2017 STATISTICS 2017 STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS FINAL 2017 PITT RESULTS PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Quadree Henderson 21 243 11.6 2 80 Ben DiNucci 10 213 126 1091 1217 121.7 MEDIA PITT OPP RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 20 20.0 0 20 Max Browne 6 154 -74 997 923 153.8 SCORING 287 319 ALL GAMES 5-7-0 4-3-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 Jazzee Stocker 1 66 66.0 0 66 Darrin Hall 12 128 628 0 628 52.3 Points Per Game 23.9 26.6 CONFERENCE 3-5-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 Total 23 329 14.3 2 80 Kenny Pickett 4 92 93 509 602 150.5 Points Off Turnovers 21 41 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Qadree Ollison 12 90 398 0 398 33.2 FIRST DOWNS 236 238 Opponents 20 251 12.6 1 92 DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND Quadree Henderson 12 36 251 0 251 20.9 Rushing 107 90 Jordan Whitehead 9 22 142 0 142 15.8 9/2/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 28-21 (OT) 40,012 INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Passing 116 131 PREVIEW Avonte Maddox 2 3 1.5 0 3 Chawntez Moss 6 42 116 0 116 19.3 Penalty 13 17 9/9/17 at Penn State L 14-33 109,898 Dane Jackson 2 26 13.0 0 24 Maurice Ffrench 12 9 71 0 71 5.9 RUSHING YARDAGE 1782 1709 9/16/17 OKLAHOMA STATE L 21-59 38,952 A.J. Davis 9 16 40 0 40 4.4 Jordan Whitehead 1 0 0.0 0 0 Yards gained rushing 2143 1959 9/23/17 at Georgia Tech* L 17-35 40,211 Ryan Winslow 12 1 0 15 15 1.2 Damar Hamlin 1 5 5.0 0 5 Yards lost rushing 361 250 9/30/17 RICE W 42-10 33,051 Brian O’Neill 12 1 10 0 10 0.8 Dennis Briggs 1 34 34.0 0 34 Rushing Attempts 460 407 10/7/17 at Syracuse* L 24-27 33,290 Avonte Maddox 10 2 8 0 8 0.8 Bricen Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 Average Per Rush 3.9 4.2 10/14/17 NC STATE* L 17-35 41,124 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 12 5 6 0 6 0.5 Saleem Brightwell 1 16 16.0 0 16 Average Per Game 148.5 142.4 10/21/17 at Duke* W 24-17 22,621 Jester Weah 12 0 2 0 2 0.2 Total 9 84 9.3 0 34 TDs Rushing 21 14 10/28/17 VIRGINIA* W 31-14 30,889 TEAM 8 11 -35 0 -35 -4.4 Opponents 8 73 9.1 1 42 STAFF PASSING YARDAGE 2612 3050 11/9/17 NORTH CAROLINA* L 31-34 34,056 Total 12 822 1782 2612 4394 366.2 Comp-Att-Int 224-362-8 216-391-9 11/18/17 at Virginia Tech* L 14-20 58,948 Opponents 12 798 1709 3050 4759 396.6 11/24/17 MIAMI* W 24-14 35,978 KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Average Per Pass 7.2 7.8 Quadree Henderson 25 524 21.0 0 36 PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Average Per Catch 11.7 14.1 *ACC game Maurice Ffrench 2 11 5.5 0 9 Ryan Winslow 57 2536 44.5 63 5 24 16 16 2 Average Per Game 217.7 254.2 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL Erik Sellers 1 8 8.0 0 8 TEAM 3 108 36.0 41 0 0 1 0 1 TDs Passing 12 24 PITT 76 93 41 70 7 287 PLAYER PROFILES Matt Flanagan 1 3 3.0 0 0 Total 60 2644 44.1 63 5 24 17 16 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 4394 4759 Opponents 80 79 72 88 0 319 Avonte Maddox 1 16 16.0 0 16 Opponents 61 2515 41.2 58 1 17 19 13 1 Total Plays 822 798 Total 30 562 18.7 0 36 Average Per Play 5.3 6.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING G ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Opponents 28 706 25.2 1 98 KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Average Per Game 366.2 396.6 Darrin Hall 12 128 660 32 628 4.9 9 92 52.3 Alex Kessman 58 3653 63.0 29 0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-562 28-706 Qadree Ollison 12 90 417 19 398 4.4 5 32 33.2 FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Total 58 3653 63.0 29 0 25.2 38.3 26 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-329 20-251 Quadree Henderson 12 36 260 9 251 7.0 0 26 20.9 Avonte Maddox 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents 61 3823 62.7 28 3 18.7 42.0 23 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-84 8-73 Jordan Whitehead 9 22 158 16 142 6.5 1 35 15.8 Jason Pinnock 0 0 0.0 1 0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.7 25.2 Ben DiNucci 10 55 245 119 126 2.3 1 31 12.6 Total 1 7 7.0 1 7 ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/G

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.3 12.6 2017 SEASON

Chawntez Moss 6 42 122 6 116 2.8 2 11 19.3 Opponents 2 67 33.5 0 66 Quadree Henderson 12 251 186 243 524 0 1204 100.3 2016 SEASON 2016 SEASON INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.3 9.1 Kenny Pickett 4 26 107 14 93 3.6 2 22 23.2 Darrin Hall 12 628 157 0 0 0 785 65.4 FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 10-7 Maurice Ffrench 12 9 74 3 71 7.9 0 20 5.9 PATS Jester Weah 12 2 698 0 0 0 700 58.3 PENALTIES-Yards 46-458 57-461 A.J. Davis 9 16 41 1 40 2.5 1 12 4.4 SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Qadree Ollison 12 398 194 0 0 0 592 49.3 Average Per Game 38.2 38.4 Brian O’Neill 12 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 Alex Kessman - 11-19 34-34 - - - - - 67 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 12 6 531 20 0 0 557 46.4 PUNTS-Yards 60-2644 61-2515 Avonte Maddox 10 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 7 0.8 Darrin Hall 10 ------60 Maurice Ffrench 12 71 272 0 11 0 354 29.5 Average Per Punt 44.1 41.2 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 12 5 12 6 6 1.2 0 10 0.5 Qadree Ollison 7 - - - 1 - - - 44 Aaron Mathews 12 0 189 0 0 0 189 15.8 Net punt average 38.2 35.5 Jester Weah 12 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.2 Jester Weah 4 ------24 Chawntez Moss 6 116 71 0 0 0 187 31.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 58-3653 61-3823 TEAM 8 9 0 35 -35 -3.9 0 0 -4.4 Chawntez Moss 3 ------18 Matt Flanagan 9 0 160 0 3 0 163 18.1 Max Browne 6 19 27 101 -74 -3.9 0 13 -12.3 RECORD BOOK Average Per Kick 63.0 62.7 Quadree Henderson 2 ------12 Jordan Whitehead 9 142 7 0 0 0 149 16.6 Total 12 460 2143 361 1782 3.9 21 92 148.5 Net kick average 38.3 42.0 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2 ------12 Ben DiNucci 10 126 0 0 0 0 126 12.6 Opponents 12 407 1959 250 1709 4.2 14 83 142.4 Chris Clark 12 0 122 0 0 0 122 10.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:28 27:32 Kenny Pickett 2 ------12 3RD-DOWN Conversions 60/168 69/170 PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G Kenny Pickett 4 93 0 0 0 0 93 23.2 Jordan Whitehead 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 8 Jazzee Stocker 11 0 0 66 0 0 66 6.0 3rd-Down Pct 36% 41% Ben DiNucci 10 117.81 88-158-5 55.7 1091 5 74 109.1 Jason Pinnock 1 ------6 A.J. Davis 9 40 0 0 0 0 40 4.4 Max Browne 6 142.41 96-135-2 71.1 997 5 55 166.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/20 8/17 Ben DiNucci 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6 Dennis Briggs 12 0 0 0 0 34 34 2.8 Kenny Pickett 4 125.84 39-66-1 59.1 509 1 74 127.2 4th-Down Pct 65% 47% Nathan Bossory 1 ------6 Avonte Maddox 10 8 0 0 16 3 27 2.7 TEAM 8 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SACKS BY-Yards 23-145 31-221 Chris Clark 1 ------6 Dane Jackson 12 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.2 MISC YARDS 0 0 Ryan Winslow 12 556.00 1-1-0 100.0 15 1 15 1.2 A.J. Davis 1 ------6

Saleem Brightwell 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3 HISTORY Total 12 129.01 224-362-8 61.9 2612 12 74 217.7 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 36 41 Total 36 11-19 34-34 1-1 1 1-1 - - 287 Nathan Bossory 4 0 15 0 0 0 15 3.8 Opponents 12 136.42 216-391-9 55.2 3050 24 70 254.2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-19 10-16 Opponents 41 10-16 41-41 - - - - 1 319 Brian O’Neill 12 10 0 0 0 0 10 0.8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 Tyler Sear 9 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.1 RED-ZONE SCORES (27-35) 77% (26-34) 76% RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BLK Erik Sellers 6 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.3 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-35) 69% (18-34) 53% Rafael Araujo-Lopes 12 43 531 12.3 2 28 44.2 Alex Kessman 11-19 57.9 0-0 2-3 1-3 6-9 2-4 56 0 Damar Hamlin 9 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 PAT-ATTEMPTS (34-34) 100% (41-41) 100% Jester Weah 12 41 698 17.0 4 74 58.2 TEAM 8 -35 0 0 0 0 -35 -4.4 Maurice Ffrench 12 25 272 10.9 0 32 22.7 ATTENDANCE 254,062 264,968 FG SEQUENCE PITT OPPONENTS Max Browne 6 -74 0 0 0 0 -74 -12.3 Qadree Ollison 12 23 194 8.4 2 30 16.2 Youngstown State 28,38 43 Total 12 1782 2612 329 562 84 5369 447.4 PRO FOOTBALL Games/Avg Per Game 7/36,295 5/52,994 Quadree Henderson 12 17 186 10.9 0 74 15.5 Penn State (28),(24) (24) Opponents 12 1709 3050 251 706 73 5789 482.4 Neutral Site Games – – Matt Flanagan 9 17 160 9.4 0 30 17.8 Aaron Mathews 12 16 189 11.8 0 20 15.8 Oklahoma State 49 (25) Darrin Hall 12 16 157 9.8 1 44 13.1 Georgia Tech 50,(55) - Chris Clark 12 16 122 7.6 1 15 10.2 Rice - (23) Chawntez Moss 6 5 71 14.2 1 48 11.8 Syracuse (49),(42),(56) (26),(38) Jordan Whitehead 9 2 7 3.5 0 8 0.8 NC State (43) 34 Nathan Bossory 4 1 15 15.0 1 15 3.8 Duke 47,55,(45) (25),49,36

Tyler Sear 9 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.1 Virginia 43,(30) 43 THIS IS PITT A.J. Davis 9 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 North Carolina (42) (51),(48),43 Total 12 224 2612 11.7 12 74 217.7 Virginia Tech 33 (30),(27) Opponents 12 216 3050 14.1 24 70 254.2 Miami (46) - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

96 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 97 2017 STATISTICS 2017 STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS PITT/OPPONENT COMPARISON MEDIA TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF FUMBLES BLKD FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE RETURN TURN- DEFENSIVE LEADERS G SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF OPPONENT SCORE TOTAL RUSH PASS PEN NUMBER-YARDS COMP-ATT-INT YARDS PLAYS-YARDS YARDS OVERS 23 Oluwaseun Idowu 12 58 36 94 11.5-46 5.0-30 - 2 2 1-0 1 - - YOUNGSTOWN STATE 28-21 24/19 15/9 8/10 1/0 53-208/26-107 17-24-0/18-32-1 140/311 77-348/58-418 137/33 1/1 39 Saleem Brightwell 12 43 30 73 5.0-15 1.0-3 1-16 2 3 - 1 - - Penn State 14-33 24/14 12/6 11/7 1/1 45-155/24-148 24-41-2/15-28-1 187/164 86-342/52-312 35/124 3/1 9 Jordan Whitehead 9 41 19 60 - - 1-0 4 - 1-0 - - - OKLAHOMA STATE 21-59 17/27 8/7 9/19 0/1 34-103/35-104 20-35-2/26-37-1 288/572 69-391/72-676 85/58 2/2

25 Elijah Zeise 12 33 16 49 5.0-13 - - 3 3 - - - - Georgia Tech 17-35 11/25 2/21 9/2 0/2 20-37/67-436 22-35-0/4-7-0 198/48 55-235/74-484 211/49 1/4 PREVIEW 3 Damar Hamlin 9 30 11 41 1.0-1 - 1-5 ------RICE 42-10 24/14 5/4 18/9 1/1 33-69/23-55 28-34-0/15-32-3 410/222 67-479/55-277 140/57 1/3 11 Dane Jackson 12 36 4 40 2.0-14 1.0-13 2-26 9 1 - - - - Syracuse 24-27 16/26 5/9 10/14 1/3 26-129/42-135 22-33-0/33-49-0 229/365 59-358/91-500 -5/31 0/0 20 Dennis Briggs 12 22 11 33 - - 1-34 3 1 - - - - NC STATE 17-35 20/18 7/8 12/10 1/0 32-95/38-248 24-45-1/14-25-0 231/198 77-326/63-446 118/109 2/0 27 Bricen Garner 11 24 6 30 0.5-1 - 1-0 2 - - - - - Duke 24-17 20/22 13/6 6/13 1/3 57-336/26-76 8-18-0/16-34-1 149/283 75-485/60-359 84/132 0/2 17 Rashad Weaver 12 17 11 28 6.0-17 3.0-12 - 3 6 - - - - VIRGINIA 31-14 19/20 11/4 6/12 2/4 40-176/31-102 10-18-1/22-42-1 134/212 58-310/73-314 94/149 1/1 14 Avonte Maddox 10 20 7 27 4.0-27 4.0-27 2-3 11 1 1-7 3 - - NORTH CAROLINA 31-34 25/21 14/5 8/15 3/1 45-267/32-96 11-17-0/21-32-0 142/270 62-409/64-366 16/194 1/0 40 James Folston Jr. 12 17 4 21 2.0-7 1.0-6 - - 5 - - 1 - Virginia Tech 14-20 16/18 3/7 13/11 0/0 30-55/40-157 20-33-2/17-37-1 311/218 63-366/77-375 26/51 2/1

8 Dewayne Hendrix 11 14 7 21 5.0-17 3.0-14 - - 8 1-0 - - - MIAMI 24-14 20/14 12/4 6/9 2/1 45-152/23-45 18-29-0/15-36-0 193/187 74-345/59-232 41/110 2/1 STAFF 10 Keyshon Camp 10 15 4 19 1.0-2 - - 4 3 - 1 - - Totals 287-319 236/238 107/90 116/131 13/17 460-1782/407-1709 224-362-8/216-391-9 2612/3050 822-4394/798-4759 982/1097 16/16 34 Amir Watts 12 10 6 16 5.0-25 1.0-11 - 1 6 - - - - Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 93 Shane Roy 12 9 5 14 1.0-9 1.0-9 - 2 1 - - - - 24 Phil Campbell 8 5 8 13 ------3RD DOWN 4TH DOWN TIME OF TOP AVG AVG AVG PUNTING PENALTIES OPPONENT CONVERSIONS CONVERSIONS POSSESSION MARGIN YDS/RUSH YDS/PASS YDS/PLAY NUMBER-AVG NUMBER-YARDS 96 Allen Edwards 11 7 6 13 1.0-8 - - - 5 - - - - PLAYER PROFILES 43 Jazzee Stocker 11 9 3 12 1.0-1 ------YOUNGSTOWN STATE 9-16/4-11 3-3/2-2 34:31/25:29 9:02 3.9/4.1 5.8/9.7 4.5/7.2 2-40.5/4-31.5 0-0/5-45 36 Chase Pine 9 7 4 11 ------Penn State 5-17/4-12 3-4/0-0 38:20/21:40 16:40 3.4/6.2 4.6/5.9 4.0/6.0 5-44.4/6-43.2 6-55/1-15 44 Elias Reynolds 11 5 6 11 1.5-15 1.5-15 ------OKLAHOMA STATE 5-15/10-14 1-2/0-1 31:32/28:28 3:04 3.0/3.0 8.2/15.5 5.7/9.4 6-48.7/1-45.0 6-50/4-30 53 Brian Popp 12 4 5 9 ------Georgia Tech 1-13/6-14 2-3/1-1 24:58/35:02 -10:04 1.9/6.5 5.7/6.9 4.3/6.5 7-50.1/4-45.5 3-26/4-18 5 Kam Carter 9 4 4 8 1.5-5 - - - 2 1-0 - - - RICE 6-11/4-13 0-1/0-0 34:15/25:45 8:30 2.1/2.4 12.1/6.9 7.1/5.0 3-43.7/7-43.1 2-25/4-37 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes 12 5 3 8 ------Syracuse 3-13/8-20 0-0/3-5 25:18/34:42 -9:24 5.0/3.2 6.9/7.4 6.1/5.5 6-43.0/5-39.2 6-65/9-58 66 Mike Herndon 12 4 3 7 - - - 1 - - - - - NC STATE 4-15/5-13 0-1/0-1 34:58/25:02 9:56 3.0/6.5 5.1/7.9 4.2/7.1 7-39.6/6-44.7 1-10/3-39 91 Patrick Jones II 10 3 4 7 1.0-5 0.5-3 ------Duke 8-18/3-10 1-2/0-0 39:27/20:33 18:54 5.9/2.9 8.3/8.3 6.5/6.0 4-42.0/5-45.6 9-88/7-32 2017 SEASON

VIRGINIA 5-12/6-17 0-0/1-5 29:24/30:36 -1:12 4.4/3.3 7.4/5.0 5.3/4.3 4-35.0/4-45.5 6-65/3-45 2016 SEASON 4 Therran Coleman 8 4 2 6 ------2016 SEASON 41 Jalen Williams 9 6 - 6 - - - - - 1-0 - - - NORTH CAROLINA 4-9/5-12 0-0/1-1 32:13/27:47 4:26 5.9/3.0 8.4/8.4 6.6/5.7 4-46.0/3-31.3 1-15/7-65 51 Jim Medure 11 2 2 4 ------Virginia Tech 2-12/10-19 2-3/0-1 28:07/31:53 -3:46 1.8/3.9 9.4/5.9 5.8/4.9 6-46.2/6-44.3 1-5/4-25 32 Phillipie Motley 5 3 1 4 - - - 1 - - - - - MIAMI 8-17/4-15 1-1/0-0 36:30/23:30 13:00 3.4/2.0 6.7/5.2 4.7/3.9 6-43.8/10-36.7 5-54/6-52 15 Jason Pinnock 10 3 1 4 - - - 1 1 1-0 - - - Totals 60-168/69-170 13-20/8-17 389:33/330:27 59:06 3.9/4.2 7.2/7.8 5.3/6.0 60-44.1/61-41.2 46-458/57-461 88 Matt Flanagan 9 2 2 4 ------Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 90 Rashad Wheeler 12 4 - 4 - - - 1 2 - - - - 37 Qadree Ollison 12 1 1 2 ------28 Anthony McKee Jr. 2 1 1 2 ------RECORD BOOK 2 Maurice Ffrench 12 - 2 2 ------16 Damarri Mathis 9 2 - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - 61 Cal Adomitis 12 - 2 2 ------22 Darrin Hall 12 2 - 2 ------67 Jimmy Morrissey 12 1 - 1 ------6 Aaron Mathews 12 1 - 1 ------TM TEAM 8 1 - 1 1.0-2 1.0-2 ------

85 Jester Weah 12 1 - 1 ------HISTORY 63 Alex Officer 12 1 - 1 ------26 Chawntez Moss 6 1 - 1 ------46 Rimoni Dorsey 10 - 1 1 ------48 Kellen McAlone 6 1 - 1 ------78 Alex Bookser 11 ------1 -

Total 12 479 238 717 56-230 23-145 9-84 51 50 7-7 6 2 - PRO FOOTBALL Opponents 12 521 258 779 79-336 31-221 8-73 51 41 8-67 8 3 1 THIS IS PITT

The Pitt defense limited Miami to 232 yards, keying a 24-14 victory.

98 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 99 2017 STATISTICS 2017 STATISTICS PITT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS PITT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 25 Darrin Hall vs Virginia (10/28/17) Rushes 57 at Duke (10/21/17) MEDIA Yards Rushing 254 Darrin Hall at Duke (10/21/17) Yards Rushing 336 at Duke (10/21/17) TD Rushes 4 Darrin Hall vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Yards Per Rush 5.9 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Long Rush 92 Darrin Hall at Duke (10/21/17) TD Rushes 4 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Pass attempts 32 Max Browne at Penn State (9/9/17) Pass attempts 45 vs NC State (10/14/17) 32 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) Pass completions 28 vs Rice (9/30/17) 32 Ben DiNucci vs NC State (10/14/17) Yards Passing 410 vs Rice (9/30/17) PREVIEW Pass completions 28 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Per Pass 12.1 vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Passing 410 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) TD Passes 4 vs Rice (9/30/17) TD Passes 4 Max Browne vs Rice (9/30/17) Total Plays 86 at Penn State (9/9/17) Long Pass 74 Ben DiNucci vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Total Offense 485 at Duke (10/21/17) 74 Kenny Pickett at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Rice (9/30/17) Receptions 7 Rafael Araujo-Lopes at Syracuse (10/7/17) Points 42 vs Rice (9/30/17) 7 Jester Weah vs NC State (10/14/17) Sacks By 4 vs Miami (11/24/17) Yards Receiving 137 Jester Weah vs Rice (9/30/17) First Downs 25 vs North Carolina (11/9/17)

TD Receptions 1 Jester Weah vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) Penalties 9 at Duke (10/21/17) STAFF 1 Rafael Araujo-Lopes vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Penalty Yards 88 at Duke (10/21/17) 1 Qadree Ollison at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Turnovers 3 at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Jester Weah vs Rice (9/30/17) Interceptions By 3 vs Rice (9/30/17) 1 Chris Clark vs Rice (9/30/17) Punts 7 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17)

1 Chawntez Moss vs Rice (9/30/17) 7 vs NC State (10/14/17) PLAYER PROFILES 1 Darrin Hall vs Rice (9/30/17) Punting Avg 50.1 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 1 Jester Weah vs NC State (10/14/17) Long Punt 63 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Jester Weah vs Virginia (10/28/17) Punts inside 20 3 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 Rafael Araujo-Lopes at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Long Punt Return 80 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Defensive end Dewayne Hendrix was one of Pitt’s top pass rushers in 2017. 1 Nathan Bossory at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) 1 Qadree Ollison vs Miami (11/24/17) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Long Reception 74 Quadree Henderson vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Rushes 29 K. Benson, at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Rushes 67 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 74 Jester Weah at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Yards Rushing 196 K. Benson, at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Yards Rushing 436 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Field Goals 3 Alex Kessman at Syracuse (10/7/17) 2017 SEASON

TD Rushes 2 J. Hill, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs NC State (10/14/17) 2016 SEASON Long Field Goal 56 Alex Kessman at Syracuse (10/7/17) 2016 SEASON 2 K. Benson, at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) TD Rushes 5 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Punts 7 Ryan Winslow at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 2 T. Marshall, at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Pass attempts 49 at Syracuse (10/7/17) 7 Ryan Winslow vs NC State (10/14/17) 2 J. Samuels, vs NC State (10/14/17) Pass completions 33 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Punting Avg 50.1 Ryan Winslow at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Long Rush 83 N. Hines, vs NC State (10/14/17) Yards Passing 572 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Punt 63 Ryan Winslow vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Pass attempts 49 E. Dungey, at Syracuse (10/7/17) Yards Per Pass 15.5 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Punts inside 20 3 Ryan Winslow vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Pass completions 33 E. Dungey, at Syracuse (10/7/17) TD Passes 5 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Long Punt Return 80 Quadree Henderson at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Yards Passing 497 M. Rudolph, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Total Plays 91 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Long Kickoff Return 36 Quadree Henderson vs Rice (9/30/17)

TD Passes 5 M. Rudolph, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Total Offense 676 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) RECORD BOOK Tackles 13 Oluwaseun Idowu at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Long Pass 70 J. Tyner, vs Rice (9/30/17) Yards Per Play 9.4 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 13 Saleem Brightwell at Syracuse (10/7/17) Receptions 9 R. Pierce, at Syracuse (10/7/17) Points 59 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Sacks 2.0 Oluwaseun Idowu at Syracuse (10/7/17) Yards Receiving 162 J. McCleskey, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) Sacks By 5 at Penn State (9/9/17) 2.0 Oluwaseun Idowu vs North Carolina (11/9/17) TD Receptions 3 J. McCleskey, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) First Downs 27 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 2.0 Avonte Maddox vs Miami (11/24/17) Long Reception 70 A. Walter, vs Rice (9/30/17) Penalties 9 at Syracuse (10/7/17) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Oluwaseun Idowu at Penn State (9/9/17) Field Goals 2 C. Murphy, at Syracuse (10/7/17) Penalty Yards 65 vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Interceptions 1 Bricen Garner vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) 2 F. Jones, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Turnovers 4 at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) 1 Dane Jackson at Penn State (9/9/17) 2 B. Johnson, at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Interceptions By 2 at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Avonte Maddox vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17)

Long Field Goal 51 F. Jones, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) 2 vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) HISTORY 1 Damar Hamlin vs Rice (9/30/17) Punts 10 Z. Feagles, vs Miami (11/24/17) 2 at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) 1 Dane Jackson vs Rice (9/30/17) Punting Avg 45.6 A. Parker, at Duke (10/21/17) Punts 10 vs Miami (11/24/17) 1 Dennis Briggs vs Rice (9/30/17) Long Punt 58 A. Cole, vs NC State (10/14/17) Punting Avg 45.6 at Duke (10/21/17) 1 Jordan Whitehead at Duke (10/21/17) Punts inside 20 4 B. Gillikin, at Penn State (9/9/17) Long Punt 58 vs NC State (10/14/17) 1 Saleem Brightwell vs Virginia (10/28/17) Long Punt Return 92 N. Hines, vs NC State (10/14/17) Punts inside 20 4 at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 Avonte Maddox at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Long Kickoff Return 98 A. Ratliff-Williams, vs North Carolina (11/9/17) Long Punt Return 92 vs NC State (10/14/17)

Tackles 14 J. Powell, vs Youngstown State (9/2/17) PRO FOOTBALL 14 P. Bennett, at Syracuse (10/7/17) Sacks 2.0 S. Miller, at Penn State (9/9/17) 2.0 A. Simmons, at Georgia Tech (9/23/17) Tackles For Loss 3.0 D. Roseboro, vs NC State (10/14/17) 3.0 J. Giles-Harris, at Duke (10/21/17) 3.0 A. Brown, vs Virginia (10/28/17) Interceptions 1 G. Haley, at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 T. Apke, at Penn State (9/9/17) 1 J. Phillips, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) THIS IS PITT 1 T. Flowers, vs Oklahoma State (9/16/17) 1 M. Stevens, vs NC State (10/14/17) 1 Q. Blanding, vs Virginia (10/28/17) 1 G. Stroman, at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) Max Browne threw for 410 yards and four TDs against Rice. 1 R. Floyd, at Virginia Tech (11/18/17) 100 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 101 2017 BY-QUARTER STATISTICS 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS PITT 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS OFFENSE MEDIA OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OVERTIME GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB TE YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 28-21 9-16 (56.2%) 4-4 (100%) 1-3 (33.3%) 1-3 (33.3%) 1-4 (25%) 2-2 (100%) Youngstown St. Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Hodges Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Ollison Lively* Penn State L, 14-33 5-17 (29.4%) 3-5 (60%) 1-5 (20%) 0-3 (0%) 1-4 (25%) Penn State Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Ollison Clark OKLAHOMA STATE L, 21-59 5-15 (33.3%) 0-3 (0%) 4-6 (66.7%) 0-4 (0%) 1-2 (50%) Oklahoma St. Weah Ffrench O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan Browne Hall Ollison# Georgia Tech L, 17-35 1-13 (7.7%) 0-2 (0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 0-2 (0%) 0-6 (0%) Georgia Tech Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Hodges Bookser Flanagan DiNucci Ollison Clark RICE W, 42-10 6-11 (54.5%) 1-1 (100%) 2-4 (50%) 1-3 (33.3%) 2-3 (66.7%) Rice Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Hodges Bookser Flanagan Browne Moss Clark PREVIEW Syracuse L, 24-27 3-13 (23.1%) 0-4 (0%) 0-3 (0%) 0-3 (0%) 3-3 (100%) Syracuse Mathews Ffrench O’Neill Officer Morrissey Herndon Bookser Flanagan Browne Ollison Clark NC STATE L, 17-35 4-15 (26.7%) 2-5 (40%) 1-2 (50%) 1-5 (20%) 0-3 (0%) NC State Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Clark Duke W, 24-17 8-18 (44.4%) 1-3 (33.3%) 3-6 (50%) 2-6 (33.3%) 2-3 (66.7%) Duke Weah Ffrench O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Ollison# VIRGINIA W, 31-14 5-12 (41.7%) 3-5 (60%) 1-3 (33.3%) 1-2 (50%) 0-2 (0%) Virginia Weah Ffrench O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Flanagan DiNucci Hall Ollison# NORTH CAROLINA L, 31-34 4-9 (44.4%) 0-3 (0%) 2-2 (100%) 1-1 (100%) 1-3 (33.3%) North Carolina Weah Henderson O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Clark DiNucci Hall Ollison# Virginia Tech L, 14-20 2-12 (16.7%) 1-2 (50%) 0-3 (0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 0-4 (0%) Virginia Tech Weah Ffrench O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Clark DiNucci Hall Sear MIAMI W, 24-14 8-17 (47.1%) 2-4 (50%) 4-5 (80%) 1-3 (33.3%) 1-5 (20%) Miami Weah Araujo-Lopes O’Neill Officer Morrissey Bookser Jones-Smith Clark Pickett Hall Sear PITT 60-168 (35.7%) 17-41 (41.5%) 20-45 (44.4%) 9-38 (23.7%) 12-42 (28.6%) 2-2 (100%)

Opponents 69-170 (40.6%) 20-45 (44.4%) 15-43 (34.9%) 16-39 (41%) 17-42 (40.5%) 1-1 (100%) *Colton Lively started as a fullback against Youngstown State. STAFF #Qadree Ollison started as an H-back against Oklahoma State, Duke, Virginia and North Carolina PITT 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS DEFENSE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OVERTIME YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 28-21 3-3 (100%) 0-0 (0%) 2-2 (100%) 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%) GAME DE NT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS PLAYER PROFILES Penn State L, 14-33 3-4 (75%) 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%) 2-3 (66.7%) Youngstown St. Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs OKLAHOMA STATE L, 21-59 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%) Penn State Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs Georgia Tech L, 17-35 2-3 (66.7%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 2-3 (66.7%) Oklahoma St. Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Briggs RICE W, 42-10 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Georgia Tech Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead Syracuse L, 24-27 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Rice Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead NC STATE L, 17-35 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%) Syracuse Hendrix Roy Camp A. Edwards Coleman* Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Garner Whitehead Duke W, 24-17 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%) NC State Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Hamlin Whitehead VIRGINIA W, 31-14 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Duke Hendrix Roy Camp Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Hamlin Whitehead 2017 SEASON

Virginia Folston Jr. Roy Watts Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Motley Jackson Hamlin Whitehead 2016 SEASON NORTH CAROLINA L, 31-34 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 2016 SEASON Virginia Tech L, 14-20 2-3 (66.7%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 2-3 (66.7%) North Carolina Folston Jr. Roy Watts Weaver Zeise Brightwell Idowu Motley Jackson Hamlin Whitehead MIAMI W, 24-14 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) Virginia Tech Hendrix Roy Watts Folston Jr. Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Whitehead Briggs PITT 13-20 (65%) 0-0 (0%) 4-5 (80%) 1-3 (33.3%) 8-12 (66.7%) 0-0 (0%) Miami Hendrix Roy Watts Folston Jr. Zeise Brightwell Idowu Maddox Jackson Whitehead Campbell Opponents 8-17 (47.1%) 2-4 (50%) 2-4 (50%) 1-3 (33.3%) 3-6 (50%) 0-0 (0%) *Therran Coleman started as a fifth defensive back at Syracuse.

PITT TIME OF POSSESSION RECORD BOOK OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 28-21 34:31 10:19 9:58 6:57 7:17 Penn State L, 14-33 38:20 11:29 10:22 8:10 8:19 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 21-59 31:32 8:12 7:52 9:51 5:37 Georgia Tech L, 17-35 24:58 5:16 4:56 6:09 8:37 RICE W, 42-10 34:15 7:22 11:12 6:36 9:05 Syracuse L, 24-27 25:18 5:34 7:42 7:13 4:49 NC STATE L, 17-35 34:58 8:38 9:54 8:13 8:13

Duke W, 24-17 39:27 5:08 12:16 11:39 10:24 HISTORY VIRGINIA W, 31-14 29:24 8:40 7:29 7:14 6:01 NORTH CAROLINA L, 31-34 32:13 8:34 7:53 8:49 6:57 Virginia Tech L, 14-20 28:07 5:43 8:00 8:18 6:06 MIAMI W, 24-14 36:30 9:13 7:49 8:05 11:23 PITT Total 389:33 94:08 105:23 97:14 92:48 Avg. 32:28 7:50 8:46 8:06 7:44

Opponents Total 330:27 85:52 74:37 82:46 87:12 PRO FOOTBALL Avg. 27:32 7:09 6:13 6:53 7:16 THIS IS PITT

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PITT 28 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 (OT) #4/4 PENN STATE 33 • PITT 14 #9/8 OKLAHOMA STATE 59 • PITT 21 GEORGIA TECH 35 • PITT 17 MEDIA SEPT. 2, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 40,012 SEPT. 9, 2017 • BEAVER STADIUM • 109,898 SEPT. 16, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 38,952 SEPT. 23, 2017 • BOBBY DODD STADIUM • 40,211 Pitt built a 21-0 intermission lead but needed overtime to fend Making its first trip to Beaver Stadium since 1999, Pitt fell to rival Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph threw for 497 yards Pitt failed to contain Georgia Tech’s spread-option attack and off Youngstown State, 28-21, in the season opener for both Penn State, 33-14...the loss snapped Pitt’s two-game winning and five touchdowns as the No. 9/8 Cowboys (3-0) cruised past fell 35-17 in the ACC opener for both teams...the loss dropped teams…Jester Weah’s leaping 11-yard touchdown grab on the streak in the series...the Panthers had won the prior two encounters host Pitt, 59-21…the 38-point defeat marked the Panthers’ Pitt to 1-3 for the first time since 2005...the loss also marked the opening possession of OT provided the winning points…on YSU’s (2000, 2016)...three turnovers and red zone struggles plagued the worst loss ever at Heinz Field…Rudolph completed 72% of Panthers’ third straight, their first three-game losing streak since subsequent possession, redshirt freshman safety Bricen Garner Panthers (1-1)...Pitt held statistical advantages in total yards his passes (23 of 32) but did throw his first interception of the 2014...the Yellow Jackets (2-1) rolled up 436 yards on the ground ended the game by picking off Hunter Wells in the end zone…the (342 to 312), first downs (24 to 14) and time of possession (38:20 season, ending his FBS-best active streak of 216 attempts without with KirVonte Benson rumbling for 196 and elusive QB TaQuon PREVIEW victory marked the Panthers’ first in overtime since a 36-33 win to 21:40)...two early interceptions helped Penn State (2-0) build a a pick…Avonte Maddox was responsible for the INT at the goal Marshall accounting for 112...Pitt, in contrast, only mustered 37 at Notre Dame in 2008…Pitt had dropped three consecutive OT 14-0 lead as Trace McSorley converted the miscues into a pair of line in the third quarter…the Cowboys rolled up 676 yards, a Pitt rush yards and 235 overall...the Panthers forced four turnovers— contests before beating YSU…Qadree Ollison rushed for 91 yards touchdown passes to Mike Gesicki...Pitt scored just one TD on four opponent record (eclipsing Virginia Tech’s 675 in 1993)…for the all fumbles—but failed to convert any of Georgia Tech’s miscues and two touchdowns, while Quadree Henderson ran for 77…Pitt trips inside PSU’s 20-yard line...backup quarterback Ben DiNucci second consecutive game, Pitt quarterback Ben DiNucci came off into points...sophomore QB Ben DiNucci made his first career compiled 208 yards on the ground but was outgained in total found the end zone for Pitt on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter... the bench and directed the Panthers to their initial touchdown… start, completing 12 of 19 for 110 yards with one touchdown, a offense, 418 to 348…in his Pitt debut, Max Browne completed Qadree Ollison rushed for a game-high 96 yards on 15 carries DiNucci led two second-quarter scoring drives and finished 28-yard strike to Qadree Ollison that gave Pitt a 7-0 lead to open 17-of-24 passes for 140 yards and the winning strike to Weah… (6.4 avg.)...Ollison also had 30 yards receiving and a two-point the game 13 of 25 for 228 yards with a TD and two INTs…his the game...Pitt’s only other TD was an 80-yard punt return by the Panthers incurred zero penalties in the game, the first time they conversion catch...redshirt freshman kicker Alex Kessman booted attempts, completions and yardage marked career bests…Pitt fell Quadree Henderson in the second quarter that tied it at 14-all... achieved that feat in six years (2011 at Louisville)...Pitt moved to his first two field goals as a collegian...defensively, linebacker to 1-2 with both losses coming to teams ranked in the Top 10... it was Henderson’s second career punt return TD and sixth return STAFF 3-0 in season-opening games under Pat Narduzzi…the Panthers Oluwaseun Idowu had a team-high seven tackles (including a it was the first time since 2006 that Pitt had faced consecutive for a score overall...redshirt freshman placekicker Alex Kessman improved to 15-1 all-time against FCS foes. personal-best three TFLs) and also forced a fumble. Top-10 opponents. nailed a 55-yard field goal—one yard shy of the school record—as YSU 0 0 7 14 0 21 PITT 0 3 3 8 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 21 28 7 3 59 the first half expired...LB Oluwaseun Idowu had a game-high 13 PITT 14 7 0 0 7 28 PENN STATE 14 0 7 12 33 PITT 0 14 7 0 21 tackles and added a fumble recovery. PITT 7 10 0 0 17 PLAYER PROFILES First Quarter First Quarter First Quarter GEORGIA TECH 7 14 7 7 35 PITT — Ollison 6-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:48 PSU — Gesicki 8-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 12:53 OSU — Hill 20-yard run (Ammendola kick) 13:00 PITT — Ollison 5-yard run (Kessman kick) 1:50 PSU — Gesicki 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 5:20 OSU — Stoner 54-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 7:46 OSU — Ateman 69-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 3:33 First Quarter Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT — Ollison 28-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 12:19 PITT — Davis 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 3:07 PITT — Kessman 28-yard field goal 1:12 Second Quarter GT — Marshall 32-yard run (Davis kick) 6:29 OSU — McCleskey 8-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 13:41 Third Quarter Third Quarter OSU — McCleskey 40-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 11:22 Second Quarter YSU — McCaster 1-yard run (Kennedy kick) 4:44 PSU — Barkley 46-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick) 10:32 PITT — Moss 5-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:25 GT — Marshall 1-yard run (Davis kick) 13:48 PITT — Kessman 24-yard field goal 6:03 OSU — Hill 15-yard run (Ammendola kick) 6:15 PITT — Henderson 80-yard punt return (Kessman kick) 8:05

Fourth Quarter 2017 SEASON 2016 SEASON YSU — Turner 25-yard pass from Wells (Kennedy kick) 6:10 Fourth Quarter OSU — McCleskey 48-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 3:40 GT — Benson 5-yard run (Davis kick) 0:51 2016 SEASON YSU — Turner 42-yard pass from Wells (Kennedy kick) 3:35 PSU — Barkley 8-yard run (Davis kick) 14:54 PITT — Araujo-Lopes 14-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 0:16 PITT — Kessman 55-yard field goal 0:00 PITT — DiNucci 3-yard run (Ollison pass from DiNucci) 10:09 Third Quarter Third Quarter Overtime PSU — Safety (Allen tackled Hall in end zone) 5:53 OSU — Phillips 10-yard interception return (Ammendola kick) 9:54 GT — Weimerskirch 19-yard run (Davis kick) 6:40 PITT — Weah 11-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) PSU — Davis 24-yard field goal 3:34 PITT — Pinnock fumble recovery in the end zone (Kessman kick) 0:08 Team Stats YSU PITT Fourth Quarter First Downs 19 24 Team Stats PITT PSU Fourth Quarter GT — Benson 47-yard run (Davis kick) 5:37 Rushes-Yards 26-107 53-208 First Downs 24 14 OSU — Ammendola 25-yard field goal 10:08 Team Stats PITT GT Comp-Att-Int 18-32-1 17-24-0 Rushes-Yards 45-155 24-148 Team Stats OSU PITT First Downs 11 25 RECORD BOOK Passing Yards 311 140 Comp-Att-Int 24-41-2 15-28-1 First Downs 27 17 Rushes-Yards 20-37 67-436 Total Yards 418 348 Passing Yards 187 164 Rushes-Yards 35-104 34-103 Comp-Att-Int 22-35-0 4-7-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-66 Total Yards 342 312 Comp-Att-Int 26-37-1 20-35-2 Passing Yards 198 48 Kick Returns-Yards 2-33 3-71 Punt Returns-Yards 3-0 3-31 Passing Yards 572 288 Total Yards 235 484 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-33 2-50 Total Yards 676 391 Punt Returns-Yards 3-80 2-23 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Interceptions-Yards 1-2 2-43 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 6-124 1-26 Punts-Average 4-31.5 2-40.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-41 5-85 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 0-0 Punts-Average 5-44.4 6-43.2 Interceptions-Yards 2-17 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-4 Third Down Conv. 4-11 9-16 Penalties-Yards 6-55 1-15 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts-Average 7-50.1 4-45.5 HISTORY Fourth Down Conv. 2-2 3-3 Third Down Conv. 5-17 4-12 Punts-Average 1-45.0 6-48.7 Penalties-Yards 3-26 4-18 Sacks By-Yards 3-30 1-11 Fourth Down Conv. 3-4 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-50 Third Down Conv. 1-13 6-14 Possession Time 25:29 34:31 Sacks By-Yards 1-7 5-37 Fourth Down Conv. 2-3 1-1 Possession Time 38:20 21:40 Third Down Conv. 10-14 5-15 Rushing Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 1-2 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 3-23 YSU — McCaster 19-73, 1 TD; Turner 3-32; Bailey 1-9; Kuhn 1-2; Rushing Sacks By-Yards 2-22 1-3 Possession Time 24:58 35:02 Mays 1-2; Wells 1-(-11). PITT — Ollison 15-96; Moss 11-46; Hall 5-19; DiNucci 5-8, 1 TD; Possession Time 28:28 31:32 Rushing Ffrench 1-8; Maddox 1-1; Henderson 2-(-5); Browne 5-(-18). PITT — Whitehead 2-35; Ollison 7-11; Moss 4-9; Henderson 1-2; PRO FOOTBALL PITT — Ollison 22-91, 2 TD; Henderson 9-77; Hall 13-52; Davis 4-8, 1 TD; PSU — Barkley 14-88, 1 TD; McSorley 8-65; Team 1-(-2); Sanders 1-(-3). Rushing Browne 5-(-20). OSU — Hill 11-91, 2 TD; King 16-35; Brown 4-8; Rudolph 1-(-3); Browne 1-(-4); DiNucci 5-(-16). Passing Team 3-(-27). GT — Benson 29-196, 2 TD; Marshall 18-112, 2 TD; Green 5-38; Passing PITT — Browne 19-32-2, 138 yards; DiNucci 5-9-0, 49 yards. PITT — Moss 12-36, 1 TD; Ffrench 3-34; DiNucci 7-18; Araujo-Lopes 1-10; Weimerskirch 4-31, 1 TD; Howard 3-19; Lynch 3-18; Jones 2-9; Searcy 2-9; YSU — Wells 18-32-1, 311 yards, 2 TD. PSU — McSorley 15-28-1, 164 yards, 3 TD. Ollison 7-6; Hall 1-1; Henderson 1-1; Browne 2-(-3). Jordan 1-4. PITT — Browne 17-24-0, 140 yards, 1 TD. Receiving Passing Passing Receiving PITT — Weah 6-65; Araujo-Lopes 4-42; Flanagan 3-19; Ollison 2-30; OSU — Rudolph 23-32-1, 497 yards, 5 TD; Cornelius 3-5-0, 75 yards. PITT — DiNucci 12-19-0, 110 yards, 1 TD; Browne 10-15, 88 yards; YSU — Rader 6-100; Turner 5-124, 2 TD; Bailey 4-55; Patterson 2-27; Ffrench 2-9; Hall 2-9; Henderson 2-5; Moss 2-(-4); Mathews 1-12. PITT — DiNucci 13-25-2, 228 yards, 1 TD; Browne 7-10-0, 60 yards. Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. McCaster 1-5. GT — Marshall 4-7-0, 48 yards.

PSU — Barkley 4-45, 1 TD; Gesicki 4-39, 2 TD; Hamilton 3-45; Polk 1-18; THIS IS PITT PITT — Ollison 5-35; Ffrench 3-19; Flanagan 2-35; Hall 2-12; Weah 1-11, Thompkins 1-12; Johnson 1-4; Stevens 1-1. Receiving 1 TD; Sear 1-10; Henderson 1-7; Mathews 1-6; Araujo-Lopes 1-5. OSU — McCleskey 7-162, 3 TD; Washington 5-124; Stoner 5-100, 1 TD; Receiving Ateman 4-109, 1 TD; Wallace 2-49; Hill 2-2; Abbott 1-26. PITT — Ollison 5-44, 1 TD; Mathews 3-50; Ffrench 3-28; Araujo-Lopes PITT — Araujo-Lopes 6-89, 1 TD; Flanagan 3-43; Mathews 3-32; Ffrench 3-27; Flanagan 2-14; Clark 2-9; Henderson 2-4; Hall 1-14; Weah 1-8. 3-16; Henderson 1-74; Moss 1-12; Hall 1-8; Clark 1-7; Ollison 1-7. GT — Jeune 2-29; Lynch 1-10; Benson 1-9.

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PITT 42 • RICE 10 SYRACUSE 27 • PITT 24 #20/20 NC STATE 35 • PITT 17 PITT 24 • DUKE 17 MEDIA SEPT. 30, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 33,051 OCT. 7, 2017 • CARRIER DOME • 33,290 OCT. 14, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 41,124 OCT. 21, 2017 • WALLACE WADE STADIUM • 22,621 Pitt snapped its three-game losing skid with a resounding 42- Pitt fell at Syracuse, 27-24, the Panthers’ first loss to their Pitt fell to 0-3 in ACC play, losing to NC State, 35-17, on Darrin Hall’s career rushing performance lifted Pitt to its first ACC 10 rout of visiting Rice…the Panthers (2-3) stormed to a 28-0 longtime foe since 2012...Orange quarterback Eric Dungey proved Homecoming...the 20th-ranked Wolfpack (6-1, 4-0) won its sixth win of the season against host Duke, 24-17, in Durham...facing halftime lead, scoring touchdowns on four of their first five to be the difference, throwing for two touchdowns and running for straight overall and remained unbeaten in league play...NC State the nation’s No. 16 rushing defense (108 yards per game), Hall possessions…Pitt’s fourth drive ended with a fumble at the another...Dungey compiled 413 yards in total offense (365 passing won for the first time in five visits to Pittsburgh...the Panthers (2- exploded for career-high marks of 254 yards on 24 carries and Rice 2…QB Max Browne had the finest day of his collegiate and 48 rushing) as Syracuse improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 5, 0-3) started strong, with Ben DiNucci finding Jester Weah on three touchdowns...his four-yard score with 10:48 left gave Pitt career, connecting on 28-of-32 passes (88%) for 410 yards and in ACC play...the Panthers’ futility on third down also keyed the a 33-yard strike to open the scoring...but two long TDs in quick the lead for good at 21-17...after Duke had taken a 10-point lead PREVIEW four TDs with zero interceptions…Browne’s passing yardage result...Pitt (2-4, 0-2) was just 3 of 13 on third down and didn’t succession by NC State tailback Nyheim Hines—on an 83-yard run late in the third, Hall sprinted 92 yards for a score...it marked the and completion total marked the highest by a Pitt player since record its first conversion until 8:40 was left in the game...Pitt QB and a 92-yard punt return—gave the visitors their first lead...Pitt longest touchdown run in school history, eclipsing the 100-year- 2013…he was 14 of 16 for 247 yards in the first half with the Max Browne completed 15 of 22 for 161 yards before leaving the responded with a one-yard TD run by Darrin Hall, which was set old record of 91 established by George McLaren in 1917...Hall also two incompletions coming on drops…four different players caught contest due to injury...Ben DiNucci came on in relief and hit 6 of 10 up by a 10-yard trick-play lateral rush by offensive lineman Brian broke a 79-yard TD run to open the scoring in the first quarter... touchdowns and 10 total players had receptions…Jester Weah for 55 yards...safety Jordan Whitehead pulled double duty, rushing O’Neill—his third career carry...however, the Wolfpack controlled both of Hall’s long TDs were on the first play of Pitt drives...Pitt had five catches for 137 yards (27.4 avg.) and a 55-yard TD… seven times for 73 yards, including a 35-yard TD...he also ran for a the second half and clinched the win with two rushing scores by (3-5, 1-3) piled up a season-high 485 total yards, including 336 on it marked the third 100-yard receiving game of Weah’s career... 2-point conversion that pulled Pitt within three points with 7:15 to Jaylen Samuels in the fourth quarter...for Pitt, safety Damar Hamlin the ground...Duke (4-4, 1-4) managed just 76 rushing yards...after Dennis Briggs, Damar Hamlin and Dane Jackson had interceptions go...Alex Kessman booted a 56-yard field goal to set a Carrier Dome earned his first career start and led the Panthers with a career- Alex Kessman’s 45-yard field goal made it a seven-point game with for Pitt…for Briggs and Hamlin, it marked the first INTs of their record and tie the Pitt mark (Chris Blewitt at Georgia Tech, 2015)... high eight tackles...DiNucci finished with career highs in passing 1:41 left, the Blue Devils mounted one last drive, reaching the Pitt STAFF careers…Rice (1-4) managed just 277 yards, including a mere Pitt had won 11 of the past 12 games in the series...the Panthers attempts (19) and completions (32)...true frosh QB Kenny Pickett 22...but Jordan Whitehead ended the threat and the game with 55 on the ground…Pitt improved to 9-1 under Pat Narduzzi when had been 4-0 against the Orange in ACC play. also played three second-half series, completing 5-of-13 passes a diving interception with 45 seconds remaining...the Panthers holding an opponent under 100 rush yards. PITT 0 10 3 11 24 for 61 yards...Weah recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving pulled off their first comeback win when trailing by double digits RICE 0 0 10 0 10 SYRACUSE 3 7 10 7 27 game, catching seven passes for 106 yards and one score...Pitt in the second half since rallying from a 15-point deficit against PITT 21 7 0 14 42 dropped to 2-5 for the first time since 2001. Connecticut on Oct. 10, 2009...the victory was Pitt’s seventh in the PLAYER PROFILES NC STATE 14 0 7 14 35 last eight meetings with Duke, and the Panthers’ fifth straight win First Quarter First Quarter at Wallace Wade Stadium. SU — Murphy 26-yard field goal 11:30 PITT 7 7 0 3 17 PITT — Moss 48-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 11:27 PITT 7 0 7 10 24 PITT — Weah 55-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 6:18 Second Quarter DUKE 0 3 14 0 17 PITT — Ollison 10-yard run (Kessman kick) 1:13 PITT — Whitehead 35-yard run (Kessman kick) 14:53 First Quarter PITT — Weah 33-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 5:05 Second Quarter PITT — Kessman 49-yard field goal 7:26 SU — Butler 32-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick) 0:34 NC STATE — Hines 83-yard run (Wise kick) 4:37 First Quarter PITT — Moss 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 2:02 NC STATE — Hines 92-yard punt return (Wise kick) 0:55 PITT — Hall 79-yard run (Kessman kick) 7:23 Third Quarter Third Quarter PITT — Kessman 42-yard field goal 11:32 Second Quarter Second Quarter 2017 SEASON

RICE — Tobola 23-yard field goal 9:31 2016 SEASON PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 2:38 DUKE — Parker 25-yard field goal 13:36 2016 SEASON RICE — Walter 70-yard pass from Tyner (Tobola kick) 0:32 SU — Dungey 10-yard run (Murphy kick) 6:59 SU — Murphy 38-yard field goal 2:12 Third Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter NC STATE — Meyers 3-yard pass from Finley (Wise kick) 2:32 DUKE — Wilson 58-yard pass from Jones (Parker kick) 8:33 PITT — Hall 1-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 12:22 Fourth Quarter PITT — Kessman 56-yard field goal 14:55 DUKE — Rahming 39-yard pass from Jones (Parker kick) 0:28 PITT — Clark 7-yard pass from Browne (Kessman kick) 4:39 Fourth Quarter PITT — Hall 92-yard run (Kessman kick) 0:10 SU — Ishmael 35-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick) 11:07 NC STATE — Samuels 1-yard run (Wise kick) 11:55 Team Stats RICE PITT PITT — Ollison 19-yard run (Whitehead rush) 7:15 PITT — Kessman 43-yard field goal 7:56 Fourth Quarter First Downs 14 24 NC STATE — Samuels 40-yard run (Wise kick) 2:01 PITT — Hall 4-yard run (Kessman kick) 10:48 Rushes-Yards 23-55 33-69 Team Stats PITT SU

PITT — Kessman 45-yard field goal 1:41 RECORD BOOK Comp-Att-Int 15-32-3 28-34-0 First Downs 16 26 Team Stats NC STATE PITT Passing Yards 222 410 Rushes-Yards 26-129 42-135 First Downs 18 20 Team Stats PITT DUKE Total Yards 277 479 Comp-Att-Int 22-33-0 33-49-0 Rushes-Yards 38-248 32-95 First Downs 20 22 Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 2-38 Passing Yards 229 365 Comp-Att-Int 14-25-0 24-45-1 Rushes-Yards 57-336 26-76 Kick Returns-Yards 4-50 1-36 Total Yards 358 500 Passing Yards 198 231 Comp-Att-Int 8-18-0 16-34-1 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 3-66 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-5) 1-12 Total Yards 446 326 Passing Yards 149 283 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Kick Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19 Punt Returns-Yards 2-94 2-33 Total Yards 485 359 Punts-Average 7-43.1 3-43.7 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 1-15 5-85 Punt Returns-Yards 2-25 2-25 Penalties-Yards 4-37 2-25 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 4-59 4-107 Punts-Average 6-43.0 5-39.2 Third Down Conv. 4-13 6-11 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 0-0 HISTORY Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-1 Penalties-Yards 6-65 9-58 Punts-Average 6-44.7 7-39.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 3-26 3-23 Third Down Conv. 3-13 8-20 Penalties-Yards 3-39 1-10 Punts-Average 4-42.0 5-45.6 Possession Time 25:45 34:15 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 3-5 Third Down Conv. 5-13 4-15 Penalties-Yards 9-88 7-32 Sacks By-Yards 3-20 2-16 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-1 Third Down Conv. 8-18 3-10 Rushing Possession Time 25:18 34:42 Sacks By-Yards 1-12 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-2 0-0 RICE — Walter 6-39; Esukpa 2-10; Myers 2-10; Whitaker 4-7; Ellerbe 5-2; Possession Time 25:02 34:58 Sacks By-Yards 2-23 3-11 Wright 1-(-2); Tyner 3-(-11). Rushing Possession Time 39:27 20:33 PITT — Whitehead 1-24; Moss 14-22, 1 TD; Henderson 3-19; Ollison 6-17, Rushing PRO FOOTBALL PITT — Whitehead 7-73, 1 TD; Ollison 6-28, 1 TD; Hall 3-19; DiNucci 4-13; NC STATE — Hines 16-135, 1 TD; Samuels 6-62, 2 TD; Gallaspy 11-46; 1 TD; Maddox 1-7; Davis 2-6; Ffrench 1-(-2); Team 1-(-2); Browne 4-(-22). Henderson 1-2; Davis 1-2; Araujo-Lopes 2-(-1); Browne 2-(-7). Rushing Finley 3-10; Team 2-(-5). PITT — Hall 24-254, 3 TD; Davis 6-24; Henderson 6-24; DiNucci 11-22; SU — Strickland 25-80; Dungey 12-48, 1 TD; Elmore 4-5; Perkins 1-2. Passing PITT — Whitehead 8-18; Pickett 4-18; Ollison 2-17; Hall 9-17, 1 TD; Ollison 3-17; Ffrench 1-5; Whitehead 2-(-3); Araujo-Lopes 2-(-3); RICE — Tyner 15-32-3, 222 yards, 1 TD. Passing Henderson 1-15; O’Neill 1-10; Davis 2-1; DiNucci 4-0; Team 1-(-3); Team 2-(-4). PITT — Browne 28-32-0, 410 yards, 4 TD; DiNucci 0-2-0, 0 yards. PITT — Browne 15-22-0, 161 yards; DiNucci 6-10-0, 55 yards; Weah 0-2. DUKE — Wilson 11-42; Brown 7-27; Jones 7-8; Harris 1-(-1). Receiving Pickett 1-1-0, 13 yards. Passing SU — Dungey 33-49-0, 2 TD, 365 yards. Passing RICE — Granson 5-53; Walter 2-73, 1 TD; Wells 2-28; Wright 2-18; NC STATE — Finley 14-25-0, 198 yards, 1 TD. PITT — DiNucci 8-18-0, 149 yards. Phillips 1-19; Esukpa 1-17; Myers 1-12; Ellerbe 1-2. Receiving PITT — DiNucci 19-32-1, 170 yards, 1 TD; Pickett 5-13-0, 61 yards. DUKE — Jones 15-33-1, 272 yards, 2 TD; Harris 1-1-0, 11 yards. PITT — Weah 5-137, 1 TD; Araujo-Lopes 5-72; Clark 5-23, 1 TD; THIS IS PITT PITT — Araujo-Lopes 7-100; Weah 5-57; Flanagan 4-22; Ffrench 2-27; Receiving Mathews 4-50; Moss 2-63, 1 TD; Henderson 2-31; Ffrench 2-19; Ollison 2-9; Hall 1-11; Henderson 1-3. Receiving NC STATE — Meyers 5-52, 1 TD; Samuels 4-28; Harmon 3-113; Hines 2-5. PITT — Araujo-Lopes 4-54; Weah 2-74; Ffrench 1-17; Hall 1-4. Ollison 1-9; Flanagan 1-5; Hall 1-1, 1 TD. SU — Pierce 9-99; Philips 8-55; Butler 7-64, 1 TD; Ishmael 5-97, 1 TD; PITT — Weah 7-106, 1 TD; Araujo-Lopes 6-54; Mathews 3-30; Clark 2-20; DUKE — Rahming 8-142, 1 TD; Wilson 3-75, 1 TD; Taylor 2-36; Helm 2-20; Strickland 2-32; Johnson 2-18. Whitehead 2-7; Henderson 2-2; Ffrench 1-12; Davis 1-0. Bracey 1-10.

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PITT 31 • VIRGINIA 14 NORTH CAROLINA 34 • PITT 31 VIRGINIA TECH 20 • PITT 14 PITT 24 • #2/2 MIAMI 14 MEDIA OCT. 28, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 30,889 NOV. 9, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 34,056 NOV. 18, 2017 • LANE STADIUM • 58,948 NOV. 24, 2017 • HEINZ FIELD • 35,978 Pitt earned its second consecutive ACC victory by defeating Darrin Hall rushed for a career-high four touchdowns, but Pitt was A valiant Pitt effort came up one yard short as the Panthers fell to Pitt closed the 2017 season by stunning No. 2 Miami, which entered Virginia, 31-14, on a rainy afternoon at Heinz Field...the Panthers edged by North Carolina, 34-31, in an ESPN Thursday night game... Virginia Tech, 20-14, in Lane Stadium...a 74-yard pass play from the game undefeated and entertaining College Football Playoff (4-5, 2-3) seized control in the first half, building a 21-0 lead Anthony Ratliff-Williams starred for the Tar Heels (2-8, 1-6) in a freshman quarterback Kenny Pickett to Jester Weah put Pitt at the hopes…freshman quarterback Kenny Pickett was the catalyst in by the second quarter...it was Pitt’s third consecutive win over back-and-forth contest...the UNC sophomore receiver returned the Hokies’ 1-yard line with under a minute to go...but Virginia Tech’s the 24-14 victory, accounting for all three Pitt touchdowns and the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-5 all-time in Pittsburgh...Darrin Hall opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, threw for a 35-yard score vaunted rush defense stiffened on four consecutive plays and the totaling 253 yards in offense…Pickett, the first true frosh to start topped 100 yards rushing for the second week in a row, tallying 111 on a trick play and caught the game-winning TD with 6:18 left in game ended when Darrin Hall was swarmed for a 3-yard loss...the at QB for the Panthers since 2007 (Pat Bostick), completed 18- PREVIEW yards on a career-high 25 carries...Hall opened the scoring with a the game...the Panthers (4-6, 2-4) rallied from deficits of 14-3 and Panthers (4-7, 2-5) led 14-10 early in the final period after Ryan of-29 passes (62%) for 193 yards with zero interceptions and 14-yard TD run following a Saleem Brightwell interception...Jester 24-17 to take the lead on Hall’s fourth TD with 13:16 remaining... Winslow hit Nathan Bossory with a 15-yard touchdown pass off a was Pitt’s second-leading rusher with 60 yards on 13 carries (4.6 Weah then broke away for a 19-yard touchdown reception and however, Ratliff-Williams’ 3-yard TD catch from QB Nathan Elliott gadget-play fake field goal...Virginia Tech closed to 14-13 on its avg.)…Pickett’s six-yard TD rush gave the Panthers (5-7, 3-5) Quadree Henderson had a spectacular 75-yard punt return score gave UNC its fifth straight win against Pitt...Hall finished with 121 subsequent possession with a 27-yard field goal...the Hokies then a 10-7 lead right before intermission…late in the third quarter as Pitt built an insurmountable lead...Pitt’s defense effectively yards rushing, his third consecutive 100-yard game...Hall’s four- seized the lead for good when Cam Phillips hauled in a 23-yard he connected with Qadree Ollison on a five-yard shovel pass to utilized a bend-but-don’t-break approach in limiting the visitors score output was the first by a Panther since James Conner also pass from Josh Jackson with 6:23 left...the game-winning score increase the advantage to 17-7…Pickett’s final TD proved to be to just 14 points...the Panthers stopped the Cavaliers (5-3, 2-2) on rushed for four TDs at North Carolina on Nov. 15, 2014...led by Hall was set up by a Greg Stroman interception that was returned to the the clincher—a perfectly executed bootleg on fourth down that fourth down on four occasions—all in Pitt territory...after Qadree and mobile QB Ben DiNucci, who rushed for 83 yards, the Panthers Pitt 40...the INT was one of few mistakes made by Pickett...playing the freshman took for a 22-yard score and 24-7 Pitt lead with Ollison scored a 25-yard TD run in the third quarter and Alex outgained the Tar Heels on the ground, 267-96...Pitt dropped to in just his third career game, Pitt’s true freshman QB relieved 2:54 to go...senior cornerback Avonte Maddox iced the upset when STAFF Kessman added a 30-yard field goal, Pitt’s defense sealed the win 10-2 under Pat Narduzzi when holding opponents under 100 yards starter Ben DiNucci in the second quarter and completed 15-of-23 he strip-sacked Malik Rosier with 1:45 left…Pitt limited Miami with two late fourth-down stops in goal-to-go situations for UVA... rushing, with both losses coming to UNC. passes for 242 yards...Virginia Tech improved to 8-3 overall and (10-1, 7-1) to 232 total yards and just 45 on the ground…it was Pitt improved to 7-3 all-time and 4-1 in ACC play against Virginia. NORTH CAROLINA 14 10 3 7 34 4-3 in ACC play. the second consecutive year Pitt knocked off an undefeated top- VIRGINIA 0 7 0 7 14 PITT 3 14 7 7 31 PITT 7 0 0 7 14 2 opponent…in 2016, Pitt defeated No. 3/2 Clemson, 43-42, in

Death Valley…No. 2 Miami became the highest-ranked opponent PLAYER PROFILES PITT 7 14 7 3 31 First Quarter VIRGINIA TECH 7 3 0 10 20 the Panthers had ever beaten in Pittsburgh…previously, the First Quarter UNC — Ratliff-Williams 98-yard kickoff return (Jones kick) 14:44 First Quarter highest-rated foe Pitt had defeated at home was No. 3 Fordham, PITT — Hall 14-yard run (Kessman kick) 8:25 PITT — Kessman 42-yard field goal 12:19 VT — Jackson 4-yard run (Johnson kick) 11:22 13-0, at Pitt Stadium on Nov. 8, 1941. UNC — Fritts 11-yard pass from Elliott (Jones kick) 6:32 PITT — Araujo-Lopes 13-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 5:43 Second Quarter MIAMI 0 7 0 7 14 PITT — Weah 19-yard pass from DiNucci (Kessman kick) 14:00 Second Quarter Second Quarter PITT 3 7 7 7 24 PITT — Henderson 75-yard punt return (Kessman kick) 6:14 PITT — Hall 7-yard run (Kessman kick) 14:14 VT — Johnson 30-yard field goal 11:15 VIRGINIA — Dubois 19-yard pass from Benkert (Mejia kick) 1:13 PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:58 First Quarter UNC — Cabrera 35-yard pass from Ratliff-Williams (Jones kick) 4:36 Third Quarter PITT — Kessman 46-yard field goal 6:45 Third Quarter UNC — Jones 51-yard field goal 0:30 No scoring 2017 SEASON

PITT — Ollison 25-yard run (Kessman kick) 7:15 Second Quarter 2016 SEASON Third Quarter Fourth Quarter MIAMI — Richards 23-yard pass from Rosier (Badgley kick) 7:03 2016 SEASON Fourth Quarter PITT — Hall 9-yard run (Kessman kick) 9:38 PITT — Bossory 15-yard pass from Winslow (Kessman kick) 14:13 PITT — Pickett 6-yard run (Kessman kick) 0:35 VIRGINIA — Burney 2-yard pass from Benkert (Mejia kick) 14:54 UNC — Jones 48-yard field goal 3:27 VT — Johnson 27-yard field goal 9:34 PITT — Kessman 30-yard field goal 11:09 VT — Phillips 23-yard pass from Jackson (Johnson kick) 6:23 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter PITT — Ollison 5-yard pass from Pickett (Kessman kick) 1:47 Team Stats VIRGINIA PITT PITT — Hall 1-yard run (Kessman kick) 13:16 Team Stats PITT VT First Downs 20 19 UNC — Ratliff-Williams 3-yard pass from Elliott (Jones kick) 6:18 First Downs 16 18 Fourth Quarter Rushes-Yards 31-102 40-176 Rushes-Yards 30-55 40-157 PITT — Pickett 22-yard run (Kessman kick) 2:54 Comp-Att-Int 22-42-1 10-18-1 Team Stats UNC PITT Comp-Att-Int 20-33-2 17-37-1 MIAMI — Berrios 39-yard pass from Rosier (Badgley kick) 2:16 Passing Yards 212 134 First Downs 21 25 Passing Yards 311 218 RECORD BOOK Total Yards 314 310 Rushes-Yards 32-96 45-267 Total Yards 366 375 Team Stats MIAMI PITT Punt Returns-Yards 3-18 2-75 Comp-Att-Int 21-32-0 11-17-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-6 2-14 First Downs 14 20 Kick Returns-Yards 4-130 1-3 Passing Yards 270 142 Kick Returns-Yards 1-20 1-25 Rushes-Yards 23-45 45-152 Interceptions-Yards 1-1 1-16 Total Yards 366 409 Interceptions-Yards 1-0 2-12 Comp-Att-Int 15-36-0 18-29-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Passing Yards 187 193 Punts-Average 4-45.5 4-35.0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-120 1-16 Punts-Average 6-46.2 6-44.3 Total Yards 232 345 Penalties-Yards 3-45 6-65 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 4-25 Punt Returns-Yards 1-19 3-11 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Kick Returns-Yards 4-90 1-30 Third Down Conv. 6-17 5-12 Third Down Conv. 2-12 10-19 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-5 0-0 Punts-Average 3-31.3 4-46.0 Fourth Down Conv. 2-3 0-1 HISTORY Sacks By-Yards 1-10 3-22 Penalties-Yards 7-65 1-15 Sacks By-Yards 2-7 4-11 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Possession Time 30:36 29:24 Third Down Conv. 5-12 4-9 Possession Time 28:07 31:53 Punts-Average 10-36.7 6-43.8 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-52 5-54 Rushing Sacks By-Yards 3-20 3-13 Rushing Third Down Conv. 4-15 8-17 VIRGINIA — Ellis 15-58; Reed 4-14; Hamm 2-13; Sharp 1-8; Zaccheaus Possession Time 27:47 32:13 PITT — Henderson 2-26; Pickett 9-15; Ffrench 1-7; Ollison 2-6; Hall 15-4; Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 2-7; Benkert 7-2. Whitehead 1-(-3). Sacks By-Yards 1-3 4-16 PITT — Hall 25-111, 1 TD; Ollison 6-47, 1 TD; Henderson 1-25; Ffrench Rushing VT — McClease 14-70; Holston 12-52; Jackson 10-32, 1 TD; Bush 2-2; Possession Time 23:30 36:30 1-(-1); Davis 1-(-1); DiNucci 5-(-2); Team 1-(-3). UNC — Brown 15-70; Carter 6-24; Elliott 9-10; Team 1-(-2); Johnson 1-(-6). Fox 1-1; McMillian 1-0. Rushing PRO FOOTBALL PITT — Hall 23-121, 4 TD; DiNucci 14-83; Henderson 5-42; Ffrench 1-20; Passing MIAMI — Rosier 12-31; Homer 7-12; Dallas 3-4; Shirreffs 1-(-2). Passing Moss 1-3; Whitehead 1-(-2). PITT — Pickett 15-23-1, 242 yards; DiNucci 4-8-1, 54 yards, 1 TD; PITT — Ollison 14-62; Pickett 13-60, 2 TD; Hall 10-30; Henderson 4-23; VIRGINIA — Benkert 22-42-1, 212 yards, 2 TD. Passing Winslow 1-1-0, 15 yards, 1 TD; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. Team 4-(-23). PITT — DiNucci 10-18-1, 134 yards, 1 TD. UNC — Elliott 20-31-0, 235 yards, 2 TD; Ratliff-Williams 1-1-0, 35 yards, VT — Jackson 17-37-1, 218 yards, 1 TD. Passing 1 TD. Receiving Receiving MIAMI — Rosier 15-34-0, 187 yards, 2 TD; Shirreffs 0-2-0, 0 yards. VIRGINIA — Zaccheaus 8-80; Butts 4-31; Dowling 2-46; Dubois 2-26, 1 PITT — DiNucci 11-17-0, 142 yards. PITT — Hall 5-63; Weah 4-104; Ffrench 4-58; Araujo-Lopes 4-49, 1 TD; PITT — Pickett 18-29-0, 193 yards, 1 TD. TD; Levrone 2-21; Reed 1-4; Burney 1-2, 1 TD; Hamm 1-2; Ellis 1-0. Receiving Bossory 1-15, 1 TD; Clark 1-11; Ollison 1-11.

PITT — Weah 2-31, 1 TD; Flanagan 2-22; Henderson 2-14; Ffrench 1-32; UNC — Ratliff-Williams 5-75, 1 TD; Newsome 5-46; Fritts 3-23, 1 TD; VT — Phillips 8-117, 1 TD; Kumah 3-25; Patterson 2-29; Savoy 2-7; Receiving THIS IS PITT Araujo-Lopes 1-18; Ollison 1-16; Clark 1-1. Cabrera 2-44, 1 TD; Brown 2-43; Cunningham 2-23; Corrales 2-16. Cunningham 1-37; Clark 1-3. MIAMI — Berrios 4-61, 1 TD; Richards 3-47, 1 TD; Herndon 3-41; PITT — Ffrench 3-35; Clark 2-26; Weah 2-25; Ollison 2-16; Hall 1-30; Harris 3-29; Irvin II 1-7; Homer 1-2. Henderson 1-10. PITT — Weah 6-80; Henderson 3-36; Ollison 3-17, 1 TD; Clark 2-25; Araujo-Lopes 2-21; Mathews 1-9; Hall 1-5.

108 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 109 2017 HONORS AND AWARDS PITT IN THE ACC AND NCAA RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPES—WIDE RECEIVER OLUWASEUN IDOWU—LINEBACKER JESTER WEAH—WIDE RECEIVER 2017 ACC STANDINGS 2017 NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 30) ACC All-Academic Football Team All-ACC (second team) (ACSMA) Biletnikoff Award Watch List MEDIA Honorable Mention All-ACC (coaches) ATLANTIC DIVISION INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AVG./TOTAL NCAA ALEX BOOKSER—OFFENSIVE GUARD ACC All-Academic Football Team JORDAN WHITEHEAD—SAFETY ACC OVERALL Quadree Henderson Punt Return TDs 2 TDs T-2nd PLACE TEAM W-L PCT W-L PCT Honorable Mention All-ACC (coaches) All-Eastern College Athletic Conference Honorable Mention All-ACC (coaches) Punt Returns 11.6 yards/return 9th 1. Clemson 7-1 .875 12-2 .857 ACC All-Academic Football Team (first team) ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week (Duke) Combined Kick Returns 767 yards 20th Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Syracuse) 2. NC State 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 Ryan Winslow Punting 44.5 yards/punt 11th NATHAN BOSSORY—TIGHT END 3. Louisville 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 ALEX KESSMAN—PLACEKICKER Bednarik Award Watch List Avonte Maddox Passes Defended 1.30 PD/game 20th PREVIEW National Football Foundation Hampshire Wake Forest 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 Fumbles Forced 0.30 FF/game T-24th ACC Specialist of the Week (Syracuse) Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Boston College 4-4 .500 7-6 .538 Honor Society Jim Thorpe Award Watch List AVONTE MADDOX—CORNERBACK 6. Florida State 3-5 .375 7-6 .538 SALEEM BRIGHTWELL—LINEBACKER Paul Hornung Award Watch List 7. Syracuse 2-6 .250 4-8 .333 2017 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (TOP 30) All-ACC (second team) (AP) Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List ACC All-Academic Football Team All-ACC (third team) (coaches) CATEGORY AVG./PCT. NCAA MAX BROWNE—QUARTERBACK Eastern College Athletic Conference RYAN WINSLOW—PUNTER COASTAL DIVISION Fewest Penalties 46 penalties 3rd ACC OVERALL ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Rice) Defensive Player of the Year All-ACC (first team) (coaches, ACSMA, AP) Fewest Penalties per Game 3.83 penalties/game 3rd PLACE TEAM W-L PCT W-L PCT Fewest Penalty Yards 458 yards T-6th STAFF Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award All-Eastern College Athletic Conference ACC All-Academic Football Team (first team) All-Eastern College Athletic Conference 1. Miami 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 Punt Returns 14.30 yards/return 7th “Great 8” (Rice) 2. Virginia Tech 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week (second team) Fewest Penalty Yards per Game 38.17 yards/game T-10th Manning Award “8 Stars of the Week” 3. Georgia Tech 4-4 .500 5-6 .455 Time of Possession 32:28 TOP/game 16th (Rice) (Miami) ACC Specialist of the Week (Virginia Tech) 4. Duke 3-5 .375 7-6 .538 4th-Down Conv. Pct. 65.0% (13-20) T-17th Johnny Unitas Award Watch List Ray Guy Award Watch List Virginia 3-5 .375 6-7 .462 Blocked Punts 1 block T-19th JIMMY MORRISSEY—CENTER PLAYER PROFILES National Football Foundation Hampshire Pittsburgh 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 Red Zone Defense 76.5% (26-34) T-21st MATT FLANAGAN—TIGHT END ACC All-Academic Football Team Honor Society 7. North Carolina 1-7 .125 3-9 .250 Passes Had Intercepted 8 INTs T-29th ACC All-Academic Football Team BRIAN O’NEILL—OFFENSIVE TACKLE National Football Foundation William V. National Football Foundation Hampshire All-ACC (first team) (coaches, AP) Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (presented 2017 ACC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 10) Honor Society All-ACC (third team) (ACSMA) to the nation’s top Scholar-Athlete) INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AVG./PCT. ACC DARRIN HALL—RUNNING BACK ACC All-Academic Football Team TEAM Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist Ryan Winslow Punting 44.5 yards/punt 1st ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Duke) FWAA National Team of the Week (Miami) Alex Kessman PAT Kicking Pct. 100% (34-34) T-1st ACC All-Academic Football Team Outland Trophy Watch List Field Goals 0.92 FG/game T-8th 2017 SEASON 2016 SEASON Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Scoring (Kick) 5.6 points/game 10th 2016 SEASON QUADREE HENDERSON—ALL-PURPOSE Avonte Maddox Fumbles Forced 0.30 FF/game 2nd All-ACC, Specialist/Utility (second team) ALEX OFFICER—OFFENSIVE GUARD Honorable Mention All-ACC (coaches) Passes Defended 1.30 PD/game 5th (coaches, ACSMA) Quadree Henderson Punt Return TDs 2 TDs T-1st Honorable Mention All-ACC, All-Purpose Outland Trophy Watch List Punt Returns 11.6 yards/return 3rd (coaches) KENNY PICKETT—QUARTERBACK Combined Kick Returns 767 yards 5th ACC Specialist of the Week (Virginia) Kickoff Returns 21.0 yards/return 7th ACC Rookie of the Week (Miami) All Purpose 100.3 yards/game 10th ACC Specialist of the Week (Georgia Tech) Manning Award “8 Stars of the Week” RECORD BOOK Maxwell Award Watch List Darrin Hall Scoring (TDs) 5.0 points/game T-8th (Miami) Jester Weah Receiving Yards 58.2 yards/game 9th Paul Hornung Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List 2017 ACC TEAM RANKINGS (TOP 5) CATEGORY AVG./PCT. ACC PAT Kicking Pct. 100% (34-34) T-1st

Punt Returns 14.3 yards/return 2nd HISTORY 4th-Down Conv. Pct. 65.0% (13-20) 3rd Fewest Penalties 46 penalties 2nd Fewest Penalties per Game 3.8 penalties/game 2nd Fewest Penalty Yards 458 yards 3rd Fewest Penalty Yards per Game 38.2 yards/game 3rd Red Zone Defense 76.5% (26-34) 3rd

Time of Possession 32:28 TOP/game 4th PRO FOOTBALL Passes Had Intercepted 8 INTs 4th Rushing Defense 142.4 yards/game 5th Opp. 4th-Down Conv. Pct. 47.1% (8-17) 5th Blocked Punts 1 block T-5th THIS IS PITT

Avonte Maddox was one of the ACC’s top cover corners in 2017. Ryan Winslow led the ACC with a 44.5-yard punting average last year. 110 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 111