 85 Mike Cruz...... TE FR* 6-5 270 63 Wayne Jones...... OL SO* 6-2 315 45 Tyler Tkach** ...... DL JR* 6-3 280 Johnstown, PA/Bishop McCort Johnstown, PA/Bishop McCort Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh 1 (D) Jeremiah Davis...... DB FR* 5-10 175 61 Alex Karabin* ...... OL JR* 6-1 290 20 (D) Garrett Tonio ...... PK SO* 5-10 185 Toledo, OH/ Toledo Technology Acad. Ruffs Dale, PA/Greensburg Cent. Catholic/Air Force Prep (CO) Monaca, PA/Center 81 Brock DeCicco ...... TE FR 6-5 235 78 Cory King ...... OL FR 6-6 315 53 Joe Trebitz ...... LB FR* 6-3 215 Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview Boca Raton, FL/West Boca Raton 31 Dom DeCicco** ...... DB JR 6-3 230 28 Dion Lewis ...... RB FR 5-8 195 88 Oderick Turner*** ...... WR SR* 6-3 205 Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson Albany, NY/Blair Academy (NJ) Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 6 Steve Dell*** ...... LB SR* 6-2 240 35 Brandon Lindsey* ...... DL SO* 6-2 240 75 Ryan Turnley ...... OL FR* 6-6 305 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Santaluces Community Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa Hopewell, PA/Hopewell 47 (D) Andrew Devlin ...... TE SO* 6-6 255 72 Jack Lippert ...... DL FR 6-4 250 92 Justin Virbitsky ...... TE FR* 6-4 265 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin Jermyn, PA/Lakeland 62 Fernando Diaz ...... OL FR 6-2 275 74 John Malecki*** ...... OL SR 6-3 285 38 Greg Williams* ...... LB SO* 6-3 240 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional Naples, FL/Barron Collier 2 Dorin Dickerson*** ...... TE SR 6-2 230 69 Jared Martin ...... OL JR* 6-2 285 36 Manny Williams ...... LB FR* 6-1 225 Imperial, PA/West Allegheny Davie, FL/Western Clairton, PA/Clairton 9 (D) Jason Douglas ...... RB FR 5-7 170 40 Dan Mason ...... LB FR 6-0 225 95 Mick Williams** ...... DL SR* 6-1 280 Opa-locka, FL/Cypress Bay Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills Monessen, PA/Monessen 50 Tyrone Ezell ...... DL FR 6-4 270 67 Dan Matha ...... OL SO* 6-7 290 83 Caleb Wilson ...... WR FR* 5-10 180 Munhall, PA/Steel Valley Erie, PA/Erie McDowell Old Forge, PA/Old Forge 71 John Fieger ...... OL SO* 6-6 290 1 Cedric McGee*** ...... WR SR* 6-1 205 10 Aundre Wright* ...... WR SO* 5-11 180 Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen Fort Lauderdale, FL/Plantation Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy/Milford (NY) 4 Elijah Fields** ...... DB JR* 6-2 225 48 Christopher Mike ...... LB SO 6-1 230 92 (D) Matt Yoklic ...... P FR 6-2 210 Duquesne, PA/Duquesne West Haven, CT/West Haven Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland 30 (D) Carl Fleming ...... LB FR 6-1 210 15 Shane Murray** ...... LB SR* 6-2 230 Reisterstown, MD/Franklin Senior Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 26 Ricky Gary** ...... DB JR* 5-9 175 93 Gus Mustakas*** ...... DL SR* 6-3 285 * following class denotes redshirt season Pahokee, FL/Pahokee Cooper City, FL/Chaminade-Madonna Prep * following name denotes letters earned 60 Greg Gaskins ...... OL SO* 6-4 285 52 Lucas Nix* ...... OL SO 6-6 300 (D) denotes duplicate number York, PA/William Penn Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson 68 Jordan Gibbs ...... OL SO* 6-7 295 44 Nate Nix** ...... DL JR* 6-4 235 Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson 27 (D) Todd Gilchrist ...... DB JR 6-1 200 66 Josh Novotny ...... OL SR* 6-4 285 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin Carmichaels, PA/Carmichaels

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2009 PITT NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 Cedric McGee*** ...... WR SR* 6-1 205 29 Chris Burns ...... RB FR* 5-11 195 64 Robb Houser* ...... OL SR 6-2 285 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Plantation New Wilmington, PA/Wilmington Area Chico, CA/Durham/Butte College (CA) 1 (D) Jeremiah Davis...... DB FR* 5-10 175 30 Dan Hutchins ...... P/PK JR* 5-11 190 66 Josh Novotny ...... OL SR* 6-4 285 Toledo, OH/ Toledo Technology Academy Williamsport, PA/Loyalsock Township Carmichaels, PA/Carmichaels 2 Dorin Dickerson*** ...... TE SR 6-2 230 30 (D) Carl Fleming ...... LB FR 6-1 210 67 Dan Matha ...... OL SO* 6-7 290 Imperial, PA/West Allegheny Reisterstown, MD/Franklin Senior Erie, PA/Erie McDowell 3 Aaron Smith ...... WR SO* 6-0 180 31 Dom DeCicco** ...... DB JR 6-3 230 68 Jordan Gibbs ...... OL SO* 6-7 295 Monroeville, PA/Gateway Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor 4 Elijah Fields** ...... DB JR* 6-2 225 32 Tristan Roberts* ...... LB SO* 6-1 235 69 Jared Martin ...... OL JR* 6-2 285 Duquesne, PA/Duquesne Perkasie, PA/Pennridge Davie, FL/Western 4 (D) Andrew Janocko* ...... QB SO* 6-2 200 34 Ray Graham ...... RB FR 5-9 185 70 Juantez Hollins ...... OL FR 6-5 270 Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 5 Cameron Saddler ...... WR FR* 5-7 170 35 Brandon Lindsey* ...... DL SO* 6-2 240 71 John Fieger ...... OL SO* 6-6 290 Monroeville, PA/Gateway Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen 6 Steve Dell*** ...... LB SR* 6-2 240 36 Manny Williams ...... LB FR* 6-1 225 72 Jack Lippert ...... DL FR 6-4 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Santaluces Community Clairton, PA/Clairton Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 7 Jovani Chappel*** ...... DB SR 5-9 185 37 Joe Capp ...... FB JR* 5-10 240 74 John Malecki*** ...... OL SR 6-3 285 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison Frisco, TX/Centennial Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional 8 Adam Gunn*** ...... LB SR* 6-2 230 38 Greg Williams* ...... LB SO* 6-3 240 75 Ryan Turnley ...... OL FR* 6-6 305 Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area Naples, FL/Barron Collier Hopewell, PA/Hopewell 9 Pat Costello ...... P FR* 5-11 175 39 Kevin Harper ...... PK FR* 5-10 170 76 Ryan Schlieper ...... OL FR 6-5 280 Greensburg, PA/Hempfield Area Mentor, OH/Mentor Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 9 (D) Jason Douglas ...... RB FR 5-7 170 40 Dan Mason ...... LB FR 6-0 225 77 Jason Pinkston** ...... OL JR* 6-4 305 Opa-locka, FL/Cypress Bay Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin 10 Aundre Wright* ...... WR SO* 5-11 180 41 Andrew Taglianetti* ...... DB SO 5-11 190 78 Cory King ...... OL FR 6-6 315 Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy/Milford (NY) Bridgeville, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview 11 Bill Stull** ...... QB SR* 6-3 215 43 Shariff Harris* ...... RB SO* 6-1 215 80 Nate Byham*** ...... TE SR 6-4 265 Pittsburgh, PA/Seton-LaSalle Newark, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep School Franklin, PA/Franklin 12 Tino Sunseri ...... QB FR* 6-2 210 44 Nate Nix** ...... DL JR* 6-4 235 81 Brock DeCicco ...... TE FR 6-5 235 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson 14 Greg Cross ...... WR SR 6-2 215 45 Tyler Tkach** ...... DL JR* 6-3 280 82 Jonathan Baldwin* ...... WR SO 6-5 225 Brunswick, GA/Glynn/Fort Scott C.C. (KS) Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 15 Shane Murray** ...... LB SR* 6-2 230 46 Shayne Hale ...... DL FR* 6-4 250 83 Caleb Wilson ...... WR FR* 5-10 180 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic Monroeville, PA/Gateway Old Forge, PA/Old Forge 16 Dan Cafaro* ...... DB SR* 5-10 170 47 Jon Taglianetti ...... LB FR* 6-1 225 84 Ed Tinker ...... WR FR 6-2 200 Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Bridgeville, PA/South Fayette Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear/NC Tech 16 (D) Kolby Gray ...... QB FR 6-2 185 47 (D) Andrew Devlin ...... TE SO* 6-6 255 85 Mike Cruz...... TE FR* 6-5 270 Houston, TX/Cypress Falls Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon Johnstown, PA/Bishop McCort 17 Aaron Berry*** ...... DB SR 5-11 180 48 Christopher Mike ...... LB SO 6-1 230 86 Devin Street ...... WR FR 6-3 180 Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt West Haven, CT/West Haven Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 18 Jarred Holley ...... DB FR* 5-10 175 49 Jon Tisak ...... TE FR 6-2 215 87 Mike Shanahan ...... WR FR* 6-5 220 Easton, PA/Easton Area Duluth, MN/East North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin 19 Pat Bostick** ...... QB JR 6-3 225 50 Tyrone Ezell ...... DL FR 6-4 270 88 Oderick Turner*** ...... WR SR* 6-3 205 Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township Munhall, PA/Steel Valley Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 20 Irvan Brown*** ...... DB SR* 6-0 205 51 Bernardo Nunez ...... DL FR 6-2 235 91 Greg Romeus** ...... DL JR* 6-6 270 Brewerton, NY/Paul V. Moore Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken Coral Springs, FL/Coral Glades 20 (D) Garrett Tonio ...... PK SO* 5-10 185 52 Lucas Nix* ...... OL SO 6-6 300 92 Justin Virbitsky ...... TE FR* 6-4 265 Monaca, PA/Center Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson Jermyn, PA/Lakeland 21 Buddy Jackson* ...... DB SO* 6-1 180 53 Joe Trebitz ...... LB FR* 6-3 215 92 (D) Matt Yoklic ...... P FR 6-2 210 Plantation, FL/Cypress Bay Boca Raton, FL/West Boca Raton Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland 22 Antwuan Reed* ...... DB SO 5-10 190 54 Chris Jacobson ...... OL SO* 6-3 290 93 Gus Mustakas*** ...... DL SR* 6-3 285 Johnstown, PA/Greater Johnstown Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks Cooper City, FL/Chaminade-Madonna Prep 23 Marco Pecora ...... DB FR* 5-10 205 55 Max Gruder* ...... LB SO* 6-2 230 94 Myles Caragein* ...... DL SO* 6-2 275 Johnstown, PA/Richland Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Country Day School Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks 23 (D) Kevin Adams ...... RB FR 6-1 205 56 Joe Thomas*** ...... OL SR 6-5 290 95 Mick Williams** ...... DL SR* 6-1 280 Nyack, NY/St. Joseph Regional (NJ) Cleveland, OH/St. Edward Monessen, PA/Monessen 24 Kevin Collier* ...... FB JR* 5-11 210 57 Craig Bokor* ...... DL SR* 6-3 285 96 Justin Hargrove*...... DL SO* 6-4 265 Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell/Valley Forge Milit. Acad. (PA) Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin 24 (D) Luke Briggs* ...... PK JR* 6-0 195 58 Shane Gordon ...... LB FR 6-1 225 97 Jabaal Sheard** ...... DL JR 6-4 260 Midland, MI/Herbert Henry Dow Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cypress Bay Hollywood Hills, FL/Hollywood Hills 25 Jason Hendricks ...... DB FR 6-0 190 58 (D) Kevin Barthelemy ...... LS FR 6-3 250 98 Chas Alecxih* ...... DL SO* 6-5 275 Brooklyn, NY/Hudson Catholic (NJ) Moon Township, PA/Moon Area Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor 26 Ricky Gary** ...... DB JR* 5-9 175 59 Keith Coleman ...... OL FR* 6-4 300 Pahokee, FL/Pahokee New York, NY/HS for Math, Science & Engineering 26 (D) Aaron Hassett ...... P FR* 5-11 180 60 Greg Gaskins ...... OL SO* 6-4 285 * following class denotes redshirt season Moon Township, PA/Moon Area York, PA/William Penn * following name denotes letters earned 27 Henry Hynoski* ...... FB SO* 6-2 260 61 Alex Karabin* ...... OL JR* 6-1 290 (D) denotes duplicate number Elysburg, PA/Southern Columbia Area Ruffs Dale, PA/Greensburg Central Catholic/Air Force Prep (CO) 27 (D) Todd Gilchrist ...... DB JR 6-1 200 62 Fernando Diaz ...... OL FR 6-2 275 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes 28 Dion Lewis ...... RB FR 5-8 195 63 Wayne Jones...... OL SO* 6-2 315 Albany, NY/Blair Academy (NJ) Johnstown, PA/Bishop McCort

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#17/16 Pitt (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. North Carolina (8-4, 4-4 ACC)

Dec. 26, 2009 • 4:30 p.m., EST Bank of America Stadium (73,778) • Charlotte, N.C.

Broadcast Information Game Story

TV: The Pitt-North Carolina game will be a national ESPN telecast. Bob Pitt and North Carolina will meet up for the fi rst time since 2000 when Wischusen (play-by-play), (color), (color) the Panthers fell 20-17 on Nov. 4, 2000 at . The and Quint Kessenich (sideline) form the broadcast crew. Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 4-2, which dates back to Oct. 5, 1974.

PITT RADIO: 3WS 94.5 (WWSW-FM), Fox Sports Radio 970 Pitt is ranked No. 17 by The Associated Press and No. 16 in the USA (WBGG-AM) and the Pittsburgh ISP Sports Network. Today coaches poll. The Panthers are 17th in the fi nal BCS standings. calls the action, while three-time Pitt All-American pro- vides color analysis. A victory over North Carolina would give Pitt 10 wins in a season for the fi rst time since 1981, when the Panthers — led by All-America NATIONAL ISP RADIO: Alan York (play-by-play) and Sonny — fi nished 11-1 and as high as No. 2 in the Randle (color) will handle the national radio broadcast for ISP. fi nal polls.

SATELLITE RADIO: The Pitt-North Carolina game will be aired Pitt will make its 26th all-time bowl appearance when it meets North on SIRIUS and XM satellite radios. Check the respective listings Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Pitt has played in the Charlotte for channels. bowl just one previous time, a 23-16 loss to Virginia in the Continental Tire Bowl on Dec. 27, 2003. Pitt-North Carolina in Brief Series Began: 1974 Pitt Head Coach Dave Wannstedt Overall: North Carolina leads 4-2 Overall (season): 34-26 (fi fth) At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 2-1 At Pitt (season): 34-26 (fi fth) At North Carolina: North Carolina leads 3-0 Alma Mater (year): Pittsburgh (B.S. 1974, M.Ed. 1976) At Neutral Sites: DNA Last Meeting: Nov. 4, 2000: North Carolina 20, Pitt 17 North Carolina Head Coach Dave Wannstedt vs. North Carolina: 0-0 Overall (season): 71-37 (ninth) Butch Davis vs. Pitt: 0-0 At North Carolina (season): 20-17 (third) Alma Mater (year): Arkansas (1974) Schedules and Results

Pitt (9-3) North Carolina (8-4) Sept. 5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 38-3 Sept. 5 THE CITADEL W, 40-6 Sept. 12 at Buffalo (ESPN Plus) W, 54-27 Sept. 12 at Connecticut W, 12-10 Sept. 19 NAVY (ESPN360) W, 27-14 Sept. 19 EAST CAROLINA W, 31-17 Sept. 26 at NC State (ESPNU) L, 31-38 Sept. 26 at Georgia Tech* L, 7-24 Oct. 2 (Fri.) at Louisville* (ESPN2) W, 35-10 Oct. 3 VIRGINIA* L, 3-16 Oct. 10 CONNECTICUT* (ABC) W, 24-21 Oct. 10 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 42-12 Oct. 16 (Fri.) at Rutgers* (ESPN) W, 24-17 Oct. 22 FLORIDA STATE* L, 27-30 Oct. 24 USF* (ESPN Regional) W, 41-14 Oct. 29 at * W, 20-17 Nov. 7 SYRACUSE* (ESPNU) W, 37-10 Nov. 7 DUKE* W, 19-6 Nov. 14 NOTRE DAME (ABC) W, 27-22 Nov. 14 MIAMI* W, 33-24 Nov. 27 (Fri.) at West Virginia* (ESPN2) L, 16-19 Nov. 21 at Boston College* W, 31-13 Dec. 5 CINCINNATI* (ABC) L, 44-45 Nov. 28 at NC State* L, 27-28

* Big East game * ACC game

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Notes & Anecdotes Big Honors: The Panthers were the recipients of numerous Series Notes honors on the coaches All-Big East Team. Freshman running This is the seventh meeting between Pitt and North Carolina in back Dion Lewis became only the second league player to a series that dates back to 1974…the Tar Heels lead the all-time receive both the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and Big series, 4-2…this will be the fi rst encounter between Pitt and East Rookie of the Year honors, along with , who UNC in a postseason game…the schools last played during the picked up both honors in 1999. 2000 season, when the visiting Tar Heels defeated Pitt, 20-17, The Panthers also earned Big East Co-Defensive Players of in Three Rivers Stadium…the Panthers’ only two wins in the the Year in defensive end Greg Romeus and defensive tackle series have both occurred in Pittsburgh, 20-16 in 1978, and Mick Williams. Romeus and Williams are the fi rst teammates 7-6 in 1982…the ’82 game served as the season opener for to share the Big East's defensive MVP award. both teams and was a battle of preseason Top 5 teams in Three In addition, a school-record 14 Pitt players were named to Rivers Stadium…Pitt, led by quarterback Dan Marino, was the the All-Big East Team. preseason No. 1 team, while North Carolina, which featured tailback , was No. 5…the ’82 game was played Senior Salute: Pitt's Dec. 5 game against Cincinnati marked in Three Rivers Stadium so as to accommodate a weeknight the fi nal home game for 18 seniors. The Panthers' 2009 senior CBS primetime television audience…Pitt is 62-66-2 all-time class includes cornerback Aaron Berry, defensive tackle Craig against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference… Bokor, safety Irvan Brown, tight end Nate Byham, cornerback in bowl games, the Panthers are 2-4 against ACC members, Jovani Chappel, linebacker Steve Dell, tight end Dorin Dick- including a 23-16 loss to Virginia in the 2003 Continental Tire erson, linebacker Adam Gunn, center Robb Houser, offensive Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. guard John Malecki, receiver Cedric McGee, linebacker Shane Murray, defensive tackle Gus Mustakas, offensive guard Josh Game by Game Novotny, quarterback Bill Stull, offensive guard Joe Thomas, receiver Oderick Turner and defensive tackle Mick Williams. NORTH CAROLINA LEADS 4-2 DATE PITT UNC Chalking up W's: With a 9-3 regular season, Pitt is now 19-7 Oct. 5, 1974 @ 29 45 over its last 26 games dating back to the 2007 regular-season Sept. 30, 1978 20 16 fi nale at West Virginia when it upset the heavily favored Moun- Sept. 22, 1979 @ 7 17 taineers, 13-9. It marks the Panthers' winningest stretch since the Sept. 9, 1982* 7 6 2001-03 seasons when they went 20-6 over a 26-game period. Oct. 10, 1998 @ 10 29 Nov. 4, 2000* 17 20 Eyeing No. 10: Pitt is looking to achieve its fi rst 10-win season *Three Rivers Stadium since 1981, when the Panthers went 11-1 and fi nished with a No. 2 national ranking behind quarterback Dan Marino. Panther Notes Heartbreak Hotel: Pitt's three losses are by a combined 11 The Tie That Binds: Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt and North points, an average of just 3.6 points per game. The Panthers Carolina head coach Butch Davis are quite familiar with each defeats came on Sept. 26 at NC State, 38-31, Nov. 27 at West other as the duo has had numerous common stops throughout Virginia, 19-16, on a fi eld goal as time expired, and on Dec. 5 their careers, including Oklahoma State, the University of Miami vs. Cincinnati, 45-44, on a last-minute . and with the . Wannstedt and Davis were on the staff together at Oklahoma Protecting the Pill: Pitt has just 13 turnovers on the year State from 1979-82 where Wannstedt coached the defensive line (fi ve and eight ) to rank tied for eighth and eventually served as , while Davis nationally in fewest turnovers. Pitt has had multiple turnovers coached tight ends and wide receivers. in a game just four times this year (Connecticut, two intercep- At Miami from 1986-88, Wannstedt served as the defensive tions; Rutgers, two fumbles; West Virginia, two interceptions; coordinator, while Davis was in charge of the defensive line. Cincinnati, two interceptions.) They served together in those same capacities from 1989-92 with the Dallas Cowboys. They shared in two championships, Bringin' Heat: Pitt's pass rush has been outstanding, produc- including Miami's 1987 national title, and the Cowboys' 1992 ing an average of 3.67 sacks per game to lead the nation. The championship. Panthers have an impressive 44 total sacks over 12 games. Pitt's 44 sacks are its most since 1987 when the Panthers Homecoming: Pitt redshirt sophomore linebacker Max Gruder recorded an astounding 54 sacks in 12 games. attended high school at Charlotte Country Day School, where Defensive end Greg Romeus paces Pitt's pass rush with eight he was a two-way standout as both a middle linebacker and an sacks, while middle linebacker Adam Gunn and defensive tackle offensive guard under coach Bob Wittman. Myles Caragein are second with fi ve sacks.

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On the Road: Dating back to 2007, Pitt is 9-3 in its last 12 road Pitt vs. North Carolina Team Comparison contests, the Panthers' best away stretch since winning 13 in a PITT UNC row on the road over the 1980-82 seasons. (Last year's loss in Points Per Game ...... 33.2 ...... 24.3 the to Oregon State is considered a neutral site game.) Pitt's three road losses during that stretch are by a combined Opp. Points Per Game ...... 20.0 ...... 16.9 17 points, an average of just 5.6 points per game. Net Rushing Yardage ...... 2,215 ...... 1,646 Avg. Per Rush ...... 5.0 ...... 3.7 Pitt's Last 12 Road Games Avg. Per Game ...... 184.6 ...... 137.2 Date Opponent Result Passing Yardage ...... 2,584 ...... 2,091 12-1-07 @West Virginia (#2/1) W, 13-9 9-27-08 @Syracuse W, 34-24 Comp-Att-Int ...... 202-314-8 ...... 201-335-16 10-2-08 @USF (#10/10) W, 26-21 Avg. Per Game ...... 215.3 ...... 174.2 10-18-08 @Navy W, 42-21 11-1-08 @Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT) TDs Passing ...... 23 ...... 12 11-22-08 @Cincinnati (#19/20) L, 21-28 Total Offense Per Game ...... 399.9 ...... 311.4 12-6-08 @Connecticut W, 34-10 9-12-09 @Buffalo W, 54-27 Kick Return Avg...... 21.9 ...... 20.1 9-26-09 @NC State L, 31-38 Punt Return Avg...... 7.0 ...... 13.2 10-2-09 @Louisville W, 35-10 10-16-09 @Rutgers W, 24-17 Int. Return Avg...... 9.1 ...... 26.7 11-27-09 @West Virginia L, 16-19 Fumbles-Lost ...... 14-5 ...... 13-9 Time of Possession Avg...... 31:04 ...... 30:26 Blue & Gold Rally Caps: Pitt has won seven games with 3rd Down Conversions ...... 68-157 (43%) ...... 63-173 (36%) fourth-quarter comebacks under Coach Dave Wannstedt, the latest coming on Oct. 10 when the Panthers overcame a 4th Down Conversions ...... 7-13 (54%) ...... 8-13 (62%) 15-point defi cit late in the third period to defeat Connecticut, Scored ...... 49 ...... 33 24-21, on Dan Hutchins' fi eld goal as time expired. FGs-Attempted ...... 19-25 (76%) ...... 20-24 (83%) Pitt had fi ve fourth-quarter comebacks during its 2008 Sun Bowl campaign, including three on the road. Big East Standings BIG EAST OVERALL Pitt’s 4th-Quarter Comebacks under Dave Wannstedt (2005-present) Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Date Opp. 4th Qtr. Defi cit Result 10-20-07 Cincinnati 17-13 Pitt wins, 24-17 Cincinnati 7-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 9-20-08 Iowa 17-14 Pitt wins, 21-20 Pittsburgh 5-2 .714 9-3 .750 9-27-08 @Syracuse 24-16 Pitt wins, 34-24 West Virginia 5-2 .714 9-3 .750 10-2-08 @USF 21-20 Pitt wins, 26-21 11-1-08 @Notre Dame 17-10/24-17 Pitt wins, 36-33 (4OT) Rutgers 3-4 .429 8-4 .667 11-28-08 West Virginia 15-7 Pitt wins, 19-15 Connecticut 3-4 .429 7-5 .583 10-10-09 Connecticut 21-13 Pitt wins, 24-21 USF 3-4 .429 7-5 .583 Pitt Point Production: Pitt is averaging a robust 33.17 points Louisville 1-6 .143 4-8 .333 per game to rank 16th nationally and second in the Big East. Syracuse 1-6 .143 4-8 .333 The Panthers' scoring is up more than six points from last year's pace when they averaged 27.1 points during their Sun 2009 Opponents at a Glance Bowl campaign. Team W-L Opponent (Bowl) Only 10 teams in Pitt football history have averaged more Youngstown State 6-5 Season Complete than 30 points per game. The Panthers' 2009 scoring average would rank fourth all-time in school history. Buffalo 5-7 Season Complete Navy 9-4 Missouri (Texas) Pitt Teams that Averaged 30+ Points Per Game NC State 5-7 Season Complete Year Total Points Points/Game Team Record 1904 407 40.70 10-0 Louisville 4-8 Season Complete 1977 428 35.67 9-2-1 Connecticut 7-5 South Carolina (Papa Johns) 1905 405 33.75 10-2 1981 385 32.08 11-1 Rutgers 8-4 UCF (St. Petersburg) 1916 255 31.88 8-0 USF 7-5 Northern Illinois (International) 1976 381 31.75 12-0 2006 381 31.75 6-6 Syracuse 4-8 Season Complete 1980 380 31.67 11-1 Notre Dame 6-6 Season Complete 1910 282 31.33 9-0 1931 280 31.11 8-1 West Virginia 9-3 Florida State (Gator) Cincinnati 12-0 Florida (Sugar) To Serve and Protect: As potent as Pitt's pass rush has been, the Panthers have been equally air tight on their own pass pro- tection. Pitt has given up just 13 sacks to rank 16th nationally (1.08 sacks/game) and second in the Big East.

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Devastating Defense: Pitt boasts the No. 2 total defense in the Big East Conference. The Panthers are yielding only 323.92 The Last Time... yards per game, which ranks 26th nationally. In its 27-22 victory over Notre Dame Nov. 14, Pitt held the NORTH CAROLINA 20 PITT 17 high-fl ying Irish offense to a season-low 349 yards. Prior to the Nov. 4, 2000 l Three Rivers Stadium l 43,872 Notre Dame game, the Panthers held each of their prior three opponents to under 300 yards, including Rutgers (286), USF UNC 7 6 0 7 20 (212) and Syracuse (285). PITT 3 7 0 7 17

First Quarter Red Zone Success: Pitt is the Big East's top team in the red PITT — Lotz 39-yard fi eld goal 8:03 zone, both offensively and defensively. UNC — Parker 8-yard run (Reed kick) 1:02 The Panthers are fi rst in red zone offense, scoring at a 90.6% clip (48 of 53). Defensively, Pitt's opponents have managed Second Quarter only a 74.2% success rate (23 of 31) in the red zone. UNC — Reed 33-yard fi eld goal 11:12 Among all FBS teams, Pitt ranks 12th in red zone offense PITT — Bryant 84-yard pass from Turman (Lotz kick) 9:50 and 12th (tied) in red zone defense. UNC — Reed 32-yard fi eld goal 0:52

Baldwin's Bombs: Sophomore Jonathan Baldwin Third Quarter has recorded at least one reception of 40 or more yards in eight no scoring games this season. Baldwin has to his credit touchdown catches Fourth Quarter of 79, 71 and 50 yards. He also has a 51-yard reception that did UNC — Saunders 2-yard run (Reed kick) 5:52 not result in a touchdown. PITT — Grim 19-yard pass from Priestley (Lotz kick) 4:20 Baldwin also has one rush this year on an end-around play that went for 61 yards against Syracuse. With 1,080 receiving yards on the season, Baldwin has become Team Stats UNC PITT the fi rst 1,000-yard receiver at Pitt since 2004, when All-Big First Downs 19 18 East performer Greg Lee compiled 1,297 for the Panthers' Fiesta Rushes-Yards 47-129 32-63 Bowl team. Comp-Att-Int 13-32-2 18-39-0 Passing Yards 164 344 Big Play Baldwin: Baldwin's 20.00 yards per reception ranks Total Yards 293 407 fourth in the country as he has recorded 1,080 yards receiving Punt Returns-Yards 5-19 2-(-4) Kick Returns-Yards 3-48 0-0 on 54 receptions to date this season. Interceptions-Yards 0-0 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-3 FBS Individual Yards Per Reception Leaders Punts-Average 8-31.0 7-36.9 Player Receptions Total Yds YPR 1. Owen Spencer (N.C. State) 30 765 25.50 Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-66 2. Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech) 46 1,154 25.09 Third Down Conv. 5-18 5-15 3. Tim Brown (Rutgers) 51 1,051 20.61 Fourth Down Conv. 1-2 0-2 4. (Pitt) 54 1,080 20.00 Sacks By-Yards 6-41 3-19 5. Jarrett Boykin (Virginia Tech) 36 715 19.86 Possession Time 31:44 28:16

Sensational Season: Dion Lewis and Jonathan Baldwin are both Rushing having one of the best seasons in Pitt history as they continue UNC — Parker 16-61, 1 TD; Russell 11-35; Curry 8-25; Saunders 7-23, 1 TD; to move up the single-season lists in their respective areas. Williams 2-(-2); Black 2-(-3); Moore 1-(-10). Lewis, a true freshman , has 1,640 rushing yards, PITT — Barlow 15-77; Polite 6-26; Goings 1-4; Levy 1-(-1); Stein 1-(-9); while Baldwin, a sophomore wide receiver, has recorded 1,080 Turman 4-(-14); Priestley 4-(-20). receiving yards to date. Passing Pitt’s Single-Season Rushing Yards List UNC — Curry 32-13-2, 164 yards; Black 0-0-0; Moore 0-0-0. Player Year Yards PITT — Turman 23-10-0, 225 yards, 1 TD; Priestley 16-8-0, 119 yards, 1 TD. 1. 1976 2,150 2. Craig Heyward 1987 1,791 Receiving 3. Tony Dorsett 1973 1,686 Tony Dorsett 1975 1,686 UNC — Allen 7-91; Parker 3-56; Bailey 1-11; Russell 1-6; Crumpler 1-0. 5. Dion Lewis 2009 1,640 PITT — Bryant 8-212, 1 TD; Grim 4-48, 1 TD; English 2-40; Barlow 2-30; 6. LeSean McCoy 2008 1,488 Slade 1-12; Polite 1-2. 7. Billy West 1994 1,358 8. LeSean McCoy 2007 1,328 9. 1989 1,282 10. Curvin Richards 1988 1,228

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Pitt's Single-Season Receiving Yards List A Fresh Outlook: Pitt's depth chart features two true freshmen Player Year Yards 1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 1,672 at running back, Dion Lewis and Ray Graham. Major contri- 2. Antonio Bryant 2000 1,457 butions by freshmen backs are nothing new to Pitt, though. 3. Greg Lee 2004 1,297 Just two seasons ago true frosh LeSean McCoy, now with the 4. Latef Grim 1999 1,106 5. Dietrich Jells 1992 1,091 , rushed for 1,328 yards en route to 2007 6. Jon Baldwin 2009 1,080 unanimous Freshman All-America status and fi rst-team All- 7. Larry Fitzgerald 2002 1,005 Big East honors. 8. Henry Tuten 1989 975 9. Greg Lee 2005 962 The following is a look at Pitt's top single-season rushing 10. Latef Grim 1998 906 performances by freshmen.

Big-Play Panthers: The Panthers have recorded 10 offensive Pitt’s Freshman Single-Season Rushing List Year Player Att. Yards Avg. TDs plays of 50-plus yards this season with six of those plays going 1973 Tony Dorsett 318 1,686 5.3 13 for touchdowns. 2009 Dion Lewis 297 1,640 5.5 16 Pitt has also recorded three touchdowns covering more than 2007 LeSean McCoy 276 1,328 4.8 14 1988 Curvin Richards 207 1,228 5.9 8 70 yards this season, including an 85-yard rushing TD and 2001 Raymond Kirkley 166 672 4.1 3 passing TDs of 79 and 71 yards. 1995 Demetrius Harris 137 610 4.5 5 Over the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the Panthers did not have any plays of 70 or more yards. Fastest Pitt Frosh to 1,000: Dion Lewis and the legendary Tony Dorsett both needed just eight games to reach 1,000 yards during Pitt Long Plays in 2009 (more than 50 yards) their freshmen seasons. Lewis compiled 1,029 yards after his Game Pass Play Result eighth game, while Dorsett was at 1,142 over the same span. @NC State Bill Stull to Jon Baldwin 79-yard TD Pitt's other freshman 1,000-yard rushers, LeSean McCoy and @Louisville Bill Stull to Jon Baldwin 71-yard TD Syracuse Bill Stull to Dorin Dickerson 53-yard reception Curvin Richards, needed nine games to reach the milestone. Notre Dame Bill Stull to Jon Baldwin 51-yard reception The NCAA record for earliest game for a freshman reach- @West Virginia Bill Stull to Jon Baldwin 50-yard TD ing 1,000 yards rushing is seven games. Just fi ve players have accomplished that feat, including (Florida, Game Rusher Result @Buffalo Dion Lewis 85-yard TD 1987), (San Diego St., 1991), Adrian Peterson @Rutgers Dion Lewis 58-yard TD (Oklahoma, 2004), Jamario Thomas (North Texas, 2004) and Syracuse Jon Baldwin 61-yard rush P.J. Hill (Wisconsin, 2006). Notre Dame Ray Graham 53-yard rush Notre Dame Dion Lewis 50-yard TD Pitt Frosh TD Record: Dion Lewis has shattered the Pitt fresh- man record for rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns with Dion Dazzles: Dion Lewis is the nation's third-leading rusher one game remaining on the schedule. following the regular season, averaging 136.67 yards per game. LeSean McCoy held both marks, totaling 14 rushing touch- For the year, he has totaled 1,640 rush yards. downs and 15 total TDs in 2007. Lewis broke the mark with a FBS Individual Rushing Leaders three-touchdown performance against Cincinnati on Dec. 5. Player Att. Net Avg. TDs Yds./Game 1. Ryan Mathews (Fresno St., JR) 245 1,664 6.79 17 151.27 Pitt’s Freshman Rushing TDs List 2. Toby Gerhart (Stanford, SR) 311 1,736 5.58 26 144.67 Year Player Rush TDs 3. Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh, FR) 297 1,640 5.52 16 136.67 2009 Dion Lewis 16 4. Donald Buckram (UTEP, JR) 259 1,594 6.15 18 132.83 2007 LeSean McCoy 14 5. Ryan Williams (Va .Tech, FR) 268 1,538 5.74 19 128.17 1973 Tony Dorsett 13 6. Anthony Dixon (Miss. St., SR) 257 1,391 5.41 12 126.45 1988 Curvin Richards 8 7. Curtis Steele (Memphis, SR) 198 1,239 6.26 15 123.90 8. LaMichael James (Oregon, FR) 215 1,476 6.87 14 123.00 Pitt’s Freshman Total TDs List 9. Vai Taua (Nevada, JR) 172 1,345 7.82 10 122.27 Year Player Total TDs 2009 Dion Lewis 17 10. Joe Webb (UAB, SR) 227 1,427 6.29 11 118.92 2007 LeSean McCoy 15 1973 Tony Dorsett 13 Dion's Super Scoring Pace: Freshman running back Dion 2002 Larry Fitzgerald 12 Lewis has 17 touchdowns in just 12 games. His 102 points (8.5 points/game) has broken Pitt's freshman scoring record Century Club: Along with Lewis breaking Pitt's freshman of 90 points set by running back LeSean McCoy (now of the record for TDs, the rookie has a chance to tie Tony Dorsett's Philadelphia Eagles) in 2007. Lewis surpassed the record with freshman record for games with 100-plus yards at 10. Entering a three-touchdown performance against Cincinnati on Dec. 5. Pitt's game with North Carolina, Lewis has recorded nine 100- yard games on the season. Lewis is also just 46 yards from tying Pitt’s All-Time Freshman Scoring Leaders (Top 3) Dorsett's freshman rushing record of 1,686 yards, set in 1973. Year Player G Rush TDs Rec TDs PATs Pts. 2009 Dion Lewis 12 16 1 0 102 2007 LeSean McCoy 12 14 1 0 90 1973 Tony Dorsett 12 13 0 0 78

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Big East Frosh Rushing: Dion Lewis is the most prolifi c fresh- Effi ciency Excellence: Quarterback Bill Stull, a Davey man rusher in Big East history with 1,640 yards. Interestingly, O'Brien Award semifi nalist, is the nation's 11th most effi cient Lewis surpassed another Pitt player, LeSean McCoy, to set passer, and second in the Big East, with a 152.45 rating. the Big East frosh rushing mark. McCoy had 1,328 during his Stull has thrown 21 touchdowns and only eight intercep- freshman season in 2007. tions, while completing 64.65% of his passes. Lewis is just the fourth true freshman in Big East history to rush for FBS Pass Effi ciency Leaders 1,000 yards, joining McCoy, West Virginia’s Steve Slaton and Rutgers' Player TDs INTs Comp. Pct. Effi c.Rating . (Four redshirt freshmen have accomplished the feat.) 1. Kellen Moore (Boise State) 39 3 64.80 167.35 2. Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame) 28 4 68.00 161.42 Big East Freshman Single-Season Rushing 3. Max Hall (BYU) 30 14 67.55 160.93 Rank Player (Team) Year Att. Yards 4. Andy Dalton (TCU) 22 5 62.37 159.59 1. #Dion Lewis (Pitt) 2009 297 1,640 5. Case Keenum (Houston) 43 9 71.02 159.27 2. #LeSean McCoy (Pitt) 2007 276 1,328 6. Ryan Mallett (Arkansas) 29 7 57.22 157.81 3. Terrell Willis (Rutgers) 1993 195 1,261 7. Nathan Enderle (Idaho) 18 9 62.32 155.75 4. Avon Cobourne (WVU) 1999 224 1,139 8. Tim Tebow (Florida) 18 5 65.23 155.59 5. #Steve Slaton (WVU) 2005 205 1,128 9. Tony Pike (Cincinnati) 26 6 62.80 155.36 6. #Ray Rice (Rutgers) 2005 195 1,120 10. Dan LeFevour (C. Michigan) 27 6 71.07 154.04 7. Victor Anderson (Louis.) 2008 183 1,047 11. Bill Stull (Pittsburgh) 21 8 64.65 152.45 8. Amos Zereoue (WVU) 1996 222 1,035 12. Joe Webb (UAB) 21 8 59.78 150.71 9. #Kevin Jones (Va. Tech) 2001 175 957

# True Freshman (all others listed were redshirt freshmen) Stull on the Charts: In the midst of a strong senior season, Bill Stull continues to move up Pitt's all-time passing yardage Team Rushing Leaders as Frosh: Since 1973, only eight fresh- list. Against Cincinnati, Stull surpassed the 5,000-yard mark men have led Pitt in rushing yards. Tony Dorsett accomplished for his career. the feat in '73 with a Pitt freshman-record 1,686. (The NCAA approved freshman eligibility for the 1972 season.) Bill Stull on Pitt's All-Time Passing Yardage List No. Name Seasons Yards 1. 1989-92 11,267 Pitt Leading Rushers as Freshmen (since 1973) 2. Dan Marino 1979-82 8,597 Year Player Att. Yards 3. 2002-06 8,343 1973 Tony Dorsett 318 1,686 4. 2000-03 6,724 1984 Craig Heyward 123 539 5. 1983-86 6,467 1988 Curvin Richards 207 1,228 6. Bill Stull 2005- 5,089 1995 Demetrius Harris 137 610 7. David Priestley 1999-2001 4,533 2001 Raymond Kirkley 166 672 8. John Ryan 1992-95 4,334 2005 LaRod Stephens-Howling 96 434 9. 1977-80 4,219 2007 LeSean McCoy 276 1,328 10. John Turman 1999-2000 3,783 2009 Dion Lewis 297 1,640

Scorin' Dorin: John Mackey Award fi nalist Dorin Dicker- Hutch is Clutch: In just his fi rst year as Pitt’s starting placekicker, son ranks second nationally among the country's tight ends junior Dan Hutchins has broken a Pitt single-season record and is with 10 touchdown catches. Dickerson's 10 TD catches are a closing in on another. single-season record for a Pitt tight end, surpassing the former Hutchins’ 102 points rank fi rst on Pitt’s single-season kick scor- mark of nine set by Kris Wilson in 2003. Wilson, now of the ing list. The previous record-holder was , who had 99 San Diego Chargers, was an All-Big East honoree and a John points during Pitt's 1976 national championship season. Mackey Award fi nalist during the '03 campaign. With 19 fi eld goals, Hutchins is also approaching Conor Lee's Overall, Dickerson's 10 touchdown receptions are the most single-season fi eld goal record of 20 set in 2008. by a Pitt player since the Panthers' 2004 season when receiver Greg Lee also had 10. All-America receiver Pitt’s Single-Season Kick Scoring List No. Name (Year) PATs FGs Points Larry Fitzgerald had a national-best and school-record 22 TD 1. Dan Hutchins (2009) 45 19 102 catches in 2003. 2. Carson Long (1976) 45 18 99 3. Conor Lee (2008) 38 20 98 4. Josh Cummings (2004) 35 18 89

Pitt’s Single-Season Field Goals Made List No. Name (Year) FGA-Made Pct. 1. Conor Lee (2008) 24-20 83.3% 2. Dan Hutchins (2009) 24-19 79.2% 3. Carson Long (1976) 26-18 69.2% Josh Cummings (2004) 27-18 66.7%

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Defensive Scores: The Pitt defense has scored 13 times, including blocks eclipsed the former record of eight set in 1987. Pitt led 11 TDs, during Dave Wannstedt's head coaching tenure (since 2005). the country in blocks in '08, while Kansas was second with nine. Five of those TDs have been scored by current members of the Pan- Pitt has three blocks this year, including a fi eld goal (Chas thers, including senior defensive tackle Gus Mustakas ( Alecxih, NC State), one PAT (Greg Romeus, Notre Dame) and a return), junior cornerback Ricky Gary ( return) and sophomore punt (Nate Nix, Cincinnati). Eight current players have blocked linebacker Greg Williams (fumble and two interception returns). kicks during their Pitt careers (denoted in bold below).

Pitt Defensive Scores under Dave Wannstedt (2005-present) Pitt's Blocked Kicks under Dave Wannstedt (2005-present) Date Opponent Player Score Date Opponent Player Type 10-22-05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yd. INT rtn. 10-8-05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 11-12-05 Connecticut Josh Lay 71-yd. blk. FG rtn. 11-12-05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* 9-2-06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yd. INT rtn. 11-12-05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt 9-2-06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yd. INT rtn. 11-4-06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal 9-8-06 @Cincinnati Joe Clermond safety, sack in end zone 11-25-06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal 9-8-06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yd. INT rtn. 9-8-07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt 9-23-06 The Citadel Team safety, snap through end zone 9-15-07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9-30-06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yd. INT rtn. 9-29-07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT 11-8-08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yd. fumble rtn. 10-27-07 @ Louisville John Malecki Field Goal 11-8-08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yd. INT rtn. 8-30-08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 12-6-08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yd. INT rtn. 9-6-08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9-12-09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yd. fumble rtn. 9-20-08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11-7-09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yd. INT rtn. 10-2-08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 10-25-08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs Century Rushing Games: Upon taking over as head coach at 11-1-08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11-22-08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal Pitt fi ve years ago, Dave Wannstedt pledged the Panthers would 11-22-08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt develop a potent running game. That dedication has paid off 12-6-08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt with 28 100-yard rushing game performances during his tenure, 9-26-09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal including 23 since 2007. 11-14-09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 12-5-09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt Pitt freshman Dion Lewis has produced nine 100-yard rushing games this year. Last year's starting tailback, LeSean McCoy, had *returned 71 yards for a touchdown by Bernard “Josh” Lay 13 century games for his exceptional two-year career. Turner in the Top 10: Senior receiver Oderick Turner ranks Pitt's 100-Yard Rushers under Dave Wannstedt (2005-present) among the most prolifi c pass catchers in school history. The Date Player Opp. Att.-Yds.-TDs following shows his rankings in career receptions and receiv- 10-8-05 Rashad Jennings Cincinnati 11-102-1 10-22-05 LaRod Stephens-Howling Syracuse 23-101-0 ing yardage. 10-7-06 LaRod Stephens-Howling @Syracuse 27-221-1 10-13-06 LaRod Stephens-Howling @UCF 19-135-3 Oderick Turner on Pitt's All-Time Receptions List 11-11-06 LaRod Stephens-Howling @UConn 32-154-2 No. Name Seasons Receptions 9-8-07 LeSean McCoy Grambling 19-107-3 1. Latef Grim 1998-2000 178 9-15-07 LeSean McCoy @Michigan St. 25-172-1 2. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 173 10-10-07 LeSean McCoy Navy 32-165-3 3. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 161 10-20-07 LeSean McCoy Cincinnati 25-137-0 4. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 160 5. 1980-83 133 10-20-07 LaRod Stephens-Howling Cincinnati 13-100-1 Gordon Jones 1975-78 133 10-27-07 LeSean McCoy @Louisville 26-120-1 7. Derek Kinder 2004-08 131 11-3-07 LeSean McCoy Syracuse 31-140-1 8. Greg Lee 2003-05 127 12-1-07 LeSean McCoy @West Virginia 38-148-0 9. Oderick Turner 2006- 122 9-27-08 LeSean McCoy @Syracuse 28-149-0 10. Billy Davis 1991-94 120 10-2-08 LeSean McCoy @USF 28-142-2 11. Steve Moyer 1969-71 117 10-18-08 LeSean McCoy @Navy 18-156-3 12. Jake Hoffart 1996-97 108 10-25-08 LeSean McCoy Rutgers 26-146-4 11-1-08 LeSean McCoy @Notre Dame 32-169-1 Oderick Turner on Pitt's All-Time Receiving Yardage List 11-28-08 LeSean McCoy West Virginia 33-183-2 No. Name Seasons Yards 9-5-09 Dion Lewis YSU 20-129-2 1. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 3,061 9-12-09 Dion Lewis @Buffalo 24-190-2 2. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 3,003 10-10-09 Dion Lewis Connecticut 24-158-0 3. Latef Grim 1998-2000 2,680 10-17-09 Dion Lewis @Rutgers 31-180-2 4. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 2,677 10-24-09 Dion Lewis USF 23-111-2 5. Greg Lee 2003-05 2,470 6. Dwight Collins 1980-83 2,264 11-7-09 Dion Lewis Syracuse 18-110-1 7. Gordon Jones 1975-78 2,230 11-14-09 Dion Lewis Notre Dame 21-152-1 8. Henry Tuten 1987-89 1,758 11-27-09 Dion Lewis @West Virginia 26-155-0 9. Oderick Turner 2006- 1,681 12-5-09 Dion Lewis Cincinnati 47-194-3 10. Billy Davis 1991-94 1,680 11. Derek Kinder 2004-08 1,646 Panther Block Party: Pitt has blocked 22 kicks under Dave 12. Bob Longo 1965-67 1,621 Wannstedt since the 2005 season. Last year, the Panthers blocked a school-record and national-best 10 kicks. The 10

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2009 Pitt Broadcasters Guide

Pronunciation Guide Quick Coaching Staff Reference PLAYERS HEAD COACH: Chas Alecxih (ah-LEX-ee) Dave Wannstedt, head coach Craig Bokor (BOW-kor) Nate Byham (BY-um) ASSISTANT COACHES: Myles Caragein (CARE-uh-jean) , assistant head coach/defensive line Jovani Chappel (ja-von-nee sha-PELL) Frank Cignetti, / Brock DeCicco (dah-see-co) Phil Bennett, defensive coordinator Dom DeCicco (dah-see-co) Brian Angelichio, tight ends Tyrone Ezell (E-zell) Bryan Bossard, wide receivers John Fieger (FIG-er) Jeff Hafl ey, secondary Max Gruder (GREW-der) Joe Tumpkin, Shariff Harris (sha-REEF) David Walker, running backs Juantez Hollins (wan-TEZ) Tony Wise, offensive line Dan Matha (MAY-tha) Gus Mustakas (moo-STAKE-is) FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION: Ryan Schlieper (SHLEEP-er) Chris LaSala, assistant athletic director/football operations Jabaal Sheard (ja-ball) Mike Antonoplos, assistant director of football operations Tino Sunseri (TEE-no) Bob Junko, director of football relations/program enhancement Andrew Taglianetti (tag-lee-ah-net-ee) Jon Taglianetti (tag-lee-ah-net-ee) GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: Tyler Tkach (tack) Scott Turner, offensive assistant Joe Trebitz (tra-BETZ) Rod Rutherford, defensive assistant Oderick Turner (oh-derrick) Matt Yoklic (Yah-click) STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Buddy Morris, head strength & conditioning coach COACHES James Smith, assistant strength & conditioning coach Dave Wannstedt (Wawn-stead) Chad Lee, assistant strength & conditioning coach Brian Angelichio (an-jah-lee-ko) Bryan Bossard (boo-sard) ATHLETIC TRAINING: Frank Cignetti (sig-net-ee) Rob Blanc, head athletic trainer Greg Gattuso (ga-TWO-so) Tim Dunlavey, assistant athletic trainer Doug Zaruta, athletic trainer graduate assistant

Game Day Coaching Booth Game Day Sideline Coaches Frank Cignetti, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Dave Wannstedt, head coach Phil Bennett, defensive coordinator Bryan Bossard, wide receivers Brian Angelichio, tight ends Greg Gattuso, assistant head coach/defensive line Jeff Hafl ey, secondary Joe Tumpkin, linebackers Scott Turner, offensive assistant David Walker, running backs Tony Wise, offensive line Rod Rutherford, defensive assistant

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Dave Wannstedt Head Coach Pitt’sPit stock con- in Pittsburgh’s breathtaking skyline. The sky- opportunity to receive an outstanding educa- ttinuesin to rise scrapers now symbolize the “new Pittsburgh,” tion and play major- due to a ununder the di- the former steel city that has evolved into a scholarship,” Wannstedt said. “We want to be recrection of Dave thriving center for corporations, medicine and able to help provide those same opportunities WaWannstedt, who higher education. for both current and future generations of stu- wiwill conclude Although he spent most of the last three dent-athletes.” hhisis fi fth season decades residing outside of Pittsburgh, these The opportunities Wannstedt refers to are aass the Panthers’ views still remain familiar and comforting for perfectly captured by his 2008 senior class, hehead coach Wannstedt. which helped lead the Panthers’ most recent whwhen his team He, too, once worked during the summers revival. ttakesak on North in the mills that inhabited a stretch of land lo- Of the 14 scholarship seniors on last CaCarolina in the cated off Pittsburgh’s Second Avenue. Wannst- year’s team, 12 have offi cially earned their de- 200920 Meineke edt would labor alongside his father, Frank, and grees. Additionally, seven members of the class CarCa Care Bowl. then head to old to pump a differ- signed NFL contracts. Pi Pitt hhas produced d d 18 wins i over the past ent kind of iron in the Panthers’ weight room in “The fi rst and most important goal we two years, including a 9-3 mark in 2009. The preparation for the upcoming season. have for our players is for them to earn their Panthers are ranked as high as No. 16 nation- Each of these scenes — the football fi elds, degree from this outstanding institution,” ally and, with a season-ending victory in Char- steel mills and the city — are embedded in Wannstedt said. “That degree is a life-changing lotte, can cap their winningest season since Wannstedt. “Pittsburgh never really left me,” achievement. Secondly, if a young man aspires 1981. he said. “It’s always been a special place in my to play professional football, we are going to All indications are that this success is just heart.” work hard to give him all the tools — physi- the beginning for the Panthers. With Wannst- That is why, more than 30 years after cap- cally, mentally and personally — that can help edt’s recent string of strong recruiting classes, taining the Panthers’ 1973 Fiesta Bowl team, his dream become a reality. and the infusion of a winning culture at Pitt, the Wannstedt was the perfect choice to lead the “Ultimately, the University of appear primed to continue their rise. ’s football program. He will mean more to you than just four years of A winning brand of football and postsea- was named Pitt’s 34th head coach on December school and football. Even after your last class son berths are nothing new to Wannstedt. The 23, 2004. and fi nal game, your Pitt experience will con- 34-year coaching veteran has been part of 12 A rugged offensive tackle for the Panthers tinue to infl uence and inspire everything you do bowl teams as a collegiate coach, including two from 1970-73, Wannstedt returned to his alma as a person, professional and citizen. There’s a undefeated national champions — the 1976 Pitt mater with three decades of highly accom- reason people from this university have helped Panthers and 1987 Miami Hurricanes. In total plished coaching experience on the collegiate change our world in so many positive ways. his 19 years of collegiate coaching experience level and in the . His That’s the power of Pitt.” include 13 winning campaigns and a 146-74-4 career has produced three championship rings, Wannstedt rejoined the college ranks after record. including a Super Bowl title and two national On the professional level, Wannstedt was collegiate championships. part of six NFL playoff teams and a Super These days, Wannstedt only wears his Pitt Bowl champion (the 1992 Dallas Cowboys). 1976 national championship ring. “Our players Although his professional travels have and prospects should know that I was part of taken him all over the country, Wannstedt has the greatest team Pitt ever had,” he said. “I take always considered Pittsburgh his home. pride in that. When Wannstedt speaks about Pitt and “This opportunity is something I have Pittsburgh, there is an unmistakable strength of dreamed about since my early coaching days at conviction. He owns not one but two degrees Pitt,” said Wannstedt, who is a native of Bald- from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a liv- win, Pa. ing, breathing example of a Pitt education and Wannstedt is the ninth graduate of the Pitt football. school to lead the Panthers’ football program. “There might be no other coach in the A “Pitt Man” through and through, country who knows the very soil beneath him Wannstedt has served as a bridge to the pro- better than ‘Wanny,’” CBS Sportsline.com se- gram’s past — the visits by former players and nior writer Dennis Dodd said. “Wannstedt’s alumni have reached unprecedented levels — blood and sweat literally stain the grass at his as he is driving the Panthers strongly into the alma mater.” future. “I wouldn’t want to do this job anywhere “Dave is a Pitt guy,” said , an else,” Wannstedt said. “I love Pitt and I love the All-America end for the Panthers before he city of Pittsburgh.” went on to a Hall of Fame playing and coach- The scene outside of Wannstedt’s offi ce ing career in the NFL. “Dave has a commit- windows in the Pitt football practice facility ment to this university. The excitement created provides a view that is uniquely Pittsburgh and since Dave came back probably hasn’t hap- totally fi tting for the Panthers’ head coach. pened in, what, 20 years? Dave is the right guy The immediate view is to the east, where to lead this program. He’s a young guy with a in the foreground the Panthers’ lush grass prac- lot of enthusiasm and he’s really proud to be a tice fi elds capture the eye. Pittsburgh guy.” Just beyond the green fi elds sit steel mills, In 2006, Wannstedt and his wife Jan gave a reminder of the city’s industrial heritage and, a $250,000 gift to the University of Pittsburgh for decades, the economic lifeblood of the re- to endow a football scholarship. gion. “As a high school senior growing up in A gaze back to the west and one can soak Baldwin, I was provided with the life-changing

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spending the prior 16 years in the NFL. Eleven 1978, coaching receivers and special teams. go back to the playoffs following a three-year of those years were as a head coach, including six His four years on the Panthers’ staff wit- hiatus. Wannstedt additionally was among the with the (1993-98) and fi ve with nessed three Top 15 national rankings, a com- top three fi nishers for NFL Coach of the Year the (2000-04). bined 37-10-1 record (.781) and bowl invites honors that season by The Associated Press, It all began, though, in Pittsburgh, where each season. “You knew he had the talent to be Pro Football Writers, The Sporting News, Pro fi rst he was a star at Baldwin High and later a coach,” Sherrill said. “Just the way he han- Football Weekly and . The played a key role in Pitt football’s resurgence dled himself, the confi dence he had, the way he Bears were the NFL’s least-penalized team for in the 1970s. handled other players.” two consecutive seasons (1994-95) under his “Dave was such a watch. leader,” said Jim Gillo- From 1989-92, Wannst- olly, his high school foot- eedt was part of a dramatic ball coach. “Dave would rerevitalization of the Dal- scramble up the side of lalas Cowboys as defensive the hill on all fours, in the ccoordinator and, in his fi - weeds and the brush, to get nnal season, assistant head in shape. He made a big ccoach. His tenure witnessed W-A-N-N in the side of DDallas’ transformation from the hill. That became part a 1-15 team to Super Bowl of our drill, the Wannstedt cchampions in just three Drill. Even after Dave was yyears. Wannstedt’s 1992 gone.” ddefense was the NFL’s Wannstedt was a yyoungest but went on to three-sport star for Baldwin lelead the league in total de- in football, basketball and fefense, allowing just 245.7 track and fi eld. He earned yyards per game. The ’92 all-state in football and sseason was punctuated with played in the prestigious ththe Cowboys’ 52-17 demo- Big 33 Classic all-star lilition of Buffalo in Super game. Wannstedt captained BBowl XXVII as his defense both the Highlanders’ foot- foforced nine turnovers. In ball and basketball squads 11990, Wannstedt’s role in before graduating in 1970. DDallas’ revival earned him Earning a scholarship NNFL Assistant Coach of the to the University of Pitts- YYear honors. burgh, he played on the Prior to Dallas, freshman team during the WWannstedt spent three ’70 season (freshmen were then not eligible for The talent evident at Pitt launched years as the defensive coordinator of the Mi- varsity competition) and earned a starting job Wannstedt into a coaching career that took him ami Hurricanes. From 1986-88, Miami went as just a sophomore. from his hometown to destinations all over the 34-2 (.944) and won the 1987 national cham- John Majors took over as head coach at country, including a pair of NFL head coaching pionship with a 12-0 record. During his tenure, Pitt for Wannstedt’s senior year and led the jobs. the Hurricanes held opponents to just 2.2 yards team to a 6-4-1 regular season and Fiesta Bowl During Wannstedt’s head coaching ten- per rush, gave up only 10.9 points per game berth. The ’73 campaign was the launching ure with the Dolphins, Miami was one of just and averaged 48 sacks per year. Wannstedt’s pad for Pitt’s juggernaut success the rest of the three NFL teams from 2000-03 to record nine defenses produced 11 NFL draft selections, in- decade that included a 55-15-1 mark (.782), a or more victories each year. cluding fi ve taken in the initial two rounds. national championship and fi ve bowls over the The Dolphins’ 41-23 mark during that Wannstedt’s other collegiate stops includ- next six years. Wannstedt was one of the ’73 span tied for the club’s best four-year record ed Southern California (1983-85) and Okla- team’s unsung heroes, providing tough block- in nearly 20 seasons. Miami captured the AFC homa State (1979-82). As defensive line coach ing from his left tackle spot. His efforts helped East Division championship in 2000 with an at USC, he helped the Trojans capture the 1984 a young back named Tony Dorsett rush for 11-5 record. Pacifi c-10 championship and a subsequent 1,686 yards. The Dolphins’ defense that season ranked 20-17 win over Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Although he was selected by the Green third in the NFL in points allowed (a franchise- Wannstedt was also the defensive line coach at Bay Packers in the 1974 draft, a neck injury cut low 226 points) and led the league with 28 in- Oklahoma State his initial three years before short Wannstedt’s pro aspirations. He returned terceptions. He joined the Dolphins in 1999 as elevating to defensive coordinator in 1982. to Pitt and started his coaching career as a grad- assistant head coach under Jimmy Johnson. Wannstedt is a 1974 graduate of the Uni- uate assistant under Majors in 1975 and 1976. Johnson, now an NFL analyst with FOX, versity of Pittsburgh. He also earned his mas- “I knew he had big things ahead of him,” and Wannstedt fi rst teamed up together at Pitt. ter’s from Pitt in 1976. The Pitt Varsity Let- Majors said. “You could see it and sense it. He (Johnson was the assistant head coach and ter Club in 1999 named him an Awardee of was self-motivated and tough. He was fi erce, defensive coordinator under Sherrill before Distinction for his professional and personal and everyone around him respected him. He moving on as head coach at Oklahoma State.) accomplishments following his graduation did things the right way, with hard work and The pair became fast friends at Pittsburgh and from the university. In 1990, Wannstedt was dedication. I never had to worry about him. I Johnson ultimately would tap Wannstedt as a inducted into the Western Sports also saw other players watching how he con- top lieutenant at four stops, including Oklaho- Hall of Fame, becoming the youngest person to ducted himself and gravitating to him. That’s ma State, the University of Miami, the Dallas receive the honor. why he is a great football coach — people see Cowboys and with the Dolphins. Wannstedt and his wife Jan have two how much the game means to him, how hard he Wannstedt concluded his Chicago Bears daughters, Keri and Jami, and a grandson. Keri works.” tenure as the third-winningest coach in the and her husband Mike Drew welcomed a son, When Majors departed following the un- franchise’s history with 41 victories. In 1994, Connor David, on Sept. 28, 2007. defeated ’76 national title season, Wannstedt he was named the NFC Coach of the Year by served under at Pitt in 1977 and UPI and Football News after directing Chica-

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Dave Wannstedt Bio in Brief College Coaching Experience & Highlights Pittsburgh Years/Position: 1975-76, graduate assistant; 1977-78, receivers and special teams. Highlights: Pitt advances to bowl games each season of his four-year tenure, winning three…fi nishes in the nation’s Top 15 three times and the Top 10 twice…Pitt wins the 1976 national championship with a 12-0 record…Panthers’ compile 37-10-1 four-year mark (.781).

Oklahoma State Years/Position: 1979-81, defensive line; 1982, defensive coordinator. Highlights: Helped OSU earn its fi rst bowl invite in fi ve years (1981 Independence Bowl).

Southern California Years/Position: 1983-85, defensive line. Highlights: USC earned two bowl berths…Trojans fi nish in the Top 10 in 1984 following a 9-3 record and Rose Bowl victory over Ohio State (20-17).

Miami (Fla.) Years/Position: 1986-88, defensive coordinator. Highlights: Miami compiles a three-year record of 34-2 (.944)… advances to three New Year’s Day bowl games (1987 Fiesta, 1988 and 1989 Orange)…wins the 1987 national title with a 12-0 mark…UM’s defense holds opponents to three-year averages of 2.2 yards/rush and 10.9 points/game.

Pittsburgh Years/Position: 2005-present, head coach. Highlights: Named head coach on Dec. 23, 2004…becomes the 34th coach in program’s history and ninth Pitt graduate to lead Miami Dolphins the Panthers...Pitt achieves its winningest regular-season in 26 Years/Position: 1999, assistant head coach; 2000-04, head years with a 9-3 mark in 2008, earning a berth in the Sun Bowl... coach. the Panthers' nine victories include seven wins over teams that Highlights: 2000 AFC East champs with 11-5 mark…named advanced to bowls in '08...signed three consecutive recruiting 2000 NFL Coach of the Year by FOX’s (annual classes (2006-08) rated the best in the Big East and among the “Terry Awards”)…Wannstedt’s 41-23 mark from 2000-03 top 25 nationally...the 2006 and 2007 classes were rated No. 10 ranked fi fth among all NFL coaches…one of only three teams and No. 8, respectively, in Scout.com’s national rankings…has from 2000-03 to win nine or more games each season…2000 consecutive fi rst-round NFL Draft choices in cornerback Darrelle & 2001 Florida Sports Awards Pro Coach of the Year. Revis (, 2007) and Jeff Otah (, 2008)...produces three fi rst team All-Americans in four years, including linebackers H.B. Blades in 2006 and Scott McKillop Playing Experience & Highlights Offensive tackle for Pitt from 1970-73...three-year starter... in 2008, and tight end Dorin Dickerson in 2009. captained Pitt's 1973 Fiesta Bowl team, John Majors' fi rst year at Pittsburgh...vital cog on the offensive front, helping freshman NFL Coaching Experience & Highlights RB Tony Dorsett rush for 1,686 yards in '73...selected by Green Dallas Cowboys Bay in the 1974 NFL Draft before a neck injury ended his pro Years/Position: 1989-92, defensive coordinator; 1992, assistant aspirations...an all-state player at Baldwin H.S. and played in the head coach. prestigious Big 33 Classic all-star game...also was a basketball Highlights: Dallas wins Super Bowl XXVII, defeating Buffalo, and track and fi eld standout at Baldwin. 52-17…named 1990 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year. Personal Information Chicago Bears Born: 5/21/52 Years/Position: 1993-98, head coach. Hometown: Baldwin, Pa. Highlights: Finishes as third-winningest coach in Bears’ Alma Mater: University of Pittsburgh; B.S. '74, M.Ed. '76 history…named 1994 NFC Coach of the Year by UPI and Family: Wannstedt and his wife Jan have two daughters, Keri Football News. and Jami. Keri and her husband Mike Drew gave the Wannstedts their fi rst grandchild, Connor David Drew, on Sept. 28, 2007. 16 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl

Greg Gattuso Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Under the guid- tions to the Pitt football program on and off seven-time MAAC Coach of the Year. The ance of Greg the fi eld. As a result, he was promoted to as- Dukes dominated the MAAC during his ten- Gattuso, Pitt’s sistant head coach in 2008. This year marks ure, going 66-7 (.904) in league play, includ- defensive line Gattuso’s fi fth season overall at Pitt and his ing a 33-game winning streak. has emerged fourth coaching the defensive line. as one of the Gattuso was an assistant coach at Duquesne team’s major Gattuso initially joined the Pitt staff as tight in 1992 before taking over the head coaching strengths. ends coach and recruiting coordinator. In his post the following year. He previously served fi rst season, he helped the Panthers sign a re- as head coach at his high school alma mater, Three start- cruiting class rated the nation’s 10th best by Seton-LaSalle, from 1989-91. Taking over a ers on Pitt’s Scout.com. team that went 6-34 during the four seasons defensive prior to his arrival, Gattuso led the Rebels to front were A Western Pennsylvania native, Gattuso a 28-10-1 mark (.731), including three WPI- honored on the 2009 All-Big East Team. The owns a winning resume as a coach and player AL playoff berths, a WPIAL championship Panthers, in fact, boasted the Big East Co- on both the collegiate and high school levels. and Parkway Conference title. Defensive Players of the Year in junior de- Before joining Pitt, Gattuso spent 12 years fensive end Greg Romeus and senior defen- building neighboring Duquesne University A 1980 graduate of Seton-LaSalle High, sive tackle Mick Williams, the fi rst time in into one of the elite I-AA football programs Gattuso was named the Pittsburgh Post-Ga- the conference’s history that teammates have in the country. The winningest coach in zette’s Class AA Player of the Year his senior shared the defensive MVP honor. school history, the Dukes went 97-32 (.752) season and went on to a standout career at under his direction, won eight Metro Atlantic Penn State, where he was a two-time All- Romeus and Williams were both fi rst-team Athletic Conference (MAAC) titles, made East defensive lineman and a member of the All-Big East selections, while senior defen- fi ve bowl appearances and captured the 2003 Lions’ 1982 national title team. sive tackle Gus Mustakas was a second-team consensus Mid-Major Division I-AA nation- honoree. al championship. Gattuso is a 1983 graduate of Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in administration and Named to Dave Wannstedt’s original staff in Gattuso was twice named the national Mid- criminal justice. 2005, Gattuso has made invaluable contribu- Major I-AA Coach of the Year and was a

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Phil Bennett Defensive Coordinator Nationally Bennett’s secondary units were equally im- defense (third), scoring defense (third) and known as one pressive, fi nishing in the top 10 in pass ef- pass effi ciency defense (second). of college fi ciency defense each year. The 1999 Wild- football’s fi n- cats led the entire country in pass effi ciency From 1991-94, Bennett served at LSU, in- est defensive defense with an impressive 65.7 rating. They cluding his fi nal three seasons as assistant coaches, Phil also topped the nation in turnover margin head coach. In 1994 he was the Tigers’ de- Bennett is in (1.55 margin/game), collecting 21 intercep- fensive coordinator. That season, LSU led his second tions and 17 fumbles. Two of his standouts the Southeastern Conference in every major season at Pitt. in the secondary, Dyshod Carter and Jerame- defensive category and fi nished eighth na- trius Butler, became just the second pair of tionally in total defense. Bennett’s positional The three-de- KSU teammates to record 10 or more career focus was the outside linebackers his fi rst cade coach- interceptions. Both went on to play in the three seasons and the secondary his fi nal ing veteran NFL. year in Baton Rouge. came to Pittsburgh in 2008 and has put his own imprint on the Panthers’ defense. In 1998, Bennett served as secondary coach Prior to LSU, Bennett held defensive coor- and co-recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma dinator posts at Purdue (1987-90) and Iowa Pitt enters the postseason leading the entire as he helped the Sooners fi nish sixth nation- State (1983-86). In 1982 he coached TCU’s country in sacks (3.67 sacks/game, 44 total). ally in total defense. In 1997, he was the de- tight ends and tackles. Bennett began his The Panthers also boast impressive nation- fensive coordinator at Texas Christian and coaching career at Texas A&M as a part- al ratings in rushing defense (17th, 108.42 helped the Horned Frogs earn their highest time defensive ends coach from 1979-80 yards/game), scoring defense (20th, 20.0 defensive rankings in fi ve years. before assuming a full-time position in 1981. points/game) and total defense (26th, 323.92 yards/game). Bennett was the defensive coordinator at Bennett is a 1978 graduate of Texas A&M Texas A&M from 1995-96. American Foot- with a B.S. in education. He was an All- Six members of Pitt’s defense were named ball Quarterly named him its 1995 “Defen- Southwest Conference defensive end for the to the 2009 All-Big East Team, including the sive Coordinator of the Year” after the Ag- Aggies, helping them earn invitations to the Co-Defensive Players of the Year in junior gies ranked in the nation’s top 10 in every Sun, Bluebonnet and Liberty bowls during defensive end Greg Romeus and senior de- major defensive category, including total his career. fensive tackle Mick Williams. It was the fi rst time in Big East history that two teammates shared the league’s defensive MVP honor.

Bennett joined the Panthers after serving as head coach at Southern Methodist Universi- ty from 2002-07. Prior to SMU, he oversaw some of the country’s top defensive units while at such schools as Texas A&M, Kan- sas State and Louisiana State.

While rebuilding the program at SMU, Bennett improved the Mustangs’ win total for three consecutive seasons, including his 2006 team that reached bowl eligibility and achieved the program’s highest victory total in a decade. That squad also received the Coaches Associa- tion’s (AFCA) 2006 Academic Achievement Award after SMU earned a 100% graduation rate for its freshman class of 2000-01.

Prior to SMU, Bennett was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Kansas State for three years (1999-2001). During his tenure, the Wildcats fi nished among the nation’s top fi ve in total defense each sea- son, including second in 1999 (235.0 yards/ game), fourth in 2000 (270.54) and third in 2001 (262.36).

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Frank Cignetti Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Pittsburgh points per game, the fourth-highest scoring in the Emerald Bowl. In 2007 Cignetti was native Frank average in school history. Pitt’s offensive ar- the ’ quarterbacks coach. Cignetti, senal includes a 1,600-yard rusher in Dion whose coach- Lewis and 1,000-yard receiver in Jonathan His Pitt appointment marks a return to the ing resume Baldwin. Moreover, quarterback Bill Stull place where he landed his fi rst coaching includes two ranks among the nation’s most effi cient position as a Panthers graduate assistant in decades of passers, throwing for nearly 2,500 yards and 1989. experience 21 touchdowns. on both the Cignetti’s family has deep ties to Pitt and collegiate In total, seven of Pitt’s offensive players Western Pennsylvania football. His father, and NFL were named All-Big East, including Lewis, Frank Sr., was a Pitt assistant from 1966-68 levels, was who was named the league’s Offensive Play- and later the head coach at both West Vir- named of- er of the Year and Rookie of the Year. ginia (1976-79) and Indiana University of fensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Pa. (1986-2005). His brother Curt was also at the University of Pittsburgh in February Cignetti joined Wannstedt’s staff after a Pitt assistant (1983-84 and 1993-99) who 2009 by Dave Wannstedt. spending the 2008 season as the offensive is now at Alabama. coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Cignetti’s impact at Pitt has been immediate. University of California. The Bears aver- Prior to his 49ers post, Cignetti was the of- The Panthers boast one of their most potent aged nearly 33 points per game en route to fensive coordinator at North Carolina (2006) offenses in recent memory, averaging 33.2 a 9-4 record and victory over Miami (Fla.) and Fresno State (2002-05). In 2004 Fresno State averaged 52.8 points over its fi nal six games and became just the sixth team in NCAA history to score 50 or more points in four consecutive contests.

The Bulldogs twice fi nished among the na- tion’s top 10 in scoring and third-down con- versions during Cignetti’s tenure. They were also a perennial postseason team, advancing to four consecutive bowls, including victo- ries over Georgia Tech (2002, Silicon Val- ley), UCLA (2003, Silicon Valley) and Vir- ginia (2004, MPC Computers).

From 2000-01, Cignetti served as quarter- backs coach with the , where he helped Jeff Blake to a career-best passer rating and also helped Aaron Brooks produce some of the best statistics of his ca- reer en route to a alternate selec- tion. Cignetti landed his fi rst NFL appoint- ment in 1999 as a quality control assistant with the .

From 1990-98, Cignetti was on his father’s staff at IUP, where he was an all-conference safety before earning his bachelor’s degree in 1988. He served IUP as receivers, second- ary and quarterbacks coach before elevating to offensive coordinator for his fi nal two sea- sons. During his tenure, IUP twice advanced to the NCAA Division II national title game and earned a berth in the semifi nals four times.

Cignetti additionally has served on the coaching staffs for the and East-West Shrine all-star games.

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Brian Angelichio Tight Ends Brian An- his 10 years. His offenses averaged more A 1995 graduate of St. Lawrence with a gelichio is than 30 points per game in six of his fi nal bachelor’s in physical education, Angelichio in his fourth eight seasons. Before elevating to his offen- was a member of the Saints’ football and year on Pitt’s sive coordinator post, Angelichio coached baseball teams. He was a three-year starter coaching Ithaca’s linebackers (1996-97) and receivers at outside linebacker and also was a captain staff working (1998). He oversaw the offensive line from and four-year starter on the baseball team. with the tight 1999-2005. Angelichio spent a season as secondary ends, a posi- coach at Brockport (1995) before coming to tional group In addition to football, Angelichio was a Ithaca. He earned his master’s from Ithaca that has be- member of Ithaca’s baseball staff for nine in 1997. come an an- years, helping the Bombers to the NCAA nual strength playoffs each season. for the Panthers.

The 2009 season was no exception. Pitt’s starting tight ends, seniors Nate Byham and Dorin Dickerson, were both named to the All-Big East Team and were major assets for the Panthers’ powerful offen- sive attack.

Dickerson, who set a Pitt tight end record with 10 touchdown catches this year, was named to the 2009 Football Writers As- sociation All-America Team. He is the fi rst Pitt tight end to earn that designation since the legendary Mike Ditka, a two- way end for the Panthers, was honored in 1960. Dickerson additionally was a fi nalist for the prestigious John Mackey Award.

Byham repeated as an All-Big East selec- tion this year, becoming the fi rst Pitt tight end to twice earn all-conference.

Angelichio also oversaw the develop- ment of former Pitt tight end Darrell Strong, a free-agent signee of the Oak- land Raiders in 2008. Strong was invited to the ‘08 Hula Bowl, the fi rst Pitt tight end to play in that historic all-star game since 1981.

Angelichio joined Pitt as a well-rounded football coach following his 10-year tenure at Ithaca College (1996-2005). Named Ithaca’s offensive coordinator in 2000, Angelichio molded a highly pro- ductive unit that set or tied 30 team and individual records over his fi nal fi ve sea- sons. The Bombers averaged nearly 40 points per game in 2005 to rank 18th na- tionally on the NCAA Division III level.

Angelichio oversaw the development of seven All-Americans at Ithaca, which advanced to the postseason in seven of

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Bryan Bossard Wide Receivers Bryan for 1,080 yards (20.0 avg.) and eight touch- and receiving yardage. Additionally, Dar- Bossard is in downs. He will enter the 2010 season as a rius Heyward-Bey, who Bossard coached at his second viable All-America and Biletnikoff Award Maryland, was a fi rst-round pick of the Oak- year at Pitt as candidate. land Raiders. wide receiv- ers coach. Bossard joined the Panthers after serving as Heyward-Bey was a Freshman All-Ameri- receivers coach at Maryland from 2005-07. can under Bossard’s watch in 2006. A sea- Under his He previously worked under Dave Wannst- son later Bossard also helped Terps wideout guidance, edt in a pair of NFL summer coaching in- LaQuan Williams earn Freshman All-Amer- sophomore ternships with the Chicago Bears in 1996-97. ica accolades. wideout Jon- athan Bald- Two receivers Bossard coached were se- Prior to his Maryland tenure, Bossard win earned lected in the 2009 NFL Draft. Pitt’s Derek coached the receivers at perennial I-AA fi rst-team All-Big East honors this season. Kinder was drafted by the Chicago Bears power Delaware, his alma mater, from 2002- Baldwin became Pitt’s fi rst 1,000-yard re- after fi nishing his career ranking among 04. He also was on the Blue Hens’ coaching ceiver since 2004 after compiling 54 catches the school’s all-time leaders in receptions staff from 1994-98 in the same capacity.

BossardB helped Delaware win the 20032 Division I-AA national title withw a 15-1 mark. During that championshipc season, the Blue HensH had three different receiv- erse catch 50 passes or more, an unprecedentedu achievement at UD.U Delaware made three con- secutives playoff berths from 1995-97,1 advancing to the na- tionalti semifi nals each year.

A native of Dover, Del., Bossard wasw an outstanding player him- selfs for the Blue Hens from 1985- 88.8 An All-Yankee Conference defensived back, he helped Dela- warew to two I-AA playoff berths. In his fi nal collegiate season he collectedc 122 tackles and was se- lectedle the team’s outstanding se- niorn defensive player by the Blue HenH Touchdown Club.

BossardB broke into the collegiate coachingc ranks as a graduate as- sistants at Delaware in 1990. He thenth coached defensive backs at MorehouseM College (1991), West ChesterC University (1992) and BucknellB (1992-93).

In 1999, Bossard coached the re- ceiversc at Army before moving ono to a coaching postp at Wyoming during the 2000 anda ’01 seasons.

HeH is a 1989 graduate of Dela- warew with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business manage- ment.m

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Jeff Hafl ey Secondary Jeff Hafl ey Hafl ey served as the running backs coach at ena College from 1997-2000. He began his is in his sec- Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the coaching career at his alma mater while re- ond year as 2001 season. In addition to overseeing the covering from three separate surgeries that Pitt’s sec- running backs, he also worked signifi cantly kept him off the fi eld. Hafl ey is a 2001 cum ondary coach with WPI’s special teams and coached the laude graduate of Siena with a bachelor’s de- and fourth kickers. gree in history. He earned his master’s from season over- Albany in 2003. all on Dave Hafl ey was a four-year wide receiver at Si- Wannstedt’s staff.

One of the Big East’s up-and-coming young coaches, Hafl ey pre- viously served as Pitt’s defensive graduate assistant in 2006 and ’07 with a specifi c fo- cus on the . He was promoted to his current capacity during the 2008 offsea- son and delivered with a strong year on both the playing fi eld and recruiting trail.

The 2009 season was a continuation of that trend. Hafl ey had two of his defensive backs selected to the All-Big East Team, including senior cornerback Aaron Berry and strong safety Dom DeCicco. It was the second All- Big East honor for Berry, who was also hon- ored in 2008.

Moreover, free safety Jarred Holley has been named to several Freshman All-America teams following a productive debut season for the redshirt frosh.

Prior to Pitt, Hafl ey served at the Univer- sity of Albany for four seasons (2002-05), including his fi nal two as defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator. In his ini- tial two years Hafl ey was a graduate assis- tant who coached Albany’s defensive tackles and outside linebackers.

While at Albany, Hafl ey oversaw the de- velopment of cornerback/roverback Kurt Campbell, who went on to become the fi rst player in school history to be selected in the NFL Draft. Campbell was drafted by the in 2005 before going on to play with the .

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Joe Tumpkin Linebackers Joe Tumpkin named to the 2009 All-Big East Team after Tumpkin joined the Panthers after spending is in his sec- collecting 70 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and three seasons (2005-07) coaching lineback- ond year as fi ve sacks. ers at Southern Methodist University, where linebackers he served under then-SMU head coach Phil coach at Pitt, In 2008, linebacker Scott McKillop was se- Bennett, now Pitt’s defensive coordinator. where his unit lected a fi rst team All-American and the Big has helped the East Defensive Player of the Year. McKillop While at SMU, Tumpkin oversaw the devel- Panthers rank was one of the country’s most prolifi c tack- opment of All-Conference USA linebacker among the lers, ranking third nationally in solo stops Reggie Carrington. During the 2006 season, most produc- (6.31 solos/ game), 10th in total tackles SMU earned bowl eligibility behind a de- tive defenses (tied, 10.54 tackles/game) and 22nd in tack- fense that ranked 24th nationally against the in the Big les for loss (tied, 1.35 TFLs/game). run (107.5 yards/game). East and na- tionally. McKillop was selected by the San Francisco In 2007, Tumpkin earned a coaching fel- 49ers in the 2009 NFL Draft and was instant- lowship with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Bucca- For the second consecutive year, one of ly lauded by 49ers staff for his knowledge neers. As part of the fellowship, he worked Tumpkin’s linebackers earned fi rst-team All- and toughness. with Tampa Bay’s coaching staff during the Big East accolades. Senior Adam Gunn was team’s July training camp.

FFrom 2002-04, Tumpkin served aat Sam Houston State, where he ccoached the linebackers (2002-03) aand secondary (2004). He was in- ststrumental in the development of SSam Houston State linebackers T.J. DDibble, a two-time All-Southland sselection, and Paul Donelson, who eearned All-America honors. In 2004, ththe Bearkats captured a share of the SSouthland Conference champion- shship, advanced to the NCAA Division I-I-AA playoffs and reached as high as NNo. 3 in the national rankings.

TTumpkin was the defensive coordi- nnator at Lakeland College during the 22000 and ’01 seasons. From 1998- 999, he was the linebackers coach and rerecruiting coordinator at Southern IlIllinois, where he helped mold Bart SScott, who went on to be a Pro Bowl pperformer for the Ravens. ((Scott was signed by the New York JJets as a coveted free agent this ppast offseason.) In 1996 Tumpkin ccoached the linebackers at Defi ance CCollege.

TTumpkin’s additional experience inincludes graduate assistantships at LLakeland (1994), Northern Michi- ggan (1995) and Western Michigan ((1997).

AAs a collegian, Tumpkin was a team ccaptain and four-year letterman at MMichigan Tech. He earned his bach- eelor’s degree from Michigan Tech in 11994.

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David Walker Running Backs

David Walker year letterman at tailback for Pitt and now second-highest single-season total in school is in his fi fth is a member of the . Ste- history. His 21 touchdowns set an Orange season as run- phens-Howling compiled more than 3,100 record. Overall, Walker coached three of the ning backs all-purpose yards as a Panther. Orange’s top seven all-time leading rushers. coach at Pitt and has been Before joining Pitt, Walker tutored four A 1993 graduate of Syracuse, Walker was instrumental 1,000-yard rushers in his last fi ve years as an outstanding running back himself, twice in helping the running backs coach at Syracuse. He served earning All-Big East honors. He captained Panthers de- with the Orange from 1995-2004 and shaped the 1992 team, leading it to a No. 6 nation- velop a potent, an exceptional record of producing top-fl ight al ranking, 10-2 overall record and 26-22 game-chang- running backs. He counts among his SU pro- victory over Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. ing rushing tégés, six backs who played in the National Walker remains the sixth-leading rusher in attack. Football League. Orange history with 2,643 yards.

Walker has been lauded as an outstanding The Orange boasted a potent 1-2 punch in Following a year as an assistant coach at teacher of the fi ner points of running back the backfi eld in 2004 with All-Big East Miami’s Carol City High School in 1994-95, play. As a result, the Panthers have enjoyed running backs Walter Reyes and Damien Walker rejoined his alma mater and helped some of their fi nest production at the posi- Rhodes combining for 1,673 yards and 17 the Orange to four Big East championships. tion in recent memory with exceptional touchdowns. Reyes fi nished his career as Including his playing career, he has been performers like LeSean McCoy and LaRod SU’s second all-time leading rusher with part of 14 bowl games. Stephens-Howling, who are now productive 3,424 yards. rookies in the National Football League. Walker earned his bachelor’s degree in phys- Walker oversaw four consecutive 1,000-yard ical education in 1993. In 2009, true freshman Dion Lewis contin- rushers from 2000-03, a Syracuse record. ued Pitt’s excellence at the running back In ’03, Reyes rushed for 1,347 yards, the position, rushing for 1,640 yards and scor- ing 17 touchdowns. Lewis was named the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, becoming the fi rst player since Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick in 1999 to earn both honors in the same season.

With a remaining, Lewis is al- ready the most prolifi c freshman rusher in Big East history. He also is just 46 yards shy of the legendary Tony Dorsett's 36-year-old Pitt freshman rushing record of 1,686 yards set in 1973. Lewis' 102 points are a new Pitt freshman standard, eclipsing McCoy's 2007 mark (90).

McCoy, now of the Philadelphia Eagles, was a major benefi ciary of Walker’s infl uence. In just two collegiate seasons, McCoy rushed for 2,816 yards and scored 36 touchdowns, both Pitt records for production as a fresh- man and sophomore.

A 2008 unanimous All-Big East selection and the media’s Big East Offensive Player of the Year, McCoy last season ranked second in the nation in scoring (tied, 9.69 points/game) and 10th in rushing (114.46 yards/game). He fi nished with 1,488 yards to become only the third Pitt running back to achieve multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

Additionally, Stephens-Howling was a four-

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Tony Wise Offensive Line

Tony Wise, McCoy (1,488 yards and 21 touchdowns). where his offensive lines helped produce the an accom- Offensive guard C.J. Davis was selected fi rst two highest individual single-season rushing plished 36- team All-Big East and now is a member of totals in franchise history. During the 2002 year coach- the Carolina Panthers. season, the Dolphins rushed for 156.4 yards ing veteran per game to rank fi rst in the AFC and second of collegiate Wise’s Pitt appointment reunited him with in the NFL. and profes- Dave Wannstedt, who he coached with on sional foot- six prior occasions, and returned him to a From 1999-2000, Wise served with the ball, is in his place where he received one of his fi rst col- Carolina Panthers. During the ’99 season, second sea- lege coaching positions. Carolina averaged 4.3 yards per rush to rank son as Pitt’s fi fth in the NFL. Wise served on Wannstedt’s offensive line Wannstedt and Wise fi rst worked together Chicago staff from 1993-98. In four of those coach. on Jackie Sherrill’s Pitt coaching staff dur- six seasons, the Bears ranked in the top 10 ing the 1977 and ’78 seasons. Wannstedt of the NFL in fewest sacks allowed, includ- The Pitt offensive line was instrumental in coached receivers and special teams under ing a league-low 15 in 1995. Wise added the helping the Panthers’ average 33.2 points per Sherrill, while Wise was the Panthers’ assis- duties of assistant head coach his fi nal four game during the regular season, the fourth- tant offensive line coach. They would go on seasons in Chicago. highest scoring average in school history. to serve on the same staffs with Oklahoma Pitt’s offensive front gave up only 1.08 sacks State, the University of Miami, the Dal- Wise’s NFL career began in 1989 with the per game, while helping produce a 1,600- las Cowboys and during Wannstedt’s head Dallas Cowboys, where he coached the of- yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver. coaching tenures with the Chicago Bears fensive line for four seasons (1989-92) un- and Miami Dolphins. der Jimmy Johnson. Wise’s line paved the Under Wise’s guidance, senior guard John way for Emmitt Smith, who claimed back- Malecki and junior tackle Jason Pinkston Prior to his 2008 return to Pitt, Wise spent 18 to-back NFL rushing titles in 1991 and 1992. were fi rst-team All-Big East honorees. years coaching offensive lines in the Nation- Smith rushed for 1,563 yards during the ’91 al Football League, including the 2006 and campaign and 1,713 during the Cowboys’ Wise’s 2008 offensive line paved the way for ’07 seasons with the New York Jets. From Super Bowl championship season in ’92. the nation’s 10th-leading rusher in LeSean 2001-04, he spent four seasons at Miami, Dallas rolled past Buffalo, 52-17, in Super Bowl XXVII, the Cowboys’ fi rst NFL title in 15 years. Wise’s offensive front was vital to the championship run, allowing the second- fewest sacks in the NFL (23). He coached a pair of 1992 Pro Bowlers in center , a former Pitt standout, and guard .

Wise also served under Johnson while with the Miami Hurricanes from 1985-88. His UM tenure witnessed the Hurricanes’ emer- gence as a national power. Miami went 34-2 during Wise’s fi nal three seasons there, in- cluding a 12-0 mark in winning the 1987 national championship.

A native of Newtonville, N.Y., Wise was an offensive lineman at Ithaca College from 1969-72. He also lettered in lacrosse at Ithaca and played on the school’s hockey team. Wise began his coaching career in 1973 at Albany State, where he worked with the outside line- backers. He later coached the offensive lines at Bridgeport (1974), Central Connecticut (1975) and on Jackie Sherrill’s staff at Wash- ington State (in 1976 as assistant offensive line coach). Wise’s additional collegiate stops include Oklahoma State (under Jimmy John- son from 1979-83) and Syracuse (1984).

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Buddy Morris Strength and Conditioning Pitt players and conditioning program unlike any other,” speed development, conditioning, agility and coaches writes Muscle & Fitness. “Nobody does it training and fl exibility. Morris’ take on foot- alike readily like Pitt,” says Elite Fitness Systems owner ball strength and conditioning was featured credit Buddy Dave Tate. “I deal with just about every pro- in a February 2009 issue of Sporting News. Morris’ gram in the country, and what they’re doing strength and there is unique. From what I’ve seen, Iron Morris rejoined Pitt after serving at the Uni- conditioning Works is the primary reason for Pitt’s turn- versity of Buffalo in 2006 as its director of program as a around, and the work they’re doing will keep sports performance and was directly respon- vital factor in them among college football’s best for years sible for training the Bulls’ football team. the Panthers' to come.” Prior to Buffalo, he was the head strength consecutive and conditioning coach for the Cleveland trips to the Morris owns an accomplished history of Browns from 2002-05, serving under head postseason. training elite players at both the collegiate coach Butch Davis. and NFL levels. The 1980 Pitt graduate Game-changing strength and conditioning previously served as the football team’s In his prior Pitt training stints, Morris’ pupils levels are what Dave Wannstedt envisioned strength and conditioning coach from 1980- included such legendary fi gures as Jim Co- when he lured Morris back to Pitt to over- 89 and 1997-2001. vert, Bill Fralic, , Dan Marino see the Panthers’ physical development in and Mark Stepnoski among others. He ad- December 2006. His arrival infused the Pitt “Buddy Morris has trained some of the ditionally trained latter-day Pitt stars Ruben weight room with a new sense of purpose greatest names in college and professional Brown and , two of the NFL’s and dedication, resulting in elevated perfor- football,” Wannstedt said. “He knows what most accomplished players over the past de- mance on the fi eld. it takes to make a football player — and a cade. football team — reach his highest potential Pitt’s weight room, dubbed the “Pitt Iron in strength training and physical condition- A former Pitt student-athlete himself, Morris Works” by Morris, was recently honored by ing.” was a four-year letterman in track and fi eld Muscle & Fitness magazine as one of the for the Panthers from 1977-80. “top 10 toughest gyms in the United States.” His workout regimens are highly regarded Pitt Iron Works “is home to a college strength and include a focus on strength training,

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Chris LaSala Assistant AD/Football Operations Chris LaSala A native of nearby Aliquippa, Pa., LaSala is prestigious Chancellor’s Award for Staff Ex- is in his 13th truly the Panthers’ master of multi-tasking. cellence in service to the University of Pitts- year as direc- He coordinates and oversees travel accom- burgh. In 2006 LaSala was recognized as an tor of foot- modations, including Pitt’s trip to the 2009 “Outstanding Graduate” of Temple Universi- ball opera- Meineke Car Care Bowl, as well as youth ty’s sport/recreation administration program. tions at the summer camps, the annual coaches clinic, University of preseason camp arrangements and all day- LaSala was a chief coordinator and plan- Pittsburgh. to-day administration for the Pitt football ner for Pitt’s move to its state-of-the-art LaSala is in team. LaSala also serves as the football pro- practice facility, the UPMC Sports Perfor- his 10th year gram’s liaison to numerous campus offi ces mance Complex. He has been instrumental as an assis- and within the athletic department. in the planning of Pitt’s trips to the 2008 Sun tant athletic Bowl, 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 2003 Con- director. In 2004 he was named a recipient of the tinental Tire Bowl, 2002 Insight Bowl, 2001 Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, 2000 Insight.comIn Bowl and 1997 AXA/ EquitableE .

LaSala’sL career in athletics began ata Temple, where he served as a graduateg assistant. He then came to theth University of Pittsburgh as an athletica department intern in 1989.

PriorP to his 1997 Pitt appointment heh served three years as the direc- torto of football operations at Boston CollegeC (1994-96), where he han- dledd all the administrative duties forfo the football program, including overseeingo the travel arrangements anda organizing BC’s youth camps.

DuringD his BC tenure, the Eagles capturedc the 1994 Aloha Bowl and participatedp in the 1995 Kickoff Classic.C

BeforeB Boston College, LaSala spents four years at Temple (1990- 93)9 as recruiting coordinator and ultimatelyu was elevated to assistant athletica director. He initially joined TempleT as a graduate assistant in 19881 and then returned to the Owls’ footballfo staff in 1990 as the admin- istrativeis assistant.

LaSalaL graduated from West Virgin- ia in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He earned his mas- ter’ste degree in sports administration fromfr Temple in 1991.

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Bob Junko Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement

After spend- played a major role in the Panthers’ recent 19th in the fi nal polls. ing nearly recruiting successes and in 2006 was named four decades one of the nation’s top 25 recruiters by Ri- Among the standouts on those defenses were in the coach- vals.com. tackle , defensive end Chris Dole- ing ranks, man and defensive backs and Bob Junko The 2009 season marks the 13th year of Tom Flynn, all of whom went on to careers moved to Junko’s second tour at Pittsburgh. He ini- in the NFL. the adminis- tially coached at Pitt from 1982-85, serving trative side as defensive coordinator under head coach As a collegian, Junko starred at Tulsa as of college . He returned in 1997 as defen- an inside linebacker and was an Honorable football in sive tackles coach under and Mention All-American in 1967. He also was 2007 as Pitt’s was elevated to assistant head coach in 2000. named to the All-Missouri Valley Confer- director of ence team twice and served as team captain. football relations and program enhancement. Prior to returning to Pittsburgh, Junko was the defensive coordinator at Kent State from Junko earned a bachelor’s degree in history Junko is a natural for the role given his tre- 1995-96. Junko also served as the associate education in 1968 and his master’s in edu- mendous football acumen and contacts. Now head coach and defensive coordinator for cational administration in 1970 at Tulsa. He in his third year in that capacity, he assists in seven years at Akron (1988-94). He addi- was inducted into the University of Tulsa the daily operations of the program and also tionally held similar positions at Northwest- Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 has a focus on the Panthers’ extended family ern, TCU and Tulsa, his alma mater. of football alumni. In his fi rst stint with the Panthers, the 1982 One of the best-known football fi gures in team received a bid and fi n- the tri-state area, Junko has been a highly ished ninth in the country. The 1983 Pan- valuable fi gure within the Pitt program. He thers earned a Fiesta Bowl berth and ranked

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Rob Blanc Head Athletic Trainer/Director of Athletic Performance Rob Blanc is trainer in 1993, he has been responsible for in 1984 from Ohio University. He is also a in his 22nd overseeing all of the clinical medical servic- certifi ed paramedic and was involved in an year as head es for Pitt. Blanc additionally has led Pitt’s emergency medical service for 17 years in football ath- Performance Team the last nine years. The nearby Bethel Park. letic trainer Performance Team is a unique blending of and clinical the university’s numerous resources to serve A native of Pittsburgh, Blanc served as head instructor at the total well being of Pitt student-athletes. athletic trainer at neighboring Duquesne Pitt. With his University for two years before joining the exceptional Blanc coordinates sports coverage, budget, Panthers’ staff. sports medi- inventory, drug testing and counseling. Ad- cine knowl- ditionally, he is an adjunct clinical instructor Blanc began his athletic training career as edge and for Pitt’s undergraduate athletic training cur- the head athletic trainer at New Lexington experience, riculum, approved by the National Athletic (Ohio) High School in 1983. A year later, he Blanc is a tremendous resource for the entire Trainers Association (NATA). began working for the on Pitt athletic department. a part-time basis, serving at training camp Blanc graduated from Slippery Rock in 1982 and at all home games. Since his appointment as head athletic and earned his master’s in athletic training

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Pitt Football Staff

Mike Antonoplos Rod Rutherford Scott Turner James Smith Asst. Director of Defensive Graduate Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach of Football Operations Assistant Assistant Physical Preparation

Demetreus H. Darden Matt Dudek Jen Tuscano Tim Dunlavey Doug Zaruta Football Academic Football Academic Football Academic Assistant Athletic Graduate Assistant Counselor Counselor Counselor Trainer Athletic Trainer

Chad Lee Jeff Wallo Shawn Besong Tim Enright Danny Kozusko Assistant Strength and Video Coordinator Video Graduate Head Football Equipment Assistant Conditioning Coach Assistant Equipment Manager

Robyn Jurczak Vicki Kline Lynnie Koontz Joyce Salsbury Walter “Mouse” Operations Assistant Administrative Recruiting Assistant Administrative McCullough Assistant for Coach Assistant to Coaching Volunteer Equipment Wannstedt Staff Assistant

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Chas Alecxih* Aaron Berry*** Defensive Lineman Defensive Back 6-5 • 275 • SO* 5-11 • 180 • SR Lancaster, Pa. 98 Harrisburg, Pa. 17 Played in 11 games as a reserve defensive tackle…compiled 12 tackles, fi ve First-Team All-Big East cornerback has 28 tackles, nine PBUs and one INT… TFLs and four sacks…had a season-high three stops with two sacks and a had a season-high three PBUs vs. Cincinnati…against USF, had INT at Pitt forced fumble vs. Syracuse…also had sacks against USF and Louisville. 16, returning it 14 yards to halt a Bulls scoring threat…had season-high six Career Highs: Tackles: 3 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Sacks: 2 vs. Syracuse tackles vs. Syracuse…Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game for Buf- (11/7/09) falo…missed Oct. 16 Rutgers game due to right shoulder injury sustained the week prior against Connecticut; also missed Nov. 27 West Virginia game due Alecxih’s Career Statistics to same injury (recurred against Notre Dame Nov. 14). Career Highs: Tack- Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT les: 9 vs. Notre Dame (11/1/08); Sacks: 1 vs. Michigan State (9/15/07) and 2008 4/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 Buffalo (9/6/08); Interceptions: 1 six times, most recent vs. USF (10/24/09) 2009 11/0 4.0 0 0 0 8 4 5.0-27 12 TOTAL 15/0 4.0 0 0 0 9 4 5.0-27 13 Berry’s Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2006 12/0 0.0 0 2 0 1 1 0-0 2 2007 12/9 1.0 0 5 2 13 6 1.0-4 19 Jonathan Baldwin* 2008 13/13 1.0 0 10 3 31 10 3.5-9 41 Wide Receiver 2009 10/10 0.0 0 9 1 23 5 1.0-1 28 TOTAL 47/32 2.0 0 26 6 68 22 5.5-14 90 6-5 • 225 • SO Aliquippa, Pa. Craig Bokor* 82 Defensive Lineman 6-3 • 285 • SR* First-Team All-Big East wideout compiled 54 catches for 1,080 yards (20.0 avg.) with eight touchdowns…Pitt’s fi rst 1,000-yard receiver since 2004 Aliquippa, Pa. (Greg Lee, 1,297 yards)…ranks second in the Big East and 15th nationally in receiving yards per game (90.0 avg.)…has two TDs over 70 yards (79-yarder vs. NC State; 71 vs. Louisville)…lone rush of the year was a 61-yard reverse 57 that set up a Pitt TD drive vs. Syracuse…had seven 100-yard receiving games this year, including a career-high 144 (on six catches) with a 40-yard TD Fifth-year senior reserve nose tackle…has played in four games this vs. USF…Big East Offensive Player of the Week for Notre Dame perfor- year and has four tackles…had a season-high two stops in the opener vs. mance…averaged 28.4 yards per catch with 142 yards on just fi ve catches Youngstown State…had a sack assist vs. Syracuse. Career Highs: Tackles: 2 against the Irish…his diving 36-yard TD gave Pitt a 10-3 halftime lead… vs. Youngstown State (9/5/09); Sacks: 0.5 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09) had a career-high two touchdown catches vs. Cincinnati (22 and 40 yards). Career Highs: Receptions: 8 vs. Connecticut (10/10/09) and West Virginia Bokor’s Career Statistics (11/27/09); Receiving Yards: 144 vs. USF (10/24/09); Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Cincinnati (12/5/09) 2006 4/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2007 3/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 Baldwin’s Career Statistics 2008 3/0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 1 Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2009 4/0 0.5 0 0 0 3 1 0.5-4 4 2008 13/3 18 404 22.4 60 3 20* TOTAL 14/0 0.5 0 0 1 4 2 0.5-4 6 2009 12/11 54 1,080 20.0 79 8 48 TOTAL 25/14 72 1,484 20.6 79 11 68 *one 2-pt. conversion catch not included in reception total Pat Bostick** Baldwin Game by Game Quarterback 2009 Season Game Rec. Yds. TDs 6-3 • 225 • JR YSU 3 70 0 Lancaster, Pa. @Buffalo 4 44 0 Navy 6 111 0 @NC State 2 98 1 @Louisville 4 105 1 19 Connecticut 8 104 1 @Rutgers 1 17 0 Veteran quarterback who is taking a redshirt this season…played in 16 USF 6 144 1 games over the 2007 and ’08 seasons, including nine starting assignments. Syracuse 1 5 0 Notre Dame 5 142 1 Cont. @West Virginia 8 127 1 Cincinnati 6 113 2

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Bostick’s Career Statistics Virginia (11/28/08); Receiving TDs: 1 three times, most recent vs. Connecti- Passing G/GS Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Int. TDs Effi c. cut (12/6/08) 2007 10/8 252 155 61.5 1500 13 8 111.67 2008 6/1 41 22 53.7 270 4 1 97.51 Byham’s Career Statistics 2009 0/0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. TOTAL 16/9 293 177 60.4 1770 17 9 109.69 2006 11/1 2 34 17.0 23 1 6 2007 11/11 15 210 14.0 50 1 6 Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2008 13/12 20 260 13.0 34 1 6 2007 10/8 25 (-131) (-5.2) 7 2 12 2009 12/11 9 99 11.0 24 0 0 2008 6/1 7 (-36) (-5.1) 1 0 0 TOTAL 47/35 46 603 13.1 50 3 18 2009 0/0 0 0 — — 0 0 TOTAL 16/9 32 (-167) (-5.2) 7 2 12 Byham Game by Game 2009 Game Rec. Yds. TDs YSU 0 0 0 Luke Briggs* @Buffalo 0 0 0 Navy 2 39 0 Placekicker @NC State 1 3 0 6-0 • 195 • JR* @Louisville 0 0 0 Midland, Mich. Connecticut 3 34 0 @Rutgers 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 Syracuse 0 0 0 24 Notre Dame 2 17 0 @West Virginia 0 0 0 Has played in all 12 games as Pitt’s kickoff specialist…averages 65.2 yards Cincinnati 1 6 0 on 69 kickoffs…has 12 touchbacks on the year. Myles Caragein* Irvan Brown*** Defensive Lineman Defensive Back 6-2 • 275 • SO* 6-0 • 205 • SR* Pittsburgh, Pa. Brewerton, N.Y. 94 20 A highly productive reserve at nose tackle…has played in all 12 games with one start (Louisville)…has 31 tackles, fi ve sacks and 7.5 TFLs…also has Senior reserve at free safety…has played in three games and has one tackle a forced fumble and fumble recovery…had a season-high six tackles vs. (vs. Buffalo). Career Highs: Tackles: 2 vs. Navy (10/18/08) Navy…Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game for the Connecticut contest after he compiled three tackles, two TFLs and a fi ve-yard sack… Brown’s Career Statistics recovered a Notre Dame fumble (forced by Greg Romeus) at the Irish 28 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT with 2:10 left, ending ND's fi nal scoring chance in the 27-22 win…forced key 2006 11/0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 2 fumble at Louisville that was recovered by teammate Gus Mustakas at the 2007 11/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 2 Pitt 29…the Panthers threw a 71-yard TD pass on the next play for a 21-10 2008 8/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 3 third-quarter lead…the Louisville game marked fi rst starting assignment of 2009 3/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 1 his career. Career Highs: Tackles: 6 vs. Navy (9/19/09); Sacks: 1 fi ve times, TOTAL 33/0 0.0 0 0 0 4 4 0-0 8 most recent: vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09)

Caragein’s Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Nate Byham*** 2008 12/0 0.0 0 0 0 3 6 0.5-1 9 Tight End 2009 12/1 5.0 1 1 0 15 16 7.5-26 31 6-4 • 265 • SR TOTAL 24/1 5.0 1 1 0 18 22 8.0-27 40 Franklin, Pa. 80 Three-year starter at tight end…elected a 2009 team captain...All-Big East (second team)…compiled nine catches for 99 yards (11.0 avg.) on the year… on game-tying drive vs. Connecticut, caught a seven-yard pass to convert a 4th-and-3 that put Pitt at UConn 34…the Panthers would ultimately tie the game at 21 in the fourth quarter and win on a fi eld goal as time expired, 24- 21…had a season-high three catches (for 34 yards) vs. the Huskies…had a season-high 39 receiving yards (on two catches) vs. Navy. Career Highs: Receptions: 5 vs. Bowling Green (8/30/08); Receiving Yards: 69 vs. West

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DeCicco’s Career Statistics Jovani Chappel*** Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Defensive Back 2007 10/0 0.0 0 0 0 4 2 0-0 6 5-9 • 185 • SR 2008 13/11 0.0 1 7 4 38 18 0-0 56 2009 12/12 0.0 0 3 3 56 29 1.0-1 85 Dayton, Ohio TOTAL 35/23 0.0 1 10 7 98 49 1.0-1 147

7 Steve Dell*** A starting cornerback in all 12 games…compiled 49 tackles, eight PBUs and Linebacker a forced fumble…had career-high eight tackles at West Virginia…had six 6-2 • 240 • SR* stops at Rutgers with two PBUs, and forced a fumble with a minute to play that was recovered by Pitt, securing the 24-17 win. Career Highs: Tackles: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 8 vs. West Virginia (11/27/09); Interceptions: 1 vs. West Virginia (11/28/08) and Connecticut (12/6/08)

Chappel’s Career Statistics 6 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Has played in 11 games, primarily as a special teams performer…has 14 2006 10/0 0.0 0 0 0 3 4 0-0 7 tackles and a sack…had a season-high four stops with a nine-yard sack vs. 2007 11/0 0.0 1 0 0 10 7 0-0 17 USF. Career Highs: Tackles: 5 vs. The Citadel (9/23/06); Sacks: 1 vs. USF 2008 13/8 0.0 1 1 2 31 14 1.0-3 45 (10/24/09) 2009 12/12 0.0 0 8 0 41 8 0-0 49 TOTAL 46/20 0.0 2 9 2 85 33 1.0-3 118 Dell’s Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2006 9/0 0.0 0 0 0 7 2 0.5-1 9 2007 8/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 2 Mike Cruz 2008 13/0 0.0 0 0 0 3 3 0-0 6 Tight End 2009 11/0 1.0 0 1 0 9 5 1.0-9 14 6-5 • 270 • FR* TOTAL 41/0 1.0 0 1 0 20 11 1.5-10 31 Johnstown, Pa. Dorin Dickerson*** 85 Tight End Has played in 11 games, making one start (Syracuse)…sees time in Pitt’s 6-2 • 230 • SR “jumbo set” in short yardage or goal line situations…lone reception of the Imperial, Pa. year was a two-yard touchdown catch to put Pitt up 7-0 against USF. Ca- reer Highs: Receptions: 1 vs. USF (10/24/09); Receiving Yards: 2 vs. USF (10/24/09); Receiving TDs: 1 vs. USF (10/24/09) 2 Cruz’s Career Statistics First Team All-American (Football Writers)...fi rst Pitt tight end to earn that Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. designation since Mike Ditka in 1960...fi rst team All-Big East...fi nalist for the 2009 11/1 1 2 2.0 2 1 6 John Mackey Award, annually presented to the country’s top tight end…has 45 catches for 508 yards (11.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns…his 10 TDs are a Pitt single-season record for a tight end…among the country’s tight ends, his TD total ranks second (Louisiana Tech’s Dennis Morris has 12)…had career- Dom DeCicco** high 118 yards on seven catches and a TD vs. Syracuse and was named Mack- Defensive Back ey Tight End of the Week for his performance…had career-high eight catches 6-3 • 230 • JR (for 71 yards) and three TDs at Buffalo…had two TD catches at Louisville (5 and 37 yards), the latter putting Pitt ahead 14-10 in the third period of an Jefferson Hills, Pa. eventual 35-10 win…had a 27-yard TD catch vs. Connecticut with 7:35 left that, following a 2-point conversion, tied game at 21…the Panthers would go on to kick a game-winning fi eld goal as time expired to upend UConn, 24-21. 31 Career Highs: Receptions: 8 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09); Receiving Yards: 118 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Receiving TDs: 3 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09) Starter in all 12 games at strong safety…All-Big East (second team)...has 85 tackles, three interceptions, three PBUs and a forced fumble…named Big Dickerson’s Career Statistics East Defensive Player of the Week for his USF performance…had 10 tackles Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. with nine solos as the Panthers limited USF to 212 yards…twice posted a 2006 8/0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 career-high 12 tackles (Buffalo and Louisville)...had INTs against Cincinnati, 2007 12/0 0 0 — — 0 0 Rutgers and Youngstown State…three-time Coaching Staff Defensive Player 2008 13/2 13 174 13.4 41 2 12 of the Game (USF, Rutgers and Connecticut). Career Highs: Tackles: 12 2009 12/8 45 508 11.3 53 10 60 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09) and Louisville (10/2/09); Interceptions: 1 seven times, TOTAL 45/10 59 687 11.6 53 12 72 most recent vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09)

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Dickerson Game by Game 2009 Ricky Gary** Game Rec. Yds. TDs Defensive Back YSU 4 26 1 5-9 • 175 • JR* @Buffalo 8 71 3 Navy 1 6 0 Pahokee, Fla. @NC State 4 52 0 @Louisville 3 50 2 Connecticut 1 27 1 26 @Rutgers 6 42 1 USF 5 58 1 Has played in all 12 games at cornerback, starting two…has 15 tackles, one Syracuse 7 118 1 INT and two PBUs…matched his career high with four tackles vs. Notre Notre Dame 4 46 0 Dame…made starts at Rutgers (Oct. 16) and West Virginia (Nov. 27) for the @West Virginia 2 12 0 injured Aaron Berry. Career Highs: Tackles: 4 vs. Louisville (11/8/08) and Cincinnati 0 0 0 Notre Dame (11/14/09); Interceptions: 1 vs. YSU (9/5/09) and Eastern Michi- gan (9/1/07)

Gary’s Career Statistics John Fieger Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Offensive Lineman 2007 12/3 0.0 0 0 1 4 0 0-0 4 6-6 • 290 • SO* 2008 12/5 0.0 1 4 0 9 3 0-0 12 2009 12/2 0.0 0 2 1 14 1 0-0 15 Red Hill, Pa. TOTAL 36/10 0.0 1 6 2 27 4 0-0 31

71 Greg Gaskins Has played in all 12 games as Pitt’s long snapper for punts, fi eld goals and extra Offensive Lineman points…lone tackle of the season came while covering a punt at West Virginia. 6-4 • 285 • SO* York, Pa. Elijah Fields** Defensive Back 60 6-2 • 225 • JR* Has played in all 12 games…serves as a backup right tackle and also sees Duquesne, Pa. time on the fi eld goal/PAT units.

4 Jordan Gibbs Has played in 11 games, starting six…sees time at both safety spots and also Offensive Lineman contributes as a nickel back…has 33 tackles, three TFLs and three intercep- tions…had a career-high seven tackles at Buffalo and his fi rst career INT that 6-7 • 295 • SO* he returned 30 yards to the Bulls’ 2, setting up Pitt’s fi nal TD in the 54-27 Lancaster, Pa. win…against USF collected three tackles and an INT…also had an INT vs. Cincinnati that he returned 26 yards…at West Virginia had four tackles with two TFLs…missed Oct. 10 Connecticut game with a left ankle injury (sus- tained the previous week at Louisville, where he was limited to one half of 68 action)…returned for Oct. 16 Rutgers game, coming off bench to contribute Has played in all 12 games…serves as a backup left tackle and also sees in Pitt's nickel package. Career Highs: Tackles: 7 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09); In- time on the fi eld goal/PAT units. terceptions: 1 three times, most recent vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09)

Fields’ Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2006 8/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 Ray Graham 2007 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 Running Back 2008 12/2 0.0 0 1 0 13 5 0.5-1 18 5-9 • 185 • FR 2009 11/6 0.0 0 1 3 25 8 3.0-4 33 TOTAL 31/8 0.0 0 2 3 38 13 3.5-5 51 Elizabeth, N.J. 34 Top reserve at running back who has totaled 349 rush yards on 59 carries (5.9 avg.) and four TDs…also is a primary kick returner and averages 22.3 yards on 14 returns (long of 54 vs. Rutgers)…had a career-high 88 yards on 11 carries (8.0 avg.) vs. USF…had a dazzling 53-yard run vs. Notre Dame

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to set up his own 2-yard TD…had 57 yards on three carries (19.0 avg.) vs. the Irish…averaged 32.7 yards on three returns (98 total yards) at Rutgers. Adam Gunn*** Career Highs: Rushing Yards: 88 vs. USF (10/24/09); Rushing Attempts: 12 Linebacker vs. Louisville (10/2/09); Rushing TDs: 1 four times, most recent vs. Notre 6-2 • 230 • SR* Dame (11/14/09); Receptions: 3 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Receiving TDs: 0; Kick Return Yards: 98 vs. Rut- Vandergrift, Pa. gers (10/16/09); Kick Returns: 3 three times, most recent vs. West Virginia (11/27/09); Kick Return TDs: 0

Graham’s Career Statistics 8 Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. First Team All-Big East...a rare sixth-year senior…awarded extra year by 2009 12/0 59 349 5.9 53 4 24 the NCAA following a season-ending neck injury in 2008 opener vs. Bowl- ing Green…elected a 2009 team captain…played in and started 10 games at Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. MLB, missing two contests (Navy and NC State) due to a right ankle injury… 2009 12/0 8 46 5.8 14 0 0 has 70 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and fi ve sacks…Big East Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Buffalo…Gunn had 11 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and Kickoff Returns KO Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. three sacks vs. the Bulls…twice had career-high 11 tackles (West Virginia 2009 14 312 22.3 54 0 0 and Buffalo)…had 10 tackles against Notre Dame…Pitt’s 2009 opening game against Youngstown State marked Gunn’s fi rst contest back since his Graham Game by Game neck injury in the ’08 opener…he went on to record eight tackles and two 2009 sacks vs. YSU and was named the Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game Att. Yds. TDs Rec. Yds. TDs Game. Career Highs: Tackles: 11 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09) and West Virginia YSU 6 22 0 0 0 0 (11/27/09); Sacks: 3 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09) @Buffalo 1 2 1 0 0 0 Navy 3 18 1 2 (-2) 0 Gunn’s Career Statistics @NC State 2 6 0 0 0 0 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT @Louisville 12 75 1 1 6 0 2005 11/0 0.0 0 0 0 5 3 0-0 8 Connecticut 8 53 0 1 14 0 2006 12/0 0.0 0 0 0 9 4 0-0 13 @Rutgers 2 (-2) 0 1 5 0 2007 12/12 1.5 1 2 0 31 28 6.0-18 59 USF 11 88 0 0 0 0 2008 1/1 0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 4 Syracuse 7 17 0 3 23 0 2009 10/10 5.0 0 0 0 44 26 7.5-46 70 Notre Dame 3 57 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 46/23 6.5 1 2 0 91 63 13.5-64 154 @West Virginia 1 (-1) 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati 3 14 0 0 0 0

Game Kick Rtn. Yds. TDs Shayne Hale YSU 0 0 0 Defensive Lineman @Buffalo 0 0 0 Navy 0 0 0 6-4 • 250 • FR* @NC State 1 21 0 Monroeville, Pa. @Louisville 1 17 0 Connecticut 3 77 0 @Rutgers 3 98 0 USF 1 18 0 46 Syracuse 0 0 0 Reserve defensive end who has played in six games…has three tackles on Notre Dame 0 0 0 the season. Career Highs: Tackles: 1 three times, most recent vs. Syracuse @West Virginia 3 63 0 (11/7/09) Cincinnati 2 18 0 Hale’s Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Max Gruder* 2009 6/0 0.0 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 3 Linebacker 6-2 • 230 • SO* Charlotte, N.C. Kevin Harper Placekicker 5-10 • 170 • FR* 55 Mentor, Ohio Starter in all 12 games at Will linebacker…has 80 tackles, four TFLs, a sack assist and a fumble recovery…had a career-high 11 stops against Notre Dame…had 10 stops with a TFL and two PBUs at Rutgers…had nine stops 39 with a TFL at Louisville…recovered a fumble at NC State. Career Highs: Tackles: 11 vs. Notre Dame (11/14/09); Sacks: 0.5 vs. Connecticut (10/10/09) Has contributed in his fi rst active season as a kickoff specialist…has aver- aged 63.8 yards on 10 kickoffs…missed on his lone fi eld goal attempt, a Gruder’s Career Statistics 51-yarder, against Syracuse…played in six games total. Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2008 13/0 0.0 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 5 2009 12/12 0.5 1 4 0 47 33 4.0-17 80 TOTAL 25/12 0.5 1 4 0 49 36 4.0-17 85

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(11/14/09); Punting Average: 47.6 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09); Longest Punt: 54 Jarred Holley vs. NC State (9/26/09) Defensive Back 5-10 • 175 • FR* Hutchins’ Career Statistics Kicking G PAT Att. PATs FG Att. FGs Long Pts. Easton, Pa. 2009 12 47 45 24 19 45 102

Punting No. Yds. Avg. LG TB FC I20 Blkd 2008 2 82 41.0 47 0 0 0 0 18 2009 42 1,720 41.0 54 3 6 16 1 Has played in all 12 games, starting the last seven at free safety…has 45 TOTAL 44 1,802 41.0 54 3 6 16 1 tackles, three interceptions and three PBUs…made fi rst career start vs. Con- necticut on Oct. 10…had career-high nine tackles and his fi rst collegiate INT Hutchins’ Field Goal Effi ciency vs. Syracuse…made a diving interception of a deep ball by Notre Dame's Year FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk Jimmy Clausen in Pitt's 27-22 win…also had an INT vs. Cincinnati. Career 2009 19-24 79.2 4-4 2-2 10-11 3-6 0-1 45 0 Highs: Tackles: 9 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Interceptions: 1 three times, most recent vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09) Hutchins Game by Game (FG) 2009 Holley’s Career Statistics Game FG Missed FG Made Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Youngstown State none 26 2009 12/7 0.0 0 3 3 29 16 0-0 45 @Buffalo none none Navy none 29, 18 @NC State none 35 @Louisville none none Connecticut none 42, 19, 18 Robb Houser* @Rutgers 42, 30 45 Offensive Lineman USF none 36, 32 6-2 • 285 • SR Syracuse 47 19, 45, 33 Notre Dame none 34, 38 Chico, Calif. @West Virginia 46, 53 37, 30, 36 Cincinnati none 33 64 Hutchins Game by Game (Punting) 2009 Has started all 12 games at center…owns 19 career starts overall…started Game Punts Yds. Avg. fi rst seven games of the ’08 season before a right ankle fracture ended his Youngstown State 3 141 47.0 season. @Buffalo 5 238 47.6 Navy 4 116 29.0 @NC State 6 273 45.5 @Louisville 3 98 32.7 Dan Hutchins Connecticut 3 129 43.0 @Rutgers 2 79 39.5 Punter/Placekicker USF 0 0 0.0 5-11 • 190 • JR* Syracuse 2 80 40.0 Williamsport, Pa. Notre Dame 6 232 38.7 @West Virginia 3 136 45.3 30 Cincinnati 5 198 39.6 All-Big East (second team) at placekicker…former walk-on who was put Henry Hynoski* on scholarship for this year…is 19-24 in fi eld goals (79.2%) and 45-47 on PATs (95.7%)…averages 41.0 yards on 42 punts with a long of 54…his 102 Fullback points lead the team (tied with RB Dion Lewis) and set a single-season Pitt 6-2 • 260 • SO* kick scoring record, eclipsing Carson Long’s 33-year-old mark of 99 set in Elysburg, Pa. 1976…Hutchins is also eyeing Pitt’s single-season fi eld goals made record of 20 held by Conor Lee (2008)….leads Big East in overall and kick scor- ing (8.5 points/game), fi eld goals (1.58 FG/game) and fi eld goal percentage (79.2%, 19-24)…ranks 11th (tied) nationally in FG/game and 22nd (tied) 27 in scoring…named the Big East Special Teams Player of the Week for his Connecticut performance (3-3 FG, 1-1 PAT, game-winning 18-yard FG as Starting fullback who has compiled 107 yards on 24 carries (4.5 avg.) with time expired; 43.0-yard punting average with two inside the 20)…also hon- one TD…also has 12 receptions for 89 yards (7.4 avg.)…posted career rush- ored as the Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game for UConn… ing and receiving highs at Rutgers (29 yards on fi ve carries; 36 yards on Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game for YSU (5-5 PAT, 1-1 four catches). Career Highs: Rushing Yards: 29 vs. Rutgers (10/16/09); FG, 47.0-yard average on three punts with two inside the 20)…had career- Rushing Attempts: 5 vs. Rutgers (10/16/09); Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Louisville high 13 points vs. Syracuse (3-4 FG, 4-4 PAT)…had career-high three punts (10/2/09); Receiving Yards: 36 vs. Rutgers (10/16/09); Receptions: 4 vs. Rut- downed inside the 20 vs. NC State and Notre Dame. Career Highs: Field gers (10/16/09); Receiving TDs: 0 Goals Made: 3 three times, most recent vs. West Virginia (11/27/09); Points: 13 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Longest Field Goal: 45 vs. Rutgers (10/16/09) and Syracuse (11/7/09); Punts: 6 vs. NC State (9/26/09) and Notre Dame Cont.

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Hynoski’s Career Statistics Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. Andrew Janocko* 2008 5/0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 Quarterback 2009 12/8 24 107 4.5 14 1 6 6-2 • 200 • SO* TOTAL 17/8 25 110 4.4 14 1 6 Clearfi eld, Pa. Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2008 5/0 0 0 — — 0 0 2009 12/8 12 89 7.4 21 0 0 TOTAL 17/8 12 89 7.4 21 0 0 4 Former walk-on quarterback who was put on scholarship this past season… Hynoski Game by Game has played in all 12 games, serving as the team’s primary holder for place- 2009 ments, a role he also held last year. Game Att. Yds. TDs Rec. Yds. TDs YSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Buffalo 2 14 0 0 0 0 Navy 3 23 0 2 17 0 @NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Karabin* @Louisville 1 3 1 1 5 0 Offensive Lineman Connecticut 4 8 0 2 9 0 @Rutgers 5 29 0 4 36 0 6-1 • 290 • JR* USF 2 10 0 1 2 0 Ruffs Dale, Pa. Syracuse 4 10 0 1 17 0 Notre Dame 2 1 0 0 0 0 @West Virginia 0 0 0 1 3 0 Cincinnati 1 9 0 0 0 0 61 Has played in all 12 games, primarily in special teams capacities…serves on the fi eld goal/PAT units…also is the top reserve at center. Buddy Jackson* Defensive Back 6-1 • 180 • SO* Dion Lewis Plantation, Fla. Running Back 5-8 • 195 • FR 21 Albany, N.Y. Has played in eight games, primarily in special teams capacities…has seven tackles on the year…had a season-high two stops vs. Connecticut and USF… 28 had one tackle and two PBUs vs. Syracuse. Career Highs: Tackles: 2 vs. Big East Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year...Unanimous Connecticut (10/10/09) and USF (10/24/09) First Team All-Big East…Sporting News and CBSSports.com National Freshman of the Year…CollegeFootballNews.com Offensive Freshman of Jackson’s Career Statistics the Year...a second-team All-America pick by AP, SI.com, Sporting News Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT and CBSSports.com…enters the bowl season ranked third nationally in rush- 2008 5/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 ing (136.67 yards/game) and fi rst in the Big East…on the year, has rushed for 2009 8/0 0.0 0 2 0 5 2 0-0 7 1,640 yards on 297 carries (5.5 avg.)…has 16 rushing touchdowns and 17 TOTAL 13/0 0.0 0 2 0 5 2 0-0 7 TDs overall…is tied for the team lead with 102 points, establishing a new Pitt freshman scoring record (eclipsing LeSean McCoy’s 90 points in 2007)… is the Big East’s overall scoring leader (tied with Pitt PK Dan Hutchins), averaging 8.5 points/game…is the most prolifi c freshman rusher in Big East Chris Jacobson history…is one of only four Pitt freshmen to gain 1,000 yards…is approach- ing the legendary Tony Dorsett’s 36-year-old Pitt freshman rushing record of Offensive Lineman 1,686 yards set in 1973…Lewis tied Dorsett's freshman record by reaching 6-3 • 290 • SO* 1,000 yards in just eight games…he can also tie Dorsett’s Pitt record for 100-yard games by a freshman (10)…Lewis has nine century games to his Pittsburgh, Pa. credit, including each of his last seven outings…had a career-high 194 yards on a school-record 47 carries (4.1 avg.) against Cincinnati...also rushed for a career-high three TDs vs. the Bearcats…named the Big East Offensive Player 54 of the Week for his Rutgers performance…had 180 yards on 31 carries (5.8 avg.) with two TDs, including a 58-yard score, against the Scarlet Knights… Has played in all 12 games, primarily in special teams capacities…serves on rushed for 190 yards on 24 attempts (7.9 avg.) with two scores at Buffalo… the fi eld goal/PAT units…also is a top reserve at left guard. Lewis iced the Buffalo win with an 85-yard scoring run in the fi nal quarter, the longest play — pass or rush — by a freshman in Pitt history…had 158 yards, averaging 6.6 yards on 24 carries vs. Connecticut…had best rush- ing game by a Pitt freshman in a season-opening contest with 129 yards vs. Youngstown State…scored three total TDs vs. YSU (two rush, one receiving) and was named the Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game. Career

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Highs: Rushing Yards: 194 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Rushing Attempts: 47 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Rushing TDs: 3 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Receptions: 6 Dan Mason vs. Buffalo (9/12/09); Receiving Yards: 46 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09); Receiving Linebacker TDs: 1 vs. YSU (9/5/09) 6-0 • 225 • FR Lewis’ Career Statistics Pittsburgh, Pa. Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2009 12/11 297 1,640 5.5 85 16 96

Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 40 2009 12/11 24 190 7.9 31 1 6 True frosh has played in each game, starting two at MLB (Navy and NC State) for the injured Adam Gunn…is also working at Will linebacker…has Lewis Game by Game 25 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and two sacks…earned Big East Defensive Player of 2009 the Week for his performance against Navy, when he had 11 tackles and two Game Att. Yds. TDs Rec. Yds. TDs sacks in the fi rst starting assignment of his career. Career Highs: Tackles: 11 YSU 20 129 2 2 10 1 vs. Navy (9/19/09); Sacks: 2 vs. Navy (9/19/09) @Buffalo 24 190 2 6 46 0 Navy 23 79 1 1 4 0 Mason’s Career Statistics @NC State 19 95 2 1 6 0 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT @Louisville 21 87 0 2 16 0 2009 12/2 2.0 0 0 0 14 11 2.5-15 25 Connecticut 24 158 0 0 0 0 @Rutgers 31 180 2 0 0 0 USF 23 111 2 2 10 0 Syracuse 18 110 1 2 42 0 Notre Dame 21 152 1 1 8 0 Cedric McGee*** @West Virginia 26 155 0 2 14 0 Wide Receiver 6-1 • 205 • SR* Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Brandon Lindsey* Defensive Lineman 6-2 • 240 • SO* 1 Aliquippa, Pa. Veteran receiver who has played in all 12 games…elected a 2009 team cap- tain…has 12 catches for 139 yards (11.6 avg.)…caught a 2-point conversion pass to tie game at 21 against Connecticut with 7:35 left, setting the stage for Pitt's game-winning fi eld goal…also had a key 14-yard catch to convert 35 a 3rd-and-5 on Pitt's fi nal drive of game against the Huskies…rushed for 56 Played in all 12 games as a top reserve at defensive end…compiled 18 tack- yards on two reverses vs. Syracuse, including a 29-yard TD. Career Highs: les, 5.5 TFLs and four sacks…had a career-high six tackles and two sacks vs. Receptions: 6 vs. Bowling Green (8/30/08); Receiving Yards: 55 vs. Bowling Syracuse…also had sacks against USF and Buffalo. Career Highs: Tackles: Green (8/30/08); Receiving TDs: 0 6 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09); Sacks: 2 vs. Syracuse (11/7/09) McGee’s Career Statistics Lindsey’s Career Statistics Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2006 11/0 6 56 9.3 21 0 0 2008 7/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2007 10/2 8 49 6.1 17 0 0 2009 12/0 4.0 0 1 0 11 7 5.5-33 18 2008 13/5 23 201 8.7 17 0 0 TOTAL 19/0 4.0 0 1 0 11 7 5.5-33 18 2009 12/1 12 139 11.6 31 0 2* TOTAL 46/8 49 445 9.1 31 0 2* * one 2-pt. conversion catch not included in reception total

McGee Game by Game John Malecki*** 2009 Offensive Lineman Game Rec. Yds. TDs 6-3 • 285 • SR YSU 1 31 0 @Buffalo 0 0 0 Murrysville, Pa. Navy 1 13 0 @NC State 1 4 0 @Louisville 2 21 0 Connecticut 1 14 0 74 @Rutgers 1 14 0 First Team All-Big East...second-year starter at right guard…has made 25 USF 1 20 0 consecutive starts…elected a 2009 team captain. Syracuse 1 5 0 Notre Dame 2 11 0 @West Virginia 1 6 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0

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Shane Murray** Nate Nix** Linebacker Linebacker 6-2 • 230 • SR* 6-4 • 235 • JR* Pittsburgh, Pa. 15 Jefferson Hills, Pa. 44 Serves as a reserve Sam linebacker and on special teams…has played in all Has played in all 12 games, serving as a reserve defensive end and on special 12 games…lone tackle of the year came at NC State. Career Highs: Tack- teams…has 17 tackles, two TFLs and one sack…blocked a punt that Pitt’s of- les: 10 vs. Navy (10/10/07); Sacks: 1 three times, most recent: vs. USF fense parlayed into a touchdown against Cincinnati…had a career-high four (11/24/07); Interceptions: 0 tackles against Youngstown State and an 11-yard sack. Career Highs: Tack- les: 4 vs. Youngstown State (9/5/09); Sacks: 1 vs. Youngstown State (9/5/09) Murray’s Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Nate Nix’s Career Statistics 2006 11/0 0.0 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 5 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2007 12/12 3.0 0 1 0 38 22 4.0-23 60 2007 9/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 4 2008 1/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2008 13/0 0.0 1 0 0 8 6 0-0 14 2009 12/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 1 2009 12/0 1.0 0 0 0 13 4 2.0-36 17 TOTAL 36/12 3.0 0 1 0 40 26 4.0-23 66 TOTAL 34/0 1.0 1 0 0 22 13 2.0-36 35

Gus Mustakas*** Jason Pinkston** Defensive Lineman Offensive Lineman 6-3 • 285 • SR* 6-4 • 305 • JR* Cooper City, Fla. 93 Pittsburgh, Pa. 77 All-Big East (second team)…elected a 2009 team captain…has 36 tackles, SI.com All-America Team (second team)...First Team All-Big East...starter at nine TFLs, 4.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries…Coaching Staff Defensive left offensive tackle in all 12 games…owns 27 career starts overall. Player of the Game for Navy…had a career-high 10 tackles, including seven solos, against the Midshipmen...at West Virginia had seven tackles, a 10-yard sack and two total TFLs…at Rutgers had three tackles with 2.5 TFLs and a sack…at Louisville, recovered a fumble at the Pitt 29 (forced by teammate Antwuan Reed* Myles Caragein)…Pitt threw a 71-yard TD pass on the next play for a 21-10 Defensive Back third-quarter lead over the Cardinals. Career Highs: Tackles: 10 vs. Navy (9/19/09); Sacks: 1 eight times, most recent vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Inter- 5-10 • 190 • SO ceptions: 1 vs. Toledo (9/30/06) (9-yd. TD) Johnstown, Pa.

Mustakas’ Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2005 11/0 3.0 0 3 0 5 2 2.0-9 7 22 2006 12/12 0.0 1 0 1 15 9 1.5-3 24 2007 2/2 0.0 0 0 0 4 7 2.0-5 11 Reserve cornerback who has played in all 12 games this year…also con- 2008 13/3 1.0 1 1 0 9 5 2.0-11 14 tributes on special teams…has 12 tackles, one interception and one fumble 2009 12/12 4.5 2 1 0 22 14 9.0-46 36 recovery…INT came against USF…with Pitt protecting a 24-17 lead with a TOTAL 50/29 8.5 4 5 1 55 37 16.5-74 92 minute to go at Rutgers, Reed recovered a fumble (forced by teammate Jo- vani Chappel) at the Knights’ 47 to secure the win. Career Highs: Tackles: 3 vs. Louisville (11/8/08); Interceptions: 1 vs. USF (10/24/09)

Reed’s Career Statistics Lucas Nix* Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Offensive Lineman 2008 9/0 0.0 0 0 0 6 1 0-0 7 6-6 • 300 • SO 2009 12/0 0.0 1 1 1 7 5 0-0 12 TOTAL 21/0 0.0 1 1 1 13 6 0-0 19 Jefferson Hills, Pa. 52 Completing his fi rst year as Pitt’s starter at right offensive tackle...has started all 12 games…lettered as a true freshman last year, playing in six games.

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Saddler’s Career Statistics Greg Romeus** Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. Defensive Lineman 2009 10/0 3 41 13.7 24 1 6 6-6 • 270 • JR* Kickoff Returns KO Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. Coral Springs, Fla. 2009 23 591 25.7 47 0 0

91 Mike Shanahan Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and unanimous fi rst team All-Big Wide Receiver East… Defensive End of the Year Award fi nalist…has 40 tack- 6-5 • 220 • FR* les, 10.5 TFLs and eight sacks…also has an INT, a fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and a blocked PAT…clinched the Notre Dame win by forcing North Huntingdon, Pa. a Jimmy Clausen fumble with 2:10 left that was recovered by Myles Carage- in…also had a nine-yard TFL and blocked a PAT vs. the Irish…had career- high 3.5 sacks (fi ve total stops) at Louisville and was named the Coaching 87 Staff Defensive Player of the Game…had a seven-yard sack, a fumble recov- ery and forced fumble vs. Connecticut…had his fi rst career INT vs. Syracuse. Reserve receiver who has played in 10 games, starting one (USF)…missed Career Highs: Tackles: 8 vs. Connecticut (9/22/07) and Notre Dame opening two contests due to a training camp hand fracture (left)…has 10 (11/1/08); Sacks: 3.5 vs. Louisville (10/2/09); Interceptions: 1 vs. Syracuse receptions for 128 yards (12.8 avg.)…keyed winning fi eld goal drive vs. Con- (11/7/09) necticut with a 29-yard catch and run that put Pitt at the UConn 15. Career Highs: Receptions: 3 vs. USF (10/24/09); Receiving Yards: 35 vs. Connecti- Romeus’ Career Statistics cut (10/10/09); Receiving TDs: 0 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2007 12/0 4.0 1 3 0 28 13 11.5-50 41 Shanahan’s Career Statistics 2008 13/13 7.5 1 3 0 27 24 15.5-81 51 Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2009 12/12 8.0 1 4 1 20 20 10.5-52 40 2009 10//1 10 128 12.8 29 0 0 TOTAL 37/25 19.5 3 10 1 75 57 37.5-183 132 Shanahan Game by Game 2009 Game Rec. Yds. TDs YSU DNP Cameron Saddler @Buffalo DNP Wide Receiver Navy 0 0 0 5-7 • 170 • FR* @NC State 0 0 0 @Louisville 0 0 0 Monroeville, Pa. Connecticut 2 35 0 @Rutgers 2 32 0 USF 3 21 0 Syracuse 0 0 0 5 Notre Dame 0 0 0 Starting kick returner and reserve receiver…averages 25.7 yards on 23 kick @West Virginia 2 17 0 returns…has three receptions for 41 yards (13.7 avg.) and one TD…addition- Cincinnati 1 23 0 ally has rushed twice for 15 yards (7.5 avg.)…had two kick returns for 81 yards (40.5 avg.) with a long of 42 at West Virginia…scored fi rst career TD at NC State, taking a screen pass 13 yards for a score…limited to one kick return for 42 yards and an 11-yard punt return at Louisville due to a left ankle Jabaal Sheard** injury, which forced him to miss subsequent Connecticut and Rutgers games. Defensive Lineman Career Highs: Kick Returns: 6 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Kick Return Yards: 6-4 • 260 • JR 123 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Kick Return Average: 40.5 vs. West Virginia (11/27/09); Long Kick Return: 47 vs. NC State (9/26/09) Hollywood Hills, Fla.

Saddler Game by Game 2009 97 Game Kick Rtn. Yds. TDs YSU 1 37 0 Starting defensive end in all 12 games…has 39 tackles, nine TFLs and four @Buffalo 3 80 0 sacks…posted a season and career-high six stops vs. NC State and Navy… Navy 0 0 0 defl ected a pass that was intercepted by Greg Williams and returned 51 @NC State 3 93 0 yards for a TD vs. Syracuse…against Notre Dame had 14-yard sack, four @Louisville 1 42 0 quarterback hurries and a pass defl ection…had four total tackles with two Connecticut DNP TFLs against the Irish and was named the Coaching Staff Defensive Player @Rutgers DNP of the Game. Career Highs: Tackles: 6 three times, most recent vs. NC State USF 1 21 0 (9/26/09); Sacks: 1 eight times, most recent: vs. Notre Dame (11/14/09) Syracuse 2 32 0 Notre Dame 4 82 0 Sheard’s Career Statistics @West Virginia 2 81 0 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Cincinnati 6 123 0 2007 9/0 0.0 0 2 0 2 1 0-0 3 2008 13/13 5.5 1 7 0 25 20 10.5-56 45 2009 12/12 4.0 0 3 0 20 19 9.0-45 39 TOTAL 34/25 9.5 1 12 0 47 40 19.5-101 87

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Stull’s Career Statistics Aaron Smith Passing G/GS Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Int. TDs Effi c. Wide Receiver 2005 2/0 2 1 50.0 17 0 0 121.40 6-0 • 180 • SO* 2006 4/0 8 6 75.0 69 0 1 188.70 2007 1/1 20 14 70.0 177 0 1 160.84 Monroeville, Pa. 2008 12/12 330 188 57.0 2,356 10 9 119.88 2009 12/12 297 192 64.6 2,470 8 21 152.45 TOTAL 31/25 657 401 61.0 5,089 18 32 136.69

3 Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. Has played in all 12 games as Pitt’s primary punt returner…averages 6.4 2005 2/0 0 0 — — 0 0 yards on 17 returns…had a season-long return of 18 yards against Cincin- 2006 4/0 4 8 2.0 12 0 0 nati…averaged a career-best 16 yards per return (two returns for 32 yards) 2007 1/1 3 (-9) (-3.0) 4 0 0 against the Bearcats. Career Highs: Punt Returns: 4 vs. YSU (9/5/09); Punt 2008 12/12 35 (-136) (-3.9) 11 1 6 Return Yards: 32 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Punt Return Average: 16.0 vs. 2009 12/12 28 (-38) (-1.4) 11 2 12 Cincinnati (12/5/09); Long Punt Return: 18 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09) TOTAL 31/25 70 (-175) (-2.5) 12 3 18

Smith’s Career Statistics Stull Game by Game Punt Returns Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2009 2008 0 0 — — 0 0 Game Pass Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TDs Rush Att. Yds. TDs 2009 17 109 6.4 18 0 0 YSU 16 11 1 123 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 17 109 6.4 18 0 0 @Buffalo 30 21 0 172 3 1 3 1 Navy 24 17 0 245 1 2 (-2) 0 Smith Game by Game @NC State 23 12 0 206 2 1 (-8) 0 2009 @Louisville 23 16 0 242 3 2 0 0 Game Punt Rtn. Yds. TDs Connecticut 31 21 2 268 2 4 2 0 YSU 4 22 0 @Rutgers 24 16 0 153 1 4 18 0 @Buffalo 1 17 0 USF 25 18 1 245 2 0 0 0 Navy 0 0 0 Syracuse 23 16 0 225 1 4 (-6) 0 @NC State 1 7 0 Notre Dame 27 15 0 236 1 4 (-13) 0 @Louisville 0 0 0 @West Virginia 30 16 2 179 1 2 (-8) 0 Connecticut 2 5 0 Cincinnati 21 13 2 176 2 4 (-24) 1 @Rutgers 2 8 0 USF 1 8 0 Syracuse 1 1 0 Tino Sunseri Notre Dame 0 0 0 Quarterback @West Virginia 3 9 0 Cincinnati 2 32 0 6-2 • 210 • FR* Pittsburgh, Pa. Bill Stull** Quarterback 12 6-3 • 215 • SR* Top reserve at quarterback who has played in fi ve games…has completed 10 Pittsburgh, Pa. of 17 for 114 yards with two TDs and no INT. Career Highs: Passing Yards: 80 vs. YSU (9/5/09); Completions: 5 vs. YSU (9/5/09); Attempts: 8 vs. YSU (9/5/09); Pass TDs: 1 vs. YSU (9/5/09) and USF (10/24/09); INTs: 0; Rush- ing Yards: (-2) vs. USF (10/24/09); Rushing TDs: 0; Rushing Attempts: 1 vs. 11 USF (10/24/09) First-team All-Big East quarterback…Davey O'Brien Award semifi nalist Sunseri’s Career Statistics and Manning Award candidate…threw for a Big East-high 2,470 yards…has Passing G/GS Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Int. TDs Effi c. completed 65% of his passes (192 of 297) with 21 touchdowns and only 2009 5/0 17 10 58.8 114 0 2 153.98 eight interceptions…ranks sixth in Pitt history with 5,089 passing yards… ranks second in the Big East and 11th nationally in pass effi ciency (152.45 Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. rating)…Big East Offensive Player of the Week for Louisville performance 2009 5/0 1 (-2) (-2.0) 0 0 0 (16 of 23 for 242 yards, three TDs and no INT)…Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game for Navy (17 of 24 for 245 yards, one TD, no INT), Sunseri Game by Game Syracuse (16 of 23 for 225 yards, 1 TD, no INT) and Louisville contests…led 2009 Pitt rally from 15 points down vs. Connecticut by throwing two second-half Game Pass Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TDs Rush Att. Yds. TDs TD passes (26 and 27 yards), a 2-point conversion pass to tie the game and YSU 8 5 0 80 1 0 0 0 completed his fi nal nine attempts in the 24-21 victory…accounted for three @Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdowns against Cincinnati, throwing for two (22 and 40 yards) and rush- Navy 2 2 0 (-2) 0 0 0 0 ing for another (three yards). Career Highs: Passing Yards: 279 vs. Rutgers @NC State DNP @Louisville DNP (10/25/08); Completions: 29 vs. Bowling Green (8/30/08); Attempts: 51 vs. Connecticut DNP Bowling Green (8/30/08); Pass TDs: 3 vs. Buffalo (9/12/09) and Louisville @Rutgers DNP (10/2/09); INTs: 2 fi ve times, most recent vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09); Rushing USF 5 2 0 27 1 1 (-2) 0 Yards: 18 vs. Rutgers (10/16/09); Rushing TDs: 1 three times, most recent vs. Syracuse 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati (12/5/09); Rushing Attempts: 8 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/08) Notre Dame DNP @West Virginia DNP Cincinnati DNP

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Joe Thomas*** Greg Williams* Offensive Lineman Linebacker 6-5 • 290 • SR 6-3 • 240 • SO* Cleveland, Ohio 56 Naples, Fla. 38 Is in his fourth year as a starter on Pitt's offensive line…started every game at Starting Sam linebacker…has 30 tackles, four TFLs, a sack assist, a forced left guard this year after starting at right tackle last season…owns 39 career fumble, a fumble recovery (for 50-yd. TD) and an INT (for 51-yd. TD)..has starts overall. two returns for TDs this year and three for his career…returned an intercep- tion 51 yards for a TD vs. Syracuse…at Buffalo, picked up a fumble (forced by teammate Mick Williams) and returned it 50 yards for a score…other ca- reer TD was in 2008 (20-yard INT return vs. Connecticut). Career Highs: Tackles: 8 vs. Iowa (9/20/08); Sacks: 1.5 vs. Iowa (9/20/08); Interceptions: 2 Oderick Turner*** vs. Connecticut (12/6/08) Wide Receiver 6-3 • 205 • SR* Greg Williams’ Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT Teaneck, N.J. 2008 13/12 3.5 0 4 2 29 18 6.5-27 47 2009 12/9 0.5 1 0 1 17 13 4.0-21 30 TOTAL 25/21 4.0 1 4 3 46 31 10.5-48 77 88 Veteran receiver who has played in all 12 games, starting nine…has 21 catch- Manny Williams es for 227 yards (10.8 avg.) and one TD. Career Highs: Receptions: 6 three Linebacker times, most recent vs. Navy (10/10/07); Receiving Yards: 130 vs. The Citadel (9/23/06); Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Louisville (11/25/06) 6-1 • 225 • FR* Clairton, Pa. Turner’s Career Statistics Receiving G/GS Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2006 12/12 44 660 15.0 72 8 48 2007 12/10 36 496 13.8 61 5 34* 36 2008 13/8 21 298 14.2 38 1 6 2009 12/9 21 227 10.8 26 1 6 Has played in all 12 games, primarily in special teams capacities…has eight TOTAL 49/39 122 1,681 13.8 72 15 94* tackles on the year and one forced fumble…on the kickoff coverage unit, *two 2-pt. conversion catches not included in reception total forced a Buffalo return man to fumble, giving Pitt possession at the UB 23… Pitt threw a TD pass on the next play for a 14-0 lead in the eventual 54-27 vic- Turner Game by Game tory. Career Highs: Tackles: 2 three times, most recent vs. USF (10/24/09) 2009 Game Rec. Yds. TDs Manny Williams’ Career Statistics YSU 3 30 0 Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT @Buffalo 3 11 0 2009 12/0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8 Navy 3 32 1 @NC State 1 26 0 @Louisville 3 39 0 Connecticut 3 31 0 @Rutgers 1 7 0 USF 1 15 0 Syracuse 2 24 0 Notre Dame 1 12 0 @West Virginia 0 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0

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Mick Williams** Defensive Lineman 6-1 • 280 • SR* Monessen, Pa. 95 Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and fi rst team All-Big East…ranks second in the Big East in tackles for loss (1.25 TFL/game)…on the year he has 39 tackles, 15 TFLs, three sacks and three forced fumbles…elected a 2009 Pitt team captain…twice had a career-high eight tackles, including the NC State and Navy games...had a career-high two sacks vs. Navy...had a career-high 4.5 TFLs at NC State…Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game for Buffalo…had three tackles, two TFLs and forced a fumble that was returned by LB Greg Williams for a 50-yard TD against the Bulls…had fi ve tackles with two TFLs at West Virginia…played in all 12 games, starting 11…lone missed start of year came at Louisville (quad contusion). Career Highs: Tackles: 8 vs. NC State (9/26/09) and Navy (9/19/09); Sacks: 2 vs. Navy (9/19/09)

Mick Williams’ Career Statistics Defense G/GS Sacks FR PBU Int. UT AT TFL TOT 2006 3/0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 2 2007 12/7 3.0 0 0 0 20 9 8.0-35 29 2008 12/9 4.5 0 4 0 18 7 8.5-54 25 2009 12/11 3.0 0 1 0 26 13 15.0-62 39 TOTAL 39/27 10.5 0 5 0 65 30 31.5-151 95

Aundre Wright* Wide Receiver 5-11 • 180 • SO* Pittsburgh, Pa. 10 Reserve receiver and kick returner…has played in 11 games…has two kick returns for 42 yards (21.0 avg.)…has two catches for 12 yards and one TD... caught a six-yard TD pass against Youngstown State in the opener. Career Highs: Kick Returns: 5 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/08); Kick Return Yards: 105 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/08); Kick Return TDs: 0; Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Louis- ville (11/8/08); Rushing Yards: 27 vs. Louisville (11/8/08); Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Louisville (11/8/08)

Wright’s Career Statistics Kickoff Returns KO Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2008 26 547 21.0 35 0 0 2009 2 42 21.0 22 0 0 TOTAL 28 589 21.0 35 0 0

Rushing G/GS Att. Yards Avg. Long TDs Pts. 2008 13/0 5 34 6.8 20 1 6 2009 11/0 2 11 5.5 8 0 0 TOTAL 24/0 7 45 6.4 28 1 6

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Pitt Statistics Team Statistics PITT OPP SCORING 398 240 Points Per Game 33.2 20.0 FIRST DOWNS 232 221 R u s h in g 107 79 P a s s in g 112 112 P e n a l ty 13 30 RUSHING YARDAGE 2215 1301 Yards gained rushing 2405 1746 Yards lost rushing 190 445 Rushing Attempts 443 396 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.3 Average Per Game 184.6 108.4 TDs Rushing 24 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2584 2586 C o m p - A tt - In t 202-314-8 215-378-14 Average Per Pass 8.2 6.8 Average Per Catch 12.8 12.0 Average Per Game 215.3 215.5 TDs Passing 23 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 4799 3887 Total Plays 757 774 Average Per Play 6.3 5.0 Average Per Game 399.9 323.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-1008 61-1317 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-148 19-171 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-127 8-110 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 21.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 9.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 13.8 FUMBLES-LOST 14-5 19-8 PENALTIES-Yards 63-630 80-654 Average Per Game 52.5 54.5 PUNTS-Yards 43-1720 57-2235 Average Per Punt 40.0 39.2 Net punt average 34.6 36.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 4 2 8 : 5 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 68/157 62/167 3rd-Down Pct 43% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/13 8/21 4th-Down Pct 54% 38% SACKS BY-Yards 44-314 13-86 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-25 11-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 47-52 90% 23-31 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 32-52 62% 17-31 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS 45-47 96% 25-28 89% ATTENDANCE 374119 225820 Games/Avg Per Game 7/53446 5/45164 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PITT 81 127 94 96 0 398 Opponents 45 55 45 95 0 240

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg LEWIS,DION 12 297 1695 55 1640 5.5 16 85 136.7 SMITH,Aaron 17 109 6.4 0 18 GRAHAM,Ray 12 59 360 11 349 5.9 4 53 29.1 SADDLER,Cameron 2 14 7.0 0 11 HYNOSKI,Henry 12 24 109 2 107 4.5 1 14 8.9 NIX,Nate 1 28 28.0 0 0 BALDWIN,J. 12 1 61 0 61 61.0 0 61 5.1 DeCICCO,Dom 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 McGEE,Cedric 12 2 56 0 56 28.0 1 29 4.7 Total 21 148 7.0 0 18 BURNS,Chris 5 11 29 0 29 2.6 0 7 5.8 Opponents 19 171 9.0 1 87 SADDLER,Cameron 10 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 14 1.5 WRIGHT,Aundre 11 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 8 1.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TURNER,Oderick 12 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 FIELDS,Elijah 3 59 19.7 0 30 SUNSERI,Tino 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 HOLLEY,Jarred 3 6 2.0 0 6 HARRIS,Shariff 7 4 1 6 -5 -1.2 0 1 -0.7 DeCICCO,Dom 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 TEAM 8 11 0 18 -18 -1.6 0 0 -2.2 ROMEUS,Greg 1 0 0.0 0 0 STULL,Bill 12 28 58 96 -38 -1.4 2 16 -3.2 WILLIAMS,Greg 1 51 51.0 1 51 Total 12 443 2405 190 2215 5.0 24 85 184.6 GARY,Ricky 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 12 396 1746 445 1301 3.3 12 88 108.4 REED,Antwuan 1 0 0.0 0 0 BERRY,Aaron 1 14 14.0 0 14 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 14 127 9.1 1 51 STULL,Bill 12 152.45 192-297-8 64.6 2470 21 79 205.8 Opponents 8 110 13.8 1 31 SUNSERI,Tino 5 153.98 10-17-0 58.8 114 2 42 22.8 Total 12 152.53 202-314-8 64.3 2584 23 79 215.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 12 120.03 215-378-14 56.9 2586 15 79 215.5 SADDLER,Cameron 23 591 25.7 0 47 GRAHAM,Ray 14 312 22.3 0 54 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g WRIGHT,Aundre 2 42 21.0 0 22 BALDWIN,J. 12 54 1080 20.0 8 79 90.0 DICKERSON,Dorin 2 26 13.0 0 20 DICKERSON,Dorin 12 45 508 11.3 10 53 42.3 REED,Antwuan 2 17 8.5 0 25 LEWIS,DION 12 24 190 7.9 1 31 15.8 BYHAM,Nate 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 TURNER,Oderick 12 21 227 10.8 1 26 18.9 HARRIS,Shariff 1 14 14.0 0 14 McGEE,Cedric 12 12 139 11.6 0 31 11.6 HYNOSKI,Henry 1 11 11.0 0 11 HYNOSKI,Henry 12 12 89 7.4 0 21 7.4 Total 46 1008 21.9 0 54 SHANAHAN,Mike 10 10 128 12.8 0 29 12.8 Opponents 61 1317 21.6 1 99 BYHAM,Nate 12 9 99 11.0 0 24 8.2 GRAHAM,Ray 12 8 46 5.8 0 14 3.8 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg SADDLER,Cameron 10 3 41 13.7 1 24 4.1 WILLIAMS,Greg 1 50 50.0 1 50 WRIGHT,Aundre 11 2 12 6.0 1 6 1.1 REED,Antwuan 1 1 1.0 0 1 STULL,Bill 12 1 23 23.0 0 20 1.9 Total 2 51 25.5 1 50 CRUZ,Mike 11 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 12 202 2584 12.8 23 79 215.3 Opponents 12 215 2586 12.0 15 79 215.5

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PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g HUTCHINS,Dan - 19-24 45-47 - - - - - 102 STULL,Bill 12 325 -38 2470 2432 202.7 LEWIS,DION 17 ------102 LEWIS,DION 12 297 1640 0 1640 136.7 DICKERSON,Dorin 10 ------60 GRAHAM,Ray 12 59 349 0 349 29.1 BALDWIN,J. 8 ------48 SUNSERI,Tino 5 18 -2 114 112 22.4 GRAHAM,Ray 4 ------24 HYNOSKI,Henry 12 24 107 0 107 8.9 WILLIAMS,Greg 2 ------12 BALDWIN,J. 12 1 61 0 61 5.1 STULL,Bill 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 McGEE,Cedric 12 2 56 0 56 4.7 McGEE,Cedric 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 BURNS,Chris 5 11 29 0 29 5.8 TURNER,Oderick 1 ------6 SADDLER,Cameron 10 2 15 0 15 1.5 CRUZ,Mike 1 ------6 WRIGHT,Aundre 11 2 11 0 11 1.0 HYNOSKI,Henry 1 ------6 TURNER,Oderick 12 1 10 0 10 0.8 WRIGHT,Aundre 1 ------6 HARRIS,Shariff 7 4 -5 0 -5 -0.7 SADDLER,Cameron 1 ------6 TEAM 8 11 -18 0 -18 -2.2 HARPER,Kevin - 0-1 ------0 Total 12 757 2215 2584 4799 399.9 JANOCKO,Andrew - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Opponents 12 774 1301 2586 3887 323.9 Total 49 19-25 45-47 0-1 1 1-1 - - 398 Opponents 30 11-16 25-28 - 1 1-2 - - 240

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 HUTCHINS,Dan 19-24 79.2 4-4 2-2 10-11 3-6 0-1 45 0 HUTCHINS,Dan 42 1720 41.0 54 3 6 16 8 1 HARPER,Kevin 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 TEAM 1 00.0000000 Total 43 1720 40.0 54 3 6 16 8 1 FG Sequence PITT Opponents Opponents 57 2235 39.2 63 1 15 14 7 1 Youngstown State (26) (48) Buffalo - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Navy (29),(18) 32 BRIGGS,Luke 69 4496 65.2 12 1 NC State (35) 32,(25),37 HARPER,Kevin 10 638 63.8 3 0 Louisville - (32) Total 79 5134 65.0 15 1 21.6 44.5 25 Connecticut (42),(19),(18) - Opponents 50 2986 59.7 3 0 21.9 38.4 31 Rutgers 42,(45),30 (23),53 South Florida (36),(32) - Syracuse (19),(45),51,47,(33) (29) Notre Dame (34),(38) (42) West Virginia 46,(37),(30),53,(36) (20),(43),(39),(43) Cincinnati (33) (20),55

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g LEWIS,DION 12 1640 190 0 0 0 1830 152.5 BALDWIN,J. 12 61 1080 0 0 0 1141 95.1 GRAHAM,Ray 12 349 46 0 312 0 707 58.9 SADDLER,Cam 10 15 41 14 591 0 661 66.1 DICKERSON,Do 12 0 508 0 26 0 534 44.5 TURNER,Oderic 12 10 227 0 0 0 237 19.8 HYNOSKI,Henry 12 107 89 0 11 0 207 17.2 McGEE,Cedric 12 56 139 0 0 0 195 16.2 SHANAHAN,Mik 10 0 128 0 0 0 128 12.8 SMITH,Aaron 12 0 0 109 0 0 109 9.1 BYHAM,Nate 12 0 99 0 -5 0 94 7.8 WRIGHT,Aundr 11 11 12 0 42 0 65 5.9 FIELDS,Elijah 11 0 0 0 0 59 59 5.4 WILLIAMS,Greg 12 0 0 0 0 51 51 4.2 BURNS,Chris 5 29 0 0 0 0 29 5.8 NIX,Nate 12 0 0 28 0 0 28 2.3 REED,Antwuan 12 0 0 0 17 0 17 1.4 BERRY,Aaron 10 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.4 HARRIS,Shariff 7 -5 0 0 14 0 9 1.3 HOLLEY,Jarred 12 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5 CRUZ,Mike 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 SUNSERI,Tino 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.4 DeCICCO,Dom 12 0 0 -3 0 -3 -6 -0.5 STULL,Bill 12 -38 23 0 0 0 -15 -1.2 TEAM 8 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -2.2 Total 12 2215 2584 148 1008 127 6082 506.8 Opponents 12 1301 2586 171 1317 110 5485 457.1

Pitt 2009 Results

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 09/05/09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 38-3 1-0 0-0 2:48 48497 09/12/09 at Buffalo W 54-27 2-0 0-0 3:14 21870 09/19/09 NAVY W 27-14 3-0 0-0 2:55 55064 09/26/09 at NC State L 31-38 3-1 0-0 3:13 57583 * 10/02/09 at Louisville W 35-10 4-1 1-0 3:07 39948 * 10/10/09 CONNECTICUT W 24-21 5-1 2-0 3:01 44893 * 10/16/09 at Rutgers W 24-17 6-1 3-0 3:22 50296 * 10/24/09 SOUTH FLORIDA W 41-14 7-1 4-0 3:03 50019 * 11/07/09 SYRACUSE W 37-10 8-1 5-0 3:09 46885 11/14/09 NOTRE DAME W 27-22 9-1 5-0 3:11 65374 * 11/27/09 at West Virginia L 16-19 9-2 5-1 3:10 56123 * 12/05/09 CINCINNATI L 44-45 9-3 5-2 3:34 63387

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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 31 DeCICCO,Dom 12 56 29 85 1.0-1 . 3--3 3 . . 1 . . 55 GRUDER,Max 12 47 33 80 4.0-17 0.5-8 . 4 2 1-0 . . . 8 GUNN,Adam 10 44 26 70 7.5-46 5.0-39 . . 1 . . . . 7 CHAPPEL,Jovani 12 41 8 49 . . . 8 . . 1 . . 18 HOLLEY,Jarred 12 29 16 45 . . 3-6 3 . . . . . 91 ROMEUS,Greg 12 20 20 40 10.5-52 8.0-41 1-0 4 11 1-0 2 1 . 95 WILLIAMS,Mick 12 26 13 39 15.0-62 3.0-21 . 1 10 . 3 . . 97 SHEARD,Jabaal 12 20 19 39 9.0-45 4.0-35 . 3 12 . . . . 93 MUSTAKAS,Gus 12 22 14 36 9.0-46 4.5-37 . 1 9 2-0 . . . 4 FIELDS,Elijah 11 25 8 33 3.0-4 . 3-59 1 . . . . . 94 CARAGEIN,Myles 12 15 16 31 7.5-26 5.0-20 . 1 3 1-0 1 . . 38 WILLIAMS,Greg 12 17 13 30 4.0-21 0.5-9 1-51 . . 1-50 1 . . 17 BERRY,Aaron 10 23 5 28 1.0-1 . 1-14 9 . . . . . 40 MASON,Dan 12 14 11 25 2.5-15 2.0-14 . . 1 . . . . 35 LINDSEY,Brandon 12 11 7 18 5.5-33 4.0-32 . 1 4 . . . . 44 NIX,Nate 12 13 4 17 2.0-36 1.0-11 . . . . . 1 . 26 GARY,Ricky 12 14 1 15 . . 1-0 2 . . . . . 6 DELL,Steve 11 9 5 14 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 1 . . . . . 22 REED,Antwuan 12 7 5 12 . . 1-0 1 . 1-1 . . . 98 ALECXIH,Chas 11 8 4 12 5.0-27 4.0-26 . . 2 . 1 1 . 36 WILLIAMS,Manny 12 7 1 8 ...... 1 . . 21 JACKSON,Buddy 8 5 2 7 . . . 2 . . . . . 9 COSTELLO,Pat 9 3 1 4 ...... 57 BOKOR,Craig 4 3 1 4 0.5-4 0.5-4 . . 1 . . . . 41 TAGLIANETTI,A. 2 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 HALE,Shayne 6 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . . TM TEAM 8 2 . 2 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 10 WRIGHT,Aundre 11 1 1 2 ...... 23 PECORA,Marco 6 1 1 2 ...... 20 BROWN,Irvan 3 . 1 1 ...... 52 NIX,Lucas 12 1 . 1 ...... 15 MURRAY,Shane 12 . 1 1 ...... 16 CAFARO,Dan 1 1 . 1 ...... 77 PINKSTON,Jason 12 1 . 1 ...... 1 McGEE,Cedric 12 1 . 1 ...... 71 FIEGER,John 12 . 1 1 ...... 24 BRIGGS,Luke 12 . 1 1 ...... 11 STULL,Bill 12 1 . 1 ...... 28 LEWIS,DION 12 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 45 TKACH,Tyler 2 ...... 1 . . . . Total 12 494 270 764 89-453 44-314 14-127 45 58 8-51 12 3 . Opponents 12 468 330 798 51-171 13-86 8-110 32 34 5-0 7 1 .

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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 09/05/09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 33 187 2 28 16 203 3 42 16-24-1 203 3 42 2 62 0 37 4 22 0 8 390 09/12/09 at Buffalo 28 209 4 85 21 172 3 25 21-30-0 172 3 25 4 94 0 33 1 17 0 17 381 09/19/09 NAVY 37 126 2 15 19 243 1 49 19-26-0 243 1 49 2 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 369 09/26/09 at NC State 23 94 2 24 12 206 2 79 12-23-0 206 2 79 6 140 0 47 1 7 0 7 300 10/02/09 at Louisville 38 162 2 14 16 242 3 71 16-23-0 242 3 71 3 79 0 42 1 11 0 11 404 10/10/09 CONNECTICUT 40 221 0 33 21 268 2 29 21-31-2 268 2 29 4 99 0 42 2 5 0 4 489 10/16/09 at Rutgers 46 223 2 58 16 153 1 21 16-24-0 153 1 21 3 98 0 54 3 5 0 5 376 10/24/09 SOUTH FLORIDA 42 214 2 48 20 272 3 40 20-30-1 272 3 40 2 39 0 21 1 8 0 8 486 11/07/09 SYRACUSE 40 247 2 61 17 234 1 53 17-25-0 234 1 53 3 27 0 32 2 4 0 0 481 11/14/09 NOTRE DAME 32 193 2 53 15 236 1 51 15-27-0 236 1 51 4 82 0 23 0 0 0 0 429 11/27/09 at West Virginia 29 146 0 30 16 179 1 50 16-30-2 179 1 50 5 144 0 42 3 9 0 7 325 12/05/09 CINCINNATI 55 193 4 15 13 176 2 40 13-21-2 176 2 40 8 141 0 32 3 60 0 18 369 PITT 443 2215 24 85 202 2584 23 79 202-314-8 2584 23 79 46 1008 0 54 21 148 0 18 4799 Opponents 396 1301 12 88 215 2586 15 79 215-378-14 2586 15 79 61 1317 1 99 19 171 1 87 3887

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 5.0 Avg per catch: 12.8 Pass efficiency: 152.53 Kick ret avg: 21.9 Punt ret avg: 7.0 All purpose avg/game: 506.8 Total offense avg/gm: 399.9 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts 09/05/0 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 38 16 54 7.0-44 5.0-38 1 0-0 2-0 5 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 09/12/0 at Buffalo 42 32 74 8.0-49 4.0-35 3 3-50 1-30 2 3 0 6-8 0 0 0 54 09/19/0 NAVY 37 32 69 9.0-39 6.0-32 1 0-0 0-0 8 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 09/26/0 at NC State 52 32 84 9.0-22 1.0-2 1 1-0 0-0 1 4 1 4-4 0 0 0 31 10/02/0 at Louisville 47 20 67 9.0-35 6.0-29 1 1-0 0-0 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 10/10/0 CONNECTICUT 42 18 60 6.0-41 3.0-29 2 1-0 0-0 4 3 0 1-1 0 1 0 24 10/16/0 at Rutgers 31 24 55 7.0-33 3.0-25 1 1-1 1--3 5 8 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 10/24/0 SOUTH FLORIDA 38 14 52 6.0-28 4.0-26 0 0-0 3-17 3 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 41 11/07/0 SYRACUSE 39 20 59 8.0-47 6.0-44 1 0-0 3-57 12 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 37 11/14/0 NOTRE DAME 42 22 64 8.0-48 2.0-26 1 1-0 1-0 9 4 1 3-3 0 0 0 27 11/27/0 at West Virginia 52 30 82 8.0-29 2.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 12/05/0 CINCINNATI 34 10 44 4.0-38 2.0-9 0 0-0 3-26 9 7 1 5-5 0 0 0 44 PITT 494 270 764 89.0-453 44.0-314 12 8-51 14-127 58 45 3 45-47 0 1 0 398 Opponents 468 330 798 51.0-171 13.0-86 7 5-0 8-110 34 32 1 25-28 0 1 0 240

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/05/0YOUNGSTOWN STATE314147.05300012 1-1260748168.730 09/12/0 at Buffalo 5 238 47.6 53 0 1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 9 556 61.8 2 0 09/19/0NAVY 411629.04100201 2-2290639165.220 09/26/0 at NC State 6 273 45.5 54 0 0 0 3 3 1-1 35 0 6 398 66.3 0 0 10/02/0 at Louisville 3 98 32.7 47 00001 0-000635659.300 10/10/0 CONNECTICUT 3 129 43.0 50 0 0 1 1 2 3-3 42 0 5 335 67.0 0 0 10/16/0at Rutgers 37926.34810002 1-3450533667.210 10/24/0 SOUTH FLORIDA 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 36 0 8 516 64.5 1 0 11/07/0SYRACUSE 28040.04301000 3-5450854167.640 11/14/0 NOTRE DAME 6 232 38.7 44 0 1 2 0 3 2-2 38 0 6 397 66.2 2 0 11/27/0 at West Virginia 3 136 45.3 50 00010 3-5370533066.001 12/05/0 CINCINNATI 5 198 39.6 50 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 33 0 8 497 62.1 0 0 PITT 43 1720 40.0 54 13681619-25450795134 65.0 15 1 Opponents 57 2235 39.2 63 1 1 15 7 14 11-16 48 1 50 2986 59.7 3 0

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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 09/05/09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 35 46 0 11 11 113 0 18 11-22-2 113 0 18 4 74 0 20 2 3 0 7 159 09/12/09 at Buffalo 30 67 0 23 26 433 4 67 26-39-1 433 4 67 7 87 0 21 1 10 0 10 500 09/19/09 NAVY 46 129 2 42 6 89 0 23 6-22-0 89 0 23 4 60 0 19 1 11 0 11 218 09/26/09 at NC State 46 208 1 30 21 322 4 38 21-35-0 322 4 38 6 143 0 40 4 18 0 9 530 10/02/09 at Louisville 37 101 1 14 19 204 0 38 19-31-0 204 0 38 5 112 0 34 1 -1 0 0 305 10/10/09 CONNECTICUT 31 106 1 14 17 197 1 79 17-23-0 197 1 79 5 134 0 39 1 4 0 4 303 10/16/09 at Rutgers 20 38 1 11 23 248 1 31 23-41-1 248 1 31 3 64 0 29 2 12 0 8 286 10/24/09 SOUTH FLORIDA 33 122 1 19 7 90 1 41 7-13-3 90 1 41 7 117 0 26 0 0 0 0 212 11/07/09 SYRACUSE 32 144 1 58 17 141 0 22 17-34-3 141 0 22 4 71 0 28 1 1 0 1 285 11/14/09 NOTRE DAME 25 66 1 15 27 283 1 45 27-42-1 283 1 45 4 85 0 28 3 100 1 87 349 11/27/09 at West Virginia 43 205 1 88 19 164 0 35 19-32-0 164 0 35 4 92 0 29 2 6 0 6 369 12/05/09 CINCINNATI 18 69 2 40 22 302 3 68 22-44-3 302 3 68 8 278 1 99 1 7 0 7 371 Opponents 396 1301 12 88 215 2586 15 79 215-378-14 2586 15 79 61 1317 1 99 19 171 1 87 3887 PITT 443 2215 24 85 202 2584 23 79 202-314-8 2584 23 79 46 1008 0 54 21 148 0 18 4799

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.3 Avg per catch: 12.0 Pass efficiency: 120.03 Kick ret avg: 21.6 Punt ret avg: 9.0 All purpose avg/game: 457.1 Total offense avg/gm: 323.9 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts 09/05/0 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 40 18 58 4.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-24 4 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 09/12/0 at Buffalo 32 32 64 2.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-4 0 0 0 27 09/19/0 NAVY 30 40 70 4.0-14 1.0-5 2 1-0 0-0 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 09/26/0 at NC State 21 34 55 4.0-14 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 10/02/0 at Louisville 42 14 56 4.0-14 1.0-6 2 1-0 0-0 0 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 10/10/0 CONNECTICUT 55 20 75 4.0-9 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-20 6 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 10/16/0 at Rutgers 35 50 85 10.0-31 2.0-13 1 2-0 0-0 9 3 1 2-2 0 0 0 17 10/24/0 SOUTH FLORIDA 42 32 74 3.0-7 1.0-2 0 0-0 1-29 3 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 11/07/0 SYRACUSE 42 26 68 4.0-15 2.0-11 0 1-0 0-0 5 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 11/14/0 NOTRE DAME 31 22 53 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 1-2 0 0 0 22 11/27/0 at West Virginia 39 24 63 3.0-14 1.0-10 0 0-0 2-6 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 19 12/05/0 CINCINNATI 59 18 77 7.0-39 3.0-27 2 0-0 2-31 1 1 0 4-5 0 1 0 45 Opponents 468 330 798 51.0-171 13.0-86 7 5-0 8-110 34 32 1 25-28 0 1 0 240 PITT 494 270 764 89.0-453 44.0-314 12 8-51 14-127 58 45 3 45-47 0 1 0 398

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/05/0YOUNGSTOWN STATE727639.44900101 1-1480212864.000 09/12/0 at Buffalo 3 104 34.7 47 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 294 58.8 1 0 09/19/0NAVY 418045.06300121 0-100314648.710 09/26/0 at NC State 3 137 45.7 46 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 25 1 6 326 54.3 0 0 10/02/0 at Louisville 5 203 40.6 45 00200 1-1320318361.000 10/10/0 CONNECTICUT 5 207 41.4 49 0 1 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 275 68.8 0 0 10/16/0at Rutgers 623038.35300323 1-2230319464.700 10/24/0 SOUTH FLORIDA 5 227 45.4 56 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 3 172 57.3 0 0 11/07/0SYRACUSE 520240.44800303 1-1290313143.700 11/14/0 NOTRE DAME 5 124 24.8 35 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 42 0 5 326 65.2 1 0 11/27/0 at West Virginia 5 216 43.2 52 00011 4-4430529358.600 12/05/0 CINCINNATI 4 129 32.2 48 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 20 0 8 518 64.8 0 0 Opponents 57 2235 39.2 63 1 1 15 7 14 11-16 48 1 50 2986 59.7 3 0 PITT 43 1720 40.0 54 1 3 6 8 16 19-25 45 0 79 5134 65.0 15 1

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Pitt Statistics INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 47 LEWIS,DION vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Yards Rushing 194 LEWIS,DION vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) TD Rushes 3 LEWIS,DION vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Long Rush 85 LEWIS,DION at Buffalo (09/12/09) Pass attempts 31 STULL,Bill vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Pass completions 21 STULL,Bill at Buffalo (09/12/09) 21 STULL,Bill vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Yards Passing 268 STULL,Bill vs Connecticut (10/10/09) TD Passes 3 STULL,Bill at Buffalo (09/12/09) 3 STULL,Bill at Louisville (10/02/09) Long Pass 79 STULL,Bill at NC State (09/26/09) Receptions 8 DICKERSON,Dorin at Buffalo (09/12/09) 8 BALDWIN,J. vs Connecticut (10/10/09) 8 BALDWIN,J. at West Virginia (11/27/09) Yards Receiving 144 BALDWIN,J. vs South Florida (10/24/09) TD Receptions 3 DICKERSON,Dorin at Buffalo (09/12/09) Long Reception 79 BALDWIN,J. at NC State (09/26/09) Field Goals 3 HUTCHINS,Dan vs Connecticut (10/10/09) 3 HUTCHINS,Dan vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 3 HUTCHINS,Dan at West Virginia (11/27/09) Long Field Goal 45 HUTCHINS,Dan at Rutgers (10/16/09) 45 HUTCHINS,Dan vs Syracuse (11/07/09) Punts 6 HUTCHINS,Dan at NC State (09/26/09) 6 HUTCHINS,Dan vs Notre Dame (11/14/09) Punting Avg 47.6 HUTCHINS,Dan at Buffalo (09/12/09) Long Punt 54 HUTCHINS,Dan at NC State (09/26/09) Long Punt Return 18 SMITH,Aaron vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Long Kickoff Return 54 GRAHAM,Ray at Rutgers (10/16/09) Tackles 12 DeCICCO,Dom at Buffalo (09/12/09) 12 DeCICCO,Dom at Louisville (10/02/09) Sacks 3.5 ROMEUS,Greg at Louisville (10/02/09) Tackles For Loss 4.5 WILLIAMS,Mick at NC State (09/26/09) Interceptions 1 GARY,Ricky vs Youngstown State (09/05/09) 1 DeCICCO,Dom vs Youngstown State (09/05/09) 1 FIELDS,Elijah at Buffalo (09/12/09) 1 DeCICCO,Dom at Rutgers (10/16/09) 1 FIELDS,Elijah vs South Florida (10/24/09) 1 BERRY,Aaron vs South Florida (10/24/09) 1 REED,Antwuan vs South Florida (10/24/09) 1 HOLLEY,Jarred vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1 WILLIAMS,Greg vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1 ROMEUS,Greg vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1 HOLLEY,Jarred vs Notre Dame (11/14/09) 1 FIELDS,Elijah vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) 1 HOLLEY,Jarred vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) 1 DeCICCO,Dom vs Cincinnati (12/05/09)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 55 vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Yards Rushing 247 vs Syracuse (11/07/09) Yards Per Rush 7.5 at Buffalo (09/12/09) TD Rushes 4 at Buffalo (09/12/09) 4 vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Pass attempts 31 vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Pass completions 21 at Buffalo (09/12/09) 21 vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Yards Passing 272 vs South Florida (10/24/09) Yards Per Pass 10.5 at Louisville (10/02/09) TD Passes 3 vs Youngstown State (09/05/09) 3 at Buffalo (09/12/09) 3 at Louisville (10/02/09) 3 vs South Florida (10/24/09) Total Plays 76 vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Total Offense 489 vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Yards Per Play 7.4 vs Syracuse (11/07/09) Points 54 at Buffalo (09/12/09) Sacks By 6 vs Navy (09/19/09) 6 at Louisville (10/02/09) 6 vs Syracuse (11/07/09) First Downs 24 vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Penalties 11 at Buffalo (09/12/09) Penalty Yards 119 at Buffalo (09/12/09) Turnovers 2 vs Connecticut (10/10/09) 2 at Rutgers (10/16/09) 2 at West Virginia (11/27/09) 2 vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Interceptions By 3 vs South Florida (10/24/09) 3 vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 3 vs Cincinnati (12/05/09)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 26 Dobbs, Ricky, vs Navy (09/19/09) Yards Rushing 143 CARTER, Delone, vs Syracuse (11/07/09) TD Rushes 1 Curry, Marcus, vs Navy (09/19/09) 1 Dobbs, Ricky, vs Navy (09/19/09) 1 Baker,T., at NC State (09/26/09) 1 TRONZO, Joe, at Louisville (10/02/09) 1 DIXON, Andre, vs Connecticut (10/10/09) 1 SANU, Mohamed, at Rutgers (10/16/09) 1 FORD,Mike, vs South Florida (10/24/09) 1 COLLIER, Averin, vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1 CLAUSEN, vs Notre Dame (11/14/09) 1 DEVINE, Noel, at West Virginia (11/27/09) 1 PEAD, Isaiah, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) 1 RAMSEY, Jacob, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Long Rush 88 DEVINE, Noel, at West Virginia (11/27/09) Pass attempts 44 PIKE, Tony, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Pass completions 27 CLAUSEN, vs Notre Dame (11/14/09) Yards Passing 400 MAYNARD, Zach, at Buffalo (09/12/09) TD Passes 4 MAYNARD, Zach, at Buffalo (09/12/09) 4 Wilson,R., at NC State (09/26/09) Long Pass 79 ENDRES, Cody, vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Receptions 12 HAMLIN, Brett, at Buffalo (09/12/09) Yards Receiving 157 ROOSEVELT, Naam, at Buffalo (09/12/09) TD Receptions 2 ROOSEVELT, Naam, at Buffalo (09/12/09) Long Reception 79 EASLEY, Marcus, vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Field Goals 4 BITANCURT, T., at West Virginia (11/27/09) Long Field Goal 48 Blose, Stephen, vs Youngstown State (09/05/09) Punts 7 Nowicki, Ben, vs Youngstown State (09/05/09) Punting Avg 45.7 Ruiz,J., at NC State (09/26/09) Long Punt 63 Delahooke, Kyle, vs Navy (09/19/09) Long Punt Return 87 TATE, vs Notre Dame (11/14/09) Long Kickoff Return 99 GILYARD, Mardy, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Tackles 15 LLOYD, Greg, vs Connecticut (10/10/09) Sacks 1.0 Young,W., at NC State (09/26/09) 1.0 CAMPA, Chris, at Louisville (10/02/09) 1.0 MARTIN, Twyon, vs Connecticut (10/10/09) 1.0 MUNOZ, Damaso, at Rutgers (10/16/09) 1.0 GREENE, Khaseem, at Rutgers (10/16/09) 1.0 WILSON,Kion, vs South Florida (10/24/09) 1.0 HOGUE, Doug, vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1.0 MARINOVICH, M., vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 1.0 DANIELS, Alex, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) 1.0 SCHAFFER, JK, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) 1.0 WOLFE, Derek, vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Tackles For Loss 2.0 SILVESTRO, Alex, at Rutgers (10/16/09) 2.0 HOGUE, Doug, vs Syracuse (11/07/09) 2.0 THOMAS, J.T., at West Virginia (11/27/09) 2.0 MATHEWS, R., vs Cincinnati (12/05/09) Interceptions 2 VAUGHN, Robert, vs Connecticut (10/10/09)

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Pitt Statistics

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 09/05/09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 38-36 6385 2 3 1000000 09/12/09 at Buffalo W 54-27 5 5 34 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/19/09 NAVY W 27-145 5273 2 1 2000000 09/26/09 at NC State L 31-38 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10/02/09 at Louisville W 35-104 3213 2 1 0000100 10/10/09 CONNECTICUT W 24-21 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10/16/09 at Rutgers W 24-173 2142 1 1 0100000 10/24/09 SOUTH FLORIDA W 41-14 6 6 34 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/07/09 SYRACUSE W 37-104 4202 1 1 2000000 11/14/09 NOTRE DAME W 27-22 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11/27/09 at West Virginia L 16-193390003000000 12/05/09 CINCINNATI L 44-45 5 5 30 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 524726732201215111110 47 of 52 (90.4%)

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 09/05/09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 38-31000000001000 09/12/09 at Buffalo W 54-27 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 09/19/09 NAVY W 27-143 2142 2 0 0100000 09/26/09 at NC State L 31-38 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/02/09 at Louisville W 35-103 2101 1 0 1010000 10/10/09 CONNECTICUT W 24-21 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10/16/09 at Rutgers W 24-173 3172 1 1 1000000 10/24/09 SOUTH FLORIDA W 41-14 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/07/09 SYRACUSE W 37-102 2101 1 0 1000000 11/14/09 NOTRE DAME W 27-22 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/27/09 at West Virginia L 16-192130001010000 12/05/09 CINCINNATI L 44-45 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 312313617116 6231110 23 of 31 (74.2%)

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2009 Big East & NCAA Rankings 2009 Individual Big East & NCAA Rankings

BIG EAST INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top 3) Individual Category Avg./Rating Big East Dion Lewis ...... Rushing...... 136.7 yards/game ...... 1st Scoring (TDs) ...... 8.5 pts./game ...... 1st Scoring (overall) ...... 8.5 pts./game ...... T-1st All Purpose ...... 152.5 yds./game ...... 2nd Dan Hutchins ...... Scoring (kick) ...... 8.5 pts./game ...... 1st Field Goals ...... 1.58 fi eld goals/game ...... 1st Field Goal Pct...... 79.2 pct. (19-24) ...... 1st Scoring (overall) ...... 8.5 pts./game ...... T-1st Bill Stull ...... Passing Effi ciency ...... 152.5 rating ...... 2nd Passing Yards ...... 205.8 yds./game ...... 2nd Mick Williams ...... Tackles for Loss ...... 1.25 tackles/game ...... 2nd Jonathan Baldwin ...... Receiving Yards ...... 90.0 yds./game ...... 2nd Cameron Saddler ...... Kick Return Average ...... 25.7 yds./return ...... 2nd Aaron Berry ...... Passes Defended ...... 1.00 passes/game ...... 2nd

NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top 30) Individual Category Avg./Rating NCAA Dion Lewis ...... Rushing...... 136.67 yds./game ...... 3rd All-Purpose Running ...... 152.50 yds./game ...... 22nd Scoring ...... 8.50 pts./game ...... T-22nd Bill Stull ...... Passing Effi ciency ...... 152.45 rating ...... 11th Jonathan Baldwin ...... Receiving Yards Per Game ...... 90.00 yds./game ...... 15th Total Receiving Yards ...... 1,080 yards ...... 16th Dan Hutchins ...... Field Goals ...... 1.58 fi eld goals/game ...... T-11th Scoring ...... 8.50 pts./game ...... T-22nd Mick Williams ...... Tackles for Loss ...... 1.25 tackles/game ...... T-29th

2009 Team Big East & NCAA Rankings BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS (Top 3) NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (Top 30) Category Avg./Rating Big East Category Avg./Rating NCAA Sacks By...... 3.67 sacks by/game ...... 1st Pass Sacks ...... 3.67 sacks/game ...... 1st Red Zone Defense ...... 74.2 pct. (23-31) ...... 1st Fumbles Lost ...... 5 total ...... T-7th Red Zone Offense ...... 90.6 pct. (48-53) ...... 1st Turnovers Lost ...... 13 total ...... T-8th 3rd Down Conversions ..43.3 pct. (68-157) ...... 1st Passing Effi ciency ...... 152.50 rating ...... 11th Rushing Offense ...... 184.6 yds./game ...... 1st Tackles for Loss ...... 7.50 tackles/game ...... 12th Sacks Against ...... 1.08 sacks against/game...... 2nd Red Zone Eff./Off ...... 91 pct (48-53) ...... 12th Turnover Margin ...... 0.75 margin/game ...... T-12th Total Defense ...... 323.9 yds./game ...... 2nd Red Zone Eff./Def...... 0.74 pct. (23-31) ...... T-12th Pass Effi ciency ...... 152.5 rating ...... 2nd TFLs Allowed ...... 4.25 tackles/game ...... T-14th Kickoff Coverage ...... 44.5 net yds./kick ...... 2nd Scoring Offense...... 33.17 pts./game ...... 16th Field Goals ...... 76.0 pct. (19-25) ...... 2nd Sacks Allowed ...... 1.08 sacks/game ...... T-16th Total Offense ...... 399.9 yds./game ...... 2nd Rushing Defense ...... 108.42 yds./game ...... 17th Scoring Defense ...... 20.0 pts./game ...... 2nd Scoring Defense ...... 20.00 pts. allowed/game ... 20th Scoring Offense...... 33.2 pts./game ...... 2nd Fewest Penalties ...... 5.25 penalties/game ...... T-23rd Rushing Defense ...... 108.4 yds./game ...... 2nd Total Defense ...... 323.92 yds./game ...... 26th Turnover Margin ...... 0.75 margin/game ...... T-2nd Def. 4th Down Eff...... 38.10 pct. (8-21) ...... 26th Opp. 4th Down Conv. ....38.1 pct. (8-21) ...... 3rd Passes Had Intercepted ....8 total ...... T-26th Opponent Penalties ...... 54.5 yds./game ...... 3rd Time of Possession ...... 31:04 min./game ...... 28th Pass Offense ...... 215.3 yds./game ...... 3rd Passes Intercepted ...... 14 total ...... T-28th Interceptions ...... 14 total ...... 3rd Rushing Offense ...... 184.58 yds./game ...... 29th First Downs ...... 19.3 1st downs/game ...... 3rd Time of Possession ...... 31:04 min./game ...... 3rd

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2009 Honors & Awards

Jonathan Baldwin — Wide Receiver Phil Steele’s All-Freshman Team (fi rst team) First Team All-Big East Big East Offensive Player of the Year Big East Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 16) Big East Rookie of the Year Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (USF) First Team All-Big East (unanimous) Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Notre Dame) Award Semifi nalist Maxwell Award Semifi nalist Walter Camp Player to Watch (Top 15) Aaron Berry — Cornerback Big East Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19) First Team All-Big East Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (Oct. 19) Thorpe Award Watch List Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (YSU) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Buffalo) Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Rutgers)

Luke Briggs — Kickoff Specialist Brandon Lindsey — Defensive End Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Navy) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Syracuse) Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Syracuse) John Malecki — Offensive Guard Nate Byham — Tight End First Team All-Big East Second Team All-Big East John Mackey Award Watch List Dan Mason — Linebacker Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Big East Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 21)

Myles Caragein — Defensive Tackle Gus Mustakas — Defensive Tackle Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Connecticut) Second Team All-Big East CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Team Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Navy)

Pat Costello — Punter/Kick Coverage Unit Nate Nix — Defensive End Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Rutgers) Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Louisville) Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (USF) Dom DeCicco — Safety Second Team All-Big East Jason Pinkston — Offensive Tackle Big East Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26) SI.com All-America Team (second team) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Connecticut) First Team All-Big East Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Rutgers) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (USF) Antwuan Reed — Cornerback Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Notre Dame) Dorin Dickerson — Tight End FWAA All-America Team Greg Romeus — Defensive End CBSSports.com All-America Team (fi rst team) Sporting News All-America Team (third team) Walter Camp All-America Team (second team) Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year Sporting News All-America Team (second team) First Team All-Big East (unanimous) First Team All-Big East Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award Finalist John Mackey Award Finalist Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Louisville) John Mackey Tight End of the Week (Nov. 9) Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Buffalo) Cameron Saddler — Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (Buffalo) Adam Gunn — Linebacker First Team All-Big East Jabaal Sheard — Defensive End Big East Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Notre Dame) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (YSU) Bill Stull — Quarterback Jarred Holley — Safety First Team All-Big East CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Team Honorable Davey O'Brien Award Semifi nalist Mention Manning Award Watch List Big East Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5) Dan Hutchins — Placekicker/Punter Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Navy) Second Team All-Big East (placekicker) Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Louisville) Big East Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 12) Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Player of the Game (Syracuse) Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (YSU) Pitt Coaching Staff Special Teams Player of the Game (UConn) Dave Wannstedt — Head Coach George Munger Coach of the Year Award Semifi nalist Paul "Bear" Dion Lewis — Running Back Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List Sporting News Freshman of the Year Sporting News All-America Team (second team) Mick Williams — Defensive Tackle CBSSports.com Freshman of the Year Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year CBSSports.com All-America Team (second team) First Team All-Big East Associated Press All-America Team (second team) Pitt Coaching Staff Defensive Player of the Game (Buffalo) SI.com All-America Team (second team) CollegeFootballNews.com Offensive Freshman of the Year Offensive Line (entire unit) CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Team Pitt Coaching Staff Offensive Players of the Game (Connecticut)

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2009 Game-By-Game Starting Lineups Offense GAME SE/X Rec. LT LG C RG RT TE/Y Rec. FL/Z Rec. QB FB TB

Youngstown St. Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Dickerson* Lewis

Buffalo Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Hynoski Lewis

Navy Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Dickerson* Lewis

NC State Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Dickerson Turner Stull Hynoski Lewis

Louisville Turner Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham McGee Stull Hynoski Lewis

Connecticut Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Dickerson* Lewis

Rutgers Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Hynoski Lewis

USF Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Shanahan Stull Dickerson* Lewis

Syracuse Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Dickerson# Stull Hynoski Cruz#

Notre Dame Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Dickerson* Lewis

West Virginia Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Turner Stull Hynoski Lewis

Cincinnati Baldwin Pinkston Thomas Houser Malecki L. Nix Byham Dickerson% Stull Hynoski Lewis

* Pitt started two tight ends and no fullback vs. Youngstown State, Navy, Connecticut, USF and Notre Dame # Pitt started three tight ends and a fullback vs. Syracuse % Pitt started two tight ends and one receiver vs. Cincinnati Defense GAME DE NT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB

Youngstown St. Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco A. Taglianetti Chappel

Buffalo Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco A. Taglianetti Chappel

Navy Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Mason Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Fields Chappel

NC State Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Mason Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Fields Chappel

Louisville Sheard Caragein Mustakas Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Fields Chappel

Connecticut Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

Rutgers Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Gary D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

USF Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus Fields* Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

Syracuse Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

Notre Dame Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus G. Williams Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

West Virginia Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus Fields* Gunn Gruder Gary D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

Cincinnati Sheard Mustakas M. Williams Romeus Fields* Gunn Gruder Berry D. DeCicco Holley Chappel

* Elijah Fields started vs. USF, West Virginia and Cincinnati as a nickel back

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2009 Game-by-Game Review

GAME 1: PITT 38 Youngstown State 3 GAME 2: PITT 54 Buffalo 27 Sept. 5, 2009 l Heinz Field l 48,497 Sept. 12, 2009 l UB Stadium l 21,870

Pitt won its opener for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, defeating Bill Stull threw three fi rst-half touchdowns to Dorin Dickerson, and Dion Youngstown State, 38-3…Pitt improved to 8-0 all-time against FCS Lewis rushed for 190 yards to lift Pitt past host Buffalo, 54-27…Lewis opponents and 2-0 against YSU…in his collegiate debut, true fresh- had a 7-yard touchdown run in the fi rst quarter and capped his day with an man Dion Lewis rushed for 129 yards and scored three touchdowns 85-yard TD run in the fourth…the 85-yarder marked the fi fth-longest rush (two rushing and one receiving)…his performance marked the highest in Pitt history…Stull accounted for four total TDs, rushing for a 3-yarder rushing total by a Pitt player in a season-opening game since 1994 in addition to his three scoring passes…Pitt (2-0) scored 27 points off four (Curtis Martin, 251 yards vs. Texas)…it additionally established a Buffalo turnovers, including a 50-yard fumble return by LB Greg Wil- Pitt record for the most rushing yards by a Pitt freshman in a season liams…SS Dom DeCicco had a game-high 12 tackles, while LB Adam opener, surpassing Tony Dorsett’s 100-yard performance against Geor- Gunn had 11 stops and three sacks…Buffalo (1-1), the defending Mid- gia in 1973…nearly a year after suffering a serious neck injury in last American Conference champs, was led by Zach Maynard, who threw for year’s opener, LB Adam Gunn returned to action and had a team-high 400 yards and four TDs…the Bulls compiled 500 yards of total offense, eight tackles and two sacks…Pitt’s defense limited YSU (0-1) to 159 but only 67 came on the ground…Pitt, in contrast, rushed for 209 yards… total yards and 46 on the ground…Dan Hutchins was perfect on six the Panthers’ point total was their highest since 1999 (55 vs. Temple). placements (5-5 PAT, 1-1 FG) and averaged 47 yards on three punts. PITT 20 14 6 14 54 BUFFALO 7 13 0 7 27 YSU 0 3 0 0 3 PITT 7 14 10 7 38 First Quarter PITT — Dickerson 10-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 10:06 First Quarter PITT — Dickerson 23-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 9:54 PITT — Lewis 16-yard run (Hutchins kick) 7:31 UB — Rack 24-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 5:55 PITT — Lewis 7-yard run (kick failed) 0:21 Second Quarter YSU — Blose 48-yard fi eld goal 14:04 Second Quarter PITT — Lewis 1-yard run (Hutchins kick) 11:23 PITT — Dickerson 9-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 8:31 PITT — Lewis 3-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 1:05 UB — Roosevelt 54-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 5:38 PITT — Stull 3-yard run (Hutchins kick) 1:09 Third Quarter UB — Roosevelt 67-yard pass from Maynard (kick failed) 0:33 PITT — Hutchins 26-yard fi eld goal 3:42 PITT — Dickerson 13-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 0:24 Third Quarter PITT — Williams 50-yard fumble return (kick failed) 8:42 Fourth Quarter PITT — Wright 6-yard pass from Sunseri (Hutchins kick) 12:05 Fourth Quarter UB — Thermilus 12-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 11:32 PITT — Lewis 85-yard run (Hutchins kick) 4:44 Team Stats YSU PITT PITT — Graham 2-yard run (Hutchins kick) 3:20 First Downs 13 19 Rushes-Yards 35-46 33-187 Team Stats PITT UB Comp-Att-Int 11-22-2 16-24-1 First Downs 19 25 Passing Yards 113 203 Rushes-Yards 28-209 30-67 Total Yards 159 390 Comp-Att-Int 21-30-0 26-39-1 Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 4-22 Passing Yards 172 433 Kick Returns-Yards 4-74 2-62 Total Yards 381 500 Interceptions-Yards 1-24 2-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-17 1-10 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 4-94 7-87 Punts-Average 7-39.4 3-47.0 Interceptions-Yards 1-30 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-70 6-45 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3 Third Down Conv. 6-15 5-10 Punts-Average 5-47.6 3-34.7 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-119 7-66 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 6-38 Third Down Conv. 3-9 7-15 Possession Time 32:56 27:04 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-2 Sacks By-Yards 4-35 0-0 Rushing Possession Time 28:29 31:31 YSU — Smith 17-47; Lee 1-9; Campbell 2-8; Barnes 1-5; Scott 4-3; Cook 1-2; Summers 9-(-28). Rushing PITT — Lewis 20-129, 2 TD; Graham 6-22; Burns 5-18; Turner 1-10; Wright 1-8. PITT — Lewis 24-190, 2 TD; Hynoski 2-14; Stull 1-3, 1 TD; Graham 1-2, 1 TD. UB — Thermilus 14-49; Nduka 2-25; Henry 2-7; Jackson 1-(-1); Davis 2-(-5); Passing Maynard 9-(-8). YSU — Summers 11-22-2, 113 yards. PITT — Stull 11-16-1, 123 yards, 2 TD; Sunseri 5-8-0, 80 yards, 1 TD. Passing PITT — Stull 21-30-0, 172 yards, 3 TD. Receiving UB — Maynard 24-35-1, 400 yards, 4 TD; Davis 2-4-0, 33 yards. YSU — Jones 4-34; Barnes 2-27; Rogers 1-15; Snow 1-12; Pitts 1-12; Smith 1-11; Cravens 1-2. Receiving PITT — Dickerson 4-26, 1 TD; Baldwin 3-70; Turner 3-30; Wright 2-12, 1 PITT — Dickerson 8-71, 3 TD; Lewis 6-46; Baldwin 4-44; Turner 3-11. TD; Lewis 2-10, 1 TD; McGee 1-31; Saddler 1-24. UB — Roosevelt 6-157, 2 TD; Hamlin 12-149; Jackson 3-48; Young 1-28; Rack 1-24, 1 TD; Thermilus 2-22, 1 TD; Marr 1-5.

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GAME 3: PITT 27 Navy 14 GAME 4: NC State 38 PITT 31 Sept. 19, 2009 l Heinz Field l 55,064 Sept. 26, 2009 l Carter Finley Stadium l 57,583

Pitt improved to 3-0 for the fi rst time since 2000 with a 27-14 victory Making its fi rst visit to NC State since 1988, Pitt lost to the host Wolfpack, over visiting Navy…the Panthers limited Navy’s triple-option attack 38-31, despite holding a 14-point lead late in the third quarter…the Pan- to just 129 yards on the ground — 109 yards below the Midshipmen’s thers (3-1) led 31-17 with just over four minutes to go in the third period (1-2) season average and their lowest output in four years…Navy’s but NC State quarterback Russell Wilson engineered three unanswered 218 total yards against Pitt also marked a four-year low…replacing touchdown drives to rally his team…the Wolfpack (3-1) went ahead for injured starter Adam Gunn at middle linebacker, true freshman Dan the fi rst time, 38-31, on halfback Toney Baker's two-yard run with 6:28 Mason collected 11 tackles and two sacks…DT Gus Mustakas added left…Wilson accounted for 413 total yards as he threw for 322 yards and 10 tackles…Bill Stull completed 71% of his passes (17 of 24) for 245 four touchdowns and ran for 91, including a 21-yard run on a fourth-and-14 yards and a TD…Jonathan Baldwin had a career-high 111 receiving to the Pitt 7 early in the fourth quarter with the Panthers leading 31-24… yards on six catches (18.5 avg.)…Pitt opened the game with an 89-yard Wilson also extended his NCAA-record streak to 364 consecutive passes drive that consumed nearly seven minutes and climaxed with Stull’s without an interception…Pitt had a fi nal chance to force overtime when six-yard TD pass to Oderick Turner…frosh tailbacks Dion Lewis and Max Gruder recovered a fumbled snap at the NC State 8 with 2:45 left Ray Graham both rushed for TDs in the second quarter, putting Pitt but could not capitalize…NC State outgained Pitt 530 to 300 and had a up 21-7 at halftime. 14-minute advantage in time of possession (37:07 to 22:53).

NAVY 7 0 0 7 14 PITT 10 7 14 0 31 PITT 7 14 3 3 27 NC STATE 7 3 14 14 38

First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Turner 6-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 8:31 PITT — Lewis 6-yard run (Hutchins kick) 13:02 NAVY — Dobbs 1-yard run (Buckley kick) 0:19 PITT — Hutchins 35-yard fi eld goal 9:08 NC STATE — Gentry 23-yard pass from Wilson (Czajkowski kick) 2:39 Second Quarter PITT — Graham 15-yard run (Hutchins kick) 13:40 Second Quarter PITT — Lewis 6-yard run (Hutchins kick) 1:10 PITT — Lewis 7-yard run (Hutchins kick) 12:11 NC STATE — Czajkowski 25-yard fi eld goal 0:00 Third Quarter PITT — Hutchins 29-yard fi eld goal 3:22 Third Quarter NC STATE — Baker 38-yard pass from Wilson (Czajkowski kick) 12:36 Fourth Quarter PITT — Saddler 13-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 10:03 NAVY — Curry 4-yard run (Buckley kick) 11:27 PITT — Baldwin 79-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 4:15 PITT — Hutchins 18-yard fi eld goal 5:02 NC STATE — Williams 33-yard pass from Wilson (Czajkowski kick) 2:44

Fourth Quarter Team Stats NAVY PITT NC STATE — Bryan 7-yard pass from Wilson (Czajkowski kick) 12:26 First Downs 17 18 NC STATE — Baker 2-yard run (Czajkowski kick) 6:28 Rushes-Yards 46-129 37-126 Comp-Att-Int 6-22-0 19-26-0 Passing Yards 89 243 Team Stats PITT NC STATE Total Yards 218 369 First Downs 11 27 Punt Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0 Rushes-Yards 23-94 46-208 Kick Returns-Yards 4-60 2-3 Comp-Att-Int 12-23-0 21-35-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passing Yards 206 322 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Total Yards 300 530 Punts-Average 4-45.0 4-29.0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 4-18 Penalties-Yards 5-39 6-94 Kick Returns-Yards 6-140 6-143 Third Down Conv. 7-17 5-15 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-4 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-1 Sacks By-Yards 1-5 6-32 Punts-Average 6-45.5 3-45.7 Possession Time 29:45 30:15 Penalties-Yards 8-80 12-81 Third Down Conv. 2-10 6-13 Rushing Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 1-1 NAVY — Teich 12-80; Curry 6-34, 1 TD; Dobbs 26-21, 1 TD; Murray 1-2; Sacks By-Yards 1-2 1-8 Delahooke 1-(-8). Possession Time 22:53 37:07 PITT — Lewis 23-79, 1 TD; Hynoski 3-23; Graham 3-18, 1 TD; Saddler 1-14; Harris 2-(-2); Stull 2-(-2). Rushing PITT — Lewis 19-95, 2 TD; Graham 2-6; Saddler 1-1; Stull 1-(-8). Passing NC STATE — Wilson 10-91; Baker 18-81, 1 TD; Eugene 16-59; Team 2-(-23). NAVY — Dobbs 6-21-0, 89 yards. PITT — Stull 17-24-0, 245 yards, 1 TD; Sunseri 2-2-0, (-2) yards. Passing PITT — Stull 12-23-0, 206 yards, 2 TD. Receiving NC STATE — Wilson 21-35-0, 322 yards, 4 TD. NAVY — Schupp 2-24; Teich 1-23; Washington 1-17; Curry 1-13; Myers 1-12. PITT — Baldwin 6-111; Turner 3-32, 1 TD; Byham 2-39; Hynoski 2-17; Receiving Graham 2-(-2); Stull 1-23; McGee 1-13; Dickerson 1-6; Lewis 1-4. PITT — Dickerson 4-52; Baldwin 2-98, 1 TD; Saddler 2-17, 1 TD; Turner 1-26; Lewis 1-6; McGee 1-4; Byham 1-3. NC STATE — Davis 4-47; Bryan 4-28, 1 TD; Baker 3-71, 1 TD; Graham 3-63; Eugene 3-27; Williams 2-37, 1 TD; Howard 1-26; Gentry 1-23, 1 TD.

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GAME 5: PITT 35 Louisville 10 GAME 6: PITT 24 Connecticut 21 Oct. 2, 2009 l Papa John's Cardinal Stadium l 39,948 Oct. 10, 2009 l Heinz Field l 44,893

Pitt scored 28 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 35-10 Trailing 21-6 with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, victory over Louisville in the Big East opener for both teams…the Pitt scored the fi nal 18 points of the game for the largest comeback Panthers’ passing attack on offense and potent pass rush on defense victory in coach Dave Wannstedt's fi ve seasons at Pitt…the winning keyed the result…quarterback Bill Stull threw for 242 yards with points came on an 18-yard Dan Hutchins fi eld goal as time expired… three touchdowns and no interceptions…tight end Dorin Dickerson Pitt dominated the fi nal quarter, outgaining Connecticut 147-6 and was on the receiving end of two TD passes (fi ve and 37 yards), while holding the ball for 12:21 of the period to UConn’s 2:39…the Panthers Jonathan Baldwin caught a 71-yard scoring strike…Baldwin went (5-1, 2-0) rushed for 221 yards on 40 carries and amassed 489 total over 100 receiving yards for the second time this season, compiling yards against a Connecticut defense that ranked fourth nationally (232.2 105 yards on four catches (26.3 avg.)…Pitt’s freshman tailback duo of yards/game)…Dion Lewis rushed for 158 yards, averaging 6.6 yards Dion Lewis and Ray Graham combined for 162 rushing yards on 33 on 24 carries…Connecticut (3-2, 0-1) led 21-6 with 3:56 left in the carries…defensively the Panthers had six quarterback sacks, including third quarter before Pitt rallied behind a pair of Bill Stull touchdown a career-high 3.5 by end Greg Romeus…Pitt (4-1, 1-0) trailed 10-7 passes, including 26 yards to Jonathan Baldwin and 27 yards to Dorin at halftime but scored touchdowns on four of its fi rst fi ve possessions Dickerson…Dickerson’s TD came with 7:35 left in the game and was of the second half…the Panthers snapped a three-game losing skid followed by a 2-point conversion pass to Cedric McGee that tied it at at Louisville (1-3, 0-1), winning their fi rst game at UL since 1983. 21…Pitt burned the fi nal 6:14 of the game on its winning drive that ended with Hutchins’ fi nal fi eld goal. PITT 7 0 14 14 35 LOUISVILLE 7 3 0 0 10 UCONN 0 7 14 0 21 PITT 3 0 10 11 24 First Quarter LOU — Tronzo 1-yard run (Payne kick) 7:15 First Quarter PITT — Dickerson 5-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 3:48 PITT — Hutchins 42-yard fi eld goal 4:00

Second Quarter Second Quarter LOU — Payne 32-yard fi eld goal 0:03 UCONN — Easley 79-yard pass from Endres (Teggart kick) 2:46

Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Dickerson 37-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 10:57 UCONN — Vaughn 20-yard interception return (Teggart kick) 11:22 PITT — Baldwin 71-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 6:35 PITT — Hutchins 19-yard fi eld goal 7:49 UCONN — Dixon 2-yard run (Teggart kick) 3:56 Fourth Quarter PITT — Baldwin 26-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 0:12 PITT — Graham 5-yard run (Hutchins kick) 8:47 PITT — Hynoski 3-yard run (Hutchins kick) 3:17 Fourth Quarter PITT — Dickerson 27-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 7:35 PITT — Hutchins 18-yard fi eld goal 0:00 Team Stats PITT LOU First Downs 21 17 Rushes-Yards 38-162 37-101 Team Stats UCONN PITT Comp-Att-Int 16-23-0 19-31-0 First Downs 18 24 Passing Yards 242 204 Rushes-Yards 31-106 40-221 Total Yards 404 305 Comp-Att-Int 17-23-0 21-31-2 Punt Returns-Yards 1-11 1-(-1) Passing Yards 197 268 Kick Returns-Yards 3-79 5-112 Total Yards 303 489 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 2-5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Kick Returns-Yards 5-134 4-99 Punts-Average 3-32.7 5-40.6 Interceptions-Yards 2-20 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-50 10-98 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Third Down Conv. 5-9 3-15 Punts-Average 5-41.4 3-43.0 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 2-4 Penalties-Yards 2-5 2-20 Sacks By-Yards 6-29 1-6 Third Down Conv. 3-9 7-15 Possession Time 29:53 30:07 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 1-4 3-29 Rushing Possession Time 24:01 35:59 PITT — Lewis 21-87; Graham 12-75, 1 TD; Hynoski 1-3, 1 TD; Stull 2-0; Team 2-(-3). Rushing LOU — Anderson 12-51; Powell 5-27; Ashley 3-14; Froman 16-8; Tronzo UCONN — Dixon 16-95, 1 TD; Todman 12-43; Endres 3-(-32). 1-1, 1 TD. PITT — Lewis 24-158; Graham 8-53; Hynoski 4-8; Stull 4-2. Passing Passing PITT — Stull 16-23-0, 242 yards, 3 TD. UCONN — Endres 17-23-0, 197 yards, 1 TD. LOU — Froman 18-30-0, 166 yards; Beaumont 1-1-0, 38 yards. PITT — Stull 21-31-2, 268 yards, 2 TD. Receiving Receiving PITT — Baldwin 4-105, 1 TD; Dickerson 3-50, 2 TD; Turner 3-39; McGee UCONN — I. Moore 4-36; Smith 3-25; Todman 3-(-2); Easley 2-100, 1 TD; 2-21; Lewis 2-16; Graham 1-6; Hynoski 1-5. Kanuch 2-19; Griffi n 1-8; Frey 1-6; K. Moore 1-5. LOU — Anderson 4-24; Chichester 3-55; Long 3-46; Beaumont 2-25; Graham PITT — Baldwin 8-104, 1 TD; Byham 3-34; Turner 3-31; Shanahan 2-35; 2-21; Guy 2-10; Tronzo 1-9; Powell 1-9; Ashley 1-5. Hynoski 2-9; Dickerson 1-27, 1 TD; Graham 1-14; McGee 1-14.

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GAME 7: PITT 24 Rutgers 17 GAME 8: #20/19 PITT 41 USF 14 Oct. 16, 2009 l Rutgers Stadium l 50,296 Oct. 24, 2009 l Heinz Field l 50,019

Tailback Dion Lewis rambled for 180 yards against the nation’s No. 6 Pitt achieved its fi nest start to a season since 1982 with a 41-14 demo- rushing defense as Pitt defeated host Rutgers, 24-17…Lewis scored twice, lition of visiting USF…the Panthers scored on each of their fi rst fi ve including a 58-yard burst late in the third quarter that gave Pitt a 24-10 possessions to build a 31-7 halftime lead…Bill Stull connected on his lead…he averaged 5.8 yards on 31 carries…Rutgers had been limiting fi rst 11 passes for 166 yards and two TDs…Jonathan Baldwin had a opponents to just 2.3 per carry and only 65.2 rush yards per game…the career-high 144 receiving yards on six catches, including a 40-yard Panthers rushed for 223 yards as a team while limiting Rutgers to just 38 TD…Dion Lewis rushed for 111 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark on the ground…it was the lowest rushing total by a Pitt opponent since (1,029)…he became the fourth freshman in Pitt history to reach the Nov. 3, 2007, when Syracuse managed just 30 yards…Dorin Dickerson milestone…safety Dom DeCicco had a team-high 10 tackles (nine caught a seven-yard TD pass, his eighth of the season…safety Dom De- solo)…Pitt held the Big East’s top rushing team to only 122 yards on Cicco collected 10 tackles and had an interception, the fi rst pick thrown the ground, 65 yards below USF’s per game average…the Bulls man- by Rutgers QB Tom Savage on the year…the win snapped a four-game aged just 212 yards total – 195 yards below their average...Pitt moved losing streak against Rutgers…Pitt improved to 6-1 overall and moved to 7-1 for the fi rst time since 1982…the victory also kept Pitt atop the to 3-0 in the Big East…Rutgers fell to 4-2 and 0-2. Big East standings with a 4-0 league mark…USF fell to 5-2 and 1-2.

PITT 7 10 7 0 24 USF 0 7 0 7 14 RUTGERS 7 3 0 7 17 PITT 7 24 3 7 41

First Quarter First Quarter RUTGERS — Sanu 11-yard run (Te kick) 12:36 PITT — Cruz 2-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 4:30 PITT — Dickerson 7-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 9:41 Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Baldwin 40-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 14:53 PITT — Hutchins 45-yard fi eld goal 11:29 USF — Ford 3-yard run (Schwartz kick) 10:35 PITT — Lewis 1-yard run (Hutchins kick) 3:24 PITT — Lewis 1-yard run (Hutchins kick) 8:01 RUTGERS — Te 23-yard fi eld goal 0:00 PITT — Hutchins 36-yard fi eld goal 2:53 PITT — Lewis 1-yard run (Hutchins kick) 0:19 Third Quarter PITT — Lewis 58-yard run (Hutchins kick) 5:19 Third Quarter PITT — Hutchins 32-yard fi eld goal 1:24 Fourth Quarter RUTGERS — Brown 19-yard pass from Savage (Te kick) 9:37 Fourth Quarter PITT — Dickerson 5-yard pass from Sunseri (Hutchins kick) 10:37 USF — Bogan 20-yard pass from Landi (Schwartz kick) 0:10 Team Stats PITT RUTGERS First Downs 21 16 Rushes-Yards 46-223 20-38 Team Stats USF PITT Comp-Att-Int 16-24-0 23-41-1 First Downs 11 21 Passing Yards 153 248 Rushes-Yards 33-122 42-214 Total Yards 376 286 Comp-Att-Int 7-13-3 20-30-1 Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 2-12 Passing Yards 90 272 Kick Returns-Yards 3-98 3-64 Total Yards 212 486 Interceptions-Yards 1-(-3) 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Kick Returns-Yards 7-117 2-39 Punts-Average 3-26.3 6-38.3 Interceptions-Yards 1-29 3-17 Penalties-Yards 5-47 6-55 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Third Down Conv. 10-17 5-15 Punts-Average 5-45.4 0-0.0 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-2 Penalties-Yards 9-71 2-20 Sacks By-Yards 3-25 2-13 Third Down Conv. 3-11 11-16 Possession Time 33:46 26:14 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-2 Sacks By-Yards 1-2 4-26 Rushing Possession Time 25:41 34:19 PITT — Lewis 31-180, 2 TD; Hynoski 5-29; Stull 4-18; Wright 1-3; Graham 2-(-2); Team 3-(-5). Rushing RUTGERS — Sanu 4-29, 1 TD; Martinek 9-23; Young 2-7; Lovelace 1-3; USF — Daniels 15-50; Taylor 5-28; Plancher 5-23; Landi 5-15; Ford 2-4, 1 Brown 1-1; Savage 3-(-25). TD; Lamar 1-2. PITT — Lewis 23-111, 2 TD; Graham 11-88; Hynoski 2-10; Burns 4-9; Sunseri Passing 1-(-2); Team 1-(-2). PITT — Stull 16-24-0, 153 yards, 1 TD. RUTGERS — Savage 23-39-1, 248 yards, 1 TD; Martinek 0-1-0, 0 yards; Passing Lovelace 0-1-0, 0 yards. USF — Daniels 4-8-2, 54 yards; Landi 3-5-1, 36 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Stull 18-25-1, 245 yards, 2 TD; Sunseri 2-5-0, 27 yards, 1 TD. Receiving PITT — Dickerson 6-42, 1 TD; Hynoski 4-36; Shanahan 2-32; Baldwin 1-17; Receiving McGee 1-14; Turner 1-7; Graham 1-5. USF — Lamar 2-0; Griffi n 1-41; Bogan 1-20, 1 TD; Wilson 1-16; Plancher RUTGERS — Sanu 8-63; Brown 7-96, 1 TD; Young 3-32; Graves 3-30; 1-7; Mitchell 1-6. Hayes 2-27. PITT — Baldwin 6-144, 1 TD; Dickerson 5-58, 1 TD; Shanahan 3-21; Lewis 2-10; McGee 1-20; Turner 1-15; Cruz 1-2, 1 TD; Hynoski 1-2.

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GAME 9: #14/14 PITT 37 Syracuse 10 GAME 10: #8/9 PITT 27 Notre Dame 22 Nov. 7, 2009 l Heinz Field l 46,885 Nov. 14, 2009 l Heinz Field l 65,374

Pitt continued its best start in 27 years with a 37-10 rout of visiting Syra- Pitt defeated Notre Dame, 27-22, before an over-capacity crowd at cuse…Dion Lewis ran for 110 yards and a touchdown for the freshman's Heinz Field and national ABC-TV audience...the Panthers (9-1) beat sixth 100-yard game…his 78 points on 13 TDs tied Tony Dorsett (1973) the Irish for the second consecutive year, their fi rst back-to-back wins for the second most by a Pitt freshman, trailing only LeSean McCoy's 90 in the series since 1986-87...Pitt held Notre Dame (6-4) to a season- points (2007)…tight end Dorin Dickerson caught his 10th TD pass on the low 349 yards...the Panthers opened up an 18-point lead early in the season…Bill Stull was 16 of 23 for 225 yards and no interceptions…his fourth period when Dion Lewis rushed for a 50-yard TD...Irish WR 14-yard pass to Dickerson in the third period put the Panthers up 27-3… Golden Tate rallied Notre Dame with a pair of scores, including an Dickerson’s 10th TD set a single-season record for a Pitt tight end, eclipsing 87-yard punt return with 7:16 left...Notre Dame's fi nal chance ended Kris Wilson’s nine scores in 2003…Pitt (8-1, 5-0) led just 6-3 late in the when Greg Romeus forced a fumble that was recovered by Myles second quarter when linebacker Greg Williams intercepted a pass tipped Caragein with just over two minutes to go...Lewis achieved his seventh by Jabaal Sheard…Williams returned the pick 51 yards for his third career 100-yard rushing effort (152)...Jonathan Baldwin averaged 28.4 yards TD and a 13-3 halftime lead…Pitt would outscore the Orange 24-7 after on fi ve catches (142 total receiving yards), including a diving 36-yard the INT…the Panthers collected six sacks and three INTs…it was Pitt’s TD grab to put Pitt up 10-3 at half...the victory continued Pitt's best seventh win in the last eight games against Syracuse (3-6, 0-4). start since 1982.

SYRACUSE 3 0 0 7 10 NOTRE DAME 0 3 0 19 22 PITT 3 10 14 10 37 PITT 3 7 10 7 27

First Quarter First Quarter SYR — Lichtenstein 29-yard fi eld goal 12:21 PITT — Hutchins 34-yard fi eld goal 9:40 PITT — Hutchins 19-yard fi eld goal 8:05 Second Quarter Second Quarter ND — Ruffer 42-yard fi eld goal 5:40 PITT — Hutchins 45-yard fi eld goal 9:24 PITT — Baldwin 36-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 2:31 PITT — Williams 51-yard interception return (Hutchins kick) 1:20 Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Hutchins 38-yard fi eld goal 9:15 PITT — Lewis 1-yard run (Hutchins kick) 10:38 PITT — Graham 2-yard run (Hutchins kick) 6:36 PITT — Dickerson 14-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 6:37 Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter ND — Clausen 1-yard run (kick blocked) 14:56 PITT — Hutchins 33-yard fi eld goal 11:03 PITT — Lewis 50-yard run (Hutchins kick) 12:44 PITT — McGee 29-yard run (Hutchins kick) 5:47 ND — Tate 18-yard pass from Clausen (Ruffer kick) 9:10 SYR — Collier 1-yard run (Lichtenstein kick) 1:03 ND — Tate 87-yard punt return (pass failed) 7:16

Team Stats SYR PITT Team Stats ND PITT First Downs 19 23 First Downs 20 17 Rushes-Yards 32-144 40-247 Rushes-Yards 25-66 32-193 Comp-Att-Int 17-34-3 17-25-0 Comp-Att-Int 27-42-1 15-27-0 Passing Yards 141 234 Passing Yards 283 236 Total Yards 285 481 Total Yards 349 429 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-4 Punt Returns-Yards 3-100 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 4-71 3-27 Kick Returns-Yards 4-85 4-82 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 3-57 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-0 Punts-Average 5-40.4 2-40.0 Punts-Average 5-24.8 6-38.7 Penalties-Yards 5-30 8-65 Penalties-Yards 5-53 1-5 Third Down Conv. 3-13 7-14 Third Down Conv. 6-14 3-12 Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-1 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 2-11 6-44 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 2-26 Possession Time 27:52 32:08 Possession Time 30:52 29:08 Rushing Rushing SYR — Carter 17-143; Davis 3-33; Collier 3-4, 1 TD; Nassib 5-(-13); Paulus ND — Allen 14-77; Tate 2-2; Riddick 2-(-4); Clausen 7-(-9), 1 TD. 4-(-23). PITT — Lewis 21-152, 1 TD; Graham 3-57, 1 TD; Hynoski 2-1; Team 2-(-4); PITT — Lewis 18-110, 1 TD; Baldwin 1-61; McGee 2-56, 1 TD; Graham Stull 4-(-13). 7-17; Hynoski 4-10; Burns 2-2; Harris 2-(-3); Stull 4-(-6). Passing Passing ND — Clausen 27-42-1, 283 yards, 1 TD. SYR — Paulus 12-18-2, 120 yards; Nassib 5-16-1, 21 yards. PITT — Stull 15-27-0, 236 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Stull 16-23-0, 225 yards, 1 TD; Sunseri 1-2-0, 9 yards. Receiving Receiving ND — Tate 9-113, 1 TD; Allen 8-33; Floyd 7-107; Kamara 2-25; Riddick 1-5. SYR — Sales 4-36; Catalina 3-20; Lobdell 3-13; Lemon 2-9; Carter 1-22; PITT — Baldwin 5-142, 1 TD; Dickerson 4-46; Byham 2-17; McGee 2-11; Chew 1-18; Cutler 1-17; Davis 1-4; Collier 1-2. Turner 1-12; Lewis 1-8. PITT — Dickerson 7-118, 1 TD; Graham 3-23; Lewis 2-42; Turner 2-24; Hynoski 1-17; Baldwin 1-5; McGee 1-5.

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2009 Game-by-Game Review

GAME 11: West Virginia 19 #8/9 PITT 16 GAME 12: #5/5 CINCINNATI 45 #14/15 PITT 44 Nov. 27, 2009 l Milan Puskar Stadium l 56,123 Dec. 5, 2009 l Heinz Field l 63,387

Tyler Bitancurt kicked four fi eld goals, including the game-winning In a game that decided the 2009 Big East title and the league’s BCS bowl 43-yarder as time expired, to give West Virginia a 19-16 victory over representative, Cincinnati’s Tony Pike threw a 29-yard touchdown pass visiting Pitt in the 102nd ...less than three minutes earlier to Armon Binns with 33 seconds left to lift the No. 5 Bearcats (12-0, 7-0) Pitt had tied the game with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Bill Stull to past Pitt, 45-44, at Heinz Field…Dion Lewis’ three touchdowns and 194 Jonathan Baldwin...the Panthers (9-2, 5-1) had trailed 16-6 with 10:05 yards rushing on a school-record 47 carries sparked Pitt (9-3, 5-2) to leads remaining before rallying with 10 fourth-quarter points...key in the game's of 31-10, 38-24 and 44-38…Pitt seized a 21-point lead late in the second result was the turnover battle...the Panthers threw two interceptions while quarter before Mardy Gilyard had a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD only WVU did not turn the ball over once...the Mountaineers (8-3, 4-2) parlayed 70 seconds before halftime…he later made it 31-24 in the third quarter both INTs into fi eld goals...WVU's lone touchdown came in spectacular with a 68-yard scoring catch…Lewis set Pitt freshman marks for scoring fashion, an 88-yard run by Noel Devine that gave the Mountaineers a (102), total TDs (17) and rush TDs (16), eclipsing LeSean McCoy’s 2007 13-6 lead late in the third. frosh records…his 47 rushes broke Craig "Ironhead" Heyward's 1987 school record of 42 carries in a game…with 113 receiving yards, Jona- PITT 0 3 3 10 16 than Baldwin became Pitt’s fi rst 1000-yard receiver (1,080) since 2004. WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 10 6 19 CINCINNATI 7 10 7 21 45 First Quarter PITT 7 24 0 13 44 No scoring First Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Lewis 4-yard run (Hutchins kick) 7:27 PITT — Hutchins 37-yard fi eld goal 3:21 UC — Ramsey 2-yard run (Rogers kick) 5:17 WVU — Bitancurt 20-yard fi eld goal 0:05 Second Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Baldwin 22-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 14:13 WVU — Bitancurt 43-yard fi eld goal 9:18 UC — Rogers 20-yard fi eld goal 11:12 PITT — Hutchins 30-yard fi eld goal 4:52 PITT — Baldwin 40-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 10:28 WVU — Devine 88-yard run (Bitancurt kick) 4:34 PITT — Hutchins 33-yard fi eld goal 4:53 PITT — Stull 3-yard run (Hutchins kick) 1:26 Fourth Quarter UC — Gilyard 99-yard kickoff return (Rogers kick) 1:10 WVU — Bitancurt 39-yard fi eld goal 10:05 PITT — Hutchins 36-yard fi eld goal 7:37 Third Quarter PITT — Baldwin 50-yard pass from Stull (Hutchins kick) 2:54 UC — Gilyard 68-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 8:12 WVU — Bitancurt 43-yard fi eld goal 0:00 Fourth Quarter PITT — Lewis 15-yard run (Hutchins kick) 12:26 Team Stats PITT WVU UC — Woods 8-yard pass from Pike (kick failed) 11:09 UC — Pead 1-yard run (Gilyard pass from Pike) 5:46 First Downs 15 18 PITT — Lewis 5-yard run (rush failed) 1:36 Rushes-Yards 29-146 43-205 UC — Binns 29-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 0:33 Comp-Att-Int 16-30-2 19-32-0 Passing Yards 179 164 Team Stats UC PITT Total Yards 325 369 First Downs 20 23 Punt Returns-Yards 3-9 2-6 Rushes-Yards 18-69 55-193 Kick Returns-Yards 5-144 4-92 Comp-Att-Int 22-44-3 13-21-2 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 2-6 Passing Yards 302 176 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 371 369 Punts-Average 3-45.3 5-43.2 Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 3-60 Penalties-Yards 2-20 6-46 Kick Returns-Yards 8-278 8-141 Third Down Conv. 2-13 9-19 Interceptions-Yards 2-31 3-26 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 1-3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Sacks By-Yards 2-19 1-10 Punts-Average 4-32.2 5-39.6 Possession Time 29:47 30:13 Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-65 Third Down Conv. 4-11 8-17 Rushing Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 2-3 PITT — Lewis 26-155; Graham 1-(-1); Stull 2-(-8). Sacks By-Yards 3-27 2-9 WVU — Devine 17-134, 1 TD; Clarke 10-29; Brown 13-21; Starks 2-13; Possession Time 20:53 39:07 Sanders 1-8. Rushing Passing CINCINNATI — Pead 9-76, 1 TD; Rogers 1-3; Ramsey 2-2, 1 TD; Collaros PITT — Stull 16-30-2, 179 yards, 1 TD. 1-0; Team 1-(-1); Pike 4-(-11). WVU — Brown 19-31-0, 164 yards; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. PITT — Lewis 47-194, 3 TD; Graham 3-14; Hynoski 1-9; Stull 4-(-24), 1 TD. Receiving Passing PITT — Baldwin 8-127, 1 TD; Shanahan 2-17; Lewis 2-14; Dickerson 2-12; CINCINNATI — Pike 22-44-3, 302 yards, 3 TD. McGee 1-6; Hynoski 1-3. PITT — Stull 13-21-2, 176 yards, 2 TD. WVU — Arnett 7-71; Sanders 3-15; Austin 3-12; Lyons 2-44; Starks 2-16; Urban 1-4; Devine 1-2. Receiving CINCINNATI — Woods 7-61, 1 TD; Gilyard 5-118, 1 TD; Binns 5-104, 1 TD; Guidugli 3-17; Pead 2-2. PITT — Baldwin 6-113, 2 TD; Lewis 5-34; Shanahan 1-23; Byham 1-6.

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Individual Marks MISCELLANEOUS 50+ yard fi eld goal: RUSHING 54 yards, David Merrick vs. Texas, 9-3-94. 200+ yards rushing: 3+ fi eld goals: 221, LaRod Stephens-Howling vs. Syracuse, 10-7-06. 3, Dan Hutchins vs. West Virginia, 11-27-09. (27 att., 1 TD). 60+ yard punt: 300+ yards rushing: 60 yards, Dave Brytus vs. Iowa, 9-20-08. 303 yards, Tony Dorsett vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-75 (23 att., 1 TD). Safety by Pitt: 30+ Rushing attempts: vs. The Citadel, 9-23-06, high snap goes out of end zone. 47, Dion Lewis vs. Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (194 yds., 3 TDs). Blocked FG: 2 Players w/100 yards rushing: Chas Alecxih vs. NC State, 9-26-09. 10-20-07 vs. Cincinnati, LeSean McCoy (137) and Blocked PAT: LaRod Stephens-Howling (100). Greg Romeus vs. Notre Dame, 11-14-09. 100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: Blocked punt: 9-25-04 vs. Furman, Raymond Kirkley (108) and Tyler Palko (380). Nate Nix vs. Cincinnati, 12-5-09. 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: Player with Two Interceptions (same game): 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, (209), Greg Williams vs. Connecticut, 12-6-08. Antonio Bryant (222), and John Turman (332). Interception for TD: 50+yard TD Run: Greg Williams vs. Syracuse, 11-7-09, 51 yds. 50, Dion Lewis vs. Notre Dame, 11-14-09. Two Interceptions for TDs (same game): 60+yard TD Run: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 yards) 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. 70+yard TD Run: Fumble return for TD: 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. Greg Williams vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09, 50 yds. 80+yard TD Run: Two Defensive TDs (same game): 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. Ricky Gary, 3-yard fumble return, followed by Scott McKillop, 3+ touchdowns rushing: 18-yard interception return, vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. 3, Dion Lewis vs. Cincinnati, 12-5-09. Kickoff return for TD: 4+ touchdowns rushing: Lowell Robinson vs. UCF, 10-13-06, 97 yards. 4, LeSean McCoy vs. Rutgers, 10-25-08. Punt return for TD: Darrelle Revis vs. West Virginia, 11-16-06, 73 yards. PASSING Blocked FG return for TD: 25+ pass completions: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 11-12-05, 71 yards. 29, Bill Stull vs. Bowling Green, 8-30-08. Blocked punt return for TD: (51 att., 264 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT) Billy Davis vs. Minnesota, 9-28-91, 13 yards. 40+ pass attempts: 2-point conversion (rushing): 51, Bill Stull vs. Bowling Green, 8-30-08. Tim Murphy vs. Notre Dame, 9-3-05. (29 comp., 264 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT) 2-point conversion (passing): 60+ yard TD pass: Bill Stull to Cedric McGee vs. Connecticut, 10-10-09. 71, vs. Louisville, 10-2-09, Bill Stull to Jonathan Baldwin. Defensive 2-point conversion: 70+ yard TD pass: Doug Hetzler returned PAT attempt vs. Syracuse, 9-22-90. 71, vs. Louisville, 10-2-09, Bill Stull to Jonathan Baldwin. Player to Throw, Catch and Rush for a TD (same game): 300+ yards passing: Jawan Walker vs. Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yd. pass to Larry 307, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06. Fitzgerald, 47-yd. catch from Rod Rutherford, 3-yd. TD rush). (50 att., 31 comp., 1 TD, 3 INTs) 100+ yards rushing and 100+ yards passing (one player): Team Marks 11-3-73 vs. Syracuse, Billy Daniels, 165 rushing and 121 passing. MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVING 300+ yards rushing: 10+ receptions: 351 yards vs. Kent State, 9-18-99. 11, Derek Kinder vs. Louisville, 11-25-06. Failed to gain 100+ yards rushing: 60+ yard TD reception: 94 yards vs. NC State, 9-26-09 (23 att.). 71, vs. Louisville, 10-2-09, Bill Stull to Jonathan Baldwin. 300+ yards passing: 70+ yard TD reception: 348 yards vs. Rutgers, 10-25-08 71, vs. Louisville, 10-2-09, Bill Stull to Jonathan Baldwin. (34 att., 22 comp., 0 TDs, 1 INT). 150+ yards receiving: Failed to gain 100+ yards passing: 172, Derek Kinder vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06 (3 rec., 2 TDs). 89 yards vs. Oregon State, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl). 200+ yards receiving: (28 att., 9 comp., 0 TD, 1 INT). 207, Larry Fitzgerald vs. Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 rec., 2 TDs). 100+ yards in penalties: 2 players w/100 yards receiving: 119 yards vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09 (11 penalties). 12-4-04 vs. USF, Greg Lee (153) and Erik Gill (126). 10+ penalties: 3 touchdowns receiving: 11 vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09 (119 yards). Dorin Dickerson vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. Shutout: 24-0 vs. Connecticut, 11-12-05. 4 touchdowns receiving: Was Shut Out: 3-0 vs. Oregon State, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl). Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94.

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Individual Marks Team Marks RUSHING MISCELLANEOUS 200+ yards rushing: Opponent failed to register a TD: 220, Pat White, West Virginia 11-16-06 (22 att., 2 TDs). 9-5-09, Youngstown State (Pitt won 38-3). 215, Steve Slaton, West Virginia 11-16-06 (23 att., 2 TDs). Safety by opponent: 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 12-1-07, West Virginia, Pitt’s Dave Brytus takes intentional West Virginia 11-16-06: safety to end game. 220, Pat White, West Virginia 11-16-06 (22 att., 2 TDs). Opponent punt return for TD: 215, Steve Slaton, West Virginia 11-16-06 (23 att., 2 TDs). Golden Tate, Notre Dame, 11-14-09 (87 yards). 30+ rushing attempts: Opponent kickoff return for TD: 34, Donald Brown, Connecticut, 12-6-08 (189 yards, 1 TD). Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (99 yards). 100+ yards rushing and 100+ yards passing (one player): Opponent fumble recovery for TD: Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Navy 10-10-07: Deon Palmer, Louisville, 11-3-05 (recovered in end zone). Passing: 166 yards (12 att., 9 comp., 2 TDs, 0 INT). Opponent interception for TD: Rushing: 122 yards (25 att., 1 TD). Connecticut, 10-10-09: 50+ yard TD run: Robert Vaughn (20 yards). 88 yards, Noel Devine (West Virginia), 11-27-09. Opponent returned two interceptions for TDs: 3+ touchdowns rushing: USF, 11-24-07: 3, Darius Walker (Notre Dame), 9-3-05. Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams (21 yards). 4+ touchdowns rushing: Opponent TD off blocked punt: 4, Quincy Wilson (West Virginia), 11-15-03. Charlton Sinclair, USF, 10-2-08 (26 yards). Opponent TD off blocked FG: PASSING Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 11-3-01 (71 yards). 25+ completions: Opponent Defensive 2-Point Conversion: 27, Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame, 11-14-09. Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94 (42 att., 283 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT). Team gained 300+ yards passing: 50+ yard TD pass: 302 yards, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (44 att., 22 comp., 3 TDs, 3 INT). 68 yards, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (Tony Pike to Mardy Gilyard) Team gained 300+ yards rushing: 300+ yards passing: 331 yards, Navy, 10-10-07 (70 att., 4 TDs). 302 yards, Tony Pike, Cincinnati, 12-5-09. Team failed to gain 100+ yards rushing: (44 att., 22 comp., 3 TDs, 3 INT). 69 yards, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (18 att.). Team failed to gain 75+ yards rushing: RECEIVING 69 yards, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (18 att.). 10+ receptions: Team failed to gain 50+ yards rushing: 12, Brett Hamlin, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (149 yards). 38 yards, Rutgers, 10-16-09 (20 att.). 50+ yard TD reception: Team failed to gain 25+ yards rushing: 68 yards, Cincinnati, 12-5-09 (Tony Pike to Mardy Gilyard) 8 yards, Oregon State (Insight Bowl), 12-26-02 (32 att.). 150+ yards receiving: Team held to negative yards rushing: 157, Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (6 rec.). -3 yards, Rutgers, 9-21-02 (28 att.). 2 players with 100 yards receiving: Team failed to gain 100+ pass yards: Cincinnati, 12-5-09: 90 yards, USF, 10-24-09 (13 att., 7 comp., 1 TD, 3 INT). Mardy Gilyard, 118 yards (5 rec., 1 TD), Team failed to gain 100 yards in total offense Armon Binns, 104 yards (5 rec., 1 TD). 97 yards, Akron, 10-3-98 (57 rushing, 40 yards passing).

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The Last Time: Pitt Streaks, Milestones & OT Games

Undefeated/Failed to Win Shutouts

Undefeated: Shutout: 1976, 12-0. 24-0 vs. Connecticut, 11-12-05.

Undefeated, Home: Was Shut Out: 1980, 5-0. 3-0, vs. Oregon State, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl).

Undefeated, Road Most Consecutive Shutouts: 1987, 4-0. 11, 1910 (9) thru 1911 (2)

Failed To Win A Game Most Shutouts Season: 0-8-1, 1903. 9, 1904, 1905 &1910

Failed To Win, Home Most Consecutive Shutouts (Home): 1993, 0-6. 10, 1910 (9) – 1911 (1)

Failed To Win, Road Most Consecutive Shutouts (Road): 3 2005, 0-5. 1908-10 Pitt 13 – St. Louis 0, 1908 Winning & Losing Streaks Pitt 0 – WVU 0, 1909 Pitt 18 – Westminster 0, 1910 Longest Winning Streak 1920-21 31, 1914-1918: 1914 (2), 1915 (8), 1916 (8), 1917 (9), Pitt 47 – Geneva 0, 1920 1918 (4). Pitt 28 – Geneva 0, 1921 Pitt 28 – Penn 0, 1921 Longest Win Streak (Home) 1929-30 29, 1914-1919: 1914 (2), 1915 (6), 1916 (6), 1917 (7), Pitt 40 – Allegheny 0, 1929 1918 (4), 1919 (4). Pitt 52 – Waynesburg 0, 1930 Pitt 14 – Syracuse 0, 1930 Longest Win Streak (Road) 1932-33 10, 1913-1917: 1913 (1), 1914 (3), 1915 (2), 1916 (2), Pitt 0 – Nebraska 0, 1932 1917 (2). Pitt 21 – WVU 0, 1933 Pitt 37 – Centre 0, 1933 Longest Losing Streak 10, 1950-51: 1950 (3), 1951 (7); 1971-72: 1971 (3), All-Time OT Games 1972 (7); 1995-96: 1995 (9), 1996 (1).

Longest Losing Streak (Home) All-Time OT Games: 12 (6-6) 9, 1992-93: 1992 (3), 1993 (6). 2OT Games: 5 (1-4) Longest Losing Streak (Road) 19, 1942-47: 1942 (4), 1943 (2), 1944 (3), 1945 (2), 3OT Games: 1 (1-0) 1946 (3), 1947 (5). 4OT Games: 1 (1-0)

Date Opponent Result Sept. 14, 1996 Houston L, 42-35 Oct. 25, 1997 at Rutgers W, 55-48 (2OT) Nov. 28, 1997 at West Virginia W, 41-38 (3OT) Oct. 7, 2000 at Syracuse L, 24-17 (2OT) Oct. 26, 2002 Boston College W, 19-16 Sept. 25, 2004 Furman W, 41-38 Oct. 16, 2004 Boston College W, 20-17 Nov. 6, 2004 at Syracuse L, 38-31 (2OT) Sept. 9, 2005 at Ohio L, 16-10 Nov. 11, 2006 at Connecticut L, 46-45 (2OT) Oct. 10, 2007 Navy L, 48-45 (2OT) Nov. 1, 2008 at Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT)

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Pitt Bowl History Rose Bowl • Jan. 2, 1928 Paul Collins 36-yard TD pass for Pitt to arrive Pasadena, Calif., The Rose Bowl at the fi nal score. In all, the Trojans scored the most points against Pitt since 1903. It would be Sugar Bowl • Jan. 2, 1956 STANFORD 0 0 7 0 — 7 Sutherland’s second-worst margin of defeat in New Orleans, La., The Sugar Bowl PITTSBURGH 0 0 6 0 — 6 his 15 seasons at Pitt; the worst would come three years later, also against USC in the Rose GEORGIA TECH 7 0 0 0 — 7 Pitt’s fi rst bowl trip resembled a politician’s Bowl. PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 — 0 whistle-stop tour—wherever Pitt was at lunch- time during its trek west, it practiced. The rou- tine was simple: deboard the train around 11:15; A controversial pass interference penalty against explore the day’s town until noon; lunch at 12; Rose Bowl • Jan. 2, 1933 Pitt’s Bobby Grier, the fi rst black man ever to walk lunch off, then practice; reboard the train. Pasadena, Calif., The Rose Bowl play in the Sugar Bowl, put Georgia Tech on the So it was that Pitt practiced in Dodge City, Al- doorstep for the game’s only touchdown. Pitt, buquerque and Winslow, Arizona, on the way USC 7 0 7 21 — 35 under new Head Coach —the to Pasadena. The game had a sentimental story- PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 — 0 only man in Pitt history to play and coach in line: the coach against his mentor. Panther Head bowl games (he was a quarterback on the 1936 Coach John B. “Jock” Sutherland had played Pitt’s coach, John B. “Jock” Sutherland, would Rose Bowl team) —had several chances to tie for Stanford Coach Glenn “Pop” Warner when try a new ploy after two Rose Bowl losses, so he the game but hit a wall of futility. Grier’s penal- the latter was at Pitt. Amidst all that, the game, took the team to Tucson to practice for its fi rst ty gave Tech the ball on the 1, from where Wade although close, was controlled by Stanford. Pitt Rose Bowl win. Instead Sutherland suffered the Mitchell snuck in for the score. A fumble killed grabbed a 6-0 third-quarter lead when Jimmy worst loss in his Pitt career. It was the fi rst time a fi rst-quarter drive, then quarterback Corny Hagan scooped up a Cardinal fumble and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was since 1928 that Pitt was shut out and actually lost Salvaterra was stopped on a fourth-and-goal just missed. Stanford, which made several marches the game; it had played four scoreless ties since a before halftime. Pitt’s Ray DiPasquale inter- deep into Pitt territory, fi nally scored on an 6-0 loss to Carnegie Tech. With 83,000 in atten- cepted a pass to squelch a fourth quarter threat unusual play. On fourth-and-goal at the two, dance, the Panthers stayed close until the fourth by Tech. In the fi nal moments, Pitt made a furi- Stanford quarterback Biff Hoffman completed quarter before collapsing. USC’s Homer Griffi th ous attempt to tie the game. The Panthers, who a pass to Bob Sims, but it was short of the goal threw, and later caught, a touchdown pass as the were penalized twice on the last drive, were on line. Sims was hit and fumbled, but Frank Wil- Trojans built a 14-0 lead through three quarters. Tech’s 5-yard line when time ran out. ton picked up the loose ball and carried it in to After Irvine Warburton scored to make the score tie the game. Hoffman’s extra point won it, 7-6. 21-0, Pitt fumbled the kickoff, and Warburton Pitt, a slight favorite entering the game, mus- scored again shortly thereafter. A blocked punt tered very little offense in its fi rst of four Rose Gator Bowl • Dec. 29, 1956 set up the fi nal touchdown. Several Panthers Jacksonville, Fla., The Gator Bowl Bowl games. were singled out by the crowd with standing ova- tions: ends Ted Dailey and , guard GEORGIA TECH 7 7 7 0 — 21 Charles Hartwig, and back Warren Heller, who PITTSBURGH 0 7 7 0 — 14 Rose Bowl • Jan. 1, 1930 rushed for 63 yards in the fi nal game of his bril- Pasadena, Calif., The Rose Bowl liant Pitt career. Coach John Michelosen’s team had wanted a re- match with Georgia Tech, but the result was the USC 13 13 14 7 — 47 same—a seven-point loss. Pitt outgained Tech by PITTSBURGH 0 0 7 7 — 14 Rose Bowl • Jan. 1, 1937 106 yards, 313-207, but was plagued by turnovers. Pasadena, Calif., The Rose Bowl Georgia Tech converted an early interception into If vintage football fi lms give you the impres- a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Pitt was stopped on sion that the game of the 20s and 30s was run, WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 — 0 a goal-line stand at the start of the second quarter, run, and run again, think again. USC’s Trojans PITTSBURGH 7 0 7 7 — 21 and Tech increased its lead late in the quarter with bombed Pitt with an all-out passing attack. The a halfback-option TD pass. Pitt quarterback Corny game started on a bright note for “Jock” Suther- “Jock” Sutherland was intent on winning the Salvaterra hit Dick Bowen with a 36-yard scor- land’s team when Toby Uansa rushed 68 yards Rose Bowl in his fourth try. To that end, Pitt ing pass just before the half, and Pitt trailed, 14-7. on Pitt’s fi rst play. Pitt failed to score, then the spent two weeks working out on the west coast, Bowen’s fumble on the second-half kickoff set up walls caved in. Gaius Shaver connected with for Sutherland was not going to accept 0-4 in the clinching touchdown. Pitt pulled to within sev- Henry Edelson for a 55-yard touchdown. Later Rose Bowl play. His tactics worked, and captain en on Salvaterra’s sneak, but could draw no closer. in the quarter, Shaver hit Ernest Pinckert for a Bobby LaRue led Pitt to a 21-0 victory. LaRue’s 28-yard score, capitalizing on a Pitt fumble. An- running set up the fi rst touchdown of the game, other fumble led to USC’s third touchdown, a which, fi ttingly, he scored. LaRue’s 50-yard run short run which opened the score to 19-0. Two in the third quarter, which would have gone 75 Jesses set up the Trojans’ next score when Jesse yards for the touchdown if not for a diving tackle, Mortensen and Jesse Hill teamed for a 51-yard set up Frank Patrick’s touchdown. Pitt led, 14- pass play. Russell Saunders helped convert a 0, after three quarters. The defense added a late USC interception into a 33-0 lead with his 13- touchdown, returning an interception. So elated yard scoring run. Pitt fi nally broke through in was Sutherland that he substituted every player the third quarter when Uansa threw a 28-yard who made the trip, so each could forever relate pass to William Wallinchus. Southern Cal the experience of playing in a Rose Bowl victory. sandwiched two more long touchdown passes After four tries, the coach had fi nally overcome (38 and 62 yards) around a Tom Parkinson-to- one of the few obstacles in his remarkable career.

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Pitt Bowl History Fiesta Bowl • Dec. 21, 1973 Sugar Bowl • Jan. 1, 1977 combination of Steve Fuller-to-Jerry Butler was Tempe, Ariz., New Orleans, La., The Superdome rendered ineffective by a Pitt secondary which swooped in for four interceptions, two by senior ARIZONA STATE 7 0 3 18 — 28 GEORGIA 0 0 3 0 — 3 safety . Cavanaugh, an All-American PITTSBURGH 7 0 0 0 — 7 PITTSBURGH 7 14 3 3 — 27 in 1977, missed part of the season after suffer- ing a broken wrist against Notre Dame in the A new era in Pitt football was ushered in with The many remarkable accomplishments Tony fi rst game of the year. “I shudder to think what the Panthers’ fi rst bowl appearance in 17 years. Dorsett achieved in his four years at Pitt were he could have done had he stayed healthy,” said Coach-of-the-Year had revived a punctuated by his role in this win, one that gave Panther Coach Jackie Sherrill, who fi nished his struggling program and Pitt was 6-4-1 entering Pitt its fi rst national championship in 39 years. fi rst year at Pitt with a 9-2-1 mark. this game. Freshman Tony Dorsett was a big part Dorsett, quarterback and a of the turnaround, rushing for 1,686 yards. Pitt marauding defense just would not be denied in struck fi rst, with Dorsett scoring two plays after the fi rst indoor Sugar Bowl game. Cavanaugh, Tangerine Bowl • Dec. 23, 1978 Tom Perko recovered Arizona State quarterback named the game’s MVP, scored from six yards Orlando, Fla., Tangerine Bowl Danny White’s fumble on the fi rst play of the out to give Pitt a 7-0 lead. The celebration of game. But the Sun Devils, playing on their own that touchdown became a cov- NC STATE 7 10 3 10 — 30 fi eld, proved too tough. scored er that can be seen at several sites around Pitt’s PITTSBURGH 0 0 3 14 — 17 four plays after Dorsett’s touchdown to tie the campus. The photo headline simply read: “PITT game. Arizona State scored three touchdowns IS IT!” Gordon Jones turned a short pass into The Panthers saved their worst performance of in 6:04 of the fourth quarter, and although Pitt a 59-yard touchdown excursion in the second the season for this bowl outing with North Caro- blocked all three extra points, the game ended quarter. Dorsett’s 10-yard score late in the half lina State. Primarily a running team in 1978, Pitt one-sided after being tied at halftime. Dorsett cemented the victory. He was far from through, attempted to open it up on this night, throwing rushed for 100 yards, but Pitt turned the ball however. After gaining 65 yards in the fi rst half, 48 passes. Four were intercepted, however. The over seven times. Both quarterbacks, White and the winner exploded in the sec- Wolfpack, led by star running back Ted Brown, Pitt’s Billy Daniels, threw three interceptions, ond to fi nish with a Sugar Bowl record 202 yards rolled up a 23-3 fourth quarter lead before Pitt but White completed 14-of-19 for 269 yards. rushing, including 67 on one run that set up one quarterback Rick Trocano tried to bring the Daniels was 7-20 for just 57 yards. of Carson Long’s two second-half fi eld goals. Panthers back. An 18-play drive featured four The defense created six turnovers, and limited fourth-down conversions, the last of which the Bulldogs to 181 yards. Pitt defenders actual- resulted in a Freddie Jacobs touchdown. Pitt Sun Bowl • Dec. 26, 1975 ly caught more Georgia passes than did Georgia moved to State’s 34-yard line with fi ve minutes El Paso, Texas, Sun Bowl Stadium receivers (four interceptions, compared to three remaining, but an interception settled the issue. completions in 22 attempts). Vince Dooley, Trocano was intercepted twice more before the KANSAS 0 0 7 12 — 19 Georgia’s head coach, said this about the 12-0 game ended, but he also led Pitt to the game’s fi - PITTSBURGH 7 12 0 14 — 33 Panthers: “They proved today they are the best nal touchdown. “Execution on our part was our in the country. They have amazing balance; they biggest problem,” Coach Jackie Sherrill said. A player rushing for 100 yards is impressive. are the best defensive team we’ve seen. I think “’We didn’t play well...and the turnovers hurt Two players on the same team is remarkable. that is obvious. They are also the best offensive us.’’ Pitt fi nished 8-4. Three is unheard of, but that is how Pitt knocked team we’ve faced.” Pitt coach Johnny Majors, off Kansas. (11 carries for 123 who completed his four-year stint at Pitt with a yards, 11.2 average) got the ball rolling with a 33-13-1 record (after a combined 13-29 mark in Fiesta Bowl • Dec. 25, 1979 60-yard touchdown run in the fi rst quarter. Tony the previous four years) was named Coach-of- Tempe, Ariz., Sun Devil Stadium Dorsett (27-142) scored two touchdowns in the the-Year for the second time at Pitt. second quarter. Pitt had nearly 300 rushing yards ARIZONA 0 0 3 7 — 10 at the intermission. Quarterback Robert Hay- PITTSBURGH 3 3 7 3 — 16 good ran the veer offense to perfection, rush- Gator Bowl • Dec. 30, 1977 ing for 101 yards (14 carries) when he wasn’t Jacksonville, Fla., The Gator Bowl Pitt fi nished the 1979 season with a 10-game win- busy pitching out to Dorsett. Haygood also con- ning streak, built in part around the arm of freshman nected with Gordon Jones for a touchdown after CLEMSON 0 3 0 0 — 3 quarterback Dan Marino. The season fi nale came Walker scored his second of the game. Jones set PITTSBURGH 10 7 7 10 — 34 on Christmas Day, with the Panthers rounding out up his own touchdown with a 63-yard kickoff an 11-1 campaign with a 16-10 win over Arizona. return. With eight wins, Pitt had its best season Pitt set fi ve Gator Bowl records for offensive The Wildcats, coached by former Pitt radio com- since 1963. Dorsett rushed for 1,686 yards on profi ciency in an astounding demolition of the mentator Tony Mason, threatened often but did not the season, matching his 1973 total. highly regarded Clemson Tigers. Matt Cavana- score a touchdown until the game’s waning mo- ugh completed 23-of-36 passes for 387 yards ments. Junior cornerback Terry White intercepted and four touchdowns as Pitt outgained Clemson, two passes. One set up the second of three Mark 566-268. Three scoring tosses went to fullback Schubert fi eld goals; the other allowed Pitt to run Elliott Walker, who joined Tony Dorsett as the out the clock. Two of Schubert’s kicks were from second Pitt back ever to rush for 1,000 yards in 46 yards out. Pitt’s only touchdown came after a 12- a season. Gordon Jones scored the other TD on play drive, with Marino hitting Benjie Pryor from one of his 10 receptions for 163 yards. Cavana- 12 yards out. The last three plays of the drive: Ma- ugh threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns in rino to Mike Dombrowski for 34 yards, Marino to the fi rst half alone. Clemson’s vaunted passing Ralph Still for 24 yards, and the touchdown.

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Pitt Bowl History Gator Bowl • Dec. 29, 1980 the favor with a fumble at the Pitt seven. Eric took the lead for good as Stafford hit Jones on Jacksonville, Fla., The Gator Bowl Schubert’s missed fi eld goal attempt left the a short pass that he broke for a 60-yard touch- game scoreless at the half. Marino completed down. Stafford fi nished the fi rst quarter with 202 S. CAROLINA 0 3 0 6 — 9 fi ve straight short passes to set up Schubert’s 43- yards passing on the way to a 368-yard night. PITTSBURGH 10 7 17 3 — 37 yard kick which gave Pitt its only points. SMU’s Jones set records for receiving yards and lon- “Pony Express” backfi eld ( and gest reception. Wanke replaced Darnell Dick- Pitt’s defense wanted this game badly. Its leader Craig James) led an 80-yard drive, which McIl- erson early in the third quarter after Dickerson for four years, Hugh Green, fi nished second in henny capped off with a nine-yard run. Pitt’s last suffered a knee injury. Wanke completed 8-of- the Heisman Trophy voting behind South Caro- chance ended when a Marino pass was tipped 20 passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns, lina’s George Rogers. With the chance to avenge and intercepted in the end zone. including two late in the fourth quarter that cut that result, Pitt smothered Gamecocks with a the Longhorns’ lead to fi ve. Heyward rushed swarming defense and an effi cient offense. Rick for 136 yards, winning his personal battle with Trocano and Dan Marino split time at quarter- Fiesta Bowl • Jan. 2, 1984 Texas star Eric Metcalf, who fi nished with 95 back; each threw a touchdown pass and Trocano Tempe, Ariz., Sun Devil Stadium yards rushing. Heyward ended the season with added a short TD run. Although Rogers gained 1,791 yards, the second-best in Pitt history. Pitt 113 yards, his two fumbles were more of a factor OHIO STATE 7 7 0 14 — 28 fi nished the year at 8-4, their most successful in the game than his rushing output. Tom Flynn PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 16 — 23 season since 1983. recovered Rogers’ fumble on the fi rst play of the game, leading to Trocano’s score. Randy McMil- John Congemi completed a school-record lan scored two touchdowns as Pitt rolled to a 37-3 31 passes for 341 yards, but a late Ohio State John Hancock Bowl lead. The defense was led by , touchdown pass spoiled Congemi’s, and Pitt’s, Dec. 30, 1989 who made 19 tackles (14 solos). Pitt fi nished the afternoon. Congemi’s second- El Paso, Texas, Sun Bowl Stadium season 11-1. quarter touchdown pass to tight end Clint Wil- son tied the score at 7-7, but the Buckeyes led, TEXAS A&M 7 3 12 6 — 28 14-7, entering the fourth quarter. Wilson fell on PITTSBURGH 7 10 7 7 — 31 Sugar Bowl • Jan. 1, 1982 Joe McCall’s fumble in the end zone to tie the New Orleans, La., The Superdome score early in the fourth quarter. Ohio State’s Led by bowl MVP Alex Van Pelt’s 354 yards scored his second touchdown by passing, Pitt parlayed a John Hancock Bowl- GEORGIA 0 7 6 7 — 20 returning the ensuing kickoff 99 yards. Con- record 530 yards in offense into a 31-28 come- PITTSBURGH 0 3 7 14 — 24 gemi was six-for-six on Pitt’s next touchdown from-behind victory over Texas A&M. It was drive, which culminated with an 11-yard pass a day of fi rsts for the Panthers. Paul Hackett, One of the most dramatic fi nishes in Pitt football to Dwight Collins. Congemi, who completed named head coach moments before kickoff, history gave Pitt its second Sugar Bowl win over 19-of-27 in the second half, had his conversion won his fi rst game as a head coach. It also was Georgia. Pitt trailed, 20-17, with 42 seconds re- pass broken up, and Pitt trailed, 21-20. A 17- Pitt’s fi rst bowl win since the Panthers’ 24-20 maining. It faced a fourth-and-5 at the Bulldog play drive later in the quarter ended with Snuffy Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia in 1982. Van 33. Coach Jackie Sherrill disdained the potential Everett’s 37-yard fi eld goal to put the Panthers Pelt, who completed 20 of 40 passes and threw 50-yard fi eld goal attempt. “With fi ve minutes to on top. Quarterback led Ohio for two touchdowns, rallied the Panthers from go I said we were not here to tie, we were here to State back, ending an 89-yard drive with a 39- a 28-24 defi cit, when he connected with Henry win,” Sherrill said. Dan Marino wanted to throw a yard bomb to Thad Jemison, who scored with 39 Tuten on a 44-yard touchdown strike with just short pass to a running back to get the fi rst down, seconds remaining. Head Coach Foge Fazio’s 2:19 remaining in the game, giving Pitt a 31-28 but a Georgia blitz left tight end John Brown in Panthers drove to the Buckeye 24, but could get lead. Tailback Curvin Richards rushed for 156 single coverage down the middle. Marino was right no further. yards on 23 carries and scored the fi rst points on target for the touchdown, his third of the game. of the game with a 12-yard TD. Texas A&M The Panther defense limited to 84 countered with a nine-yard touchdown run yards on 25 carries. Bluebonnet Bowl • Dec. 31, 1987 by quarterback Lance Pavlas, tying the score Houston, Texas, The at 7-7 to end the fi rst quarter. With the score tied at 10 late in the fi rst half, Van Pelt threw Cotton Bowl • Jan. 1, 1983 TEXAS 14 3 3 12 — 32 an eight-yard touchdown pass to Ronald Red- Dallas, Texas, The Cotton Bowl PITTSBURGH 7 0 7 13 — 27 mon, giving Pitt a 17-10 halftime lead. Flanker Olanda Truitt completed his freshman season SMU 0 0 0 7 — 7 Despite late heroics from Larry Wanke, Pitt was in stellar fashion, catching four passes for 124 PITTSBURGH 0 0 3 0 — 3 grounded in this aerial circus, as Texas quarter- yards, including a key 59-yard reception that set back Brett Stafford and split end Tony Jones set up Redmon’s score. Carnel Smith fi nished the The Panthers’ season came to a dismal end as Bluebonnet Bowl records. The New Year’s Eve game with 10 tackles and Barry Threats had a Pitt lost to Southern Methodist in the Mustangs’ crowd was treated to an action-packed game game-ending interception, which ended Texas own backyard. Dan Marino, in his last game at from the start. Stafford connected with Jones A&M’s fi nal drive and secured the Panthers’ Pitt, was plagued by dropped passes on the cold, for a 77-yard touchdown on the fi rst play from victory. The Hancock Bowl win marked the end rainy day. He completed 19-of-37 for 181 yards. scrimmage. Pitt retaliated quickly: Billy Owens of another decade in Pitt football history and the Fumbles were the story of the fi rst quarter. Joe returned the kickoff 45 yards, Billy Osborn hit dawn of the Hackett coaching era. The Panthers McCall lost one at the SMU one-yard line, Reggie Williams for 45 more yards on a trick fi nished the 1989 season with an 8-3-1 record. but Mustang QB Lance McIlhenny returned play; then Craig Heyward tied the score with a four-yard burst. Six plays later, the Longhorns

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Pitt Bowl History AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl But the Panthers could draw no closer. The con- 34, ran wide to the right and sprinted down the Dec. 31, 1997 test marked the fi rst football game ever played sideline for a 66-yard touchdown. It was the fi rst Memphis, Tenn., Liberty Bowl in Bank One Ballpark, home of Major League punt return for a TD in Pittsburgh’s bowl his- Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. tory. Pittsburgh iced the game with a 44-yard SO. MISS. 7 7 14 13 — 41 touchdown drive climaxed by Brandon Miree’s PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 0 — 7 seven-yard burst. Miree, who earned the game’s Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl Offensive MVP honor, fi nished with 113 yards Playing its fi rst postseason game in eight sea- Dec. 20, 2001 rushing on 20 carries (5.7 avg.). In contrast, OSU tailback Steven Jackson — who entered sons, Pittsburgh fell victim to an opportunistic Orlando, Fla., Florida Citrus Bowl Southern Mississippi defense and suffered a the game as the nation’s fi fth-leading rusher — was held to a season-low 34 yards. 41-7 defeat in the 1997 AXA/Equitable Liberty NC STATE 3 7 0 9 — 19 Bowl. It was the Panthers’ fi rst-ever appearance PITTSBURGH 3 21 3 7 — 34 in the Liberty Bowl and their fi rst bowl game since a 31-28 victory over Texas A&M in the Pittsburgh captured its fi rst bowl victory since Continental Tire Bowl 1989 John Hancock Bowl. Pittsburgh threat- 1989 with a 34-19 win over NC State in the Visit Dec. 27, 2003 ened early, driving to the Golden Eagles’ 13 on Florida Tangerine Bowl. The victory gave the Charlotte, N.C., Ericsson Stadium its initial series, but failed to score any points. Panthers their strongest close to a season since Southern Miss responded with a pair of touch- 1980 by winning their fi nal six games. Hobbled PITTSBURGH 0 13 3 0 — 16 down drives for a 14-0 second-quarter lead. The by an ankle injury, Antonio Bryant went on to VIRGINIA 7 10 3 3 — 23 Panther offense, held in check for most of the earn Most Valuable Player honors after catching game, had its lone shinning moment when quar- seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. A skillful and methodical opening drive that terback connected with Jake Hof- David Priestley put up MVP-like statistics him- moved 69 yards to the Virginia one-yard line ul- fart on an 89-yard pass-and-run touchdown as self, completing 18-of-32 passes for 271 yards timately failed to produce any points, setting the Pittsburgh trailed 14-7 at halftime. Hoffart, who and the two scoring strikes to Bryant. The duo tone in Pittsburgh’s 23-16 loss in the Continen- fi nished with fi ve catches for 121 yards, set a propelled the Panthers to a 24-10 halftime lead. tal Tire Bowl. Virginia scored the game’s fi rst Liberty Bowl record with his touchdown catch. The Pittsburgh defense held strong and limited touchdown four plays later and went on to win The Panthers, however, would come no closer. Wolfpack quarterback Philip Rivers to just 189 its second consecutive Continental Tire Bowl. USM’s defense returned a fumble and two in- yards through the air and sacked him four times. Missed opportunities were the theme for Pitt, terceptions for touchdowns in the second half to NC State closed to 27-19 in the fourth quarter which fi nished 8-5 for the season, with a missed roll to its fi rst victory ever over Pittsburgh. but blitzing Lewis Moore quelled the threat extra point, missed fi eld goal, an interception when he sacked Rivers and forced a fumble. and a lost fumble on a potential game-tying Tyre Young picked it up and ran 16 yards un- drive. Heisman Trophy runner-up Larry Fitzger- touched for the clinching TD. Moore, who fi n- ald saw his NCAA record touchdown streak end Insight.com Bowl ished with seven tackles (all solo), including at 18 games, but the All-American still led the Dec. 28, 2000 two for losses, was named Pittsburgh’s Defen- Panthers with fi ve catches for 77 yards. Bran- Phoenix, Ariz., Bank One Ballpark sive MVP. don Miree rushed for 110 yards and added four receptions, including one for a 17-yard touch- IOWA STATE 7 20 0 10 — 37 down. The scoring pass from Rod Rutherford PITTSBURGH 7 0 13 9 — 29 Insight Bowl • Dec. 26, 2002 was his 37th of the season, tying Dan Marino’s Phoenix, Ariz., Bank One Ballpark school record set in 1981. Making its second postseason appearance under Walt Harris, Pittsburgh rolled up big offensive PITTSBURGH 7 3 14 14 — 38 numbers but fell in a shootout to Iowa State, 37- OREGON STATE 7 3 3 0 — 13 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 29, in the Insight.com Bowl. The Panthers held Jan. 1, 2005 statistical advantages in total offense (491 yards Pittsburgh achieved its fi nest season in two de- Tempe, Ariz., Sun Devil Stadium to 375), passing (347 to 308) and rushing (164 cades with a 38-13 triumph over Oregon State to 107). The Panthers struck on their very fi rst in the Insight Bowl. The Panthers fi nished 9-4, PITTSBURGH 0 0 7 0 — 7 possession of the game when John Turman hit their winningest season since 1982, and secured UTAH 7 7 21 0 — 35 a streaking Antonio Bryant for a 72-yard touch- a spot in the fi nal national polls for the fi rst time down and 7-0 lead. The Cyclones, however, re- since 1989. The win marked the Panthers’ sec- Making its fi rst appearance in the Fiesta Bowl sponded with 27 unanswered points, including ond consecutive postseason victory. A stifl ing since the 1983 season, Pitt fell victim to a le- 20 in the second period. Pittsburgh pulled within defensive effort, effi cient offense as well as a thal Utah passing game and equally potent pass 27-14 when Rod Rutherford snuck in from two special teams gem keyed the result. Tied at 10 rush in a 35-7 defeat. Tyler Palko was sacked a yards out. Bryant then made a brilliant diving at halftime, OSU quarterback Derek Anderson Fiesta Bowl-record nine times and the Panthers’ catch for a 44-yard touchdown and the Panthers was intercepted by Tez Morris, who returned offense was grounded most of the evening. The trailed 27-20 with 2:05 left in the third. The the ball 36 yards to the Beavers’ 23 early in Utes fi nished the 2004 season with a 12-0 re- Panthers’ momentum was slowed when Iowa the third quarter. Rod Rutherford completed a cord and ranked as high as fourth in the fi nal State’s JaMain Billups returned a punt 72 yards 22-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald to the one be- polls. Pitt fi nished with an 8-4 mark and ranked for a score early in the fourth. Kevan Barlow, fore rushing up the middle for a 17-10 lead just No. 25. Utah scored touchdowns on fi ve of its who fi nished with 114 rushing yards, bulled in three minutes into the second half. The Panthers fi rst seven possessions, including all three in the from the three to make it 34-29 at the 9:45 mark. broke open the contest later in the third when third quarter. Pitt advanced into Utah territory Shawn Robinson fi elded a punt at the Panthers’ 70 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl

Pitt Bowl History three times in the fi rst half but four sacks and a blocked fi eld goal kept the Panthers off the scoreboard. The Panthers’ lone score came on a beautiful over-the-shoulder grab by Greg Lee that went for a 31-yard touchdown with 4:28 left in the third quarter. Lee had seven receptions for 93 yards, while fellow wideout Joe DelSardo John Brown and Dan Marino had nine catches for 109 yards. celebrate their 1982 Sugar Bowl victory.

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Making its fi rst bowl appearance since the 2004 season, Pitt failed to take advantage of a masterful defensive performance, falling to Oregon State, 3-0, in the Sun Bowl. The Panthers (9-4) held the Beavers to 273 yards and forced three turnovers. Unfortunately Pitt’s offense was also bottled up, managing only 178 yards and never penetrating Oregon State’s 36-yard line. The Panthers ap- Pitt’s Bobby Grier was the fi rst African-American peared poised to pull out another fourth-quarter to play in the Sugar Bowl when he suited up on comeback when T.J. Porter returned a punt 36 Jan. 2, 1956. yards to the OSU 42 with 12:39 left in the game. A sack and forced fumble by the Beavers’ Vic- tor Butler, however, ended the threat. Pitt’s fi nal scoring opportunity came with 2:02 remaining Pittsburgh Bowl Game History when Conor Lee attempted a 57-yard fi eld goal, but the kick fell just short of the crossbar. Line- Year Bowl Opponent Pitt Opp. Record 1927* Rose Bowl Stanford 6 7 8-1-1 backers Scott McKillop and Austin Ransom led 1929* Rose Bowl U.S.C. 14 47 9-1 Pitt with 11 tackles each. McKillop also had an 1932* Rose Bowl U.S.C. 0 35 8-1-2 interception in the end zone to end the fi rst half. 1936* Rose Bowl Washington 21 0 8-1-1 Greg Romeus was named the Jimmy Rogers Jr. 1955* Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 0 7 7-4 Most Valuable Lineman after collecting four 1956 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 14 21 7-3-1 tackles and two sacks. Oregon State (9-4) place- 1973 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State 7 28 6-5-1 kicker Justin Kahut accounted for the lone points 1975 Sun Bowl Kansas 33 19 8-4 of the day on a 44-yard fi eld goal with 2:18 left in 1976* Sugar Bowl Georgia 27 3 12-0 the second quarter. It was the lowest scoring bowl 1977 Gator Bowl Clemson 34 3 9-2-1 game since 1959, a 0-0 tie between Air Force and 1978 Tangerine Bowl N.C. State 17 30 8-4 TCU in the Cotton Bowl. 1979 Fiesta Bowl Arizona 16 10 11-1 1980 Gator Bowl South Carolina 37 9 11-1 1981* Sugar Bowl Georgia 24 20 11-1 1982* Cotton Bowl S.M.U. 3 7 9-3 1983* Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 23 28 8-3-1 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl Texas 27 32 8-4 1989 John Hancock Bowl Texas A&M 31 28 8-3-1 1997 Liberty Bowl Southern Mississippi 7 41 6-6 2000 Insight.com Bowl Iowa State 29 37 7-5 2001 Tangerine Bowl NC State 34 19 7-5 2002 Insight Bowl Oregon State 38 13 9-4 2003 Continental Tire Bowl Virginia 16 23 8-5 2004* Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Utah 7 35 8-4 2008 Brut Sun Bowl Oregon State 0 3 9-4

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Bowl Records INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE INTERCEPTIONS Most Plays: 50, John Congemi Most Interceptions: 2, four times RUSHING (Fiesta, 1984) Most Interception Return Yards: 71, Bill Most Yards: 402, Matt Cavanaugh Daddio, 1 INT. (Rose, 1937) Most Attempts: 32, Tony Dorsett (Gator, 1977) (387 pass, 15 rush) Longest Interception Return: 71, Bill (Sugar, 1977) Touchdown Responsibility: 4, Matt Daddio, (Rose, 1937) Most Net Yards: 202, Tony Dorsett Cavanaugh (Gator, 1977) (4 pass, 0 rush) Interception Return for a Touchdown: 71, (Sugar, 1977) , (Rose, 1937) Longest Rush: 69, Toby Uansa (Rose 1930) Rushing Touchdowns: 2, Tony Dorsett RECEIVING (Sun, 1975) Most Receptions: 10, Gordon Jones PUNT RETURNS (Gator, 1977) Most Returned: 6, T.J. Porter Most Yards: 163, Gordon Jones (Sun, 2008) PASSING (Gator, 1977) Most Yards: 86, T.J. Porter Most Touchdown Receptions: 3, Elliot (Sun, 2008) Most Attempts: 44, John Congemi Walker (Gator, 1977) Longest Punt Return: 66, Shawn Robinson (Fiesta, 1984) Longest Pass Reception: 89, Jake Hoffart (Insight, 2002) Most Completions: 31, John Congemi from Pete Gonzalez (Liberty, 1997) Punt Return for a Touchdown: 1, Shawn (Fiesta, 1984) Robinson (Insight, 2002) (66-yard return) Most Yards: 387, Matt Cavanaugh (Gator, 1977) Most Touchdowns: 4, Matt Cavanaugh PUNTING (Gator, 1977) Most Times Punted: 9, Dave Brytus SCORING Most Interceptions: 3, Rick Trocano (Sun, 2008) Most Touchdowns Scored: 3, Elliot (Tangerine, 1978), Highest Average: 44.7, Anthony Rechhia Walker (Gator, 1977) Billy Daniels (Fiesta, 1973) (Cotton, 1983) Most Points Scored: 18, Elliot Walker Longest Passing Play: 89, Pete Gonzalez to Longest Punt: 57, Dave Brytus (Gator, 1977) Jake Hoffart (Liberty, 1997) (Sun, 2008) Most Points Scored (Kick): 13, Eric Schubert (Fiesta, 1979) Dave Trout (Gator, 1980) Most PAT Attempted: 4, three times Most PAT Made: 4, three times Most FG Attempted: 3, Dave Trout (Gator, 1980) Eric Schubert (Fiesta, 1979) Most FG Made: 3, Dave Trout (Gator, 1980) Eric Schubert (Fiesta, 1979) Longest Field Goal: 46, Eric Schubert (Fiesta, 1979)

MISCELLANEOUS Fumbles Returned for TD: Tyre Young, 16 yards (Tangerine, 2001); Jimmy Hagan, 20 yards (Rose, 1928) Three 100-yard Rushers: Tony Dorsett (142), Elliot Walker (123), and Robert Haywood (101), (Sun, 1975)

Tony Dorsett rushed for two second-quarter touchdowns and totaled 142 yards on the ground in Pitt’s 33-19 win over Kansas in the 1975 Sun Bowl. Dorsett was one of three 100-yard rushers for the Panthers in that victory.

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Bowl Records TEAM RECORDS PUNT RETURNS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Returned: 6 (Gator, 1980 & Sun, 2008) RUSHING Most Yards: 86 (Sun, 2008) Most Rushing Yards: 145, Robert Wilson, Most Attempts: 66 (Sugar, 1977) Texas A&M (John Hancock, 1989) Most Net Yards: 288 (Sugar, 1977) Most Rushing TDs: 3, Woody Green, Rushing Touchdowns: 3 KICKOFF RETURNS Arizona State (Fiesta, 1973) (Sun, 1975 & Insight, 2002) Most Returned: 7 (Insight.com 2000) Most Passing Yards: 368, Brett Stafford, Most Yards: 128 (Tangerine, 2001) Texas (Bluebonnet, 1987) Most Passing TDs: 4, , Utah PASSING (Fiesta, 2004) Most Receiving Yards: 242, Tony Jones, Most Attempts: 46 (Fiesta, 1984) SCORING Texas (Bluebonnet, 1987) Most Completions: 31(Fiesta, 1984) Most Points Scored: 38 (Insight, 2002) Most Receiving TDs: 2, Chris Anthony, Most Yards: 387 (Gator, 1977) Most Points in a Quarter: 21, Iowa State (Insight.com, 2000) Most Touchdowns: 4 (Gator, 1977) Second quarter (Tangerine, 2001) Tony Jones, Texas (Bluebonnet, 1987) Most Interceptions: 4 (Sun, 1973) Most Points in a Half: 28, second half Paris Warren, Utah (Fiesta, 2004) (Insight, 2002) Most Interceptions: 2, Dave Liggins, Most Touchdowns Scored: 4, fi ve times Arizona (Fiesta, 1979) Most Field Goals Made: 3 TOTAL OFFENSE , Arizona State (Gator, 1980 & Fiesta, 1979) Most Plays: 88 (Gator, 1977) (Fiesta, 1973) Most Yards: 566 (Gator, 1977) (179 pass, 387 rush) MISCELLANEOUS Most First Downs: 30 (Gator, 1977) PUNTING Most First Downs Rushing: 18 Most Times Punted: 10 (Sun, 2008) (Sugar, 1977) Highest Average: 44.7 (Cotton, 1983) Most First Downs Passing: 18 (Gator, 1977) Most Penalties: 14 (Sugar, 1982) INTERCEPTIONS Most Penalty Yards: 96 (Sugar, 1982) Most Fumbles: 5, three times Most Interceptions: 5 (Rose, 1928) Most Fumbles Lost: 4 (Sun, 1973) Most Interception Return Yards: 78 Most Blocked Extra Points: 3 (Sun, 1973) (Rose, 1937)

Head coach John Majors and assistant Jackie Shawn Robinson’s 66-yard punt return for a touchdown sparked Pitt’s 38-13 victory over Sherrill celebrate Pitt’s 33-19 defeat of Kansas Oregon State in the 2002 Insight Bowl. in the 1975 Sun Bowl.

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Chancellor of the University and Distinguished Service Professor of Law Mark A. Nordenberg mmentum in the face of the unrelenting fi nan- ccial pressures brought by what now has been ccalled “the Great Recession.” According to CChancellor Nordenberg, “some of our great- eest satisfactions ultimately will come from kknowing that, even in the face of historic cchallenges, we continued to craft a record of eexcellence in an institution that is contribut- iing so much to the common good as a leader iin education, a pioneer in research and a ppartner in regional development.” In the face of serious pressures to many oof its revenue streams — including those aassociated with the steep decline in the sstock market and signifi cant mid-year cuts tto its state appropriation — the University iimplemented a series of fi scally prudent ssteps. These included budget cuts to both aacademic and support units, the implementa- ttion of centralized controls over all new and rreplacement hiring, a deliberate slowing of tthe pace of construction projects on all fi ve ccampuses, and the imposition of an institu- ttion-wide salary freeze. According to Chancellor Nordenberg, wwhat distinguishes Pitt from many other or- gganizations engaged in their own budgetary sstruggles is that demand for the principal pproducts of the University — the highest qquality higher education and cutting-edge rresearch — has not diminished as a result oof the recession but continues to grow. And dduring the past year, well informed observ- eers, both at a distance and close to home, ppublicly advanced what has long been one Mark A. Nordenberg joined the faculty of schools. He served as the founding chair or of the Chancellor’s main messages — that Pitt’s School of Law in 1977, where he quick- co-chair of such technology-driven econom- Pitt’s progress is essential to the economic ly built a reputation as an outstanding teacher. ic development initiatives as the Pittsburgh health and social vitality of the entire region. He was the initial recipient of the Excellence Digital Greenhouse, the Pittsburgh Life Sci- A favorable front-page article in The in Teaching Award now presented annually ences Greenhouse, the Robotics Foundry, New York Times positively described Pitts- by the Law School’s graduating class. He and the Technology Collaborative. He also burgh’s passage to an economy grounded also was one of the fi rst faculty members is a member of the board of the Allegheny in university-based research. A Miami Her- to receive the Chancellor’s Distinguished Conference on Community Development ald column enviously identifi ed research as Teaching Award, which recognizes teaching and a Director of Bank of New York Mellon. the foundation for our transformation into excellence university-wide. His area of aca- Among many other forms of recogni- a “Knowledge City.” The Cleveland Plain demic specialty is civil litigation, and he has tion, Chancellor Nordenberg has been named Dealer analyzed lessons from “Pittsburgh’s served as a member of both the U.S. Supreme Pittsburgh’s Person of the Year by both Vec- renaissance,” with one respected commen- Court’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules tor’s Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh magazine. To tator, who knows both cities well, conclud- and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Civil celebrate the remarkable progress achieved ing that there is a “growing gulf” between Procedural Rules Committee. during his fi rst decade as Chancellor, Univer- Cleveland and Pittsburgh in higher education Earlier in his career, Chancellor Nor- sity trustees, alumni leaders and other special and stating that Cleveland does not have the denberg served as Dean of the School of Law friends contributed $2.5 million to endow a equivalent of a Pitt, which was described as and Interim Provost of the University. He faculty chair in his name. This past year, he “a big engine, both regionally and nationally.” has long been an active leader in the broader was named a “History Maker in Education” One of the most intriguing assessments community, leading efforts focused on such by the Senator John Heinz History Center. was offered in a New York Times column on key issues as the proposed consolidation of This past year also was Mark Norden- “brainy cities.” Its author concluded, “Brainy the city and county governments, the chal- berg’s 14th year of service as Chancellor. It cities have low divorce rates, low crime, high lenges facing the state’s urban schools, the was a year of great challenge, as the talented job creation, ethnic diversity, and creative work force development needs of the region, and committed “people of Pitt” worked to capitalism. They are places like Pittsburgh, and issues of governance in the city’s public maintain the University’s extraordinary mo- with its top-notch universities . . .”.

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Locally, a highly respected analyst of regional economic trends writing in the Pitts- burgh Post-Gazette, confi rmed that this re- gion had been more successful than most in weathering the recession because fully “one- fi fth of the jobs in the Pittsburgh region . . . are in the two most recession resistant sec- tors: health care and higher education.” In fact, the education and health services sector has become the region’s largest employment sector and is the only sector that has added jobs each and every year since 1995. During the past year, the University continued to rise in the ranks of the coun- try’s fi nest universities. Some dimensions of its progress can be measured quantitatively. For example, • Applications for admission to the un- dergraduate programs on the Pittsburgh campus soared past the 21,600 mark — a dramatic rise when compared to either the 7,800 applications received in 1995 or the 20,600 received just last year. • Pitt moved into fi fth place nationally in terms of the research grants competitively won by members of its faculty from the National Institutes of Health. That NIH top ten, in rank order, now consists of Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn, the Uni- versity of California at San Francisco (UCSF), Pitt, Michigan, Washington, Chancellor and his wife Dr. Nikki Nordenberg in one of the UCLA, Duke and Washington University 's 27 nationality classrooms. in St. Louis, which is very good company. • According to rankings released by the as one of the country’s leading producers of number one NCAA tournament seed and National Science Foundation, Pitt also high-achieving students. advanced to the Elite Eight. In the process, ranks among the top ten universities na- Faculty members not only attracted fi - Coach broke a 57-year-old re- tionally in terms of total federal science nancial support for their work but received cord by claiming the most wins by an NCAA and engineering research and develop- high honors for their achievements. Among Division I head coach in his fi rst six seasons ment support. That top ten consists of the special forms of recognition received and was named the Naismith Men’s College Johns Hopkins, Washington, Michigan, during the past year were election to the Basketball Coach of the Year. Penn, UCLA, Duke, Columbia, Stanford, American Academy of Arts and Science, Chancellor Nordenberg has long been UCSF and Pitt. the Institute of Medicine, the American a strong and enthusiastic supporter of Pitt Total annual research expenditures for Association for the Advancement of Sci- athletics. He is a past Chair of the Big the University passed the $650 million mark ence, the American Academy of Nursing East Conference and a past member of the last year. A national study released last fall and the American Educational Research NCAA’s board and executive committee. He utilized methods developed by the U.S. De- Association. Other high honors included continues to serve on the Big East executive partment of Commerce to conclude that “ev- the National Institutes of Health Director’s committee and recently served as co-chair of ery $1 million in R&D spending generates 36 Pioneer Award, the American Cancer Soci- its search for a new commissioner. Chancel- jobs.” Through its research spending alone, ety Research Professor Award and the James lor Nordenberg also serves as the Big East then, Pitt supports some 23,500 local jobs. A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History. It also Conference representative to the Presidential Of course, it is the growing quality of the was a year in which the great potential of Oversight Committee of the Bowl Champi- University’s programs that keeps all of these less senior faculty members was recognized onship Series. numbers rising and that has become the defi n- through highly selective early career awards Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Chancel- ing characteristic of its institutional distinc- made by both the Alfred Sloan Foundation lor Nordenberg fi rst moved to this region tion. Not only is the number of applications and the Pew Foundation. as a high school senior, when his father was for admission soaring, but the academic ac- Of course, it also was a very special year transferred to Pittsburgh by U. S. Steel. He is complishments of enrolled students is grow- for Pitt sports. Our football team claimed an honors graduate of North Allegheny High ing in strength, and the performance of those nine regular-season wins and earned the School, Thiel College and the University of students is a source of great pride. During the right to play in the Sun Bowl. Our women’s Wisconsin Law School. He has been married past year, for example, Pitt undergraduates basketball team made it to the Sweet Sixteen for 38 years to Nikki Pirillo Nordenberg, claimed such high national honors as a Gates round of the NCAA tournament for the sec- who earned her Ph.D. at Pitt. The Norden- Cambridge Scholarship, Goldwater Scholar- ond consecutive year. And our men’s basket- bergs have three adult children — Erin, Carl ships and Humanity in Action Fellowships — ball team claimed the program’s fi rst-ever and Michael. further cementing the University’s position number one national ranking, its fi rst-ever

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Athletic Director Steve Pederson Individually, Pitt student-athletes the past 18 months comes as no surprise. earned All-America and Academic All- During his initial Pitt tenure, Peder- America honors, while continuing to gradu- son hired six Big East Conference Coach- ate and achieve in the classroom at unprec- of-the-Year honorees (football, men’s and edented levels. women’s basketball, baseball, track and But, as Pederson likes to say, “As fi eld and volleyball), an unprecedented great as the past has been at Pitt, the future achievement by a Big East athletic director. is even brighter. I get up every morning so In 1999 he charged an unknown coach excited to come to work at this great univer- from Northern Arizona University with the sity.” task of resurrecting the Panthers’ struggling Pederson enters his ninth year as Pitt men’s basketball program. That coach, Ben athletic director. His initial tenure, from Howland, would build Pitt into a Big East 1996-2002, was characterized by a dramat- power and was named the consensus Na- ic revitalization of the Panthers’ fortunes tional Coach of the Year in 2002. — on and off the fi elds of play. His return Pitt, which had not been to the NCAA to the university in November 2007 gave Tournament in nine years, advanced to the the Pitt Athletic Department an instant shot “Sweet 16” in 2002 after posting a school- of adrenaline that continues to be felt two record 29 victories. The following season, years later. Pitt would reach No. 2 in the polls, capture His ability to galvanize people and its fi rst Big East Tournament championship programs prompted Pitt chancellor Mark and again advance to the NCAA regional Nordenberg to say, “In my judgment, and semifi nals. Since that time, Pitt basketball this assessment is shared by countless oth- has become one of the nation’s most consis- ers, Steve Pederson is one of this country’s tent winners, advancing to eight consecu- most talented and accomplished athletic di- tive NCAA Tournaments from 2002-2009. There is an unmistakable briskness in Steve rectors.” Current Pitt basketball coach Jamie Pederson’s walk. It is a stride that conveys The key to accomplishment, Pederson Dixon, the 2009 Naismith National Coach this clearly is a man on the move. believes, is aspiration — the Panthers will of the Year, recalled how instrumental Ped- Spend 10 minutes talking to him about work hard and aim high in every endeavor. erson was in helping to lure him to Pitts- the state of Pitt Athletics and you under- That philosophy resonates with each Pitt burgh to serve with Howland a decade ago. stand his enthusiasm to get from place to student-athlete and staffer, and is the driv- “Steve was the person who originally place. ing spirit behind his department mantra of convinced me to come to the University of This past March was a perfect ex- “Only Big Dreams.” Pittsburgh back in 1999,” Dixon said. “He ample. In the span of three days, Pederson Pederson has Pitt dreaming big again has continued to be a tremendous friend fl ew between a pair of men’s and women’s for 2009-10. and a person I have regularly sought out for NCAA Tournament sites, where Pitt’s na- On the eve of the new academic year, advice and direction over the years…Ev- tionally ranked teams were competing, he announced an exciting partnership with eryone in our department is going to benefi t and back to Pittsburgh for the beginning of Nike that will make the Panthers one of from his leadership.” spring football practice. the fi nest outfi tted programs in the coun- Pitt football also was renewed under The Pitt athletic director wouldn’t try. Each of the Panthers’ 19 intercollegiate Pederson’s watch. Upon his arrival, the have it any other way. Pederson’s many sports teams will wear Nike footwear, uni- Panthers were coming off seven consecu- travels by planes, trains and automobiles forms, practice gear and equipment. The tive seasons without a bowl. By the end of mean the Panthers are going to some excit- long-term partnership will outfi t more than his tenure, Pitt earned four bowl berths in ing places. That was especially true during 450 student-athletes at the University of six years, including back-to-back postsea- the 2008-09 academic year. Pittsburgh. son wins in 2001 and 2002. The ’02 team The University of Pittsburgh was one Also kick-starting the year has been fi nished 9-4, the program’s best mark in 20 of only four institutions nationally to have the continued progress being made in the years, and ranked No. 18 in the fi nal polls. its football team advance to a bowl game, construction of an Olympic Sports Com- One of the stars of that 2002 team was its men’s basketball team reach the NCAA’s plex at the peak of upper campus. The com- receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who would be- Elite Eight and its women’s basketball team plex will transform 12 acres of land and come a unanimous All-American and now make the Sweet 16. (The others were Con- result in state-of-the art facilities for Pitt’s is an All-Pro performer for the Arizona Car- necticut, Oklahoma and Michigan State.) baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soc- dinals. Each of those three Pitt teams were cer, and men’s and women’s track and fi eld “When I decided to go to Pitt, it was fi xtures in the Top 25 last year. Men’s bas- programs. This initiative will not only give for many reasons — a great school, a ketball, in fact, reached No. 1 in the polls Pitt student-athletes nationally competitive great football tradition and great people,” — twice — for the fi rst time in school his- facilities, but also rejuvenate an untapped Fitzgerald said. “Steve Pederson was one of tory. The women’s basketball team fi nished area that neighbors the University of Pitts- those great people who made me feel like with a No. 15 ranking, matching its highest burgh campus. Pitt was the place for me. I couldn’t be hap- fi nal rating ever. To those familiar with Pederson’s fi rst pier that Steve is back.” tour at Pitt, the tremendous momentum of While Pederson was instrumental in

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helping to revive Pitt football’s pres- ent, he was very attentive to honor- ing the program’s historic past. One of his fi rst major steps as athletic director was to retire the jer- seys of all-time Pitt greats Mike Ditka, and Joe Schmidt. Pederson later initi- ated the Pitt jersey retirement of , the Panthers’ lone Outland Trophy winner. Pitt enjoyed tremendous achieve- ments in attendance under Pederson. In NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Pitt ranked among Son Mark with wife Brooke, daughters Kristin and Kari with Tami and Steve Pederson. the nation’s top fi ve schools in attendance Sports Performance Complex, which in- During his fi ve years at Nebraska increase for two consecutive years (2001- cluded the forging of a unique relation- (2002-07), Pederson was also at the fore- 02 and 2002-03). The 2002-03 basketball ship between UPMC, a professional sports front of signifi cant facilities construction, season — the inaugural campaign in the franchise and college athletic program. He including a $51 million expansion to Me- 12,508-seat — was personally oversaw the design and layout morial Stadium. The project resulted in new sold out. Capitalizing on the exciting and of the Panthers’ Duratz Athletic Complex, football facilities as well as new strength, unanticipated success of the 2001-02 bas- which houses Pitt’s football offi ces and sports medicine and indoor facilities for ketball team, Pitt held a highly successful training areas, and has been described as baseball, softball, soccer and sand volley- “select your seat” campaign for prospective the fi nest facility for a college football pro- ball. Additionally, the women’s volleyball, season-ticket holders that simultaneously gram in the country. gymnastics and rifl e teams received a new achieved customer satisfaction as well as Pitt football gained a sparkling new offi ce complex. Athletics fundraising dou- enhanced fundraising. home in Heinz Field under Pederson’s bled over his fi nal four years, going from $9 In football, Pederson formed a market- watch in 2001. The Panthers gained a prom- million annually in 2003 to $16 million his ing and ticket pricing plan that resulted in inent presence at the new stadium with their fi nal year. record attendance for the 2003 season. Sea- logos on the seating, gates and signage. Nebraska achieved at exceptional lev- son tickets were soldout for the ’03 cam- Pederson additionally initiated the renam- els athletically and academically during his paign as the Panthers averaged an all-time ing of Martindale Street to “Tony Dorsett tenure. In 2006-07, the Cornhuskers won record 59,197 fans for their home season, Drive” to further enhance Pitt’s identity on the national championship in women’s vol- surpassing the previous mark of 54,818 set the North Shore. leyball, while the football team won the in 1982. “Steve Pederson made many important 2006 Big 12 North title and advanced to Pederson’s tenure witnessed a ma- contributions during his fi rst tenure as Pitt’s its fi rst New Year’s Day bowl game since jor strengthening of Pitt’s athletic infra- athletic director from which the university 2001. Overall, 15 Nebraska teams earned structure. With Chancellor Nordenberg, is still seeing the benefi ts today,” said Pitts- NCAA invitations. Academically, Nebras- he helped shape the vision of the Petersen burgh Steelers chairman . “He ka earned a school-record 94% graduation Events Center, the state-of-the-art convoca- played an integral role in the development rate, the highest in the Big 12 as Cornhusk- tion center that dramatically revolutionized of Heinz Field and the UPMC Sports Per- er student-athletes achieved a combined 3.0 Pitt’s campus upon its opening in 2002. formance Complex where both Pitt and the grade-point average during the 2007 spring The Events Center is widely consid- Steelers run their football operations.” semester. ered one of the fi nest college basketball underwent a Pederson and his wife Tami have three venues in the country and has also been a major renovation in 1998-99, providing children: Mark, Kari and Kristin. Mark was major asset for student life, providing out- Pitt’s Olympic sports programs with new married to the former Brooke Gillette in standing recreational facilities and a fi tting locker and training facilities. July 2009. place for graduation ceremonies. also underwent major upgrades to accom- Pederson was at the forefront of the modate both baseball and Pitt’s new soft- football program’s move into the UPMC ball program.

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