PITT vs. DUKE November 19, 2016 • 3 p.m., ET Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa. ROOT SPORTS Pittsburgh • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB • #DUKEvsPITT
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Coming off a dramatic victory • Quarterback Nathan Peterman PITT (6-4, 3-3 ACC) at Clemson, Pitt looks to continue was named the Walter Camp Sept. 3 Villanova (ACCN Extra) W, 28-7 its momentum—and bolster its National Offensive Player of the Sept. 10 Penn State (ESPN) W, 42-39 postseason résumé—when Duke Week for his performance at Sept. 17 at Oklahoma State (ESPN) L, 38-45 visits Heinz Field on Saturday. Clemson. Peterman threw for Sept. 24 at North Carolina* (ESPNU) L, 36-37 308 yards and ive TDs against Oct. 1 Marshall (RSN) W, 43-27 • The Panthers became bowl eli- the Tigers' rugged defense that Oct. 8 Georgia Tech* (ACC Network) (HC) W, 37-34 gible with a 43-42 win over No. 2 was surrendering just 180.1 pass Oct. 15 at Virginia* (ACC Network) W, 45-31 Clemson, scrambling the College yards per game. Oct. 27 (Thurs.) Virginia Tech* (ESPN) L, 36-39 Football Playoff picture. Pitt has Nov. 5 at Miami* (ACC Network) L, 28-51 gone bowling eight consecutive • James Conner has compiled 51 Nov. 12 at Clemson* (ABC) W, 43-42 seasons and in 13 of the past 16 touchdowns for his career, second Nov. 19 Duke* (RSN) 3 p.m. years. all-time in ACC annals. The junior Nov. 26 Syracuse* TBA running back needs just two *ACC game (HC) Homecoming • Duke is coming off an upset of TDs to eclipse the ACC mark of its own. The Blue Devils beat rival 52 held by Virginia's Wali Lundy DUKE (4-6, 1-5 ACC) North Carolina, 28-27, last week (2002-05). Sept. 3 NC Central W, 49-6 in front of an ESPN Thursday Sept. 10 Wake Forest* L, 14-24 night television audience. The Tar • James Conner is also on the Sept. 17 at Northwestern L, 13-24 Heels had been ranked as high as verge of breaking the ACC record Sept. 24 at Notre Dame W, 38-35 No. 13 before the loss. With a 4-6 for career rushing touchdowns. Oct. 1 Virginia* L, 20-34 overall record, Duke needs two Conner has 48, one shy of the Oct. 8 Army W, 13-6 more wins to become eligible for 38-year-old ACC record held by Oct. 14 at Louisville* L, 14-24 a bowl invitation. NC State's Ted Brown (49 from Oct. 29 at Georgia Tech* L, 35-38 1975-78). Nov. 5 Virginia Tech* L, 21-24 • Annual foes as members of Nov. 10 North Carolina* W, 28-27 the ACC's Coastal Division, the • Quadree Henderson is the Nov. 19 at Pittsburgh* 3 p.m. renewed Pitt-Duke series has country's most dangerous return Nov. 26 at Miami* TBA featured some offensive shoot- man. Henderson leads the nation *ACC game outs. In three ACC meetings, the in kickoff return touchdowns Panthers have averaged 45.7 (three) and ranks third in kickoff Broadcast Information points to the Blue Devils' 39.7. return average (33.0). Television • RSN Wes Durham, play-by-play Pitt-Duke History in Brief James Bates, analyst Series Began: 1929 Current Series Streak: Jenn Hildreth, reporter Series Overall: Pitt leads 11-9 Pitt has won 1 (2015) ACC Series: Pitt leads 2-1 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network At Pittsburgh: Duke leads 5-4 4 (1969, 1975-76, 2013) Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play At Duke: Pitt leads 7-4 Longest Duke Series Win Streak: Bill Osborn, analyst At Neutral Sites: DNA 5 (1940-42, 1950-51) Larry Richert, reporter Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2015 Largest Pitt Victory Margin: (Pitt 31, Duke 13) 45 points (52-7, 1929) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Last Meeting at Pitt: Nov. 1, 2014 Largest Duke Victory Margin: Sirius Channel 126, XM Channel 204, Internet Channel 970 (2OT: Duke 51, Pitt 48) 28 points (28-0, 1942)
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM The Coaches Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Duke Coach David Cutcliffe Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options Overall (season): 14-9 (second) Overall (season): 96-88 (15th) PittsburghPanthers.com via CSLive At Pitt (season): same At Duke (season): 52-59 (ninth) Pitt Gameday LIVE App Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: Alabama, 1976 TuneIn (free live and on-demand content) Record vs. Duke: 1-0 Record vs. Pitt: 1-2
1 MEDIA SERVICES DUKE WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Practice Window Practice Window Final Narduzzi No scheduled media Pitt vs. Duke opportunities Press Conference 9:05-9:35 a.m. 9:20-9:50 a.m. Press Brief opportunities Heinz Field Noon Interviews Interviews 1 p.m. 3 p.m, ET 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. RSN Pat Narduzzi on ACC Teleconference 12:10 p.m.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE WEEKLY INTERVIEWS PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi will All interviews must be arranged through E.J. Borghetti, Executive Associate A.D. conduct his game week preview press the media relations of ice. Select play- (football contact) conferences on Mondays at noon at the ers and assistant coaches are available Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Press for post-practice media sessions on R.J. Sepich, Assistant Media Relations Director conference video will be posted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (co-football contact) YouTube.com/pittlivewire. A transcript In addition to his Monday press confer- Sepich e-mail: [email protected] will be posted on PittsburghPanthers.com. ences, Coach Narduzzi will have a inal Celeste Welsh, Media Relations Coordinator media brie ing on Thursdays of game (credential contact) ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE weeks at 1 p.m. Welsh e-mail: [email protected] Coach Narduzzi will be available for media questions via the ACC Football PITT MEDIA CREDENTIALS PITT MEDIA RELATIONS PHONE NUMBERS Teleconference every Wednesday dur- Credentials for Pitt home games are is- Pitt Media Relations Of ice: (412) 648-8240 ing the season from 12:10-12:20 p.m. sued to working media only and should Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 Audio iles and transcripts for each ACC be requested as early as possible due to Pitt Football Of ice: (412) 648-8700 coach will be posted to theACC.com by space limitations and demand. All cre- Wednesday afternoon. Contact the Pitt dential requests should be made online PITT FOOTBALL ON THE WEB media relations of ice for access to the at sportssystems.com/pitt. Of icial Pitt Site: PittsburghPanthers.com call. Media Info: collegepressbox.com COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Pitt Football Twitter/Instagram: @Pitt_FB Teleconference Schedule: The of icial media website for NCAA Pitt YouTube Page: YouTube.com/pittlivewire 10:30 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall (Virginia) FBS football is collegepressbox.com. 10:40 a.m. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) Access and download weekly game PITT MEDIA RELATIONS ADDRESS 10:50 a.m. Jimbo Fisher (Florida St.) notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, University of Pittsburgh 11 a.m. Bobby Petrino (Louisville) headshots, logos and more for each Athletic Media Relations 11:10 a.m. Dino Babers (Syracuse) conference and its member schools. Petersen Events Center 11:30 a.m. Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) Login information will be distributed to 3719 Terrace Street 11:40 a.m. Larry Fedora (North Carolina) accredited media or you can apply for Pittsburgh, PA 15261 11:50 a.m. Justin Fuente (Va. Tech) access at collegepressbox.com/password. Noon Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) PITT PRACTICE FACILITY ADDRESS 12:10 p.m. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Pitt Football Of ice 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio (Boston College) Utilize the ACC Video Clip Service UPMC Rooney Sports Complex 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe (Duke) (AVCS) for access to game highlights and 3450 South Water Street 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren (NC State) press conference excerpts. This service Pittsburgh PA 15203 12:50 p.m. Mark Richt (Miami) provides video content in an easily ac- cessible and downloadable format at no ACC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS PRACTICE COVERAGE cost. ACC Advanced Media will provide Amy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner The initial 30 minutes of Pitt football this service throughout the entire sea- (chief of external affairs) practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays son, including bowls. To register for the Yakola e-mail: [email protected] are open to the media for observation. AVCS, contact Scott McBurney via e-mail Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner Photographers are also free to shoot ([email protected]) or by calling (football communications) practice during this time. The duration (336) 369-4646. Finn e-mail: m [email protected] of the workout is closed. Reporters ACC Communications Phone: (336) 854-8787 should contact the media relations of ice ACC WEB MEDIA SECTION in advance for practice times and proper The media section of the ACC’s of icial ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB clearance. All practices will be held at website is theACC.com/media. This portal Of icial ACC Site: theacc.com the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. provides authorized media with imme- Media Info: collegepressbox.com diate access to the latest, original ACC ACC Football Twitter: @theACCfootball press information. To register, simply go ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDigitalNetwork to theACC.com/media.
2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
Wide Receiver Defensive End Placekicker 85 JESTER WEAH JR*, 6 3, 210 96 ALLEN EDWARDS JR*, 6 4, 245 OR 12 CHRIS BLEWITT SR, 5 9, 195 6 Aaron Mathews (FR, 6-4, 195) OR 92 RORI BLAIR JR, 6 4, 245 97 Alex Kessman (FR, 6-3, 180) 25 Maurice Ffrench (FR, 5-11, 185) 17 Rashad Weaver (FR, 6-5, 255) Punter Wide Receiver Nose Tackle 18 RYAN WINSLOW JR*, 6 5, 210 10 QUADREE HENDERSON SO, 5 8, 190 6 TYRIQUE JARRETT SR, 6 3, 335 OR 45 Nick Goldsmith (SO*, 6-2, 210) 19 Dontez Ford (SR*, 6-2, 210) 94 JEREMIAH TALENI JR*, 6 2, 290 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes (SO*, 5-9, 185) 66 Mike Herndon (SO*, 6-4, 315) Holder 18 RYAN WINSLOW JR*, 6 5, 210 Tight End Defensive Tackle 45 Nick Goldsmith (SO*, 6-2, 210) 83 SCOTT ORNDOFF SR, 6 5, 255 52 SHAKIR SOTO SR, 6 3, 290 OR 31 Jaymar Parrish (SR, 6-2, 260) 34 AMIR WATTS FR, 6 3, 270 Long Snapper 93 Shane Roy (SO*, 6-4, 280) 61 PAT QUIRIN SR*, 6 1, 230 Left Tackle 81 Nathan Bossory (JR, 6-3, 235) 69 ADAM BISNOWATY SR*, 6 6, 305 Defensive End 60 Aaron Reese (JR*, 6-5, 310) 5 EJUAN PRICE SR*, 6 0, 255 Kickoff Returner 40 James Folston Jr. (SO*, 6-3, 245) 10 QUADREE HENDERSON SO, 5 8, 190 Left Guard 14 Avonte Maddox (JR, 5-9, 175) 53 DORIAN JOHNSON SR, 6 5, 315 Money Linebacker 72 Carson Baker (JR*, 6-5, 320) 30 MIKE CAPRARA SR*, 6 0, 225 Punt Returner 39 Saleem Brightwell (FR*, 6-0, 210) 10 QUADREE HENDERSON SO, 5 8, 190 Center 14 Avonte Maddox (JR, 5-9, 175) 63 ALEX OFFICER JR*, 6 4, 335 Mike Linebacker 76 Connor Dintino (SO*, 6-3, 310) 47 MATT GALAMBOS SR, 6 2, 245 58 Quintin Wirginis (JR, 6-2, 240) Right Guard 78 ALEX BOOKSER SO*, 6 6, 315 Star Linebacker 62 John Guy (SR*, 6-7, 310) 23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU SO*, 6 0, 215 4 Bam Bradley (SR*, 6-2, 220) Right Tackle 70 BRIAN O’NEILL SO*, 6 6, 300 Strong Safety 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith (JR*, 6-7, 325) 15 REGGIE MITCHELL SR*, 6 0, 200 20 Dennis Briggs (SO*, 5-10, 190) Quarterback 4 NATHAN PETERMAN SR*, 6 2, 225 Free Safety 8 Manny Stocker (SR*, 6-2, 215) 2 TERRISH WEBB SR, 5 11, 195 O R 15 REGGIE MITCHELL SR*, 6 0, 200 Tailback 43 Jay Stocker (FR*, 6-2, 185) 24 JAMES CONNER JR*, 6 2, 235 26 Chawntez Moss (FR, 5-11, 210) OR Cornerback 22 Darrin Hall (SO, 5-11, 225) OR 14 AVONTE MADDOX JR, 5 9, 175 37 Qadree Ollison (SO*, 6-2, 230) 3 Damar Hamlin (FR, 6-1, 185)
Fullback Cornerback 35 GEORGE ASTON SO*, 6 0, 245 38 RYAN LEWIS SR*, 6 0, 200 OR 31 Jaymar Parrish (SR, 6-2, 260) 11 DANE JACKSON FR*, 6 0, 180 OR 3 DAMAR HAMLIN FR, 6 1, 185
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Pitt Alphabetical Roster Pitt Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR SO* 5-9 185 Kissimmee, FL/Winter Park/Reedley (CA) 2 Terrish Webb*** ...... DB 35 George Aston* FB SO* 6-0 245 Stephens City, VA/Sherando 3 Ben DiNucci ...... QB 72 Carson Baker** OL JR* 6-5 320 Fairborn, OH/Fairborn 3(D) Damar Hamlin ...... DB 68 Kyle Benbrook OL FR* 6-3 295 Washington, NJ/Bethlehem Catholic (PA) 4 Nathan Peterman* ...... QB 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff WR JR 5-11 185 Sylvania, OH/Sylvania Northview/Wheaton (IL) 4(D) Bam Bradley*** ...... LB 69 Adam Bisnowaty*** OL SR* 6-6 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 5 Ejuan Price*** ...... DL 92 Rori Blair** DL JR 6-4 245 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 5(D) Tre Tipton* ...... WR 12 Chris Blewitt*** PK SR 5-9 195 Alexandria, VA/West Potomac 6 Tyrique Jarrett** ...... DL 35(D) Rob Boatright DB JR* 5-10 185 Clairton, PA/Clairton/Blue ield College 6(D) Aaron Mathews ...... WR 78 Alex Bookser* OL SO* 6-6 315 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 7 Thomas MacVittie ...... QB 81 Nathan Bossory TE JR 6-3 235 Chelsea, MI/Chelsea/Air Force 7(D) Henry Miller ...... DB 4(D) Bam Bradley*** LB SR* 6-2 220 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison 8 Dewayne Hendrix ...... DL 55(D) Conrad Brake LS FR 6-0 230 Fairport, NY/Aquinas Institute 8(D) Manny Stocker ...... QB 20 Dennis Briggs* DB SO* 5-10 190 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 9 Jordan Whitehead*...... DB 39 Saleem Brightwell LB FR* 6-0 210 Paterson, NJ/Paramus Catholic 10 Quadree Henderson*...... WR 64 Aaron Britton OL FR* 6-5 280 Washington, PA/Trinity 10(D) Keyshon Camp ...... DL 10(D) Keyshon Camp DL FR 6-4 275 Lakeland, FL/Lake Gibson 11 Dane Jackson ...... DB 24(D) Phil Campbell DB FR 6-1 195 Kendall Park, NJ/South Brunswick 11(D) Ruben Flowers III ...... WR 30 Mike Caprara*** LB SR* 6-0 225 Turtle Creek, PA/Woodland Hills 12 Chris Blewitt*** ...... PK 80 Zach Challingsworth** WR JR* 6-2 195 McDonald, PA/South Fayette 12(D) Bo Schneider ...... QB 87 Chris Clark TE SO 6-6 255 Ridgewood, NJ/Avon Old Farms (CT)/UCLA 14 Avonte Maddox** ...... DB 16 Therran Coleman DB FR 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 15 Reggie Mitchell** ...... DB 24 James Conner** RB JR* 6-2 235 Erie, PA/McDowell 16 Therran Coleman ...... DB 50(D) Dom Cuono DL SO* 6-2 235 Tampa, FL/Carrollwood Day School 17 Rashad Weaver ...... DL 76 Connor Dintino* OL SO* 6-3 310 Mashpee, MA/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 18 Ryan Winslow** ...... P 3 Ben DiNucci QB FR* 6-2 215 Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland 19 Dontez Ford** ...... WR 46 Rimoni Dorsey DB FR* 6-0 190 Richmond, VA/Trinity Episcopal School 20 Dennis Briggs* ...... DB 96 Allen Edwards DL JR* 6-4 245 Miami, FL/Immaculata-La Salle/Dean (MA) 21 Malik Henderson ...... DB 45 Devon Edwards* DL JR* 6-4 255 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Academy 22 Darrin Hall* ...... RB 25 Maurice Ffrench WR FR 5-11 185 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 23 Oluwaseun Idowu* ...... LB 11(D) Ruben Flowers III WR FR 6-3 190 Lima, OH/Lima Senior 24 James Conner** ...... RB 40 James Folston Jr.* DL SO* 6-3 245 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa 24(D) Phil Campbell ...... DB 56 Brandon Ford OL FR 6-5 300 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 25 Maurice Ffrench ...... WR 19 Dontez Ford** WR SR* 6-2 210 McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox/Syracuse 25(D) Elijah Zeise* ...... LB 47 Matt Galambos*** LB SR 6-2 245 Collingdale, PA/The Haverford School 26 Chawntez Moss ...... RB 77 Alex Galiyas OL SO* 6-2 290 Dexter, MI/Detroit Catholic Central 27 Bricen Garner ...... DB 27 Bricen Garner DB FR 6-1 175 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 27(D) Nico Lodovico ...... LB 95 Zack Gilbert DL FR 6-1 240 Charlotte, NC/South Mecklenburg 28 Anthony McKee Jr...... LB 45(D) Nick Goldsmith P SO* 6-2 210 Dyer, IN/St. Rita of Cascia (IL) 29 Rachid Ibrahim** ...... RB 50 Mike Grimm OL SO* 6-6 320 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 30 Mike Caprara*** ...... LB 62 John Guy* OL SR* 6-7 310 Somerville, MA/New Hampton School (NH) 31 Jaymar Parrish*** ...... TE 22 Darrin Hall* RB SO 5-11 225 Youngstown, OH/Austintown Fitch 31(D) Kaezon Pugh ...... LB 70(D) Calvin Hamilton DL FR* 6-0 315 Philadelphia, PA/Eastern Christian (MD)/Milford (NY) 32 Phillipie Motley* ...... DB 3(D) Damar Hamlin DB FR 6-1 185 McKees Rocks, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 34 Amir Watts ...... DL 71 Bryce Hargrove OL FR 6-4 300 Akron, OH/Coventry 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff ...... WR 21 Malik Henderson DB FR* 6-0 185 Plantation, FL/Hallandale 35 George Aston* ...... FB 10 Quadree Henderson* WR SO 5-8 190 Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. du Pont 35(D) Rob Boatright ...... DB 8 Dewayne Hendrix DL SO* 6-4 260 O’Fallon, IL/O’Fallon Twp./Tennessee 36 Chase Pine ...... LB 66 Mike Herndon* DL SO* 6-4 315 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 36(D) Shawn Wood ...... RB 29 Rachid Ibrahim** RB JR* 6-1 195 Rockville, MD/Avalon 37 Qadree Ollison* ...... RB 23 Oluwaseun Idowu* LB SO* 6-0 215 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 37(D) Erik Sellers ...... DL 11 Dane Jackson DB FR* 6-0 180 Coraopolis, PA/Cornell (Quaker Valley) 38 Ryan Lewis*** ...... DB 6 Tyrique Jarrett** DL SR 6-3 335 Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice/Milford (NY) 39 Saleem Brightwell ...... LB 53 Dorian Johnson*** OL SR 6-5 315 Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon Area 39(D) Kyle Vreen ...... RB 91 Patrick Jones II DL FR 6-5 250 Chesapeake, VA/Grass ield 40 James Folston Jr.* ...... DL 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith* OL JR* 6-7 325 Camden, NJ/West Catholic (PA) 40(D) Colton Lively* ...... FB 97 Alex Kessman PK FR 6-3 180 Clarkston, MI/Clarkston 41 Jalen Williams ...... LB 57 Jake Knight LS FR* 6-3 225 Flint, MI/Powers Catholic 43 Jay Stocker ...... DB 38 Ryan Lewis*** DB SR* 6-0 200 Seattle, WA/Eastlake 44 Elias Reynolds ...... LB
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Alphabetical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Numerical Roster Continued 40(D) Colton Lively* FB JR* 6-0 240 Lake Dallas, TX/Lake Dallas No. Name Pos. 27(D) Nico Lodovico LB JR* 6-1 230 Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional/Kent State 45 Devon Edwards* ...... DL 7 Thomas MacVittie QB FR 6-5 225 Cincinnati, OH/Moeller 45(D) Nick Goldsmith ...... P 14 Avonte Maddox** DB JR 5-9 175 Detroit, MI/Martin Luther King 46 Rimoni Dorsey ...... DB 6(D) Aaron Mathews WR FR 6-4 195 Clairton, PA/Clairton 47 Matt Galambos*** ...... LB 48 Kellen McAlone* WR SO* 6-2 205 Dallas, TX/Jesuit College Preparatory School 48 Kellen McAlone* ...... WR 28 Anthony McKee Jr. LB FR* 6-2 210 Columbus, OH/Marion-Franklin 50 Mike Grimm ...... OL 51 Jim Medure LB FR* 6-2 220 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 50(D) Dom Cuono ...... DL 7(D) Henry Miller DB FR 6-3 205 Kissimmee, FL/Gateway 51 Jim Medure ...... LB 15 Reggie Mitchell** DB SR* 6-0 200 Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy/Wisconsin 52 Shakir Soto*** ...... DL 54 Justin Morgan OL FR 6-6 365 Bronx, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School 53 Dorian Johnson*** ...... OL 67 Jimmy Morrissey OL FR 6-3 295 Huntington Valley, PA/La Salle College H.S. 53(D) Brian Popp ...... LB 26 Chawntez Moss RB FR 5-11 210 Bedford, OH/Bedford 54 Justin Morgan ...... OL 32 Phillipie Motley* DB SO* 5-10 175 Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith* ...... OL 63 Alex Of icer** OL JR* 6-4 335 Rochester, NY/Eastridge 55(D) Conrad Brake ...... LS 37 Qadree Ollison* RB SO* 6-2 230 Niagara Falls, NY/Canisius 56 Brandon Ford ...... OL 70 Brian O’Neill* OL SO* 6-6 300 Wilmington, DE/Salesianum School 57 Jake Knight...... LS 83 Scott Orndoff*** TE SR 6-5 255 Waynesburg, PA/Seton-LaSalle 58 Quintin Wirginis**...... LB 31 Jaymar Parrish*** TE SR 6-2 260 Monroeville, PA/Gateway 59 Tony Pilato ...... OL 74 Alex Paulina OL FR* 6-3 315 Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan 60 Aaron Reese* ...... OL 4 Nathan Peterman* QB SR* 6-2 225 Jacksonville, FL/Bartram Trail/Tennessee 61 Pat Quirin** ...... LS 59 Tony Pilato OL FR* 6-5 320 Greensburg, PA/Hemp ield Area 62 John Guy*...... OL 36 Chase Pine LB FR 6-2 220 Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette 63 Alex Of icer** ...... OL 84 Zach Poker** TE JR* 6-4 240 Oconomowoc, WI/Oconomowoc 64 Aaron Britton...... OL 53(D) Brian Popp LB SO* 6-0 235 Loveland, OH/Loveland 66 Mike Herndon* ...... DL 5 Ejuan Price*** DL SR* 6-0 255 Rankin, PA/Woodland Hills 67 Jimmy Morrissey ...... OL 31(D) Kaezon Pugh LB FR 6-1 210 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 68 Kyle Benbrook ...... OL 61 Pat Quirin** LS SR* 6-1 230 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 69 Adam Bisnowaty*** ...... OL 60 Aaron Reese* OL JR* 6-5 310 Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg Area 70 Brian O’Neill* ...... OL 44 Elias Reynolds LB FR 6-2 225 Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School 70(D) Calvin Hamilton ...... DL 93 Shane Roy DL SO* 6-4 280 Reading, OH/Reading 71 Bryce Hargrove ...... OL 98 DeAndre Schi ino TE FR* 6-2 235 Penn Hills, PA/Penn Hills 72 Carson Baker** ...... OL 12(D) Bo Schneider QB SO 6-3 225 Dallas, TX/Jesuit Dallas/UCF 74 Alex Paulina ...... OL 37(D) Erik Sellers DL FR* 6-1 230 Clear ield, PA/Clear ield Area 76 Connor Dintino* ...... OL 52 Shakir Soto*** DL SR 6-3 290 Wilkes-Barre, PA/G.A.R. Memorial 77 Alex Galiyas ...... OL 43 Jay Stocker DB FR* 6-2 185 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area 78 Alex Bookser* ...... OL 8(D) Manny Stocker QB SR* 6-2 215 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area/UT Martin 80 Zach Challingsworth**.... WR 94 Jeremiah Taleni** DL JR* 6-2 290 Kaneohe, HI/Kailua 81 Nathan Bossory ...... TE 5(D) Tre Tipton* WR FR* 6-0 190 Apollo, PA/Apollo-Ridge 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes ...... WR 39(D) Kyle Vreen RB FR 5-10 180 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 83 Scott Orndoff*** ...... TE 34 Amir Watts DL FR 6-3 270 Chicago, IL/Wendell Phillips Academy 84 Zach Poker** ...... TE 85 Jester Weah** WR JR* 6-3 210 Madison, WI/Madison Memorial 85 Jester Weah** ...... WR 17 Rashad Weaver DL FR 6-5 255 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cooper City 87 Chris Clark ...... TE 2 Terrish Webb*** DB SR 5-11 195 Clairton, PA/Clairton 90 Rashad Wheeler ...... DL 90 Rashad Wheeler DL FR 6-3 290 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 91 Patrick Jones II ...... DL 9 Jordan Whitehead* DB SO 5-11 190 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 92 Rori Blair** ...... DL 41 Jalen Williams LB SO* 6-2 215 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy 93 Shane Roy ...... DL 18 Ryan Winslow** P JR* 6-5 210 Maple Glen, PA/La Salle College H.S. 94 Jeremiah Taleni** ...... DL 58 Quintin Wirginis** LB JR 6-2 240 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 95 Zack Gilbert ...... DL 36(D) Shawn Wood RB FR 6-0 210 New Castle, DE/William Penn/Jireh Prep (NC) 96 Allen Edwards ...... DL 25(D) Elijah Zeise* LB SO* 6-2 225 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 97 Alex Kessman ...... PK 98 DeAndre Schi ino ...... TE
* following name denotes letters earned * following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season (D) denotes duplicate number (D) denotes duplicate number
5 PAT NARDUZZI CAREER NOTES
√ In his debut campaign at Pitt in 2015, Pat √ Dennard was a irst-round NFL Draft pick of Narduzzi led the Panthers to an 8-4 regular-sea- the Cincinnati Bengals in 2014, the irst Spartans son record, their best 12-game mark since 2009, defensive back taken in the initial round since and a Military Bowl invitation. Pitt inished as the 1961. In the 2015 draft, another Narduzzi pupil, runner-up in the ACC Coastal Division with a 6-2 Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes, was a mark, its best conference record ever. irst-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings.
√ Pitt boasted the ACC’s top offensive and defen- √ Narduzzi coached 19 irst-team All-Big Ten sive newcomers in 2015. Safety Jordan Whitehead selections. Four players won the conference’s was named the league’s Overall and Defensive top individual awards under his watch, including Rookie of the Year. Tailback Qadree Ollison, a two Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year honorees third-string reserve when the season began, was (Dennard in 2013 and Drummond in 2014). Shi- named the Offensive Rookie of the Year following lique Calhoun was the Big Ten Defensive Lineman a 1,000-yard rushing campaign. of the Year in 2013 while Greg Jones was the over- all Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. √ Narduzzi arrived at Pitt following eight highly PERSONAL INFORMATION successful years as the defensive coordinator at √ Prior to Michigan State, Narduzzi spent three Born: April 22, 1966 Michigan State. Under his direction, the Spartans years (2004-06) as defensive coordinator under Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio were the only team to rank in the nation’s top 10 Dantonio at Cincinnati, helping the Bearcats to a Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 in total defense and rushing defense each season pair of bowl invitations. Family: Narduzzi and his wife from 2011-14. Working under two-time Big Donna have four children: Arianna, Ten Coach of the Year Mark Dantonio, Narduzzi √ In 2003, Narduzzi was the defensive coor- Christina, Patrick and Isabella. helped Michigan State to ive Top 25 inishes. dinator at Miami of Ohio under the late Terry Hoeppner. The RedHawks stormed to a 13-1 COLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCE √ In 2014, the Spartans inished with a No. 5 record that season, capturing the Mid-American Rhode Island, three-year starter national ranking and 11-2 record following a stir- Conference (MAC) championship and defeating at linebacker (1987-89). ring 42-41 victory over Baylor in the AT&T Cotton nationally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl to Youngstown State, starter at Bowl. Narduzzi’s defense shut out the high- inish No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. linebacker (1985). scoring Bears in the fourth quarter, opening the door for 21 unanswered points by Michigan State √ While quarterback Ben Roethlisberger head- COACHING EXPERIENCE in one of the most thrilling games of the 2014-15 lined Miami’s offense in 2003, Narduzzi’s stout Miami (Ohio), 1990-91, graduate bowl season. unit topped the MAC in rushing defense (19th assistant; 1992, wide receivers. nationally), scoring defense (22nd nationally) and Rhode Island, 1993-97, lineback- √ Michigan State boasted the nation’s top rush- pass ef iciency defense (34th nationally). ers; 1998-99, defensive coordina- ing defense in 2014, yielding just 88.5 yards per tor. game. The Spartans inished third nationally with √ Narduzzi served as linebackers coach at Northern Illinois, 2000-02, 34 turnovers gained and eighth in total defense, Northern Illinois for three seasons (2000-02). linebackers. holding opponents to just 315.8 yards per con- NIU won a pair of MAC divisional titles during his Miami (Ohio), 2003, defensive test. tenure and in 2002 had the league’s top rushing coordinator. defense. Cincinnati, 2004-06, defensive √ In 2013, Michigan State inished No. 3 in the coordinator. country following a Big Ten title and 24-20 vic- √ From 1993-99, Narduzzi coached at his alma Michigan State, 2007-14, tory over No. 5 Stanford in the Rose Bowl. In the mater, Rhode Island, serving as the Rams’ defen- defensive coordinator; 2013-14, wake of that championship season, Narduzzi was sive coordinator his inal two seasons. He began assistant head coach. named the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Bro- his coaching career at Miami of Ohio, working Pittsburgh, 2015-present, head yles Award, annually presented to the country’s as a graduate assistant in 1990 and 1991, before coach. top assistant coach. earning his irst full-time position as receivers coach for the 1992 season. BOWL GAMES COACHED √ Narduzzi has tutored an impressive list of 2003 GMAC Bowl decorated defensive players, including irst team √ Narduzzi was a starting linebacker under his 2004 Fort Worth Bowl All-Americans in cornerback Darqueze Dennard, father, the late Bill Narduzzi, as a freshman at 2007 Champs Sports Bowl safety Kurtis Drummond, linebacker Greg Jones Youngstown State University in 1985 before 2009 Capital One Bowl and defensive tackle Jerel Worthy. transferring to Rhode Island, where he became a 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl three-year starter for the Rams from 1987-89. 2011 Capital One Bowl √ Dennard was a unanimous All-American in 2012 Outback Bowl 2013, becoming the irst Michigan State corner- √ Bill Narduzzi was head coach at YSU from 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl back to earn that distinction. He also was the 1975-85. He led the Penguins to two NCAA Divi- 2014 Rose Bowl school’s irst winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, sion II playoff appearances, including the national 2015 Cotton Bowl given annually to college football’s top defensive championship game in 1979, and twice was 2015 Military Bowl back. named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Coach of the Year.
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SERIES NOTES PITT-DUKE GAME-BY-GAME This is the 21st meeting between Pitt and Duke in a series that dates back to 1929...it is also the fourth Atlantic Coast Conference PITT LEADS SERIES, 11-9 matchup between the two schools...Pitt and Duke meet annually as DATE H/A PITT DUKE members of the ACC’s Coastal Division...the Panthers lead the overall series, 11-9, and have won ive of the past six meetings...Pitt leads Oct. 5, 1929 A 52 7 the ACC series, 2-1, and triumphed in Durham last year, 31-13...in the Nov. 27, 1937 A 10 0 last game played in Pittsburgh (2014), the Blue Devils won in two overtimes, 51-48...that marked Duke's irst victory over the Panthers Nov. 26, 1938 A 0 7 since 1966, snapping a four-game series losing streak...there have Oct. 14, 1939 H 14 13 been some milestone moments in the Pitt-Duke series...on Sept. 29, 1951, Duke defeated Pitt, 19-14, in the irst live nationwide telecast Nov. 30, 1940 A 7 12 of a sporting event...NBC was responsible for the landmark broad- Oct. 25, 1941 H 7 27 cast...the inaugural game of the series was on Oct. 5, 1929, when Pitt defeated host Duke, 52-7, in the irst game ever played at “Duke Oct. 24, 1942 H 0 28 Outdoor Stadium,” later renamed Wallace Wade Stadium...the 1937 Sept. 30, 1950 A 14 28 and 1938 games featured two of the nation’s very best teams and a pair of legendary coaches in Pitt’s Jock Sutherland and Duke’s Wal- Sept. 29, 1951 H 14 19 lace Wade...on Nov. 27, 1937, the No.1-ranked Panthers defeated the Oct. 22, 1955 A 26 7 No. 18 Blue Devils, 10-0...Pitt would inish 9-0-1 to claim the national title (Duke inished 7-2-1)...on Nov. 26, 1938, the No. 3 Blue Devils Oct. 20, 1956 H 27 14 blanked the No. 4 Panthers, 7-0, in what would be Sutherland’s inal Oct. 10, 1959 H 12 0 game as Pitt’s coach...Duke inished the 1938 regular season unbeat- Oct. 9, 1965 A 13 21 en (9-0), untied and unscored upon, but lost to Southern California in the Rose Bowl, 7-3...Pitt, which did not go to a bowl, inished 8-2. Sept. 24, 1966 H 7 14 TEAM NOTES Oct. 4, 1969 A 14 12 Oct. 4, 1975 H 14 0 A SWEET "W" IN DEATH VALLEY Oct. 2, 1976 A 44 31 Pitt's 43-42 win over Clemson was a landmark victory in many ways. It marked the Panthers' irst win over a ranked opponent since Nov. Sept. 21, 2013 A 58 55 9, 2013, when they defeated No. 24/25 Notre Dame, 28-21, at Heinz Nov. 1, 2014 H 48 51 (2OT) Field. Pitt lost its next four games against ranked foes before Satur- day's upset win at Clemson. Nov. 14, 2015 A 31 13 Additionally, the Tigers, ranked No. 2 in the coaches poll and No. Pitt wins in bold 3 by Associated Press, were the highest rated opponent Pitt had de- feated in nine years. On Dec. 1, 2007, the Panthers visited West Vir- ginia, ranked No. 1 by the coaches and No. 2 by AP. Pitt shocked the HEARTBREAK HOTEL Mountaineers, 13-9, knocking them from the national title picture. Three of Pitt's four losses have been by a combined 11 points, an average margin of 3.7 points per game: Virginia Tech (39-36), North TOP 25 FOES Carolina (37-36) and Oklahoma State (45-38). The 23-point loss at Four Pitt opponents are ranked in the new Top 25 polls. Last week's Miami (51-28) was Pitt's largest margin of defeat this season. opponent, Clemson, is ranked No. 5 by Associated Press and in the Two of Pitt's losses came on late scores. In the one-point defeat at Amway Coaches Poll. Additionally, Penn State (No. 9/10), Oklahoma North Carolina, the Tar Heels' winning points came on a two-yard State (No. 13/13) and North Carolina (NR/No. 24) are listed in this touchdown pass with two seconds to go. At Oklahoma State, the week's rankings. The Panthers have victories over two teams ranked Cowboys scored on a one-yard run with 1:28 remaining to claim a in the top 10: 43-42 over Clemson (Nov. 12) and 42-39 over Penn seven-point win. State (Sept. 10). 127 YEARS AND COUNTING CLOSE SHAVES The 2016 campaign marks the 127th football season in Pitt history. Under Pat Narduzzi, the Panthers have a winning record in close The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a contests. Narduzzi has directed Pitt to an 8-6 record in games de- 710-519-42 all-time record (.575). The program’s rich legacy in- cided by single digits, including victories this season over Clemson cludes 90 irst team All-Americans, 24 College Football Hall of Fam- (43-42, Nov. 12), Georgia Tech (37-34, Oct. 8) and Penn State (42-39, ers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national titles. Sept. 10). In contrast, the Panthers were 1-5 in single-digit contests in 2014, 700 CLUB the year before Narduzzi's arrival. From 2010-14, Pitt was 8-17 in Pitt’s 26-19 win over Virginia in 2015 marked the 700th victory such games. in program history. The Panthers are one of 23 Bowl Subdivision programs to achieve the 700-win milestone. Only ive ACC schools belong to the “700 Club”—Virginia Tech (725), Georgia Tech (720), Clemson (712), Pitt (710) and Syracuse (705)—according to NCAA.org.
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TURNOVER MARGIN ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Pitt is on the plus side in the turnover margin department this season. The Panthers are plus-three with 14 takeaways compared to COASTAL DIVISION 11 turnovers. Pitt ranks fourth in the ACC and 40th nationally with Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. an 0.30 turnover margin per game. Last season the Panthers ranked 66th in the country and seventh in the ACC with an 0.00 turnover North Carolina 5 - 2 .714 7 - 3 .700 margin (16 turnovers gained and 16 lost). Virginia Tech 5 - 2 .714 7 - 3 .700 Miami 3 - 3 .500 6 - 4 .600 YOUR 2016 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2016 Panthers Pittsburgh 3 - 3 .500 6 - 4 .600 are senior offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty, junior running back Georgia Tech 3 - 4 .429 6 - 4 .600 James Conner and senior defensive end Ejuan Price. Duke 1 - 5 .167 4 - 6 .400 FRESH FACES Virginia 1 - 4 .200 2 - 8 .200 Five true freshmen have played for Pitt this season: wide receiver Maurice Ffrench, cornerback Damar Hamlin, wide receiver Aaron Mathews, running back Chawntez Moss and defensive tackle Amir ATLANTIC DIVISION Watts. Of that group, Moss has compiled the most playing time and Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. production. Appearing in the last nine contests as a reserve, Moss Louisville 7 - 1 .875 9 - 1 .900 has rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries (5.8 avg.). Ffrench has played in six games as a reserve. In the Oct. 1 Marshall Clemson 6 - 1 .857 9 - 1 .900 win, he had an 11-yard touchdown run off a jet sweep. Mathews has Florida State 4 - 3 .571 7 - 3 .700 played in the last nine games, making three starts, while Watts has played on the defensive line in six contests, earning a starting assign- Wake Forest 3 - 3 .500 6 - 4 .600 ment at Clemson (Nov. 12). Hamlin made his collegiate debut in the NC State 2 - 4 .333 5 - 5 .500 Oct. 27 Virginia Tech game and has played in three total contests. Syracuse 2 - 4 .333 4 - 6 .400 BLUE & GOLD RALLY CAPS Boston College 1 - 6 .143 4 - 6 .400 Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 28 games with second-half come- backs. The Panthers' most recent comeback was their 43-42 win at Clemson (Nov. 12), when Chris Blewitt kicked a 48-yard ield goal 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 with six seconds left to secure the upset of the No. 2 Tigers. 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 It was the third time in his career, and second time this season, that Blewitt capped a fourth-quarter rally with a game-winning ield goal. 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 In this season's 37-34 win over Georgia Tech (Oct. 8), Pitt scored 10 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 points in the inal 3:50, including a 31-yard ield goal by Blewitt as time expired. 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 On Oct. 24, 2015, he kicked a 25-yard ield goal on the inal play to 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 defeat host Syracuse, 23-20. Pitt entered the fourth quarter trailing the Orange, 17-13. 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 That Syracuse victory marked the irst time since 2009 that Pitt ral- 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) lied to win when facing a fourth-quarter de icit. The Panthers pre- viously had not overcome a de icit in the inal period since Dec. 26, 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 2009, when they defeated North Carolina, 19-17, in the Meineke Car 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 Care Bowl. 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 Date Opp. De icit (Qtr.) Result 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 10/24/15 @Syracuse 17-13 (4th) W, 23-20 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 10/8/16 Georgia Tech 34-27 (4th) W, 37-34 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 11/12/16 @Clemson 42-34 (4th) W, 43-42
11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 * Meineke Car Care Bowl 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22
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THE LAST TIME: PITT 31 DUKE 13 OFFENSIVE NOTES Nov. 14, 2015 • Wallace Wade Stadium • 30,241 HISTORIC SCORING PACE Pitt pulled away from a 10-10 intermission tie at Duke with three Pitt is averaging 37.6 points per game on the season to rank third consecutive touchdown drives to open the second half...the Panthers’ in the ACC and 22nd in the nation. The Panthers' scoring is up 9.4 31-13 win kept them in contention for the Coastal Division title with a 5-1 ACC mark and pushed their overall record to 7-3...Pitt put away points per game compared to last season (28.2 avg.). Only 13 teams the Blue Devils (6-4, 3-3) with second-half TD drives of 81, 74 and 75 in Pitt football history have averaged more than 30 points per game. yards...the Panthers outrushed Duke 178 to minus-2 over the inal The Panthers' 2016 scoring average would rank second all-time in two periods...for the game Pitt piled up 268 rushing yards and 39:45 school history. in possession time...Qadree Ollison rushed for 111 yards and Pitt’s inal TD...Tyler Boyd also was a factor in the run game, compiling a PITT TOP SCORING TEAMS (POINTS PER GAME) career-best 79 yards on eight carries (9.9 avg.)...Nathan Peterman threw three TD passes to three different receivers...SS Jordan White- No. Year Points Points/Game Record head had a team-high nine tackles, broke up a potential TD pass in 1. 1904 407 40.70 10-0 the end zone and ended Duke’s inal threat with a fourth-quarter 2. 1977 428 35.67 9-2-1 INT...he also averaged 9.5 yards on four rushes...LB Mike Caprara had nine tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery...Pitt 3. 1905 405 33.75 10-2 inished the regular season with a 5-1 road record (4-0 in the ACC), 4. 1981 385 32.08 11-1 its best away mark since 2008.
5. 2009 417 32.07 10-3 PITT 7 3 14 7 31 6. 1916 255 31.88 8-0 DUKE 7 3 3 0 13
7. 2014 414 31.85 6-7 First Quarter 8. 1976 381 31.75 12-0 PITT — Challingsworth 13-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 6:02 DUKE — Boehme 1-yard run (Martin kick) 2:28 2006 381 31.75 6-6 Second Quarter 10. 1980 380 31.67 11-1 DUKE — Martin 27-yard ield goal 3:52 11. 1910 282 31.33 9-0 PITT — Blewitt 51-yard ield goal 0:43 12. 1931 280 31.11 8-1 Third Quarter 13. 1915 247 30.88 8-0 PITT — Holtz 3-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 9:37 PITT — Ford 5-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 3:34 DUKE — Martin 51-yard ield goal 0:24 SCORING OUTBURST Over its last nine contests, Pitt has scored a combined 348 points, Fourth Quarter an average of 38.7 points per game. It is the Panthers' highest point PITT — Ollison 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:25 total over a nine-game stretch in 39 years. Team Stats PITT DUKE The 1977 season was the last time a Pitt team scored more during First Downs 26 18 a nine-game span. That year the Panthers compiled 357 points (39.7 Rushes-Yards 58-268 22-113 ppg.) during a 7-1-1 stretch. Comp-Att-Int 13-23-0 23-43-1 Passing Yards 180 248 PANTHERS IN SUPER SCORING COMPANY Total Yards 448 361 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-3) 3-6 The 2016 Panthers are the irst team in school history to score at Kick Returns-Yards 3-57 4-85 least 36 points in seven consecutive games. That streak began with Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 a 42-39 win over Penn State (Sept. 10) and was snapped in a 51-28 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-2 loss at Miami (Nov. 5). Punts-Average 5-43.8 4-43.8 Penalties-Yards 5-40 4-38 Pitt became only the fourth team in ACC history to score 36 or Third Down Conv. 8-15 8-15 more points in seven consecutive games. The others are Florida Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-1 State in 2013 (13 straight games), Clemson in 2012 (10 games) and Sacks By-Yards 4-22 0-0 Florida State in 1995 (seven games). Possession Time 39:45 20:15 Rushing RUSH HOUR PITT — Ollison 26-111, 1 TD; Boyd 8-79; Whitehead 4-38; Peterman 4-23; The Panthers feature one of the most potent rushing attacks in the Hall 5-14; James 6-10; Henderson 1-2; Team 4-(-9). ACC and nationally. Pitt is averaging 214.0 rushing yards per game to DUKE — Boehme 11-80, 1 TD; Powell 6-25; Duncan 4-10; Team 1-(-2). rank third in the ACC and 30th in the nation. Passing Two seasons ago, Pitt averaged 249.5 yards on the ground over 13 PITT — Peterman 13-23-0, 180 yards, 3 TD. games (15th in the nation and third in the ACC). It was the Panthers' DUKE — Boehme 23-42-1, 248 yards; Pierre 0-1-0, 0 yards. highest rushing output per game since the 1988 team averaged 253.2. The school record for rushing yards per game is 290.5 set in Receiving PITT — Challingsworth 3-57, 1 TD; Boyd 3-38; Ford 3-35, 1 TD; Holtz 2-31, 1976, the same season Heisman Trophy running back Tony Dorsett 1 TD; Ollison 2-19. ran for 2,150 yards in leading Pitt to a 12-0 record and the national DUKE — Nash 5-101; Powell 5-34; Deaver 4-36; McCaffrey 4-28; Barnes 1-24; championship. Ajeigbe 1-11; Duncan 1-8; Schneider 1-5; Rahming 1-1.
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TIME MANAGEMENT Pitt has been strong in time of possession this season, averaging CAP AND GOWN: THE GRADUATES 32:19 per game to rank 26th nationally and third in the ACC. The Panthers have won the time of possession battle in six of their 10 Eleven players on this year’s Pitt football team have already earned games. The four exceptions were the Sept. 3 season opener against their bachelor’s degrees. With 11 graduates on the roster, Pitt ranks Villanova (30:17 to 29:43), Oct. 27 Virginia Tech game (33:17 to second (tied) among all Bowl Subdivision schools in terms of num- 26:43), Nov. 5 contest at Miami (33:07 to 26:53) and Nov. 12 game at ber of players with their degree already in hand. Clemson (34:02 to 25:58). 2016 PITT PLAYERS WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES JAMES CONNER: HE'S BACK Player Pos. Degree When Pitt opened the season against Villanova on Sept. 3, it had Adam Bisnowaty OL Communication been 364 days since James Conner ran onto the Heinz Field turf to Bam Bradley LB Economics play a game for the Panthers. During that nearly year-long absence, Mike Caprara LB Communication Conner defeated Hodgkin lymphoma and rehabilitated a signi icant Dontez Ford WR Finance and Marketing knee injury. Conner's return has been nothing short of remarkable. He cur- John Guy OL History rently leads the Panthers in rushing (844 yards on 175 carries) Ryan Lewis DB Administration of Justice and scoring (92 points). His 15 total TDs rank ninth nationally and Reggie Mitchell DB Marketing second among ACC players. Scott Orndoff TE Administration of Justice In 2015, Conner appeared in only one game—the opener against Nathan Peterman QB Communications* Youngstown State—due to a torn medial collateral ligament in his Ejuan Price DL Communication right knee. He had entered the season as one of college football’s Manny Stocker QB Interdisciplinary Studies# most decorated players. In 2014 Conner was selected an All-Ameri- can and the ACC Player of the Year after rushing for 1,765 yards and * Peterman earned undergraduate degree from Tennessee 26 touchdowns. # Stocker earned undergraduate degree from Tennessee-Martin
CONNER’S CENTURY RUSHING GAMES BOWL SUBDIVISION: HIGHEST NUMBER James Conner has rushed for at least 100 yards 15 times in his Pitt career, including eight in which he had more than 150 yards and four OF GRADUATES ON 2016 ROSTER 200-yard games. No. School Graduates 1. Virginia 15 JAMES CONNER CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 2. PITTSBURGH 11 Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs Georgia Southern 11 9/14/13 New Mexico 12 119 2 Illinois 11 9/21/13 @Duke 26 173 1 Northwestern 11 11/16/13 North Carolina 19 102 1 Temple 11 West Virginia 11 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 26 229 1 8. Iowa State 10 8/30/14 Delaware 14 153 4 Middle Tennessee 10 9/5/14 @Boston College 36 214 1 9. Alabama 9 9/13/14 @FIU 31 177 3 Kansas 9 9/20/14 Iowa 29 155 1 Michigan State 9 10/25/14 Georgia Tech 10 120 3 13. Baylor 8 Cincinnati 8 11/1/14 Duke 38 263 3 Minnesota 8 11/15/14 @North Carolina 30 220 4 Oregon 8 9/10/16 Penn State 22 117 1 Penn State 8 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State 24 111 1 Syracuse 8 10/27/16 Virginia Tech 19 141 3 18. Arkansas 7 11/12/16 @Clemson 20 132 1 Arizona State 7 East Carolina 7 * Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Louisiana Tech 7 New Mexico 7
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CONNER PROMINENT ON PITT CAREER LISTS ACC RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER James Conner has established himself as one of the greatest backs No. Name (School) Years Rush TDs in school history—a contention that is reinforced by his incredible career production. Although he has played in just 36 career games, 1. Ted Brown (NCSU) 1975-78 49 Conner ranks second at Pitt in all-time rushing yards and touch- 2. James Conner (PITT) 2013- 48 downs. He trails only the legendary Tony Dorsett in both categories. 3. James Davis (CU) 2005-08 47 4. Robert Lavette (GT) 1981-84 45 PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A CAREER 5. Rick Badanjek (MD) 1982-85 44 No. Name Seasons Yards 6. Leon Johnson (UNC) 1993-96 43 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 6,526 Wali Lundy (UVA) 2002-05 43 2. James Conner 2013- 3,485 8. Mike Voight (UNC) 1973-76 42 3. Ray Graham 2009-12 3,271 9. Travis Zachery (CU) 1998-01 41 4. Curvin Richards 1988-90 3,192 10. Chris Barclay (WF) 2002-05 40 5. Craig Heyward 1984, 1986-87 3,086 Dalvin Cook (FSU) 2013- 40 6. Dion Lewis 2009-10 2,860 7. LeSean McCoy 2007-08 2,816 ACC TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER 8. Billy West 1993-97 2,803 No. Name (School) Years Total TDs 9. Elliott Walker 1974-77 2,748 1. Wali Lundy (UVA) 2002-05 52 10. Curtis Martin 1991-94 2,643 2. James Conner (PITT) 2013- 51 Ted Brown (NCSU) 1975-78 51 PITT TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER C.J. Spiller (CU) 2006-09 51 No. Name Years Total TDs 4. Leon Johnson (UNC) 1993-96 50 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 63 5. Warrick Dunn (FSU) 1993-96 49 2. James Conner 2013- 51 Travis Zachery (CU) 1998-01 49 3. Ray Graham 2009-12 36 James Davis (CU) 2005-08 49 LeSean McCoy 2007-08 36 9. Rick Badanjek (MD) 1982-85 46 5. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 34 Robert Lavette (GT) 1981-84 46 6. Elliott Walker 1974-77 33
7. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 30 PETERMAN'S GAME FOR THE AGES Andy Hastings 1914-16, ‘19 30 Senior quarterback Nathan Peterman was named the Walter Camp George McLaren 1915-18 30 National Offensive Player of the Week following his incredible per- formance in the Panthers’ 43-42 victory over previously unbeaten Clemson. PITT SCORING IN A CAREER In what will be remembered as one of the greatest games ever by No. Name (Years) TD PAT FG Pts. a Pitt quarterback, Peterman threw for a career-high 308 yards and 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 ive touchdowns with zero interceptions on 22-of-37 passing. Enter- ing the game, the Tigers had only surrendered ive passing touch- 2. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 0 177 54 339 downs the entire season. 3. James Conner (2013- ) 51 1(2 pt.) 0 308 Peterman threw for 242 yards and four TDs in the irst half alone. 4. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 His scoring strikes to James Conner (46 yards) and Scott Orndoff (55) were the longest against Clemson this season. 5. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 Following a fourth-down stop by the Pitt defense with 58 seconds 6. Andy Hastings (1914-16, ’19) 30 36 13 255 left, Peterman led the Panthers into position for the game-winning 7. Ray Graham (2009-12) 36 0 0 216 ield goal by completing two passes for 25 yards and running for an- LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216 other nine yards. Chris Blewitt capped the upset by nailing a 48-yard ield goal with six seconds remaining. 9. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 According to ESPN Stats & Info, Peterman became the irst player 10. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209 with ive passing touchdowns and zero interceptions against an AP top-3 opponent since USC's Matt Leinart accomplished the feat CONNER IN ACC ANNALS against Oklahoma in the 2004 national championship game. James Conner is on the doorstep of two major ACC career records: With the victory, the Panthers halted the nation’s longest home rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns. Conner is second in winning streak at 21 games. It was also the Tigers’ irst regular- rushing TDs with 48, just one shy of all-time leader Ted Brown (49) season loss since 2014. of NC State. In terms of total touchdowns, Conner is second with 51. The ACC career leader in total TDs is Virginia's Wali Lundy with 52.
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EFFICIENCY EXCELLENCE JESTER'S BIG NIGHT Nathan Peterman ranks among the country's most ef icient pass- Jester Weah was a catalyst in the Panthers' 43-27 win over Marshall ers. Peterman owns an ef iciency rating of 152.49, which ranks 16th (Oct. 1) by producing the highest receiving yardage by a Pitt player nationally and fourth in the ACC. He has thrown for 2,114 yards on in 12 years. The junior compiled 176 yards on seven catches—both 152-of-252 passing (60.3%) with 19 touchdowns and only four in- career highs—and made the game's decisive play when he beat a terceptions. Peterman is averaging a robust 13.91 yards per comple- defender for a 54-yard touchdown to put Pitt up by 10 with 1:04 left. tion, which ranks 16th nationally and second in the ACC. His receiving yardage was the most by a Pitt player since Nov. 6, 2004, when Greg Lee had 188 yards (on nine catches) at Syracuse. PROTECTING THE PIGSKIN In his irst season as a starter, Weah leads Pitt in receiving yards Nathan Peterman has done a strong job taking care of the football (601) and touchdown catches (six). He is second in receptions (28). this season, throwing just four interceptions. The Panthers rank Weah's average of 21.46 yards per reception ranks ifth in the coun- fourth nationally and second in the ACC this season in fewest INTs try and third in the ACC. thrown. JESTER WEAH CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES AIR TIGHT PROTECTION The Pitt offensive line has provided exceptional pass protection, sur- Date Opponent Rec. Yards TDs rendering just eight sacks on the season. The Panthers lead the ACC 10/1/16 Marshall 7 176 1 and rank fourth nationally in sacks allowed per game with an aver- 11/5/16 @Miami 3 115 1 age of 0.80. The only teams to register sacks against Pitt this year are Clemson (two), Oklahoma State (two), Georgia Tech (one), Miami ORNDOFF'S STICKY FINGERS (one), Virginia (one) and Villanova (one). Senior tight end Scott Orndoff leads Pitt in receptions (30) and ranks In 2015 the Panthers surrendered 29 sacks, an average of 2.23 per second in receiving yards (482) and touchdown catches (four). Ornd- game, which ranked 73rd nationally and ninth in the ACC. off was highly instrumental in the Panthers' 43-42 upset at Clemson (Nov. 12) with nine catches for 128 yards (14.2 avg.) and two TDs. O LINE EXPERIENCE The last time Pitt was led in receptions by a tight end for the season Pitt boasts a combined 150 starts on the offensive line, led by senior was in 1991 when Dave Moore had 51 catches for 505 yards (9.9 avg.) tackle Adam Bisnowaty with 40 career starts. Senior offensive guard and a touchdown. Dorian Johnson is right behind with 39 career starting assignments. DEFENSIVE NOTES PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS Player 2016 GP/GS Career GP/GS BRINGING THE HEAT Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has displayed an outstanding pass rush. The T Adam Bisnowaty 10/10 42/40 Panthers rank 13th nationally and fourth in the ACC with an average G Dorian Johnson 10/10 48/39 of 3.10 sacks per game (31 total). C Alex Of icer 10/10 36/33 For the second consecutive season, Ejuan Price is pacing Pitt's pass rush and has nine sacks. Price had a team-high 11.5 last year. T Brian O’Neill 10/10 23/22 In 2015 Pitt ranked 16th nationally and third in the ACC in sacks G Alex Bookser 10/10 23/12 with an average of 2.85 per game. Pitt had 37 total sacks, 18 more T Jaryd Jones-Smith* 6/1 19/4 than it had the year before Narduzzi’s arrival. In terms of team tack- les for loss, Pitt compiled 88 in 2015 compared to just 54 in 2014. * Jaryd Jones-Smith started the Villanova opener as a sixth offensive lineman
O'NEILL FINDS THE END ZONE PITT QUARTERBACK SACKS: 2014 16 Brian O'Neill has started 22 consecutive games at right tackle for the Year Games Sacks Sacks/Game NCAA Rank Panthers. However, the sophomore's contributions have gone beyond 2016* 10 31 3.10 13th the conventional duties of an offensive lineman. While he has been instrumental for Pitt's nationally ranked run- 2015* 13 37 2.85 16th ning game, O'Neill has actually carried the ball twice himself—scoring 2014 13 19 1.46 102nd touchdowns each time. His initial carry came on a throwback lateral that went for a 24-yard touchdown in the Panthers' 37-34 win over Georgia Tech (Oct. 8). O'Neill then reached the end zone again on an PITT TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2014 16 end-around play against Virginia Tech (Oct. 27) that resulted in a ive- Year Games TFL TFL/Game NCAA Rank yard score. 2016* 10 64 6.40 43rd Originally a tight end who moved to tackle during the 2015 offsea- son, O'Neill has two carries for 29 yards (14.5 avg.) this year. 2015* 13 88 6.76 41st 2014 13 54 4.15 120th ALL PURPOSE DYNAMO * under Pat Narduzzi Sophomore wide receiver Quadree Henderson ranks as one of the nation's most productive all-purpose performers. Henderson is 13th nationally and second in the ACC with an average of 149.8 all-pur- pose yards per game. His 1,498 total all-purpose yards are second in the ACC only to Florida State running back Dalvin Cook's 1,642 (164.2 per game).
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EJUAN PRICE: DISRUPTION IS HIS GAME TDS BY THE “D” Senior end Ejuan Price is one of the most disruptive defensive Pitt has scored six defensive touchdowns in Pat Narduzzi's two sea- linemen in college football. Despite being the constant target of sons as head coach. The Panthers have three defensive TDs this year double teams, Price ranks seventh nationally in tackles for loss (1.6 to rank irst in the ACC (tied with Clemson, Miami and Wake Forest) per game) and 12th in sacks (0.90 per game). He is 24th in forced and 10th nationally. fumbles (0.30 per game). Most recently, sophomore safety Jordan Whitehead had a 59-yard Nearly half of Price’s 33 tackles this season have been for a loss. He interception return for a touchdown to spur the Panthers to a 45-31 has compiled 16 TFLs, nine sacks, nine QB hurries and three forced win at Virginia (Oct. 15). fumbles on the year. He also has a tackle for a safety (at North Caro- The Pitt defense has scored 30 touchdowns since the 2001 season. lina). The Panthers are 25-3 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a game during that span. (The losses occurred against Notre Dame and NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON PRICE Navy in 2015, and Oklahoma State this season.) Ejuan Price was named a "Midseason All-American" by no fewer than ive national media outlets. With his impressive statistical produc- PITT DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2001 tion, he has established himself as a highly viable candidate for such prestigious honors as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Date Opponent Player Score Bednarik Award, both of which are presented to the national defen- 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return sive player of the year. Price is also a frontrunner for ACC Defensive 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return Player of the Year. 12/20/01 vs. NC State* Tyre Young 16-yard fumble return PITT SACK MASTERS 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return Pitt has an illustrious history of ierce pass rushers, evidenced by its all-time career sacks list. With 25.5 sacks, Ejuan Price ranks seventh 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return on that esteemed list. 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return PITT SACKS IN A CAREER 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return No. Name Seasons Sacks 1. Hugh Green 1977-80 49 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return 2. Randy Holloway 1974-77 33.5 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 3. Tony Woods 1983-86 31 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return 4. Aaron Donald 2010-13 29.5 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return 5. Zeke Gadson 1984-87 26.5 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return Keith Hamilton 1989-91 26.5 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return 7. Ejuan Price 2011- 25.5 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return 8. Chris Doleman 1981-84 25 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return 9. Bryan Knight 1998-2001 23.5 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return 10. Dennis Atiyeh 1983-85 23 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return GROUND DEFENSE Pitt ranks seventh nationally and third in the ACC in rushing defense 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return this week, yielding just 105.4 yards per game on the ground. Under 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has held a total of eight opponents under the 100- yard rushing mark. The Panthers are 7-1 in such games. The lone 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return loss came Sept. 24 at North Carolina. 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return PITT OPPONENT SUB 100 YARD RUSHING GAMES 11/7/15 Notre Dame Ejuan Price 32-yard fumble return UNDER PAT NARDUZZI Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L 11/21/15 Louisville Avonte Maddox 30-yard interception return 9/12/15 @Akron 24 42 1.75 W, 24-7 12/28/15 vs. Navy# Jordan Whitehead 22-yard fumble return 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 33 9 0.27 W, 17-13 9/17/16 @Okla. State Matt Galambos 2-yard fumble return 11/21/15 Louisville 24 (-1) (-0.04) W, 45-34 10/1/16 Marshall Avonte Maddox 33-yard interception return 9/3/16 Villanova 33 53 1.61 W, 28-7 10/15/16 @Virginia Jordan Whitehead 59-yard interception return
9/10/16 Penn State 31 74 2.39 W, 42-39 Names in bold denote current players. 9/24/16 @North Carolina 22 18 0.82 L, 36-37 * Tangerine Bowl 10/15/16 @Virginia 26 86 3.31 W, 45-31 # Military Bowl 11/12/16 @Clemson 25 50 2.00 W, 43-42
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WHITEHEAD A TWO-WAY TERROR RETURN MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Sophomore safety Jordan Whitehead is the Panthers' leading tackler For his career, Quadree Henderson has six kickoff returns that have with 65 stops. His impact, however, has not been limited to the de- gone for more than 80 yards. But perhaps the most memorable fensive side of the ball. return of his brief career was one that didn't result in a touchdown. Whitehead moonlights as an occasional offensive player and he In the Panthers' stirring 42-39 victory over Penn State (Sept. 10), was a starter on both sides of the ball in the Panthers' 45-31 win at Henderson made one of the game's critical plays when he returned a Virginia (Oct. 15). This year he has rushed for 98 yards on nine car- kickoff 84 yards to the Nittany Lions' 10 in the fourth quarter. Three ries (10.9 avg.). Over the past two seasons, Whitehead has 21 carries plays later James Conner scored on a shovel pass to put Pitt up 42- for 220 yards (10.5 avg.). 31, providing the winning cushion. Whitehead has also scored four touchdowns—two on offense and two on defensive returns—during his career. QUADREE HENDERSON: LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS Date Opponent Yards JORDAN WHITEHEAD CAREER TOUCHDOWNS 11/5/16 @Miami 100 (TD) Date Opponent Score 12/28/15 Navy* 100 (TD) 11/7/15 Notre Dame 10-yard rush 9/3/16 Villanova 96 (TD) 11/7/15 Notre Dame 3-yard rush 10/15/16 @Virginia 93 (TD) 11/27/15 Miami 89 12/28/15 vs. Navy# 22-yard fumble return 9/10/16 Penn State 84 10/15/16 @Virginia 59-yard interception return * Military Bowl # Military Bowl NO ONE TRICK PONY Quadree Henderson leads the ACC and ranks second nationally in SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES combined kick return yardage with 888. He has compiled 759 yards on kickoffs and 129 on punts. Henderson's 33.0-yard kickoff return HENDERSON TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE average (on 23 attempts) ranks third in the nation. He is averaging Quadree Henderson is college football's most dangerous return 12.9 yards on 10 punt returns. specialist. The sophomore leads the nation with a school-record three kickoff return touchdowns this year and has four over his last PITT PUNT RETURN TDS 11 games. Henderson was named a "Midseason All-American" by no Since the 2000 season, Pitt has seven punt return touchdowns. Three fewer than six national media outlets. of those have come off blocked punts, including Pat Amara Jr.’s 28-yard Since the 2000 season, Pitt has just 11 kickoff returns for touch- return for a score at Iowa last season. downs and Quadree Henderson is responsible for four of them. No The Panthers’ last punt return touchdown that did not involve a Pitt player during that span has more than one. block was Tyler Boyd’s 54-yarder that sparked Pitt’s 30-27 victory In the Panthers' 2015 Military Bowl game against Navy, Henderson over Bowling Green in the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. took the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score—Pitt's irst 100-yard kickoff return since 1990 (Ricky Turner vs. West Virginia). Hender- PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 son had his second 100-yard return at Miami on Nov. 5. Year Opponent Player Yds. 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 Year Opponent Player Yds. 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 2011 Utah+ Antwuan Reed 10 (BLK) 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 2012 Louisville$ Todd Thomas 41 (BLK) 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 @Ohio LaRod Stephens-Howling 95 2015 @Iowa% Pat Amara Jr. 28 (BLK) 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 * Insight Bowl + Antwuan Reed returned blocked punt by Andrew Taglianetti for TD 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 $ Todd Thomas recovered his own blocked punt in end zone 2015 YSU Avonte Maddox 89 # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Navy* Quadree Henderson 100 % Pat Amara Jr. returned blocked punt by Ryan Lewis for TD 2016 Villanova Quadree Henderson 96 BLEWITT ECLIPSES TWO PITT CAREER MARKS @Virginia Quadree Henderson 93 Senior placekicker Chris Blewitt this season became Pitt's all-time @Miami Quadree Henderson 100 career kick scoring leader, eclipsing a record that stood for more than four decades. Blewitt has 339 points, surpassing Carson Long Names in bold denote current players. (268 from 1973-76), who held the top spot since 1975. In the pro- * Military Bowl cess, Blewitt has also become the Panthers' all-time leader in ield goals. He now has 54 for his career, surpassing the prior record of 50 held by Conor Lee (2006-08). In terms of overall scoring, Blewitt ranks second. The Panthers’ career scoring leader is legendary tail- back Tony Dorsett, who compiled 380 points from 1973-76.
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PITT KICK SCORING IN A CAREER PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 No. Name (Years) PAT FG Pts. Date Opponent Player Type 1. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 177 54 339 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 2. Carson Long (1973-76) 133 45 268 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 3. Conor Lee (2006-08) 113 50 263 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal 4. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 100 38 214 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt 5. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 86 41 209 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt 6. Kevin Harper (2009-12) 72 41 195 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal 7. Mark Schubert (1977-79) 95 31 188 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal 8. Chris Ferencik (1995-98) 91 28 175 11/9/02 Temple Shawntae Spencer Punt 9. Scott Kaplan (1989-92) 67* 30 158 11/21/02 @Miami (Fla.) Shawntae Spencer Punt 10. David Abdul (2002-05) 83 24 155 9/6/03 Kent State Sam Bryant Punt 10/18/03 @Rutgers J.J. Horne PAT * includes one 2-point conversion 10/25/03 Syracuse H.B. Blades Punt 11/22/03 @Temple Claude Harriott Punt PITT SCORING IN A CAREER 9/11/04 Ohio Keith Malley Punt No. Name (Years) TD PAT FG Pts. 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 2. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 0 177 54 339 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* 3. James Conner (2013- ) 51 1(2 pt.) 0 308 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt 4. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal 5. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal 6. Andy Hastings (1914-16, ’19) 30 36 13 255 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt 7. Ray Graham (2009-12) 36 0 0 216 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT 9. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 10. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt PITT FIELD GOALS IN A CAREER 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal No. Name (Years) FGM FGA Pct. 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 1. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 54 76 71.1% 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2. Conor Lee (2006-08) 50 60 83.3% 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 3. Carson Long (1973-76) 45 76 59.2% 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 4. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 41 54 75.9% 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt Kevin Harper (2009-12) 41 59 69.5% 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT BIG KICKING FOOT 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt Chris Blewitt has kicked four ield goals of 50 yards or longer during 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt his Pitt career. 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt 1/8/11 vs. Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% CHRIS BLEWITT’S 50 YARD FIELD GOALS 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# Date Opponent Distance 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ 1/2/15 vs. Houston* 52 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech 56 (school record) 10/4/14 @Virginia Dontez Ford Punt 11/14/15 @Duke 51 1/2/15 vs. Houston Team PAT! 9/24/16 @North Carolina 50 9/19/15 @Iowa Ryan Lewis Punt+ 10/10/15 Virginia Ejuan Price PAT * Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech Shakir Soto Field Goal PITT BLOCK PARTY 10/29/15 North Carolina Quintin Wirginis Punt Pitt has 51 blocked kicks since the 2000 season. The Panthers have 12/28/15 vs. Navy Avonte Maddox PAT** one block in 2016. Fullback George Aston got his hand on a punt at 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State George Aston Punt Oklahoma State on Sept. 17. In 2015, the Panthers had ive blocks, which led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally. Names in bold denote current players. * returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay % BBVA Compass Bowl # returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas ! Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl + returned 28 yards for a TD by Pat Amara Jr. ** Military Bowl 15 2016 PITT HONORS AND AWARDS
ADAM BISNOWATY OFFENSIVE TACKLE SCOTT ORNDOFF—TIGHT END Outland Trophy Watch List John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List NATHAN PETERMAN—QUARTERBACK Senior CLASS Award Candidate Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Clemson) ESPN College Football Final Helmet Sticker (Clemson) CHRIS BLEWITT PLACEKICKER Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List ACC Specialist of the Week (Georgia Tech) Lou Groza Award "Stars of the Week" (Georgia Tech) EJUAN PRICE—DEFENSIVE END Chuck Bednarik Award Semi inalist MIKE CAPRARA—LINEBACKER CBSSports.com Midseason All-American Wuerffel Trophy Semi inalist FOXSports.com Midseason All-American Allstate AFCA Good Works Team SI.com Midseason All-American (second team) Senior CLASS Award Candidate Sporting News Midseason All-American USA TODAY Midseason All-American JAMES CONNER—RUNNING BACK ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Oklahoma State) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Villanova) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Penn State) Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Nominee Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Doak Walker Award Watch List Ted Hendricks Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List JORDAN WHITEHEAD—SAFETY Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Virginia) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Virginia) DONTEZ FORD—WIDE RECEIVER Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy Semi inalist Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List (presented to the nation's top Scholar-Athlete) Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List QUADREE HENDERSON WIDE RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER CBSSports.com Midseason All-American RYAN WINSLOW—PUNTER FOXSports.com Midseason All-American Ray Guy Award Watch List Pro Football Focus Midseason All-America Team SI.com Midseason All-American ( irst team) MATT CANADA—OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Sporting News Midseason All-American CoachingSearch.com Offensive Coordinator of the Week (Clemson) USA TODAY Midseason All-American CoachingSearch.com Offensive Coordinator of the Week (Penn State) ACC Specialist of the Week (Penn State) ACC Specialist of the Week (Virginia) JOHN PETERSON—OFFENSIVE LINE Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Penn State) CoachingSearch.com Offensive Line Coach of the Week (Penn State) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (North Carolina) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Virginia) TEAM—OFFENSIVE LINE Dante Hall Award Watch List Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll (outstanding offensive line)
DORIAN JOHNSON OFFENSIVE GUARD (Honors and Awards as of Nov. 13) ESPN.com Midseason All-American SI.com Midseason All-American ( irst team) Outland Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
RYAN LEWIS—CORNERBACK Jim Thorpe Player of the Week (Penn State) ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Penn State)
ALEX OFFICER—CENTER Rimington Trophy Award Watch List
BRIAN O'NEILL—OFFENSIVE TACKLE Pro Football Focus Midseason All-America Team ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Georgia Tech)
16 PITT CAREER HIGHS: OFFENSE
#2 MAURICE FFRENCH FR QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS • Ffrench Career Highs Receptions: 0 #4 NATHAN PETERMAN SR* #19 DONTEZ FORD SR* • Peterman Career Highs • Ford Career Highs Receiving Yards: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 Pass Yards: 308 at Clemson (11-12-16) Receptions: 4, twice, last vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Rush Attempts: 3 at Virginia (10-15-16) Completions: 27 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Receiving Yards: 78 vs. Syracuse (10-24-15) Rush Yards: 11 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Attempts: 42 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Pass TDs: 5 at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Reception: 42 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Long Rush: 11 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) INTs: 3 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Rush Attempts: 1, three times, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Completion: 75 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush Yards: 6 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Rush TDs: 0 #6 AARON MATHEWS FR Rush Yards: 60 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) • Mathews Career Highs Rush Attempts: 15 at Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Long Rush: 6 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receptions: 1, four times, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Rush TDs: 1, three times, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Receiving Yards: 9 at Miami (11-5-16) Long Rush: 30 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) #10 QUADREE HENDERSON SO • Henderson Career Highs Receiving TDs: 0 #8 MANNY STOCKER SR* Receptions: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) • Stocker Career Highs Receiving Yards: 47, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS Pass Yards: 5, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Completions: 1, twice, last at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Long Reception: 37 vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) #83 SCOTT ORNDOFF SR Attempts: 4, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Rush Attempts: 9 at North Carolina (9-24-16) • Orndoff Career Highs Pass TDs: 0 Rush Yards: 107 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Receptions: 9 at Clemson (11-12-16) INTs: 1, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Rush TDs: 2 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Receiving Yards: 128 at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Rush: 50 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush Yards: 70, vs. Cumberland* (9-11-14) Receiving TDs: 2 at Clemson (11-12-16) Kick Returns: 4, four times, vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) Rush Attempts: 3, vs. Wake Forest# (11-10-12) Long Reception: 74 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Kick Return Yards: 162 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Rush TDs: 1, vs. Cumberland* (9-11-14) Kick Return TDs: 1, four times, last at Miami (11-5-16) * at Tennessee-Martin #31 JAYMAR PARRISH SR Long Kick Return: 100 (TD), twice, last at Miami (11-5-16) # at NC State • Parrish Career Highs Punt Returns: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Rush Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. Bowling Green Punt Return Yards: 58 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) RUNNING BACKS Long Punt Return: 31 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Rush Yards: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) All-Purpose Yards: 249 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #24 JAMES CONNER JR* Rush TDs: 0 Long Rush: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) • Conner Career Highs #85 JESTER WEAH JR* Rush Attempts: 38 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Receptions: 3 at Syracuse (11-23-13) • Weah Career Highs Receiving Yards: 44 at Clemson (11-12-16) Rush Yards: 263 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Receptions: 7 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush TDs: 4, twice, last at North Carolina (11-15-14) Receiving Yards: 176 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Reception: 44 at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Rush: 74 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) Receiving TDs: 1, six times, last at Miami (11-5-16) Receptions: 4, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Long Reception: 75 at Miami (11-5-16) Receiving Yards: 64 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #35 GEORGE ASTON SO* Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last at Clemson (11-12-16) #5 TRE TIPTON FR* • Aston Career Highs Long Reception: 55 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) • Tipton Career Highs Rush Attempts: 4, twice, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Receptions: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush Yards: 19 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) #37 QADREE OLLISON SO* Receiving Yards: 27 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) • Ollison Career Highs Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Rush: 14 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Attempts: 28 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Long Reception: 25 at Miami (11-5-16) Receptions: 5 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush Yards: 207 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Rush Attempts: 3, three times, last at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving Yards: 56 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush TDs: 2 at Syracuse (10-24-15) Rush Yards: 26 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving TDs: 2, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Long Rush: 71 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Rush TDs: 0 Long Reception: 23 at Miami (11-5-16) Receptions: 2, ive times, last vs. Navy Long Rush: 21 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) PLACEKICKERS Receiving Yards: 19 vs. Duke (11-14-15) #82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES SO* Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) • Araujo-Lopes Career Highs #12 CHRIS BLEWITT SR Long Reception: 15 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Receptions: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) • Blewitt Career Highs Receiving Yards: 7, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) FG Made: 3, ive times, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) #22 DARRIN HALL SO Receiving TDs: 0 FG Attempted: 5 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) • Hall Career Highs Long Reception: 7, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Long FG: 56 at Georgia Tech (10-17-15) Rush Attempts: 14 at Iowa (9-19-15) Rush Attempts: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) PATs Made: 8 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush Yards: 103 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Rush Yards: 16 at Virginia (10-15-16) PATs Attempted: 9 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (11-27-15) Rush TDs: 0 Points: 13 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Long Rush: 35 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Long Rush: 12 at Virginia (10-15-16) Kickoffs: 10, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receptions: 2, twice, last at Iowa (9-19-15) Kick Returns: 3 at Virginia (10-15-16) Touchbacks: 7, twice, last vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Receiving Yards: 25 at Akron (9-12-15) Kick Return Yards: 98 at Virginia (10-15-16) Receiving TDs: 0 Long Kick Return: 69 at Virginia (10-15-16) Long Reception: 14 at Akron (9-12-15) All-Purpose Yards: 114 at Virginia (10-15-16)
#26 CHAWNTEZ MOSS FR #80 ZACH CHALLINGSWORTH JR* • Moss Career Highs • Challingsworth Career Highs Rush Attempts: 12 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receptions: 3, twice, last vs. Duke (11-14-15) Rush Yards: 97 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving Yards: 57 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Rush TDs: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Long Rush: 41 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Reception: 33 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Receiving Yards: 11 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Receiving TDs: 0
17 PITT CAREER HIGHS: DEFENSE
#2 TERRISH WEBB SR DEFENSIVE TACKLES LINEBACKERS • Webb Career Highs #6 TYRIQUE JARRETT SR #47 MATT GALAMBOS SR Tackles: 10 at Iowa (9-19-15) • Jarrett Career Highs • Galambos Career Highs TFLs: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Tackles: 8 vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) Tackles: 19 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Interceptions: 1, ive times, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) TFLs: 3 at Akron (9-12-15) TFLs: 3 at Syracuse (10-24-15) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Akron (9-12-15) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) Sacks: 2 vs. Virginia (10-10-15) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last at Georgia Tech (10-17-15) Interceptions: 1, three times, last at Syracuse (10-24-15) #52 SHAKIR SOTO SR Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Navy #15 REGGIE MITCHELL SR* • Soto Career Highs (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) • Mitchell Career Highs Tackles: 8 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last at Oklahoma St. (9-17-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) TFLs: 2, three times, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) TFLs: 1, three times, last at Miami (11-29-14) Sacks: 1, ive times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) #30 MIKE CAPRARA SR* Sacks: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) • Caprara Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) #94 JEREMIAH TALENI JR* Tackles: 9 at Duke (11-14-15) • Taleni Career Highs TFLs: 3 at Duke (11-14-15) #20 DENNIS BRIGGS SO* Tackles: 8 at Miami (11-5-16) Sacks: 3 at Duke (11-14-15) • Briggs Career Highs TFLs: 1.5, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Interceptions: 1 at Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Tackles: 2, ive times, last vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Sacks: 1.5 at Clemson (11-12-16) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Duke (11-14-15) TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Fumble Recoveries: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) #93 SHANE ROY SO* Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) • Roy Career Highs #23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU SO* Tackles: 2 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) • Idowu Career Highs CORNERBACKS TFLs: 0 Tackles: 11 at Clemson (11-12-16) Sacks: 0 TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) #14 AVONTE MADDOX JR Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Sacks: 0 • Maddox Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Tackles: 11 at Clemson (11-12-16) #66 MIKE HERNDON SO* TFLs: 3 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) • Herndon Career Highs #4 BAM BRADLEY SR* Sacks: 2 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Tackles: 1, twice, last at Miami (11-5-16) • Bradley Career Highs Interceptions: 1, ive times, last at Clemson (11-12-16) TFLs: 1 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) Tackles: 9 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Long INT Return: 33 (TD) vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Sacks: 1 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) TFLs: 2 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Kick Returns: 3, four times, last vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Sacks: 1, four times, last at Virginia (10-15-16) Kick Return Yards: 140 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) #34 AMIR WATTS FR Interceptions: 1 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Kick Return TDs: 1, 89 yards vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) • Watts Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Long Kick Return: 89 (TD) vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Tackles: 1 at Miami (11-5-16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Virginia (9-28-13) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 0 Punt Return Yards: 29 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Sacks: 0 #58 QUINTIN WIRGINIS JR Punt Return TDs: 0 • Wirginis Career Highs Long Punt Return: 25 vs. Miami (11-27-15) DEFENSIVE ENDS Tackles: 5 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) TFLs: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) #38 RYAN LEWIS SR* #5 EJUAN PRICE SR* Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) • Lewis Career Highs • Price Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Virginia Tech (10-27-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) TFLs: 0.5 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) TFLs: 6 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) #39 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL FR* Interceptions: 1, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Sacks: 5 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) • Brightwell Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Tackles: 5 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #11 DANE JACKSON FR* Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 1, twice, last at Miami (11-5-16) • Jackson Career Highs Sacks: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Tackles: 4 vs. Georgia Tech (10-8-16) #92 RORI BLAIR JR Interceptions: 1 at Clemson (11-12-16) TFLs: 0 • Blair Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Interceptions: 0 Tackles: 5 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 2 at Virginia (10-15-16) SAFETIES #32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY SO* Sacks: 2 at Virginia (10-15-16) • Motley Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) #9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD SO Tackles: 6 at Virginia (10-15-16) • Whitehead Career Highs TFLs: 0 #40 JAMES FOLSTON JR. SO* Tackles: 16 at Iowa (9-19-15) Interceptions: 0 • Folston Career Highs TFLs: 1.5, twice, last vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Tackles: 2 at Miami (11-5-16) Sacks: 0.5 at Akron (9-12-15) #3 DAMAR HAMLIN FR TFLs: 0.5, twice, last at Miami (11-5-16) Interceptions: 1, twice, last at Virginia (10-15-16) • Hamlin Career Highs Sacks: 0 Long INT Return: 59 (TD) at Virginia (10-15-16) Tackles: 4, twice, last at Clemson (11-12-16) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) TFLs: 0 #96 ALLEN EDWARDS JR* Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Interceptions: 0 • Edwards Career Highs Rush Attempts: 4, twice, last at Duke (11-14-15) Tackles: 3 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush Yards: 43 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) PUNTERS TFLs: 1 at Miami (11-5-16) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Sacks: 1 at Miami (11-5-16) Long Rush: 22 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15 #18 RYAN WINSLOW JR* Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (11-27-15) • Winslow Career Highs Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Punts: 11 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Punt Avg.: 48.8 at Virginia (10-15-16) Long: 60 at Georgia Tech (10-17-15) Inside 20: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14)
18 PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations FIELD LEVEL
Andre Powell Kevin Sherman John Peterson Dave Bucar Special Teams Coord./ Wide Receivers Offensive Line Offensive G.A. Running Backs
Rob Harley Tom Sims Renaldo Hill Rob Greene Linebackers Defensive Line Cornerbacks Defensive G.A. PRESS BOX
Matt Canada Josh Conklin Tim Salem Dan Gerberry Phil DeCapito Offensive Coord./QBs Defensive Coord. Tight Ends Offensive G.A. Defensive G.A. 2016 Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Rafael Araujo-Lopes ..... ah-roo-joe (last name rhymes with “ropes”) Jaryd Jones-Smith ...... jair-rid Adam Bisnowaty ...... biz-NO-vah-tee Nico Lodovico ...... NEE-co low-doe-vee-co Mike Caprara ...... Kah-PRAYER-ruh Thomas MacVittie ...... mac-vit-tee Therran Coleman ...... THERE-un Avonte Maddox ...... ah-VON-tay Tristan Cunha ...... coo-nya Chawntez Moss ...... shawn-tez Dom Cuono ...... quo-no Phillipie Motley ...... phil-leap-PEE Connor Dintino ...... din-TEE-no Qadree Ollison ...... quad-dre Rimoni Dorsey...... ra-mon-knee Tony Pilato ...... pill-lah-tow Devon Edwards...... devin Ejuan Price ...... prefers to be called “Juan” Dontez Ford ...... DON-tez Kaezon Pugh ...... kay-zon Matt Galambos ...... gah-LAMB-bos Pat Quirin ...... CHOIR-in Alex Galiyas ...... ga-lee-yas Shakir Soto ...... sha-KEAR Bricen Garner ...... bri-sen Jeremiah Taleni ...... TA-len-e Malik Henderson ...... ma-leek Tre Tipton ...... tray Rachid Ibrahim ...... rah-sheed e-brah-heem Amir Watts ...... ah-mirror Oluwaseun Idowu ...... EYE-dough-woo Jester Weah ...... WE-uh (prefers to be called Seun, rhymes with “Shawn”) Quintin Wirginis ...... were-JIN-is Tyrique Jarrett ...... TIE-reek Elijah Zeise ...... zice (rhymes with “rice”)
19 2016 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK
VILLANOVA (7-3, 5-2 CAA) PENN STATE (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten) OKLAHOMA ST. (8-2, 6-1 Big 12) Sept. 3 at Pitt L, 7-28 Sept. 3 Kent State W, 33-13 Sept. 3 SE Louisiana W, 61-7 Sept. 10 Lehigh W, 26-21 Sept. 10 at Pitt L, 39-42 Sept. 10 Central Michigan L, 27-30 Sept. 17 Towson* W, 40-21 Sept. 17 Temple W, 34-27 Sept. 17 Pitt W, 45-38 Sept. 24 at Lafayette W, 31-14 Sept. 24 at Michigan* L, 10-49 Sept. 24 at Baylor* L, 24-35 Oct. 1 at Elon* W, 42-7 Oct. 1 Minnesota* W, 29-26 (OT) Oct. 1 Texas* W, 49-31 Oct. 8 Rhode Island* W, 35-0 Oct. 8 Maryland* W, 38-14 Oct. 8 Iowa State* W, 38-31 Oct. 15 at Richmond* L, 0-23 Oct. 22 Ohio State* W, 24-21 Oct. 22 at Kansas* W, 44-20 Oct. 22 Albany* W, 24-13 Oct. 29 at Purdue* W, 62-24 Oct. 29 West Virginia* W, 37-20 Nov. 5 at Maine* W, 26-7 Nov. 5 Iowa* W, 41-14 Nov. 5 at Kansas State* W, 43-37 Nov. 12 James Madison* L, 7-20 Nov. 12 at Indiana* W, 45-31 Nov. 12 Texas Tech* W, 45-44 Nov. 19 at Delaware* Nov. 19 at Rutgers* Nov. 19 at TCU* Nov. 26 Michigan State* Dec. 3 at Oklahoma* *CAA game *Big Ten game *Big 12 game
NORTH CAROLINA (7-3, 5-2 ACC) MARSHALL (3-7, 2-4 C-USA) GEORGIA TECH (6-4, 3-4 ACC) Sept. 3 vs. Georgia L, 24-33 Sept. 10 Morgan State W, 62-0 Sept. 3 vs. Boston College* W, 17-14 Sept. 10 at Illinois W, 48-23 Sept. 17 Akron L, 38-65 Sept. 10 Mercer W, 35-10 Sept. 17 James Madison W, 56-28 Sept. 24 Louisville L, 28-59 Sept. 17 Vanderbilt W, 38-7 Sept. 24 Pitt* W, 37-36 Oct. 1 at Pitt L, 27-43 Sept. 22 Clemson* L, 7-26 Oct. 1 at Florida State* W, 37-35 Oct. 8 at North Texas* L, 21-38 Oct. 1 Miami* L, 21-35 Oct. 8 Virginia Tech* L, 3-34 Oct. 15 Florida Atlantic* W, 27-21 Oct. 8 at Pitt* L, 34-37 Oct. 15 at Miami* W, 20-13 Oct. 22 Charlotte* L, 24-27 Oct. 15 Georgia Southern W, 35-24 Oct. 22 at Virginia* W, 35-14 Oct. 29 at Southern Miss* L, 14-24 Oct. 29 Duke* W, 38-35 Nov. 5 Georgia Tech* W, 48-20 Nov. 5 at Old Dominion* L, 14-38 Nov. 5 at North Carolina* L, 20-48 Nov. 10 at Duke* L, 27-28 Nov. 12 Middle Tennessee* W, 42-17 Nov. 12 at Virginia Tech* W, 30-20 Nov. 19 The Citadel Nov. 19 at FIU* Nov. 19 Virginia* Nov. 25 NC State* Nov. 26 Western Kentucky* Nov. 26 at Georgia
*ACC game *Conference USA game *ACC game
VIRGINIA (2-8, 1-5 ACC) VIRGINIA TECH (7-3, 5-2 ACC) MIAMI (6-4, 3-3 ACC) Sept. 3 Richmond L, 20-37 Sept. 3 Liberty W, 36-13 Sept. 3 Florida A&M W, 70-3 Sept. 10 at Oregon L, 26-44 Sept. 10 vs. Tennessee L, 24-45 Sept. 10 Florida Atlantic W, 38-10 Sept. 17 at Connecticut L, 10-13 Sept. 17 Boston College* W, 49-0 Sept. 17 at Appalachian State W, 45-10 Sept. 24 Central Michigan W, 49-35 Sept. 24 East Carolina W, 54-17 Oct. 1 at Georgia Tech* W, 35-21 Oct. 1 at Duke* W, 34-20 Oct. 8 at North Carolina* W, 34-3 Oct. 8 Florida State* L, 19-20 Oct. 15 Pitt* L, 31-45 Oct. 15 at Syracuse* L, 17-31 Oct. 15 North Carolina* L, 13-20 Oct. 22 North Carolina* L, 14-35 Oct. 20 Miami* W, 37-16 Oct. 20 at Virginia Tech* L, 16-37 Oct. 29 Louisville* L, 25-32 Oct. 27 at Pitt* W, 39-36 Oct. 29 at Notre Dame L, 27-30 Nov. 5 at Wake Forest* L, 20-27 Nov. 5 at Duke* W, 24-21 Nov. 5 Pitt* W, 51-28 Nov. 12 Miami* L, 14-34 Nov. 12 Georgia Tech* L, 20-30 Nov. 12 at Virginia* W, 34-14 Nov. 19 at Georgia Tech* Nov. 19 at Notre Dame Nov. 19 at NC State* Nov. 26 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 26 Virginia* Nov. 26 Duke*
*ACC game *ACC game *ACC game
CLEMSON (9-1, 6-1 ACC) DUKE (4-6, 1-5 ACC) SYRACUSE (4-6, 2-4 ACC) Sept. 3 at Auburn W, 19-13 Sept. 3 North Carolina Central W, 49-6 Sept. 2 Colgate W, 33-7 Sept. 10 Troy W, 30-24 Sept. 10 Wake Forest* L, 14-24 Sept. 9 Louisville* L, 28-62 Sept. 17 South Carolina State W, 59-0 Sept. 17 at Northwestern L, 13-24 Sept. 17 USF L, 20-45 Sept. 22 at Georgia Tech* W, 26-7 Sept. 24 at Notre Dame W, 38-35 Sept. 24 at Connecticut W, 31-24 Oct. 1 Louisville* W, 42-36 Oct. 1 Virginia* L, 20-34 Oct. 1 vs. Notre Dame L, 33-50 Oct. 7 at Boston College* W, 56-10 Oct. 8 Army W, 13-6 Oct. 8 at Wake Forest* L, 9-28 Oct. 15 NC State* W, 24-17 (OT) Oct. 14 at Louisville* L, 14-24 Oct. 15 Virginia Tech* W, 31-17 Oct. 29 at Florida State* W, 37-34 Oct. 29 at Georgia Tech* L, 35-38 Oct. 22 at Boston College* W, 28-20 Nov. 5 Syracuse* W, 54-0 Nov. 5 Virginia Tech* L, 21-24 Nov. 5 at Clemson* L, 0-54 Nov. 12 Pitt* L, 42-43 Nov. 10 North Carolina* W, 28-27 Nov. 12 NC State* L, 20-35 Nov. 19 at Wake Forest* Nov. 19 at Pitt* Nov. 19 Florida State* Nov. 26 South Carolina Nov. 26 at Miami* Nov. 26 at Pitt*
*ACC game *ACC game *ACC game
Combined Opponent Record ...... 71-49 Combined Winning % ...... 592
20 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB
Villanova Parrish* Jones-Smith* Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Dintino
Penn State Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Parrish#
Oklahoma State Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Aston
North Carolina Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Tipton%
Marshall Mathews Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Aston
Georgia Tech Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Ollison
Virginia Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Whitehead** Peterman Conner Aston
Virginia Tech Mathews Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Aston
Miami Weah Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Ford^ Peterman Conner Aston
Clemson Mathews Henderson Bisnowaty Johnson Of icer Bookser O’Neill Orndoff Peterman Conner Aston
Duke
Syracuse
* Parrish started as an H-Back and Jones-Smith as a sixth offensive lineman vs. Villanova. # Parrish started as a tight end vs. Penn State. % Tipton started as a third wide receiver at North Carolina. ** Whitehead started as a third wide receiver at Virginia. ^ Ford started as a third wide receiver at Miami.
DEFENSE GAME DE NT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS
Villanova Hendrix Jarrett Soto Price Zeise Galambos Caprara Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
Penn State Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
Oklahoma State Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
North Carolina Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Brightwell Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
Marshall Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Maddox Lewis Webb Mitchell
Georgia Tech Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Bradley Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
Virginia Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Bradley Motley Lewis Webb Whitehead
Virginia Tech Blair Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Motley Lewis Webb Whitehead
Miami Edwards Jarrett Soto Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Jackson Lewis Webb Whitehead
Clemson Edwards Taleni Watts Price Idowu Galambos Caprara Maddox Lewis Webb Whitehead
Duke
Syracuse
21 2016 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 28 VILLANOVA 7 PITT 42 PENN STATE 39 Sept. 3, 2016 • Heinz Field • 50,149 Sept. 10, 2016 • Heinz Field • 69,983 Pitt used a sti ling defensive effort to defeat Villanova in the season The return of the Pitt-Penn State rivalry after a 16-year hiatus proved opener for both teams...the Panthers did not surrender an offensive to be worth the wait as the Panthers triumphed in front of the largest touchdown and limited the Wildcats to 172 total yards, including a crowd to ever attend a sporting event in Pittsburgh...James Conner mere 53 on the ground...the game marked the return of tailback James rushed for 117 yards and scored two TDs and cornerback Ryan Lewis Conner, who saw his irst action since a season-ending knee injury in intercepted a Penn State pass in the end zone with 1:15 left to seal the 2015 opener and defeating Hodgkin lymphoma in the offseason... the 42-39 victory...behind a pounding rushing attack that produced Conner scored Pitt’s irst two touchdowns, on a three-yard run and 341 yards, Pitt (2-0) achieved its highest point total ever against nine-yard reception, to give the Panthers a 14-0 intermission lead... Penn State...the 81 combined points also marked a series high...Pitt Quadree Henderson extended Pitt’s advantage to 21 points when he scored touchdowns on four of its irst ive possessions to build a 28-7 took the second half’s opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown...it lead...Penn State (1-1) would rally to within single-digits four times was the second consecutive game Henderson had a kick return TD... in the second half and was poised to take the lead when it reached he had a 100-yard return in the 2015 Military Bowl vs. Navy...the Pan- the Pitt 31 with under two minutes to play...that’s when Lewis ended thers notched six sacks, including two by CB Avonte Maddox...safeties the threat, and the game, by intercepting Trace McSorley’s pass to Terrish Webb and Jordan Whitehead tied for team-high honors with the end zone...Nathan Peterman threw three TDs for Pitt, including a six tackles each...Webb added an interception...Chris Blewitt convert- 12-yard shovel pass to Conner that put the Panthers up 42-31 with ed four PATs to become Pitt’s all-time leading kick scorer with 271 10:24 left...the Panthers caused four PSU turnovers, with Ejuan Price points...Blewitt surpassed Carson Long (268 points from 1973-76)... forcing two fumbles and Mike Caprara posting two recoveries. Pitt improved to 14-1 all-time against FCS programs. PENN STATE 7 7 7 18 39 VILLANOVA 0 0 7 0 7 PITT 14 14 7 7 42 PITT 0 14 7 7 28 First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Aston 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 8:03 No scoring PITT — Henderson 7-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 7:16 PSU — Barkley 3-yard run (Davis kick) 2:42 Second Quarter PITT — Conner 3-yard run (Blewitt kick) 7:08 Second Quarter PITT — Conner 9-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:19 PITT — Orndoff 2-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 13:38 PITT — Aston 3-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:54 Third Quarter PSU — Barkley 1-yard run (Davis kick) 0:42 PITT — Henderson 96-yard kickoff return (Blewitt kick) 14:48 VU — Rolle 3-yard fumble return (Smith kick) 10:35 Third Quarter PSU — Barkley 40-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 11:54 Fourth Quarter PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 7:24 PITT — Weah 16-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 6:00 Fourth Quarter Team Stats VU PITT PSU — Barkley 1-yard run (Davis kick) 13:42 First Downs 14 17 PSU — Davis 38-yard ield goal 12:04 Rushes-Yards 33-53 34-86 PITT — Conner 12-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 10:24 Comp-Att-Int 16-32-1 19-33-0 PSU — Barkley 2-yard run (Hamilton pass from McSorley) 5:00 Passing Yards 119 175 Total Yards 172 261 Team Stats PSU PITT Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 4-58 First Downs 20 19 Kick Returns-Yards 4-56 2-118 Rushes-Yards 31-74 56-341 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 24-35-1 11-15-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Passing Yards 332 91 Punts-Average 9-39.3 6-42.3 Total Yards 406 432 Penalties-Yards 7-55 3-40 Punt Returns-Yards 4-61 1-1 Third Down Conv. 4-16 6-15 Kick Returns-Yards 5-110 3-98 Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-8 1-0 Sacks By-Yards 1-16 6-58 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 Possession Time 30:17 29:43 Punts-Average 5-46.6 5-42.6 Penalties-Yards 4-35 10-79 Rushing Third Down Conv. 2-10 4-12 VU — White 13-37; McClenton 3-9; Forbes 2-6; Shockley 1-4; Bednarczyk Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0 13-2; Team 1-(-5). Sacks By-Yards 0-0 4-33 PITT — Conner 17-53, 1 TD; Ollison 7-30; Hall 6-13; Team 1-(-2); Peterman Possession Time 24:31 35:29 3-(-8). Rushing Passing PSU — Barkley 20-85, 4 TD; Robinson 1-4; Allen 1-2;McSorley 9-(-17). VU — Bednarczyk 16-31-1, 119 yards; DaSilva 0-1-0, 0 yards. PITT — Conner 22-117, 1 TD; Henderson 4-58; Peterman 8-52; Ollison 9-36; PITT — Peterman 19-32-0, 175 yards, 2 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. Hall 4-33; Whitehead 1-28; Aston 4-14, 2 TD; Ford 1-6; Team 3-(-3).
Receiving Passing VU — Bell 6-52; McClenton 2-19; Phillips 2-14; White 2-10; Kerxton 1-15; PSU — McSorley 24-35-1, 332 yards, 1 TD. Collins 1-6; Chadbourn 1-6; Forbes 1-(-3). PITT — Peterman 11-15-1, 91 yards, 3 TD. PITT — Orndoff 5-68; Weah 4-38, 1 TD; Henderson 4-35; Conner 3-16, 1 TD; Ford 2-14; Parrish 1-4. Receiving PSU — Hamilton 8-82; Gesicki 4-47; Godwin 4-36; Thompkins 3-87; Barkley 2-45, 1 TD; Johnson 1-27; Allen 1-4; Polk 1-4. PITT — Conner 4-29, 1 TD; Orndoff 4-15, 1 TD; Henderson 3-47, 1 TD.
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OKLAHOMA STATE 45 PITT 38 NORTH CAROLINA 37 PITT 36 Sept. 17, 2016 • Boone Pickens Stadium • 53,514 Sept. 24, 2016 • Kenan Stadium • 54,500 Pitt could not contain a lethal Oklahoma State passing attack in a 45- Pitt’s frustrations against North Carolina continued with a 37-36 de- 38 loss in Stillwater...Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph was 26 feat in the ACC opener for both teams…it was the Panthers’ fourth of 46 for 540 yards and two touchdowns, while wide receiver James consecutive loss to the Tar Heels…Pitt fell to 0-5 all-time in games Washington hauled in nine receptions for an incredible 296 yards played in Chapel Hill…this one was particularly heartbreaking as Pitt and two TDs....despite those proli ic numbers, Pitt was deadlocked held a 13-point lead with under six minutes to play…North Caroli- with OSU, 38-38, entering the fourth quarter...but at the 12:55 mark na would rally behind the arm of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who of the inal period, play was suspended for nearly two hours due threw for 453 yards and ive touchdowns… Trubisky threw two TDs to lightning...when action resumed, it was eventually Rudolph who to Bug Howard in the inal 5:24, including a two-yard score with two would make the decisive play—an 86-yard pass to Jhajuan Seales— seconds left…Nick Weiler’s extra-point kick provided the winning that put Oklahoma State at the Pitt 1...on the next play, Rennie Childs margin and gave North Carolina (3-1, 1-0) its irst and only lead of rushed in for the game-winning score, his fourth TD of the game, with the game…the winning march was a 17-play, 63-yard drive that in- 1:28 left...Pitt had one last chance, advancing to the OSU 45-yard line, cluded three fourth-down conversions…Pitt (2-2, 0-1) piled up 281 but Nathan Peterman was intercepted by Ramon Richards with 15 rushing yards, led by a 107-yard effort from Quadree Henderson… seconds left to seal the result...James Conner rushed for 111 yards the Panthers, however, went three-and-out on their inal two posses- and a touchdown in the loss for Pitt (2-1)...it was the inaugural meet- sions, opening the door for the Tar Heels’ rally. ing between the Panthers and Cowboys (2-1). PITT 5 14 14 3 36 PITT 10 14 14 0 38 NORTH CAROLINA 0 16 7 14 37 OKLAHOMA STATE 10 21 7 7 45 First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Safety (Price tackled Switzer in end zone) 10:30 OSU — Washington 91-yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) 14:44 PITT — Blewitt 50-yard ield goal 2:16 PITT — Henderson 10-yard run (Blewitt kick) 13:09 PITT — Blewitt 48-yard ield goal 5:51 Second Quarter OSU — Grogan 45-yard ield goal 4:26 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 12:55 UNC — Hollins 39-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) 11:40 Second Quarter PITT — Aston 3-yard run (Blewitt kick) 6:28 OSU — Washington 29-yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) 13:09 UNC — Switzer 19-yard pass from Trubisky (Mangili pass failed) 3:12 OSU — Childs 1-yard run (Grogan kick) 9:44 UNC — Weiler 34-yard ield goal 0:00 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:59 OSU — Childs 67-yard run (Grogan kick) 4:04 Third Quarter PITT — Weah 60-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 1:47 PITT — Moss 2-yard run (Blewitt kick) 10:54 UNC — Proehl 1-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) 8:32 Third Quarter PITT — Peterman 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 2:24 PITT — Galambos 2-yard fumble return (Blewitt kick) 10:25 OSU — Childs 5-yard run (Grogan kick) 9:01 Fourth Quarter PITT — Henderson 50-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:28 PITT — Blewitt 40-yard ield goal 11:03 UNC — Howard 2-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) 5:24 Fourth Quarter UNC — Howard 2-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) 0:02 OSU — Childs 1-yard run (Grogan kick) 1:28 Team Stats PITT UNC Team Stats PITT OSU First Downs 21 22 First Downs 21 25 Rushes-Yards 55-281 22-18 Rushes-Yards 54-290 32-100 Comp-Att-Int 14-18-0 35-46-0 Comp-Att-Int 14-30-1 26-46-0 Passing Yards 140 453 Passing Yards 237 540 Total Yards 421 471 Total Yards 527 640 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-15 Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 4-34 Kick Returns-Yards 5-124 3-51 Kick Returns-Yards 2-31 2-34 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Punts-Average 4-39.8 3-42.7 Punts-Average 11-42.4 7-43.3 Penalties-Yards 4-40 5-41 Penalties-Yards 8-73 8-55 Third Down Conv. 10-17 4-12 Third Down Conv. 4-18 6-15 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 4-4 Fourth Down Conv. 2-2 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 4-36 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 3-22 2-14 Possession Time 41:09 18:51 Possession Time 37:50 22:10 Rushing Rushing PITT — Henderson 9-107; Conner 16-66, 1 TD; Moss 7-47, 1 TD; Peterman PITT — Conner 24-111, 1 TD; Henderson 7-95, 2 TD; Peterman 9-33; White- 6-19, 1 TD; Hall 6-19; Aston 3-18, 1 TD; Whitehead 2-13; Ffrench 2-9; Tipton head 2-22; Hall 5-17; Moss 2-8; Araujo-Lopes 3-7; Aston 1-(-1); Tipton 1-(-2). 1-6; Ollison 2-5; Team 1-(-28). OSU — Childs 10-101, 4 TD; Hill 12-28; Sanders Jr. 1-(-5); Team 2-(-6); UNC — Hood 11-25; Logan 2-6; Trubisky 9-(-13). Rudolph 7-(-18). Passing Passing PITT — Peterman 14-18-0, 140 yards. PITT — Peterman 14-29-1, 237 yards, 1 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. UNC — Trubisky 35-46-0, 453 yards, 5 TD. OSU — Rudolph 26-46-0, 540 yards, 2 TD. Receiving Receiving PITT — Conner 4-64; Henderson 3-13; Tipton 2-18; Aston 2-2; Parrish 1-22; PITT — Tipton 3-27; Weah 2-85, 1 TD; Conner 2-60; Henderson 2-31; Aston Weah 1-14; Araujo-Lopes 1-7. 1-12; Ollison 1-8; Araujo-Lopes 1-7; Orndoff 1-5; Hall 1-2. UNC — Switzer 16-208, 1 TD; Proehl 7-99, 1 TD; Howard 6-66, 2 TD; Logan OSU — Washington 9-296, 2 TD; Seales 7-129; Lacy 4-64; McCleskey 3-17; 2-21; Jackson 2-11; Hollins 1-39, 1 TD; Hood 1-9. Hays 2-31; Jarwin 1-3.
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PITT 43 MARSHALL 27 PITT 37 GEORGIA TECH 34 Oct. 1, 2016 • Heinz Field • 45,246 Oct. 8, 2016 • Heinz Field • 47,425 Pitt bolted to a 27-0 intermission lead and then held off Marshall’s Pitt scored 10 points in the inal 3:50, including a 31-yard ield goal furious second-half rally to notch a 43-27 victory at Heinz Field…the by Chris Blewitt as time expired, to top Georgia Tech...Blewitt scored Panthers’ huge halftime advantage was sliced to 30-27 with four min- a career-high 13 points in the win, converting 3-of-3 ield goals and utes remaining in the game…trying to burn the clock and facing a 3rd- 4-of-4 PATs…with his three ield goals, Blewitt became Pitt’s all- and-3 at the Pitt 46, Nathan Peterman connected with Jester Weah time career leader with 52 (surpassing Conor Lee, who had 50 from on a 54-yard touchdown with 1:04 remaining to essentially seal the 2006-08)…it was the second consecutive year Blewitt provided the winning margin over the Yellow Jackets (in 2015, he kicked a school- result…Avonte Maddox would complete the scoring with a 33-yard record 56-yard ield goal to beat Georgia Tech, 31-28)...Pitt’s defense interception return on the game’s inal play…it was the second “pick set up the winning kick with a 4th-and-1 stand at the Georgia Tech 34 six” of Maddox’s career (Louisville, 2015)…Peterman completed 74% with 1:47 to play...Tyrique Jarrett and Matt Galambos stuffed Dedrick of his passes (17 of 23) for a career-high 280 yards and two touch- Mills for no gain, turning the ball over to the Panthers...Georgia Tech downs…Weah compiled 176 yards on seven receptions, an average seized their irst lead of the game, 34-27, when J.J. Green scored on of 25.1 yards per catch…his receiving yardage was the highest by a a 10-yard run with 5:22 remaining...Pitt struck back on a 74-yard TD Pitt player since 2004 (Greg Lee, 188 yards vs. Syracuse)…freshman pass from Nathan Peterman to Scott Orndoff with 3:50 left, setting tailback Chawntez Moss rushed for 97 yards on 12 carries (8.1 avg.) the stage for Blewitt’s inal kick...it was the ifth consecutive game Pitt as Pitt netted 252 on the ground and 532 total yards…Ejuan Price scored at least 36 points, a program irst...Pitt (4-2, 1-1) improved to had two sacks for 24 yards in losses…it was the irst-ever meeting 4-0 at Heinz Field for the irst time since 2009...Georgia Tech fell to between Pitt (3-2) and Marshall (1-3). 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the ACC.
MARSHALL 0 0 14 13 27 GEORGIA TECH 3 17 0 14 34 PITT 20 7 3 13 43 PITT 7 14 3 13 37
First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Aston 5-yard run (Blewitt kick failed) 11:17 PITT — O’Neill 24-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:52 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:03 GT — Butker 37-yard ield goal 3:42 PITT — Ffrench 11-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:50 Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Ollison 4-yard run (Blewitt kick) 12:19 PITT — Tipton 15-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:53 GT — Green 96-yard kickoff return (Butker kick) 12:04 PITT — Henderson 10-yard run (Blewitt kick) 6:39 Third Quarter GT — Jeune 31-yard pass from Thomas (Butker kick) 1:48 MU — Knight 15-yard pass from Litton (Curraj kick) 9:12 GT — Butker 41-yard ield goal 0:02 MU — Anderson 11-yard run (Curraj kick) 5:20 PITT — Blewitt 20-yard ield goal 0:30 Third Quarter PITT — Blewitt 34-yard ield goal 2:51 Fourth Quarter MU — Clark 83-yard pass from Litton (Litton pass intercepted) 14:47 Fourth Quarter MU — Davis 1-yard run (Curraj kick) 4:01 PITT — Blewitt 41-yard ield goal 12:19 PITT — Weah 54-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 1:04 GT — Lynch 45-yard run (Butker kick) 10:01 PITT — Maddox 33-yard interception return 0:00 GT — Green 10-yard run (Butker kick) 5:22 PITT — Orndoff 74-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 3:50 Team Stats MU PITT PITT — Blewitt 31-yard ield goal 0:00 First Downs 18 29 Rushes-Yards 30-104 41-252 Team Stats GT PITT Comp-Att-Int 20-32-1 17-24-0 First Downs 18 22 Passing Yards 240 280 Rushes-Yards 45-241 42-215 Total Yards 344 532 Comp-Att-Int 7-10-0 14-20-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0 Passing Yards 130 192 Kick Returns-Yards 5-101 2-43 Total Yards 371 407 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-33 Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 4-151 3-67 Punts-Average 5-37.2 1-39.0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-67 3-34 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Third Down Conv. 7-15 7-12 Punts-Average 1-36.0 1-47.0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-2 1-3 Penalties-Yards 5-46 2-15 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 2-24 Third Down Conv. 5-11 6-11 Possession Time 27:06 32:54 Fourth Down Conv. 2-4 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 1-1 2-9 Rushing Possession Time 29:39 30:21 MU — Davis 12-68, 1 TD; Anderson 13-56, 1 TD; Pittman 3-4; Litton 2-(-24). PITT — Moss 12-97; Henderson 7-57; Conner 11-34, 1 TD; Tipton 3-26; Rushing Peterman 5-18; Ffrench 1-11, 1 TD; Aston 2-9, 1 TD. GT — Lynch 4-64, 1 TD; Mills 15-57; Thomas 11-55; Green 4-26, 1 TD; Marshall 4-16; Willis 1-12; Grif in 1-10; Searcy 4-5; Stewart 1-(-4). Passing PITT — Conner 14-60; Moss 8-45; Henderson 4-26, 1 TD; O’Neill 1-24, 1 TD; MU — Litton 20-32-1, 240 yards, 2 TD. Tipton 3-21; Ollison 3-20, 1 TD; Aston 4-19; Whitehead 1-7; Peterman 4-(-7). PITT — Peterman 17-23-0, 280 yards, 2 TD; Winslow 0-1-0, 0 yards. Passing Receiving GT — Thomas 7-10-0, 130 yards, 1 TD. MU — Knight 6-49, 1 TD; Clark 4-147, 1 TD; Yurachek 3-16; Byrd 3-11; PITT — Peterman 14-20-0, 192 yards, 1 TD. McManus 2-12; Johnson 1-7; Elzy 1-(-2). PITT — Weah 7-176, 1 TD; Henderson 3-32; Orndoff 2-29; Tipton 1-15, 1 TD; Receiving Aston 1-11; Parrish 1-8; Moss 1-7; Mathews 1-2. GT — Jeune 3-55, 1 TD; Stewart 3-46; Lynch 1-29. PITT — Weah 3-35; Aston 3-19; Orndoff 2-86, 1 TD; Tipton 2-18; Henderson 2-16; Moss 1-11; Mathews 1-7. 24 2016 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 45 VIRGINIA 31 #25/25 VIRGINIA TECH 39 PITT 36 Oct. 15, 2016 • Scott Stadium • 39,522 Oct. 27, 2016 • Heinz Field • 40,254 Pitt’s potent return game and sti ling second-half defense keyed a Pitt fell victim to Virginia Tech’s proli ic passing game in a Thursday 45-31 victory at Virginia...the Panthers had an incredible 315 total night ESPN nationally televised contest…Jerod Evans threw for 406 return yards...Quadree Henderson had his second kickoff return TD yards in leading the Hokies to their irst win at Heinz Field in ive of the season, and third in the past eight games, on a 93-yarder in the tries…Virginia Tech had not beaten the Panthers on the road since a opening quarter...Jordan Whitehead gave Pitt a lead it never surren- 1999 victory in Pitt Stadium…Joey Slye tied an ACC record by kick- dered when he returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown ing six ield goals for the Hokies…James Conner rushed for 141 yards with four seconds left in the opening half...after giving up 28 irst-half and three touchdowns…his one-yard score to open the second half points, Pitt surrendered only a ield goal in the second…James Con- gave Pitt its irst lead, 21-16…Virginia Tech jumped back in front, 29- 21, late in the third quarter after two Slye ield goals and a two-yard ner ran for 90 yards and two scores, and even contributed as a pass run by Marshawn Williams…Pitt (5-3, 2-2) responded with a 75-yard rushing specialist in the fourth quarter…Whitehead also saw two- drive, capped by an end-around gadget play touchdown by offensive way duty…in addition to his INT return, he rushed three times for 28 tackle Brian O’Neill, his second rushing TD of the year…Conner took a yards…the Panthers compiled four sacks, all in the second half, led by shovel pass in for a two-point conversion to tie the game with 13:25 DE Rori Blair, who had two...the Panthers won their third consecutive left but the Hokies (6-2, 4-1) seized control by scoring the game’s game, improving to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC...it was Pitt’s irst next 10 points...Jester Weah caught a seven-yard TD pass with 2:31 win in Charlottesville since 1953…Virginia dropped to 2-4 and 1-1. left but the Hokies ran the clock out on their ensuing possession.
PITT 14 21 0 10 45 VIRGINIA TECH 6 10 13 10 39 VIRGINIA 21 7 0 3 31 PITT 0 14 7 15 36
First Quarter First Quarter UVA — Reid 5-yard run (Hayward kick) 10:31 VT — Slye 31-yard ield goal 11:05 PITT — Weah 38-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 5:41 VT — Slye 21-yard ield goal 8:05 UVA — Mizzell 44-yard run (Hayward kick) 2:51 PITT — Henderson 93-yard kickoff return (Blewitt kick) 2:35 Second Quarter UVA — Zaccheaus 74-yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) 1:48 VT — Slye 22-yard ield goal 13:08 PITT — Conner 6-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:14 Second Quarter VT — Cunningham 11-yard pass from Evans (Slye kick) 2:00 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 9:08 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:14 UVA — Reid 1-yard run (Hayward kick) 5:57 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:40 Third Quarter PITT — Whitehead 59-yard interception return (Blewitt kick) 0:04 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:27 VT — Slye 26-yard ield goal 7:00 Third Quarter VT — Slye 37-yard ield goal 2:44 No scoring VT — Williams 2-yard run (Slye kick) 0:07
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter PITT — Aston 5-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 9:47 PITT — O’Neill 5-yard run (Conner pass from Peterman) 13:25 PITT — Blewitt 25-yard ield goal 3:21 VT — Slye 22-yard ield goal 9:39 UVA — Hayward 36-yard ield goal 2:04 VT — Ford 16-yard pass from Evans (Slye kick) 7:20 PITT — Weah 7-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 2:31 Team Stats PITT UVA First Downs 19 19 Team Stats VT PITT Rushes-Yards 49-209 26-86 First Downs 29 17 Comp-Att-Int 11-21-0 20-45-1 Rushes-Yards 39-150 32-180 Passing Yards 137 278 Comp-Att-Int 24-43-0 14-23-1 Total Yards 346 364 Passing Yards 406 278 Punt Returns-Yards 3-46 3-19 Total Yards 556 458 Kick Returns-Yards 5-210 5-94 Punt Returns-Yards 4-33 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-59 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 5-64 4-57 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-1 0-0 Punts-Average 5-48.8 7-45.1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 8-69 10-67 Punts-Average 3-31.3 6-39.8 Third Down Conv. 8-17 6-17 Penalties-Yards 4-35 9-63 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 2-2 Third Down Conv. 4-14 3-10 Sacks By-Yards 4-38 1-2 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 Possession Time 36:14 23:46 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 3-10 Possession Time 33:17 26:43 Rushing PITT — Conner 20-90, 2 TD; Whitehead 3-28; Moss 7-26; Peterman 5-26; Rushing Araujo-Lopes 2-16; Tipton 3-10; Ffrench 3-7; Henderson 1-6; Aston 1-6; VT — Phillips 5-43; Evans 11-33; Williams 8-29, 1 TD; Ford 1-26; Motley 7-24; Ollison 1-0; Team 3-(-6). Team 1-(-2); McMillian 6-(-3). UVA — Mizzell 12-95, 1 TD; Reid 9-28, 2 TD; Ellis 1-1; Benkert 4-(-38). PITT — Conner 19-141, 3 TD; Peterman 5-33; O’Neill 1-5, 1 TD; Aston 1-4; Ford 1-1; Henderson 5-(-4). Passing PITT — Peterman 11-21-0, 137 yards, 2 TD. Passing UVA — Benkert 20-44-1, 278 yards, 1 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. VT — Evans 24-40-0, 406 yards, 2 TD; Motley 0-3-0, 0 yards. PITT — Peterman 13-22-1, 267 yards, 1 TD; Tipton 1-1-0, 11 yards. Receiving PITT — Orndoff 3-25; Weah 2-54, 1 TD; Conner 2-28; Tipton 2-20; Aston Receiving 2-10, 1 TD. VT — Ford 10-143, 1 TD; Hodges 6-145; Phillips 6-109; Cunningham 1-11, UVA — Johnson 5-41; Zaccheaus 3-83, 1 TD; Craft 3-50; Dowling 3-32; 1 TD; Rogers 1-(-2). Mizzell 3-15; Reed 1-25; Reid 1-16; Eldridge 1-16. PITT — Weah 4-46, 1 TD; Ford 3-59; Henderson 3-47; Orndoff 2-96; Tipton 1-19; Peterman 1-11.
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MIAMI 51 PITT 28 PITT 43 #3/2 CLEMSON 42 Nov. 5, 2016 • Hard Rock Stadium • 51,796 Nov. 12, 2016 • Memorial Stadium • 81,048 Pitt dropped its second consecutive game, losing 51-28 at Miami... Pitt stunned No. 3/2 Clemson and the nation when Chris Blewitt nailed two third-quarter turnovers were critical in the result...trailing 27- a 48-yard ield goal with six seconds left to upend the Tigers, 43-42, in 21 at intermission, Pitt fumbled at its own 8 on the opening posses- Death Valley...the winning kick came after Pitt (6-4, 3-3) stuffed Clem- sion of the second half, setting up a short Miami touchdown drive... son on 4th-and-1 at the Panthers’ 36 with 58 seconds left...Pitt’s vic- later in the quarter, Pitt was threatening at the Miami 4 but came up tory snapped the country’s longest home winning streak at 21 games… empty when the Hurricanes intercepted a pass in the end zone...the it was also Clemson’s irst regular-season loss since 2014...Clemson Panthers (5-4, 2-3) gave up 50 points for the irst time since 2014... (9-1, 6-1) was the highest ranked opponent Pitt had beaten since up- Quadree Henderson had a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown in the setting No. 2/1 West Virginia, 13-9, in 2007...Deshaun Watson threw opening quarter, his school-record third kick return TD of the sea- for an ACC-record 580 yards but Pitt intercepted him three times...the son and fourth in the past 10 games...Brad Kaaya was the offensive last INT was by Saleem Brightwell, who returned it 70 yards to set up catalyst for Miami (5-4, 2-3), throwing for 356 yards and four touch- James Conner’s 20-yard TD run, making it 42-40 with 5:17 left...Conner downs on 32-of-47 passing...Mark Walton rushed for 125 yards, the rushed for 132 yards and scored two TDs…Nathan Peterman threw for most by an opposing player against the Panthers this season…safety 308 yards and ive TDs, both career bests...Clemson had only given Jordan Whitehead had a game-high 10 tackles for Pitt…the Panthers up ive TD passes the entire season coming into the game…tight end managed just one sack (by end Allen Edwards), their lowest total of Scott Orndoff also posted career highs with nine catches for 128 yards the season. and two TDs...fullback George Aston had two receiving touchdowns as well...the Panthers became bowl eligible for a ninth straight season PITT 7 14 0 7 28 with the win. MIAMI 17 10 7 17 51
PITT 14 13 7 9 43 First Quarter CLEMSON 14 14 14 0 42 MIAMI — Njoku 12-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 12:46
PITT — Henderson 100-yard kickoff return (Blewitt kick) 12:30 First Quarter MIAMI — Coley 1-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 7:33 PITT — Aston 15-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 13:08 MIAMI — Badgley 46-yard ield goal 2:26 CLEMSON — Gallman 1-yard run (Huegel kick) 7:19 PITT — Conner 46-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 5:28 Second Quarter CLEMSON — Gallman 1-yard run (Huegel kick) 0:40 PITT — Conner 12-yard run (Blewitt kick) 13:44 MIAMI — Badgley 48-yard ield goal 11:18 Second Quarter PITT — Aston 23-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 8:45 CLEMSON — Williams 15-yard pass from Watson (Huegel kick) 10:06 MIAMI — Kaaya 1-yard run (Badgley kick) 6:05 PITT — Orndoff 55-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick failed) 9:33 PITT — Aston 1-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 2:23 Third Quarter CLEMSON — Scott 13-yard pass from Watson (Huegel kick) 1:09 MIAMI — Coley 3-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 13:33 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter CLEMSON — Cain 27-yard pass from Watson (Huegel kick) 9:53 MIAMI — Njoku 5-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 13:38 PITT — Orndoff 7-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 4:35 PITT — Weah 75-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 13:27 CLEMSON — Gallman 1-yard run (Huegel kick) 1:37 MIAMI — Badgley 25-yard ield goal 3:21 MIAMI — Walton 55-yard run (Badgley kick) 2:12 Fourth Quarter PITT — Conner 20-yard run (Peterman pass failed) 5:17 Team Stats PITT MIAMI PITT — Blewitt 48-yard ield goal 0:06 First Downs 22 22 Rushes-Yards 34-130 36-178 Team Stats PITT CLEMSON Comp-Att-Int 17-36-1 32-47-0 First Downs 23 33 Passing Yards 287 356 Rushes-Yards 33-156 25-50 Total Yards 417 534 Comp-Att-Int 22-38-0 52-70-3 Punt Returns-Yards 1-17 2-22 Passing Yards 308 580 Kick Returns-Yards 2-111 3-83 Total Yards 464 630 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 1-16 7-117 Punts-Average 5-44.6 5-45.4 Interceptions-Yards 3-70 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-25 8-71 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Third Down Conv. 6-14 8-16 Punts-Average 5-43.4 3-37.7 Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-40 9-101 Sacks By-Yards 1-3 1-12 Third Down Conv. 3-11 12-18 Possession Time 26:53 33:07 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 1-2 Sacks By-Yards 2-8 2-7 Rushing Possession Time 25:58 34:02 PITT — Conner 12-40, 1 TD; Henderson 5-38; Hall 2-27; Peterman 8-25; Ollison 1-2; Ffrench 1-1; Aston 2-0; Team 1-(-1); Moss 2-(-2). Rushing MIAMI — Walton 14-125, 1 TD; Yearby 8-28; Kaaya 5-17, 1 TD; Edwards PITT — Conner 20-132, 1 TD; Peterman 6-18; Hall 3-9; Ford; 1-1; Ffrench 1-0; 6-10; Williams 1-1; Team 2-(-3). Henderson 2-(-4).
CLEMSON — Gallman 18-36, 3 TD; Watson 5-8; Fuller 2-6. Passing
PITT — Peterman 17-35-1, 287 yards, 2 TD; Winslow 0-1-0, 0 yards. Passing MIAMI — Kaaya 32-47-0, 356 yards, 4 TD. PITT — Peterman 22-37-0, 308 yards, 5 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. CLEMSON — Watson 52-70-3, 580 yards, 3 TD. Receiving PITT — Aston 5-56, 1 TD; Weah 3-115, 1 TD; Ford 3-20; Orndoff 2-30; Tipton Receiving 1-25; Araujo-Lopes 1-22; Henderson 1-10; Mathews 1-9. PITT — Orndoff 9-128, 2 TD; Aston 4-29, 2 TD; Conner 3-57, 1 TD; Weah 2-38; MIAMI — Coley 9-59, 2 TD; Richards 8-144; Njoku 6-86, 2 TD; Walton Ford 2-14; Parrish 1-44; Mathews 1-(-2). 3-24; Lewis 2-22; Herndon 2-7; Harris 1-9; Berrios 1-5. CLEMSON — Williams 15-202, 1 TD; Scott 13-125, 1 TD; Renfrow 7-77; 26 THE LAST TIME... RUSHING INDIVIDUAL Four touchdown passes: 200 yards rushing: By Pitt: Nathan Peterman (5) at Clemson, 11-12-16. By Pitt: 207, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown State, 9-5-15 (16 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: Brad Kaaya, Miami, 11-5-16. By Opponent: 222, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 11-11-10 (37 att.). Five touchdown passes: 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: Nathan Peterman at Clemson, 11-12-16. By Pitt: 303, Tony Dorsett vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-75 (23 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina, 9-24-16. By Opponent: DNA Six touchdown passes: 30 or more rushing attempts: By Pitt: Tom Savage at Duke, 9-21-13. By Pitt: 30, James Conner at North Carolina, 11-15-14 (220 yards, 4 TD). By Opponent: Mike Teel, Rutgers, 10-25-08. By Opponent: 36, John White, Utah, 10-15-11 (171 yards). Seven touchdown passes: Three rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: Pete Gonzalez at Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Pitt: James Conner vs. Virginia Tech, 10-27-16. By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: Wayne Gallman, Clemson, 11-12-16. 60+ yard TD pass: Four rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: 75, at Miami, 11-5-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. By Pitt: James Conner at North Carolina, 11-15-14. By Opponent: 74, Virginia, 10-15-16, Kurt Benkert to Olamide Zaccheaus. By Opponent: Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 70+ yard TD pass: 50+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 75, at Miami, 11-5-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. By Pitt: 50, Quadree Henderson, at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: 74, Virginia, 10-15-16, Kurt Benkert to Olamide Zaccheaus. By Opponent: 55, Mark Walton, Miami, 11-5-16. 80+ yard TD pass: 60+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 80, at Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Pitt: 71, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown State, 9-5-15. By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. By Opponent: 67, Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 90+ yard TD pass: 70+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 91, at Rutgers, 9-17-92, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells. By Pitt: 71, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown State, 9-5-15. By Opponent: 91, Oklahoma St., 9-17-16, Mason Rudolph to James Washington. By Opponent: 75, Jody Webb, Youngstown State, 9-5-15. 45 or more pass attempts: 80+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 46, Tino Sunseri vs. West Virginia, 11-26-10 (28 comp., 284 yards, By Pitt: 85, Dion Lewis at Buffalo, 9-12-09. 1 TD, 1 INT). By Opponent: 88, Noel Devine, West Virginia, 11-27-09. By Opponent: 70, Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 11-12-16 (52 comp., 3 TD, 3 INT). 90+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 91, George McLaren vs. Syracuse, 10-20-17. 30 or more pass completions: By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT). Two 100-yard rushers: By Opponent: 52, Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 11-12-16 (70 att., 3 TD, By Pitt: 9-13-14 at FIU, James Conner (177) and Chad Voytik (114). 3 INT). By Opponent: 12-28-15 (Military Bowl), Navy, Keenan Reynolds (144) and Chris Swain (114). RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL 100+ yards receiving: Three 100-yard rushers: By Pitt: 128, Scott Orndoff at Clemson, 11-12-16 (9 receptions, 2 TD). By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott By Opponent: 202, Mike Williams, Clemson (15 receptions, 1 TD) and 125, Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101). Artavis Scott, Clemson (13 receptions, 1 TD), 11-12-16. By Opponent: DNA 150+ yards receiving: Four different rushers with a touchdown: By Pitt: 176, Jester Weah vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (7 receptions, 1 TD). By Pitt: 9-24-16 at North Carolina, James Conner, George Aston, By Opponent: 202, Mike Williams, Clemson, 11-12-16 (15 receptions, 1 TD). Chawntez Moss and Nathan Peterman. By Opponent: Georgia Tech (5), 10-25-14, Broderick Snoddy (3), 200+ yards receiving: Justin Thomas, Tony Zenon, Matt Connors and Deon Hill. By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald at Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). By Opponent: 202, Mike Williams, Clemson, 11-12-16 (15 receptions, 1 TD). PASSING INDIVIDUAL 300 yards passing: Two 100-yard receivers: By Pitt: 308, Nathan Peterman at Clemson, 11-12-16 (37 att., 22 comp., 5 TD). By Pitt: 9-21-13 at Duke, Devin Street (166) and Tyler Boyd (154). By Opponent: 580, Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 11-12-16 (70 att., By Opponent: 11-12-16, Clemson, Mike Williams (202) and Artavis 52 comp., 3 TD, 3 INT). Scott (125).
400 yards passing: 10 or more receptions: By Pitt: 424, Tom Savage at Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). By Pitt: 11, Tyler Boyd vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (103 yards, 1 TD). By Opponent: 580, Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 11-12-16 (70 att., By Opponent: 15, Mike Williams, Clemson (202 yards, 1 TD) and 13, Artavis 52 comp., 3 TD, 3 INT). Scott, Clemson (125 yards, 1 TD), 11-12-16. 27 THE LAST TIME...
RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (cont.) Two-point conversion (passing): Three receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Nathan Peterman to James Conner, vs. Virginia Tech, 10-27-16. By Pitt: Tyler Boyd at Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Trace McSorley to DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State, 9-10-16. By Opponent: Will Fuller, Notre Dame, 11-7-15. Defensive two-point conversion: Four receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt at Syracuse, 9-22-90. By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94. By Opponent: Terry Glenn, Ohio State, 9-23-95. Safety: 60+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 9-24-16 at North Carolina (Ryan Switzer tackled by Ejuan Price). By Pitt: 75, at Miami, 11-5-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. By Opponent: 9-13-14, FIU (Chad Voytik sacked by Jeremiah McKinnon). By Opponent: 74, Virginia, 10-15-16, Kurt Benkert to Olamide Zaccheaus. Two safeties in same game: 70+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 9-13-14 at FIU (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone By Pitt: 75, at Miami, 11-5-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Opponent: 74, Virginia, 10-15-16, Kurt Benkert to Olamide Zaccheaus. By Opponent: DNA
80+ yard TD reception: One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Pitt: 80, at Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Pitt: Jawan Walker at Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). By Opponent: DNA 90+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 91, at Rutgers, 9-17-92, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells. SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: 91, Oklahoma St., 9-17-16, Mason Rudolph to James Washington. Three ϐield goals: By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Georgia Tech, 10-8-16. COMBOS By Opponent: Michael Badgley, Miami, 11-5-16. 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3-73. Four ϐield goals: By Opponent: Keenan Reynolds, Navy (144 rushing/126 passing), By Pitt: Kevin Harper at Notre Dame, 11-3-12. 12-28-15 (Military Bowl). By Opponent: Joey Slye (6), Virginia Tech, 10-27-16.
100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: Five ϐield goals: By Pitt: 11-12-16 at Clemson, James Conner (132 rushing) and By Pitt: Conor Lee at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. Nathan Peterman (308 passing). By Opponent: Joey Slye (6), Virginia Tech, 10-27-16. By Opponent: 11-5-16, Miami, Mark Walton (125 rushing) and Brad Kaaya (356 passing). 50-yard ϐield goal: By Pitt: 50, Chris Blewitt at North Carolina, 9-24-16. 100-yard rusher and 400-yard passer: By Opponent: 51, Ross Martin, Duke, 11-14-15. By Pitt: 9-21-13 at Duke, James Conner (173 rushing) and Tom Sav- age (424 passing). Missed PAT kick (not blocked): By Opponent: 9-17-16, Oklahoma State, Rennie Childs (101 rushing) By Pitt: Chris Blewitt at Clemson, 11-12-16. and Mason Rudolph (540 passing). By Opponent: Team, North Carolina, 11-15-14.
100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: Blocked PAT kick: By Pitt: 11-12-16 at Clemson, James Conner (132 rushing), Scott By Pitt: Avonte Maddox vs. Navy (Military Bowl) (Navy kicker Austin Orndoff (128 receiving) and Nathan Peterman (308 passing). Grebe), 12-28-15. By Opponent: 11-5-16, Miami, Mark Walton (125 rushing), Ahmmon By Opponent: Jon Simmons, USF (Pitt kicker Josh Cummings), 12-4-04. Richards (144 receiving) and Brad Kaaya (356 passing). 70+ yard punt: 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), By Opponent: 77 yards, Alec Vozenilek, Virginia, 9-28-13. Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). By Opponent: DNA Blocked punt: By Pitt: George Aston at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. SCORING INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: Tyriq McCord, Miami, 11-29-13. Three total touchdowns: Blocked punt for a touchdown: By Pitt: James Conner vs. Virginia Tech (three rushing), 10-27-16. By Pitt: Pat Amara Jr. at Iowa, 28 yards (blocked by Ryan Lewis), 9-19-15. By Opponent: Wayne Gallman, Clemson (three rushing), 11-12-16. By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers (recovered in end zone, blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. Four total touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner at North Carolina (four rushing), 11-15-14. Blocked ϐield goal: By Opponent: Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State (four rushing), 9-17-16. By Pitt: Shakir Soto at Georgia Tech, 10-17-15. By Opponent: Dexter Lawrence, Clemson, 11-12-16. Two-point conversion (rushing): By Pitt: Nathan Peterman vs. Miami, 11-27-15. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12.
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SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL (cont.) TEAM SCORING Blocked ϐield goal for a touchdown: 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. By Pitt: 43 at Clemson, 11-12-16. By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. By Opponent: 42, Clemson, 11-12-16.
Kickoff return for a touchdown: 50 points scored by team: By Pitt: Quadree Henderson at Miami, 100 yards, 11-5-16. By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: J.J. Green, Georgia Tech, 96 yards, 10-8-16. By Opponent: 51, Miami, 11-5-16.
Punt return for a touchdown (not blocked): 60 points scored by team: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. 54 yards, 12-26-13. By Opponent: 60, Notre Dame, 11-16-96. By Opponent: Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 65 & 61 yards, 11-16-13. 20 ϐirst-quarter points: DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 20 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16. 15+ tackles: By Opponent: 21, Virginia, 10-15-16. By Pitt: 19, Matt Galambos vs. Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15. By Opponent: 16, Quin Blanding, Virginia, 10-15-16. 20 second-quarter points: By Pitt: 21 at Virginia, 10-15-16. 20+ tackles: By Opponent: 21, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades at Louisville, 11-3-05. By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88. 20 third-quarter points: By Pitt: 24 at Connecticut, 12-6-08. Three sacks: By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Opponent: 3.5, Kareem Martin, North Carolina, 11-16-13. 20 fourth-quarter points: By Pitt: 28 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. Four sacks: By Opponent: 29, Houston (Armed Forces Bowl), 1-2-15. By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. 30 points scored in ϐirst half: By Pitt: 35 at Virginia, 10-15-16. Four tackles for loss: By Opponent: 31, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Pitt: 4, Ejuan Price at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: 4, Cole Walterscheid, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 30 points scored in second half: By Pitt: 31 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. Two fumble recoveries: By Opponent: 35, Syracuse, 10-13-01. By Pitt: 2, Mike Caprara vs. Penn State, 9-10-16. By Opponent: 2, Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14. Failed to score a touchdown: By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6). Two interceptions: By Opponent: Delaware, 8-30-14 (Pitt won, 62-0). By Pitt: Ray Vinopal vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13. By Opponent: Desmond King, Iowa, 9-19-15. Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- Three interceptions: yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98. Trae Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07.
Interception return for a touchdown: Shutout: By Pitt: Jordan Whitehead, at Virginia, 59 yards, 10-15-16. By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: LeRoy Alexander, Youngstown State, 41 yards, 9-5-15. By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl).
Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): Shutout at home: By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. yards) vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams (21 yards), 11-24-07. Shutout on the road: By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01. Fumble return for a touchdown: By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96. By Pitt: Matt Galambos at Oklahoma State (two yards), 9-17-16. By Opponent: Rob Rolle, Villanova (three yards), 9-3-16. First half shutout: By Pitt: 27-0 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (Pitt won, 43-27). By Opponent: Connecticut, 24-0, 11-9-12 (Pitt lost, 24-17).
Second half shutout: By Pitt: 14-0 at Akron, 9-12-15 (Pitt won, 24-7). By Opponent: Virginia, 3-0, 9-28-13 (Pitt won, 14-3).
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OVERTIME GAMES Held an opponent to negative yards rushing: Overtime win at home: By Pitt: -1, vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (24 att.). By Pitt: 20-17 vs. Boston College, 10-16-04. By Opponent: -5, Georgia Tech, 11-2-13 (21 att.). By Opponent: Notre Dame, 29-26 (3OT), 11-3-12. PENALTIES Overtime win on the road: 100+ yards in penalties: By Pitt: 36-33 (4OT) at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Pitt: 112 vs. Old Dominion, 10 penalties, 10-19-13. By Opponent: Duke, 51-48 (2OT), 11-1-14. By Opponent: 101, Clemson, 9 penalties, 11-12-16.
TEAM OFFENSE 10+ penalties 500 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 10 vs. Penn State, 79 yards, 9-10-16. By Pitt: 532, vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (252 rush, 280 pass). By Opponent: 10, Virginia, 67 yards, 10-15-16. By Opponent: 630, Clemson, 11-12-16 (50 rush, 580 pass). Zero penalties: 600 yards in total offense: By Pitt: at Louisville, 11-12-11. By Pitt: 626 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (229 rush, 397 pass). By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76. By Opponent: 630, Clemson, 11-12-16 (50 rush, 580 pass).
300 yards passing: By Pitt: 308, at Clemson, 11-12-16 (38 att., 22 comp., 5 TD). By Opponent: 580, Clemson, 11-12-16 (70 att., 52 comp., 3 TD, 3 INT). PITT HISTORY IN OVERTIME GAMES
400 yards passing: All-Time OT Games: 15 (6-9) By Pitt: 424 at Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). By Opponent: 580, Clemson, 11-12-16 (70 att., 52 comp., 3 TD, 3 INT). 1OT Games: 6 (3-3) 2OT Games: 6 (1-5) 300 yards rushing: 3OT Games: 2 (1-1) By Pitt: 341 vs. Penn State, 9-10-16 (56 att., 3 TD). 4OT Games: 1 (1-0) By Opponent: 417, Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15 (71 att., 5 TD). DATE OPPONENT RESULT 400 yards rushing: Sept. 14, 1996 Houston L, 42-35 By Pitt: 409 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (56 att., 7 TD). By Opponent: 417, Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15 (71 att., 5 TD). Oct. 25, 1997 at Rutgers W, 55-48 (2OT) Nov. 28, 1997 at West Virginia W, 41-38 (3OT) 40 minutes in possession time: By Pitt: 41:09 at North Carolina, 9-24-16. Oct. 7, 2000 at Syracuse L, 24-17 (2OT) By Opponent: 42:05, Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15. Oct. 26, 2002 Boston College W, 19-16 99-yard touchdown drive: Sept. 25, 2004 Furman W, 41-38 By Pitt: vs. Penn State, 9-10-16 (10 plays, 4:43). By Opponent: Oklahoma State, 9-17-16 (7 plays, 2:33). Oct. 16, 2004 Boston College W, 20-17 Nov. 6, 2004 at Syracuse L, 38-31 (2OT) TEAM DEFENSE Held opponent under 100 yards in total offense: Sept. 9, 2005 at Ohio L, 16-10 By Pitt: 64, vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (33 rushing, 31 passing). Nov. 11, 2006 at Connecticut L, 46-45 (2OT) By Opponent: 94, Boston College, 10-7-95 (-11 rushing, 105 passing). Oct. 10, 2007 Navy L, 48-45 (2OT) Held opponent under 100 yards passing: Nov. 1, 2008 at Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT) By Pitt: 91, at Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (20 att., 9 comp. 1 TD, 3 INT). By Opponent: 91, Penn State, 9-10-16 (15 att., 11 comp., 3 TD, 1 INT). Sept. 2, 2010 at Utah L, 27-24 Nov. 3, 2012 at Notre Dame L, 29-26 (3OT) Held opponent under 100 yards rushing: By Pitt: 50, at Clemson, 11-12-16 (25 att.) Nov. 1, 2014 Duke L, 51-48 (2OT) By Opponent: 86, Villanova, 9-3-16 (34 att.). Pitt wins in bold Held opponent under 75 yards rushing: By Pitt: 50, at Clemson, 11-12-16 (25 att.) By Opponent: 55, Iowa, 9-19-15 (27 att.).
Held opponent under 50 yards rushing: By Pitt: 18, at North Carolina, 9-24-16 (22 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.).
Held opponent under 25 yards rushing: By Pitt: 18, at North Carolina, 9-24-16 (22 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.).
30 NCAA Statistics
Pittsburgh - 2016-17 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/12/2016
National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
3rd Down Conversion Pct (128 ranked) 55 8 0.416 Western Mich. 0.563 Clemson 0.503
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (128 ranked) 75 11 0.403 Michigan 0.197 Virginia Tech 0.275
4th Down Conversion Pct (128 ranked) 23 3 0.636 South Fla. 0.929 Louisville 0.778
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (128 ranked) 108 12 0.647 Duke 0.182 Duke 0.182
Blocked Kicks (60 ranked) 60 11 1 Texas St. 6 Miami (FL) 5
Blocked Kicks Allowed (128 ranked) 75 7 2 39 teams tied 0 Virginia 0
Blocked Punts (16 ranked) 16 3 1 5 teams tied 3 Miami (FL) 3
Blocked Punts Allowed (126 ranked) 1 1 0 79 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage (128 ranked) 55 9 0.593 Washington St. 0.741 North Carolina 0.708
Defensive TDs (29 ranked) 10 1 3 Alabama 9 4 teams tied 3
Fewest Penalties (128 ranked) 40 5 55 Navy 22 Georgia Tech 41
Fewest Penalties Per Game (128 ranked) 39 5 5.50 Navy 2.44 Georgia Tech 4.10
Fewest Penalty Yards (128 ranked) 38 5 478 Navy 166 Georgia Tech 333
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (128 ranked) 38 5 47.80 Navy 18.44 Georgia Tech 33.30
First Downs Defense (128 ranked) 81 11 220 Michigan 133 Virginia Tech 160 Florida 133
First Downs Offense (128 ranked) 67 9 210 Texas Tech 318 Louisville 270
Fumbles Lost (128 ranked) 65 5 7 Nevada 1 Miami (FL) 3 Iowa 1
Fumbles Recovered (127 ranked) 48 8 7 Eastern Mich. 13 Wake Forest 12 Tulane 13 Minnesota 13
Kickoff Return Defense (128 ranked) 54 7 20.02 Memphis 15.32 Florida St. 17.16
Kickoff Returns (128 ranked) 1 1 30.17 Pittsburgh 30.17 Pittsburgh 30.17
Net Punting (128 ranked) 86 11 36.49 Utah 45.31 Virginia 41.18
Passes Had Intercepted (128 ranked) 4 2 4 Western Mich. 1 Georgia Tech 3
Passes Intercepted (124 ranked) 81 9 7 San Diego St. 19 Clemson 15
Passing Offense (128 ranked) 91 11 212.5 Texas Tech 473.1 Clemson 346.2
Passing Yards Allowed (128 ranked) 127 14 343.4 Michigan 131.6 Louisville 182.5
Passing Yards per Completion (128 ranked) 24 3 13.89 Air Force 26.67 Georgia Tech 19.52
Punt Return Defense (128 ranked) 78 10 8.52 North Carolina 0.17 North Carolina 0.17
Punt Returns (128 ranked) 22 6 11.82 Texas A&M 31.09 Syracuse 17.00
Red Zone Defense (128 ranked) 122 13 0.933 Michigan 0.647 Wake Forest 0.706
Red Zone Offense (128 ranked) 25 2 0.907 Western Mich. 0.958 Florida St. 0.957
Rushing Defense (128 ranked) 7 3 105.4 Alabama 68.8 North Carolina St. 99.4
Rushing Offense (128 ranked) 30 3 214.0 New Mexico 347.8 Louisville 270.0
Sacks Allowed (128 ranked) 4 1 0.80 Troy 0.33 Pittsburgh 0.80
Scoring Defense (128 ranked) 109 14 35.2 Michigan 11.0 Clemson 18.4
Scoring Offense (128 ranked) 22 3 37.6 Louisville 49.6 Louisville 49.6
Tackles for Loss Allowed (128 ranked) 85 10 6.30 Missouri 2.70 Clemson 4.80
Team Passing Efficiency (128 ranked) 24 6 149.69 Oklahoma 192.18 Louisville 160.35
Team Passing Efficiency Defense (128 ranked) 110 13 147.72 Ohio St. 88.23 Clemson 101.80
Team Sacks (128 ranked) 13 4 3.10 Alabama 4.00 Clemson 3.50
Team Tackles for Loss (128 ranked) 43 9 6.4 Miami (FL) 9.0 Miami (FL) 9.0 Michigan 9.0 Texas A&M 9.0
Time of Possession (128 ranked) 26 3 32:19 Wisconsin 35:06 Florida St. 33:33
Total Defense (128 ranked) 100 13 448.8 Michigan 244.7 Louisville 285.2
Total Offense (128 ranked) 52 7 426.5 Louisville 583.2 Louisville 583.2
Turnover Margin (128 ranked) 40 4 0.30 Washington 1.50 Wake Forest 0.90 Western Mich. 1.50 Old Dominion 1.50
Turnovers Gained (128 ranked) 81 11 14 Utah 25 Wake Forest 23
Turnovers Lost (128 ranked) 17 2 11 Western Mich. 4 Miami (FL) 10
Winning Percentage (127 ranked) 46 6 0.600 Alabama 1.000 Clemson 0.900 Western Mich. 1.000 Louisville 0.900 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
All Purpose (200 ranked) Quadree Henderson 13 2 149.80 Joe Mixon, Oklahoma 193.89 Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 164.20 James Conner 83 9 109.80
Blocked Kicks (4 ranked) Trey Hendrickson, Fla. Atlantic 3 RJ McIntosh, Miami (FL) 2 Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. 3 Anthony D, Taylor, Texas St. 3
Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Quadree Henderson 2 1 888 Charles Nelson, Oregon 970 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 888
Completion Percentage (107 ranked) Nate Peterman 54 9 0.603 Luke Falk, Washington St. 0.739 Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 0.706
Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Nate Peterman 76 11 15.20 Luke Falk, Washington St. 35.40 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 25.60
Field Goal Percentage (108 ranked) Chris Blewitt 93 9 0.600 Rigoberto Sanchez, Hawaii 1.000 Harrison Butker, Georgia Tech 0.833
Field Goals Per Game (132 ranked) Chris Blewitt 83 10 0.90 Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2.20 Joey Slye, Virginia Tech 1.70 Austin Rehkow, Idaho 2.20 Mike Weaver, Wake Forest 1.70
Forced Fumbles (47 ranked) Ejuan Price 24 5 0.30 Harold Landry, Boston College 0.60 Harold Landry, Boston College 0.60
Fumbles Recovered (15 ranked) Mike Caprara 15 3 2 Keishawn Bierria, Washington 5 Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest 3 Connor Strachan, Boston College 3
Interceptions Per Game (143 ranked) Avonte Maddox 110 11 0.3 Blace Brown, Troy 0.8 Tarvarus McFadden, Florida St. 0.7 Ryan Lewis 143 14 0.2
Kickoff Return TDs (5 ranked) Quadree Henderson 1 1 3 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 3 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 3
Kickoff Returns (115 ranked) Quadree Henderson 3 1 33.0 Kylen Towner, Western Ky. 34.1 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 33.0
Passes Defended (30 ranked) Rashard Fant, Indiana 1.8 Breon Borders, Duke 1.4
Passing Efficiency (107 ranked) Nate Peterman 16 4 152.5 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 195.2 Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 161.1
Passing TDs (147 ranked) Nate Peterman 34 6 19 Logan Woodside, Toledo 37 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 27 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 27
Passing Yards (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 54 11 2,114 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 4,230 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 3,077
Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 62 11 211.4 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 423.0 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 307.7
Passing Yards per Completion (107 ranked) Nate Peterman 16 2 13.91 Trace McSorley, Penn St. 15.93 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 15.75
Points Responsible For (192 ranked) Nate Peterman 50 6 122 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 278 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 278 James Conner 86 12 92 Chris Blewitt 168 20 72
Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Nate Peterman 50 7 12.4 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 28.0 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 28.0 James Conner 100 12 9.0 Chris Blewitt 178 21 7.2
Punt Return TDs (6 ranked) Christian Kirk, Texas A&M 3 5 players tied 1
Punt Returns (68 ranked) Eddie Jackson, Alabama 23.0 Brisly Estime, Syracuse 17.3
Punting (113 ranked) Ryan Winslow 33 3 42.9 Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah 48.8 Nicholas Conte, Virginia 44.8
Receiving TDs (194 ranked) Jester Weah 58 5 6 Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech 16 Deon Cain, Clemson 9 George Aston 128 19 4 Scott Orndoff 128 19 4 James Conner 194 27 3
Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Jester Weah 94 11 601 Zay Jones, East Carolina 1,473 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 1,246 Scott Orndoff 162 22 482
Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Jester Weah 99 11 60.1 Zay Jones, East Carolina 147.3 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 124.6 Scott Orndoff 173 23 48.2
Receptions Per Game (199 ranked) Zay Jones, East Carolina 13.9 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 7.9
Rush Yards Per Carry (176 ranked) James Conner 105 10 4.82 Teriyon Gipson, New Mexico 8.97 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 7.25
Rushing TDs (188 ranked) James Conner 19 3 12 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 19 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 19 George Aston 188 25 4
Rushing Yards (199 ranked) James Conner 50 5 844 Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 1,779 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 1,334
Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) James Conner 54 5 84.4 D'Onta Foreman, Texas 179.2 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 133.4
Sacks (81 ranked) Ejuan Price 12 3 0.90 Hunter Dimick, Utah 1.20 Harold Landry, Boston College 1.10 Demarcus Walker, Florida St. 1.10
Scoring (176 ranked) James Conner 18 2 9.2 Jeremy McNichols, Boise St. 13.2 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 11.4 Chris Blewitt 86 9 7.2
Solo Tackles (41 ranked) Jordan Whitehead 34 6 5.1 Nate Holley, Kent St. 8.9 Quin Blanding, Virginia 6.0
Tackles For Loss (33 ranked) Ejuan Price 7 2 1.6 Takkarist McKinley, UCLA 2.0 Bradley Chubb, North Carolina St. 1.7
Total Interceptions (43 ranked) Tarvarus McFadden, Florida St. 7 Tarvarus McFadden, Florida St. 7
Total Offense (200 ranked) Nate Peterman 62 11 232.3 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 449.8 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 423.2 James Conner 166 18 84.4
Total Points Scored (148 ranked) James Conner 16 2 92 Jeremy McNichols, Boise St. 132 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 114 Chris Blewitt 79 9 72
Total Tackles (145 ranked) Jordan Whitehead 126 17 7.2 Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. 14.2 Micah Kiser, Virginia 11.4
Total Touchdowns (142 ranked) James Conner 9 2 15 Jeremy McNichols, Boise St. 22 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 19 George Aston 105 10 8 Quadree Henderson 142 15 7
Yards per Pass Attempt (107 ranked) Nate Peterman 20 4 8.39 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 10.85 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 9.23 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Jester Weah 5 3 21.46 Jalen Robinette, Air Force 27.14 Jaylen Smith, Louisville 22.14 Scott Orndoff 79 11 16.07 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Results (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 9/3/16 VILLANOVA W 28-7 1-0 0-0 3:15 50149 9/10/16 PENN STATE W 42-39 2-0 0-0 3:44 69983 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State L 38-45 2-1 0-0 5:40 53514 * 9/24/16 at North Carolina L 36-37 2-2 0-1 3:31 54500 10/1/16 MARSHALL W 43-27 3-2 0-1 3:08 45246 * 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH W 37-34 4-2 1-1 3:16 47425 * 10/15/16 at Virginia W 45-31 5-2 2-1 3:38 39522 * 10/27/16 VIRGINIA TECH L 36-39 5-3 2-2 3:32 40254 * 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) L 28-51 5-4 2-3 3:34 51796 * 11/12/16 at Clemson W 43-42 6-4 3-3 3:50 81048 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 376 352 Points Per Game 37.6 35.2 Points Off Turnovers 61 37 FIRST DOWNS 210 220 R u s h in g9661 P a s s in g 93 143 P e n a lt y2116 RUSHING YARDAGE 2140 1054 Yards gained rushing 2368 1360 Yards lost rushing 228 306 Rushing Attempts 430 319 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.3 Average Per Game 214.0 105.4 TDs Rushing 25 21 PASSING YARDAGE 2125 3434 C o m p - A t t - I n t 153-258-4 256-406-7 Average Per Pass 8.2 8.5 Average Per Catch 13.9 13.4 Average Per Game 212.5 343.4 TDs Passing 19 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 4265 4488 Total Plays 688 725 Average Per Play 6.2 6.2 Average Per Game 426.5 448.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-875 43-861 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-130 25-213 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-162 4-12 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 30.2 20.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.8 8.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 23.1 3.0 FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 12-7 PENALTIES-Yards 55-478 65-573 Average Per Game 47.8 57.3 PUNTS-Yards 49-2101 48-1990 Average Per Punt 42.9 41.5 Net punt average 36.5 38.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 67-4156 67-4211 Average Per Kick 62.0 62.9 Net kick average 40.2 36.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 9 2 7 : 4 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/137 58/144 3rd-Down Pct 42% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/11 11/17 4th-Down Pct 64% 65% SACKS BY-Yards 31-241 8-52 MISC YARDS -16 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 50 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-15 15-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (39-43) 91% (42-45) 93% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-43) 79% (30-45) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (45-47) 96% (41-41) 100% ATTENDANCE 253057 280380 Games/Avg Per Game 5/50611 5/56076 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PITT 91 139 62 84 0 376 Opponents 78 102 76 96 0 352 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg James Conner 10 175 893 49 844 4.8 12 40 84.4 Quadree Henderson 10 129 12.9 0 31 Quadree Henderson 10 44 415 36 379 8.6 3 50 37.9 Avonte Maddox 1 1 1.0 0 0 Chawntez Moss 9 38 226 5 221 5.8 1 41 24.6 Total 11 130 11.8 0 31 Nathan Peterman 10 59 280 71 209 3.5 1 30 20.9 Opponents 25 213 8.5 0 59 Darrin Hall 9 26 125 7 118 4.5 0 20 13.1 Jordan Whitehead 9 9 98 0 98 10.9 0 28 10.9 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Qadree Ollison 10 23 101 8 93 4.0 1 18 9.3 Ryan Lewis 2 0 0.0 0 0 George Aston 9 18 74 5 69 3.8 4 14 7.7 Avonte Maddox 2 33 16.5 1 33 Tre Tipton 9 11 63 2 61 5.5 0 21 6.8 Jordan Whitehead 1 59 59.0 1 59 Brian O'Neill 10 2 29 0 29 14.5 2 24 2.9 Terrish Webb 1 0 0.0 0 0 Maurice Ffrench 6 8 33 5 28 3.5 1 11 4.7 Saleem Brightwell 1 70 70.0 0 70 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 5 23 0 23 4.6 0 12 2.3 Total 7 162 23.1 2 70 Dontez Ford 5 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 6 1.6 Opponents 4 12 3.0 0 8 TEAM 7 9 0 40 -40 -4.4 0 0 -5.7 Total 10 430 2368 228 2140 5.0 25 50 214.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 10 319 1360 306 1054 3.3 21 67 105.4 Quadree Henderson 23 759 33.0 3 100 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 3 98 32.7 0 69 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Jaymar Parrish 1 2 2.0 0 2 Nathan Peterman 10 152.49 152-252-4 60.3 2114 19 75 211.4 Rachid Ibrahim 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 TEAM 7 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Avonte Maddox 1 20 20.0 0 20 Ryan Winslow 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 29 875 30.2 3 100 Tre Tipton 9 192.40 1-1-0 100. 11 0 11 1.2 Opponents 43 861 20.0 1 96 Total 10 149.69 153-258-4 59.3 2125 19 75 212.5 Opponents 10 147.72 256-406-7 63.1 3434 21 91 343.4 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Matt Galambos 1 2 2.0 1 2 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Jordan Whitehead 1 9 9.0 0 9 Scott Orndoff 10 30 482 16.1 4 74 48.2 Total 2 11 5.5 1 9 Jester Weah 10 28 601 21.5 6 75 60.1 Opponents 4 16 4.0 1 9 Quadree Henderson 10 21 231 11.0 1 37 23.1 James Conner 10 18 254 14.1 3 55 25.4 George Aston 9 18 139 7.7 4 23 15.4 Tre Tipton 9 12 142 11.8 1 25 15.8 Dontez Ford 5 10 107 10.7 0 32 21.4 Jaymar Parrish 10 4 78 19.5 0 44 7.8 Aaron Mathews 9 4 16 4.0 0 9 1.8 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 3 36 12.0 0 22 3.6 Chawntez Moss 9 2 18 9.0 0 11 2.0 Nathan Peterman 10 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.1 Qadree Ollison 10 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.8 Darrin Hall 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Total 10 153 2125 13.9 19 75 212.5 Opponents 10 256 3434 13.4 21 91 343.4 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g James Conner 15 - - - 1 - - - 92 Nathan Peterman 10 311 209 2114 2323 232.3 Chris Blewitt - 9-15 45-47 - - - - - 72 James Conner 10 175 844 0 844 84.4 George Aston 8 ------48 Quadree Henderson 10 44 379 0 379 37.9 Quadree Henderson 7 ------42 Chawntez Moss 9 38 221 0 221 24.6 Jester Weah 6 ------36 Darrin Hall 9 26 118 0 118 13.1 Scott Orndoff 4 ------24 Jordan Whitehead 9 9 98 0 98 10.9 Brian O'Neill 2 ------12 Qadree Ollison 10 23 93 0 93 9.3 Maurice Ffrench 1 ------6 Tre Tipton 9 12 61 11 72 8.0 Tre Tipton 1 ------6 George Aston 9 18 69 0 69 7.7 Qadree Ollison 1 ------6 Brian O'Neill 10 2 29 0 29 2.9 Nathan Peterman 1 - - - - 1-2 - - 6 Maurice Ffrench 6 8 28 0 28 4.7 Chawntez Moss 1 ------6 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 5 23 0 23 2.3 Avonte Maddox 1 ------6 Dontez Ford 5 3 8 0 8 1.6 Jordan Whitehead 1 ------6 TEAM 7 12 -40 0 -40 -5.7 Matt Galambos 1 ------6 Total 10 688 2140 2125 4265 426.5 Ejuan Price ------1 2 Opponents 10 725 1054 3434 4488 448.8 Total 50 9-15 45-47 - 1 1-2 - 1 376 Opponents 44 15-17 41-41 - 1 1-3 - - 352
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 Chris Blewitt 9-15 60.0 0-0 2-2 2-3 4-7 1-3 50 2 Ryan Winslow 49 2101 42.9 53 5 10 10 7 0 Total 49 2101 42.9 53 5 10 10 7 0 FG Sequence PITT Opponents Opponents 48 1990 41.5 69 1 22 24 8 1 Villanova 39,47 - Penn State 50 (38) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Oklahoma State (48) 49,(45) Chris Blewitt 67 4156 62.0 24 0 North Carolina (50),(40) (34),35 Total 67 4156 62.0 24 0 20.0 40.2 24 Marshall (20) - Opponents 67 4211 62.9 36 2 30.2 36.4 28 Georgia Tech (34),(41),(31) (37),(41) Virginia 47,(25) (36) Virginia Tech - (31),(21),(22),(26),(37),(22 Miami (FL) 43 (46),(48),(25) Clemson 53,(48) -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Quadree Hende 10 379 231 129 759 0 1498 149.8 James Conner 10 844 254 0 0 0 1098 109.8 Jester Weah 10 0 601 0 0 0 601 60.1 Scott Orndoff 10 0 482 0 0 0 482 48.2 Chawntez Moss 9 221 18 0 0 0 239 26.6 Nathan Peterma 10 209 11 0 0 0 220 22.0 George Aston 9 69 139 0 0 0 208 23.1 Tre Tipton 9 61 142 0 0 0 203 22.6 Rafael Araujo-L 10 23 36 0 98 0 157 15.7 Jordan Whitehe 9 98 0 0 0 59 157 17.4 Darrin Hall 9 118 2 0 0 0 120 13.3 Dontez Ford 5 8 107 0 0 0 115 23.0 Qadree Ollison 10 93 8 0 0 0 101 10.1 Jaymar Parrish 10 0 78 0 2 0 80 8.0 Saleem Brightw 9 0 0 0 0 70 70 7.8 Avonte Maddox 8 0 0 1 20 33 54 6.8 Brian O'Neill 10 29 0 0 0 0 29 2.9 Maurice Ffrenc 6 28 0 0 0 0 28 4.7 Aaron Mathews 9 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.8 Rachid Ibrahim 10 0 0 0 -4 0 -4 -0.4 TEAM 7 -40 0 0 0 0 -40 -5.7 Total 10 2140 2125 130 875 162 5432 543.2 Opponents 10 1054 3434 213 861 12 5574 557.4 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 9 Jordan Whitehead 9 46 19 65 1.5-5 . 1-59 2 . 1-9 1 . . 38 Ryan Lewis 10 49 15 64 0.5-1 . 2-0 6 1 . . . . 23 Oluwaseun Idowu 10 28 29 57 2.0-2 . . . 1 . 1 . . 47 Matt Galambos 10 25 27 52 2.5-7 0.5-3 . 1 3 1-2 . . . 2 Terrish Webb 10 35 15 50 1.0-1 . 1-0 6 . . . . . 14 Avonte Maddox 8 31 7 38 8.0-35 2.5-21 2-33 4 . . . . . 52 Shakir Soto 10 27 9 36 7.0-21 2.5-12 . 1 2 . . . . 5 Ejuan Price 10 24 9 33 16.0-91 9.0-66 . . 9 . 3 . 1 6 Tyrique Jarrett 9 19 11 30 1.5-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . 15 Reggie Mitchell 10 16 14 30 . . . 1 . . . . . 30 Mike Caprara 7 13 13 26 4.0-38 2.5-32 . 1 2 2-0 . . . 92 Rori Blair 9 11 10 21 5.0-36 3.5-32 . . 2 . 1 . . 4 Bam Bradley 8 12 6 18 3.5-18 1.0-15 . . 1 . . . . 58 Quintin Wirginis 10 13 4 17 3.0-22 3.0-22 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 39 Saleem Brightwell 9 7 8 15 2.0-12 1.0-11 1-70 1 1 1-0 . . . 94 Jeremiah Taleni 4 5 9 14 3.0-7 1.5-5 ...... 11 Dane Jackson 9 6 7 13 . . . 2 . . . . . 29 Rachid Ibrahim 10 6 4 10 ...... 20 Dennis Briggs 10 4 5 9 1.0-8 1.0-8 . 1 . . 1 . . 3 Damar Hamlin 3 4 4 8 ...... 32 Phillipie Motley 8 5 3 8 . . . 2 . . . . . 35 George Aston 9 4 3 7 ...... 1 . 96 Allen Edwards 8 2 4 6 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . 84 Zach Poker 9 2 2 4 ...... 40 James Folston Jr. 9 3 1 4 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 83 Scott Orndoff 10 2 1 3 ...... 43 Jay Stocker 8 . 3 3 ...... 6M Aaron Mathews 9 3 . 3 ...... 26 Chawntez Moss 9 1 2 3 ...... 1 . . 93 Shane Roy 7 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 10 2 . 2 ...... 12 Chris Blewitt 10 2 . 2 ...... 66 Mike Herndon 3 1 1 2 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 31 Jaymar Parrish 10 2 . 2 ...... 1 . . 41 Jalen Williams 1 2 . 2 ...... 19 Dontez Ford 5 2 . 2 ...... 45 Devon Edwards 3 . 2 2 ...... 5T Tre Tipton 9 1 1 2 ...... 61 Pat Quirin 10 1 . 1 ...... 37 Qadree Ollison 10 1 . 1 ...... 85 Jester Weah 10 1 . 1 ...... 70 Brian O'Neill 10 . 1 1 ...... 34 Amir Watts 6 1 . 1 ...... 4P Nathan Peterman 10 1 . 1 ...... Total 10 422 250 672 64-318 31-241 7-162 29 25 7-11 9 1 1 Opponents 10 386 305 691 63-177 8-52 4-12 34 30 7-16 9 3 . University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 34 86 1 11 19 175 2 19 19-33-0 175 2 19 2 118 1 96 4 58 0 31 261 9/10/16 PENN STATE 56 341 3 38 11 91 3 24 11-15-1 91 3 24 3 98 0 84 1 1 0 0 432 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 54 290 3 50 14 237 1 60 14-30-1 237 1 60 2 31 0 16 1 7 0 7 527 9/24/16 at North Carolina 55 281 4 37 14 140 0 39 14-18-0 140 0 39 5 124 0 46 1 1 0 1 421 10/1/16 MARSHALL 41 252 3 41 17 280 2 54 17-24-0 280 2 54 2 43 0 23 0 0 0 0 532 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 42 215 3 24 14 192 1 74 14-20-0 192 1 74 3 67 0 31 0 0 0 0 407 10/15/16 at Virginia 49 209 2 20 11 137 2 38 11-21-0 137 2 38 5 210 1 93 3 46 0 29 346 10/27/16 VIRGINIA TECH 32 180 4 40 14 278 1 71 14-23-1 278 1 71 4 57 0 20 0 0 0 0 458 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 34 130 1 22 17 287 2 75 17-36-1 287 2 75 2 111 1 100 1 17 0 17 417 11/12/16 at Clemson 33 156 1 27 22 308 5 55 22-38-0 308 5 55 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 464 PITT 430 2140 25 50 153 2125 19 75 153-258-4 2125 19 75 29 875 3 100 11 130 0 31 4265 Opponents 319 1054 21 67 256 3434 21 91 256-406-7 3434 21 91 43 861 1 96 25 213 0 59 4488
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 5.0 • Avg/catch: 13.9 • Pass effic: 149.69 • KR avg: 30.2 • PR avg: 11.8 • All purpose avg/game: 543.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 426.5
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 41 16 57 8.0-65 6.0-58 1 1-0 1-0 11 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 9/10/16 PENN STATE 54 10 64 7.0-44 4.0-33 5 3-9 1-0 4 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 40 16 56 10.0-42 3.0-22 1 2-2 0-0 0 6 1 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 9/24/16 at North Carolina 41 20 61 8.0-45 4.0-36 1 1-0 0-0 1 2 0 4-4 0 0 1 7 36 10/1/16 MARSHALL 37 24 61 4.0-27 2.0-24 0 0-0 1-33 0 3 0 4-5 0 0 0 6 43 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 43 18 61 6.0-15 2.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 37 10/15/1 at Virginia 26 36 62 4.0-38 4.0-38 0 0-0 1-59 0 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 45 10/27/1 VIRGINIA TECH 45 28 73 8.0-20 3.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 1 0 0 36 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 43 38 81 4.0-6 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 11/12/1 at Clemson 52 44 96 5.0-16 2.0-8 0 0-0 3-70 1 2 0 4-5 0 0 0 13 43 PITT 422 250 672 64.0-318 31.0-241 9 7-11 7-162 25 29 1 45-47 0 1 1 61 376 Opponents 386 305 691 63.0-177 8.0-52 9 7-16 4-12 30 34 3 41-41 0 1 0 37 352
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 6 254 42.3 53 01113 0-201530260.4 1 0 9/10/16 PENN STATE 5 213 42.6 48 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 7 430 61.4 2 0 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 11 466 42.4 53 00514 1-1480745064.3 5 0 9/24/16 at North Carolina 4 159 39.8 53 0 0 1 1 1 2-2 50 0 7 450 64.3 4 0 10/1/16 MARSHALL 1 39 39.0 39 00000 1-1200745164.4 2 0 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 1 47 47.0 47 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 41 0 7 450 64.3 3 0 10/15/1 at Virginia 5 244 48.8 52 01121 1-2250848060.0 3 0 10/27/1 VIRGINIA TECH 6 239 39.8 46 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 342 57.0 1 0 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 5 223 44.6 53 02110 0-100532264.4 2 0 11/12/1 at Clemson 5 217 43.4 52 0 1 0 1 0 1-2 48 1 8 479 59.9 1 0 PITT 49 2101 42.9 53 0 5 10 7 10 9-15 50 2 67 4156 62.0 24 0 Opponents 48 1990 41.5 69 1 1 22 8 24 15-17 48 0 67 4211 62.9 36 2 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 33 53 0 24 16 119 0 15 16-32-1 119 0 15 4 56 0 19 1 13 0 13 172 9/10/16 PENN STATE 31 74 4 29 24 332 1 40 24-35-1 332 1 40 5 110 0 33 4 61 0 59 406 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 32 100 4 67 26 540 2 91 26-46-0 540 2 91 2 34 0 19 4 34 0 11 640 9/24/16 at North Carolina 22 18 0 13 35 453 5 58 35-46-0 453 5 58 3 51 0 22 2 15 0 14 471 10/1/16 MARSHALL 30 104 2 16 20 240 2 83 20-32-1 240 2 83 5 101 0 31 1 7 0 7 344 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 45 241 2 45 7 130 1 31 7-10-0 130 1 31 4 151 1 96 1 8 0 8 371 10/15/16 at Virginia 26 86 3 44 20 278 1 74 20-45-1 278 1 74 5 94 0 30 3 19 0 18 364 10/27/16 VIRGINIA TECH 39 150 1 26 24 406 2 41 24-43-0 406 2 41 5 64 0 18 4 33 0 20 556 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 36 178 2 55 32 356 4 41 32-47-0 356 4 41 3 83 0 34 2 22 0 15 534 11/12/16 at Clemson 25 50 3 8 52 580 3 31 52-70-3 580 3 31 7 117 0 26 3 1 0 3 630 Opponents 319 1054 21 67 256 3434 21 91 256-406-7 3434 21 91 43 861 1 96 25 213 0 59 4488 PITT 430 2140 25 50 153 2125 19 75 153-258-4 2125 19 75 29 875 3 100 11 130 0 31 4265
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 3.3 • Avg/catch: 13.4 • Pass effic: 147.72 • KR avg: 20.0 • PR avg: 8.5 • All purpose avg/game: 557.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 448.8
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 37 30 67 7.0-27 1.0-16 1 1-3 0-0 6 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 9/10/16 PENN STATE 47 28 75 9.0-17 0.0-0 1 1-4 1-8 3 1 0 4-4 0 1 0 3 39 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 51 22 73 11.0-34 2.0-14 0 0-0 1-3 3 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 45 9/24/16 at North Carolina 44 44 88 3.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 37 10/1/16 MARSHALL 42 18 60 4.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 40 24 64 5.0-12 1.0-1 0 1-0 0-0 4 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 34 10/15/1 at Virginia 32 48 80 3.0-9 1.0-2 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 10/27/1 VIRGINIA TECH 34 20 54 7.0-17 0.0-0 3 1-0 1-1 2 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 39 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 28 32 60 6.0-28 1.0-12 1 1-9 1-0 7 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 51 11/12/1 at Clemson 31 39 70 8.0-21 2.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 3 3 2 6-6 0 0 0 7 42 Opponents 386 305 691 63.0-177 8.0-52 9 7-16 4-12 30 34 3 41-41 0 1 0 37 352 PITT 422 250 672 64.0-318 31.0-241 9 7-11 7-162 25 29 1 45-47 0 1 1 61 376
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/3/16 VILLANOVA 9 354 39.3 55 00216 0-000212462.0 0 0 9/10/16 PENN STATE 5 233 46.6 69 0 1 1 2 3 1-1 38 0 7 424 60.6 4 0 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State 7 303 43.3 65 10324 1-2450851464.2 5 1 9/24/16 at North Carolina 3 128 42.7 47 0 0 2 0 0 1-2 34 0 7 436 62.3 2 0 10/1/16 MARSHALL 5 186 37.2 42 00303 0-000425162.8 2 0 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 41 0 7 439 62.7 4 0 10/15/1 at Virginia 7 316 45.1 57 00321 1-1360529759.4 0 0 10/27/1 VIRGINIA TECH 3 94 31.3 37 0 0 2 0 3 6-6 37 0 10 635 63.5 6 0 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) 5 227 45.4 54 00312 3-34801065065.0 8 0 11/12/1 at Clemson 3 113 37.7 40 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 441 63.0 5 1 Opponents 48 1990 41.5 69 1 1 22 8 24 15-17 48 0 67 4211 62.9 36 2 PITT 49 2101 42.9 53 0 5 10 7 10 9-15 50 2 67 4156 62.0 24 0 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 24 James Conner at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Yards Rushing 141 James Conner vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) TD Rushes 3 James Conner vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) Long Rush 50 Quadree Henderson at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Pass attempts 37 Nathan Peterman at Clemson (11/12/16) Pass completions 22 Nathan Peterman at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Passing 308 Nathan Peterman at Clemson (11/12/16) TD Passes 5 Nathan Peterman at Clemson (11/12/16) Long Pass 75 Nathan Peterman at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Receptions 9 Scott Orndoff at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Receiving 176 Jester Weah vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Receptions 2 Scott Orndoff at Clemson (11/12/16) 2 George Aston at Clemson (11/12/16) Long Reception 75 Jester Weah at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Field Goals 3 Chris Blewitt vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) Long Field Goal 50 Chris Blewitt at North Carolina (9/24/16) Punts 11 Ryan Winslow at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Punting Avg 48.8 Ryan Winslow at Virginia (10/15/16) Long Punt 53 Ryan Winslow vs Villanova (9/3/16) 53 Ryan Winslow at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 53 Ryan Winslow at North Carolina (9/24/16) 53 Ryan Winslow at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Punts inside 20 4 Ryan Winslow at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Punt Return 31 Quadree Henderson vs Villanova (9/3/16) Long Kickoff Return 100 Quadree Henderson at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Tackles 12 Jordan Whitehead at North Carolina (9/24/16) 12 Matt Galambos at Clemson (11/12/16) Sacks 2.0 Avonte Maddox vs Villanova (9/3/16) 2.0 Ejuan Price at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 2.0 Ejuan Price vs Marshall (10/1/16) 2.0 Rori Blair at Virginia (10/15/16) Tackles For Loss 4.0 Ejuan Price at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Interceptions 1 Terrish Webb vs Villanova (9/3/16) 1 Ryan Lewis vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 Avonte Maddox vs Marshall (10/1/16) 1 Jordan Whitehead at Virginia (10/15/16) 1 Avonte Maddox at Clemson (11/12/16) 1 Ryan Lewis at Clemson (11/12/16) 1 Saleem Brightwell at Clemson (11/12/16) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 56 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 341 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Yards Per Rush 6.1 vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Rushes 4 at North Carolina (9/24/16) 4 vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) Pass attempts 38 at Clemson (11/12/16) Pass completions 22 at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Passing 308 at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Per Pass 12.1 vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) TD Passes 5 at Clemson (11/12/16) Total Plays 84 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Total Offense 532 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Yards Per Play 8.3 vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) Points 45 at Virginia (10/15/16) Sacks By 6 vs Villanova (9/3/16) First Downs 29 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Penalties 10 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Penalty Yards 79 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Turnovers 2 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 2 vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) 2 at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Interceptions By 3 at Clemson (11/12/16) Punts 11 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Punting Avg 48.8 at Virginia (10/15/16) Long Punt 53 vs Villanova (9/3/16) 53 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 53 at North Carolina (9/24/16) 53 at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Punts inside 20 4 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Punt Return 31 vs Villanova (9/3/16) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 20 Barkley, Saquon, vs Penn State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 125 Walton,M., at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) TD Rushes 4 Barkley, Saquon, vs Penn State (9/10/16) 4 Childs, Rennie, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Rush 67 Childs, Rennie, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Pass attempts 70 WATSON, at Clemson (11/12/16) Pass completions 52 WATSON, at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Passing 580 WATSON, at Clemson (11/12/16) TD Passes 5 Trubisky, M, at North Carolina (9/24/16) Long Pass 91 Rudolph, Mason, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Receptions 16 Switzer, R, at North Carolina (9/24/16) Yards Receiving 296 Washington, J., at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) TD Receptions 2 Washington, J., at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 2 Howard, B, at North Carolina (9/24/16) 2 Coley,S., at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) 2 Njoku,D., at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Long Reception 91 Washington, J., at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Field Goals 6 Slye, Joey, vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) Long Field Goal 48 Badgley,M., at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Punts 9 Hinchen, J., vs Villanova (9/3/16) Punting Avg 47.7 Sinor, Zach, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Punt 69 Gillikin, Blake, vs Penn State (9/10/16) Punts inside 20 6 Hinchen, J., vs Villanova (9/3/16) Long Punt Return 59 Reid, John, vs Penn State (9/10/16) Long Kickoff Return 96 Green, J., vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) Tackles 16 Blanding, Q, at Virginia (10/15/16) Sacks 2.0 Walterscheid, C, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Tackles For Loss 4.0 Walterscheid, C, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Interceptions 1 Golden, Malik, vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 Richards, Ramon, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 1 Reynolds, M, vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) 1 Jenkins,R., at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 45 vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) Yards Rushing 241 vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) Yards Per Rush 5.4 vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) TD Rushes 4 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 4 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Pass attempts 70 at Clemson (11/12/16) Pass completions 52 at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Passing 580 at Clemson (11/12/16) Yards Per Pass 13.0 vs Georgia Tech (10/8/16) TD Passes 5 at North Carolina (9/24/16) Total Plays 95 at Clemson (11/12/16) Total Offense 640 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Yards Per Play 8.2 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Points 51 at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Sacks By 2 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 2 at Clemson (11/12/16) First Downs 33 at Clemson (11/12/16) Penalties 10 at Virginia (10/15/16) Penalty Yards 101 at Clemson (11/12/16) Turnovers 4 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Interceptions By 1 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 1 vs Virginia Tech (10/27/16) 1 at Miami (FL) (11/5/16) Punts 9 vs Villanova (9/3/16) Punting Avg 46.6 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Long Punt 69 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Punts inside 20 6 vs Villanova (9/3/16) Long Punt Return 59 vs Penn State (9/10/16) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
PITT Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/3/16 VILLANOVA W 28-7 4 3 21 3 1 2 0100000 9/10/16 PENN STATE W 42-39 6 6 42 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State L 38-45 2 2 14 2 2 0 0000000 9/24/16 at North Carolina L 36-37 5 5 31 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/1/16 MARSHALL W 43-27 6 5 30 4 3 1 1010000 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH W 37-34 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/15/16 at Virginia W 45-31 4 4 24 3 2 1 1000000 10/27/16 VIRGINIA TECH L 36-39 5 5 36 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) L 28-51 3171100101000 11/12/16 at Clemson W 43-42 4 4 27 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 39 252 34 23 11 5211000 39 of 43 (90.7%)
Opponents Inside PITT Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/3/16 VILLANOVA W 28-7 0000000000000 9/10/16 PENN STATE W 42-39 5 5 32 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/17/16 at Oklahoma State L 38-45 3 3 21 3 3 0 0000000 9/24/16 at North Carolina L 36-37 6 5 30 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/1/16 MARSHALL W 43-27 3 3 21 3 2 1 0000000 10/8/16 GEORGIA TECH W 37-34 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/15/16 at Virginia W 45-31 3 3 17 2 2 0 1000000 10/27/16 VIRGINIA TECH L 36-39 9 9 39 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/5/16 at Miami (FL) L 28-51 7 7 41 5 1 4 2000000 11/12/16 at Clemson W 43-42 7 5 35 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 45 42 246 30 17 13 12 102000 42 of 45 (93.3%) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Games Played (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU 82 Araujo-Lopes, R 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 35 Aston, G. 9/6 . .. X X X START X X X START X X X START START START START 72 Baker, C. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 69 Bisnowaty, A. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 92 Blair, R. 9/7 X X X START START START START START START START . .. X X X 12 Blewitt, C. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 78 Bookser, A. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 81 Bossory, N. 3/- X X X ...... X X X X X X ...... 4 Bradley, B. 8/2 X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X START START . .. X X X X X X 20 Briggs, D. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 39 Brightwell, S. 9/1 X X X X X X X X X START X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X 30 Caprara, M. 7/7 START START START . .. START ...... START START START 80 Challingsworth 3/- . .. X X X X X X X X X ...... 24 Conner, J. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 76 Dintino, C. 10/1 START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 96 Edwards, A. 8/2 X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X X X X START START 45 Edwards, D. 3/- ...... X X X . .. X X X X X X 2F Ffrench, M. 6/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X 40 Folston Jr, J. 9/- X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 Ford, D. 5/1 X X X X X X ...... X X X START X X X 47 Galambos, M. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 62 Guy, J. 2/- ...... X X X ...... X X X ...... 22 Hall, D. 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 Hamlin, D. 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X 21 Henderson, M. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 10 Henderson, Q. 10/9 X X X START START START START START START START START START 8 Hendrix, D. 1/1 START ...... 66 Herndon, M. 3/- ...... X X X ...... X X X X X X 29 Ibrahim, R. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Idowu, O. 10/8 X X X X X X START START START START START START START START 11 Jackson, D. 9/1 X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X 6 Jarrett, T. 9/9 START START START START START START START START START . .. 53 Johnson, D. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 55 Jones-Smith, J. 6/1 START X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X X X X ...... 38 Lewis, R. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 14 Maddox, A. 8/7 START START START START START START ...... X X X START 6M Mathews, A. 9/3 . .. X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X START X X X START 48 McAlone, K. 7/- X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 15 Mitchell, R. 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Moss, C. 9/- . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 32 Motley, P. 8/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START ...... 70 O'Neill, B. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 63 Officer, A. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 37 Ollison, Q. 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X 83 Orndoff, S. 10/8 START START START START START START X X X START X X X START 31 Parrish, J. 10/2 START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4P Peterman, N. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Games Played (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU 84 Poker, Z. 9/- . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5P Popp, B. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 5 Price, E. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 61 Quirin, P. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 60 Reese, A. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 93 Roy, S. 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X 52 Soto, S. 10/9 START START START START START START START START START X X X 43 Stocker, J. 8/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 8S Stocker, M. 3/- . .. X X X X X X X X X ...... 94 Taleni, J. 4/1 ...... X X X X X X X X X START 5T Tipton, T. 9/1 X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 34 Watts, A. 6/1 X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X START 85 Weah, J. 10/6 X X X START START START X X X START START X X X START X X X 2 Webb, T. 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 9 Whitehead, J. 9/9 START START START START . .. START START START START START 41 Williams, J. 1/- X X X ...... 18 Winslow, R. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 58 Wirginis, Q. 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
Total Tackles UA-A Total VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Whitehead, J. DB 46-19 65 6 - 0 4 - 3 5 - 1 8 - 4 D N P 5 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 2 5 - 5 7 - 2 Lewis, R. DB 49-15 64 4 - 1 9 - 0 5 - 2 6 - 1 4 - 2 5 - 0 2 - 1 7 - 3 4 - 2 3 - 3 Idowu, O. LB 28-29 57 2 - 1 4 - 2 3 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 4 2 - 2 1 - 5 4 - 1 5 - 2 4 - 6 Galambos, M. LB 25-27 52 2 - 2 3 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 3 2 - 2 3 - 3 3 - 4 2 - 3 2 - 1 5 - 7 Webb, T. DB 35-15 50 6 - 0 5 - 0 1 - 1 5 - 1 5 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 2 3 - 2 3 - 3 4 - 5 Maddox, A. DB 31-7 38 3 - 2 4 - 1 5 - 1 3 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 0 D N P D N P 2 - 0 9 - 2 Soto, S. DL 27-9 36 1 - 1 4 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 0 2 - 3 7 - 1 0 - 1 4 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 1 Price, E. DL 24-9 33 2 - 1 2 - 0 4 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 2 5 - 1 1 - 2 5 - 1 1 - 0 - Jarrett, T. DL 19-11 30 4 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 1 5 - 3 0 - 2 D N P Mitchell, R. DB 16-14 30 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 - 4 0 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 4 Caprara, M. LB 13-13 26 2 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 0 D N P 1 - 1 D N P D N P 2 - 2 3 - 4 3 - 3 Blair, R. DL 11-10 21 2 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 2 2 - 2 1 - 2 D N P - Bradley, B. LB 12-6 18 1 - 1 4 - 0 0 - 1 D N P 1 - 1 4 - 1 2 - 2 D N P - - Wirginis, Q. LB 13-4 17 1 - 1 4 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 0 0 - 1 - - 2 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 Brightwell, S. LB 7-8 15 0 - 1 - - 3 - 2 0 - 2 D N P - 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 Taleni, J. DL 5-9 14 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 5 1 - 3 Jackson, D. DB 6-7 13 - 1 - 1 - D N P - 3 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2 Ibrahim, R. 6-4 10 - - - 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 Briggs, D. DB 4-5 9 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 - - - Motley, P. DB 5-3 8 ------3 - 3 2 - 0 D N P D N P Hamlin, D. DB 4-4 8 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P - 1 - 3 3 - 1 Aston, G. 4-3 7 D N P 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - 2 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 - Edwards, A. DL 2-4 6 - - - D N P - D N P - 0 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 0 Folston Jr, J. DL 3-1 4 - - D N P - - - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 Poker, Z. 2-2 4 D N P 1 - 0 - - - - 0 - 2 - - 1 - 0 Moss, C. 1-2 3 D N P - - - - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - - Stocker, J. DB 0-3 3 D N P D N P - - - 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 - - Orndoff, S. 2-1 3 - - 2 - 1 ------Mathews, A. 3-0 3 D N P - - - - - 1 - 0 - - 2 - 0 Roy, S. DL 2-1 3 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - - - D N P D N P D N P - Blewitt, C. 2-0 2 - - - - 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 - Williams, J. LB 2-0 2 2 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Araujo-Lopes, R 2-0 2 ------1 - 0 1 - 0 Ford, D. 2-0 2 - 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - - Tipton, T. 1-1 2 - 1 - 0 - - - - 0 - 1 - - D N P Herndon, M. DL 1-1 2 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 1 - Edwards, D. 0-2 2 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P - D N P - 0 - 2 Parrish, J. 2-0 2 1 - 0 ------1 - 0 - Quirin, P. 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 - - - O'Neill, B. 0-1 1 0 - 1 ------Peterman, N. 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 - Ollison, Q. 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 - - Watts, A. DL 1-0 1 - D N P - - - D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - Weah, J. 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 ------University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
#4P Peterman, N. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Villanova 19 32 0 59.4 175 2 19 1-16 125.94 Penn State 11 15 1 73.3 91 3 24 0-0 176.96 Oklahoma State 14 29 1 48.3 237 1 60 2-14 121.41 North Carolina 14 18 0 77.8 140 0 39 0-0 143.11 Marshall 17 23 0 73.9 280 2 54 0-0 204.87 Georgia Tech 14 20 0 70.0 192 1 74 1-1 167.14 Virginia 11 21 0 52.4 137 2 38 1-2 138.61 Virginia Tech 13 22 1 59.1 267 1 71 0-0 166.95 Miami (FL) 17 35 1 48.6 287 2 75 1-12 130.59 Clemson 22 37 0 59.5 308 5 55 2-7 173.98 TOTALS 152 252 4 60.3 2114 19 75 8-52 152.49
#5T Tipton, T. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Virginia Tech 1 1 0 100.0 11 0 11 0-0 192.40 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 11 0 11 0-0 192.40
#18 Winslow, R. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Marshall 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Miami (FL) 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00
#TM TEAM Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Villanova 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Oklahoma State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Clemson 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Conner, J. RB 175-844/12 17-53/1 22-117/1 24-111/1 16-66/1 11-34/1 14-60/0 20-90/2 19-141/3 12-40/1 20-132/1 Henderson, Q. WR 44-379/3 - 4-58/0 7-95/2 9-107/0 7-57/0 4-26/1 1-6/0 5--4/0 5-38/0 2--4/0 Moss, C. RB 38-221/1 DNP - 2-8/0 7-47/1 12-97/0 8-45/0 7-26/0 - 2--2/0 - Peterman, N. QB 59-209/1 3--8/0 8-52/0 9-33/0 6-19/1 5-18/0 4--7/0 5-26/0 5-33/0 8-25/0 6-18/0 Hall, D. RB 26-118/0 6-13/0 4-33/0 5-17/0 6-19/0 DNP - - - 2-27/0 3-9/0 Whitehead, J. 9-98/0 - 1-28/0 2-22/0 2-13/0 DNP 1-7/0 3-28/0 - - - Ollison, Q. RB 23-93/1 7-30/0 9-36/0 - 2-5/0 - 3-20/1 1-0/0 - 1-2/0 - Aston, G. FB 18-69/4 DNP 4-14/2 1--1/0 3-18/1 2-9/1 4-19/0 1-6/0 1-4/0 2-0/0 - Tipton, T. WR 11-61/0 - - 1--2/0 1-6/0 3-26/0 3-21/0 3-10/0 - - DNP O'Neill, B. OL 2-29/2 - - - - - 1-24/1 - 1-5/1 - - Ffrench, M. WR 8-28/1 DNP DNP DNP 2-9/0 1-11/1 - 3-7/0 DNP 1-1/0 1-0/0 Araujo-Lopes, R WR 5-23/0 - - 3-7/0 - - - 2-16/0 - - - Ford, D. WR 3-8/0 - 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 - 1-1/0 TEAM 9--40/0 1--2/0 3--3/0 - 1--28/0 DNP DNP 3--6/0 DNP 1--1/0 -
RECEIVING No-Yds/TD VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Weah, J. WR 28-601/6 4-38/1 - 2-85/1 1-14/0 7-176/1 3-35/0 2-54/1 4-46/1 3-115/1 2-38/0 Orndoff, S. TE 30-482/4 5-68/0 4-15/1 1-5/0 - 2-29/0 2-86/1 3-25/0 2-96/0 2-30/0 9-128/2 Conner, J. RB 18-254/3 3-16/1 4-29/1 2-60/0 4-64/0 - - 2-28/0 - - 3-57/1 Henderson, Q. WR 21-231/1 4-35/0 3-47/1 2-31/0 3-13/0 3-32/0 2-16/0 - 3-47/0 1-10/0 - Tipton, T. WR 12-142/1 - - 3-27/0 2-18/0 1-15/1 2-18/0 2-20/0 1-19/0 1-25/0 DNP Aston, G. FB 18-139/4 DNP - 1-12/0 2-2/0 1-11/0 3-19/0 2-10/1 - 5-56/1 4-29/2 Ford, D. WR 10-107/0 2-14/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-59/0 3-20/0 2-14/0 Parrish, J. TE 4-78/0 1-4/0 - - 1-22/0 1-8/0 - - - - 1-44/0 Araujo-Lopes, R WR 3-36/0 - - 1-7/0 1-7/0 ----1-22/0 - Moss, C. RB 2-18/0 DNP - - - 1-7/0 1-11/0 - - - - Mathews, A. WR 4-16/0 DNP - - - 1-2/0 1-7/0 - - 1-9/0 1--2/0 Peterman, N. QB 1-11/0 ------1-11/0 - - Ollison, Q. RB 1-8/0 - - 1-8/0 ------Hall, D. RB 1-2/0 - - 1-2/0 - DNP - - - - - University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
PUNT RETURNS No-Yds VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Henderson, Q. 10-129 4-58 - 1-7 1-1 - - 3-46 - 1-17 - Maddox, A. 1-1 - 1-1 - - - - DNP DNP - -
KICK RETURNS No-Yds VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Henderson, Q. 23-759 2-118 2-96 2-31 4-128 1-23 3-67 2-112 4-57 2-111 1-16 Araujo-Lopes, R 3-98 ------3-98 - - - Maddox, A. 1-20 ----1-20 - DNP DNP - - Parrish, J. 1-2 - 1-2 ------Ibrahim, R. 1--4 - - - 1--4 ------
INT. RETURNS No-Yds VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Lewis, R. 2-0 - 1-0 ------1-0 Maddox, A. 2-33 - - - - 1-33 - DNP DNP - 1-0 Brightwell, S. 1-70 -----DNP---1-70 Webb, T. 1-0 1-0 ------Whitehead, J. 1-59 ----DNP-1-59 - - -
FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Whitehead, J. 1-9 - 1-9 - - DNP ----- Galambos, M. 1-2 - - 1-2 ------University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
SACKS UA-A Total VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Price, E. DL 8-2 9.0 1.5-15 1.0-7 2.0-9 1.0-5 2.0-24 1.0-4 0.5-2 - - - Blair, R. DL 3-1 3.5 - 1.0-9 - 0.5-4 - - 2.0-19 - DNP - Wirginis, Q. LB 3-0 3.0 - 1.0-10 - 1.0-11 - - - 1.0-1 - - Caprara, M. LB 2-1 2.5 1.5-19 - 1.0-13 DNP - DNP DNP - - - Soto, S. DL 2-1 2.5 - 1.0-7 - - - - 0.5-2 1.0-3 - - Maddox, A. DB 2-1 2.5 2.0-16 - - 0.5-5 - - DNP DNP - - Taleni, J. DL 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - 1.5-5 Jarrett, T. DL 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-6 - DNP Bradley, B. LB 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP - - 1.0-15 DNP - - Herndon, M. DL 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-5 DNP DNP - - Edwards, A. DL 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP - DNP - - 1.0-3 - Briggs, D. DB 1-0 1.0 1.0-8 ------Brightwell, S. LB 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-11 - DNP - - - - Galambos, M. LB 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-3 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Price, E. DL 14-4 16.0 1.5-15 2.0-13 4.0-15 2.0-10 2.0-24 1.0-4 0.5-2 3.0-8 - - Maddox, A. DB 7-2 8 . 0 3.0-19 0.5-0 - 1.5-7 1.0-2 - DNP DNP - 2.0-7 Soto, S. DL 6-2 7 . 0 - 2.0-11 - 1.0-1 - 2.0-3 0.5-2 1.0-3 - 0.5-1 Blair, R. DL 4-2 5 . 0 - 1.0-9 1.5-4 0.5-4 - - 2.0-19 - DNP - Caprara, M. LB 3-2 4 . 0 1.5-19 - 2.0-18 DNP - DNP DNP - 0.5-1 - Bradley, B. LB 3-1 3 . 5 - - 0.5-1 DNP 1.0-1 1.0-1 1.0-15 DNP - - Wirginis, Q. LB 3-0 3 . 0 - 1.0-10 - 1.0-11 - - - 1.0-1 - - Taleni, J. DL 2-2 3 . 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1.0-1 0.5-1 1.5-5 Galambos, M. LB 1-3 2 . 5 - - 0.5-2 - - 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-3 Brightwell, S. LB 2-0 2 . 0 - - - 1.0-11 - DNP - - 1.0-1 - Idowu, O. LB 1-2 2 . 0 - - 1.0-1 - - - - 1.0-1 - - Jarrett, T. DL 1-1 1 . 5 ------1.0-6 0.5-0 DNP Whitehead, J. DB 1-1 1 . 5 1.0-4 0.5-1 - - DNP - - - - - Edwards, A. DL 1-0 1 . 0 - - - DNP - DNP - - 1.0-3 - Webb, T. DB 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-1 ------Briggs, D. DB 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-8 ------Herndon, M. DL 1-0 1 . 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-5 DNP DNP - - Folston Jr, J. DL 0-1 0 . 5 - - DNP - - - - - 0.5-0 - Lewis, R. DB 0-1 0 . 5 - - 0.5-1 ------University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 14, 2016) All games
FUMBLES No-Lost VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Peterman, N. QB 6-3 1-1 ----1-1-2-01-01-1 Henderson, Q. WR 4-3 - - - 1-1 - - 1-0 1-1 1-1 - TEAM 1-0 - - - 1-0 DNP DNP - DNP - - Conner, J. RB 1-1 - 1-1 ------Maddox, A. 1-0 - 1-0 ----DNPDNP-- Tipton, T. WR 1-0 ------1-0 - - DNP
FUMBLES FORCED Numbe VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Price, E. 3 - 2 1 ------Moss, C. RB 1 DNP ------1 - - Blair, R. 1 - 1 ------DNP- Briggs, D. 1 - 1 ------Whitehead, J. 1 - - - 1 DNP ----- Parrish, J. TE 1 1 ------Idowu, O. 1 - 1 ------
FUMBLES RECOVERED Numbe VU PSU OSU NC MARSHA GT VA VT UM CU Caprara, M. 2 - 2 - DNP - DNP DNP - - - Roy, S. 1 - - 1 - - - DNP DNP DNP - Whitehead, J. 1 - 1 - - DNP ----- Brightwell, S. 1 - - - 1 - DNP - - - - Wirginis, Q. 1 1 ------Galambos, M. 1 - - 1 ------