vs. USF Dec. 1, 2012 • 7 p.m., ET • ESPN2 Raymond James Stadium (65,787/Natural Grass) 22012012 FOOTBALLFOOTBALL Tampa, Fla.
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Coming off a 27-6 demolition • The Pitt offense has been PITT (5-6, 2-4 Big East) of nationally ranked Rutgers, exceptional in taking care of the Sept. 1 Youngstown State (ESPN3) L, 17-31 Pitt will travel to Tampa looking football this year. The Panthers Sept. 6 (Thurs.) at Cincinnati* (ESPN) L, 10-34 to achieve postseason eligibility lead the country in fewest turn- Sept. 15 Virginia Tech (ESPNU) W, 35-17 when it takes on USF at Raymond overs with eight (tied with Ohio). Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb (ESPN3) W, 55-10 James Stadium. Pitt has just one turnover in its Oct. 5 (Fri.) at Syracuse* (ESPN) L, 13-14 past six games. Oct. 13 Louisville* (ESPNU) L, 35-45 • A victory over USF would give Oct. 20 at Buffalo (Big East Network) W, 20-6 Pitt the necessary six victories • Tailback Ray Graham is eyeing Oct. 27 Temple* (Big East Network) W, 47-17 to be eligible for an invitation to the irst 1,000-yard rushing Nov. 3 at Notre Dame (NBC) L, 26-29 (3OT) one of the Big East’s six bowls. season of his collegiate career. Nov. 9 (Fri.) at Connecticut* (ESPN2) L, 17-24 The Panthers have been to four Graham enters the USF game Nov. 24 Rutgers* (ESPN2) W, 27-6 consecutive postseason dates with 948 yards. Last year, he Dec. 1 at USF* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. since 2008. was the nation’s second-leading rusher through seven games *Big East game • Pitt is riding a four-game win- (134.14 avg.) before a right knee ning streak in the USF series. Last injury against Connecticut ended USF (3-8, 1-5 Big East) year, the Panthers routed the his year. He inished 2011 with Sept. 1 UT-Chattanooga W, 34-13 Bulls, ranked in the Top 20 at the 958 yards. Sept. 8 at Nevada W, 32-31 time, 44-17, at Heinz Field. Sept. 13 Rutgers* L, 13-23 • Pitt’s defense has made impres- Sept. 22 at Ball State L, 27-31 • Quarterback Tino Sunseri has sive improvements throughout Sept. 29 Florida State L, 17-30 thrown 245 consecutive passes this season. The Panthers boast Oct. 6 at Temple* L, 28-37 without an interception, the lon- national top-30 rankings in scor- Oct. 20 at Louisville* L, 25-27 gest active streak in the country. ing defense (23rd, 21.18 points/ Oct. 27 Syracuse* L, 36-37 Sunseri has 18 touchdown passes game), total defense (25th, Nov. 3 Connecticut* W, 13-6 against just two INTs. He ranks 344.82 yards/game), pass de- Nov. 17 at Miami (Fla.) L, 9-40 second in the Big East and 20th fense (28th, 204.73 yards/game) Nov. 23 at Cincinnati* L, 10-27 nationally in pass ef iciency with and pass ef iciency defense (29th, Dec. 1 Pitt* 7 p.m. a strong 154.56 rating. 117.12 rating).
*Big East game Pitt-USF Series in Brief Broadcast Information Series Began: 2001 Current Streak: Pitt has won 4 Series Overall: Pitt leads 6-3 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: Television • ESPN2 Big East Series: Pitt leads 5-2 4 games (2008-11) Mark Jones, play-by-play At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-2 Longest USF Series Win Streak: Brock Huard, analyst At USF: Pitt leads 3-1 2 games (2006-07) Quint Kessenich, reporter At Neutral Sites: DNA Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: Pitt Radio • Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan & the Last Meeting: Sept. 29, 2011 29 points (43-14, 2004) Pitt IMG Sports Network (Pitt 44, USF 17) Largest USF Margin of Victory: Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play Last Meeting at USF: Nov. 20, 2010 11 points (48-37, 2007) Pat Bostick, analyst (Pitt 17, USF 10) Gregg Giannotti, reporter The Coaches Internet Audio • Panthers All-Access Pitt Coach Paul Chryst USF Coach Skip Holtz PittsburghPanthers.com Overall (season): 5-6 ( irst) Overall (season): 88-70 (13th) At Pitt (season): same At USF (season): 16-20 (third) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Alma Mater (year): Notre Dame, 1986 Sirius Channel 128, XM Channel 192 Record vs. USF: 0-0 Record vs. Pitt: 0-2 MEDIA SERVICES USF Game Week SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 No media Big East Call Practice Window Practice Window Chryst Pre-Practice No media Game Day opportunities 11:30 a.m. 2:30-3 p.m. 3:15-3:45 p.m. Press Brief opportunities Pitt at USF Interviews 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Paul Chryst Interviews 5 p.m. Team Departure 7 p.m. Press Conference 4:45 p.m. Paul Chryst Radio Show Practice closed 3 p.m. Noon 6 p.m. 93.7 The Fan/Pitt IMG Sports Network
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WEEKLY INTERVIEWS OBTAINING MEDIA CREDENTIALS All interviews must be arranged through Credentials for Pitt home games are is- the media relations of ice. Players and sued to working media only and should assistant coaches are available for post- be requested as early as possible due to practice media sessions on Tuesdays space limitations and demand. All cre- and Wednesdays. dential requests should be made online In addition to his Monday press con- at sportssystems.com/clients/pitt/. ferences, Coach Chryst will have a pre- practice media brie ing on Thursdays of game weeks.
2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
Wide Receiver Defensive End Punter 87 MIKE SHANAHAN (6-5, 225, SR*) 45 SHAYNE HALE 6 4, 260, SR* 92 MATT YOKLIC (6-4, 215, JR*) 5 Cameron Saddler (5-7, 160, SR*) 90 T.J. Clemmings (6-6, 290, SO*) 48 Drake Greer (6-4, 200, SO*)
Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle Placekicker 15 DEVIN STREET (6-4, 190, JR*) 97 AARON DONALD (6-0, 275, JR) 39 KEVIN HARPER (5-10, 175, SR*) 7 Joshua Brinson (6-2, 200, SR) 91 Darryl Render (6-2, 270, FR) 48 Drake Greer (6-4, 200, SO*)
Left Tackle Nose Tackle Holder 78 CORY KING (6-6, 325, JR*) 50 TYRONE EZELL (6-4, 300, JR*) 92 MATT YOKLIC (6-4, 215, JR*) 69 Adam Bisnowaty (6-6, 275, FR) 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith (6-0, 305, SO) 41 Andrew Taglianetti (5-11, 185, SR*)
Left Guard Defensive End Long Snapper 54 CHRIS JACOBSON (6-3, 295, SR*) 93 BRYAN MURPHY 6 3, 255, SO* 58 KEVIN BARTHELEMY 6 3, 245, JR* 64 Shane Johnson (6-5, 325, SO*) 92 Devin Cook (6-4, 235, FR*) 67 David Murphy (6-1, 230, FR*)
Center Middle Linebacker Kickoff Returner 75 RYAN TURNLEY (6-6, 320, SR*) 44 SHANE GORDON (6-1, 220, JR*) 5 CAMERON SADDLER (5-7, 160, SR*) 57 Artie Rowell (6-2, 300, FR*) 53 Joe Trebitz (6-3, 220, SR*) 23 LAFAYETTE PITTS (5-11, 195, FR*)
Right Guard Sam Linebacker Punt Returner 56 ARTHUR DOAKES 6 6, 340, SO* 49 ERIC WILLIAMS (6-3, 215, SO*) 5 CAMERON SADDLER (5-7, 160, SR*) 64 Shane Johnson (6-5, 325, SO*) 28 Anthony Gonzalez (6-3, 210, SO*) 14 Ronald Jones (5-8, 170, SO)
Right Tackle Will Linebacker 74 MATT ROTHERAM (6-6, 335, SO*) 8 TODD THOMAS 6 2, 215, SO* 52 Zenel Demhasaj (6-7, 325, JR*) 3 Nicholas Grigsby (6-1, 220, FR*)
Tight End Cornerback 83 HUBIE GRAHAM (6-4, 255, SR*) OR 23 LAFAYETTE PITTS (5-11, 195, FR*) 86 J.P. HOLTZ 6 4, 245, FR 24 Cullen Christian (6-0, 195, SO*) 6 Drew Carswell (6-4, 220, SO*) Cornerback Quarterback 2 K’WAUN WILLIAMS (5-10, 190, JR) 12 TINO SUNSERI (6-2, 215, SR*) 24 Cullen Christian (6-0, 195, SO*) 10 Trey Anderson (6-0, 185, SO) Strong Safety Tailback 18 JARRED HOLLEY (5-10, 190, SR*) 1 RAY GRAHAM (5-9, 190, SR) 41 Andrew Taglianetti (5-11, 185, SR*) 4 Rushel Shell (6-0, 215, FR) 34 Isaac Bennett (5-11, 205, SO) Free Safety 25 JASON HENDRICKS 6 0, 180, JR* Fullback 9 Ray Vinopal (5-10, 190, SO*) 43 MARK GIUBILATO (6-2, 230, SO*) 46 Adam Lazenga (6-0, 235, SO*)
3 2012 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS
Pitt Alphabetical Roster Pitt Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 10 Trey Anderson* QB SO 6-0 185 Pearland, TX/Pearland 1 Ray Graham*** ...... RB 35 E.J. Banks DB JR* 5-11 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Montour 2 K’Waun Williams** ...... DB 58 Kevin Barthelemy* LS JR* 6-3 245 Moon Township, PA/Moon Area 3 Nicholas Grigsby ...... LB 34 Isaac Bennett* RB SO 5-11 205 Tulsa, OK/Booker T. Washington 4 Rushel Shell ...... RB 69 Adam Bisnowaty OL FR 6-6 275 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 4 (D) Bam Bradley ...... LB 4 (D) Bam Bradley LB FR 6-2 230 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison 5 Cameron Saddler*** ...... WR 7 Joshua Brinson* WR SR 6-2 200 Homestead, FL/South Dade 5 (D) Ejuan Price* ...... LB 30 (D) Desmond Brown RB JR* 5-9 185 Miami, FL/Miami Norland 6 Drew Carswell* ...... TE 19 (D) Ethan Brown DB FR 5-10 195 Royersford, PA/The Haverford School 7 Joshua Brinson* ...... WR 37 (D) Keegan Buck DL FR* 6-1 215 Henderson, NV/Foothill 7 (D) Brad Lukasak ...... PK 30 Mike Caprara LB FR 6-0 200 Turtle Creek, PA/Woodland Hills 8 Todd Thomas* ...... LB 80 Brendan Carozzoni* TE SO* 6-4 225 Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius 9 Ray Vinopal ...... DB 6 Drew Carswell* TE SO* 6-4 220 Pittsburgh, PA/Sto-Rox 10 Trey Anderson* ...... QB 24 Cullen Christian DB SO* 6-0 195 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 10 (D) Jahmahl Pardner ...... DB 90 T.J. Clemmings* DL SO* 6-6 290 Teaneck, NJ/Paterson Catholic 11 Deaysean Rippy ...... LB 31 Trenton Coles DB FR 6-3 165 Clairton, PA/Clairton 11 (D) Marco Pecora*** ...... DB 92 (D) Devin Cook DL FR* 6-4 235 Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls 12 Tino Sunseri*** ...... QB 32 Malcolm Crockett RB FR* 5-10 200 Takoma Park, MD/Friendship Collegiate Acad. 14 Ronald Jones* ...... WR 22 Chris Davis WR FR 5-9 180 Austintown, OH/Austintown Fitch 15 Devin Street** ...... WR 19 Corey Davis* RB SO 5-11 175 Gladewater, TX/Gladewater 16 Chad Voytik ...... QB 82 Demitrious Davis WR FR 5-10 175 Austintown, OH/Austintown Fitch 17 Jevonte Pitts ...... DB 52 Zenel Demhasaj OL JR* 6-7 325 Brooklyn, NY/New Utrecht 17 (D) Chris Wuestner ...... WR 56 Arthur Doakes* OL SO* 6-6 340 Lebanon, PA/Lebanon 18 Jarred Holley*** ...... DB 97 Aaron Donald** DL JR 6-0 275 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 18 (D) Tom Savage ...... QB 37 David Durham FB SO* 6-1 245 Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Christian 19 Corey Davis* ...... RB 50 Tyrone Ezell** DL JR* 6-4 300 Munhall, PA/Steel Valley 19 (D) Ethan Brown ...... DB 22 Brendon Felder DB SO* 5-10 180 Lynn, MA/Gateway (PA) 20 Brandon I ill* ...... WR 39 (D) Pat Fisher DB SO* 5-9 170 Rutledge, PA/Strath Haven 22 Brendon Felder ...... DB 43 Mark Giubilato* FB SO* 6-2 230 Newtown Square, PA/St. Joseph’s 22 (D) Chris Davis ...... WR 28 Anthony Gonzalez* DB SO* 6-3 210 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 23 Lafayette Pitts...... DB 44 Shane Gordon** LB JR* 6-1 220 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cypress Bay 24 Cullen Christian ...... DB 83 Hubie Graham* TE SR* 6-4 255 Scranton, PA/West Scranton 25 Jason Hendricks** ...... DB 1 Ray Graham*** RB SR 5-9 190 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth 28 Anthony Gonzalez* ...... DB 48 Drake Greer PK/P SO* 6-4 200 Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin 29 Pat Quirin ...... LS 3 Nicholas Grigsby LB FR* 6-1 220 Trotwood, OH/Trotwood-Madison 30 Mike Caprara ...... LB 62 John Guy OL FR 6-7 285 Somerville, MA/New Hampton School (NH) 30 (D) Desmond Brown ...... RB 45 Shayne Hale* DL SR* 6-4 260 Monroeville, PA/Gateway 31 Trenton Coles ...... DB 39 Kevin Harper*** PK SR* 5-10 175 Mentor, OH/Mentor 32 Malcolm Crockett ...... RB 25 Jason Hendricks** DB JR* 6-0 180 Brooklyn, NY/Hudson Catholic (NJ) 34 Isaac Bennett* ...... RB 18 Jarred Holley*** DB SR* 5-10 190 Easton, PA/Easton Area 35 E.J. Banks ...... DB 70 Juantez Hollins* OL JR* 6-5 330 Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa 36 Manny Williams** ...... LB 86 J.P. Holtz TE FR 6-4 245 Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area 37 David Durham ...... FB 20 Brandon I ill* WR SO* 6-1 195 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 37 (D) Keegan Buck ...... DL 55 Terrell Jackson DL FR 6-3 275 Columbus, OH/Marion-Franklin 38 Ryan Lewis ...... DB 54 Chris Jacobson** OL SR* 6-3 295 Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks 38 (D) Anthony Rippole ...... FB 64 Shane Johnson OL SO* 6-5 325 Fort Washington, MD/DeMatha Catholic 39 Kevin Harper*** ...... PK 14 Ronald Jones* WR SO 5-8 170 Fort Meade, FL/Fort Meade 39 (D) Pat Fisher ...... DB 78 Cory King* OL JR* 6-6 325 Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview 40 Dan Mason* ...... LB 46 Adam Lazenga FB SO* 6-0 235 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 41 Andrew Taglianetti*** ...... DB 38 Ryan Lewis DB FR 6-0 180 Seattle, WA/ Eastlake 43 Mark Giubilato* ...... FB 72 Jack Lippert* DL JR* 6-4 280 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 44 Shane Gordon** ...... LB 7 (D) Brad Lukasak PK FR 6-0 175 Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain 45 Shayne Hale* ...... DL 40 Dan Mason* LB JR* 6-0 240 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 46 Adam Lazenga ...... FB 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith* DL SO 6-0 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 47 Devon Porchia ...... LB 48 Drake Greer ...... PK/P
4 2012 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS
Alphabetical Roster Continued Numerical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 93 Bryan Murphy* DL SO* 6-3 255 Washingtonville, NY/Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 49 Eric Williams ...... LB 67 David Murphy LS FR* 6-1 230 Buffalo, NY/St. Francis 50 Tyrone Ezell** ...... DL 10 (D) Jahmahl Pardner DB FR 5-11 170 Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute 51 Tom Ricketts ...... OL 11 (D) Marco Pecora*** DB SR* 5-11 190 Johnstown, PA/Richland 52 Zenel Demhasaj ...... OL 17 Jevonte Pitts DB FR 5-11 205 Forest Hills, PA/Woodland Hills 53 Joe Trebitz*** ...... LB 23 Lafayette Pitts DB FR* 5-11 195 Duquesne, PA/Woodland Hills 54 Chris Jacobson** ...... OL 47 Devon Porchia LB FR 6-2 225 Parkville, MD/Gilman School 55 Terrell Jackson ...... DL 5 (D) Ejuan Price* LB SO 6-0 235 Rankin, PA/Woodland Hills 56 Arthur Doakes* ...... OL 29 (D) Pat Quirin LS FR 6-1 225 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 57 Artie Rowell ...... OL 59 Emanuel Rackard** LB JR* 6-0 220 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Central 58 Kevin Barthelemy* ...... LS 91 Darryl Render DL FR 6-2 270 Cleveland, OH/St. Edward 59 Emanuel Rackard**...... LB 51 Tom Ricketts OL SO* 6-5 275 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 62 John Guy ...... OL 38 (D) Anthony Rippole FB FR 5-10 240 McKees Rocks, PA/Montour 63 Justin Virbitsky** ...... OL 11 Deaysean Rippy LB FR 6-2 200 McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox 64 Shane Johnson ...... OL 71 Gabe Roberts OL FR 6-5 295 New London, WI/New London 67 David Murphy ...... LS 74 Matt Rotheram* OL SO* 6-6 335 North Olmsted, OH/North Olmsted 69 Adam Bisnowaty ...... OL 57 Artie Rowell OL FR* 6-2 300 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 70 Juantez Hollins* ...... OL 5 Cameron Saddler*** WR SR* 5-7 160 Monroeville, PA/Gateway 71 Gabe Roberts ...... OL 18 (D) Tom Savage QB JR* 6-5 230 Spring ield, PA/Cardinal O’Hara 72 Jack Lippert* ...... DL 76 Ryan Schlieper* OL JR* 6-5 310 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 74 Matt Rotheram* ...... OL 87 Mike Shanahan*** WR SR* 6-5 225 North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin 75 Ryan Turnley*** ...... OL 4 Rushel Shell RB FR 6-0 215 Hopewell, PA/Hopewell 76 Ryan Schlieper* ...... OL 98 LaQuentin Smith* DL SO 6-2 265 Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips 78 Cory King* ...... OL 15 Devin Street** WR JR* 6-4 190 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 80 Brendan Carozzoni* ...... TE 12 Tino Sunseri*** QB SR* 6-2 215 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 82 Demitrious Davis ...... WR 41 Andrew Taglianetti*** DB SR* 5-11 185 Bridgeville, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 83 Hubie Graham* ...... TE 8 Todd Thomas* LB SO* 6-2 215 Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls 84 Ed Tinker* ...... WR 84 Ed Tinker* WR JR* 6-2 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 86 J.P. Holtz ...... TE 53 Joe Trebitz*** LB SR* 6-3 220 Boca Raton, FL/West Boca Raton 87 Mike Shanahan*** ...... WR 75 Ryan Turnley*** OL SR* 6-6 320 Hopewell, PA/Hopewell 88 Kevin Weatherspoon ...... WR 9 Ray Vinopal DB SO* 5-10 190 Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney 90 T.J. Clemmings* ...... DL 63 Justin Virbitsky** OL SR* 6-4 300 Jermyn, PA/Lakeland 91 Darryl Render ...... DL 16 Chad Voytik QB FR 6-1 205 Cleveland, TN/Cleveland 92 Matt Yoklic* ...... P 88 Kevin Weatherspoon WR SO* 5-10 170 Clairton, PA/Clairton 92 (D) Devin Cook ...... DL 96 Kris Wildman DL SR* 6-1 245 Champion, OH/Champion 93 Bryan Murphy* ...... DL 49 Eric Williams LB SO* 6-3 215 Yardley, PA/Pennsbury 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith*....DL 2 K’Waun Williams** DB JR 5-10 190 Paterson, NJ/St. Joseph Regional 96 Kris Wildman ...... DL 36 Manny Williams** LB SR* 6-1 235 Clairton, PA/Clairton 97 Aaron Donald** ...... DL 17 (D) Chris Wuestner WR FR 6-2 205 Carlisle, PA/Carlisle 98 LaQuentin Smith* ...... DL 92 Matt Yoklic* P JR* 6-4 215 Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland * following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season (D) denotes duplicate number * following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number
5 PAUL CHRYST CAREER NOTES
√ Paul Chryst takes over at Pitt following an √ Under Chryst’s guidance, quarterback exceptional tenure at Wisconsin, where he Russell Wilson led the nation in pass ef- earned acclaim as one of college football’s iciency in 2011 with a staggering 191.78 inest teachers and strategists. The Badgers rating (topping Baylor Heisman Trophy win- compiled a 60-19 record (.759) during his ner Robert Grif in III’s 189.48). Wilson, who six seasons overseeing the offense (2006- is now with the Seattle Seahawks, threw for 11). 3,175 yards with 33 touchdowns and only four interceptions in leading the Badgers to √ Chryst was twice named a inalist for the the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth. prestigious Broyles Award (2010 and 2011), annually presented to college football’s top √ In addition to a potent passing game in assistant. 2011, Chryst also oversaw a rushing attack led by irst team All-American and Heisman √ In 2011, Chryst helped Wisconsin to an Trophy inalist Montee Ball, who led the PERSONAL INFORMATION 11-3 record and its second consecutive Big nation in total rushing yards (1,923) and Born: November 17, 1965 Ten title and Rose Bowl berth. The Badgers scoring (39 touchdowns and 16.71 points/ Hometown: Madison, Wis. featured a proli ic offense that set no fewer game). Ball’s 39 TDs tied the NCAA record Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 than a dozen school records, including set by Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in Family: Chryst and his wife points per game (44.1 avg.), total offense 1988. Robin have two daughters, Katy per game (469.9 avg.), total rushing yards and JoJo, and one son, Danny. (3,298) and total passing yards (3,280). √ In 2010, Chryst’s Wisconsin offense nearly became the irst team in FBS history COACHING EXPERIENCE √ From 2009-11, Wisconsin achieved the to have three different players rush for at College West Virginia, 1989-90, Big Ten’s best record (32-8, .800) while aver- least 1,000 yards in the same season: James graduate assistant. aging 39.2 points per game during that span. White (1,052 yards), John Clay (1,012) and UW–Platteville, 1993, offensive Montee Ball (996). That team had an incred- coordinator & quarterbacks. √ During his tenure as the Badgers’ of- ible 48 rushing touchdowns, tying the Big Illinois State, 1995, offensive fensive coordinator (2006-11), Wisconsin Ten record. coordinator & quarterbacks. produced nine irst team All-Americans on Oregon State, 1997-98, offensive offense: tackle Joe Thomas (unanimous √ Chryst was offensive coordinator and coordinator & quarterbacks. selection, 2006), tight end Travis Beckum quarterbacks coach at Oregon State during Wisconsin, 2002, tight ends. (2007), guard Kraig Urbik (2008), tackle the 2003 and ‘04 seasons. The 2003 Beavers Oregon State, 2003-04, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Gabe Carimi (unanimous selection, 2010), became the irst team in NCAA Division I Wisconsin, 2005, co-offensive tight end Lance Kendricks (consensus selec- history to have a 4,000-yard passer (Derek coordinator & tight ends. tion, 2010), guard John Mof itt (2010), run- Anderson), 1,500-yard rusher (Steven Jack- Wisconsin, 2006-11, offensive ning Back Montee Ball (2011), center Pete son) and two 1,000-yard receivers (James coordinator & quarterbacks. Konz (2011) and guard Kevin Zeitler (2011). Newson and Mike Hass). Pittsburgh, 2012, head coach. √ Chryst coached three major award win- √ Chryst has coached in 11 bowl games dur- Professional ners on offense while at Wisconsin: quar- ing his collegiate career, including each of San Antonio Riders, 1991-92, terback Scott Tolzien, who won the 2010 the past two Rose Bowl games. wide receivers, running backs, tight ends (World League of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (nation’s American Football). top senior quarterback), and two Outland √ Chryst’s coaching career includes seven Ottawa Rough Riders, 1994, Trophy winners (nation’s outstanding col- seasons in professional football, including quarterbacks (Canadian Football lege lineman) in tackles Gabe Carimi (2010) a three-year stint in the NFL as tight ends League). and Joe Thomas (2006). coach with the San Diego Chargers (1999- Saskatchewan Roughriders, 2001). He also spent time with the Canadian 1996, offensive coordinator & √ Chryst’s offenses at Wisconsin produced Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughrid- quarterbacks (Canadian Football ive Big Ten Player of the Year awards, won ers (1996) and Ottawa Rough Riders (1994), League). by: running back John Clay (2009 Big Ten as well as the World League’s San Antonio San Diego Chargers, 1999-2001, tight ends (National Football Player of the Year), tackle Gabe Carimi (2010 Riders (1991-92). League). Big Ten Lineman of the Year), running back Montee Ball (2011 Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Ameche- Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year) and quarterback Russell Wilson (2011 Griese- Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year). 6 PITT NOTES & ANECDOTES
SERIES NOTES SERIES GAME-BY-GAME This is the 10th meeting between Pitt and USF in a series that dates PITT LEADS SERIES, 6-3 back to 2001...the Panthers lead the series, 6-3, and have won four consecutive games against the Bulls...in last year’s meeting, Pitt routed Date PITT USF USF, 44-17, at Heinz Field...the Bulls entered last year’s contest with a 4-0 record and ranked as high as No. 14...in 2010, Pitt defeated USF at Sept. 8, 2001 ...... 26 ...... 35 Raymond James Stadium, 17-10...Pitt is 3-2 against USF at Heinz Field Dec. 4, 2004* ...... @ ...... 43 ...... 14 and 3-1 in games played in Tampa...the teams irst met on Sept. 8, 2001 at Heinz Field...USF earned one of its earliest signature victories that Oct. 15, 2005 ...... 31 ...... 17 day, upsetting the Panthers, 35-26...the teams would not play again until 2004, when Pitt clinched an invite to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl with a Nov. 4, 2006 ...... @ ...... 12 ...... 22 43-14 victory at Raymond James Stadium...that game was played on Dec. Nov. 24, 2007 ...... 37 ...... 48 4, 2004, a switch from its original Labor Day date (Sept. 6) due to Hur- ricane Frances...the 2004 encounter was the last non-conference game Oct. 2, 2008 ...... @ ...... 26 ...... 21 between the two schools as USF joined the Big East for the 2005 season. Oct. 24, 2009 ...... 41 ...... 14 TEAM NOTES Nov. 20, 2010 ...... @ ...... 17 ...... 10 Shooting for Bowl Eligibility Sept. 29, 2011 ...... 44 ...... 17 With a 5-6 overall record and one regular-season game remaining, Pitt needs a victory at USF to become eligible for one of the Big East Conference’s six postseason slots. *2004 game was originally scheduled for Sept. 6 but postponed to Since 2000, the Panthers have advanced to nine bowl games. Pitt Dec. 4 due to Hurricane Frances went to ive consecutive bowls from 2000-04. After failing to qualify for three consecutive years (2005-07), the Panthers have been to a @ indicates Pitt road game bowl each of the past four seasons. Games won by Pitt in bold Early Indicator Pitt is 5-1 this season when it scores irst. The lone loss was a 45-35 2012 Team Captains setback against Louisville on Oct. 13. In contrast, Pitt is 0-5 this sea- Pitt has selected its team captains for the 2012 season. They are son when its opponent scores irst. senior center Ryan Turnley, senior wide receiver Mike Shanahan, senior wide receiver Cameron Saddler, senior safety Jarred Holley Close Shaves and junior defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Three of Pitt’s six defeats this year have been by single-digit margins. Each of those close shaves have been on the road — Oct. 5 at Syra- cuse (14-13), Nov. 3 at Notre Dame (29-26 in three overtimes) and OFFENSIVE NOTES Nov. 9 at Connecticut (24-17). Ray on the Career Lists Turnover Margin Senior Ray Graham will inish his career as one of the most produc- Pitt ranks 23rd nationally and second in the Big East in turnover tive running backs in school history. Graham is prominent on Pitt’s margin. The Panthers are plus-8 in the turnover department (0.73 career statistical lists for all-purpose yards, rushing and scoring. margin per game), forcing 16 and only losing eight. He currently ranks second in all-purpose yards (4,849), third in rushing (3,177) and eighth in scoring (204 points). PITT TO GAINED PITT TO LOST Fum INT Tot Fum INT Total Margin PITT ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN A CAREER 6 10 16 6 2 8 +8 No. Name Seasons Yards Fresh Faces 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 7,117 Through 11 games, Pitt has had four true freshmen see action: tight 2. Ray Graham 2009- 4,849 end J.P. Holtz, defensive lineman Darryl Render, tailback Rushel Shell and cornerback Jahmahl Pardner. 3. Gibby Welch 1925-27 4,108 Holtz has played in all 11 games, starting eight. He has nine recep- 4. Craig Heyward 1984,1986-87 3,935 tions for 152 yards (16.9 avg.) and two touchdowns on the year. 5. Tom Davies 1918-21 3,931 Shell is Pitt’s second-leading rusher with 509 yards and four TDs on 105 carries (4.8 avg.) in 10 games played. 6. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 3,903 Render has played in nine contests with one start, and has six 7. Gordon Jones 1975-78 3,812 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one PBU on the season. 8. Lou Cecconi 1946-49 3,781 Pardner had been playing a signi icant role as a nickel back and 9. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 3,460 reserve cornerback through the irst three games but suffered a left ACL injury against Virginia Tech and will be out for the season. He is 10. Curtis Martin 1991-94 3,449 expected to receive a medical redshirt.
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PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A CAREER BIG EAST STANDINGS No. Name Seasons Yards Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 6,526 Rutgers 5 - 1 .833 9 - 2 .818 2. Curvin Richards 1988-90 3,192 3. Ray Graham 2009- 3,177 Syracuse 5 - 2 .714 7 - 5 .583 4. Craig Heyward 1984, 1986-87 3,086 Louisville 4 - 2 .667 9 - 2 .818 5. Dion Lewis 2009-10 2,860 Cincinnati 4 - 2 .667 8 - 3 .727 6. LeSean McCoy 2007-08 2,816 Pittsburgh 2 - 4 .333 5 - 6 .455 7. Billy West 1993-97 2,803 Connecticut 2 - 4 .333 5 - 6 .455 8. Elliott Walker 1974-77 2,748 Temple 2 - 5 .286 4 - 7 .364 9. Curtis Martin 1991-94 2,643 USF 1 - 5 .167 3 - 8 .273 10. Kevan Barlow 1997-2000 2,438
THIS WEEK PITT SCORING IN A CAREER Thursday, Nov. 29 No. Name TD PAT FG Pts. Louisville at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 Saturday, Dec. 1 2. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 Cincinnati at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) 3. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 Pittsburgh at USF, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) 4. Andy Hastings (1914-16, 19) 30 36 13 255 5. LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216
6. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 play given up by the Irish this season. Later in the second quarter, 7. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209 he scooted around the right end for a 16-yard touchdown run — the 8. Ray Graham (2009- ) 34 0 0 204 irst rushing TD by an opposing running back against the Irish this year. Larry Fitzgerald (2002-03) 34 0 0 204 10. Elliott Walker (1974-77) 33 1(2 pt.) 0 200 Ef iciency Excellence Tino Sunseri ranks second in the Big East and 20th nationally in pass Graham’s Century Rushing Games ef iciency with an impressive 154.56 rating. On the year he has com- Ray Graham’s 113-yard rushing effort against Rutgers on Nov. 24 pleted 221-of-336 passes (66%) for 2,892 yards and 18 touchdowns marked his fourth 100-yard game of the season and 11th of his career. with just two interceptions. As a junior, Sunseri ranked 82nd nationally in pass ef iciency RAY GRAHAM CAREER 100-YARD GAMES (124.09), completing 64% of his passes (247 of 385) for 2,616 yards with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs 9/11/10 New Hampshire 9 115 2 Tino on a Roll 9/23/10 Miami (Fla.) 14 100 0 Tino Sunseri has been highly productive over the past nine games. 10/2/10 FIU 29 277 3 During that stretch Sunseri has completed 66% of his passes for 2,375 yards (263.9 yards per game) and 16 touchdowns with only 9/3/11 Buffalo 29 201 3 one interception. 9/10/11 Maine 28 121 3 9/29/11 USF 26 226 2 TINO SUNSERI: THE LAST NINE GAMES 10/8/11 @Rutgers 24 159 1 Opponent C-A-I Pct. Yards TD Ef ic. 9/6/12 @Cincinnati 19 103 0 Virginia Tech 19-28-1 68% 283 3 180.97 10/27/12 Temple 19 109 2 Gardner-Webb 18-24-0 75% 344 3 236.65 11/3/12 @Notre Dame 24 172 1 @Syracuse 25-33-0 76% 319 0 156.96 11/24/12 Rutgers 23 113 1 Louisville 28-37-0 76% 287 2 158.67 @Buffalo 9-17-0 53% 128 0 116.19 Golden Graham Ray Graham had one of the inest performances of his career when Temple 20-28-0 71% 321 3 203.09 Pitt faced the heralded Notre Dame defense on Nov. 3. Graham @Notre Dame 19-29-0 66% 164 1 124.40 rushed for a season-high 172 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries @Connecticut 19-34-0 56% 302 2 149.91 (7.2 avg.). Notre Dame entered the game ranked ninth nationally in Rutgers 21-39-0 66% 227 2 119.66 rushing defense, yielding just 95.25 yards on the ground. Graham’s irst carry of the game was a 55-yard burst into the Total/Avg. 178-269-1 66% 263.9 16 159.22 heart of the Notre Dame defense. It stands as the longest offensive 8 PITT NOTES & ANECDOTES
245 Passes and Counting Tino Sunseri has a current streak of 245 pass attempts without an CAP AND GOWN: THE 2012 PITT GRADUATES interception, the longest active streak in the country. Sunseri’s last interception came at the 14:13 mark of the fourth Twelve players on this year’s Pitt football team have already quarter in Pitt’s 35-17 victory over Virginia Tech on Sept. 15. That earned their bachelor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh: INT came at the Pitt 36 with the Panthers holding a 28-17 lead. Pitt’s defense rose to the occasion, forcing a three-and-out. On their next Player Pos. Degree possession, the Panthers drove 88 yards for the game-clinching Hubie Graham TE Social Sciences touchdown, a six-yard Sunseri pass to Mike Shanahan. Shayne Hale DL Social Sciences Sunseri’s only other interception this season came in the second Kevin Harper PK Business General Management game of the year at Cincinnati (Sept. 6). Jarred Holley DB Communication Terri ic on Turnovers Chris Jacobson OL Administration of Justice Pitt is tied for irst nationally in fewest turnovers with just eight on Marco Pecora DB History the year (tied with Ohio). The Panthers are also tied for the national Mike Shanahan WR History lead with only two interceptions thrown (tied with Alabama and Andrew Taglianetti DB Business Marketing Army). In terms of fumbles lost, Pitt ranks 14th (tied) in the country Joe Trebitz LB Business Marketing with just six. Ryan Turnley OL Communication Pitt has just two turnovers in its past seven games. The Panthers Justin Virbitsky OL Economics lost a fumble in the irst quarter at Syracuse (Oct. 5) and also lost a fumble on a center-QB exchange against Rutgers (Nov. 24). Manny Williams LB Communication
Sunseri Climbs the Charts With 12 graduates already on the roster, Pitt ranks second among The following re lects Tino Sunseri’s standing among Pitt’s most pro- all Football Bowl Subdivision schools in terms of number of play- li ic career passers and total offense leaders. He ranks fourth all-time ers with their degree already in hand. in both categories. FBS Highest Number of Graduates on Roster PITT PASSING YARDS IN A CAREER School Graduates No. Name Seasons Yards 1. Virginia Tech 15 2. PITT 12 1. Alex Van Pelt 1989-92 11,267 3. Florida State 11 2. Dan Marino 1979-82 8,597 UCF 11 3. Tyler Palko 2002-06 8,343 5. Texas Christian 10 4. Tino Sunseri 2009- 8,194 Illinois 10 5. Rod Rutherford 2000-03 6,724 Northwestern 10 6. John Congemi 1983-86 6,467 South Carolina 10 7. Bill Stull 2005-09 5,252 8. David Priestley 1999-2001 4,533 Seasoned Signal Caller 9. John Ryan 1992-95 4,334 Tino Sunseri has started 37 consecutive games dating back to the 10. Rick Trocano 1977-80 4,219 2010 season opener at Utah. Sunseri’s starting streak is the longest by a Pitt quarterback since Alex Van Pelt made a school-record 46 consecutive starts from 1989-92. PITT TOP TOTAL OFFENSE CAREERS Van Pelt is Pitt’s career leader in passing yards (11,267) and total No. Name Seasons Yards offense (11,148). Sunseri ranks fourth in both career passing yards 1. Alex Van Pelt (QB) 1988-92 11,148 (8,194) and career total offense (8,252). 2. Tyler Palko (QB) 2002-06 8,429 Devin Dazzles 3. Dan Marino (QB) 1979-82 8,320 Junior wide receiver Devin Street ranks second in the Big East in 4. Tino Sunseri (QB) 2009- 8,252 both receptions per game (5.45 avg.) and receiving yards per game (74.55 avg.). On the year, Street has totaled 60 catches for 820 yards 5. Rod Rutherford (QB) 2000-03 7,609 (13.7 avg.) and four touchdowns. 6. Tony Dorsett (RB) 1973-76 6,526 A Pitt player has led the Big East in receptions four times in the 7. John Congemi (QB) 1983-86 6,351 history of the conference. Larry Fitzgerald was the last to accomplish the feat during his 2003 All-America season when he averaged 7.1 8. Bill Stull (QB) 2005-09 5,064 catches per game. 9. Rick Trocano (QB) 1977-80 4,892 A Pitt player has led the Big East in receiving yards nine times, the 10. David Priestley (QB) 1999-2001 4,445 most recent coming in 2005 when two-time all-conference receiver Greg Lee averaged 87.5 yards per contest. Fitzgerald was the last Pitt player to lead the Big East in both cat- egories in the same season (2003).
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PITT’S BIG EAST RECEPTIONS/GAME LEADERS PITT CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Year Player Rec. Yards TD RPG No. Name Seasons Yards 1999 Latef Grim 75 1,106 4 6.8 1. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 3,061 2000 Antonio Bryant 68 1,302 11 6.8 2. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 3,003 2002 Larry Fitzgerald 69 1,005 12 5.3 3. Latef Grim 1998-2000 2,680 2003 Larry Fitzgerald 92 1,672 22 7.1 4. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 2,677 5. Greg Lee 2003-05 2,470 PITT’S BIG EAST RECEIVING YARDS/GAME LEADERS 6. Jon Baldwin 2008-10 2,337 Year Player Rec. Yards TD YPG 7. Dwight Collins 1980-83 2,264 1992 Dietrich Jells 55 1,091 8 90.9 8. Gordon Jones 1975-78 2,230 1997 Terry Murphy 46 873 13 79.4 9. Mike Shanahan 2009- 2,103 1998 Latef Grim 60 906 9 90.6 10. Devin Street 2010- 1,892 1999 Latef Grim 75 1,106 4 100.5 2000 Antonio Bryant 68 1,302 11 130.2* A Winning Shell Game Freshman tailback Rushel Shell was a key offensive catalyst in Pitt’s 2001 R.J. English 41 760 6 69.1 35-17 win over Virginia Tech by rushing for 157 yards on 23 attempts, 2003 Larry Fitzgerald 92 1,672 22 128.6* an impressive 6.8-yard average. It is the highest single-game rush- 2004 Greg Lee 68 1,297 10 108.1 ing total by a Big East freshman this season and the ifth best rushing 2005 Greg Lee 49 962 7 87.5 performance by a Big East player regardless of class. Shell is the irst Pitt freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since Dion Lewis had 159 against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care *led country Bowl on Dec. 26, 2009. (Pitt defeated the Tar Heels, 19-17.) NOTE: Prior to 2002, the NCAA did not count bowl performances in statistical averages. O-Line Stability Pitt has enjoyed much more stability on its offensive front this season Going over 100 compared to last year. In 2011, due to a myriad of injuries, Pitt was Devin Street had a career-high 140 receiving yards on six catches forced to shuf le eight different starting offensive line combinations in in Pitt’s 47-17 victory over Temple on Oct. 27. It was Street’s third 13 games. 100-yard receiving performance of the year. He previously had 111 In 2012, Pitt ielded the same starting ive on its offensive front for yards on a career-high 11 catches vs. Louisville, and 130 yards on 10 the irst eight games of the year. With junior guard Ryan Schlieper’s receptions at Syracuse. season-ending right foot injury against Temple Oct. 27, sophomore Ar- The last Pitt player to record more than three 100-yard receiving thur Doakes has taken over the starting role for the subsequent three games in a season was Jon Baldwin, who had seven 100-yard games games. in 2009. Baldwin totaled 1,111 yards that year on 57 catches. He The season-long ixtures on the offensive line have been junior Cory went on to be a 2011 irst-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. King at left tackle, senior Chris Jacobson at left guard, senior Ryan Turnley at center and sophomore Matt Rotheram at right tackle. Sticky Fingers Mike Shanahan and Devin Street rank among the most proli ic pass catchers in Pitt history as evidenced by the school’s career lists for 2012 PITT STARTING OFFENSIVE LINE receptions and receiving yards. Shanahan is ifth all-time in recep- Player 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS tions (146) and ninth in receiving yards (2,103). Street has 138 LT Cory King 11/11 26/16 catches to rank sixth and is 10th in career receiving yards with LG Chris Jacobson 11/11 44/28 1,892. C Ryan Turnley 11/11 41/24 RG Ryan Schlieper* 8/8 22/16 PITT RECEPTIONS IN A CAREER RG Arthur Doakes 11/3 17/3 No. Name Seasons Rec. Yards Avg. RT Matt Rotheram 11/11 19/13 1. Latef Grim 1998-2000 178 2,680 15.1 * suffered season-ending right foot injury vs. Temple Oct. 27 2. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 173 3,061 17.7 3. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 161 2,677 16.6 Surpassing 600 4. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 160 3,003 18.8 Pitt rolled up 626 yards in total offense (397 passing, 229 rushing) 5. Mike Shanahan 2009- 146 2,103 14.4 against Gardner-Webb, the Panthers’ highest single-game production since 1997 when they had 645 yards (470 passing, 175 rushing) in 6. Devin Street 2010- 138 1,892 13.7 a double-overtime victory at Rutgers (55-48). The Gardner-Webb 7. Dwight Collins 1980-83 133 2,264 17.0 contest marked Pitt’s highest total offense in a regulation game since Gordon Jones 1975-78 133 2,230 16.8 1995 when it compiled a school-record 648 yards (333 passing, 315 rushing) in a 66-30 win over Eastern Michigan. 9. Derek Kinder 2004-08 131 1,646 12.6 10. Jon Baldwin 2008-10 128 2,337 18.3 10 PITT NOTES & ANECDOTES
Historic Two-Game Production Air Defense In its back-to-back September victories, Pitt produced a combined The Panthers boast strong national rankings in defending the pass. 1,163 yards in total offense (626 vs. Gardner-Webb and 537 vs. Pitt is 28th in pass yardage defense (204.73 yards/game). That aver- Virginia Tech). This two-game total set a school record for offensive age ranks second in the Big East. output in consecutive games. The prior mark was 1,154 set in 1992. Pitt is 29th in pass ef iciency defense (fourth in the Big East) with a That season, Pitt had 558 yards vs. Rutgers followed by a 596-yard 117.12 rating. game vs. Minnesota. The Panthers have only given up 12 passing touchdowns this sea- son, the second-lowest total among all Big East teams. 500-Yard Games Pitt has reached 500 yards in total offense three times this year. The Not in a Rush Panthers last achieved that feat back in 1992 when the Pitt offense, In its most recent game, Pitt held Rutgers to 50 net rushing yards, led by all-time leading passer Alex Van Pelt, had four 500-yard the third time this year the Panthers have held an opponent under games. 100 yards rushing. Previously the Panthers held Virginia Tech (59) and Gardner-Webb (32) under 100 yards on the ground. PITT’S 500 YARD GAMES IN 2012 On the season, Pitt is surrendering 140.09 rushing yards per game Opponent Rush Pass Total W/L to rank 36th nationally and fourth in the Big East. Virginia Tech 254 283 537 W, 35-17 Gardner-Webb 229 397 626 W, 55-10 Hendricks Leads League Temple 207 321 528 W, 47-17 Coming off an abbreviated 2011 campaign due to a shoulder injury, junior safety Jason Hendricks has bounced back in top form this sea- son. Hendricks leads Pitt with four interceptions. His average of 0.36 DEFENSIVE NOTES INTs per game ranks irst in the Big East (tied) and 20th nationally.
Defensive Improvement Turnovers are Key Pitt’s defense has improved signi icantly since the opening two Pitt is 3-1 this season when forcing multiple turnovers in a game. In games of the season when the Panthers started 0-2 and gave up an contrast, the Panthers are 2-5 when failing to generate more than average of 422.5 yards. one turnover. Over its subsequent nine games, Pitt sliced that average by nearly 95 In its 35-17 win over No. 13 Virginia Tech, Pitt forced a season-high yards, giving up only 327.6 yards per contest. (Of note: Pitt’s averages four turnovers, including three interceptions of Hokies quarterback include a triple-overtime game at Notre Dame Nov. 3.) Logan Thomas. Junior free safety Jason Hendricks had two picks while senior strong safety Jarred Holley had the other. PITT DEFENSE: GAMES 1 & 2 Additionally, sophomore linebacker Eric Williams had Pitt’s irst Opponent Rush Yds. Pass Yds. Total Sacks By TO fumble recovery of the season. Williams recovered a fumble (forced YSU 204 177 381 0 0 by redshirt freshman defensive end Devin Cook) at the Virginia Tech 10 in the second quarter. Ray Graham rushed for a ive-yard TD two @Cincinnati 259 205 464 1 0 plays later to give Pitt a 21-0 lead. Avg./Total 231.5 191.0 422.5 1 0 The Panthers forced three more turnovers in their 55-10 win over Gardner-Webb the following week. Hendricks had his third intercep- PITT DEFENSE: GAMES 3 THROUGH 11 tion of the year, while senior defensive end Shayne Hale and senior Opponent Rush Yds. Pass Yds. Total Sacks By TO linebacker Joe Trebitz both had fumble recoveries. Virginia Tech 59 265 324 2 4 In a 47-17 rout of Temple, the Panthers gained two turnovers — Gardner-Webb 32 95 127 3 3 fumble recoveries by Eric Williams and redshirt freshman corner- @Syracuse 120 185 305 2 1 back Lafayette Pitts. Louisville 156 304 460 2 0 Despite forcing three turnovers at Notre Dame (two interceptions and a fumble recovery), the Panthers fell to the No. 4 Irish, 29-26, in @Buffalo 169 165 334 3 1 triple overtime — the only time this season when Pitt has lost while Temple 129 195 324 3 2 forcing multiple turnovers. @Notre Dame* 231 291 522 1 3 @Connecticut 132 213 345 2 1 Sack Attack Rutgers 50 157 207 1 1 The Pitt defense has recorded at least one quarterback sack in 35 of Avg./Total 119.8 207.8 327.6 19 16 the past 36 games. * three overtimes The Panthers had a streak of 25 consecutive games with a sack snapped against Youngstown State on Sept. 1. The YSU contest
Point Prevention marked the irst time Pitt had been held without a sack since Sept. 2, Perhaps Pitt’s most impressive improvement has been in scoring 2010, when they lost in overtime at Utah (27-24). defense. In its opening two losses, Pitt gave up an average of 32.5 Entering the Dec. 1 USF game, Pitt has 20 sacks on the season. Ju- points. Over the past nine games, that average has been reduced to nior defensive tackle Aaron Donald leads the Panthers with 4.5 sacks 18.7 (During this current nine-game stretch, Pitt surrendered four and junior nose tackle Tyrone Ezell is second with 3.5. touchdowns on returns — two on fumbles and two on punts. Taking out those 28 points, the 18.7 scoring average drops to 15.6.) In 11 total games this year, Pitt is yielding 21.18 points to rank 23rd nationally and fourth in the Big East.
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TDs by the “D” Harper Among All-Time Leaders The Pitt defense has scored 22 touchdowns since the 2001 season. Kevin Harper ranks among the top kick scorers of all-time at Pitt. The Panthers are 20-0 when scoring at least one defensive touch- Harper is currently sixth in kick scoring with 181 career points and down in a game during that 11-season span. could reach the top 5 before his senior season is complete.
PITT DEFENSIVE SCORES SINCE 2001 PITT CAREER KICK SCORING Date Opponent Player Score No. Name PAT FG Pts. 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return 1. Carson Long (1973-76) 133 45 268 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return 2. Conor Lee (2006-08) 113 50 263 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return 3. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 100 38 214 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return 4. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 86 41 209 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return 5. Mark Schubert (1977-79) 95 31 188 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 6. Kevin Harper (2009- ) 67 38 181 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return 7. Chris Ferencik (1995-98) 91 28 175 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return 8. Scott Kaplan (1989-92) 67* 30 158 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 9. David Abdul (2002-05) 83 24 155 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return 10. Josh Cummings (2004-05) 54 32 150 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return * includes one 2-point conversion 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return Productive Rookie Returner 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return Redshirt freshman cornerback Lafayette Pitts is not only a starter 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return on defense but also an impact kickoff return man. Pitts is averaging 25.77 yards per return to rank second in the Big East and 29th na- 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return tionally. He had a season-long 64-yard kick return against Gardner- 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return Webb. 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return As a team, the Panthers rank 26th nationally and fourth in the Big 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return East in kick returns with a 23.86 average.
9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return Kickoff Return Defense 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return The Panthers are yielding only 19.26 yards per kickoff return this 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return year to rank 24th nationally and fourth in the Big East. In its most recent contest, Pitt limited Rutgers to just 18.8 yards 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return per kick return. The Scarlet Knights entered the contest with a Big East-leading 30.4-yard kick return average.
Pitt Kick Return TDs SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES Pitt has only six kickoff returns for touchdowns since the 2000 sea- son, and only one during the previous ive seasons. Nearly Perfect on PATs Since the opening of the 2006 season, Pitt has been virtually lawless on its extra-point kicks. The Panthers have missed only three PAT PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 kicks over this current stretch (266 of 269, .989). Year Opponent Player Yds. During his two seasons as Pitt’s starting placekicker, senior Kevin 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 Harper has gone 67-of-68 in PAT kicks (.985). Harper is 35-of-35 this year. 2010 none Harper is also one of only three kickers in the Big East to make all 2009 none of their extra-point kicks this season (minimum 20 attempts). Syra- 2008 none cuse’s Ross Krautman (39 of 39) and Connecticut’s Chad Christen (22 of 22) are the others. 2007 none 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 Kevin Gets His Kicks 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 Kevin Harper is tied for the Big East lead and ranks 18th nationally @Ohio L. Stephens-Howling 95 with an average of 1.55 ield goals per game. Harper has made 17-of-24 ield goals this year, good for the second 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 best ield-goal percentage in the conference (.708). He has made 11 2003 none of his past 13 attempts and 13 of his past 16. 2002 none Harper boasts a season-long ield goal of 45 yards, made at Buffalo (Oct. 20) in wet and windy conditions. 2001 none 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86
12 PITT NOTES & ANECDOTES
Pitt Punt Return TDs 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal Pitt’s punt return game has produced only three touchdowns since the 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 2000 season and none over the previous ive seasons. The Panthers’ 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* last punt return for a score occurred on Nov. 16, 2006, when Darrelle Revis had a spectacular 73-yard touchdown return against West Vir- 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt ginia at Heinz Field. The return helped stake Pitt to a 27-24 halftime 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal lead but the Mountaineers would prevail, 45-27. Of Pitt’s three punt 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal return touchdowns since 2000, Darrelle Revis has two of them. Revis also had a 79-yard return for a score in a 38-20 win over Cincinnati 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt in 2005. 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT Year Opponent Player Yds. 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal 2011 none 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 2010 none 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 2009 none 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2008 none 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 2007 none 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 2004 none 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2003 none 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 2001 none 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 2000 none 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt * Insight Bowl 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt 1/8/11 @Kentucky% Andrew Taglianetti Punt Panther Block Party In the second quarter of the Oct. 13 Louisville contest, sophomore 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# linebacker Todd Thomas blocked a punt and recovered it in the 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ end zone for a touchdown, giving Pitt a 14-7 lead. It was Pitt’s irst blocked punt for a TD since Oct. 15, 2011, when Andrew Taglianetti’s *returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay block was returned 10 yards for a score by Antwuan Reed vs. Utah. Pitt has blocked 42 kicks dating back to the 2000 season. During #returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed that stretch Taglianetti, a senior safety, leads all Panthers with a $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas school-record six blocks. % BBVA Compass Bowl
PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Player Type 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal 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
13 PITT-USF REWIND: THE LAST TWO MEETINGS
PITT 44 #16/14 USF 17 PITT 17 USF 10 Sept. 29, 2011 • Heinz Field • 40,025 Nov. 20, 2010 • Raymond James Stadium • 43,844
Pitt rolled past nationally ranked and previously undefeated USF, Pitt put the brakes on surging South Florida’s three-game winning 44-17, in an ESPN Thursday night showdown at Heinz Field...Ray streak with a 17-10 victory at Raymond James Stadium…Dion Lewis Graham was the catalyst, rushing for 226 yards and two TDs... rushed for a game-high 105 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown Graham’s 13-yard score gave Pitt (3-2, 1-0) the lead for good late run to open the fourth quarter that broke a 10-10 tie and proved in the irst half and his eight-yard TD early in the fourth sealed it to be the game winner…the win was Pitt’s third consecutive over as the Panthers broke a ive-game losing streak against ranked USF and kept the Panthers atop the Big East standings with a 4-1 opponents...Pitt limited USF QB B.J. Daniels to 43 rush yards and league mark (6-4 overall)…the Bulls (6-4, 3-3) were held to 285 total 18-of-36 passing for 223 yards...Tino Sunseri had his best game to yards…their lone TD came on a wide receiver reverse by Terrence date, throwing for 216 yards and a score while rushing for another... Mitchell, who scampered 45 yards to tie the game at 10 with 4:07 leading 20-17 at halftime, Pitt shut out USF’s powerful offense over left in the third period…Dom DeCicco led Pitt’s defensive effort the inal two periods...safety Jarred Holley had 10 tackles, two TFLs, with 13 tackles, matching his career high…Antwuan Reed ended a sack and forced fumble...the Panthers defeated USF (4-1, 0-1) for the Bulls’ last-gasp drive with an interception at the Pitt 20 as time the fourth consecutive time...it was Pitt’s irst win over a ranked expired…the 17 points were Pitt’s lowest in a winning effort since opponent since defeating USF (ranked No. 10), 26-21, in 2008...the Dec. 1, 2007, when it upset West Virginia, 13-9...with the win the margin of victory was Pitt’s largest over a ranked opponent since Panthers became bowl eligible for the third consecutive season. a 38-7 win over No. 12 Virginia Tech in 2001. PITT 3 0 7 7 17 USF 7 10 0 0 17 USF 0 3 7 0 10 PITT 10 10 14 10 44 First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Hutchins 36-yard ield goal 9:26 USF — Daniels 12-yard run (Bonani kick) 8:46 PITT — Sunseri 9-yard run (Harper kick) 5:14 Second Quarter PITT — Harper 47-yard ield goal 2:11 USF — Bonani 35-yard ield goal 14:57
Second Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Harper 39-yard ield goal 12:00 PITT — Graham 12-yard pass from Sunseri (Hutchins kick) 6:22 USF — Murray 7-yard run (Bonani kick) 6:57 USF — Mitchell 45-yard run (Bonani kick) 4:07 PITT — R. Graham 13-yard run (Harper kick) 1:43 USF — Bonani 34-yard ield goal 0:26 Fourth Quarter PITT — Lewis 22-yard run (Hutchins kick) 14:53 Third Quarter PITT — H. Graham 12-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 10:33 PITT — Brown 2-yard run (Harper kick) 4:55 Team Stats PITT USF Fourth Quarter First Downs 17 19 PITT — R. Graham 8-yard run (Harper kick) 11:29 Rushes-Yards 38-150 37-153 PITT — Harper 46-yard ield goal 4:44 Att-Comp-Int 16-11-0 29-15-1 Passing Yards 142 132 Team Stats USF PITT Total Yards 292 285 First Downs 23 32 Punt Returns-Yards 2-55 1-12 Rushes-Yards 38-202 58-307 Kick Returns-Yards 1-30 2-27 Comp-Att-Int 18-36-0 22-33-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Passing Yards 223 216 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 Total Yards 425 523 Punts-Average 4-42.5 6-26.8 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-4) 1-(-1) Penalties-Yards 11-116 6-53 Kick Returns-Yards 8-104 3-49 Third Down Conv. 2-9 4-15 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 4-1 Sacks By-Yards 2-14 4-28 Punts-Average 6-34.8 2-43.5 Possession Time 29:35 30:25 Penalties-Yards 6-50 3-25 Third Down Conv. 6-15 9-15 Rushing Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-1 PITT — Lewis 22-105, 1 TD; Graham 10-44; Sunseri 6-1. Sacks By-Yards 3-16 2-18 USF — Plancher 13-67; Mitchell 1-45, 1 TD; Murray 12-36; Kelly 3-7; Possession Time 23:50 36:10 Lamar 2-3; Daniels 6-(-5).
Rushing Passing USF — Scott 12-76; Murray 10-67, 1 TD; Daniels 14-43, 1 TD; Lamar 2-16. PITT — Sunseri 16-11-0, 142 yards, 1 TD. PITT — R. Graham 26-226, 2 TD; Brown 16-55, 1 TD; Sunseri 12-35, 1 TD; USF — Daniels 29-15-1, 132 yards. Saddler 1-6; Jones 1-1; Team 1-(-1); Patton 1-(-15). Receiving Passing PITT — Shanahan 3-62; Baldwin 3-36; Graham 3-9, 1 TD; Cruz 1-22; USF — Daniels 18-36-0, 223 yards. Street 1-13. PITT — Sunseri 22-33-0, 216 yards, 1 TD. USF — Bogan 4-60; Landi 4-31; Hornes 3-19; Virgin 1-15; Murray 1-7; Kelly 1-3; Lamar 1-(-3). Receiving USF — Grif in 5-109; Landi 3-17; Gonzalez 2-22; Marc 2-18; Scott 2-15; Miller 1-15; Love 1-13; Bravo-Brown 1-7; Welch 1-7. PITT — Saddler 6-68; R. Graham 4-42; Shanahan 4-41; H. Graham 3-35, 1 TD; Carswell 2-12; Brown 1-8; Jones 1-6; Patton 1-4.
14 PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations FIELD LEVEL
Dave Huxtable Inoke Breckter ield Bobby Engram Jim Hueber Desmond Robinson Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Wide Receivers Offensive Line Running Backs PRESS BOX
Joe Rudolph Brooks Bollinger Chris Haering Matt House Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Linebackers Secondary
Pronunciation Guide
PLAYERS Kevin Barthelemy ...... bar-thel-a-may Pat Quirin ...... choir-in Adam Bisnowaty ...... biz-no-watt-ee Anthony Rippole ...... ripple Mike Caprara ...... ca-prayer-ra Deaysean Rippy ...... day-shawn Brendan Carozzoni ...... care-ah-zone-ee Matt Rotheram ...... roth-er-rum Drew Carswell ...... carz-well Artie Rowell...... roll Zenel Demhasaj ...... zen-EL Dem-has-ah Ryan Schlieper ...... SHLEEP-er Tyrone Ezell ...... E-Zell Rushell Shell ...... Rush-ell Mark Giubilato ...... jew-bah-lot-oh Tino Sunseri ...... TEE-no Hubie Graham ...... hue-bee Andrew Taglianetti ...... tag-lee-ah-net-ee Nicholas Grigsby ...... grigs-bee Joe Trebitz ...... treb-BITZ Juantez Hollins ...... wan-TEZ Ray Vinopal ...... vin-oh-paul Brandon I ill ...... EYE-full Chad Voytik ...... voy-tick Terrell Jackson ...... ter-REL K’Waun Williams...... kay-wann Adam Lazenga ...... la-zeng-ah Chris Wuestner ...... weest-ner Brad Lukasak ...... lou-ka-sack Matt Yoklic ...... YAH-click Khaynin Mosley-Smith ...... kay-nin Marco Pecora ...... pah-core-ah COACHES Jevonte Pitts ...... JAH-von-tay Brooks Bollinger ...... ball-in-jer Devon Porchia ...... porsche-ah Inoke Breckter ield ...... ee-NO-kay Ejuan Price ...... prefers to be called “Juan” Chris Haering ...... hair-ring
15 2012 OPPONENTS: WEEK BY WEEK
YSU (7-4, 4-4 MVFC) CINCINNATI (8-3, 4-2 BIG EAST) VIRGINIA TECH (6-6, 4-4 ACC) Sept. 1 at Pitt W. 31-17 Sept. 6 Pitt* W, 34-10 Sept. 3 Georgia Tech* W, 20-17 (OT) Sept. 8 Valparaiso W, 59-0 Sept. 15 Delaware State W, 23-7 Sept. 8 Austin Peay W, 42-7 Sept. 15 Albany W, 31-24 Sept. 29 at Virginia Tech# W, 27-24 Sept. 15 at Pitt L, 17-35 Sept. 22 UNI* W, 42-35 Oct. 6 Miami (Ohio) W, 52-14 Sept. 22 Bowling Green W, 37-0 Oct. 6 at North Dakota State* L, 7-48 Oct. 13 Fordham W, 49-17 Sept. 29 vs. Cincinnati# L, 24-27 Oct. 13 at Illinois State* L, 28-35 Oct. 20 at Toledo L, 23-29 Oct. 6 at North Carolina* L, 34-48 Oct. 20 Southern Illinois* L, 21-38 Oct. 26 at Louisville* L, 31-34 (OT) Oct. 13 Duke* W, 41-20 Oct. 27 at South Dakota State* L, 28-41 Nov. 3 Syracuse* W, 35-24 Oct. 20 at Clemson* L, 17-38 Nov. 3 South Dakota* W, 13-10 Nov. 10 at Temple* W, 34-10 Nov. 1 at Miami (Fla.)* L, 12-30 Nov. 10 at Western Illinois* W, 31-7 Nov. 17 Rutgers* L, 3-10 Nov. 8 Florida State* L, 22-28 Nov. 17 Indiana State* W, 27-6 Nov. 23 USF* W, 27-10 Nov. 17 at Boston College* W, 30-23 (OT) *MVFC game Dec. 1 at Connecticut* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Virginia* W, 17-14 #FedExField (Landover, Md.) #FedExField (Landover, Md.) *Big East game *ACC game GARDNER-WEBB (3-8, 2-4 BIG SOUTH) SYRACUSE (7-5, 5-2 BIG EAST) LOUISVILLE (9-2, 4-2 BIG EAST) Sept. 1 Wofford L, 7-34 Sept. 1 Northwestern L, 41-42 Sept. 2 Kentucky W, 32-14 Sept. 8 at Richmond L, 8-41 Sept. 8 vs. USC# L, 29-42 Sept. 8 Missouri State W, 35-7 Sept. 15 Samford L, 23-44 Sept. 15 Stony Brook W, 28-17 Sept. 15 North Carolina W, 39-34 Sept. 22 at Pitt L, 10-55 Sept. 22 at Minnesota L, 10-17 Sept. 22 at Florida International W, 28-21 Oct. 6 at Liberty* L, 35-42 Oct. 5 Pitt* W, 14-13 Sept. 29 at Southern Mississippi W, 21-17 Oct. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 30-28 Oct. 13 at Rutgers* L, 15-23 Oct. 13 at Pitt* W, 45-35 Oct. 20 at Stony Brook* L, 10-41 Oct. 19 Connecticut* W, 40-10 Oct. 20 USF* W, 27-25 Oct. 27 VMI* W, 38-7 Oct. 27 at USF* W, 37-36 Oct. 26 Cincinnati* W, 34-31 (OT) Nov. 3 Coastal Carolina* L, 33-55 Nov. 3 at Cincinnati* L, 24-35 Nov. 3 Temple* W, 45-17 Nov. 10 at Charleston Southern* L, 10-28 Nov. 10 Louisville* W, 45-26 Nov. 10 at Syracuse* L, 26-45 Nov. 17 Presbyterian* W, 21-15 Nov. 17 at Missouri W, 31-27 Nov. 24 Connecticut* L, 20-23 (3OT) *Big South game Nov. 23 at Temple* W, 38-20 Nov. 29 at Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. #MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) *Big East game * Big East game BUFFALO (4-8, 3-5 MAC) TEMPLE (4-7, 2-5 BIG EAST) NOTRE DAME (12-0) Sept. 1 at Georgia L, 23-45 Aug. 31 Villanova W, 41-10 Sept. 1 vs. Navy* W, 50-10 Sept. 8 Morgan State W, 56-34 Sept. 8 Maryland L, 27-36 Sept. 8 Purdue W, 20-17 Sept. 19 Kent State* L, 7-23 Sept. 22 at Penn State L, 13-24 Sept. 15 at Michigan State W, 20-3 Sept. 29 at Connecticut L, 17-24 Oct. 6 USF* W, 37-28 Sept. 22 Michigan W, 13-6 Oct. 6 at Ohio* L, 31-38 Oct. 13 at Connecticut* W, 17-14 (OT) Oct. 6 vs. Miami (Fla.)# W, 41-3 Oct. 13 at Northern Illinois* L, 3-45 Oct. 20 Rutgers* L, 10-35 Oct. 13 Stanford W, 20-13 (OT) Oct. 20 Pitt L, 6-20 Oct. 27 at Pitt* L, 17-47 Oct. 20 BYU W, 17-14 Oct. 27 Toledo* L, 20-25 Nov. 3 at Louisville* L, 17-45 Oct. 27 at Oklahoma W, 30-13 Nov. 3 Miami (Ohio)* W, 27-24 Nov. 10 Cincinnati* L, 10-34 Nov. 3 Pitt W, 29-26 (3OT) Nov. 10 Western Michigan* W, 29-24 Nov. 17 at Army W, 63-32 Nov. 10 at Boston College W, 21-6 Nov. 17 at Massachusetts* W, 29-19 Nov. 23 Syracuse* L, 20-38 Nov. 17 Wake Forest W, 38-0 Nov. 23 at Bowling Green* L, 7-21 *Big East game Nov. 24 at USC W, 22-13 *MAC game *Dublin, Ireland #Soldier Field (Chicago) UCONN (5-6, 2-4 BIG EAST) RUTGERS (9-2, 5-1 BIG EAST) USF (3-8, 1-5 BIG EAST) Aug. 30 Massachusetts W, 37-0 Sept. 1 at Tulane W, 24-12 Sept. 1 UT-Chattanooga W, 34-13 Sept. 8 North Carolina State L, 7-10 Sept. 8 Howard W, 26-0 Sept. 8 at Nevada W, 32-31 Sept. 15 at Maryland W, 24-21 Sept. 13 at USF* W, 23-13 Sept. 13 Rutgers* L, 13-23 Sept. 22 at Western Michigan L, 24-30 Sept. 22 at Arkansas W, 35-26 Sept. 22 at Ball State L, 27-31 Sept. 29 Buffalo W, 24-17 Oct. 6 Connecticut* W, 19-3 Sept. 29 Florida State L, 17-30 Oct. 6 at Rutgers* L, 3-19 Oct. 13 Syracuse* W, 23-15 Oct. 6 at Temple* L, 28-37 Oct. 13 Temple* L, 14-17 (OT) Oct. 20 at Temple* W, 35-10 Oct. 20 at Louisville* L, 25-27 Oct. 19 at Syracuse* L, 10-40 Oct. 27 Kent State L, 23-35 Oct. 27 Syracuse* L, 36-37 Nov. 3 at USF* L, 6-13 Nov. 10 Army W, 28-7 Nov. 3 Connecticut* W, 13-6 Nov. 9 Pitt* W, 24-17 Nov. 17 at Cincinnati* W, 10-3 Nov. 17 at Miami (Fla.) L, 9-40 Nov. 24 at Louisville* W, 23-20 (3OT) Nov. 24 at Pitt* L, 6-27 Nov. 23 at Cincinnati* L, 10-27 Dec. 1 Cincinnati* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Louisville* 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Pitt* 7 p.m. *Big East game *Big East game *Big East game
16 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB
YSU Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Saddler*
Cincinnati Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Giubilato
Virginia Tech Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram Holtz Sunseri R. Graham Carswell#
Gardner-Webb Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram Holtz Sunseri R. Graham Lazenga
Syracuse Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Carswell#
Louisville Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram Holtz Sunseri R. Graham Giubilato
Buffalo Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram Holtz Sunseri R. Graham Saddler*
Temple Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Schlieper Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Holtz#
Notre Dame Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Doakes Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Holtz#
Connecticut Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Doakes Rotheram H. Graham Sunseri R. Graham Holtz#
Rutgers Street Shanahan King Jacobson Turnley Doakes Rotheram Holtz Sunseri R. Graham Carswell#
USF
* Pitt started three wide receivers vs. Youngstown State and Buffalo
# Pitt started two tight ends and no fullback vs. Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Temple, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Rutgers
DEFENSE GAME DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB CB FS SS
YSU Murphy Donald Mosley-Smith Lippert E. Williams Gordon Grigsby Pitts Christian Vinopal Taglianetti
Cincinnati Murphy Donald Ezell Clemmings E. Williams Gordon Grigsby Pitts Christian Hendricks Holley
Virginia Tech Cook Donald Ezell Clemmings E. Williams Gordon M. Williams Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Gardner-Webb Murphy Render Ezell Clemmings E. Williams Gordon M. Williams Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Syracuse Murphy Donald Ezell Clemmings Taglianetti* Gordon M. Williams Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Louisville Murphy Donald Ezell Clemmings E. Williams Gordon M. Williams Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Buffalo Murphy Donald Ezell Clemmings E. Williams Mason Thomas Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Temple Murphy Donald Ezell Hale E. Williams Mason Thomas Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Notre Dame Murphy Donald Ezell Hale E. Williams Trebitz Thomas Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Connecticut Murphy Donald Ezell Hale E. Williams Trebitz Thomas Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
Rutgers Murphy Donald Ezell Hale E. Williams Gordon Thomas Pitts K. Williams Hendricks Holley
USF
* Pitt started ive defensive backs vs. Syracuse
17 2012 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 31 PITT 17 CINCINNATI 34 PITT 10 Sept. 1, 2012 • Heinz Field • 40,837 Sept. 6, 2012 • Nippert Stadium • 33,562 Kurt Hess passed for 154 yards and two touchdowns as Youngstown George Winn ran for two touchdowns, including a 58-yarder State spoiled Paul Chryst’s Pitt head coaching debut...Pitt lost to on Cincinnati’s irst play of the game, to help the Bearcats race a Football Championship Subdivision foe for the irst time in 11 past Pitt in the Big East opener for both teams...Cincinnati quar- games...facing a YSU offense that returned 11 starters, Pitt’s defense terback Munchie Legaux threw for 205 yards and rushed for struggled against the Penguins’ precise and ef icient spread attack... a game-high 117...Pitt fell into an early 14-0 hole and trailed YSU converted 11-of-16 third downs and held the ball for more than 17-0 at halftime...the Panthers twice came up empty inside the 35 minutes....the Panthers had eight new starters on the defensive Bearcats’ 10 in the second quarter...Ray Graham had a six-yard side of the ball...the Penguins scored on their irst two possessions TD wiped out due to a holding penalty and three plays later the en route to a 14-10 halftime lead, putting together scoring drives drive ended with an INT in the end zone...then with ive seconds of 79 and 92 yards...YSU opened the third quarter with a 71-yard left in the irst half and Pitt at the Cincinnati 2, the Panthers took TD drive capped by a 23-yard gadget-play pass from running back too much time while trying to throw one inal pass into the end Jamaine Cook to Will Shaw for a 21-10 lead...Pitt would never draw zone, resulting in the quarter expiring and Pitt failing to score within single digits again...the game marked the return of Pitt run- any points...Graham had 103 yards on 19 carries, his irst 100- ning back Ray Graham, who had not played since the previous Oc- yard effort since October 2011...Cincinnati (1-0) beat Pitt for the tober due to a knee injury...Graham started the contest and rushed fourth time in the past ive meetings...Pitt dropped to 0-2 overall for 71 yards on 14 carries...kickoff was delayed 30 minutes due to for the irst time since 2005 and lost its Big East opener for the lightning in the area. irst time since 2007.
YSU 7 7 7 10 31 PITT 0 0 3 7 10 PITT 7 3 0 7 17 CINCINNATI 14 3 7 10 34
First Quarter First Quarter YSU — Stubbs 27-yard pass from Hess (Brown kick) 8:25 UC — Winn 58-yard run (Miliano kick) 13:36 PITT — Bennett 4-yard run (Harper kick) 2:47 UC — Abernathy 15-yard pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 10:04
Second Quarter Second Quarter YSU — Shaw 14-yard pass from Hess (Brown kick) 10:14 UC — Miliano 39-yard ield goal 2:51 PITT — Harper 33-yard ield goal 6:13 Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Harper 37-yard ield goal 7:00 YSU — Shaw 23-yard pass from Cook (Brown kick) 12:07 UC — Winn 9-yard run (Miliano kick) 6:05
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter YSU — Stubbs 13-yard run (Brown kick) 12:21 UC — Abernathy 12-yard pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 13:54 PITT — Brinson 35-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 9:17 UC — Miliano 46-yard ield goal 3:55 YSU — Brown 25-yard ield goal 3:02 PITT — Carswell 9-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:34
Team Stats YSU PITT Team Stats PITT UC First Downs 23 17 First Downs 23 19 Rushes-Yards 46-204 28-130 Rushes-Yards 42-137 31-259 Comp-Att-Int 14-24-0 19-30-0 Comp-Att-Int 24-37-1 14-28-0 Passing Yards 177 239 Passing Yards 278 205 Total Yards 381 369 Total Yards 415 464 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-22 Punt Returns-Yards 3-33 4-55 Kick Returns-Yards 3-56 3-90 Kick Returns-Yards 3-80 2-46 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts-Average 2-42.0 2-43.0 Punts-Average 7-45.3 5-43.2 Penalties-Yards 1-8 2-30 Penalties-Yards 8-62 7-52 Third Down Conv. 11-16 7-13 Third Down Conv. 7-18 6-13 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 1-2 Fourth Down Conv. 2-2 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 1-12 6-42 Possession Time 35:10 24:50 Possession Time 36:12 23:48
Rushing Rushing YSU — Cook 21-84; Stubbs 6-71, 1 TD; Hess 9-35; Pace 6-22; Team 4-(-8). PITT — R. Graham 19-103; Shell 8-31; Bennett 5-24; Saddler 2-10; Sun- PITT — R. Graham 14-71; Bennett 10-42, 1 TD; Sunseri 4-17. seri 8-(-31). UC — Legaux 6-117; Winn 11-95, 2 TD; Poteat 8-25; Abernathy 5-20; Kay 1-2. Passing YSU — Hess 13-23-0, 154 yards, 2 TD; Cook 1-1-0, 23 yards, 1 TD. Passing PITT — Sunseri 19-30-0, 239 yards, 1 TD. PITT — Sunseri 24-37-1, 278 yards, 1 TD. UC — Legaux 14-28-0, 205 yards, 2 TD. Receiving YSU — Stubbs 4-61, 1 TD; Shaw 3-51, 2 TD; Cook 2-19; Bryan 2-7; Disher Receiving 1-18; Adams 1-16; Caver 1-5. PITT — Shanahan 5-59; Street 5-54; R. Graham 4-51; Bennett 4-42; Carswell PITT — Shanahan 6-54; Street 4-51; H. Graham 4-38; Saddler 2-36; Brinson 2-29, 1 TD; Brinson 2-24; Saddler 1-11; H. Graham 1-8. 1-35, 1 TD; Holtz 1-20; Giubilato 1-5. UC — Abernathy 4-71, 2 TD; McClung 3-21; Thompkins 2-48; Kelce 2-42; Milligan 2-16; Chisum 1-7.
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PITT 35 #13/13 VIRGINIA TECH 17 PITT 55 GARDNER WEBB 10 Sept. 15, 2012 • Heinz Field • 48,032 Sept. 22, 2012 • Heinz Field • 36,452 Pitt earned its irst victory of the season by defeating nationally Pitt rolled to a second consecutive win and its highest victory mar- ranked Virginia Tech, 35-17...it was Paul Chryst’s irst victory as gin since 2006 with a 55-10 rout of visiting Gardner-Webb...Pitt pro- Pitt’s head coach and halted the nation’s longest road winning streak duced 626 yards in total offense, its highest single-game total since in the process...the Hokies, ranked No. 13 in both polls, had won an 1997 when it had 645 in a double-OT win at Rutgers (55-48)...it was ACC-record 13 consecutive road games prior to visiting Heinz Field... Pitt’s second consecutive game with more than 500 yards in total Pitt rolled up 537 yards in total offense, its highest output since the offense, the irst time that occurred since 1992...the two-game total 2000 season...Tino Sunseri completed 68% of his passes (19 of 28) of 1,163 (including 537 yards against Virginia Tech the week prior) for 283 yards and three touchdowns...Mike Shanahan had a career- marked a school record for consecutive games...Pitt’s 55 points were high 111 yards receiving and caught a six-yard TD pass with 5:33 left its highest since a 55-24 win over Temple in 1999...Tino Sunseri to ice the inal result...freshman tailback Rushel Shell rumbled for completed 75% of his passes (18 of 24) for 344 yards, the second 157 yards on 23 carries (6.8 avg.), while Ray Graham added 94 rush highest passing yardage of his career, and three TDs...Mike Shanahan yards and scored three touchdowns (two rushing and one receiv- had a career-high 144 receiving yards on ive catches with two TDs ing)...after failing to gain a turnover in their opening two losses, the (4 and 77 yards)...Pitt did not yield an offensive touchdown...Gard- Panthers forced four against the Hokies, including two interceptions ner-Webb’s lone TD came on a 65-yard fumble return in the second by Jason Hendricks...it was Pitt’s fourth consecutive win over Vir- period...the Panthers improved to 2-2, while GWU fell to 0-4. ginia Tech...the Panthers improved to 1-2 on the season and avoided their irst 0-3 start since 2005...the Hokies fell to 2-1. GARDNER-WEBB 3 7 0 0 10 PITT 7 20 14 14 55 VIRGINIA TECH 0 3 14 0 17 PITT 14 7 7 7 35 First Quarter PITT — R. Graham 78-yard run (Harper kick) 3:23 First Quarter GWU — Austin 41-yard ield goal 1:00 PITT — R. Graham 12-yard run (Harper kick) 12:17 PITT — Street 13-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 3:19 Second Quarter PITT — Harper 41-yard ield goal 14:32 Second Quarter PITT — Shell 1-yard run (Harper kick) 11:27 PITT — R. Graham 5-yard run (Harper kick) 13:03 PITT — Street 34-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 8:41 VT — Journell 32-yard ield goal 7:57 GWU — Morrison 65-yard fumble return (Austin kick) 1:10 PITT — Harper 22-yard ield goal 0:00 Third Quarter VT — Jarrett 94-yard punt return (Journell kick) 11:57 Third Quarter PITT — R. Graham 18-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 4:58 PITT — Shanahan 4-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 10:16 VT — Davis 85-yard pass from Thomas (Journell kick) 3:30 PITT — Shanahan 77-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 1:00
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter PITT — Shanahan 6-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 5:33 PITT — Bennett 3-yard run (Harper kick) 13:37 PITT — Bennett 11-yard run (Harper kick) 9:03 Team Stats VT PITT First Downs 14 27 Team Stats GWU PITT Rushes-Yards 26-59 55-254 First Downs 10 24 Comp-Att-Int 14-31-3 19-28-1 Rushes-Yards 29-32 37-229 Passing Yards 265 283 Comp-Att-Int 14-22-1 20-26-0 Total Yards 324 537 Passing Yards 95 397 Punt Returns-Yards 1-94 1-3 Total Yards 127 626 Kick Returns-Yards 5-86 2-31 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-(-1) Interceptions-Yards 1-0 3-44 Kick Returns-Yards 9-149 3-106 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts-Average 4-40.8 5-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-39 11-110 Punts-Average 7-39.6 2-39.5 Third Down Conv. 5-13 6-17 Penalties-Yards 9-58 9-77 Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 1-1 Third Down Conv. 4-13 5-10 Sacks By-Yards 1-5 2-4 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 Possession Time 21:33 38:27 Sacks By-Yards 1-9 3-20 Possession Time 31:52 28:08 Rushing VT — Thomas 7-28; Scales 4-16; Holmes 9-6; Davis 1-6; Roberts 1-3; Cole- Rushing man 4-0. GWU — Blount 11-36; Little 15-18; Beatty 3-(-22). PITT — Shell 23-157; R. Graham 24-94, 2 TD; Bennett 2-8; Jones 1-5; Sunseri PITT — R. Graham 8-94, 1 TD; Bennett 6-52, 2 TD; Shell 13-41, 1 TD; Crockett 3-(-4); Team 2-(-6). 7-32; Street 1-14; Sunseri 2-(-4).
Passing VT — Thomas 14-31-3, 265 yards, 1 TD. Passing PITT — Sunseri 19-28-1, 283 yards, 3 TD. GWU — Beatty 14-22-1, 95 yards. PITT — Sunseri 18-24-0, 344 yards, 3 TD; Anderson 2-2-0, 53 yards. Receiving VT — Davis 4-129, 1 TD; Fuller 4-44; Roberts 2-53; Dunn 2-21; Knowles Receiving 1-13; Malleck 1-5. GWU — Cran ill 4-34; Heard 4-29; Cook 2-12; Little 2-9; Jules 1-6; Harmon 1-5. PITT — Shanahan 5-111, 1 TD; Street 4-73, 1 TD; Carswell 2-27; Jones 2-26; PITT — Shanahan 5-144, 2 TD; Street 5-95, 1 TD; Saddler 5-82; R. Graham R. Graham 2-17, 1 TD; Shell 2-15; Bennett 2-14. 3-23; Tinker 1-32; Jones 1-21. 19 2012 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
SYRACUSE 14 PITT 13 #18/16 LOUISVILLE 45 PITT 35 Oct. 5, 2012 • Carrier Dome • 40,394 Oct. 13, 2012 • Heinz Field • 42,432 Syracuse’s two irst-quarter touchdowns proved to be enough as the Louisville scored 24 unanswered points to turn a 21-14 de icit host Orange held off Pitt, 14-13, in the Carrier Dome...the Panthers into a 45-35 win over host Pitt...the Cardinals’ Teddy Bridgewater fell into a 14-0 hole in the opening period with the Orange’s second passed for 304 yards, including a 75-yard score to DeVante Parker TD coming on a 52-yard fumble return by Dyshawn Davis...after slic- on the irst play of the second half to put Louisville in front to stay, ing the de icit to 14-10 by halftime, Pitt appeared poised to take the 24-21...the Cardinals would boost the lead to 38-21 late in the third lead when they twice drove into Syracuse territory in the fourth pe- quarter...the Panthers took irst-half leads of 7-0, 14-7 and 21-14... riod...Pitt reached the Orange 29 and 17 in the inal quarter but both Louisville kicked a 45-yard ield goal with two seconds left in the drives came up empty...Pitt’s defense gave up just one scoring drive irst half to make it 21-17, and then scored 21 points in the third and limited Syracuse (2-3, 1-0) to 305 yards...the Orange were aver- to seize control...the 45 points surrendered by Pitt were the most aging 487.5 yards over their irst four games...Tino Sunseri was laser since 2009, when Cincinnati won at Heinz Field, 45-44...Louisville’s accurate, completing 25-of-33 passes (76%) for 319 yards...Devin victory snapped a four-game losing streak to Pitt...the Cardinals im- Street was his top target with 130 receiving yards on a career-high proved to 6-0 (1-0 Big East), their best start since 2006...Pitt fell to 10 catches...Street became the irst Pitt player since 2006 to compile 2-4 and dropped to 0-3 in the conference. double-digit receptions in a game (Derek Kinder, 11 vs. Louisville)... Pitt’s ground attack struggled, managing just 27 yards for the game... LOUISVILLE 7 10 21 7 45 Syracuse DE Brandon Sharpe led the Orange with four sacks and six PITT 7 14 0 14 35 total TFLs...it was Pitt’s irst loss to Syracuse since 2004...the Pan- First Quarter thers (2-3, 0-2) had won seven consecutive games against the Or- PITT — Saddler 7-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 10:59 ange, including three in a row in the Carrier Dome. UL — Perry 6-yard run (Wallace kick) 4:12
PITT 0 10 3 0 13 Second Quarter SYRACUSE 14 0 0 0 14 PITT — Thomas recovered blocked punt in end zone (Harper kick) 14:05 UL — Wright 4-yard run (Wallace kick) 8:04 First Quarter PITT — Shell 2-yard run (Harper kick) 3:00 SU — Ameen-Moore 1-yard run (Krautman kick) 9:54 UL — Wallace 45-yard ield goal 0:02 SU — Davis 52-yard fumble return (Krautman kick) 1:06 Third Quarter Second Quarter UL — Parker 75-yard pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 14:49 PITT — R. Graham 1-yard run (Harper kick) 10:41 UL — Perry 2-yard run (Wallace kick) 10:42 PITT — Harper 40-yard ield goal 0:22 UL — Perry 1-yard run (Wallace kick) 4:00
Third Quarter Fourth Quarter PITT — Harper 27-yard ield goal 1:57 PITT — Sunseri 1-yard run (Harper kick) 12:41 UL — Perry 59-yard run (Wallace kick) 2:25 Fourth Quarter PITT — Street 2-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:40 No scoring Team Stats UL PITT Team Stats PITT SU First Downs 19 22 First Downs 20 19 Rushes-Yards 31-156 34-93 Rushes-Yards 37-27 33-120 Comp-Att-Int 17-27-0 28-37-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-33-0 19-31-1 Passing Yards 304 287 Passing Yards 319 185 Total Yards 460 380 Total Yards 346 305 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 3-46 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 3-49 8-203 Kick Returns-Yards 3-65 2-46 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts-Average 4-30.0 2-25.0 Punts-Average 5-41.2 6-35.0 Penalties-Yards 7-64 5-40 Penalties-Yards 6-35 3-45 Third Down Conv. 7-12 8-14 Third Down Conv. 8-17 5-14 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-3 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 5-30 2-10 Sacks By-Yards 2-8 5-51 Possession Time 27:58 32:02 Possession Time 34:30 25:30 Rushing Rushing UL — Perry 12-101, 4 TD; Wright 13-61, 1 TD; Team 1-(-2); Bridgewater PITT — R. Graham 24-57, 1 TD; Shell 1-2; Bennett 3-1; Sunseri 9-(-33). 4-(-2); Lamb 1-(-2). SU — Smith 10-61; Gulley 10-31; Ameen-Moore 5-14, 1 TD; Nassib 8-14. PITT — Shell 18-96, 1 TD; R. Graham 6-20; Jones 1-(-2); Sunseri 8-(-10), 1 TD; Team 1-(-11). Passing PITT — Sunseri 25-33-0, 319 yards. Passing SU — Nassib 19-30-1, 185 yards; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. UL — Bridgewater 17-26-0, 304 yards, 1 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. PITT — Sunseri 28-37-0, 287 yards, 2 TD. Receiving PITT — Street 10-130; Shanahan 4-83; R. Graham 4-31; Saddler 2-35; Holtz Receiving 1-15; Bennett 1-9; Jones 1-8; H. Graham 1-6; Carswell 1-2. UL — Parker 4-153, 1 TD; Wright 4-18; Perry 2-17; Copeland 2-17; Smith SU — Sales 6-63; Lemon 5-42; West 3-50; Gulley 3-25; Clark 2-5. 1-31; Rogers 1-29; Hubbell 1-24; Radcliff 1-13; Gaines 1-12. PITT — Street 11-111, 1 TD; R. Graham 5-51; Shell 5-34; Shanahan 4-74; Saddler 2-14, 1 TD; Jones 1-3.
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PITT 20 BUFFALO 6 PITT 47 TEMPLE 17 Oct. 20, 2012 • UB Stadium • 17,021 Oct. 27, 2012 • Heinz Field • 42,425 Playing under wet and blustery conditions, Pitt earned a 20-6 road Pitt rolled past Temple, 47-17, to improve to 4-4 overall and earn victory over Buffalo...the Panthers (3-4) scored on three consecu- its irst Big East win (1-3)...the Panthers defeated the Owls for the tive irst-half drives in building a 13-0 lead, but were twice forced seventh consecutive time...Ray Graham rushed for 109 yards on 19 to settle for ield goals...Pitt’s initial touchdown, a four-yard run by carries (5.7 avg.) and scored three total touchdowns...his four-yard Rushel Shell in the second quarter, was set up by a 23-yard intercep- scoring catch at the end of the irst half gave Pitt a 31-7 lead...Tino tion return by safety Jason Hendricks, his fourth pick of the year... Sunseri completed 71% of his passes (20 of 28) for 321 yards and two Buffalo ield goals made it 13-6 at halftime but the Bulls (1-6) three touchdowns...he did not throw an interception for the ifth would never ind the end zone against Pitt...Ray Graham completed consecutive game, a string of 143 pass attempts...Devin Street had a the scoring with a seven-yard TD run midway through the third... career-high 140 receiving yards on six catches, including a 58-yard Graham inished with a team-high 74 yards on 20 carries...despite TD to complete the scoring...Pitt compiled 528 yards in total offense, the windy conditions, Kevin Harper converted both of his ield goal its third game this season in which it gained more than 500 yards... tries, including a season-long 45-yarder to open the scoring...Hen- the Panthers last accomplished that feat in 1992...Dan Mason had a dricks and linebackers Dan Mason and Todd Thomas each had 11 team-high 10 stops, his second consecutive double-digit tackle per- tackles...defensive tackle Aaron Donald had seven stops, including formance...Temple, playing its irst Big East season since 2004, fell two TFLs totaling 24 yards in losses...Pitt improved to 4-0 all-time to 3-4 and 2-2. against Buffalo and 29-3 against the Mid-American Conference. TEMPLE 7 0 10 0 17 PITT 6 7 7 0 20 PITT 14 17 3 13 47 BUFFALO 0 6 0 0 6 First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Shell 1-yard run (Harper kick) 10:37 PITT — Harper 45-yard ield goal 6:55 PITT — Holtz 18-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 4:46 PITT — Harper 22-yard ield goal 2:12 TU — Booth 9-yard pass from Coyer (McManus kick) 2:53
Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Shell 4-yard run (Harper kick) 8:40 PITT — Harper 32-yard ield goal 9:40 UB — Clarke 27-yard ield goal 4:16 PITT — R. Graham 1-yard run (Harper kick) 2:32 UB — Clarke 41-yard ield goal 0:12 PITT — R. Graham 4-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:01
Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — R. Graham 7-yard run (Harper kick) 6:29 TU — Harris 14-yard run (McManus kick) 11:45 PITT — Harper 38-yard ield goal 8:03 Fourth Quarter TU — McManus 45-yard ield goal 1:46 No scoring Fourth Quarter Team Stats PITT UB PITT — R. Graham 2-yard run (Yoklic rush failed) 13:57 First Downs 13 22 PITT — Street 58-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 4:41 Rushes-Yards 42-126 39-169 Comp-Att-Int 9-17-0 23-42-1 Team Stats TU PITT Passing Yards 128 165 First Downs 22 24 Total Yards 254 334 Rushes-Yards 40-129 36-207 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-28-0 20-28-0 Kick Returns-Yards 0-0 4-60 Passing Yards 195 321 Interceptions-Yards 1-23 0-0 Total Yards 324 528 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-0 1-10 Punts-Average 5-37.6 4-27.5 Kick Returns-Yards 5-149 4-70 Penalties-Yards 4-45 5-28 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Third Down Conv. 7-15 7-19 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 3-6 Punts-Average 4-38.8 3-41.7 Sacks By-Yards 3-13 1-8 Penalties-Yards 3-27 11-105 Possession Time 28:42 31:12 Third Down Conv. 9-16 5-10 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-0 Rushing Sacks By-Yards 1-10 3-14 PITT — Graham 20-74 1 TD; Shell 12-35, 1 TD; Street 2-16; Sunseri 6-3; Possession Time 31:28 28:32 Team 2-(-2). UB — Campbell 19-104; Zordich 19-79; Hughes 1-(-14). Rushing TU — Harris 18-72, 1 TD; Granger 7-35; Coyer 8-22; Gilmore 6-0; Fitzpatrick 1-0. Passing PITT — R. Graham 19-109, 2 TD; Shell 12-79, 1 TD; Saddler 1-17; Jones 1-11; PITT — Sunseri 9-17-0, 128 yards. Bennett 1-(-1); Sunseri 2-(-8). UB — Zordich 23-41-1, 165 yards; Daniel 0-1-0, 0 yards. Passing Receiving TU — Coyer 16-25-0, 143 yards, 1 TD; Granger 2-3-0, 52 yards. PITT — Street 5-41; Shanahan 2-39; Shell 1-41; Brinson 1-7. PITT — Sunseri 20-28-0, 321 yards, 3 TD. UB — Dunmore 7-72; Hughes 5-27; Campbell 4-13; Dixon 3-15; Johnson 2-29; Gordon 2-9. Receiving TU — Fitzpatrick 6-55; Booth 3-21, 1 TD; Jackson 2-21; Christopher 2-17; Miller 2-16; Harper 1-44; Harris 1-13; Alderman 1-8. PITT — Street 6-140, 1 TD; Shanahan 6-67; R. Graham 4-71, 1 TD; Holtz 1-18, 1 TD; Bennett 1-13; Saddler 1-8; Jones 1-4. 21 2012 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
#4/4 NOTRE DAME 29 PITT 26 3OT CONNECTICUT 24 PITT 17 Nov. 3, 2012 • Notre Dame Stadium • 80,795 Nov. 9, 2012 • Rentschler Field • 33,503 Pitt appeared poised to upset No. 4 Notre Dame as it entered the Pitt fell into a 24-0 halftime hole and, despite a strong second half, fourth quarter with a 20-6 lead...but the Irish rallied to force OT and could not overcome the large de icit in a road loss to Connecticut... then outlasted Pitt in three extra periods, 29-26...the decisive points the Huskies set the tone on the game’s opening possession, driving came on QB Everett Golson’s one-yard sneak...Golson threw for 227 75 yards and seizing a 7-0 lead when Chandler Whitmer hit Ryan yards and two TDs while rushing for 74 more...his performance up- Grif in with a two-yard scoring pass...that lead would balloon to 17-0 staged Ray Graham, who had an exceptional game against the Irish’s when Nick Williams returned a punt 80 yards for a TD in the second heralded defense...Graham rushed for 172 yards while averaging 7.2 quarter...UConn’s Lyle McCombs, who would rush for a game-high per carry...his irst rush went for 55 yards, the longest offensive play 120 yards, scored on a two-yard plunge right before intermission, against the Irish (9-0) to date...Pitt (4-5) had an opportunity to win giving Pitt its largest halftime de icit of the season...the Panthers re- the game in the second OT when it forced an Irish fumble on the goal grouped in the second half, keeping UConn out of the end zone while line...on its subsequent possession, Pitt lined up for a 33-yard ield scoring 17 unanswered points...Pitt (4-6, 1-4) pulled within seven goal but the attempt was wide right, setting the stage for Golson’s when Tino Sunseri hit Mike Shanahan with an 18-yard TD pass with winning TD...the 26 points were the most scored on Notre Dame to 2:46 left in the game...but any chance for a comeback was dashed date. when UConn (4-6, 1-4) converted a 3rd-and-7 with a 17-yard pass and subsequently ran out the clock. PITT 3 7 10 0 3 0 3 26 NOTRE DAME 3 3 0 14 3 0 6 29 PITT 0 0 3 14 17 CONNECTICUT 10 14 0 0 24 First Quarter ND — Brindza 37-yard ield goal 8:28 First Quarter PITT — Harper 39-yard ield goal 5:00 UCONN — Grif in 2-yard pass from Whitmer (Christen kick) 8:31 UCONN — Christen 29-yard ield goal 1:43 Second Quarter ND — Brindza 20-yard ield goal 10:34 Second Quarter PITT — R. Graham 16-yard run (Harper kick) 3:55 UCONN — Williams 80-yard punt return (Christen kick) 9:26 UCONN — McCombs 2-yard run (Christen kick) 1:02 Third Quarter PITT — Holtz 9-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 5:52 Third Quarter PITT — Harper 21-yard ield goal 0:58 PITT — Harper 42-yard ield goal 10:33
Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter ND — Jones 11-yard pass from Golson (kick failed) 13:40 PITT — Carswell 11-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 13:37 ND — Riddick 5-yard pass from Golson (Golson rush) 2:11 PITT — Shanahan 18-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 2:46
Overtime Team Stats PITT UCONN PITT — Harper 41-yard ield goal First Downs 18 20 ND — Brindza 37-yard ield goal Rushes-Yards 25-48 42-132 PITT — Harper 44-yard ield goal Comp-Att-Int 19-34-0 19-25-1 ND —Golson 1-yard run Passing Yards 302 213 Total Yards 350 345 Team Stats PITT ND Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 4-80 First Downs 13 34 Kick Returns-Yards 4-75 2-42 Rushes-Yards 33-144 51-231 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 19-29-0 29-53-2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Passing Yards 164 291 Punts-Average 6-43.3 5-41.4 Total Yards 308 522 Penalties-Yards 3-23 4-40 Punt Returns-Yards 2-38 1-0 Third Down Conv. 4-12 7-14 Kick Returns-Yards 5-128 5-90 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 2-4 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 2-17 3-20 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Possession Time 23:44 36:16 Punts-Average 6-40.7 5-41.4 Penalties-Yards 7-45 6-46 Rushing Third Down Conv. 1-14 10-20 PITT — R. Graham 15-41; Shell 6-23; Sunseri 4-(-16). Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 1-1 UCONN — McCombs 29-120, 1 TD; McCummings 1-13; Williams 1-7; Hyppolite Sacks By-Yards 1-3 5-31 2-2; DeLorenzo 3-1; Team 1-(-4); Whitmer 5-(-7). Possession Time 24:37 35:23 Passing Rushing PITT — Sunseri 19-34-0, 302 yards, 2 TD. PITT — R. Graham 24-172, 1 TD; Shell 1-2; Sunseri 8-(-30). UCONN — Whitmer 19-25-1, 213 yards, 1 TD. ND — Riddick 22-85; Golson 15-74, 1 TD; Wood 13-70; Atkinson 1-2. Receiving Passing PITT — Street 6-76; Carswell 5-83, 1 TD; Shanahan 3-79, 1 TD; R. Graham PITT — Sunseri 19-29-0, 164 yards, 1 TD. 3-21; Saddler 2-43. ND — Golson 23-42-1, 227 yards, 2 TD; Rees 6-11-1, 64 yards. UCONN — Grif in 6-84, 1 TD; Phillips 5-52; Williams 3-31; Smith 1-27; Davis 1-9; Delahunt 1-7; Frank 1-3; McCombs 1-0. Receiving PITT — R. Graham 6-25; Shanahan 4-38; Holtz 3-54, 1TD; Street 3-35; H. Graham 1-9; Giubilato 1-3; Saddler 1-0. ND — Daniels 7-86; Eifert 6-62; Toma 6-50; Jones 5-53, 1 TD; Riddick 4-35, 1 TD; Smith 1-5. 22 2012 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 27 #21/19 RUTGERS 6 Nov. 24, 2012 • Heinz Field • 38,786 Pitt used a big second quarter to defeat nationally ranked Rutgers, 27-6, in the 2012 Heinz Field inale...following a scoreless irst pe- riod that featured a combined eight punts, Pitt (5-6, 2-4) exploded for three touchdowns to take a 21-0 lead into halftime...Ray Graham rushed for 113 yards and a TD on 23 carries to pace Pitt’s offense... Rutgers (9-2, 5-1) entered the game yielding only 108 rush yards per game...facing a defense that had forced a Big East-best 15 inter- ceptions, Tino Sunseri threw for 227 yards and two TDs with zero INTs...it was the eighth consecutive game without an interception for Sunseri, giving him 245 consecutive passes without an INT, the longest active streak in the nation...Pitt limited the Scarlet Knights to just 207 total yards, including a mere 50 on the ground...DT Aaron Donald led the effort with seven tackles, three TFLs and a sack... Kevin Harper was perfect on ive placements (3-3 PATs and 2-2 FGs) for nine points...the game marked the inal Heinz Field appearance for 18 Pitt seniors.
RUTGERS 0 0 6 0 6 PITT 0 21 3 3 27
First Quarter No scoring
Second Quarter PITT — Shanahan 16-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 13:48 PITT — R. Graham 1-yard run (Harper kick) 2:17 PITT — Tinker 13-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:07
Third Quarter PITT — Harper 39-yard ield goal 6:37 RU — Coleman 11-yard pass from Nova (pass failed) 1:43
Fourth Quarter PITT — Harper 25-yard ield goal 6:01
Team Stats RU PITT First Downs 13 22 Rushes-Yards 24-50 37-138 Comp-Att-Int 19-38-1 21-39-0 Passing Yards 157 227 Total Yards 207 365 Punt Returns-Yards 2-4 3-25 Kick Returns-Yards 6-113 1-11 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-34 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Punts-Average 11-36.1 8-33.1 Penalties-Yards 6-54 5-49 Third Down Conv. 5-16 5-16 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 2-18 1-5 Possession Time 27:53 32:07
Rushing RU — James 5-22; Huggins 8-18; Jamison 9-14; Nova 2-(-4). PITT — R. Graham 23-113, 1 TD; Shell 11-43; Sunseri 3-(-18).
Passing RU — Nova 18-37-1, 157 yards, 1 TD; Dodd 1-1-0, 0 yards. PITT — Sunseri 21-39-0, 227 yards, 2 TD.
Receiving RU — Wright 6-66; Harrison 3-26; Carrezola 3-24; Pratt 3-24; Huggins 3-6; Coleman 1-11, 1 TD. PITT — Shanahan 5-62, 1 TD; R. Graham 5-50; Holtz 3-45; Carswell 3-22; Tinker 2-17, 1 TD; Street 1-14; Shell 1-13; Giubilato 1-4.
23 THE LAST TIME... RUSHING INDIVIDUAL Four touchdown passes: 200 yards rushing: By Pitt: Tino Sunseri vs. Syracuse, 10-16-10. By Pitt: 226, Ray Graham vs. USF, 9-29-11 (26 att., 2 TD). By Opponent: Russell Wilson, NC State, 9-26-09. By Opponent: 222, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 11-11-10 (37 att.). Five touchdown passes: 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: Tyler Palko vs. USF, 12-4-04. By Pitt: 303, Tony Dorsett vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-75 (23 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: Mike Teel (6), Rutgers, 10-25-08. By Opponent: DNA Six touchdown passes: 30 or more rushing attempts: By Pitt: Pete Gonzalez (7) vs. Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Pitt: 42, Dion Lewis vs. Cincinnati, 12-4-10 (261 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 vs. Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Pitt: Ray Graham vs. Maine, 9-10-11. By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: Senorise Perry (4), Louisville, 10-13-12. 60+ yard TD pass: Four rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shana- By Pitt: Dion Lewis vs. Cincinnati, 12-4-10. han. By Opponent: Senorise Perry, Louisville, 10-13-12. By Opponent: 75, Louisville, 10-13-12, Teddy Bridgewater to DeVante Parker. 50+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. 70+ yard TD pass: By Opponent: 59, Senorise Perry, Louisville, 10-13-12. By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shana- han. 60+ yard touchdown run: By Opponent: 75, Louisville, 10-13-12, Teddy Bridgewater to DeVante By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. Parker. By Opponent: 79, Jonas Gray, Notre Dame, 9-24-11. 80+ yard TD pass: 70+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. By Opponent: 85, Virginia Tech, 9-15-12, Logan Thomas to Marcus Davis. By Opponent: 79, Jonas Gray, Notre Dame, 9-24-11. 45 or more pass attempts: 80+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 46, Tino Sunseri vs. West Virginia, 11-26-10 (28 comp., 284 By Pitt: 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. yards, 1 TD, 1 INT). By Opponent: 88, Noel Devine, West Virginia, 11-27-09. By Opponent: 48, James Vandenberg, Iowa, 9-17-11 (31 comp., 399 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT). 90+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 91, George McLaren vs. Syracuse, 10-20-17. 30 or more pass completions: By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT). Two 100-yard rushers: By Opponent: 31, James Vandenberg, Iowa, 9-17-11 (48 att., 399 By Pitt: 10-20-07 vs. Cincinnati, LeSean McCoy (137) and LaRod yards, 3 TD, 1 INT). Stephens-Howling (100). By Opponent: 11-16-06, West Virginia, Pat White (220) and Steve RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL Slaton (215). 100+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 140, Devin Street vs. Temple, 10-27-12 (6 receptions, 1 TD). Three 100-yard rushers: By Opponent: 153, DeVante Parker, Louisville, 10-13-12 (4 receptions, By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott 1 TD). Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101) By Opponent: DNA 150+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 172, Derek Kinder vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06 (3 receptions, 2 TD). PASSING INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: 153, DeVante Parker, Louisville, 10-13-12 (4 receptions, 1 TD). 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 302, Tino Sunseri vs. Connecticut, 11-9-12 (34 att., 19 comp., 2 TD). 200+ yards receiving: By Opponent: 304, Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 10-13-12 (26 att., By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald vs. Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). 17 comp., 1 TD). By Opponent: 205, Pat Greene, West Virginia, 11-28-97 (12 receptions, 1 TD). 400 yards passing: Two 100-yard receivers: By Pitt: 419, Tino Sunseri vs. Connecticut, 10-26-11 (42 att., 29 By Pitt: 12-4-04 vs. USF, Greg Lee (153) and Erik Gill (126). comp., 2 TD). By Opponent: 9-17-11, Iowa, Keenan Davis (129) and Marvin McNutt By Opponent: 400, Zach Maynard, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (35 att., 24 comp., (112). 4 TD, 1 INT).
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RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (cont.) Four total touchdowns: 10 or more receptions: By Pitt: Dion Lewis vs. Cincinnati (four rushing), 12-4-10. By Pitt: 11, Devin Street vs. Louisville, 10-13-12 (111 yards, 1 TD). By Opponent: Perry Senorise, Louisville (four rushing), 10-13-12. By Opponent: 10, Tavon Austin, West Virginia, 11-25-11 (102 yards). Two-point conversion (rushing): 3 receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tino Sunseri vs. Maine, 9-10-11. By Pitt: Dorin Dickerson vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Opponent: Kenny Britt, Rutgers, 10-25-08. Two-point conversion (passing): 4 receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan vs. Maine, 9-10-11. By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Opponent: Tommy Rees to Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame, 9-24-11. By Opponent: Terry Glenn, Ohio State, 9-23-95. Defensive two-point conversion: 60+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt vs. Syracuse, By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. 9-22-90. By Opponent: 75, Louisville, 10-13-12, Teddy Bridgewater to DeVante By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15- Parker. 94.
70+ yard TD reception: Safety: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. By Pitt: 9-23-06 vs. The Citadel (high punt snap goes out of end By Opponent: 75, Louisville, 10-13-12, Teddy Bridgewater to DeVante zone). Parker. By Opponent: 12-1-07, West Virginia (Pitt punter Dave Brytus takes intentional safety to end game). 80+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Opponent: 85, Virginia Tech, 9-15-12, Logan Thomas to Marcus Davis. By Pitt: Jawan Walker vs. Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). COMBOS By Opponent: DNA 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3- SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL 73. Three ield goals: By Opponent: Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati (117 rushing/205 pass- By Pitt: Kevin Harper (4) vs. Notre Dame, 11-3-12. ing), 9-6-12. By Opponent: Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame, 11-3-12.
100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: Four ield goals: By Pitt: 10-27-12 vs. Temple, Ray Graham (109 rushing) and Tino By Pitt: Kevin Harper vs. Notre Dame, 11-3-12. Sunseri (321 passing). By Opponent: Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia, 11-27-09. By Opponent: 10-13-12, Louisville, Perry Senorise (101 rushing) and Teddy Bridgewater (304 passing). Five ield goals: By Pitt: Conor Lee vs. Notre Dame, 11-1-08. 100-yard rusher and 400-yard passer: By Opponent: Cap Poklemba, Temple, 11-9-02. By Pitt: 10-25-97 vs. Rutgers, Dwayne Schulters (150 rushing) and Pete Gonzalez (470). 50-yard ield goal: By Opponent: 11-27-98, West Virginia, Amos Zereoue (110 rushing) By Pitt: 52, Kevin Harper vs. Cincinnati, 11-5-11. and Marc Bulger (409 passing). By Opponent: 50, San San Te, Rutgers, 10-8-11.
100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: Missed PAT kick: By Pitt: 10-27-12 vs. Temple, Ray Graham (109 rushing), Devin By Pitt: Kevin Harper vs. Maine, 9-10-11. Street (140 receiving) and Tino Sunseri (321 passing). By Opponent: Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Opponent: 10-13-12, Louisville, Perry Senorise (101 rushing), DeVante Parker (153 receiving) and Teddy Bridgewater (304 passing). Blocked PAT kick: By Pitt: Greg Romeus vs. Notre Dame (N.D. kicker David Ruffer), 11- 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: 14-09. By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), By Opponent: Jon Simmons, USF (Pitt kicker Josh Cummings), 12-4- Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). 04. By Opponent: DNA 70+ yard punt: SCORING INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. By Opponent: 79 yards, Nick Iovinelli, Bowling Green, 8-30-08. Three total touchdowns: By Pitt: Ray Graham vs. Temple (two rush, one receiving), 10-27-12. By Opponent: Perry Senorise, Louisville (four rushing), 10-13-12. Blocked punt: By Pitt: Todd Thomas vs. Louisville, 10-13-12. By Opponent: Champ Lee, Louisville, 10-13-12.
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SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL (Cont.) Fumble return for a touchdown: Blocked punt for a touchdown: By Pitt: Antwuan Reed vs. Syracuse (20 yards), 12-3-11. By Pitt: Todd Thomas vs. Louisville (Thomas recovers his own block By Opponent: Dyshawn Davis, Syracuse (52 yards), 10-5-12. in end zone), 10-13-12. By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers 10 (recovered in end zone, TEAM SCORING blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: 47 vs. Temple, 10-27-12. Blocked ield goal: By Opponent: 45, Louisville, 10-13-12. By Pitt: Chas Alecxih vs. NC State, 9-26-09. By Opponent: Kader Drame, Syracuse, 10-22-05. 50 points scored by team: By Pitt: 55 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. Blocked ield goal for a touchdown: By Opponent: 54, Rutgers, 10-25-08. By Pitt: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. 60 points scored by team: By Pitt: 66 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-9-95. Kickoff return for a touchdown: By Opponent: 60, Notre Dame, 11-16-96. By Pitt: Buddy Jackson vs. Utah, 98 yards, 10-15-11. By Opponent: Nick Williams, Connecticut, 95 yards, 11-11-10. 20 irst-quarter points: By Pitt: 20 vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. Punt return for a touchdown: By Opponent: 21, SMU, 1-7-12 (BBVA Compass Bowl). By Pitt: Darrelle Revis vs. West Virginia, 73 yards, 11-16-06. By Opponent: Nick Williams, Connecticut, 80 yards, 11-9-12. 20 second-quarter points: By Pitt: 21 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-12. DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: 20, Rutgers, 10-25-08. 15+ tackles: By Pitt: 17, Scott McKillop vs. Cincinnati, 11-22-08. 20 third-quarter points: By Opponent: 15, Greg Lloyd, Connecticut, 10-10-09. By Pitt: 24 vs. Connecticut, 12-6-08. By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. 20+ tackles: By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades vs. Louisville, 11-3-05. 20 fourth-quarter points: By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88. By Pitt: 28 vs. Florida International, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 21, Iowa, 9-17-11. Three sacks: By Pitt: 3, Aaron Donald vs. Utah, 10-15-11. 30 points scored in irst half: By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. By Pitt: 31 vs. Temple, 10-27-12. By Opponent: 34, Rutgers, 10-25-08. Four Sacks: By Pitt: 4, Bryan Knight vs. Bowling Green, 9-9-00. 30 points scored in second half: By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. By Pitt: 31 vs. Florida International, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 35, Syracuse, 10-13-01. Two fumble recoveries: By Pitt: 2, Andrew Taglianetti vs. West Virginia, 11-25-11. Failed to score a touchdown: By Opponent: 2, Kion Wilson, South Florida, 10-2-08. By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6) By Opponent: Buffalo, 10-20-12 (Pitt won, 20-6) Two interceptions: By Pitt: Jason Hendricks vs. Virginia Tech, 9-15-12. Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Opponent: Logan Ryan, Rutgers, 10-8-11. By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. Three interceptions: By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and Trae By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07. By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98. Shutout: Interception return for a touchdown: By Pitt: 24-0 vs. Connecticut, 11-12-05. By Pitt: Ricky Gary vs. Syracuse, 80 yards, 10-16-10. By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl). By Opponent: Derrick Shelby, Utah, 21 yards, 10-15-11. Shutout at home: Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: 24-0 vs. Connecticut, 11-12-05. By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. yards) vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams Shutout on the road: (21 yards), 11-24-07. By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01 By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96.
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OVERTIME GAMES PENALTIES Overtime win at home: 100+ yards in penalties: By Pitt: 41-38 vs. Furman, 9-25-04. By Pitt: 105, vs. Temple, 11 penalties, 10-27-12. By Opponent: Notre Dame, 29-26 (3OT), 11-3-12. By Opponent: 125, Michigan State, 11 penalties, 9-15-07.
Overtime win on the road: 10+ penalties By Pitt: 36-33 (4OT) at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Pitt: 11, vs. Temple, 105 yards, 10-27-12. By Opponent: Navy, 48-45 (2OT), 10-10-07. By Opponent: 10, Syracuse, 95 yards, 12-3-11.
TEAM OFFENSE Zero penalties: 500 yards in total offense: By Pitt: vs. Louisville, 11-12-11. By Pitt: 528 vs. Temple, 10-27-12 (207 rush, 321 pass). By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76. By Opponent: 522, Notre Dame, 11-3-12 (231 rush, 291 pass).
600 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 626 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (229 rush, 397 pass). By Opponent: 641, West Virginia, 11-16-06 (437 rush, 204 pass)
300 yards passing: By Pitt: 302 vs. Connecticut, 11-9-12 (34 att., 19 comp., 2 TD). By Opponent: 304, Louisville, 10-13-12 (27 att., 17 comp., 1 TD).
400 yards passing: By Pitt: 433, vs. Connecticut, 10-26-11 (43 att., 30 comp. 3 TD). By Opponent: 433, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (39 att., 26 comp., 4 TD, 1 INT).
300 yards rushing: By Pitt: 307 vs. USF, 9-29-11 (58 att., 4 TD). By Opponent: 331, Navy, 10-10-07 (70 att., 4 TD).
40 minutes in possession time: By Pitt: 42:58 vs. Rutgers, 11-5-88. By Opponent: 40:10, Ohio State, 9-21-96.
TEAM DEFENSE Held opponent under 100 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 97, Akron, 10-3-98 (57 rushing, 40 passing). By Opponent: 94, Boston College, 10-7-95.
Held opponent under 100 yards passing: By Pitt: 95, Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (22 att., 14 comp., 0 TD, 1 INT). By Opponent: 50, Utah, 10-15-11 (30 att., 9 comp. 0 TD, 2 INT).
Held opponent under 100 yards rushing: By Pitt: 50, Rutgers, 11-24-12 (24 att.). By Opponent: 48, Connecticut, 11-9-12 (25 att.).
Held opponent under 75 yards rushing: By Pitt: 50, Rutgers, 11-24-12 (24 att.). By Opponent: 48, Connecticut, 11-9-12 (25 att.).
Held opponent under 50 yards rushing: By Pitt: 32, Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (29 att.). By Opponent: 48, Connecticut, 11-9-12 (25 att.).
Held opponent under 25 yards rushing: By Pitt: 8, Oregon State, 12-26-02 (32 att., Insight Bowl). By Opponent: 10, SMU (BBVA Compass Bowl), 1-7-12 (30 att.).
Held an opponent to negative yards rushing: By Pitt: -3, Rutgers, 9-21-02 (28 att.). By Opponent: -1, vs. West Virginia, 11-16-2006 (19 att.).
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Rush Yards: 277 vs. FIU (10/2/10) #46 ADAM LAZENGA SO* QUARTERBACKS Rush TDs: 3 three times, most recent vs. Maine • Reserve fullback and former walk-on who (9/10/11) #12 TINO SUNSERI SR* earned scholarship this year Receptions: 8 vs. Notre Dame (9/24/11) • Has played in 11 games, starting one • Has completed 221-of-336 passes (66%) Receiving Yards: 71 vs. Temple (10/27/12) for 2,892 yards, 18 TDs and two INTs Receiving TDs: 1 four times, most recent vs. • Lazenga Career Bests Rush Attempts: 0 • Has nation’s longest active streak with 245 Temple (10/27/12) Rush Yards: 0 passes without an INT Rush TDs: 0 • Ranks second in Big East and 20th nation- #4 RUSHEL SHELL FR Receptions: 0 ally in pass ef iciency (154.56 rating); • Has played in 10 games Receiving Yards: 0 third in Big East and 29th nationally in • Has rushed for 509 yards and four TDs on Receiving TDs: 0 passing yards per game (262.91 avg.) 105 carries (4.8 avg.) • Two-time Big East Offensive Player of the • Rushed for 157 yards on 23 carries (6.8 WIDE RECEIVERS Week: honored for his play in 35-17 win avg.) vs. Virginia Tech #87 MIKE SHANAHAN SR* over Virginia Tech (19-28-1, 283 yards, 3 • First Pitt true freshman to rush for 100 • Has started all 11 games TD) and 27-6 win over Rutgers (21-39-0, yards since Dion Lewis had 10 100-yard • Has 49 catches for 810 yards (16.5 avg.) 227 yards, 2 TD) games in 2009 and ive TDs • Ranks fourth all-time at Pitt with 8,194 • Shell Career Bests • Ranks third in the Big East in receiving passing yards and 8,252 yards in total of- Rush Attempts: 23 vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) yards per game (73.6 avg.) fense Rush Yards: 157 vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) • Posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving • Sunseri Career Bests Rush TDs: 1 four times, most recent vs. Temple games with 111 vs. Virginia Tech and a Pass Yards: 419 vs. Connecticut (10/26/11 (10/27/12) Completions: 29 vs. Connecticut (10/26/11) Receptions: 5 vs. Louisville (10/13/12) career-high 144 vs. Gardner-Webb Attempts: 46 vs. West Virginia (11/26/10) Receiving Yards: 41 vs. Buffalo (10/20/12) • Had the longest reception of his career on Pass TDs: 4 vs. Syracuse (10/16/10) Receiving TDs: 0 a 77-yard catch-and-run TD vs. Gardner- INTs: 3 vs. Rutgers (10/8/11) Webb Rush Yards: 64 vs. Cincinnati (11/5/11) #34 ISAAC BENNETT SO • Ranks ifth at Pitt with 146 career catches Rush Attempts: 22 vs. West Virginia (11/25/11 • Has played in all 11 games and ninth with 2,103 career receiving Rush TDs: 1 seven times, most recent vs. Louisville • Has 126 rushing yards on 27 carries (4.7 yards (10/13/12) avg.) and three TDs • Shanahan Career Bests • Had season-high 52 rush yards (on six at- Receptions: 6 three times, most recent vs. Temple #10 TREY ANDERSON SO tempts) vs. Gardner-Webb (10/27/12) • Played in one game this season (Gardner- • Had career-high two rushing TDs vs. Receiving Yards: 144 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Webb) and was 2-2 for 53 yards Gardner-Webb (3 and 11 yards) Receiving TDs: 2 twice, most recent vs. Gardner- • Anderson Career Bests • Bennett Career Bests Webb (9/22/12) Pass Yards: 53 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Rush Attempts: 16 vs. West Virginia (11/25/11) Completions: 5 vs. twice, most recent vs. Utah Rush Yards: 69 twice, most recent vs. West Virginia #15 DEVIN STREET JR* (10/15/11) (11/25/11) • Has started all 11 games Attempts: 19 vs. Utah (10/15/11) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) • Has 60 catches for 820 yards (13.7 avg.) Pass TDs: 0 Receptions: 7 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) and four TDs INTs: 2 vs. Utah (10/15/11) Receiving Yards: 61 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) • Second in the Big East in receptions per Rush Yards: 24 vs. Utah (10/15/11) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) Rush Attempts: 7 vs. Utah (10/15/11) game (5.5 avg.) and receiving yards per game (74.5 avg.) Rush TDs: 0 FULLBACKS RUNNING BACKS • Has three 100-yard receiving games this #43 MARK GIUBILATO SO* year, including a career-high 140 (on six #1 RAY GRAHAM SR • Has played in nine games, starting two catches) vs. Temple • Has started all 11 games at tailback • Missed Gardner-Webb (knee) and Buffalo • Had 10 catches for 130 yards vs. Syracuse, • Has rushed for 948 yards and nine TDs on (stinger) contests due to injuries followed by an 11-catch,111-yard effort vs. 196 carries (4.8 avg.) • Former walk-on who earned scholarship Louisville • Has 11 career 100-yard rushing games, this year • Street’s 11 catches vs. Louisville marked including 103 yards at Cincinnati, 109 vs. • Giubilato Career Bests a career high and were the most by a Pitt Temple, 172 at Notre Dame and 113 vs. Rush Attempts: 0 player since 2006 Rutgers this year Rush Yards: 0 • Street Career Bests • Second (tied) in the Big East in scoring Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 11 vs. Louisville (10/13/12) (TDs) (6.0 points per game) Receptions: 1 three times, most recent vs. Rutgers Receiving Yards: 140 vs. Temple (10/27/12) • Ranks second all-time at Pitt with 4,849 (11/24/12) Receiving TDs: 1 eight times, most recent vs. Receiving Yards: 5 vs. Youngstown State (9/1/12) Temple (10/27/12) career all-purpose yards Receiving TDs: 0 • Ranks third all-time at Pitt with 3,177 career rushing yards • Ranks eighth (tied with Larry Fitzgerald) all-time at Pitt with 204 career points (34 TDs) • Graham Career Bests Rush Attempts: 29 vs. FIU (10/2/10) and Buffalo (9/3/11)
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#5 CAMERON SADDLER SR* #78 CORY KING JR* #92 DEVIN COOK FR* • Has played in all 11 games, starting two • Started all 11 games at left tackle • Has played in 11 games, starting one in his • Has 16 catches for 229 yards (14.3 avg.) • Has played in 26 career games, starting 16 irst active collegiate season and one TD • Has 10 tackles, six TFLs, one sack and two • Had career-high 82 receiving yards (on #74 MATT ROTHERAM SO* forced fumbles ive catches) vs. Gardner-Webb • Started in all 11 games at right tackle • In irst career starting assignment, had • Saddler Career Bests • Has played in 19 career games, starting 13 personal-best ive tackles, two TFLs and a Receptions: 6 vs. USF (9/29/11) forced fumble vs. Virginia Tech Receiving Yards: 82 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) #76 RYAN SCHLIEPER JR* • Cook Career Bests Receiving TDs: 1 four times, most recent vs. Louis- • Started eight games at right guard; suf- Tackles: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) ville (10/13/12) fered season-ending right foot injury Oct. TFLs: 2 vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 27 vs. Temple Sacks: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) TIGHT ENDS • Has played in 22 career games, starting 16 DEFENSIVE TACKLES #83 HUBIE GRAHAM SR* #75 RYAN TURNLEY SR* #97 AARON DONALD JR • Has been limited to six games (all starts) • Has started 24 consecutive games at cen- • Has played in and started 10 contests, due to an array of injuries ter, including all 11 in 2012 missing the Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb game • Has seven catches for 61 yards (8.7 avg.) • Has played in 41 career games due to injury (knee) • Matched career high with four catches (for • Has 58 tackles, 14.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and a 38 yards) vs. Youngstown State #56 ARTHUR DOAKES SO* forced fumble • H. Graham Career Bests • Right guard has played in all 11 games, • Recorded seven tackles and three TFLs, Receptions: 4 three times, most recent vs. starting three including a sack in win over Rutgers Youngstown State (9/1/12) • Made his irst career start at Notre Dame • Had a career-high 13 tackles at Connecti- Receiving Yards: 59 vs. Maine (9/10/11) • Has played in 17 career games Receiving TDs: 1 three times, most recent vs. Cin- cut, including two TFLs cinnati (11/5/11) • Had seven tackles vs. Buffalo, including DEFENSIVE ENDS two TFLs totaling 24 yards in losses #86 J.P. HOLTZ FR • Also recorded seven tackles at Notre Dame #93 BRYAN MURPHY SO* • True freshman who has played in all 11 • Donald Career Bests • Has played in 11 games, starting 10 games, starting eight Tackles: 13 vs. Connecticut (11/9/12) • Did not start Sept. 15 Virginia Tech game • Has nine catches for 152 yards (16.9 avg.) TFLs: 3.5 vs. Utah (10/15/11) due to wrist injury but still played and two TDs Sacks: 3 vs. Utah (10/15/11) • Has 25 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and a sack • Holtz Career Bests Receptions: 3 twice, most recent vs. Rutgers • Had career-high four stops vs. Buffalo and #50 TYRONE EZELL JR* (11/24/12) again at Notre Dame • Starter at nose tackle the past 10 games; Receiving Yards: 54 vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) • Murphy Career Bests did not play in the opener vs. Youngstown Receiving TDs: 1 twice, most recent vs. Notre Tackles: 4 twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame State (11/3/12) Dame (11/3/12) • Has 34 tackles, seven TFLs and 3.5 sacks TFLs: 1 twice, most recent vs. Rutgers (11/24/12) • Posted career highs with six tackles and #6 DREW CARSWELL SO* Sacks: 0.5 twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) two TFLs vs. Connecticut • Has played in nine games, starting three • Ezell Career Bests • Has 13 catches for 163 yards (12.5 avg.) #45 SHAYNE HALE SR* Tackles: 6 vs. Connecticut (11/9/12) and two TDs • Has played in eight games, starting the TFLs: 2 vs. Connecticut (11/9/12) • Carswell Career Bests Sacks: 1.5 vs. Louisville (10/13/12) past four Receptions: 5 vs. Connecticut (11/9/12) • Has 19 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, one sack and one Receiving Yards: 83 vs. Connecticut (11/9/12) #91 DARRYL RENDER FR fumble recovery Receiving TDs: 1 three times, most recent vs. Con- • True freshman who has played in nine • In irst career start, posted personal bests necticut (11/9/12) games, starting one with six tackles and three TFLs vs. Temple • Has six tackles and 1.5 TFLs • Hale Career Bests OFFENSIVE LINE • Had personal-best three stops and 1.5 Tackles: 6 vs. Temple (10/27/12) TFLs in starting assignment vs. Gardner- #54 CHRIS JACOBSON SR* TFLs: 3 vs. Temple (10/27/12) Webb • Started all 11 games at left guard Sacks: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) • Render Career Bests • A rare sixth-year senior; was awarded an ex- #90 T.J. CLEMMINGS SO* Tackles: 3 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) tra year of eligibility after suffering a season- • Has played in eight games and started six TFLs: 1.5 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) ending left knee injury at Iowa on Sept. 17, Sacks: 0 • Has 20 tackles and one TFL 2011 (lost his 2007 freshman campaign due • Had career-high eight stops at Buffalo to a preseason right knee injury) • Clemmings Career Bests • Has played in 44 career games, starting 28 Tackles: 8 vs. Buffalo (10/20/12) TFLs: 1 twice, most recent vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Sacks: 0
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#95 KHAYNIN MOSLEY-SMITH SO #49 ERIC WILLIAMS SO* • Has played in 11 games, starting one at • Has played in 11 games, starting 10 at Sam CORNERBACKS nose tackle linebacker #23 LAFAYETTE PITTS FR* • Has seven tackles • Has 46 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one sack, two • Has started all 11 games at cornerback in • Made irst career start in opener vs. fumble recoveries and an interception his irst active collegiate season Youngstown State • Recorded a career-high 10 tackles and his • Has 31 tackles, nine PBUs and an interception • Mosley-Smith Career Bests irst career interception at Notre Dame • Intercepted his irst career pass vs. Rutgers Tackles: 2 four times, most recent vs. Gardner- • E. Williams Career Bests Webb (9/22/12) Tackles: 10 vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) • Ripped a reception out of a Temple TFLs: 0 TFLs: 2 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) wideout’s hands for a forced fumble and Sacks: 0 Sacks: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) recovery, both the irst of his career Interceptions: 1 vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) • Had a season-high six tackles vs. Notre LINEBACKERS Dame #8 TODD THOMAS SO* • Twice had season-high two PBUs #44 SHANE GORDON JR* • Has played in the past seven games, start- (Youngstown State and Notre Dame) • Has played in nine games, starting seven ing ive at Will linebacker; missed the irst • Pitts Career Bests at middle linebacker; missed Buffalo and four games of the year due to his recovery Tackles: 6 vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) Temple games due to a left ankle sprain from offseason left knee surgery TFLs: 0 • Has 47 tackles, six TFLs and 1.5 sacks • Has 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one blocked Interceptions: 1 vs. Rutgers (11/24/12) • Had career-high 10 stops vs. Youngstown punt (which he recovered himself in the #2 K’WAUN WILLIAMS JR State end zone for a TD vs. Louisville) • Has played in 10 games, starting nine • Made critical back-to-back plays in the • Twice had a career-high 11 tackles (Buf- • Missed the Sept. 6 Cincinnati game due to Virginia Tech victory when in the third falo and Notre Dame) a shoulder injury quarter he helped stuff the Hokies for no • Thomas Career Bests • Has 42 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and two INTs gain on 3rd-and-1 and then again on 4th- Tackles: 11 twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame • Had season-high eight tackles vs. Notre and-1 from the Pitt 35 (11/3/12) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Notre Dame (9/24/11) Dame • At Notre Dame, had four-yard TFL on the Sacks: 1 twice, most recent vs. Temple (10/27/12) • Has two interceptions this year, both com- goal line to force a ield goal Interceptions: 1 vs. Cincinnati (11/5/11) ing in the end zone to turn back opponent • Gordon Career Bests Tackles: 10 vs. Youngstown State (9/1/12) scoring threats (Syracuse and Notre #3 NICHOLAS GRIGSBY FR* TFLs: 1 seven times, most recent vs. Notre Dame Dame) (11/3/12) • Has played in all 11 games, starting two at • K. Williams Career Bests Sacks: 1 vs. Cincinnati (9/6/12) Will linebacker Tackles: 10 vs. Iowa (9/17/11) Interceptions: 0 • Started the opening two games of the TFLs: 2 vs. Buffalo (9/3/11) season before coming off the bench the past Interceptions: 1 three times, most recent vs. Notre #40 DAN MASON JR* nine Dame (11/3/12) • Played in ive games, starting two at • Has 27 tackles on the year middle linebacker • Had career-high nine tackles vs. #24 CULLEN CHRISTIAN SO* • Will miss the remainder of the season with Youngstown State • Has played in 10 games, starting the initial an internal injury • Grigsby Career Bests two contests of the year • Has 27 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks Tackles: 9 vs. Youngstown State (9/1/12) • Is in his irst active season at Pitt following • In his irst starting assignment of the year, TFLs: 0 a 2011 transfer from Michigan tied for team-high honors with 11 tackles Sacks: 0 • Has 12 tackles and one PBU Interceptions: 0 at Buffalo; started again the following • Had personal-best ive tackles vs. week and had 10 tackles vs. Temple Youngstown State in his Pitt debut #53 JOE TREBITZ SR* • Did not play in any games in 2011 while • Christian Career Bests • Middle linebacker who has played in nine Tackles: 5 vs. Youngstown State (9/1/12) recovering from a severe right knee injury games, starting two TFLs: 0 sustained against Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 23, • Earned his irst career start at Notre Interceptions: 0 2010 Dame and had a career- and game-high 13 • Mason Career Bests tackles Tackles: 11 twice, most recent vs. Buffalo (10/20/12) • Has 24 tackles and one fumble recovery TFLs: 2 vs. Navy (9/19/09) (vs. Gardner-Webb) on the year Sacks: 2 vs. Navy (9/19/09) • Trebitz Career Bests Interceptions: 1 vs. North Carolina (Meineke Car Tackles: 13 vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) Care Bowl, 12/26/09) TFLs: 0 Sacks: 0 Interceptions: 0
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SAFETIES SPECIALISTS RETURNERS #18 JARRED HOLLEY SR* #39 KEVIN HARPER SR* #5 CAMERON SADDLER SR* • Has played in all 11 games, starting the • Has 86 points on 17-24 FGs (70.8%) and • Pitt’s leading punt returner, averaging 7.4 last 10 at strong safety 35-35 PATs (100%) yards on 17 returns (126 yards) • Has 67 tackles, four PBUs, two INTs and • Kicked a season-long 45-yard ield goal at • Had a season-long punt return of 31 yards one fumble recovery Buffalo vs. Notre Dame (matching his career long • Matched his career high with 10 tackles at • Had a season-high 14 points vs. Notre set at Syracuse in 2010) Cincinnati Dame (4-5 FG, 2-2 PATs) • Also a primary kickoff returner and aver- • Had an interception (returned 23 yards) to • Also serves as Pitt’s kickoff specialist and ages 19.7 yards on six kick returns (118 halt Virginia Tech’s opening drive that had has 11 touchbacks on 60 kicks yards) reached Pitt territory • In 2011, kicked a 52-yard ield goal against • Had a season-long kick return of 28 yards • Intercepted a UConn pass in the end zone in Cincinnati, marking the longest in Heinz vs. Cincinnati the fourth quarter to keep Pitt in contention Field history for a collegiate kicker; the • Saddler Career Bests • Has 11 career interceptions 52-yarder also tied an overall Heinz Field Kick Returns: 6 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09) • Holley Career Bests record set by former Steelers kicker Jeff Kick Return Yards: 123 vs. Cincinnati (12/5/09) Kick Return Average: 40.5 (2 returns for 81 yards) Tackles: 10 twice, most recent vs. Cincinnati Reed (vs. Atlanta in 2010). vs. West Virginia (11/27/09) (9/6/12) • Harper Career Bests Long Kick Return: 47 vs. NC State (9/26/09) TFLs: 2 vs. USF (9/29/11) Field Goals Made: 4 twice, most recent vs. Notre Kick Return TDs: 0 Sacks: 1 twice, most recent vs. Connecticut Dame (11/3/12) Punt Returns: 5 vs. Rutgers (10/23/10) (10/26/11) Points: 15 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) Punt Return Yards: 76 vs. Rutgers (10/23/10) Interceptions: 1 11 times, most recent vs. Con- Longest Field Goal: 52 yards vs. Cincinnati Punt Return Average: 19.0 (2 returns for 38 yards) necticut (11/9/12) (11/5/11) vs. Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Punt Return: 31 twice, most recent vs. Notre #25 JASON HENDRICKS JR* #92 MATT YOKLIC JR* Dame (11/3/12) • Has played in all 11 games, starting the • Averages 40.6 yards on 50 punts Punt Return TDs: 0 last 10 at free safety • Has placed 16 punts inside the 20 #23 LAFAYETTE PITTS FR* • Has 69 tackles, four INTs and two PBUs • Had a season-long 57-yard punt vs. Con- • Second in the Big East and ranks 29th • Leads Big East (tied) and ranks 20th na- necticut nationally in kick returns with a 25.77 tionally (tied) with 0.36 INTs per game • Averaged a season-best 45.3 yards on average (26 returns for 670 yards) • Twice had a career-high 11 tackles (Syra- seven punts vs. Cincinnati • Had a career-long 64-yard kick return vs. cuse and Buffalo) • Also serves as Pitt’s primary holder for Gardner-Webb • Hendricks Career Bests placements • Pitts Career Bests Tackles: 11 twice, most recent vs. Buffalo • Yoklic Career Bests (10/20/12) Kick Returns: 5 twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame Punts: 10 vs. West Virginia (11/25/11) (11/3/12) TFLs: 1 vs. FIU (10/2/10) Punt Average: 46.8 yards vs. Cincinnati (11/5/11) Kick Return Yards: 137 vs. Louisville (10/13/12) Sacks: 0 Longest Punt: 58 yards vs. Rutgers (10/8/11) Kick Return Average: 41.5 (2 returns for 83 yards) Interceptions: 2 vs. Virginia Tech (9/15/12) vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) #58 KEVIN BARTHELEMY JR* Long Kick Return: 64 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) #41 ANDREW TAGLIANETTI SR* • Starting long snapper for punts, ield goals Kick Return TDs: 0 • Has played in all 11 games, starting two and PATs #14 RONALD JONES SO • Has 33 tackles and a forced fumble • Has played in six games, missing ive con- • Top reserve at punt returner • Had a season-high seven tackles vs. Syracuse tests due to a left hand injury • Is Pitt’s all-time leader with six career • Has recorded one return this year for 18 blocked punts #67 DAVID MURPHY FR* yards vs. Rutgers • Taglianetti Career Bests • Served as Pitt’s long snapper for punts, • Led Pitt in punt returns last year with a Tackles: 8 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) ield goals and PATs for ive games in place 6.6 average (14 returns for 93 yards) TFLs: 1 twice, most recent vs. Cincinnati of the injured Kevin Barthelemy • Jones Career Bests (11/5/11) Punt Returns: 4 vs. Buffalo (9/3/11) Sacks: 0 Punt Return Yards: 52 vs. Buffalo (9/3/11) Interceptions: 1 vs. Syracuse (12/3/11) Punt Return Average: 13.0 (4 returns for 52 yards) vs. Buffalo (9/3/11) #9 RAY VINOPAL SO* Long Punt Return: 22 vs. Buffalo (9/3/11) Punt Return TDs: 0 • Has played in all 11 games, starting one • Has 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks • Had a season-high four tackles vs. Buffalo • Is in his irst active season at Pitt following a 2011 transfer from Michigan • Vinopal Career Bests Tackles: 7 twice, most recent vs. Purdue (11/13/10)* TFLs: 1 twice, most recent vs. Buffalo (10/20/12) Sacks: 1 vs. Buffalo (10/20/12) Interceptions: 1 vs. Bowling Green (9/25/10)*
* at Michigan 31 PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK
The University of Pittsburgh and its multimedia rights holder IMG College provide the Panthers with thoroughly comprehensive radio coverage throughout the football season. Led by 50,000-watt lag- ship station Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) in Pittsburgh, Pitt football games are broadcast on the Pitt IMG Sports Network, a loyal network of stations that spans the Commonwealth.
Radio coverage of Pitt football includes: • A three-hour pregame show ( irst hour on 93.7 The Fan and the last two on the entire Pitt IMG Sports Network).
• “Panther Reaction,” a call-in show on 93.7 The Fan following postgame coverage.
• A weekly “Paul Chryst Show” airing live on most Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Coach Chryst previews the upcoming game and takes questions from callers listening on many of the same Pitt IMG Sports Network af iliates that carry Panthers’ game broadcasts.
Known to Pitt fans nationwide as the “Voice of the Panthers,” Bill Hillgrove will handle football play-by-play duties for the 39th consecutive year. His accurate and descriptive style truly paints the The 2012 Pitt Football Radio Team (left to right): color analyst Pat Bostick, picture for Pitt fans listening to the network. Hillgrove has a long play-by-play man Bill Hillgrove and reporter Gregg Giannotti. association with the Panthers and Pittsburgh sports scene. Prior to taking over as the play-by-play man for Pitt football, Hillgrove served as the Panthers’ color analyst from 1970-73. He has also served as the play-by-play man for Pitt basketball broadcasts since 1969. THE PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK Pittsburgh KDKA-FM 93.7 A popular and well-known Pittsburgh sports personality, Hillgrove Altoona WFBG-AM 1290 has long been a Pitt ambassador of good will. In 2007 he was hon- Altoona WVAM-AM 1430 ored with the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award for excellence in Ambridge WMBA-AM 1460 college football broadcasting. Hillgrove has also been the Pittsburgh Beaver Falls WBVP-AM 1230 Steelers’ play-by-play announcer since 1995. Bedford WBFD-AM 1310 Butler WBUT-AM 1050 Joining Hillgrove in the booth for his second year as color analyst will Butler WISR-AM 680 be former Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick. Bostick was a three-year Central City WCCL-FM 101.7 letterman (2007-08, 2010) and quarterbacked the Panthers to such Connellsville WLSW-FM 103.9 memorable victories as their 13-9 upset of West Virginia in 2007 and DuBois WCED-AM 1420 36-33 quadruple-overtime win at Notre Dame in 2008. DuBois WCED-FM 107.9 Erie WRIE-AM 1260 In his debut season in the booth, Bostick made a tremendous Erie WRIE-FM 107.9 impression on listeners with his keen insight and analysis. He will Harrisburg WTKT-AM 1460 continue to be a frequently heard guest on 93.7 The Fan’s various Indiana WCCS-AM 1160 shows on a weekly basis. Johnstown WCRO-AM 1230 Latrobe WQTW-AM 1570 A 2010 honors graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Bostick Meyersdale WQZS-FM 93.3 earned his bachelor’s degree in just three years before beginning Oil City WKQW-AM 1120 work on his master’s degree in Pitt’s School of Education. This past Rockton WCED-FM 96.7 year he was named an assistant director of development for the Pan- Uniontown WMBS-AM 590 ther Club, the athletic department’s of icial fundraising of ice. York WOYK-AM 1350
New to the Pitt football broadcast team is Gregg Giannotti, who will Game broadcasts are also available on “Panthers All-Access” on serve as pregame host and sideline reporter. Giannotti is host of The PittsburghPanthers.com and SiriusXM satellite radio. Fan Morning Show on Pitt’s lagship radio station, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Prior to his 2010 arrival in Pittsburgh, Giannotti served as a producer and part-time host at WFAN in New York. He additionally has worked for Sirius Satellite Radio and the NHL.
The 2012 season marks the third for Pitt’s partnership with CBS Radio Pittsburgh and its lagship, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Beyond game broadcasts, the station airs a wide array of ancillary program- ming focusing on the Panthers’ sports scene throughout the year.
32 Pittsburgh (5 - 6 - 0) Thru: 11/24/2012 - Week 13 TEAM RANKINGS 120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision 8 teams ranked in the Big East Conference 2012 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 5-6 W-1 Category National Actual National Actual Conf Big East Actual Big East Conference Record: 2-4 Rank Leader Rank Conference Leader Rushing Offense 87 139.36 Army 369.82 5 Cincinnati 211.36 Sat 09/01/2012 YOUNGSTOWN ST. * 17 - 31 L Passing Offense 40 267.73 Marshall 365.08 3 Syracuse 301.58 Thu 09/06/2012 @ Cincinnati * 10 - 34 L Total Offense 60 407.09 Louisiana Tech 577.92 4 Syracuse 473.42 Sat 09/15/2012 VIRGINIA TECH 35 - 17 W Scoring Offense 73 27.45 Louisiana Tech 51.50 4 Louisville 32.00 Sat 09/22/2012 GARDNER-WEBB 55 - 10 W Rushing Defense 36 140.09 Stanford 71.33 4 Connecticut 100.27 Fri 10/05/2012 @ Syracuse * 13 - 14 L Pass Ef®ciency Defense 29 117.12 Florida 91.49 4 Rutgers 111.04 Total Defense 25 344.82 Alabama 233.67 3 Connecticut 305.73 Sat 10/13/2012 LOUISVILLE 35 - 45 L Scoring Defense 23 21.18 Alabama 9.25 4 Rutgers 13.73 Sat 10/20/2012 @ Buffalo 20 - 6 W Net Punting 116 33.43 Louisiana Tech 43.51 7 Temple 40.76 Sat 10/27/2012 TEMPLE 47 - 17 W Punt Returns 47 9.74 Kansas St. 22.87 4 Connecticut 13.05 Sat 11/03/2012 @ Notre Dame 26 - 29 L 3OT Kickoff Returns 26 23.86 Kansas St. 29.54 4 Rutgers 26.06 Fri 11/09/2012 @ Connecticut * 17 - 24 L Turnover Margin 23 .73 Kansas St. 1.73 2 Rutgers 1.00 Sat 11/24/2012 RUTGERS 27 - 6 W Pass Defense 28 204.73 Nebraska 152.17 2 Louisville 185.55 Sat 12/01/2012 @ South Fla. Passing Ef®ciency 14 155.58 Alabama 175.08 1 Pittsburgh 155.58 HOME GAME IN CAPS * Night Game ^ Neutral Site Sacks 73 1.82 Stanford 4.42 6 Connecticut 2.91 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss 63 5.82 Stanford 9.25 5 Syracuse 7.50 Sacks Allowed 100 2.73 Air Force .50 8 Rutgers .73 T=tied at this ranking
PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team©s games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked
National National Conf Big East Category Player Rank Actual Leader Actual Rank Conference Leader Actual Rushing Ray Graham 47 86.18 Carey (Arizona) 146.42 4 Harris (Temple) 105.40 Rushel Shell 50.90 11 Isaac Bennett 11.45 23 Passing Ef®ciency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Tino Sunseri 20 154.56 Murray (Georgia) 177.15 2 Bridgewater (Louisville) 161.22 Total Offense Tino Sunseri 48 250.73 Florence (Baylor) 389.55 4 Nassib (Syracuse) 312.33 Ray Graham 86.18 13 Rushel Shell 50.90 20 Receptions Per Game Devin Street 59 5.45 Austin (West Virginia) 9.64 2 Lemon (Syracuse) 6.36 Mike Shanahan 98 4.45 4 Ray Graham 3.27 12 Receiving Yards Per Game Devin Street T-53 74.55 Williams (Baylor) 153.91 2 Lemon (Syracuse) 96.64 Mike Shanahan 56 73.64 3 Ray Graham 30.91 23 Interceptions Jason Hendricks T-20 .36 Thomas (Fresno St.) .67 T-1 Ryan (Rutgers) .36 Jarred Holley .18 T-9 K©Waun Williams .18 T-9 Lafayette Pitts .09 T-21 Eric Williams .09 T-21 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Matt Yoklic 61 40.62 Allen (Louisiana Tech) 48.04 4 McManus (Temple) 45.06 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Cameron Saddler 49 7.41 Bernard (North Carolina) 16.44 4 Brown (Temple) 14.18 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Lafayette Pitts 29 25.77 Archer (Kent St.) 38.20 2 Abernathy IV (Cincinnati) 26.12 Field Goals Kevin Harper T-18 1.55 Sharp (Oklahoma St.) 2.09 T-1 Bonani (South Fla.) 1.55 Scoring Kevin Harper 61 7.82 Dixon (Louisiana Tech) 14.00 1 Harper (Pittsburgh) 7.82 Ray Graham 6.00 T-8 Mike Shanahan 2.73 T-25 All-Purpose Runners Ray Graham 50 117.09 Andrews (Western Ky.) 248.08 4 Brown (Temple) 143.40 Devin Street 77.27 13 Mike Shanahan 73.64 14 Lafayette Pitts 64.00 18 Rushel Shell 61.20 21 Sacks Aaron Donald .45 Smith (Western Ky.) 1.25 7 Williams (Connecticut) 1.05 Tyrone Ezell .35 9 Tackles Jason Hendricks 6.27 Molls (Toledo) 13.83 T-17 Greene (Rutgers) 10.45 Jarred Holley 6.09 T-21 Aaron Donald 5.80 24 Tackles For Loss Aaron Donald T-18 1.45 Jones (Georgia) 1.95 1 Donald (Pittsburgh) 1.45 Tyrone Ezell .70 13 Shane Gordon .60 19 Devin Cook .55 T-23 T=tied at this ranking University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
Team Statistics PITT OPP SCORING 302 233 Points Per Game 27.5 21.2 FIRST DOWNS 223 215 R u s h in g 78 87 P a s s in g 131 108 P e n a lt y 14 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 1533 1541 Yards gained rushing 1849 1797 Yards lost rushing 316 256 Rushing Attempts 406 392 Average Per Rush 3.8 3.9 Average Per Game 139.4 140.1 TDs Rushing 17 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2945 2252 C o m p - A t t - I n t 223-338-2 200-349-10 Average Per Pass 8.7 6.5 Average Per Catch 13.2 11.3 Average Per Game 267.7 204.7 TDs Passing 18 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 4478 3793 Total Plays 744 741 Average Per Play 6.0 5.1 Average Per Game 407.1 344.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-859 46-886 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-185 17-240 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-105 2-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.9 19.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.7 14.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 11-6 12-6 PENALTIES-Yards 71-621 55-461 Average Per Game 56.5 41.9 PUNTS-Yards 51-2045 57-2146 Average Per Punt 40.1 37.6 Net punt average 33.4 32.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 60-3549 49-3038 Average Per Kick 59.2 62.0 Net kick average 50.6 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 0 2 9 : 4 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 63/156 76/166 3rd-Down Pct 40% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/12 7/13 4th-Down Pct 58% 54% SACKS BY-Yards 20-106 30-224 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 36 28 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 17-24 13-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (40-49) 82% (27-34) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (30-49) 61% (18-34) 53% PAT-ATTEMPTS (35-35) 100% (24-25) 96% ATTENDANCE 248964 205275 Games/Avg Per Game 6/41494 5/41055 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PITT 58 106 53 79 6 302 Opponents 65 53 65 41 9 233 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GRAHAM,Ray 11 196 973 25 948 4.8 9 78 86.2 SADDLER,Cameron 17 126 7.4 0 31 SHELL, Rushel 10 105 530 21 509 4.8 4 33 50.9 THOMAS,Todd 1 41 41.0 1 0 BENNETT,Isaac 11 27 135 9 126 4.7 3 21 11.5 JONES,Ronald 1 18 18.0 0 18 CROCKETT,M. 11 7 32 0 32 4.6 0 11 2.9 Total 19 185 9.7 1 31 STREET,Devin 11 3 30 0 30 10.0 0 14 2.7 Opponents 17 240 14.1 2 94 SADDLER,Cameron 11 3 34 7 27 9.0 0 17 2.5 JONES,Ronald 9 3 16 2 14 4.7 0 11 1.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 4 5 0 19 -19 -3.8 0 0 -4.8 HENDRICKS,Jason 4 44 11.0 0 23 SUNSERI,Tino 11 57 99 233 -134 -2.4 1 12 -12.2 WILLIAMS,K'Waun 2 0 0.0 0 0 Total 11 406 1849 316 1533 3.8 17 78 139.4 HOLLEY,Jarred 2 23 11.5 0 23 Opponents 11 392 1797 256 1541 3.9 12 77 140.1 PITTS,Lafayette 1 34 34.0 0 34 WILLIAMS,Eric 1 4 4.0 0 4 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 10 105 10.5 0 34 SUNSERI,Tino 11 154.56 221-336-2 65.8 2892 18 77 262.9 Opponents 2 0 0.0 0 0 ANDERSON,Trey 1 322.60 2-2-0 100.0 53 0 32 53.0 Total 11 155.56 223-338-2 66.0 2945 18 77 267.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 11 117.13 200-349-10 57.3 2252 12 85 204.7 PITTS,Lafayette 26 670 25.8 0 64 SADDLER,Cameron 6 118 19.7 0 28 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g FELDER,Brendon 3 70 23.3 0 24 STREET,Devin 11 60 820 13.7 4 58 74.5 VINOPAL,Ray 1 1 1.0 0 1 SHANAHAN,Mike 11 49 810 16.5 5 77 73.6 Total 36 859 23.9 0 64 GRAHAM,Ray 11 36 340 9.4 2 33 30.9 Opponents 46 886 19.3 0 77 SADDLER,Cameron 11 16 229 14.3 1 29 20.8 CARSWELL,Drew 9 13 163 12.5 2 23 18.1 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg HOLTZ,J.P. 11 9 152 16.9 2 43 13.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 SHELL, Rushel 10 9 103 11.4 0 41 10.3 Opponents 4 136 34.0 2 65 BENNETT,Isaac 11 8 78 9.8 0 14 7.1 GRAHAM,Hubie 6 7 61 8.7 0 16 10.2 JONES,Ronald 9 6 62 10.3 0 22 6.9 BRINSON, Joshua 10 4 66 16.5 1 35 6.6 TINKER,Ed 3 3 49 16.3 1 32 16.3 GIUBILATO,Mark 9 3 12 4.0 0 5 1.3 Total 11 223 2945 13.2 18 77 267.7 Opponents 11 200 2252 11.3 12 85 204.7 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g HARPER,Kevin - 17-24 35-35 - - - - - 86 SUNSERI,Tino 11 393 -134 2892 2758 250.7 GRAHAM,Ray 11 ------66 GRAHAM,Ray 11 196 948 0 948 86.2 SHANAHAN,Mike 5 ------30 SHELL, Rushel 10 105 509 0 509 50.9 SHELL, Rushel 4 ------24 BENNETT,Isaac 11 27 126 0 126 11.5 STREET,Devin 4 ------24 ANDERSON,Trey 1 2 0 53 53 53.0 BENNETT,Isaac 3 ------18 CROCKETT,M. 11 7 32 0 32 2.9 CARSWELL,Drew 2 ------12 STREET,Devin 11 3 30 0 30 2.7 HOLTZ,J.P. 2 ------12 SADDLER,Cameron 11 3 27 0 27 2.5 SUNSERI,Tino 1 ------6 JONES,Ronald 9 3 14 0 14 1.6 TINKER,Ed 1 ------6 TEAM 4 5 -19 0 -19 -4.8 THOMAS,Todd 1 ------6 Total 11 744 1533 2945 4478 407.1 SADDLER,Cameron 1 ------6 Opponents 11 741 1541 2252 3793 344.8 BRINSON, Joshua 1 ------6 YOKLIC,Matt - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 36 17-24 35-35 0-1 - - - - 302 Opponents 28 13-15 24-25 1-1 - 0-1 - - 233
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 HARPER,Kevin 17-24 70.8 0-0 5-5 6-9 6-9 0-1 45 0 YOKLIC,Matt 50 2031 40.6 57 5 9 16 8 1 TEAM 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence PITT Opponents Total 51 2045 40.1 57 5 9 16 8 1 Youngstown State (33) (25) Opponents 57 2146 37.6 59 6 14 13 3 1 Cincinnati (37) (39),(46) Virginia Tech 35,33 (32) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Gardner-Webb (41),43,(22) 40,(41) HARPER,Kevin 60 3549 59.2 11 2 Syracuse 42,(40),(27) - Total 60 3549 59.2 11 2 19.3 39.8 25 Louisville 50 (45) Opponents 49 3038 62.0 13 1 23.9 37.8 27 Buffalo (45),(22) (27),(41) Temple (32),(38) (45) Notre Dame (39),(21),(41),33,(44) (37),(20),43,(37) Connecticut 44,(42) (29) Rutgers (39),(25) - USF - -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GRAHAM,Ray 11 948 340 0 0 0 1288 117.1 STREET,Devin 11 30 820 0 0 0 850 77.3 SHANAHAN,Mik 11 0 810 0 0 0 810 73.6 PITTS,Lafayette 11 0 0 0 670 34 704 64.0 SHELL, Rushel 10 509 103 0 0 0 612 61.2 SADDLER,Cam 11 27 229 126 118 0 500 45.5 BENNETT,Isaac 11 126 78 0 0 0 204 18.5 CARSWELL,Dre 9 0 163 0 0 0 163 18.1 HOLTZ,J.P. 11 0 152 0 0 0 152 13.8 JONES,Ronald 9 14 62 18 0 0 94 10.4 FELDER,Brendo 9 0 0 0 70 0 70 7.8 BRINSON, Josh 10 0 66 0 0 0 66 6.6 GRAHAM,Hubie 6 0 61 0 0 0 61 10.2 TINKER,Ed 3 0 49 0 0 0 49 16.3 HENDRICKS,Ja 11 0 0 0 0 44 44 4.0 THOMAS,Todd 7 0 0 41 0 0 41 5.9 CROCKETT,M. 11 32 0 0 0 0 32 2.9 HOLLEY,Jarred 11 0 0 0 0 23 23 2.1 GIUBILATO,Mar 9 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.3 WILLIAMS,Eric 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 VINOPAL,Ray 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 TEAM 4 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -4.8 SUNSERI,Tino 11 -134 0 0 0 0 -134 -12.2 Total 11 1533 2945 185 859 105 5627 511.5 Opponents 11 1541 2252 240 886 0 4919 447.2 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2012) 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 25 HENDRICKS,Jason 11 44 25 69 0.5-3 . 4-44 2 1 . . . . 18 HOLLEY,Jarred 11 39 28 67 1.0-2 . 2-23 4 . 1-0 . . . 97 DONALD,Aaron 10 36 22 58 14.5-64 4.5-27 . 1 11 . 1 . . 8 THOMAS,Todd 7 32 16 48 1.5-6 1.5-6 . 3 . . . 1 . 44 GORDON,Shane 9 28 19 47 6.0-25 1.5-13 . 6 1 . . . . 49 WILLIAMS,Eric 11 25 21 46 3.5-13 1.0-9 1-4 2 5 2-0 . . . 2 WILLIAMS,K'Waun 10 31 11 42 2.5-5 . 2-0 1 1 . . . . 50 EZELL,Tyrone 10 16 18 34 7.0-25 3.5-16 . 1 3 . . . . 41 TAGLIANETTI,A. 11 21 12 33 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 23 PITTS,Lafayette 11 21 10 31 . . 1-34 9 . 1-0 1 . . 3 GRIGSBY,N. 11 16 11 27 ...... 40 MASON,Dan 5 13 14 27 3.5-11 1.5-6 . 1 1 . . . . 93 MURPHY,Bryan 11 13 12 25 3.5-16 1.0-4 . 1 6 . . . . 36 WILLIAMS,Manny 6 12 12 24 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . . 53 TREBITZ,Joe 9 12 12 24 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 90 CLEMMINGS,TJ 8 13 7 20 1.0-2 . . . 3 . . . . 45 HALE,Shayne 8 10 9 19 6.5-17 1.0-3 . . 1 1-0 . . . 9 VINOPAL,Ray 11 8 5 13 1.5-4 1.5-4 . . 1 . . . . 24 CHRISTIAN,C. 10 6 6 12 . . . 1 . . . . . 9A COOK,Devin 11 8 2 10 6.0-23 1.0-8 . . 3 . 2 . . 95 MOSLEY-SMITH,K. 11 4 3 7 . . . . 2 . . . . 91 RENDER,Darryl 9 2 4 6 1.5-5 . . 1 . . . . . 32 CROCKETT,M. 11 5 1 6 ...... 72 LIPPERT,Jack 2 3 2 5 1.0-3 ...... 43 GIUBILATO,Mark 9 4 1 5 ...... 28 GONZALEZ,A. 7 4 1 5 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 34 BENNETT,Isaac 11 3 1 4 ...... 30 BROWN,Desmond 7 2 2 4 ...... 20 IFILL,Brandon 5 1 2 3 ...... 22 FELDER,Brendon 9 2 1 3 ...... 1A PARDNER,Jahmahl 3 2 1 3 1.0-1 1.0-1 . . . . 1 . . 59 RACKARD,Emanuel 9 2 1 3 ...... 46 LAZENGA,Adam 11 3 . 3 ...... 98 SMITH,LaQuentin 5 1 1 2 ...... 87 SHANAHAN,Mike 11 2 . 2 ...... 96 WILDMAN,Kris 1 1 . 1 ...... 58 BARTHELEMY,K. 6 1 . 1 ...... 15 STREET,Devin 11 1 . 1 ...... 1 GRAHAM,Ray 11 . 1 1 ...... 86 HOLTZ,J.P. 11 . 1 1 ...... 6 CARSWELL,Drew 9 . 1 1 ...... Total 11 447 296 743 64-235 20-106 10-105 37 40 6-0 6 1 . Opponents 11 458 292 750 62-300 30-224 2-0 21 41 6-136 6 1 . University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Results (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 17-31 0-1 0-0 3:19 40837 * 9/6/12 at Cincinnati L 10-34 0-2 0-1 3:17 33562 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH W 35-17 1-2 0-1 3:19 48032 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB W 55-10 2-2 0-1 3:00 36452 * 10/5/12 at Syracuse L 13-14 2-3 0-2 3:03 40394 * 10/13/12 LOUISVILLE L 35-45 2-4 0-3 3:15 42432 10/20/12 at Buffalo W 20-6 3-4 0-3 3:04 17021 * 10/27/12 TEMPLE W 47-17 4-4 1-3 3:17 42425 11/3/12 at Notre Dame L o 26-29 4-5 1-3 4:07 80795 * 11/9/12 at Connecticut L 17-24 4-6 1-4 3:01 33503 * 11/24/12 RUTGERS W 27-6 5-6 2-4 3:16 38786 * 12/1/12 at USF University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 28 130 1 22 19 239 1 35 19-30-0 239 1 35 3 90 0 38 2 22 0 12 369 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 42 137 0 50 24 278 1 31 24-37-1 278 1 31 3 80 0 28 3 33 0 18 415 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 55 254 2 29 19 283 3 40 19-28-1 283 3 40 2 31 0 23 1 3 0 3 537 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 37 229 4 78 20 397 3 77 20-26-0 397 3 77 3 106 0 64 1 -1 0 0 626 10/5/12 at Syracuse 37 27 1 11 25 319 0 46 25-33-0 319 0 46 3 65 0 31 1 0 0 0 346 10/13/12 LOUISVILLE 34 93 2 19 28 287 2 35 28-37-0 287 2 35 8 203 0 33 3 46 1 4 380 10/20/12 at Buffalo 42 126 2 16 9 128 0 41 9-17-0 128 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 10/27/12 TEMPLE 36 207 3 35 20 321 3 58 20-28-0 321 3 58 4 70 0 31 1 10 0 10 528 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 33 144 1 55 19 164 1 43 19-29-0 164 1 43 5 128 0 34 2 38 0 31 308 11/9/12 at Connecticut 25 48 0 12 19 302 2 39 19-34-0 302 2 39 4 75 0 24 2 9 0 11 350 11/24/12 RUTGERS 37 138 1 25 21 227 2 28 21-39-0 227 2 28 1 11 0 11 3 25 0 18 365 PITT 406 1533 17 78 223 2945 18 77 223-338-2 2945 18 77 36 859 0 64 19 185 1 31 4478 Opponents 392 1541 12 77 200 2252 12 85 200-349-10 2252 12 85 46 886 0 77 17 240 2 94 3793
Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.8 Avg per catch: 13.2 Pass efficiency: 155.56 Kick ret avg: 23.9 Punt ret avg: 9.7 All purpose avg/game: 511.5 Total offense avg/gm: 407.1 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 40 24 64 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 28 36 64 5.0-28 1.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 32 20 52 7.0-17 2.0-4 2 1-0 3-44 6 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 44 16 60 9.0-32 3.0-20 1 2-0 1-0 0 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 55 10/5/12 at Syracuse 39 24 63 5.0-15 2.0-8 0 0-0 1-0 4 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 10/13/1 LOUISVILLE 28 28 56 4.0-13 2.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 5-5 0 0 0 35 10/20/1 at Buffalo 46 38 84 7.0-39 3.0-13 1 0-0 1-23 4 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 10/27/1 TEMPLE 46 26 72 8.0-26 3.0-14 1 2-0 0-0 3 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 47 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 59 38 97 6.0-17 1.0-3 0 1-0 2-4 9 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 26 11/9/12 at Connecticut 46 30 76 6.0-26 2.0-17 1 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 11/24/1 RUTGERS 39 16 55 5.0-19 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-34 5 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 PITT 447 296 743 64.0-235 20.0-106 6 6-0 10-105 40 37 1 35-35 0 0 0 302 Opponents 458 292 750 62.0-300 30.0-224 6 6-136 2-0 41 21 1 24-25 1 0 0 233
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2 86 43.0 52 00112 1-1330424360.8 1 0 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 7 317 45.3 54 0 1 0 2 2 1-1 37 0 3 191 63.7 1 0 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 5 225 45.0 54 01121 0-200635959.8 1 0 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 2 79 39.5 41 0 0 1 0 1 2-3 41 0 9 482 53.6 0 0 10/5/12 at Syracuse 5 206 41.2 48 01103 2-3400425263.0 1 1 10/13/1 LOUISVILLE 2 50 25.0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 5 317 63.4 2 0 10/20/1 at Buffalo 5 188 37.6 45 01001 2-2450529659.2 0 1 10/27/1 TEMPLE 3 125 41.7 52 0 0 0 1 1 2-2 38 0 9 547 60.8 3 0 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 6 244 40.7 56 00213 4-5440529258.4 0 0 11/9/12 at Connecticut 6 260 43.3 57 0 1 0 1 0 1-2 42 0 4 238 59.5 2 0 11/24/1 RUTGERS 8 265 33.1 40 00302 2-2390633255.3 0 0 PITT 51 2045 40.1 57 1 5 9 8 16 17-24 45 0 60 3549 59.2 11 2 Opponents 57 2146 37.6 59 1 6 14 3 13 13-15 46 0 49 3038 62.0 13 1 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 46 204 1 36 14 177 3 27 14-24-0 177 3 27 3 56 0 20 0 0 0 0 381 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 31 259 2 77 14 205 2 42 14-28-0 205 2 42 2 46 0 24 4 55 0 29 464 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 26 59 0 11 14 265 1 85 14-31-3 265 1 85 5 86 0 32 1 94 1 94 324 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 29 32 0 14 14 95 0 20 14-22-1 95 0 20 9 149 0 69 1 1 0 1 127 10/5/12 at Syracuse 33 120 1 19 19 185 0 23 19-31-1 185 0 23 2 46 0 25 0 0 0 0 305 10/13/12 LOUISVILLE 31 156 5 59 17 304 1 75 17-27-0 304 1 75 3 49 0 21 1 6 0 6 460 10/20/12 at Buffalo 39 169 0 23 23 165 0 20 23-42-1 165 0 20 4 60 0 20 0 0 0 0 334 10/27/12 TEMPLE 40 129 1 19 18 195 1 44 18-28-0 195 1 44 5 149 0 77 3 0 0 6 324 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 51 231 1 27 29 291 2 45 29-53-2 291 2 45 5 90 0 30 1 0 0 0 522 11/9/12 at Connecticut 42 132 1 39 19 213 1 27 19-25-1 213 1 27 2 42 0 21 4 80 1 80 345 11/24/12 RUTGERS 24 50 0 13 19 157 1 23 19-38-1 157 1 23 6 113 0 35 2 4 0 3 207 Opponents 392 1541 12 77 200 2252 12 85 200-349-10 2252 12 85 46 886 0 77 17 240 2 94 3793 PITT 406 1533 17 78 223 2945 18 77 223-338-2 2945 18 77 36 859 0 64 19 185 1 31 4478
Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.9 Avg per catch: 11.3 Pass efficiency: 117.13 Kick ret avg: 19.3 Punt ret avg: 14.1 All purpose avg/game: 447.2 Total offense avg/gm: 344.8 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 37 16 53 4.0-4 0.0-0 2 2-19 0-0 3 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 44 48 92 10.0-57 6.0-42 1 1-0 1-0 4 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 54 32 86 3.0-8 1.0-5 1 0-0 1-0 5 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 37 20 57 3.0-14 1.0-9 1 1-65 0-0 3 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 10/5/12 at Syracuse 53 10 63 10.0-59 5.0-51 1 1-52 0-0 3 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 10/13/1 LOUISVILLE 47 30 77 7.0-42 5.0-30 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 6-6 0 0 0 45 10/20/1 at Buffalo 33 22 55 3.0-13 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 10/27/1 TEMPLE 38 26 64 2.0-11 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 36 36 72 8.0-37 5.0-31 0 0-0 0-0 8 3 0 0-1 1 0 0 29 11/9/12 at Connecticut 34 26 60 5.0-24 3.0-20 0 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 11/24/1 RUTGERS 45 26 71 7.0-31 2.0-18 0 1-0 0-0 4 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Opponents 458 292 750 62.0-300 30.0-224 6 6-136 2-0 41 21 1 24-25 1 0 0 233 PITT 447 296 743 64.0-235 20.0-106 6 6-0 10-105 40 37 1 35-35 0 0 0 302
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2 84 42.0 47 00000 1-1250637662.7 3 0 9/6/12 at Cincinnati 5 216 43.2 46 0 1 1 0 1 2-2 46 0 7 471 67.3 4 0 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH 4 163 40.8 53 00312 1-1320424160.2 2 0 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB 7 277 39.6 59 0 1 1 1 1 1-2 41 0 3 184 61.3 0 0 10/5/12 at Syracuse 6 210 35.0 42 00102 0-000319464.7 0 0 10/13/1 LOUISVILLE 4 120 30.0 44 1 1 0 0 0 1-1 45 0 8 483 60.4 0 0 10/20/1 at Buffalo 4 110 27.5 47 00101 2-2410319565.0 3 0 10/27/1 TEMPLE 4 155 38.8 43 0 1 2 0 1 1-1 45 0 3 193 64.3 0 0 11/3/12 at Notre Dame 5 207 41.4 47 00201 3-4370529959.8 0 0 11/9/12 at Connecticut 5 207 41.4 51 0 0 1 1 2 1-1 29 0 5 303 60.6 1 0 11/24/1 RUTGERS 11 397 36.1 45 02202 0-00029949.5 0 1 Opponents 57 2146 37.6 59 1 6 14 3 13 13-15 46 0 49 3038 62.0 13 1 PITT 51 2045 40.1 57 15981617-24 45 0 60 3549 59.2 11 2 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 24 GRAHAM,Ray vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 24 GRAHAM,Ray at Syracuse (10/5/12) 24 GRAHAM,Ray at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Rushing 172 GRAHAM,Ray at Notre Dame (11/3/12) TD Rushes 2 GRAHAM,Ray vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 2 BENNETT,Isaac vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) 2 GRAHAM,Ray vs Temple (10/27/12) Long Rush 78 GRAHAM,Ray vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Pass attempts 39 SUNSERI,Tino vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Pass completions 28 SUNSERI,Tino vs Louisville (10/13/12) Yards Passing 344 SUNSERI,Tino vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) TD Passes 3 SUNSERI,Tino vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 3 SUNSERI,Tino vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) 3 SUNSERI,Tino vs Temple (10/27/12) Long Pass 77 SUNSERI,Tino vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Receptions 11 STREET,Devin vs Louisville (10/13/12) Yards Receiving 144 SHANAHAN,Mike vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) TD Receptions 2 SHANAHAN,Mike vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Long Reception 77 SHANAHAN,Mike vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Field Goals 4 HARPER,Kevin at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Field Goal 45 HARPER,Kevin at Buffalo (10/20/12) Punts 8 YOKLIC,Matt vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Punting Avg 45.3 YOKLIC,Matt at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Long Punt 57 YOKLIC,Matt at Connecticut (11/9/12) Punts inside 20 3 YOKLIC,Matt at Syracuse (10/5/12) 3 YOKLIC,Matt at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Punt Return 31 SADDLER,Cameron at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Kickoff Return 64 PITTS,Lafayette vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Tackles 13 TREBITZ,Joe at Notre Dame (11/3/12) 13 DONALD,Aaron at Connecticut (11/9/12) Sacks 1.5 EZELL,Tyrone vs Louisville (10/13/12) 1.5 DONALD,Aaron vs Temple (10/27/12) Tackles For Loss 3.0 HALE,Shayne vs Temple (10/27/12) 3.0 DONALD,Aaron vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Interceptions 2 HENDRICKS,Jason vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 55 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Yards Rushing 254 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Yards Per Rush 6.2 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) TD Rushes 4 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Pass attempts 39 vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Pass completions 28 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Yards Passing 397 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Yards Per Pass 15.3 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) TD Passes 3 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 3 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) 3 vs Temple (10/27/12) Total Plays 83 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Total Offense 626 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Yards Per Play 9.9 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Points 55 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Sacks By 3 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) 3 at Buffalo (10/20/12) 3 vs Temple (10/27/12) First Downs 27 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Penalties 11 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 11 vs Temple (10/27/12) Penalty Yards 110 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Turnovers 2 vs Youngstown State (9/1/12) 2 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Interceptions By 3 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Punts 8 vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Punting Avg 45.3 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Long Punt 57 at Connecticut (11/9/12) Punts inside 20 3 at Syracuse (10/5/12) 3 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Punt Return 31 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 29 McCOMBS, Lyle, at Connecticut (11/9/12) Yards Rushing 120 McCOMBS, Lyle, at Connecticut (11/9/12) TD Rushes 4 PERRY, Senorise, vs Louisville (10/13/12) Long Rush 77 LEGAUX, Munchie, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Pass attempts 42 GOLSON, at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Pass completions 23 ZORDICH, Alex, at Buffalo (10/20/12) 23 GOLSON, at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Passing 304 BRIDGEWATER, T., vs Louisville (10/13/12) TD Passes 2 Hess, Kurt, vs Youngstown State (9/1/12) 2 LEGAUX, Munchie, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) 2 GOLSON, at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Pass 85 Thomas, L, vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Receptions 7 DUNMORE, John, at Buffalo (10/20/12) 7 DANIELS, at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Receiving 153 PARKER, DeVante, vs Louisville (10/13/12) TD Receptions 2 Shaw, Will, vs Youngstown State (9/1/12) 2 ABERNATHY, RD, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Long Reception 85 Davis, M, vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Field Goals 3 BRINDZA, at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Long Field Goal 46 MILIANO, Tony, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Punts 11 Doerner,Justin, vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Punting Avg 43.2 O'DONNELL, Pat, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Long Punt 59 LINDSEY, B, vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Punts inside 20 2 Hughes, AJ, vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 2 FISHER, J., at Syracuse (10/5/12) 2 WAGNER, Cole, at Connecticut (11/9/12) 2 Doerner,Justin, vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Long Punt Return 94 Jarrett, K, vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Long Kickoff Return 77 BROWN, Matt, vs Temple (10/27/12) Tackles 12 BROWN, Keith, vs Louisville (10/13/12) 12 MACK, Khalil, at Buffalo (10/20/12) Sacks 4.0 SHARPE, Brandon, at Syracuse (10/5/12) Tackles For Loss 6.0 SHARPE, Brandon, at Syracuse (10/5/12) Interceptions 1 BLAIR, Greg, at Cincinnati (9/6/12) 1 Exum, A, vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 51 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Rushing 259 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Yards Per Rush 8.4 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) TD Rushes 5 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Pass attempts 53 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Pass completions 29 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Passing 304 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Yards Per Pass 11.3 vs Louisville (10/13/12) TD Passes 3 vs Youngstown State (9/1/12) Total Plays 104 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Total Offense 522 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Yards Per Play 7.9 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Points 45 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Sacks By 6 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) First Downs 34 at Notre Dame (11/3/12) Penalties 9 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Penalty Yards 64 vs Louisville (10/13/12) Turnovers 4 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Interceptions By 1 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) 1 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) Punts 11 vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Punting Avg 43.2 at Cincinnati (9/6/12) Long Punt 59 vs Gardner-Webb (9/22/12) Punts inside 20 2 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) 2 at Syracuse (10/5/12) 2 at Connecticut (11/9/12) 2 vs Rutgers (11/24/12) Long Punt Return 94 vs Virginia Tech (9/15/12) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
PITT Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 17-31 3 2 10 1 1 0 1000100 9/6/12 at Cincinnati L 10-34 4 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH W 35-17 7 5 35 5 2 3 0200000 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB W 55-10 6 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10/5/12 at Syracuse L 13-14 3 2 10 1 1 0 1010000 10/13/12 LOUISVILLE L 35-45 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/20/12 at Buffalo W 20-6 3 3 17 2 2 0 1000000 10/27/12 TEMPLE W 47-17 7 7 40 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/3/12 at Notre Dame L 26-29 5 4 20 2 1 1 2100000 11/9/12 at Connecticut L 17-24 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24/12 RUTGERS W 27-6 5 4 24 3 1 2 1000100 12/1/12 at USF Totals 49 40 239 30 16 14 10 311220 40 of 49 (81.6%)
Opponents Inside PITT Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/1/12 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 17-31 3 3 17 2 1 1 1000000 9/6/12 at Cincinnati L 10-34 5 5 27 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/15/12 VIRGINIA TECH W 35-17 1130001000000 9/22/12 GARDNER-WEBB W 55-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/5/12 at Syracuse L 13-14 2171100001000 10/13/12 LOUISVILLE L 35-45 4 4 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/20/12 at Buffalo W 20-6 3130001020000 10/27/12 TEMPLE W 47-17 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11/3/12 at Notre Dame L 26-29 8 6 29 3 1 2 3001100 11/9/12 at Connecticut L 17-24 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/24/12 RUTGERS W 27-6 1161010000000 12/1/12 at USF Totals 34 27 151 18 10 8 9033100 27 of 34 (79.4%) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Games Played (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF 10 ANDERSON,Trey 1/- ...... X X X ...... 35 BANKS,E.J. 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X 58 BARTHELEMY,K. 6/- X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X 34 BENNETT,Isaac 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 7 BRINSON, Joshua 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . 30 BROWN,Desmond 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X 80 CAROZZONI,B. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 6 CARSWELL,Drew 9/3 X X X X X X START X X X START ...... X X X X X X X X X START 24 CHRISTIAN,C. 10/2 START START . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 90 CLEMMINGS,TJ 8/6 . . . START START START START START START . . . X X X . . . X X X 9A COOK,Devin 11/1 X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 32 CROCKETT,M. 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 DAVIS,Corey 5/- . . . X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X ...... 52 DEMHASAJ,Zenel 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 56 DOAKES,Arthur 11/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START 97 DONALD,Aaron 10/10 START START START . . . START START START START START START START 50 EZELL,Tyrone 10/10 . . . START START START START START START START START START START 81 FELDER,Brendon 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . 43 GIUBILATO,Mark 9/2 X X X START X X X . . . X X X START . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 28 GONZALEZ,A. 7/- ...... X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 44 GORDON,Shane 9/7 START START START START START START ...... X X X X X X START 83 GRAHAM,Hubie 6/6 START START ...... START ...... START START START . . . 1 GRAHAM,Ray 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 3 GRIGSBY,N. 11/2 START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 45 HALE,Shayne 8/4 ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START 39 HARPER,Kevin 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 HENDRICKS,Jason 11/10 X X X START START START START START START START START START START 18 HOLLEY,Jarred 11/10 X X X START START START START START START START START START START 86 HOLTZ,J.P. 11/8 X X X X X X START START X X X START START START START START START 20 IFILL,Brandon 5/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . 54 JACOBSON,Chris 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 64 JOHNSON,Shane 8/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 JONES,Ronald 9/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 78 KING,Cory 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 46 LAZENGA,Adam 11/1 X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 72 LIPPERT,Jack 2/1 START X X X ...... 40 MASON,Dan 5/2 ...... X X X X X X X X X START START ...... 95 MOSLEY-SMITH,K. 11/1 START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 93 MURPHY,Bryan 11/10 START START X X X START START START START START START START START 67 MURPHY,David 5/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 1A PARDNER,Jahmahl 3/- X X X X X X X X X ...... 23 PITTS,Lafayette 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 59 RACKARD,Emanuel 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 91 RENDER,Darryl 9/1 X X X X X X X X X START X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 74 ROTHERAM,Matt 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 57 ROWELL,Artie 2/- ...... X X X . . . X X X ...... 5 SADDLER,Cameron 11/2 START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Games Played (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF 76 SCHLIEPER,Ryan 8/8 START START START START START START START START ...... 87 SHANAHAN,Mike 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 4 SHELL, Rushel 10/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 98 SMITH,LaQuentin 5/- X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X 15 STREET,Devin 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 12 SUNSERI,Tino 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 41 TAGLIANETTI,A. 11/2 START X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 8 THOMAS,Todd 7/5 ...... X X X X X X START START START START START 84 TINKER,Ed 3/- X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X 53 TREBITZ,Joe 9/2 . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X START START X X X 75 TURNLEY,Ryan 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 9 VINOPAL,Ray 11/1 START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 63 VIRBITSKY,J. 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 88 WEATHERSPOON,K. 2/- X X X ...... X X X 96 WILDMAN,Kris 1/- ...... X X X 49 WILLIAMS,Eric 11/10 START START START START X X X START START START START START START 2 WILLIAMS,K'Waun 10/9 X X X . . . START START START START START START START START START 36 WILLIAMS,Manny 6/4 X X X X X X START START START START ...... 92 YOKLIC,Matt 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
#12 SUNSERI,Tino Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Youngstown State 19 30 0 63.3 239 1 35 0-0 141.25 Cincinnati 24 37 1 64.9 278 1 31 6-42 131.49 Virginia Tech 19 28 1 67.9 283 3 40 1-5 180.97 Gardner-Webb 18 24 0 75.0 344 3 77 1-9 236.65 Syracuse 25 33 0 75.8 319 0 46 5-51 156.96 Louisville 28 37 0 75.7 287 2 35 5-30 158.67 Buffalo 9 17 0 52.9 128 0 41 1-8 116.19 Temple 20 28 0 71.4 321 3 58 1-10 203.09 Notre Dame 19 29 0 65.5 164 1 43 5-31 124.40 Connecticut 19 34 0 55.9 302 2 39 3-20 149.91 Rutgers 21 39 0 53.8 227 2 28 2-18 119.66 TOTALS 221 336 2 65.8 2892 18 77 30-224 154.56
#10 ANDERSON,Trey Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Gardner-Webb 2 2 0 100.0 53 0 32 0-0 322.60 TOTALS 2 2 0 100.0 53 0 32 0-0 322.60 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF GRAHAM,Ray RB 196-948/9 14-71/0 19-103/0 24-94/2 8-94/1 24-57/1 6-20/0 20-74/1 19-109/2 24-172/1 15-41/0 23-113/1 SHELL, Rushel RB 105-509/4 DNP 8-31/0 23-157/0 13-41/1 1-2/0 18-96/1 12-35/1 12-79/1 1-2/0 6-23/0 11-43/0 BENNETT,Isaac RB 27-126/3 10-42/1 5-24/0 2-8/0 6-52/2 3-1/0 - - 1--1/0 - - - CROCKETT,M. RB 7-32/0 - - - 7-32/0 ------STREET,Devin WR 3-30/0 - - - 1-14/0 - - 2-16/0 ---- SADDLER,Cameron WR 3-27/0 - 2-10/0 - - - - - 1-17/0 - - - JONES,Ronald WR 3-14/0 DNP - 1-5/0 - - 1--2/0 DNP 1-11/0 - - - TEAM 5--19/0 DNP DNP 2--6/0 DNP DNP 1--11/0 2--2/0 DNP DNP DNP - SUNSERI,Tino QB 57--134/1 4-17/0 8--31/0 3--4/0 2--4/0 9--33/0 8--10/1 6-3/0 2--8/0 8--30/0 4--16/0 3--18/0
RECEIVING No-Yds/TD YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF STREET,Devin WR 60-820/4 4-51/0 5-54/0 4-73/1 5-95/1 10-130/0 11-111/1 5-41/0 6-140/1 3-35/0 6-76/0 1-14/0 SHANAHAN,Mike WR 49-810/5 6-54/0 5-59/0 5-111/1 5-144/2 4-83/0 4-74/0 2-39/0 6-67/0 4-38/0 3-79/1 5-62/1 GRAHAM,Ray RB 36-340/2 - 4-51/0 2-17/1 3-23/0 4-31/0 5-51/0 - 4-71/1 6-25/0 3-21/0 5-50/0 SADDLER,Cameron WR 16-229/1 2-36/0 1-11/0 - 5-82/0 2-35/0 2-14/1 - 1-8/0 1-0/0 2-43/0 - CARSWELL,Drew TE 13-163/2 - 2-29/1 2-27/0 - 1-2/0 DNP DNP - - 5-83/1 3-22/0 HOLTZ,J.P. TE 9-152/2 1-20/0 - - - 1-15/0 - - 1-18/1 3-54/1 - 3-45/0 SHELL, Rushel RB 9-103/0 DNP - 2-15/0 - - 5-34/0 1-41/0 - - - 1-13/0 BENNETT,Isaac RB 8-78/0 - 4-42/0 2-14/0 - 1-9/0 - - 1-13/0 - - - BRINSON, Joshua WR 4-66/1 1-35/1 2-24/0 ----1-7/0 - - - DNP JONES,Ronald WR 6-62/0 DNP - 2-26/0 1-21/0 1-8/0 1-3/0 DNP 1-4/0 - - - GRAHAM,Hubie TE 7-61/0 4-38/0 1-8/0 DNP DNP 1-6/0 DNP DNP - 1-9/0 - DNP TINKER,Ed WR 3-49/1 - DNP DNP 1-32/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-17/1 GIUBILATO,Mark FB 3-12/0 1-5/0 - - DNP - - DNP - 1-3/0 - 1-4/0 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
PUNT RETURNS No-Yds YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF SADDLER,Cameron 17-126 2-22 3-33 1-3 1--1 1-0 2-5 - 1-10 2-38 2-9 2-7 THOMAS,Todd 1-41 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-41 - - - - - JONES,Ronald 1-18 DNP -----DNP---1-18
KICK RETURNS No-Yds YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF PITTS,Lafayette 26-670 3-90 1-28 - 2-83 3-65 5-137 - 3-69 5-128 3-59 1-11 SADDLER,Cameron 6-118 - 1-28 1-8 - - 3-66 - - - 1-16 - FELDER,Brendon 3-70 - 1-24 1-23 1-23 - - - DNP - - DNP VINOPAL,Ray 1-1 ------1-1 - - -
INT. RETURNS No-Yds YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF HENDRICKS,Jason 4-44 - - 2-21 1-0 - - 1-23 ---- WILLIAMS,K'Waun 2-0 - DNP - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - HOLLEY,Jarred 2-23 - - 1-23 ------1-0- WILLIAMS,Eric 1-4 ------1-4 - - PITTS,Lafayette 1-34 ------1-34
FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
Total Tackles UA-A Total YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF HENDRICKS,Jason DB 44-25 69 4 - 2 3 - 2 2 - 2 1 - 0 6 - 5 7 - 3 8 - 3 4 - 2 5 - 4 3 - 1 1 - 1 HOLLEY,Jarred DB 39-28 67 5 - 1 5 - 5 5 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 3 0 - 4 4 - 2 4 - 5 5 - 2 2 - 1 4 - 2 DONALD,Aaron DL 36-22 58 3 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 0 D N P 5 - 0 2 - 3 5 - 2 3 - 3 2 - 5 7 - 6 7 - 0 THOMAS,Todd LB 32-16 48 D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 1 - 0 6 - 5 5 - 3 8 - 3 5 - 3 7 - 1 GORDON,Shane LB 28-19 47 7 - 3 2 - 5 1 - 5 4 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 D N P D N P 1 - 0 3 - 1 7 - 2 WILLIAMS,Eric LB 25-21 46 0 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 1 5 - 0 - 2 - 4 2 - 4 4 - 1 6 - 4 3 - 2 0 - 2 WILLIAMS,K'Waun DB 31-11 42 0 - 1 D N P 4 - 2 4 - 2 4 - 3 2 - 0 3 - 0 3 - 1 7 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 0 EZELL,Tyrone DL 16-18 34 D N P 1 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 1 TAGLIANETTI,A. DB 21-12 33 3 - 3 0 - 1 3 - 2 2 - 0 6 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 PITTS,Lafayette DB 21-10 31 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 2 2 - 1 6 - 0 2 - 2 - MASON,Dan LB 13-14 27 D N P D N P D N P - - 3 - 3 4 - 7 6 - 4 D N P D N P D N P GRIGSBY,N. LB 16-11 27 5 - 4 2 - 5 - 5 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 0 - - - MURPHY,Bryan DL 13-12 25 0 - 3 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 1 TREBITZ,Joe LB 12-12 24 D N P - - - D N P - - 0 - 1 7 - 6 4 - 5 1 - 0 WILLIAMS,Manny LB 12-12 24 - 1 - 1 3 - 1 5 - 2 1 - 4 2 - 4 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P CLEMMINGS,TJ DL 13-7 20 D N P 2 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 3 - 5 D N P 1 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 HALE,Shayne DL 10-9 19 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 5 - 1 3 - 2 1 - 3 - VINOPAL,Ray DB 8-5 13 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 - - 0 - 1 3 - 1 - 0 - 2 1 - 0 1 - 0 CHRISTIAN,C. DB 6-6 12 3 - 2 0 - 2 D N P - 3 - 2 ------COOK,Devin DL 8-2 10 - 1 - 0 3 - 2 2 - 0 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - MOSLEY-SMITH,K. DL 4-3 7 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 RENDER,Darryl DL 2-4 6 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 - D N P - - D N P - 0 - 1 CROCKETT,M. 5-1 6 - - - 2 - 0 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - - GIUBILATO,Mark 4-1 5 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 0 D N P - 1 - 0 D N P - - - - LIPPERT,Jack DL 3-2 5 2 - 1 1 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P GONZALEZ,A. DB 4-1 5 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P - - - - 2 - 0 1 - 1 BROWN,Desmond 2-2 4 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - D N P D N P - D N P D N P 1 - 0 BENNETT,Isaac 3-1 4 ------0 - 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - IFILL,Brandon 1-2 3 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P - - 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 D N P RACKARD,Emanuel LB 2-1 3 - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 0 - D N P D N P LAZENGA,Adam 3-0 3 - 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 0 FELDER,Brendon 2-1 3 - - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - - D N P - 1 - 0 D N P PARDNER,Jahmahl DB 2-1 3 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P SMITH,LaQuentin DL 1-1 2 1 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P - - - SHANAHAN,Mike 2-0 2 1 - 0 ------1 - 0 - HOLTZ,J.P. 0-1 1 ------0 - 1 BARTHELEMY,K. 1-0 1 - - - - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - STREET,Devin 1-0 1 1 - 0 ------CARSWELL,Drew 0-1 1 - - - - - D N P D N P - 0 - 1 - - GRAHAM,Ray 0-1 1 ------0 - 1 WILDMAN,Kris DL 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF DONALD,Aaron DL 14-1 14.5 1.0-1 - 1.0-6 DNP 2.0-5 1.0-1 2.0-24 1.5-8 1.0-2 2.0-5 3.0-12 EZELL,Tyrone DL 4-6 7 . 0 DNP - 0.5-1 0.5-2 1.0-4 1.5-7 - - 0.5-1 2.0-7 1.0-3 HALE,Shayne DL 6-1 6 . 5 DNP DNP DNP 1.5-4 - - - 3.0-7 2.0-6 - - COOK,Devin DL 6-0 6 . 0 - 1.0-5 2.0-3 1.0-8 - - 1.0-5 1.0-2 - - - GORDON,Shane LB 5-2 6 . 0 1.0-2 1.0-12 1.0-2 1.0-2 1.0-3 - DNP DNP 1.0-4 - - MASON,Dan LB 3-1 3 . 5 DNP DNP DNP - - - 2.0-4 1.5-7 DNP DNP DNP MURPHY,Bryan DL 2-3 3 . 5 - 0.5-3 0.5-2 - - - 1.0-5 - 0.5-2 - 1.0-4 WILLIAMS,Eric LB 3-1 3 . 5 - - - 2.0-10 - 1.0-2 - - - 0.5-1 - WILLIAMS,K'Waun DB 2-1 2 . 5 - DNP - 0.5-0 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-2 - - RENDER,Darryl DL 1-1 1 . 5 - - - 1.5-5 - DNP - - DNP - - THOMAS,Todd LB 1-1 1 . 5 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 - 0.5-4 - VINOPAL,Ray DB 1-1 1 . 5 - - - - - 0.5-3 1.0-1 - - - - PARDNER,Jahmahl DB 1-0 1 . 0 - - 1.0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP WILLIAMS,Manny LB 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-1 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CLEMMINGS,TJ DL 1-0 1 . 0 DNP - 1.0-2 - - - - DNP - DNP - HOLLEY,Jarred DB 1-0 1 . 0 - 1.0-2 ------GONZALEZ,A. DB 1-0 1 . 0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - - 1.0-9 - LIPPERT,Jack DL 1-0 1 . 0 - 1.0-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP HENDRICKS,Jason DB 0-1 0 . 5 - 0.5-3 ------University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2012) All games
SACKS UA-A Total YSU CIN VT GWU SYR LOU UB TEMPLE ND UCONN RU USF DONALD,Aaron DL 4-1 4.5 - - - DNP 1.0-4 - 1.0-10 1.5-8 - - 1.0-5 EZELL,Tyrone DL 2-3 3.5 DNP - - - 1.0-4 1.5-7 - - 0.5-1 0.5-4 - THOMAS,Todd LB 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 - 0.5-4 - VINOPAL,Ray DB 1-1 1.5 - - - - - 0.5-3 1.0-1 - - - - MASON,Dan LB 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 0.5-4 DNP DNP DNP GORDON,Shane LB 1-1 1.5 - 1.0-12 0.5-1 - - - DNP DNP - - - PARDNER,Jahmahl DB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MURPHY,Bryan DL 0-2 1.0 - - 0.5-2 - - - - - 0.5-2 - - HALE,Shayne DL 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP 1.0-3 ------COOK,Devin DL 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-8 ------GONZALEZ,A. DB 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - - 1.0-9 - WILLIAMS,Eric LB 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-9 ------