PITT vs. GEORGIA TECH October 8, 2016 • 12:30 p.m., ET Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa. ACC Network (WTAE-TV) • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network HOMECOMING 2016 • @Pitt_FB • #GTvsPITT
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Pitt resumes ACC play with a • Pitt's Ejuan Price is making a PITT (3-2, 0-1 ACC) key Coastal Division encounter strong case for All-America and Sept. 3 Villanova (ACCN Extra) W, 28-7 against Georgia Tech at Heinz ACC Defensive Player of the Year Sept. 10 Penn State (ESPN) W, 42-39 Field. The Panthers close the honors. The senior defensive end Sept. 17 at Oklahoma State (ESPN) L, 38-45 regular season with seven con- leads the entire nation in quar- Sept. 24 at North Carolina* (ESPNU) L, 36-37 secutive ACC contests beginning terback sacks (7.5) and tackles Oct. 1 Marshall (RSN) W, 43-27 this week with the Yellow Jackets. for loss (11.5). Price has logged at Oct. 8 Georgia Tech* (ACC Network) (HC) 12:30 p.m. least one sack in each contest this Oct. 15 at Virginia* TBA • The Panthers' stingy ground season. Oct. 27 (Thurs.) Virginia Tech* (ESPN) 7 p.m. defense will be challenged by Nov. 5 at Miami* TBA Georgia Tech's potent spread • The Panthers boast one of col- Nov. 12 at Clemson* TBA option attack. Pitt is yielding 69.8 lege football's most dangerous Nov. 19 Duke* TBA rushing yards per game to rank all-purpose players in Quadree Nov. 26 Syracuse* TBA irst in the ACC and fourth nation- Henderson. The sophomore wide *ACC game (HC) Homecoming ally. The Yellow Jackets average receiver leads the nation in total 226.8 rushing yards, ifth best in all-purpose yards (tied) with 937. GEORGIA TECH (3-2, 1-2 ACC) the ACC and 28th in the nation. Henderson's average of 187.4 Sept. 3 vs. Boston College*# W, 17-14 yards per game leads the ACC and Sept. 10 Mercer W, 35-10 • Pitt is plus-5 in the turnover ranks ifth nationally. Sept. 17 Vanderbilt W, 38-7 margin department (10 gained Sept. 22 Clemson* L, 7-26 and ive lost), while Georgia Tech • Junior running back James Oct. 1 Miami* L, 21-35 is minus-3 ( ive gained and eight Conner, who overcame both a Oct. 8 at Pittsburgh* 12:30 p.m. lost). Pitt has forced at least one knee injury and Hodgkin lympho- Oct. 15 Georgia Southern TBA turnover in each game this year. ma during the past 12 months, is Oct. 29 Duke* TBA just the ifth player in Pitt history Nov. 5 at North Carolina* TBA • Georgia Tech coach Paul John- to surpass 3,000 career rush- Nov. 12 at Virginia Tech* TBA son is 2-0 all-time at Heinz Field, ing yards. The Panthers' leading Nov. 19 Virginia* TBA including the Yellow Jackets' 56- ground-gainer this season with Nov. 26 at Georgia TBA 28 win in 2014. As coach of Navy 381 yards, Conner now has 3,022 *ACC game #Dublin, Ireland in 2007, he led the Midshipmen for his career. to a 48-45 double-overtime win. Broadcast Information Television • ACC Network (WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh) Pitt-Georgia Tech History in Brief Tom Werme, play-by-play Series Began: 1918 Current Series Streak: Dave Archer, analyst Series Overall: Pitt leads 6-4 Pitt has won 1 (2015) Roddy Jones, reporter ACC Series: Georgia Tech leads 2-1 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-1 3 games (1918-20) Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network At Georgia Tech: Pitt leads 3-1 Longest GT Series Win Streak: Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play At Neutral Sites: Georgia Tech 2 games (twice, most recent: Bill Osborn, analyst leads 2-0 (two bowl games) 2013-14) Larry Richert, reporter Last Meeting: Oct. 17, 2015 Largest Pitt Victory Margin: (Pitt 31, Georgia Tech 28) 32 points (32-0, 1918) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Last Meeting at Pitt: Largest GT Victory Margin: Sirius Channel 93, XM Channel 194, Internet Channel 956 Oct. 25, 2014 (Ga. Tech 56, Pitt 28) 28 points (56-28, 2014)
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM The Coaches Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Georgia Tech Coach Paul Johnson Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options Overall (season): 11-7 (second) Overall (season): 171-85 (20th) PittsburghPanthers.com via CSLive At Pitt (season): same At Ga. Tech (season): 64-46 (ninth) Pitt Gameday LIVE App TuneIn (free live and on-demand content) Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1979 Record vs. Georgia Tech: 1-0 Record vs. Pitt: 3-1 (2-1 at GT) 1 MEDIA SERVICES GEORGIA TECH WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 3 45 6 78 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Practice Window Practice Window Final Narduzzi No scheduled media Pitt vs. Georgia Tech 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. 12:30 p.m, ET 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. ACC Network Pat Narduzzi on ACC Teleconference 12:10 p.m.
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Wide Receiver Defensive End Placekicker 85 JESTER WEAH JR*, 6 3, 210 92 RORI BLAIR JR, 6 4, 245 12 CHRIS BLEWITT SR, 5 9, 195 6 Aaron Mathews (FR, 6-4, 195) OR 96 Allen Edwards (JR*, 6-4, 245) 97 Alex Kessman (FR, 6-3, 180) 2 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 45 Nick Goldsmith (SO*, 6-2, 210) 5 Tre Tipton (FR*, 6-0, 190) 93 Shane Roy (SO*, 6-4, 280) OR 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 31 Jaymar Parrish (SR, 6-2, 260) 34 Amir Watts (FR, 6-3, 270) OR Long Snapper 10 Keyshon Camp (FR, 6-4, 275) 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) 9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD SO, 5 11, 190 OR 15 REGGIE MITCHELL SR*, 6 0, 200 Quarterback 20 Dennis Briggs (SO*, 5-10, 190) 4 NATHAN PETERMAN SR*, 6 2, 225 8 Manny Stocker (SR*, 6-2, 215) Free Safety 2 TERRISH WEBB SR, 5 11, 195 Tailback 15 Reggie Mitchell (SR*, 6-0, 200) 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) 11 Dane Jackson (FR*, 6-0, 180)
Fullback Cornerback 35 GEORGE ASTON SO*, 6 0, 245 38 RYAN LEWIS SR*, 6 0, 200 31 Jaymar Parrish (SR, 6-2, 260) 32 Phillipie Motley (SO*, 5-10, 175)
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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 2(D) Maurice Ffrench ...... WR 72 Carson Baker** OL JR* 6-5 320 Fairborn, OH/Fairborn 3 Ben DiNucci ...... QB 68 Kyle Benbrook OL FR* 6-3 295 Washington, NJ/Bethlehem Catholic (PA) 3(D) Damar Hamlin ...... DB 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff WR JR 5-11 185 Sylvania, OH/Sylvania Northview/Wheaton (IL) 4 Nathan Peterman* ...... QB 69 Adam Bisnowaty*** OL SR* 6-6 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 4(D) Bam Bradley*** ...... LB 92 Rori Blair** DL JR 6-4 245 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 5 Ejuan Price*** ...... DL 12 Chris Blewitt*** PK SR 5-9 195 Alexandria, VA/West Potomac 5(D) Tre Tipton* ...... WR 35(D) Rob Boatright DB JR* 5-10 185 Clairton, PA/Clairton/Blue ield College 6 Tyrique Jarrett** ...... DL 78 Alex Bookser* OL SO* 6-6 315 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 6(D) Aaron Mathews ...... WR 81 Nathan Bossory TE JR 6-3 235 Chelsea, MI/Chelsea/Air Force 7 Thomas MacVittie ...... QB 4(D) Bam Bradley*** LB SR* 6-2 220 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison 7(D) Henry Miller ...... DB 55(D) Conrad Brake LS FR 6-0 230 Fairport, NY/Aquinas Institute 8 Dewayne Hendrix ...... DL 20 Dennis Briggs* DB SO* 5-10 190 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 8(D) Manny Stocker ...... QB 39 Saleem Brightwell LB FR* 6-0 210 Paterson, NJ/Paramus Catholic 9 Jordan Whitehead*...... DB 64 Aaron Britton OL FR* 6-5 280 Washington, PA/Trinity 10 Quadree Henderson*...... WR 10(D) Keyshon Camp DL FR 6-4 275 Lakeland, FL/Lake Gibson 10(D) Keyshon Camp ...... DL 24(D) Phil Campbell DB FR 6-1 195 Kendall Park, NJ/South Brunswick 11 Dane Jackson ...... DB 30 Mike Caprara*** LB SR* 6-0 225 Turtle Creek, PA/Woodland Hills 11(D) Ruben Flowers III ...... WR 80 Zach Challingsworth** WR JR* 6-2 195 McDonald, PA/South Fayette 12 Chris Blewitt*** ...... PK 87 Chris Clark TE SO 6-6 255 Ridgewood, NJ/Avon Old Farms (CT)/UCLA 12(D) Bo Schneider ...... QB 16 Therran Coleman DB FR 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 14 Avonte Maddox** ...... DB 24 James Conner** RB JR* 6-2 235 Erie, PA/McDowell 15 Reggie Mitchell** ...... DB 98(D) Tristan Cunha PK FR* 5-10 210 Ottawa, IL/Ottawa Township 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* TE JR* 6-4 255 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Academy 22 Darrin Hall* ...... RB 2(D) 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 Elijah Zeise* ...... LB 19 Dontez Ford** WR SR* 6-2 210 McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox/Syracuse 26 Chawntez Moss ...... RB 47 Matt Galambos*** LB SR 6-2 245 Collingdale, PA/The Haverford School 27 Bricen Garner ...... DB 77 Alex Galiyas OL SO* 6-2 290 Dexter, MI/Detroit Catholic Central 27(D) Nico Lodovico ...... LB 27 Bricen Garner DB FR 6-1 175 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 28 Anthony McKee Jr...... LB 95 Zack Gilbert DL FR 6-1 240 Charlotte, NC/South Mecklenburg 29 Rachid Ibrahim** ...... RB 45(D) Nick Goldsmith P SO* 6-2 210 Dyer, IN/St. Rita of Cascia (IL) 30 Mike Caprara*** ...... LB 50 Mike Grimm OL SO* 6-6 320 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 31 Jaymar Parrish*** ...... TE 62 John Guy* OL SR* 6-7 310 Somerville, MA/New Hampton School (NH) 31(D) Kaezon Pugh ...... LB 22 Darrin Hall* RB SO 5-11 225 Youngstown, OH/Austintown Fitch 32 Phillipie Motley* ...... DB 70(D) Calvin Hamilton DL FR* 6-0 315 Philadelphia, PA/Eastern Christian (MD)/Milford (NY) 34 Amir Watts ...... DL 3(D) Damar Hamlin DB FR 6-1 185 McKees Rocks, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 34(D) Mark Bernsdorff ...... WR 71 Bryce Hargrove OL FR 6-4 300 Akron, OH/Coventry 35 George Aston* ...... FB 21 Malik Henderson DB FR* 6-0 185 Plantation, FL/Hallandale 35(D) Rob Boatright ...... DB 10 Quadree Henderson* WR SO 5-8 190 Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. du Pont 36 Chase Pine ...... LB 8 Dewayne Hendrix DL SO* 6-4 260 O’Fallon, IL/O’Fallon Twp./Tennessee 36(D) Shawn Wood ...... RB 66 Mike Herndon* DL SO* 6-4 315 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 37 Qadree Ollison* ...... RB 29 Rachid Ibrahim** RB JR* 6-1 195 Rockville, MD/Avalon 37(D) Erik Sellers ...... DL 23 Oluwaseun Idowu* LB SO* 6-0 215 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 38 Ryan Lewis*** ...... DB 11 Dane Jackson DB FR* 6-0 180 Coraopolis, PA/Cornell (Quaker Valley) 39 Saleem Brightwell ...... LB 6 Tyrique Jarrett** DL SR 6-3 335 Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice/Milford (NY) 39(D) Kyle Vreen ...... RB 53 Dorian Johnson*** OL SR 6-5 315 Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon Area 40 James Folston Jr.* ...... DL 91 Patrick Jones II DL FR 6-5 250 Chesapeake, VA/Grass ield 40(D) Colton Lively* ...... FB 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith* OL JR* 6-7 325 Camden, NJ/West Catholic (PA) 41 Jalen Williams ...... LB 97 Alex Kessman PK FR 6-3 180 Clarkston, MI/Clarkston 43 Jay Stocker ...... DB 57 Jake Knight LS FR* 6-3 225 Flint, MI/Powers Catholic 44 Elias Reynolds ...... LB 38 Ryan Lewis*** DB SR* 6-0 200 Seattle, WA/Eastlake
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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* ...... TE 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 Elijah Zeise* LB SO* 6-2 225 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 97 Alex Kessman ...... PK 98 DeAndre Schi ino ...... TE 98(D) Tristan Cunha ...... PK * following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season * following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number (D) denotes duplicate number
5 PAT NARDUZZI CAREER NOTES
√ 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-GEORGIA TECH GAME-BY-GAME This is the 11th meeting between Pitt and Georgia Tech in a series that began in 1918...Pitt leads the overall series, 6-4, and won last PITT LEADS SERIES, 6-4 year's encounter at Bobby Dodd Stadium, 31-28...the Panthers are 3-1 in games played in Pittsburgh and 3-1 in Atlanta...Pitt and DATE H/A PITT GT Georgia Tech have twice met in bowl games with the Yellow Jackets Nov. 23, 1918 H 32 0 winning each time...Georgia Tech defeated the Panthers in the Jan. 2, 1956 Sugar Bowl (7-0) and the Dec. 29, 1956 Gator Bowl (21-14)... Oct. 25, 1919 H 16 6 the 2016 game marks the fourth Atlantic Coast Conference encoun- ter between the two schools...Georgia Tech leads the ACC series with Oct. 23, 1920 H 10 3 Pitt, 2-1...this year's game marks only the second time since 1920 Jan. 2, 1956 * 0 7 that Georgia Tech has played in Pittsburgh...in fact, the initial three games of the series from 1918-20 were all played in Pittsburgh... Dec. 29, 1956 ** 14 21 led by legendary coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, Pitt won each of those three contests by an aggregate score of 58-9...before the 2013 revival Sept. 21, 1974 A 27 17 of the series, the two schools had not played since a pair of games Sept. 18, 1976 A 42 14 at Georgia Tech in the 1970s...in 1976, Tony Dorsett scored three touchdowns as Pitt routed the host Yellow Jackets, 42-14...under the Nov. 2, 2013 A 10 21 direction of Coach John Majors, Pitt would go 12-0 in 1976 and claim the national championship, while Dorsett would win the Heisman Oct. 25, 2014 H 28 56 Trophy...the Panthers also defeated Georgia Tech, 27-17, during the Oct. 17, 2015 A 31 28 1974 season. TEAM NOTES Pitt wins in bold Neutral site game key TURNOVER MARGIN (*) Sugar Bowl played in New Orleans, La. Pitt has been strong in the turnover margin department this season. (**) Gator Bowl played in Jacksonville, Fla. The Panthers are plus- ive with 10 takeaways compared to only ive turnovers. Pitt ranks 16th nationally and second in the ACC with a 127 YEARS AND COUNTING 1.00 turnover margin per game. The 2016 campaign marks the 127th football season in Pitt history. Last season the Panthers ranked 66th in the country and seventh The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a in the ACC with a 0.00 turnover margin (16 turnovers gained and 16 707-517-42 all-time record (.575). The program’s rich legacy in- lost). cludes 90 irst team All-Americans, 24 College Football Hall of Fam- ers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national titles. HEARTBREAK HOTEL Pitt's two losses this season—both on the road—have been by a 700 CLUB combined eight points. The Panthers lost at North Carolina (Sept. Pitt’s 26-19 win over Virginia last season (Oct. 10) marked the 700th 24), 37-36, falling on a touchdown pass with two seconds to go. A victory in program history. The Panthers are one of 23 Bowl Sub- week prior (Sept. 17), Pitt lost to Oklahoma State, 45-38, when the division programs to achieve the 700-win milestone. Only ive ACC host Cowboys scored on a one-yard run with 1:28 remaining. schools belong to the “700 Club”—Virginia Tech (721), Georgia Tech (717), Clemson (708), Pitt (707) and Syracuse (703)—according to CLOSE SHAVES NCAA.org. Under Pat Narduzzi, the Panthers have a winning record in close contests. Narduzzi has directed Pitt to a 6-5 record in games decided YOUR 2016 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS by single digits, including this season's 42-39 victory over Penn State As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2016 Panthers (Sept. 10). are senior offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty, junior running back In contrast, the Panthers were 1-5 in single-digit contests in 2014, James Conner and senior defensive end Ejuan Price. the year before Narduzzi's arrival. From 2010-14, Pitt was 8-17 in such games. FRESH FACES Four true freshmen have played for Pitt this season: wide receiver STRIVING FOR ANOTHER WINNER Maurice Ffrench, wide receiver Aaron Mathews, running back The Panthers are looking to build off last season's 8-5 record and Chawntez Moss and defensive tackle Amir Watts. runner-up inish in the ACC's Coastal Division. Of that group, Moss has compiled the most playing time and pro- Pitt completed the 2015 regular season with an 8-4 mark after duction. Appearing in the last four contests as a reserve, Moss has going 6-6 each of the prior four years (2011-14). The Panthers rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries (7.2 avg.). He is previously inished a regular season above the .500 mark in 2010 yet to be tackled for a loss this season. when they went 7-5. That 2010 team defeated Kentucky, 27-10, in Ffrench has played in each of the last two games in a reserve role. the BBVA Compass Bowl to inish 8-5 overall—Pitt’s last eight-win In the Oct. 1 Marshall victory, he had an 11-yard touchdown run off season prior to the 2015 campaign. a jet sweep. Mathews has played in the last four games, earning his irst start against Marshall. Watts has provided reserve duty on the defensive line against Vil- lanova, Oklahoma State and Marshall. 7 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
RECORD BREAKING CROWD FOR THE RIVALRY ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Prior to this season, it had been 16 long years since Pitt and Penn State met on the football ield. The historic rivalry was renewed on COASTAL DIVISION Sept. 10 and an over low crowd at Heinz Field was treated to argu- Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. ably the most thrilling contest in the history of the series. The Panthers defeated Penn State, 42-39, in front of 69,983 fans, North Carolina 2 - 0 1.000 4 - 1 .800 the largest crowd to ever attend a sporting event in the city of Pitts- Miami 1 - 0 1.000 4 - 0 1.000 burgh. Interestingly, the prior mark was also a Pitt football game. On Virginia Tech 1 - 0 1.000 3 - 1 .750 Oct. 29, 1938, the Panthers defeated Fordham, 24-13, with 68,918 in attendance at Pitt Stadium. Virginia 1 - 0 1.000 2 - 3 .400 Georgia Tech 1 - 2 .333 3 - 2 .600 BLUE & GOLD RALLY CAPS Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 26 games with second-half come- Pittsburgh 0 - 1 .000 3 - 2 .600 backs. Most recently, the Panthers rallied past host Syracuse, 23-20, Duke 0 - 2 .000 2 - 3 .400 on Oct. 24, 2015, after entering the fourth quarter trailing, 17-13. Chris Blewitt provided the winning points when he kicked a 25-yard ield goal as time expired. The Syracuse victory marked the irst time ATLANTIC DIVISION since 2009 that Pitt rallied to win when facing a fourth-quarter de i- Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. cit. The Panthers previously had not overcome a de icit in the inal Clemson 2 - 0 1.000 5 - 0 1.000 period since Dec. 26, 2009, when they defeated North Carolina, 19-17, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. NC State 1 - 0 1.000 3 - 1 .750 Louisville 2 - 1 .667 4 - 1 .800 PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) Wake Forest 1 - 1 .500 4 - 1 .800 Date Opp. De icit (Qtr.) Result Syracuse 0 - 1 .000 2 - 3 .400 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) Florida State 0 - 2 .000 3 - 2 .600 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 Boston College 0 - 2 .000 3 - 2 .600 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 OFFENSIVE NOTES 11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 SCORING OUTBURST 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) Over its last four contests, Pitt has scored a combined 159 points, an 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22 average of 39.75 points per game. It is the Panthers' highest point 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 total over a four-game stretch in 10 years. The 2006 season was the last time a Pitt team scored more over 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 a four-game span. That year the Panthers compiled 169 points in 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 victories over The Citadel (51-6), Toledo (45-3), Syracuse (21-11) 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 and UCF (52-7), an average of 42.25 points per game. 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 TIME MANAGEMENT 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 Pitt has dominated its opponents in time of possession this season, 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 averaging 35:25 per game to rank ninth nationally and second in the 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) ACC. The Panthers have won the time of possession battle in four of their ive games this year. The lone exception was the season opener 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 when Villanova edged Pitt by a mere 17 seconds (30:17 to 29:43). 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 RUSH HOUR 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 The Panthers feature one of the most potent rushing attacks in the country. Pitt is averaging 250.0 rushing yards per game to rank 16th 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 in the nation and second in the ACC. 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 Two seasons ago, Pitt averaged 249.5 yards on the ground over 13 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 games (15th in the nation and third in the ACC). It was the Panthers' highest rushing output per game since the 1988 team averaged 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 253.2. 10/24/15 @Syracuse 17-13 (4th) W, 23-20 The school record for rushing yards per game is 290.5 set in 1976, * Meineke Car Care Bowl the same season Heisman Trophy running back Tony Dorsett ran for # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2,150 yards in leading Pitt to a 12-0 record and the national champi- onship.
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JAMES CONNER: HE'S BACK THE LAST TIME: PITT 31 GEORGIA TECH 28 When Pitt opened the season against Villanova on Sept. 3, it had Oct. 17, 2015 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • 46,208 been 364 days since James Conner ran onto the Heinz Field turf to Pitt continued its best start to a season in six years with a 31-28 vic- play a game for the Panthers. During that nearly year-long absence, tory at Georgia Tech...the winning points came on a school-record Conner defeated Hodgkin lymphoma and rehabilitated a signi icant 56-yard ield goal by Chris Blewitt with 1:11 left...the kick eclipsed knee injury. the 21-year-old mark held by David Merrick (54 yards vs. Texas in Conner's return has been nothing short of remarkable. He cur- 1994)...Avonte Maddox intercepted a desperation Georgia Tech pass rently leads the Panthers in rushing (381 yards on 90 carries) and at the Pitt 44 on the game’s inal play...the win boosted Pitt into sole scoring (42 points on seven touchdowns). possession of irst place in the Coastal Division with a 3-0 ACC re- In 2015, Conner appeared in only one game—the opener against cord...Pitt improved to 5-1 overall, its best start since 2009...Tyler Youngstown State—due to a torn medial collateral ligament in his Boyd became Pitt’s career leader in receptions...his eight catches (for right knee. Conner sustained the injury in the second quarter against 68 yards) gave him 204 for his career, surpassing Devin Street (202 YSU. He had entered the season as one of college football’s most from 2010-13) for irst all-time...Boyd had two TD catches, rushed decorated players. In 2014 Conner was selected the ACC Player of ive times for 26 yards (5.2 avg.) and even completed a 29-yard pass... the Year after rushing for 1,765 yards and 26 touchdowns. Nathan Peterman completed 67% of his passes (14 of 21) for 162 yards and a career-high three TDs…Pitt rushed for 200 yards and was He was named to seven postseason All-America squads as a not tackled for a loss the entire game…Ryan Winslow placed each of sophomore, including irst-team honors from the American Football his four punts inside the Yellow Jackets’ 15...Georgia Tech (2-5, 0-3) Coaches Association (AFCA). Conner was the irst Pitt running back was held to seven points and 145 total yards in the second half. to garner irst-team All-America honors in 27 years, dating back to Craig “Ironhead” Heyward in 1987. PITT 7 14 7 3 31 GEORGIA TECH 7 14 0 7 28 CONNER'S RUSHING TD STREAK James Conner has scored a rushing touchdown in 13 consecu- First Quarter PITT — Boyd 6-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 7:50 tive games. It is the longest streak in Pitt history, erasing a nearly GT — Marshall 58-yard run (Butker kick) 6:29 century-old mark set by George McLaren, who had a rushing TD in 10 consecutive games over the 1916-17 seasons. Second Quarter Conner's streak of rushing TDs is the longest among all active Bowl GT — Jeune 29-yard pass from Thomas (Butker kick) 14:52 Subdivision players. PITT — Ollison 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 12:40 GT — Skov 1-yard run (Butker kick) 7:06 PITT — Boyd 17-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 2:48 CONNER’S CENTURY RUSHING GAMES James Conner has rushed for at least 100 yards 13 times in his Pitt Third Quarter career, including eight in which he had more than 150 yards and four PITT — Holtz 6-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:51 200-yard games. Fourth Quarter GT — Marshall 7-yard run (Butker kick) 13:35 JAMES CONNER CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES PITT — Blewitt 56-yard ield goal 1:11 Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs Team Stats PITT GT 9/14/13 New Mexico 12 119 2 First Downs 21 19 Rushes-Yards 43-200 40-376 9/21/13 @Duke 26 173 1 Comp-Att-Int 15-23-0 6-15-1 11/16/13 North Carolina 19 102 1 Passing Yards 191 106 Total Yards 391 482 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 26 229 1 Punt Returns-Yards 3-(-3) 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 1-31 2-38 8/30/14 Delaware 14 153 4 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 9/5/14 @Boston College 36 214 1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 Punts-Average 4-40.8 3-44.3 9/13/14 @FIU 31 177 3 Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-54 9/20/14 Iowa 29 155 1 Third Down Conv. 4-11 5-11 Fourth Down Conv. 2-2 1-1 10/25/14 Georgia Tech 10 120 3 Sacks By-Yards 1-9 0-0 11/1/14 Duke 38 263 3 Possession Time 34:20 25:40 11/15/14 @North Carolina 30 220 4 Rushing 9/10/16 Penn State 22 117 1 PITT — Ollison 22-83, 1 TD; Hall 8-38; Peterman 5-31; Boyd 5-26; James 3-22. GT — M. Marshall 10-159, 2 TD; Thomas 14-95; Lynch 7-67; Willis 2-21; 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State 24 111 1 T. Marshall 1-14; Skov 4-8, 1 TD; Lands-Davis 1-7; Grif in 1-5.
* Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Passing PITT — Peterman 14-21-0, 162 yards, 3 TD; Voytik 0-1-0, 0 yards; Boyd 1-1-0, 29 yards. GT — Thomas 6-15-1, 106 yards, 1 TD.
Receiving PITT — Boyd 8-68, 2 TD; Holtz 3-38, 1 TD; Ollison 2-15; Ford 1-41; Challingsworth 1-29. GT — Jeune 2-44, 1 TD; Summers 2-43; Lands-Davis 1-10; M. Marshall 1-9.
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CONNER PROMINENT ON PITT CAREER LISTS Although he has played in just 31 career games, James Conner is CAP AND GOWN: THE GRADUATES prominent on Pitt’s career lists for touchdowns (second), rushing yards ( ifth) and scoring ( ifth). Eleven players on this year’s Pitt football team have already earned their bachelor’s degrees. With 11 graduates on the roster, Pitt ranks PITT TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER second (tied) among all Bowl Subdivision schools in terms of num- ber of players with their degree already in hand. No. Name Years Total TDs 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 63 2016 PITT PLAYERS WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES 2. James Conner 2013- 43 Player Pos. Degree 3. Ray Graham 2009-12 36 Adam Bisnowaty OL Communication LeSean McCoy 2007-08 36 Bam Bradley LB Economics Mike Caprara LB Communication 5. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 34 Dontez Ford WR Finance and Marketing 6. Elliott Walker 1974-77 33 John Guy OL History 7. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 30 Ryan Lewis DB Administration of Justice Andy Hastings 1914-16, ‘19 30 Reggie Mitchell DB Marketing George McLaren 1915-18 30 Scott Orndoff TE Administration of Justice Nathan Peterman QB Communications* Ejuan Price DL Communication PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A CAREER Manny Stocker QB Interdisciplinary Studies# No. Name Seasons Yards 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 6,526 * Peterman earned undergraduate degree from Tennessee # Stocker earned undergraduate degree from Tennessee-Martin 2. Ray Graham 2009-12 3,271 3. Curvin Richards 1988-90 3,192 BOWL SUBDIVISION: HIGHEST NUMBER 4. Craig Heyward 1984, 1986-87 3,086 OF GRADUATES ON 2016 ROSTER 5. James Conner 2013- 3,022 6. Dion Lewis 2009-10 2,860 No. School Graduates 7. LeSean McCoy 2007-08 2,816 1. Virginia 15 2. PITTSBURGH 11 8. Billy West 1993-97 2,803 Georgia Southern 11 9. Elliott Walker 1974-77 2,748 Illinois 11 10. Curtis Martin 1991-94 2,643 Northwestern 11 Temple 11 PITT SCORING IN A CAREER West Virginia 11 No. Name (Years) TD PAT FG Pts. 8. Iowa State 10 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 Middle Tennessee 10 9. Alabama 9 2. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 0 155 49 302 Kansas 9 3. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 Michigan State 9 4. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 13. Baylor 8 5. James Conner (2013- ) 43 0 0 258 Cincinnati 8 6. Andy Hastings (1914-16, ’19) 30 36 13 255 Minnesota 8 7. Ray Graham (2009-12) 36 0 0 216 Oregon 8 Penn State 8 LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216 Syracuse 8 9. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 18. Arkansas 7 10. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209 Arizona State 7 East Carolina 7 Louisiana Tech 7 New Mexico 7
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CONNER IN ACC ANNALS JESTER'S BIG NIGHT James Conner has cracked the ACC's top 10 for career rushing touch- Jester Weah was a catalyst in the Panthers' 43-27 win over Marshall downs and total touchdowns. (Oct. 1) by producing the highest receiving yardage by a Pitt player in 12 years. The junior compiled 176 yards on seven catches—both ACC RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER career highs—and made the game's decisive play when he beat a de- fender for a 54-yard touchdown to put Pitt up by 10 with 1:04 left. No. Name (School) Years Rush TDs His receiving yardage was the most by a Pitt player since Nov. 6, 1. Ted Brown (NCSU) 1975-78 49 2004, when Greg Lee had 188 yards (on nine catches) at Syracuse. 2. James Davis (CU) 2005-08 47 On the season, Weah leads Pitt in receiving yards (313) and touch- 3. Robert Lavette (GT) 1981-84 45 down catches (three). His average of 22.36 yards per reception ranks 14th in the country and third in the ACC. 4. Rick Badanjek (MD) 1982-85 44 5. Leon Johnson (UNC) 1993-96 43 AIR TIGHT PROTECTION Wali Lundy (UVA) 2002-05 43 The Pitt offensive line has provided excellent protection thus far, sur- rendering just three sacks on the season. The Panthers rank second 7. Mike Voight (UNC) 1973-76 42 in the ACC and sixth nationally in sacks allowed per game with an 8. Travis Zachery (CU) 1998-01 41 average of 0.60. The only teams to register sacks against Pitt this James Conner (PITT) 2013- 41 year are Oklahoma State (two) and Villanova (one). In 2015 the Panthers surrendered 29 sacks, an average of 2.23 per 10. Chris Barclay (WF) 2002-05 40 game, which ranked 73rd nationally and ninth in the ACC.
ACC TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER O LINE EXPERIENCE No. Name (School) Years Total TDs Pitt boasts a combined 125 starts on the offensive line, led by senior tackle Adam Bisnowaty with 35 career starts. Senior offensive guard 1. Wali Lundy (UVA) 2002-05 52 Dorian Johnson is right behind with 34 career starting assignments. 2. Ted Brown (NCSU) 1975-78 51 C.J. Spiller (CU) 2006-09 51 PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS 4. Leon Johnson (UNC) 1993-96 50 Player 2016 GP/GS Career GP/GS 5. Warrick Dunn (FSU) 1993-96 49 T Adam Bisnowaty 5/5 37/35 Travis Zachery (CU) 1998-01 49 G Dorian Johnson 5/5 43/34 James Davis (CU) 2005-08 49 C Alex Of icer 5/5 31/28 8. Rick Badanjek (MD) 1982-85 46 T Brian O’Neill 5/5 18/17 Robert Lavette (GT) 1981-84 46 G Alex Bookser 5/5 18/7 10. James Conner (PITT) 2013- 43 T Jaryd Jones-Smith* 4/1 17/4
ALL PURPOSE DYNAMO * Jaryd Jones-Smith started the Villanova opener as a sixth offensive lineman Sophomore wide receiver Quadree Henderson is establishing him- self as one of the nation's most productive all-purpose performers. Henderson currently leads the ACC and ranks ifth nationally with DEFENSIVE NOTES an average of 187.40 all-purpose yards per game. His 937 total all- purpose yards are tied for the national lead. GROUND DEFENSE Pitt ranks fourth nationally and irst in the ACC in rushing defense FBS LEADERS: ALL PURPOSE YARDS this week, yielding just 69.8 yards per game on the ground. Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has held a total of six opponents under the 100- No. Name (School) Games Total Yds. Avg./Game yard rushing mark. The Panthers are 5-1 in such games. The lone 1. C. McCaffrey (Stanford) 4 858 214.50 loss came Sept. 24 at North Carolina. 2. D. Pumphrey (San Diego St.) 4 824 206.00 3. J. McNichols (Boise State) 4 772 193.00 PITT OPPONENT SUB 100 YARD RUSHING 4. J. Mixon (Oklahoma) 4 766 191.50 GAMES UNDER PAT NARDUZZI 5. Q. Henderson (PITT) 5 937 187.40 Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L C. Nelson (Oregon) 5 937 187.40 9/12/15 @Akron 24 42 1.75 W, 24-7 7. T. Gipson (New Mexico) 3 561 187.00 10/3/15 @Virginia Tech 33 9 0.27 W, 17-13 8. D. Cook (Florida State) 5 921 184.20 11/21/15 Louisville 24 (-1) (-0.04) W, 45-34 9. S. Gibson (West Virginia) 4 714 178.50 9/3/16 Villanova 33 53 1.61 W, 28-7 10. I. Mathers (Middle Tenn.) 5 849 169.80 9/10/16 Penn State 31 74 2.39 W, 42-39 9/24/16 @North Carolina 22 18 0.82 L, 36-37
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PITT SACK ATTACK TDS BY THE “D” Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has displayed an outstanding pass rush. The Pitt has scored ive defensive touchdowns in Pat Narduzzi's two sea- Panthers rank seventh nationally and third in the ACC with an aver- sons as head coach. The Panthers have two defensive TDs this year age of 3.80 sacks per game (19 total). to rank irst in the ACC (tied) and ninth nationally. In 2015 Pitt ranked 16th nationally and third in the ACC in sacks Junior cornerback Avonte Maddox is responsible for two of those with an average of 2.85 per game. Pitt had 37 total sacks, 18 more scores under Narduzzi. He had a 33-yard interception return for a than it had the year before Narduzzi’s arrival. In terms of team tack- touchdown in the 43-27 win over Marshall on Oct. 1. In 2015, Mad- les for loss, Pitt compiled 88 in 2015 compared to just 54 in 2014. dox had a 30-yard "pick six" against Louisville. The Pitt defense has scored 29 TDs since the 2001 season. The PITT QUARTERBACK SACKS: 2014 16 Panthers are 24-3 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a game during that span. (The losses occurred against Notre Dame and Navy Year Games Sacks Sacks/Game NCAA Rank in 2015, and Oklahoma State this season.) 2016* 5 19 3.80 7th 2015* 13 37 2.85 16th PITT DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2001 2014 13 19 1.46 102nd Date Opponent Player Score 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return PITT TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2014 16 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return Year Games TFL TFL/Game NCAA Rank 12/20/01 vs. NC State* Tyre Young 16-yard fumble return 2016* 5 37 7.40 29th 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return 2015* 13 88 6.76 41st 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return 2014 13 54 4.15 120th 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return * under Pat Narduzzi 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return EJUAN PRICE: PASS RUSHER SUPREME Senior defensive end Ejuan Price spearheads Pitt's pass rush. Price 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return leads the nation in total sacks (7.5) and tackles for loss (11.5). 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return It is a continuation of his highly productive 2015 season. Last 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return year Price led the ACC and ranked eighth nationally with an average 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return of 0.88 sacks per game. He had 11.5 total sacks, the most by a Pitt player since 2000 when defensive end Bryan Knight also had 11.5. 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return Price had a game for the ages last season in the Panthers’ 45-34 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return victory over Louisville (Nov. 21). He dominated the Cardinals’ offen- 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return sive front for ive sacks, the most by a Bowl Subdivision player last season and one shy of the FBS record. 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return PITT SACK MASTERS 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return Pitt has an illustrious history of ierce pass rushers, evidenced by its all-time career sacks list. With 24 sacks, Ejuan Price ranks eighth on 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return that esteemed list. 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return PITT SACKS IN A CAREER 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return No. Name Seasons Sacks 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 1. Hugh Green 1977-80 49 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return 2. Randy Holloway 1974-77 33.5 11/7/15 Notre Dame Ejuan Price 32-yard fumble return 3. Tony Woods 1983-86 31 11/21/15 Louisville Avonte Maddox 30-yard interception return 4. Aaron Donald 2010-13 29.5 12/28/15 vs. Navy# Jordan Whitehead 22-yard fumble return 5. Zeke Gadson 1984-87 26.5 9/17/16 @Okla. State Matt Galambos 2-yard fumble return Keith Hamilton 1989-91 26.5 10/1/16 Marshall Avonte Maddox 33-yard interception return 7. Chris Doleman 1981-84 25 Names in bold denote current players. 8. Ejuan Price 2011- 24 * Tangerine Bowl 9. Bryan Knight 1998-2001 23.5 # Military Bowl 10. Dennis Atiyeh 1983-85 23
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LOOSE BALLS PITT FIELD GOALS IN A CAREER Pitt has been exceptional at forcing and recovering fumbles. The No. Name (Years) FGM FGA Pct. Panthers are second in the nation and pace the ACC with seven fumble recoveries. Senior end Ejuan Price has forced three fumbles. 1. Conor Lee (2006-08) 50 60 83.3% His average of 0.60 forced fumbles per game is second in the ACC 2. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 49 69 71.0% and fourth nationally. Senior linebacker Mike Caprara has recovered 3. Carson Long (1973-76) 45 76 59.2% two fumbles (both in the Penn State win) to lead the ACC and rank 4. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 41 54 75.9% ifth nationally. Kevin Harper (2009-12) 41 59 69.5% HOT TURNOVERS Pitt has forced 10 total turnovers (seven fumbles and three intercep- BIG KICKING FOOT tions) to rank 19th in the nation and fourth in the ACC. The Panthers Chris Blewitt has kicked four ield goals of 50 yards or more during are well ahead of last season's turnover pace. In 2015 they forced his Pitt career. only 16 turnovers (six fumbles and 10 picks) in 13 contests. CHRIS BLEWITT’S 50 YARD FIELD GOALS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES Date Opponent Distance 1/2/15 vs. Houston* 52 BLEWITT ECLIPSES CAREER KICK SCORING MARK 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech 56 (school record) Senior placekicker Chris Blewitt this season became Pitt's all-time 11/14/15 @Duke 51 career kick scoring leader, eclipsing a record that stood for more than four decades. Blewitt has 302 points, surpassing Carson Long 9/24/16 @North Carolina 50 (268 points from 1973-76), who held the top spot since 1975. * Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl With 49 career ield goals, Blewitt is also approaching Conor Lee's (2006-08) Pitt record of 50. QUADREE TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE In terms of overall scoring, Blewitt ranks second. The Panthers’ ca- Sophomore Quadree Henderson ranks among college football's most reer scoring leader is legendary tailback Tony Dorsett, who compiled dangerous kick returners. Henderson leads the ACC and ranks third 380 points from 1973-76. nationally with a 36.0-yard return average. He has 396 yards and a touchdown on 11 returns for the season. PITT KICK SCORING IN A CAREER In the Panthers' stirring 42-39 victory over Penn State, Henderson made one of the game's critical plays when he returned a kickoff 84 No. Name (Years) PAT FG Pts. yards to the Nittany Lions' 10. Three plays later James Conner scored 1. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 155 49 302 on a shovel pass to put Pitt up 42-31, providing the winning cushion. 2. Carson Long (1973-76) 133 45 268 In the 28-7 win against Villanova, Henderson had a 96-yard touch- down return, marking the second consecutive game he had a kick 3. Conor Lee (2006-08) 113 50 263 return TD. In the Panthers' 2015 Military Bowl game against Navy, 4. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 100 38 214 he took the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score—Pitt's irst 100- 5. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 86 41 209 yard kickoff return since 1990 (Ricky Turner vs. West Virginia). 6. Kevin Harper (2009-12) 72 41 195 MULTIPLE KICK RETURN TDs 7. Mark Schubert (1977-79) 95 31 188 Since the 2000 season, Pitt has only nine kickoff returns for touch- 8. Chris Ferencik (1995-98) 91 28 175 downs and Quadree Henderson is responsible for two of them. 9. Scott Kaplan (1989-92) 67* 30 158 PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 10. David Abdul (2002-05) 83 24 155 * includes one 2-point conversion Year Opponent Player Yds. 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 PITT SCORING IN A CAREER 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 No. Name (Years) TD PAT FG Pts. 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 @Ohio L. Stephens-Howling 95 2. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 0 155 49 302 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 3. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 4. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 2015 YSU Avonte Maddox 89 5. James Conner (2013- ) 43 0 0 258 Navy* Quadree Henderson 100 6. Andy Hastings (1914-16, ’19) 30 36 13 255 2016 Villanova Quadree Henderson 96 7. Ray Graham (2009-12) 36 0 0 216 Names in bold denote current players. * Military Bowl LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216 9. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 10. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209
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PITT PUNT RETURN TDS 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT Since the 2000 season, Pitt has seven punt return touchdowns. Three 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal of those have come off blocked punts, including Pat Amara Jr.’s 28-yard 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT return for a score at Iowa last season. The Panthers’ last punt return touchdown that did not involve a 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal block was Tyler Boyd’s 54-yarder that sparked Pitt’s 30-27 victory 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt over Bowling Green in the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt Year Opponent Player Yds. 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 2011 Utah+ Antwuan Reed 10 (BLK) 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 2012 Louisville$ Todd Thomas 41 (BLK) 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt 2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt 2015 @Iowa% Pat Amara Jr. 28 (BLK) 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt * Insight Bowl + Antwuan Reed returned blocked punt by Andrew Taglianetti for TD 1/8/11 vs. Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% $ Todd Thomas recovered his own blocked punt in end zone 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ % Pat Amara Jr. returned blocked punt by Ryan Lewis for TD 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT 10/4/14 @Virginia Dontez Ford Punt PITT BLOCK PARTY Pitt has 51 blocked kicks since the 2000 season. The Panthers have 1/2/15 vs. Houston Team PAT! one block in 2016. Fullback George Aston got his hand on a punt at 9/19/15 @Iowa Ryan Lewis Punt+ Oklahoma State on Sept. 17. In 2015, the Panthers had ive blocks, 10/10/15 Virginia Ejuan Price PAT which led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally. 10/17/15 @Georgia Tech Shakir Soto Field Goal PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 10/29/15 North Carolina Quintin Wirginis Punt Date Opponent Player Type 12/28/15 vs. Navy Avonte Maddox PAT** 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 9/17/16 @Oklahoma State George Aston Punt 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal Names in bold denote current players. * returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt % BBVA Compass Bowl 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt # returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal ! Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal + returned 28 yards for a TD by Pat Amara Jr. ** Military Bowl 11/9/02 Temple Shawntae Spencer Punt 11/21/02 @Miami (Fla.) Shawntae Spencer Punt 9/6/03 Kent State Sam Bryant Punt 10/18/03 @Rutgers J.J. Horne PAT 10/25/03 Syracuse H.B. Blades Punt 11/22/03 @Temple Claude Harriott Punt 9/11/04 Ohio Keith Malley Punt 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal
14 2016 PITT HONORS AND AWARDS
ADAM BISNOWATY OFFENSIVE TACKLE JORDAN WHITEHEAD—SAFETY Outland Trophy Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List MIKE CAPRARA—LINEBACKER Allstate AFCA Good Works Team RYAN WINSLOW—PUNTER Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Ray Guy Award Watch List
JAMES CONNER—RUNNING BACK MATT CANADA—OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Villanova) CoachingSearch.com Offensive Coordinator of the Week (Penn State) Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Nominee Doak Walker Award Watch List JOHN PETERSON—OFFENSIVE LINE Maxwell Award Watch List CoachingSearch.com Offensive Line Coach of the Week (Penn State) Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (Honors and Awards as of Oct. 2)
DONTEZ FORD—WIDE RECEIVER National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy Semi inalist (presented to the nation's top Scholar-Athlete)
QUADREE HENDERSON WIDE RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER ACC Specialist of the Week (Penn State) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Penn State) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (North Carolina) Dante Hall Award Watch List
DORIAN JOHNSON OFFENSIVE GUARD 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
NATHAN PETERMAN—QUARTERBACK Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
EJUAN PRICE—DEFENSIVE END ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Oklahoma State) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Penn State) Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
15 PITT CAREER HIGHS: OFFENSE
#29 RACHID IBRAHIM JR* #80 ZACH CHALLINGSWORTH JR* QUARTERBACKS • Ibrahim Career Highs • Challingsworth Career Highs Rush Attempts: 14 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #4 NATHAN PETERMAN SR* Receptions: 3, twice, last vs. Duke (11-14-15) Rush Yards: 91 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) • Peterman Career Highs Receiving Yards: 57 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Rush TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Pass Yards: 280 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Rush: 50 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) Long Reception: 33 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Completions: 27 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Receptions: 4 at Navy (10-26-13) Attempts: 42 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Receiving Yards: 40 vs. Akron (9-27-14) #2 MAURICE FFRENCH FR Pass TDs: 4 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Miami (11-29-13) INTs: 3 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) • Ffrench Career Highs Long Reception: 26 vs. Akron (9-27-14) Receptions: 0 Long Completion: 60 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Kick Returns: 3 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Rush Yards: 60 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Receiving Yards: 0 Kick Return Yards: 59 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush Attempts: 15 at Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Long Kick Return: 26 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Rush TDs: 1, three times, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Attempts: 2 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Yards: 11 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Rush: 30 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) WIDE RECEIVERS Rush TDs: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Rush: 11 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) #8 MANNY STOCKER SR* #19 DONTEZ FORD SR* • Stocker Career Highs • Ford Career Highs #6 AARON MATHEWS FR Pass Yards: 5, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Receptions: 4, twice, last vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Completions: 1, twice, last at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) • Mathews Career Highs Receiving Yards: 78 vs. Syracuse (10-24-15) Receptions: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Attempts: 4, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Pass TDs: 0 Receiving Yards: 2 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Long Reception: 42 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) Receiving TDs: 0 INTs: 1, at Jacksonville State* (10-4-14) Rush Attempts: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Rush Yards: 70, vs. Cumberland* (9-11-14) Rush Yards: 6 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Rush Attempts: 3, vs. Wake Forest# (11-10-12) Rush TDs: 0 TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS Rush TDs: 1, vs. Cumberland* (9-11-14) Long Rush: 6 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) * at Tennessee-Martin #83 SCOTT ORNDOFF SR # at NC State #10 QUADREE HENDERSON SO • Orndoff Career Highs • Henderson Career Highs Receptions: 5 vs. Villanova, (9-3-16) RUNNING BACKS Receptions: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Receiving Yards: 68 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Receiving Yards: 47 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receiving TDs: 1, nine times, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) #24 JAMES CONNER JR* Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Long Reception: 55 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) • Conner Career Highs Long Reception: 24 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Rush Attempts: 38 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Rush Attempts: 9 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #31 JAYMAR PARRISH SR Rush Yards: 263 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Rush Yards: 107 at North Carolina (9-24-16) • Parrish Career Highs Rush TDs: 4, twice, last at North Carolina (11-15-14) Rush TDs: 2 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. Bowling Green Long Rush: 74 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) Long Rush: 50 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Receptions: 4, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Kick Returns: 4, three times, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Yards: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) Receiving Yards: 64 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Kick Return Yards: 162 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Rush TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Kick Return TDs: 1, twice, last 96 yards vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Long Rush: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) Long Reception: 55 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Long Kick Return: 100 (TD) vs. Navy Receptions: 3 at Syracuse (11-23-13) (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Receiving Yards: 22 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #37 QADREE OLLISON SO* Punt Returns: 4 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Receiving TDs: 0 • Ollison Career Highs Punt Return Yards: 58 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Long Reception: 22 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Rush Attempts: 28 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Long Punt Return: 31 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Rush Yards: 207 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) All-Purpose Yards: 249 at North Carolina (9-24-16) #35 GEORGE ASTON SO* Rush TDs: 2 at Syracuse (10-24-15) • Aston Career Highs Long Rush: 71 vs. Youngstown State (9-5-15) #85 JESTER WEAH JR* Rush Attempts: 4 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receptions: 2, ive times, last vs. Navy • Weah Career Highs Rush Yards: 14 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receptions: 7 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Receiving Yards: 176 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving Yards: 19 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Long Rush: 14 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Receptions: 3 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Long Reception: 60 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Long Reception: 15 vs. Duke (11-14-15) Receiving Yards: 22 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) #5 TRE TIPTON FR* Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) #22 DARRIN HALL SO • Tipton Career Highs Long Reception: 14 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) • Hall Career Highs Receptions: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Rush Attempts: 14 at Iowa (9-19-15) Receiving Yards: 27 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) #45 DEVON EDWARDS JR* Rush Yards: 103 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) • Edwards Career Highs Rush TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (11-27-15) Long Reception: 16 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Receptions: 0 Long Rush: 35 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Rush Attempts: 3 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving Yards: 0 Receptions: 2, twice, last at Iowa (9-19-15) Rush Yards: 26 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving TDs: 0 Receiving Yards: 25 at Akron (9-12-15) Rush TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 Long Rush: 21 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) PLACEKICKERS Long Reception: 14 at Akron (9-12-15) #82 RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES SO* #12 CHRIS BLEWITT SR #26 CHAWNTEZ MOSS FR • Araujo-Lopes Career Highs • Blewitt Career Highs • Moss Career Highs Receptions: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) FG Made: 3, four times, last at Syracuse (10-24-15) Rush Attempts: 12 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving Yards: 7, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) FG Attempted: 5 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Rush Yards: 97 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Receiving TDs: 0 Long FG: 56 at Georgia Tech (10-17-15) Rush TDs: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Long Reception: 7, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) PATs Made: 8 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Long Rush: 41 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Rush Attempts: 3 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) PATs Attempted: 9 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receptions: 1 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Rush Yards: 7 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Points: 12, four times, last vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Rush TDs: 0 Kickoffs: 10, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receiving TDs: 0 Long Rush: 4 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Touchbacks: 7, twice, last vs. Louisville (11-21-15)
16 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: 5 at Akron (9-12-15) 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 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) 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: 7 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last at Oklahoma St. (9-17-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) TFLs: 2, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) TFLs: 1, three times, last at Miami (11-29-14) Sacks: 1, four times, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) #30 MIKE CAPRARA SR* Sacks: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) • Caprara Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) #93 SHANE ROY SO* Tackles: 9 at Duke (11-14-15) • Roy Career Highs TFLs: 3 at Duke (11-14-15) #20 DENNIS BRIGGS SO* Tackles: 2 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Sacks: 3 at Duke (11-14-15) • Briggs Career Highs TFLs: 0 Interceptions: 1 at Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Tackles: 2, four times, last vs. Marshall (10-1-16) Sacks: 0 Forced Fumbles: 1 at Duke (11-14-15) TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Fumble Recoveries: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) #66 MIKE HERNDON SO* #23 OLUWASEUN IDOWU SO* • Herndon Career Highs • Idowu Career Highs CORNERBACKS Tackles: 0 Tackles: 7 vs. Marshall (10-1-16) TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) #14 AVONTE MADDOX JR Sacks: 0 Sacks: 0 • Maddox Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Miami (11-27-15) #34 AMIR WATTS FR TFLs: 3 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) • Watts Career Highs #4 BAM BRADLEY SR* Sacks: 2 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) Tackles: 0 • Bradley Career Highs Interceptions: 1, four times, last vs. Marshall (10-1-16) TFLs: 0 Tackles: 9 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Kick Returns: 3, four times, last vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Sacks: 0 TFLs: 2 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Kick Return Yards: 140 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Kick Return TDs: 1, 89 yards vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) #10 KEYSHON CAMP FR Interceptions: 1 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Long Kick Return: 89 (TD) vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) • Camp Career Highs Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Tackles: 0 Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Virginia (9-28-13) Punt Return Yards: 29 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 0 Punt Return TDs: 0 Sacks: 0 #58 QUINTIN WIRGINIS JR Long Punt Return: 25 vs. Miami (11-27-15) • Wirginis Career Highs DEFENSIVE ENDS Tackles: 5 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) #38 RYAN LEWIS SR* TFLs: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) • Lewis Career Highs #5 EJUAN PRICE SR* Sacks: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) Tackles: 9 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) • Price Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Villanova (9-3-16) TFLs: 0.5 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) Tackles: 10 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Interceptions: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) TFLs: 6 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) #39 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL FR* Sacks: 5 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) • Brightwell Career Highs #11 DANE JACKSON FR* Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Tackles: 5 at North Carolina (9-24-16) • Jackson Career Highs Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) TFLs: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Tackles: 2 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) Sacks: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) TFLs: 0 #92 RORI BLAIR JR Fumble Recoveries: 1 at North Carolina (9-24-16) Interceptions: 0 • Blair Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) SAFETIES #32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY SO* TFLs: 2 at Akron (9-12-15) • Motley Career Highs Sacks: 1.5 at Akron (9-12-15) #9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD SO Tackles: 2 vs. Miami (11-27-15) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Penn State (9-10-16) • Whitehead Career Highs TFLs: 0 Tackles: 16 at Iowa (9-19-15) Interceptions: 0 #40 JAMES FOLSTON JR. SO* TFLs: 1.5, twice, last vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) • Folston Career Highs Sacks: 0.5 at Akron (9-12-15) PUNTERS Tackles: 1, twice, last vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Interceptions: 1 at Duke (11-14-15) TFLs: 0.5 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at North Carolina (9-24-16) #18 RYAN WINSLOW JR* Sacks: 0 Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last vs. Penn State (9-10-16) • Winslow Career Highs Rush Attempts: 4, twice, last at Duke (11-14-15) Punts: 11 at Oklahoma State (9-17-16) #96 ALLEN EDWARDS JR* Rush Yards: 43 vs. Navy (Military Bowl, 12-28-15) Punt Avg.: 45.0 vs. North Carolina (10-29-15) • Edwards Career Highs Rush TDs: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-7-15) Long: 60 at Georgia Tech (10-17-15) Tackles: 0 Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (11-27-15) Inside 20: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) TFLs: 0 Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Louisville (11-21-15) Sacks: 0
17 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”)
18 2016 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK
VILLANOVA (4-1, 2-0 CAA) PENN STATE (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) OKLAHOMA ST. (3-2, 1-1 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* Oct. 8 Maryland* Oct. 8 Iowa State* Oct. 15 at Richmond* Oct. 22 Ohio State* Oct. 22 at Kansas* Oct. 22 Albany* Oct. 29 at Purdue* Oct. 29 West Virginia* Nov. 5 at Maine* Nov. 5 Iowa* Nov. 5 at Kansas State* Nov. 12 James Madison* Nov. 12 at Indiana* Nov. 12 Texas Tech* 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 (4-1, 2-0 ACC) MARSHALL (1-3, 0-0 C-USA) GEORGIA TECH (3-2, 1-2 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* Oct. 1 Miami* L, 21-35 Oct. 8 Virginia Tech* Oct. 15 Florida Atlantic* Oct. 8 at Pitt* Oct. 15 at Miami* Oct. 22 Charlotte* Oct. 15 Georgia Southern Oct. 22 at Virginia* Oct. 29 at Southern Miss* Oct. 29 Duke* Nov. 5 Georgia Tech* Nov. 5 at Old Dominion* Nov. 5 at North Carolina* Nov. 10 at Duke* Nov. 12 Middle Tennessee* Nov. 12 at Virginia Tech* 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 (2-3, 1-0 ACC) VIRGINIA TECH (3-1, 1-0 ACC) MIAMI (4-0, 1-0 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* Oct. 8 Florida State* Oct. 15 Pitt* Oct. 15 at Syracuse* Oct. 15 North Carolina* Oct. 22 North Carolina* Oct. 20 Miami* Oct. 20 at Virginia Tech* Oct. 29 Louisville* Oct. 27 at Pitt* Oct. 29 at Notre Dame Nov. 5 at Wake Forest* Nov. 5 at Duke* Nov. 5 Pitt* Nov. 12 Miami* Nov. 12 Georgia Tech* Nov. 12 at Virginia* 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 (5-0, 2-0 ACC) DUKE (2-3, 0-2 ACC) SYRACUSE (2-3, 0-1 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* Oct. 8 Army Oct. 8 at Wake Forest* Oct. 15 NC State* Oct. 14 at Louisville* Oct. 15 Virginia Tech* Oct. 29 at Florida State* Oct. 29 at Georgia Tech* Oct. 22 at Boston College* Nov. 5 Syracuse* Nov. 5 Virginia Tech* Nov. 5 at Clemson* Nov. 12 Pitt* Nov. 10 North Carolina* Nov. 12 NC State* 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 ...... 36-21 Combined Winning % ...... 632
19 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
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Miami
Clemson
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.
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
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Miami
Clemson
Duke
Syracuse
20 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.
21 2016 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
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 Oct. 1, 2016 • Heinz Field • 45,246 Pitt bolted to a 27-0 intermission lead and then held off Marshall’s furious second-half rally to notch a 43-27 victory at Heinz Field…the Panthers’ huge halftime advantage was sliced to 30-27 with four min- utes remaining in the game…trying to burn the clock and facing a 3rd- and-3 at the Pitt 46, Nathan Peterman connected with Jester Weah on a 54-yard touchdown with 1:04 remaining to essentially seal the result…Avonte Maddox would complete the scoring with a 33-yard interception return on the game’s inal play…it was the second “pick six” of Maddox’s career (Louisville, 2015)…Peterman completed 74% of his passes (17 of 23) for a career-high 280 yards and two touch- downs…Weah compiled 176 yards on seven receptions, an average of 25.1 yards per catch…his receiving yardage was the highest by a Pitt player since 2004 (Greg Lee, 188 yards vs. Syracuse)…freshman tailback Chawntez Moss rushed for 97 yards on 12 carries (8.1 avg.) as Pitt netted 252 on the ground and 532 total yards…Ejuan Price had two sacks for 24 yards in losses…it was the irst-ever meeting between Pitt (3-2) and Marshall (1-3).
MARSHALL 0 0 14 13 27 PITT 20 7 3 13 43
First Quarter PITT — Aston 5-yard run (Blewitt kick failed) 11:17 PITT — Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:03 PITT — Ffrench 11-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:50
Second Quarter PITT — Tipton 15-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:53
Third Quarter MU — Knight 15-yard pass from Litton (Curraj kick) 9:12 MU — Anderson 11-yard run (Curraj kick) 5:20 PITT — Blewitt 20-yard ield goal 0:30
Fourth Quarter MU — Clark 83-yard pass from Litton (Litton pass intercepted) 14:47 MU — Davis 1-yard run (Curraj kick) 4:01 PITT — Weah 54-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 1:04 PITT — Maddox 33-yard interception return 0:00
Team Stats MU PITT First Downs 18 29 Rushes-Yards 30-104 41-252 Comp-Att-Int 20-32-1 17-24-0 Passing Yards 240 280 Total Yards 344 532 Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 5-101 2-43 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-33 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts-Average 5-37.2 1-39.0 Penalties-Yards 5-67 3-34 Third Down Conv. 7-15 7-12 Fourth Down Conv. 1-2 1-3 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 2-24 Possession Time 27:06 32:54
Rushing 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; Peterman 5-18; Ffrench 1-11, 1 TD; Aston 2-9, 1 TD.
Passing MU — Litton 20-32-1, 240 yards, 2 TD. PITT — Peterman 17-23-0, 280 yards, 2 TD; Winslow 0-1-0, 0 yards.
Receiving MU — Knight 6-49, 1 TD; Clark 4-147, 1 TD; Yurachek 3-16; Byrd 3-11; 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; Aston 1-11; Parrish 1-8; Moss 1-7; Mathews 1-2.
23 THE LAST TIME... RUSHING INDIVIDUAL Four touchdown passes: 200 yards rushing: By Pitt: Nathan Peterman vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Pitt: 207, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown State, 9-5-15 (16 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: Mitch Trubisky (5), North Carolina, 9-24-16. By Opponent: 222, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 11-11-10 (37 att.). Five touchdown passes: 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: Tom Savage (6) at Duke, 9-21-13. 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 (4) at North Carolina, 11-15-14. By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: Rennie Childs (4), Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 60+ yard TD pass: Four rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: 60, at Oklahoma St., 9-17-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. By Pitt: James Conner at North Carolina, 11-15-14. By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. By Opponent: Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 70+ yard TD pass: 50+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. By Pitt: 50, Quadree Henderson, at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. By Opponent: 67, Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 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: 46, Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (35 comp., 5 TD).
90+ yard touchdown run: 30 or more pass completions: By Pitt: 91, George McLaren vs. Syracuse, 10-20-17. By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. 1 TD, 3 INT). By Opponent: 35, Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (46 att., Two 100-yard rushers: 453 yards, 5 TD). By Pitt: 9-13-14 at FIU, James Conner (177) and Chad Voytik (114). By Opponent: 12-28-15 (Military Bowl), Navy, Keenan Reynolds RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (144) and Chris Swain (114). 100+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 176, Jester Weah vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (7 receptions, 1 TD). Three 100-yard rushers: By Opponent: 147, Michael Clark, Marshall, 10-1-16 (4 receptions, 1 TD). By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101). 150+ yards receiving: By Opponent: DNA By Pitt: 176, Jester Weah vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (7 receptions, 1 TD). By Opponent: 208, Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (16 receptions, 1 TD). Four different rushers with a touchdown: By Pitt: 9-24-16 at North Carolina, James Conner, George Aston, 200+ yards receiving: Chawntez Moss and Nathan Peterman. By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald at Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). By Opponent: Georgia Tech (5), 10-25-14, Broderick Snoddy (3), By Opponent: 208, Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (16 receptions, 1 TD). Justin Thomas, Tony Zenon, Matt Connors and Deon Hill. Two 100-yard receivers: PASSING INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 9-21-13 at Duke, Devin Street (166) and Tyler Boyd (154). 300 yards passing: By Opponent: 9-17-16, Oklahoma State, James Washington (296) By Pitt: 313, Tom Savage vs. North Carolina, 11-16-13 (38 att., 23 comp., 2 TD). and Jhajuan Seales (129). By Opponent: 453, Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (46 att., 35 comp., 5 TD). 10 or more receptions: By Pitt: 11, Tyler Boyd vs. Louisville, 11-21-15 (103 yards, 1 TD). 400 yards passing: By Opponent: 16, Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (208 yards, 1 TD). By Pitt: 424, Tom Savage at Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). By Opponent: 453, Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (46 att., 35 comp., 5 TD). 24 THE LAST TIME...
RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (cont.) Two-point conversion (passing): Three receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tom Savage to Devin Street at Navy, 10-26-13. 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: 60, at Oklahoma St., 9-17-16, Nathan Peterman to Jester Weah. By Opponent: 9-13-14, FIU (Chad Voytik sacked by Jeremiah McKinnon). By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. 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: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Opponent: 83, Marshall, 10-1-16, Chase Litton to Michael Clark. 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 at Syracuse, 10-24-15. COMBOS By Opponent: Michael Badgley (5), Miami, 11-27-15. 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: Michael Badgley (5), Miami, 11-27-15.
100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: Five ϐield goals: By Pitt: 11-16-13 vs. North Carolina, James Conner (102 rushing) By Pitt: Conor Lee at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. and Tom Savage (313 passing). By Opponent: Michael Badgley, Miami, 11-27-15. By Opponent: 9-17-16, Oklahoma State, Rennie Childs (101 rushing) and Mason Rudolph (540 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 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16. 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: 9-21-13 at Duke, James Conner (173 rushing), Devin Street (166 By Pitt: Avonte Maddox vs. Navy (Military Bowl) (Navy kicker Austin receiving), Tyler Boyd (154 receiving) and Tom Savage (424 passing). Grebe), 12-28-15. By Opponent: 9-17-16, Oklahoma State, Rennie Childs (101 rushing), By Opponent: Jon Simmons, USF (Pitt kicker Josh Cummings), 12-4-04. James Washington (296 receiving), Jhajuan Seales (129 receiving) and Mason Rudolph (540 passing). 70+ yard punt: By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Opponent: 77 yards, Alec Vozenilek, Virginia, 9-28-13. By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). Blocked punt: By Opponent: DNA By Pitt: George Aston at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: Tyriq McCord, Miami, 11-29-13. SCORING INDIVIDUAL Blocked punt for a touchdown: Three total touchdowns: By Pitt: Pat Amara Jr. at Iowa, 28 yards (blocked by Ryan Lewis), 9-19-15. By Pitt: James Conner (4) at North Carolina (four rushing), 11-15-14. By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers (recovered in end zone, By Opponent: Rennie Childs (4), Oklahoma State (four rushing), 9-17-16. blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. Four total touchdowns: Blocked ϐield goal: By Pitt: James Conner at North Carolina (four rushing), 11-15-14. By Pitt: Shakir Soto at Georgia Tech, 10-17-15. By Opponent: Rennie Childs, Oklahoma State (four rushing), 9-17-16. By Opponent: Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova, 9-3-16. Two-point conversion (rushing): By Pitt: Nathan Peterman vs. Miami, 11-27-15. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. 25 THE LAST TIME...
SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL (cont.) 50 points scored by team: Blocked ϐield goal for a touchdown: By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Pitt: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. By Opponent: 51, Duke, 11-1-14. By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. 60 points scored by team: Kickoff return for a touchdown: By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Pitt: Quadree Henderson vs. Villanova, 96 yards, 9-3-16. By Opponent: 60, Notre Dame, 11-16-96. By Opponent: DeVon Edwards, Duke, 99 yards, 11-1-14. 20 ϐirst-quarter points: Punt return for a touchdown (not blocked): By Pitt: 20 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16. By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), By Opponent: 28, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14. 54 yards, 12-26-13. By Opponent: Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 65 & 61 yards, 11-16-13. 20 second-quarter points: By Pitt: 35 vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: 21, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. 15+ tackles: 20 third-quarter points: By Pitt: 19, Matt Galambos vs. Navy (Military Bowl), 12-28-15. By Pitt: 24 at Connecticut, 12-6-08. By Opponent: 16, Jatavis Brown, Akron, 9-12-15. By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. 20+ tackles: 20 fourth-quarter points: By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades at Louisville, 11-3-05. By Pitt: 28 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88. By Opponent: 29, Houston (Armed Forces Bowl), 1-2-15. Three sacks: 30 points scored in ϐirst half: By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Pitt: 42 vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Opponent: 3.5, Kareem Martin, North Carolina, 11-16-13. By Opponent: 31, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. Four sacks: 30 points scored in second half: By Pitt: 5, Ejuan Price vs. Louisville, 11-21-15. By Pitt: 31 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. By Opponent: 35, Syracuse, 10-13-01. Four tackles for loss: Failed to score a touchdown: By Pitt: 4, Ejuan Price at Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6). By Opponent: 4, Cole Walterscheid, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16. By Opponent: Delaware, 8-30-14 (Pitt won, 62-0). Two fumble recoveries: Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: 2, Mike Caprara vs. Penn State, 9-10-16. By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- By Opponent: 2, Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14. yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and Trae Two interceptions: Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07. By Pitt: Ray Vinopal vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13. By Opponent: Desmond King, Iowa, 9-19-15. Shutout: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. Three interceptions: By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl). By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98. Shutout at home: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. Interception return for a touchdown: By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. By Pitt: Avonte Maddox vs. Marshall, 33 yards, 10-1-16. By Opponent: LeRoy Alexander, Youngstown State, 41 yards, 9-5-15. Shutout on the road: By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01. Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96. By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 yards) vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. First half shutout: By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams By Pitt: 27-0 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (Pitt won, 43-27). (21 yards), 11-24-07. By Opponent: Connecticut, 24-0, 11-9-12 (Pitt lost, 24-17). Fumble return for a touchdown: Second half shutout: By Pitt: Matt Galambos at Oklahoma State (two yards), 9-17-16. By Pitt: 14-0 at Akron, 9-12-15 (Pitt won, 24-7). By Opponent: Rob Rolle, Villanova (three yards), 9-3-16. By Opponent: Virginia, 3-0, 9-28-13 (Pitt won, 14-3). TEAM SCORING 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: 43 vs. Marshall, 10-1-16. By Opponent: 45, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16.
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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: 109, Old Dominion, 14 penalties, 10-19-13.
TEAM OFFENSE 10+ penalties By Pitt: 10 vs. Penn State, 79 yards, 9-10-16. 500 yards in total offense: By Opponent: 10, Akron, 64 yards, 9-27-14. By Pitt: 532, vs. Marshall, 10-1-16 (252 rush, 280 pass). By Opponent: 640, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16 (100 rush, 540 pass). Zero penalties: By Pitt: at Louisville, 11-12-11. 600 yards in total offense: By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76. By Pitt: 626 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (229 rush, 397 pass). By Opponent: 640, Oklahoma State, 9-17-16 (100 rush, 540 pass).
300 yards passing: By Pitt: 328 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-25-14 (35 att., 23 comp., 1 TD). By Opponent: 453, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (46 att., 35 comp., 5 TD). 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: 453, North Carolina, 9-24-16 (46 att., 35 comp., 5 TD). 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: 18, at North Carolina, 9-24-16 (22 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: 18, at North Carolina, 9-24-16 (22 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.).
27 NCAA Statistics
Pittsburgh - 2016-17 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/01/2016
National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
3rd Down Conversion Pct (128 ranked) 54 10 0.419 Ohio St. 0.571 North Carolina St. 0.549
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (128 ranked) 38 6 0.338 Michigan 0.154 Virginia Tech 0.203
4th Down Conversion Pct (126 ranked) 25 2 0.667 5 teams tied 1.000 Florida St. 1.000
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 94 11 0.667 4 teams tied 0.000 Duke 0.000
Blocked Kicks (19 ranked) 19 5 1 Oklahoma St. 4 4 teams tied 2 Texas 4
Blocked Kicks Allowed (128 ranked) 72 6 1 71 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0
Blocked Punts (5 ranked) 5 2 1 4 teams tied 2 Miami (FL) 2
Blocked Punts Allowed (126 ranked) 1 1 0 102 teams tied 0 13 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage (128 ranked) 35 7 0.625 North Carolina 0.758 North Carolina 0.758
Defensive TDs (9 ranked) 9 1 2 Alabama 5 Pittsburgh 2 Miami (FL) 2
Fewest Penalties (127 ranked) 53 5 28 Navy 10 Georgia Tech 14
Fewest Penalties Per Game (128 ranked) 42 4 5.60 Navy 2.50 Georgia Tech 2.80
Fewest Penalty Yards (128 ranked) 69 7 266 Navy 91 Georgia Tech 149
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (128 ranked) 57 5 53.20 Navy 22.75 Georgia Tech 29.80
First Downs Defense (128 ranked) 64 10 99 Virginia Tech 49 Virginia Tech 49
First Downs Offense (128 ranked) 51 8 107 Louisville 156 Louisville 156
Fumbles Lost (127 ranked) 53 5 3 5 teams tied 0 Miami (FL) 1
Fumbles Recovered (108 ranked) 2 1 7 Washington 11 Pittsburgh 7
Kickoff Return Defense (128 ranked) 30 6 18.53 Clemson 13.58 Clemson 13.58
Kickoff Returns (128 ranked) 8 2 29.57 Air Force 40.33 Miami (FL) 30.00
Net Punting (128 ranked) 83 10 36.33 Utah 47.55 North Carolina St. 47.10
Passes Had Intercepted (128 ranked) 12 4 2 North Carolina 0 North Carolina 0 Western Mich. 0
Passes Intercepted (113 ranked) 79 9 3 SMU 12 Clemson 8 Troy 12
Passing Offense (128 ranked) 104 11 184.6 Texas Tech 547.8 Syracuse 370.0
Passing Yards Allowed (128 ranked) 126 14 336.8 Boston College 124.0 Boston College 124.0
Passing Yards per Completion (128 ranked) 73 9 12.31 Air Force 29.00 Louisville 15.77
Punt Return Defense (128 ranked) 97 11 10.83 Washington -2.33 North Carolina 0.40
Punt Returns (128 ranked) 51 11 9.57 Southern California 25.29 Syracuse 21.25
Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 114 11 0.941 Ohio St. 0.500 Georgia Tech 0.538
Red Zone Offense (128 ranked) 29 3 0.913 7 teams tied 1.000 Florida St. 0.962
Rushing Defense (128 ranked) 4 1 69.8 Houston 42.0 Pittsburgh 69.8
Rushing Offense (128 ranked) 16 2 250.0 Army West Point 374.8 Louisville 309.2
Sacks Allowed (127 ranked) 6 2 0.60 Troy 0.20 Miami (FL) 0.50
Scoring Defense (128 ranked) 90 11 31.0 Ohio St. 9.3 Miami (FL) 11.0
Scoring Offense (128 ranked) 38 7 37.4 Texas Tech 59.5 Louisville 58.0
Tackles for Loss Allowed (128 ranked) 96 13 6.80 Ohio St. 1.75 Miami (FL) 2.75
Team Passing Efficiency (128 ranked) 43 6 145.78 Toledo 208.55 North Carolina 179.75
Team Passing Efficiency Defense (128 ranked) 110 13 151.55 Ohio St. 73.97 Clemson 90.34
Team Sacks (128 ranked) 7 3 3.80 Boise St. 4.25 Miami (FL) 4.00 Duke 4.00
Team Tackles for Loss (128 ranked) 29 7 7.4 Miami (FL) 12.0 Miami (FL) 12.0
Time of Possession (128 ranked) 9 2 35:25 Army West Point 38:31 Florida St. 36:02
Total Defense (128 ranked) 72 10 406.6 Boston College 202.0 Boston College 202.0
Total Offense (128 ranked) 59 10 434.6 Texas Tech 664.3 Louisville 659.2
Turnover Margin (128 ranked) 16 2 1.00 Washington 2.20 Florida St. 1.40
Turnovers Gained (127 ranked) 19 4 10 Washington 15 Clemson 12 Louisville 12
Turnovers Lost (128 ranked) 23 6 5 Western Mich. 0 North Carolina St. 3
Winning Percentage (125 ranked) 44 8 0.600 16 teams tied 1.000 Clemson 1.000 Miami (FL) 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
All Purpose (199 ranked) Quadree Henderson 5 1 187.40 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 214.50 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 187.40 James Conner 80 11 110.00
Blocked Kicks (3 ranked) Trey Hendrickson, Fla. Atlantic 3 Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. 3
Combined Kick Returns (199 ranked) Quadree Henderson 4 2 462 Charles Nelson, Oregon 684 Sean Riley, Syracuse 485
Completion Percentage (121 ranked) Nate Peterman 28 6 0.641 Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 0.760 Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 0.760
Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Nate Peterman 82 11 15.00 Luke Falk, Washington St. 38.25 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 29.60
Field Goal Percentage (101 ranked) Chris Blewitt 82 8 0.571 13 players tied 1.000 Mike Weaver, Wake Forest 0.875
Field Goals Per Game (122 ranked) Chris Blewitt 73 7 0.80 Louie Zervos, Ohio 2.80 Ricky Aguayo, Florida St. 2.20
Forced Fumbles (78 ranked) Ejuan Price 4 2 0.60 Tai'Yon Devers, Minnesota 1.00 James Hearns, Louisville 0.80 Jordan Whitehead 78 11 0.25
Fumbles Recovered (34 ranked) Mike Caprara 5 1 2 Keishawn Bierria, Washington 4 Mike Caprara, Pittsburgh 2 Saleem Brightwell 34 4 1 Connor Strachan, Boston College 2 Matt Galambos 34 4 1 Chucky Williams, Louisville 2 Shane Roy 34 4 1 Jordan Whitehead 34 4 1 Quintin Wirginis 34 4 1
Interceptions Per Game (102 ranked) 4 players tied 0.8 4 players tied 0.6
Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) Quadree Henderson 1 1 1 20 players tied 1 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 1 Shaun Wilson, Duke 1 T.J. Logan, North Carolina 1
Kickoff Returns (136 ranked) Quadree Henderson 3 1 36.0 Tim McVey, Air Force 49.8 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh 36.0
Passes Defended (41 ranked) Breon Borders, Duke 2.2 Breon Borders, Duke 2.2
Passing Efficiency (121 ranked) Nate Peterman 39 6 149.5 Logan Woodside, Toledo 207.6 Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech 185.8
Passing TDs (101 ranked) Nate Peterman 41 8 8 Davis Webb, California 22 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 14 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 14
Passing Yards (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 73 11 923 Davis Webb, California 2,143 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 1,730
Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 83 11 184.6 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 442.5 Eric Dungey, Syracuse 346.0
Passing Yards per Completion (121 ranked) Nate Peterman 67 7 12.31 Logan Woodside, Toledo 17.83 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 16.09
Points Responsible For (198 ranked) Nate Peterman 63 9 54 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 168 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 168 James Conner 112 17 42 Chris Blewitt 191 25 35
Points Responsible For Per Game (181 ranked) Nate Peterman 80 13 10.8 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 33.6 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 33.6 James Conner 144 18 8.4
Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Nacarius Fant, Western Ky. 2 4 players tied 1
Punt Returns (84 ranked) Quadree Henderson 33 9 11.0 Trever Ryen, Iowa St. 22.3 Brisly Estime, Syracuse 21.9
Punting (108 ranked) Ryan Winslow 52 5 41.9 Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah 50.6 Nicholas Conte, Virginia 45.2
Receiving TDs (122 ranked) Jester Weah 62 9 3 Chad Hansen, California 8 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 6 James Conner 122 17 2 Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 8
Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Jester Weah 82 12 313 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 840 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 840
Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Jester Weah 105 12 62.6 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 168.0 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 168.0
Receptions Per Game (190 ranked) Zay Jones, East Carolina 13.2 Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse 9.4 Ryan Switzer, North Carolina 9.4
Rush Yards Per Carry (182 ranked) James Conner 132 15 4.23 Teriyon Gipson, New Mexico 12.87 Brandon Radcliff, Louisville 8.41
Rushing TDs (94 ranked) James Conner 35 5 5 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 14 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 14 George Aston 61 10 4
Rushing Yards (200 ranked) James Conner 57 6 381 Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 750 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 688 Quadree Henderson 93 12 317
Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) James Conner 71 8 76.2 Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 187.5 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 137.6 Quadree Henderson 110 14 63.4
Sacks (84 ranked) Ejuan Price 2 1 1.50 Ryan Watson, Air Force 2.00 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh 1.50 Mike Caprara 78 14 0.63
Scoring (159 ranked) James Conner 57 7 8.4 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 16.8 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 16.8 Chris Blewitt 136 17 7.0 George Aston 159 20 6.0
Solo Tackles (61 ranked) Jordan Whitehead 23 2 5.8 Nate Holley, Kent St. 9.4 Jessie Bates, Wake Forest 6.4 Ryan Lewis 27 3 5.6
Tackles For Loss (61 ranked) Ejuan Price 2 1 2.3 Carroll Phillips, Illinois 2.5 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh 2.3
Total Interceptions (92 ranked) Ryan Lewis 92 11 1 4 players tied 4 4 players tied 3 Avonte Maddox 92 11 1 Terrish Webb 92 11 1
Total Offense (200 ranked) Nate Peterman 78 11 207.4 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 483.8 Lamar Jackson, Louisville 462.6 James Conner 200 21 76.2
Total Tackles (144 ranked) Jordan Whitehead 105 16 7.8 Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. 15.0 Micah Kiser, Virginia 11.6
Yards per Pass Attempt (121 ranked) Nate Peterman 51 7 7.89 Logan Woodside, Toledo 12.03 Brad Kaaya, Miami (FL) 9.84 Yards per Reception (196 ranked) Jester Weah 14 3 22.36 Cody Thompson, Toledo 32.63 Stephen Louis, North Carolina St. 25.23 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Game Results (as of Oct 02, 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 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 187 155 Points Per Game 37.4 31.0 Points Off Turnovers 41 13 FIRST DOWNS 107 99 R u s h in g 52 27 P a s s in g 47 62 P e n a lt y 8 10 RUSHING YARDAGE 1250 349 Yards gained rushing 1368 564 Yards lost rushing 118 215 Rushing Attempts 240 148 Average Per Rush 5.2 2.4 Average Per Game 250.0 69.8 TDs Rushing 14 10 PASSING YARDAGE 923 1684 C o m p - A t t - I n t 75-120-2 121-191-3 Average Per Pass 7.7 8.8 Average Per Catch 12.3 13.9 Average Per Game 184.6 336.8 TDs Passing 8 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 2173 2033 Total Plays 360 339 Average Per Play 6.0 6.0 Average Per Game 434.6 406.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-414 19-352 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-67 12-130 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-33 2-11 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.6 18.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 10.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 5.5 FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 10-7 PENALTIES-Yards 28-266 29-253 Average Per Game 53.2 50.6 PUNTS-Yards 27-1131 29-1204 Average Per Punt 41.9 41.5 Net punt average 36.3 38.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 33-2083 28-1749 Average Per Kick 63.1 62.5 Net kick average 41.8 36.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 5 : 2 5 2 4 : 3 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 31/74 23/68 3rd-Down Pct 42% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 6/9 4th-Down Pct 67% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 19-173 3-30 MISC YARDS -3 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25 21 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-7 3-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (21-23) 91% (16-17) 94% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-23) 83% (14-17) 82% PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-24) 96% (18-18) 100% ATTENDANCE 165378 108014 Games/Avg Per Game 3/55126 2/54007 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PITT 49 63 45 30 0 187 Opponents 17 44 42 52 0 155 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg James Conner 5 90 408 27 381 4.2 5 32 76.2 Quadree Henderson 6 66 11.0 0 31 Quadree Henderson 5 27 323 6 317 11.7 2 50 63.4 Avonte Maddox 1 1 1.0 0 0 Chawntez Moss 4 21 152 0 152 7.2 1 41 38.0 Total 7 67 9.6 0 31 Nathan Peterman 5 31 147 33 114 3.7 1 30 22.8 Opponents 12 130 10.8 0 59 Darrin Hall 4 21 87 5 82 3.9 0 20 20.5 Qadree Ollison 5 18 79 8 71 3.9 0 18 14.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Jordan Whitehead 4 5 63 0 63 12.6 0 28 15.8 Terrish Webb 1 0 0.0 0 0 George Aston 4 10 44 4 40 4.0 4 14 10.0 Avonte Maddox 1 33 33.0 1 33 Tre Tipton 5 5 32 2 30 6.0 0 21 6.0 Ryan Lewis 1 0 0.0 0 0 Maurice Ffrench 2 3 20 0 20 6.7 1 11 10.0 Total 3 33 11.0 1 33 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 5 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 4 1.4 Opponents 2 11 5.5 0 8 Dontez Ford 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 TEAM 4 5 0 33 -33 -6.6 0 0 -8.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 5 240 1368 118 1250 5.2 14 50 250.0 Quadree Henderson 11 396 36.0 1 96 Opponents 5 148 564 215 349 2.4 10 67 69.8 Jaymar Parrish 1 2 2.0 0 2 Avonte Maddox 1 20 20.0 0 20 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Rachid Ibrahim 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Nathan Peterman 5 149.51 75-117-2 64.1 923 8 60 184.6 Total 14 414 29.6 1 96 TEAM 4 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 19 352 18.5 0 33 Ryan Winslow 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 145.78 75-120-2 62.5 923 8 60 184.6 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 5 151.55 121-191-3 63.4 1684 10 91 336.8 Jordan Whitehead 1 9 9.0 0 9 Matt Galambos 1 2 2.0 1 2 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 2 11 5.5 1 9 Quadree Henderson 5 15 158 10.5 1 24 31.6 Opponents 3 7 2.3 1 4 Jester Weah 5 14 313 22.4 3 60 62.6 James Conner 5 13 169 13.0 2 55 33.8 Scott Orndoff 5 12 117 9.8 1 20 23.4 Tre Tipton 5 6 60 10.0 1 16 12.0 George Aston 4 4 25 6.2 0 12 6.2 Jaymar Parrish 5 3 34 11.3 0 22 6.8 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 5 2 14 7.0 0 7 2.8 Dontez Ford 2 2 14 7.0 0 10 7.0 Qadree Ollison 5 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.6 Chawntez Moss 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 Darrin Hall 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Aaron Mathews 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Total 5 75 923 12.3 8 60 184.6 Opponents 5 121 1684 13.9 10 91 336.8 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 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 7 ------42 Nathan Peterman 5 148 114 923 1037 207.4 Chris Blewitt - 4-7 23-24 - - - - - 35 James Conner 5 90 381 0 381 76.2 George Aston 4 ------24 Quadree Henderson 5 27 317 0 317 63.4 Quadree Henderson 4 ------24 Chawntez Moss 4 21 152 0 152 38.0 Jester Weah 3 ------18 Darrin Hall 4 21 82 0 82 20.5 Avonte Maddox 1 ------6 Qadree Ollison 5 18 71 0 71 14.2 Nathan Peterman 1 ------6 Jordan Whitehead 4 5 63 0 63 15.8 Scott Orndoff 1 ------6 George Aston 4 10 40 0 40 10.0 Tre Tipton 1 ------6 Tre Tipton 5 5 30 0 30 6.0 Chawntez Moss 1 ------6 Maurice Ffrench 2 3 20 0 20 10.0 Maurice Ffrench 1 ------6 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 5 3 7 0 7 1.4 Matt Galambos 1 ------6 Dontez Ford 2 1 6 0 6 3.0 Ejuan Price ------1 2 TEAM 4 7 -33 0 -33 -8.2 Total 25 4-7 23-24 - - - - 1 187 Total 5 360 1250 923 2173 434.6 Opponents 21 3-5 18-18 - 1 1-3 - - 155 Opponents 5 339 349 1684 2033 406.6
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 4-7 57.1 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-3 1-2 50 1 Ryan Winslow 27 1131 41.9 53 1 7 9 3 0 Total 27 1131 41.9 53 1 7 9 3 0 FG Sequence PITT Opponents Opponents 29 1204 41.5 69 1 11 16 5 1 Villanova 39,47 - Penn State 50 (38) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Oklahoma State (48) 49,(45) Chris Blewitt 33 2083 63.1 14 0 North Carolina (50),(40) (34),35 Total 33 2083 63.1 14 0 18.5 41.8 23 Marshall (20) - Opponents 28 1749 62.5 13 1 29.6 36.1 28
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Quadree Hender 5 317 158 66 396 0 937 187.4 James Conner 5 381 169 0 0 0 550 110.0 Jester Weah 5 0 313 0 0 0 313 62.6 Chawntez Moss 4 152 7 0 0 0 159 39.8 Scott Orndoff 5 0 117 0 0 0 117 23.4 Nathan Peterma 5 114 0 0 0 0 114 22.8 Tre Tipton 5 30 60 0 0 0 90 18.0 Darrin Hall 4 82 2 0 0 0 84 21.0 Qadree Ollison 5 71 8 0 0 0 79 15.8 George Aston 4 40 25 0 0 0 65 16.2 Jordan Whitehe 4 63 0 0 0 0 63 15.8 Avonte Maddox 5 0 0 1 20 33 54 10.8 Jaymar Parrish 5 0 34 0 2 0 36 7.2 Rafael Araujo-Lo 5 7 14 0 0 0 21 4.2 Dontez Ford 2 6 14 0 0 0 20 10.0 Maurice Ffrench 2 20 0 0 0 0 20 10.0 Aaron Mathews 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.5 Rachid Ibrahim 5 0 0 0 -4 0 -4 -0.8 TEAM 4 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -8.2 Total 5 1250 923 67 414 33 2687 537.4 Opponents 5 349 1684 130 352 11 2526 505.2 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 02, 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 38 Ryan Lewis 5 28 6 34 0.5-1 . 1-0 4 . . . . . 9 Jordan Whitehead 4 23 8 31 1.5-5 . . 2 . 1-9 1 . . 2 Terrish Webb 5 22 3 25 1.0-1 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 23 Oluwaseun Idowu 5 12 13 25 1.0-1 . . . 1 . 1 . . 14 Avonte Maddox 5 19 5 24 6.0-28 2.5-21 1-33 3 . . . . . 47 Matt Galambos 5 10 9 19 0.5-2 . . 1 1 1-2 . . . 52 Shakir Soto 5 14 4 18 3.0-12 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . . 5 Ejuan Price 5 12 5 17 11.5-77 7.5-60 . . 7 . 3 . 1 15 Reggie Mitchell 5 12 4 16 ...... 58 Quintin Wirginis 5 10 2 12 2.0-21 2.0-21 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 6 Tyrique Jarrett 5 9 3 12 ...... 92 Rori Blair 5 7 4 11 3.0-17 1.5-13 . . 2 . 1 . . 4 Bam Bradley 4 6 3 9 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 30 Mike Caprara 4 5 4 9 3.5-37 2.5-32 . 1 1 2-0 . . . 39 Saleem Brightwell 5 3 5 8 1.0-11 1.0-11 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 20 Dennis Briggs 5 3 3 6 1.0-8 1.0-8 . 1 . . 1 . . 83 Scott Orndoff 5 2 1 3 ...... 29 Rachid Ibrahim 5 3 . 3 ...... 93 Shane Roy 5 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 35 George Aston 4 2 1 3 ...... 1 . 41 Jalen Williams 1 2 . 2 ...... 11 Dane Jackson 4 1 1 2 ...... 84 Zach Poker 4 1 . 1 ...... 85 Jester Weah 5 1 . 1 ...... 12 Chris Blewitt 5 1 . 1 ...... 70 Brian O'Neill 5 . 1 1 ...... 19 Dontez Ford 2 1 . 1 ...... 5T Tre Tipton 5 1 . 1 ...... 31 Jaymar Parrish 5 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 96 Allen Edwards 4 ...... 1 . . . . 32 Phillipie Motley 5 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 5 213 86 299 37-223 19-173 3-33 18 16 7-11 8 1 1 Opponents 5 221 142 363 34-90 3-30 2-11 14 14 3-7 3 1 . 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 02, 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 PITT 240 1250 14 50 75 923 8 60 75-120-2 923 8 60 14 414 1 96 7 67 0 31 2173 Opponents 148 349 10 67 121 1684 10 91 121-191-3 1684 10 91 19 352 0 33 12 130 0 59 2033
Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 12.3 • Pass effic: 145.78 • KR avg: 29.6 • PR avg: 9.6 • All purpose avg/game: 537.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 434.6
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 PITT 213 86 299 37.0-223 19.0-173 8 7-11 3-33 16 18 1 23-24 0 0 1 41 187 Opponents 221 142 363 34.0-90 3.0-30 3 3-7 2-11 14 14 1 18-18 0 1 0 13 155
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 0 1 1 1 3 0-2 0 1 5 302 60.4 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 0 0 5 1 4 1-1 48 0 7 450 64.3 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 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 20 0 7 451 64.4 2 0 PITT 27 1131 41.9 53 0 1 7 3 9 4-7 50 1 33 2083 63.1 14 0 Opponents 29 1204 41.5 69 1 1 11 5 16 3-5 45 0 28 1749 62.5 13 1 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 02, 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 Opponents 148 349 10 67 121 1684 10 91 121-191-3 1684 10 91 19 352 0 33 12 130 0 59 2033 PITT 240 1250 14 50 75 923 8 60 75-120-2 923 8 60 14 414 1 96 7 67 0 31 2173
Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 2.4 • Avg/catch: 13.9 • Pass effic: 151.55 • KR avg: 18.5 • PR avg: 10.8 • All purpose avg/game: 505.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 406.6
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 Opponents 221 142 363 34.0-90 3.0-30 3 3-7 2-11 14 14 1 18-18 0 1 0 13 155 PITT 213 86 299 37.0-223 19.0-173 8 7-11 3-33 16 18 1 23-24 0 0 1 41 187
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 0 0 2 1 6 0-0 0 0 2 124 62.0 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 1 0 3 2 4 1-2 45 0 8 514 64.2 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 0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0 0 4 251 62.8 2 0 Opponents 29 1204 41.5 69 1 1 11 5 16 3-5 45 0 28 1749 62.5 13 1 PITT 27 1131 41.9 53 0 1 7 3 9 4-7 50 1 33 2083 63.1 14 0 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Game Superlatives (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 24 James Conner at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Yards Rushing 117 James Conner vs Penn State (9/10/16) TD Rushes 2 George Aston vs Penn State (9/10/16) 2 Quadree Henderson at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Rush 50 Quadree Henderson at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Pass attempts 32 Nathan Peterman vs Villanova (9/3/16) Pass completions 19 Nathan Peterman vs Villanova (9/3/16) Yards Passing 280 Nathan Peterman vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Passes 3 Nathan Peterman vs Penn State (9/10/16) Long Pass 60 Nathan Peterman at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Receptions 7 Jester Weah vs Marshall (10/1/16) Yards Receiving 176 Jester Weah vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Receptions 1 James Conner vs Villanova (9/3/16) 1 Jester Weah vs Villanova (9/3/16) 1 Quadree Henderson vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 James Conner vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 Scott Orndoff vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 Jester Weah at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 1 Tre Tipton vs Marshall (10/1/16) 1 Jester Weah vs Marshall (10/1/16) Long Reception 60 Jester Weah at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Field Goals 2 Chris Blewitt at North Carolina (9/24/16) Long Field Goal 50 Chris Blewitt at North Carolina (9/24/16) Punts 11 Ryan Winslow at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Punting Avg 42.6 Ryan Winslow vs Penn State (9/10/16) 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) 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 96 Quadree Henderson vs Villanova (9/3/16) Tackles 12 Jordan Whitehead at North Carolina (9/24/16) 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) 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) 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Game Superlatives (as of Oct 02, 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) Pass attempts 33 vs Villanova (9/3/16) Pass completions 19 vs Villanova (9/3/16) Yards Passing 280 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Yards Per Pass 11.7 vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Passes 3 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Total Plays 84 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Total Offense 532 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Yards Per Play 8.2 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Points 43 vs Marshall (10/1/16) 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) Interceptions By 1 vs Villanova (9/3/16) 1 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Punts 11 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Punting Avg 42.6 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Long Punt 53 vs Villanova (9/3/16) 53 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 53 at North Carolina (9/24/16) Punts inside 20 4 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Long Punt Return 31 vs Villanova (9/3/16) 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Game Superlatives (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 20 Barkley, Saquon, vs Penn State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 101 Childs, Rennie, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 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 46 Rudolph, Mason, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 46 Trubisky, M, at North Carolina (9/24/16) Pass completions 35 Trubisky, M, at North Carolina (9/24/16) Yards Passing 540 Rudolph, Mason, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 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) Long Reception 91 Washington, J., at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Field Goals 1 Davis, Tyler, vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 Grogan, Ben, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 1 Weiler, N, at North Carolina (9/24/16) Long Field Goal 45 Grogan, Ben, at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 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 33 Sanders, Miles, vs Penn State (9/10/16) Tackles 13 Stewart, M, at North Carolina (9/24/16) 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) 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Game Superlatives (as of Oct 02, 2016) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 33 vs Villanova (9/3/16) Yards Rushing 104 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Yards Per Rush 3.5 vs Marshall (10/1/16) TD Rushes 4 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 4 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Pass attempts 46 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 46 at North Carolina (9/24/16) Pass completions 35 at North Carolina (9/24/16) Yards Passing 540 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Yards Per Pass 11.7 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) TD Passes 5 at North Carolina (9/24/16) Total Plays 78 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Total Offense 640 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Yards Per Play 8.2 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Points 45 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Sacks By 2 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) First Downs 25 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Penalties 8 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) Penalty Yards 67 vs Marshall (10/1/16) Turnovers 4 vs Penn State (9/10/16) Interceptions By 1 vs Penn State (9/10/16) 1 at Oklahoma State (9/17/16) 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) 2016 PITT FOOTBALL STATS PITT Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 02, 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 21 138 19 13 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 of 23 (91.3%)
Opponents Inside PITT Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/3/16 VILLANOVA W 28-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 17 16 104 14 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 of 17 (94.1%)