PITT vs. VIRGINIA October 10, 2015 • 12:30 p.m., ET Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa. ACC Network • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com • @GoPittFootball • #UVAvsPITT
Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Pitt looks to build on its 3-1 • Pitt boasts one of the country’s PITT (3-1, 1-0 ACC) start when it hosts ACC Coastal most productive defenses. The Sept. 5 Youngstown State (ESPN3) W, 45-37 Division foe Virginia this Sat- Panthers own national top-5 Sept. 12 at Akron (ESPN3) W, 24-7 urday. The Panthers are back rankings in quarterback sacks Sept. 19 at Iowa (BTN) L, 24-27 at Heinz Field following three (second, an ACC-best 4.25 sacks/ Oct. 3 at Virginia Tech* (RSN) W, 17-13 consecutive away games. Pitt game), rushing defense (fourth, completed its road swing with a 71.3 yards/game) and total de- Oct. 10 Virginia* (ACC Network) (HC) 12:30 p.m. 17-13 victory over Virginia Tech fense (fourth, 243.8 yards/game). Oct. 17 at Georgia Tech* TBA in its ACC opener. Oct. 24 at Syracuse* TBA • With their seven sacks at Vir- Oct. 29 (Thurs.) North Carolina* (ESPN) 7 p.m. • The Cavaliers visit Heinz Field ginia Tech, the Panthers now have Nov. 7 Notre Dame TBA with a 1-3 mark. However, their 17 through four games. In com- Nov. 14 at Duke* TBA three losses are to teams with parison, the Panthers had only 19 Nov. 21 Louisville* TBA a combined 12-3 record (UCLA, sacks in 13 contests last year. Notre Dame and Boise State). Nov. 27 (Fri.) Miami* (ABC or ESPN) TBA Virginia defeated Pitt last year, • Twelve different Pitt players *ACC game (HC) Homecoming 24-19. have been in on sacks this season. Senior defensive end Ejuan Price VIRGINIA (1-3, 0-0 ACC) • A win over Virginia would give paces the team with three sacks Sept. 5 at UCLA L, 16-34 Pitt its irst 4-1 start since the followed by senior linebacker 2009 season. The Panthers have Nicholas Grigsby with 2.5. Sept. 12 Notre Dame L, 27-34 opened with a 4-1 record ive Sept. 19 William & Mary W, 35-29 times in the past 15 seasons. • On the other side of the ball, Sept. 25 Boise State L, 14-56 Since joining the ACC in 2013, Pitt Pitt features a viable All-America Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh* 12:30 p.m. has never won its opening two and ACC Offensive Player of the Oct. 17 Syracuse* TBA league games. Year candidate in receiver Tyler Oct. 24 at North Carolina* TBA Boyd. The junior leads the ACC in • The Panthers enter the Virginia receptions (8.7 avg.) and receiv- Oct. 31 Georgia Tech* TBA contest with 699 all-time wins. ing yards (91.3 avg.) per game. Nov. 7 at Miami* TBA A victory over UVA would make Boyd is the nation’s active career Nov. 14 at Louisville* TBA Pitt just the 19th Bowl Subdivi- leader with 6.52 catches per Nov. 21 Duke* TBA sion team to achieve 700 all-time contest. Nov. 28 Virginia Tech* TBA wins. *ACC game Pitt-Virginia History in Brief Broadcast Information Series Began: 1953 Current Series Streak: Television • ACC Network (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh) Series Overall: Pitt leads 4-3 UVA has won 1 (2014) Tim Brant, play-by-play ACC Series: Series tied 1-1 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: Dave Archer, analyst At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-0 2 games (1953, 1955) Roddy Jones, reporter At Virginia: UVA leads 2-1 Longest UVA Series Win Streak: Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0 1 game (3 times, 2003; ‘07; ‘14) Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network (UVA won 2003 Charlotte Bowl, 23-16) Largest Pitt Victory Margin: Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2014 26 points (26-0, 1953) Pat Bostick, analyst (UVA won, 24-19) Largest UVA Victory Margin: Larry Richert, reporter Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 28, 2013 30 points (44-14, 2007) (Pitt won, 14-3) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 145, XM Channel 193 The Coaches WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Virginia Coach Mike London Overall (season): 3-1 ( irst) Overall (season): 48-46 (eighth) Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options PittsburghPanthers.com via CSLive At Pitt (season): same At Virginia (season): 24-41 (sixth) Pitt Gameday LIVE App Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: Richmond, 1983 TuneIn Record vs. Virginia: 0-0 Record vs. Pitt: 1-1
1 MEDIA SERVICES VIRGINIA WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 4 5 67 8 910 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Practice Window Practice Window Final Narduzzi No scheduled media Pitt vs. Virginia opportunities Press Conference 9:05-9:35 a.m. 9:20-9:50 a.m. Press Brief opportunities Heinz Field Noon Interviews Interviews 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m., ET 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (ACC Network) Pat Narduzzi on ACC Teleconference Noon
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE WEEKLY INTERVIEWS PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS Coach Pat Narduzzi will conduct his All interviews must be arranged through E.J. Borghetti, Executive Associate A.D. game week preview press conferences the media relations of ice. Select play- (football contact) on Mondays at noon at the UPMC Sports ers and assistant coaches are available Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] Performance Complex. Video will be for post-practice media sessions on Ted Feeley, Media Relations Director available later that day at YouTube.com/ Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (co-football contact) pittlivewire. A transcript will be posted In addition to his Monday press confer- Feeley e-mail: [email protected] on PittsburghPanthers.com ences, Coach Narduzzi will have a 1 p.m. Celeste Welsh, Media Relations Coordinator media brie ing on Thursdays of game (credential contact) ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE weeks. Welsh e-mail: [email protected] Coach Narduzzi will be available for me- dia questions via the ACC Football Tele- PITT MEDIA CREDENTIALS PITT MEDIA RELATIONS PHONE NUMBERS conference every Wednesday during the Credentials for Pitt home games are is- Pitt Media Relations Of ice: (412) 648-8240 season from 12-12:10 p.m. Audio iles sued to working media only and should Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 and transcripts for each ACC coach will be requested as early as possible due to Pitt Football Of ice: (412) 648-8700 be posted to theACC.com by Wednesday space limitations and demand. All cre- afternoon. Contact the Pitt media rela- dential requests should be made online PITT FOOTBALL ON THE WEB tions of ice for access to the call. at www.sportssystems.com/pitt. Of icial Pitt Site: PittsburghPanthers.com Media Info: collegepressbox.com Teleconference Schedule: COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Pitt Football Twitter/Instagram: @GoPittFootball 10:30 a.m. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) The of icial media website for NCAA Pitt YouTube Page: YouTube.com/pittlivewire 10:40 a.m. Jimbo Fisher (Florida St.) FBS football is collegepressbox.com. 10:50 a.m. Bobby Petrino (Louisville) Access and download weekly game PITT MEDIA RELATIONS ADDRESS 11 a.m. Scott Shafer (Syracuse) notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, University of Pittsburgh 11:10 a.m. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) headshots, logos and more for each Athletic Media Relations 11:20 a.m. Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) conference and its member schools. Petersen Events Center 11:30 a.m. Larry Fedora (North Carolina) Login information will be distributed 3719 Terrace Street 11:40 a.m. Frank Beamer (Va. Tech) to accredited media or you can apply Pittsburgh, PA 15261 11:50 a.m. Al Golden (Miami) for a password by sending an e-mail to Noon Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) [email protected]. PITT PRACTICE FACILITY ADDRESS 12:10 p.m. Mike London (Virginia) Pitt Football Of ice 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio (Boston College) ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE UPMC Sports Performance Complex 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe (Duke) Broadcast outlets can access ACC high- 3450 South Water Street 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren (NC State) lights and press conference excerpts via Pittsburgh PA 15203 the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS). Video PRACTICE COVERAGE content will only be available for down- ACC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS The initial 30 minutes of Pitt football load in digital iles that can be accessed Amy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on the AVCS. To register for this service, (public relations/marketing) are open to the media for observation. contact Scott McBurney at smcburney@ Yakola e-mail: [email protected] Photographers are also free to shoot theacc.org or (336) 369-4646. Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner practice during this time. The duration (football communications) of the workout is closed. Reporters ACC WEB MEDIA SECTION Finn e-mail: m [email protected] should contact the media relations of ice The media section of the ACC’s of icial ACC Communications Phone: (336) 851-6062 in advance for practice times and proper website is theACC.com/media and con- clearance. All practices will be held at tains audio iles, transcripts, team logos ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. and headshots. An individual account Of icial ACC Site: theacc.com is needed to access the site. To register, Media Info: collegepressbox.com simply go to theACC.com/media. ACC Football Twitter: @theACCfootball ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDN
2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
Wide Receiver Defensive End Punter 19 DONTEZ FORD (JR*, 6-2, 215) 92 RORI BLAIR SO, 6 4, 240 18 RYAN WINSLOW (SO*, 6-5, 210) 2 Tre Tipton (FR, 6-0, 170) 52 Shakir Soto (JR, 6-3, 265) 45 Nick Goldsmith (FR*, 6-2, 210) 80 Zach Challingsworth SO*, 6 2, 200 48 Zach Poker (SO*, 6-4, 235) Placekicker Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle 12 CHRIS BLEWITT (JR, 5-9, 190) 23 TYLER BOYD JR, 6 2, 200 91 DARRYL RENDER SR, 6 2, 300 49 Alec Schuster (FR*, 6-1, 185) 85 Jester Weah (SO*, 6-3, 205) 97 Mark Scarpinato SR*, 6 3, 285 28 Elijah Zeise (FR*, 6-2, 215) 94 Jeremiah Taleni (SO*, 6-2, 295) Holder 10 Quadree Henderson (FR, 5-8, 170) 18 RYAN WINSLOW (SO*, 6-5, 210) Nose Tackle 45 Nick Goldsmith (FR*, 6-2, 210) Left Tackle 54 TYRIQUE JARRETT JR, 6 3, 335 69 ADAM BISNOWATY (JR*, 6-6, 300) 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith SR*, 6 0, 305 Long Snapper 60 Aaron Reese (SO*, 6-5, 315) 56 Justin Moody (SO*, 6-3, 280) 67 DAVID MURPHY (SR*, 6-1, 220) (PUNT) 61 PAT QUIRIN (JR*, 6-1, 225) (PAT/FG) Left Guard Defensive End 53 DORIAN JOHNSON (JR, 6-5, 300) 5 EJUAN PRICE SR*, 6 0, 250 Kickoff Returner 62 John Guy (JR*, 6-7, 310) 40 James Folston (FR*, 6-3, 240) 23 TYLER BOYD JR, 6 2, 200 96 Allen Edwards (JR, 6-4, 235) 14 AVONTE MADDOX (SO, 5-9, 170) Center 6 LAFAYETTE PITTS (SR*, 5-11, 195) 57 ARTIE ROWELL (SR*, 6-2, 310) Star Linebacker 19 Dontez Ford JR*, 6 2, 215 71 Gabe Roberts (JR*, 6-5, 300) 3 NICHOLAS GRIGSBY SR*, 6 1, 220 44 Matt Steinbeck (SR*, 6-0, 210) Punt Returner Right Guard 21 Jameel Poteat (SR*, 5-10, 215) 23 TYLER BOYD JR, 6 2, 200 63 ALEX OFFICER (SO*, 6-4, 335) 14 Avonte Maddox (SO, 5-9, 170) 78 Alex Bookser (FR*, 6-6, 310) Mike Linebacker 9 Jordan Whitehead (FR, 5-11, 185) 66 Mike Herndon (FR*, 6-4, 305) 47 MATT GALAMBOS JR, 6 2, 240 58 Quintin Wirginis (SO, 6-2, 240) Right Tackle 70 BRIAN O’NEILL (FR*, 6-6, 290) Money Linebacker 78 Alex Bookser (FR*, 6-6, 310) 4 BAM BRADLEY JR*, 6 2, 230 72 Carson Baker (SO*, 6-5, 325) 30 Mike Caprara (JR*, 6-0, 230) 7 Jamal Davis II (FR*, 6-2, 225) Tight End 86 J.P. HOLTZ (SR, 6-4, 250) Cornerback 83 Scott Orndoff (JR, 6-5, 265) 6 LAFAYETTE PITTS SR*, 5 11, 195 31 Jaymar Parrish (JR, 6-2, 270) 32 Phillipie Motley (FR*, 5-10, 180) OR 20 Dennis Briggs (FR*, 5-10, 190) Quarterback 4 NATE PETERMAN JR*, 6 2, 225 Cornerback 16 Chad Voytik JR*, 6 1, 215 14 AVONTE MADDOX SO, 5 9, 170 38 Ryan Lewis (JR*, 6-0, 195) Tailback 37 QADREE OLLISON FR*, 6 2, 230 Strong Safety 5 Chris James (SO, 5-11, 210) OR 9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD FR, 5 11, 185 22 Darrin Hall (FR, 5-11, 215) 26 Jevonte Pitts (JR*, 5-11, 200)
Fullback Free Safety 35 GEORGE ASTON (FR*, 6-0, 240) 2 TERRISH WEBB JR, 5 11, 190 41 Anthony Rippole (JR*, 5-10, 230) 25 Pat Amara Jr. (SO, 6-2, 195) 15 Reggie Mitchell (JR*, 6-0, 190)
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Pitt Alphabetical Roster Pitt Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. 25 Pat Amara Jr.* DB SO 6-2 195 Philadelphia, PA/West Catholic 2 Terrish Webb** ...... DB 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR SO 5-9 190 Kissimmee, FL/Winter Park/Reedley (CA) 2(D) Tre Tipton ...... WR 35(D) George Aston FB FR* 6-0 240 Stephens City, VA/Sherando 3 Nicholas Grigsby*** ...... LB 72 Carson Baker* OL SO* 6-5 325 Fairborn, OH/Fairborn 3(D) Ben DiNucci ...... QB 68 Kyle Benbrook OL FR 6-3 295 Washington, NJ/Bethlehem Catholic (PA) 4 Bam Bradley** ...... LB 34 Mark Bernsdorff DB SO 5-11 185 Sylvania, OH/Sylvania Northview/Wheaton (IL) 4(D) Nate Peterman ...... QB 7(D) Adam Bertke QB FR* 6-6 235 Maria Stein, OH/Marion Local 5 Chris James* ...... RB 69 Adam Bisnowaty** OL JR* 6-6 300 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 5(D) Ejuan Price** ...... DL 92 Rori Blair* DL SO 6-4 240 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 6 Lafayette Pitts*** ...... DB 12 Chris Blewitt** PK JR 5-9 190 Alexandria, VA/West Potomac 7 Jamal Davis II ...... LB 78 Alex Bookser OL FR* 6-6 310 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 7(D) Adam Bertke ...... QB 11(D) Nathan Bossory TE SO 6-3 240 Chelsea, MI/Chelsea/Air Force 8 Manny Stocker ...... WR 23 Tyler Boyd** WR JR 6-2 200 Clairton, PA/Clairton 8(D) Dewayne Hendrix ...... DL 4 Bam Bradley** LB JR* 6-2 230 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison 9 Jordan Whitehead ...... DB 20 Dennis Briggs DB FR* 5-10 190 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 10 Quadree Henderson ...... WR 39(D) Saleem Brightwell LB FR 6-0 195 Paterson, NJ/Paramus Catholic 11 Dane Jackson ...... DB 64 Aaron Britton OL FR 6-5 280 Washington, PA/Trinity 11(D) Nathan Bossory ...... TE 30 Mike Caprara** LB JR* 6-0 230 Turtle Creek, PA/Woodland Hills 12 Chris Blewitt** ...... PK 80 Zach Challingsworth* WR SO* 6-2 200 McDonald, PA/South Fayette 14 Avonte Maddox* ...... DB 24 James Conner** RB JR 6-2 240 Erie, PA/McDowell 15 Reggie Mitchell* ...... DB 50(D) Dom Cuono LB FR* 6-2 235 Tampa, FL/Carrollwood Day School 16 Chad Voytik** ...... QB 39 Jaquaun Davidson WR FR* 6-2 205 Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward 17 Chris Wuestner** ...... WR 7 Jamal Davis II LB FR* 6-2 225 Canton, OH/Canton McKinley 18 Ryan Winslow* ...... P 76 Connor Dintino DL FR* 6-3 310 Mashpee, MA/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 19 Dontez Ford* ...... WR 3(D) Ben DiNucci QB FR 6-2 190 Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland 20 Dennis Briggs ...... DB 46 Rimoni Dorsey DB FR 6-0 190 Richmond, VA/Trinity Episcopal School 21 Jameel Poteat ...... LB 36 Michael Dunn DL SO* 6-3 235 Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin 21(D) Malik Henderson ...... DB 96 Allen Edwards DL JR 6-4 235 Miami, FL/Immaculata-La Salle/Dean (MA) 22 Darrin Hall ...... RB 45 Devon Edwards* TE SO* 6-4 270 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Academy 23 Tyler Boyd**...... WR 40 James Folston DL FR* 6-3 240 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa 24 James Conner** ...... RB 19 Dontez Ford* WR JR* 6-2 215 McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox/Syracuse 25 Pat Amara Jr.* ...... DB 47 Matt Galambos** LB JR 6-2 240 Collingdale, PA/The Haverford School 26 Jevonte Pitts** ...... DB 77 Alex Galiyas OL FR* 6-2 270 Dexter, MI/Detroit Catholic Central 27 Nico Lodovico ...... LB 45(D) Nick Goldsmith P FR* 6-2 210 Dyer, IN/St. Rita of Cascia (IL) 28 Elijah Zeise ...... WR 87 Reggie Green DL SO* 6-2 230 Cranford, NJ/Cranford 28(D) Anthony McKee...... LB 3 Nicholas Grigsby*** LB SR* 6-1 220 Trotwood, OH/Trotwood-Madison 29 Rachid Ibrahim** ...... RB 50 Mike Grimm OL FR* 6-6 325 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 29(D) Oluwaseun Idowu ...... DB 62 John Guy* OL JR* 6-7 310 Somerville, MA/New Hampton School (NH) 30 Mike Caprara** ...... LB 22 Darrin Hall RB FR 5-11 215 Youngstown, OH/Austintown Fitch 31 Jaymar Parrish** ...... TE 70(D) Calvin Hamilton DL FR 6-0 315 Philadelphia, PA/Eastern Christian (MD)/Milford (NY) 32 Phillipie Motley...... DB 81 Tony Harper* TE SO* 6-4 225 Toledo, OH/St. John’s Jesuit 34 Mark Bernsdorff ...... DB 21(D) Malik Henderson DB FR 6-0 185 Plantation, FL/Hallandale 35 George Aston ...... FB 10 Quadree Henderson WR FR 5-8 170 Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. du Pont 36 Michael Dunn...... DL 8(D) Dewayne Hendrix DL SO 6-4 275 O’Fallon, IL/O’Fallon Twp./Tennessee 37 Qadree Ollison ...... RB 66 Mike Herndon OL FR* 6-4 305 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 38 Ryan Lewis** ...... DB 86 J.P. Holtz*** TE SR 6-4 250 Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area 39 Jaquaun Davidson ...... WR 29 Rachid Ibrahim** RB JR 6-1 195 Rockville, MD/Avalon 39(D) Saleem Brightwell ...... LB 29(D) Oluwaseun Idowu DB FR* 6-0 185 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 40 James Folston ...... DL 88 Gentry Ivery WR FR 6-1 195 Mans ield, TX/Mans ield Legacy 40(D) Colton Lively ...... FB 11 Dane Jackson DB FR 6-0 165 Coraopolis, PA/Cornell (Quaker Valley) 41 Jalen Williams ...... DB 5 Chris James* RB SO 5-11 210 Chicago, IL/Notre Dame College Prep 41 (D) Anthony Rippole ...... FB 54 Tyrique Jarrett* DL JR 6-3 335 Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice/Milford (NY) 43 Jay Stocker ...... DB 53 Dorian Johnson** OL JR 6-5 300 Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon Area 43(D) Joey Kerle ...... FB
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Alphabetical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Numerical Roster Continued 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith* OL SO* 6-7 335 Voorhees, NJ/West Catholic (PA) No. Name Pos. 43(D) Joey Kerle FB FR* 6-0 235 Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt 44 Matt Steinbeck ...... LB 38 Ryan Lewis** DB JR* 6-0 195 Seattle, WA/Eastlake 45 Devon Edwards* ...... TE 40(D) Colton Lively FB SO* 6-0 240 Lake Dallas, TX/Lake Dallas 45(D) Nick Goldsmith ...... P 27 Nico Lodovico LB SO* 6-1 215 Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional/Kent St. 46 Rimoni Dorsey ...... DB 14 Avonte Maddox* DB SO 5-9 170 Detroit, MI/Martin Luther King 47 Matt Galambos** ...... LB 48(D) Kellen McAlone WR FR* 6-2 200 Dallas, TX/Jesuit College Preparatory School 48 Zach Poker* ...... DL 28(D) Anthony McKee LB FR 6-2 200 Columbus, OH/Marion-Franklin 48(D) Kellen McAlone ...... WR 51 Jim Medure LB FR 6-2 220 New Castle, PA/Neshannock 49 Alec Schuster ...... PK 15 Reggie Mitchell* DB JR* 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Acad./Wisconsin 50 Mike Grimm ...... OL 56 Justin Moody* DL SO* 6-3 280 Philadelphia, PA/George Washington 50(D) Dom Cuono ...... LB 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith*** DL SR* 6-0 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills/Milford (NY) 51 Jim Medure ...... LB 32 Phillipie Motley DB FR* 5-10 180 Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson 52 Shakir Soto** ...... DL 67 David Murphy*** LS SR* 6-1 220 Buffalo, NY/St. Francis 53 Dorian Johnson** ...... OL 63 Alex Of icer* OL SO* 6-4 335 Rochester, NY/Eastridge 53(D) Brian Popp ...... LB 37 Qadree Ollison RB FR* 6-2 230 Niagara Falls, NY/Canisius 54 Tyrique Jarrett* ...... DL 70 Brian O’Neill OL FR* 6-6 290 Wilmington, DE/Salesianum School 56 Justin Moody* ...... DL 83 Scott Orndoff** TE JR 6-5 265 Waynesburg, PA/Seton-LaSalle 57 Artie Rowell* ...... OL 31 Jaymar Parrish** TE JR 6-2 270 Monroeville, PA/Gateway 58 Quintin Wirginis* ...... LB 74 Alex Paulina OL FR 6-3 300 Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan 59 Tony Pilato ...... OL 4(D) Nate Peterman QB JR* 6-2 225 Jacksonville, FL/Bartram Trail/Tennessee 60 Aaron Reese ...... OL 59 Tony Pilato OL FR 6-5 315 Greensburg, PA/Hemp ield Area 61 Pat Quirin* ...... LS 26 Jevonte Pitts** DB JR* 5-11 200 Forest Hills, PA/Woodland Hills/Milford (NY) 62 John Guy*...... OL 6 Lafayette Pitts*** DB SR* 5-11 195 Duquesne, PA/Woodland Hills 63 Alex Of icer* ...... OL 48 Zach Poker* DL SO* 6-4 235 Oconomowoc, WI/Oconomowoc 64 Aaron Britton...... OL 53(D) Brian Popp LB FR* 6-0 225 Loveland, OH/Loveland 66 Mike Herndon ...... OL 21 Jameel Poteat LB SR* 5-10 215 Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt/Stony Brook 67 David Murphy*** ...... LS 5(D) Ejuan Price** DL SR* 6-0 250 Rankin, PA/Woodland Hills 68 Kyle Benbrook ...... OL 61 Pat Quirin* LS JR* 6-1 225 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 69 Adam Bisnowaty** ...... OL 60 Aaron Reese OL SO* 6-5 315 Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg Area 70 Brian O’Neill ...... OL 91 Darryl Render*** DL SR 6-2 300 Cleveland, OH/St. Edward 70(D) Calvin Hamilton ...... DL 41(D) Anthony Rippole FB JR* 5-10 230 McKees Rocks, PA/Montour 71 Gabe Roberts* ...... OL 71 Gabe Roberts* OL JR* 6-5 300 New London, WI/New London 72 Carson Baker* ...... OL 57 Artie Rowell* OL SR* 6-2 310 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 74 Alex Paulina ...... OL 93 Shane Roy DL FR* 6-4 245 Reading, OH/Reading 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith* ...... OL 97 Mark Scarpinato DL SR* 6-3 285 Milwaukee, WI/Marquette Univ. H.S./Michigan St. 76 Connor Dintino ...... DL 49 Alec Schuster PK FR* 6-1 185 Matthews, NC/Weddington/Ohio State 77 Alex Galiyas ...... OL 52 Shakir Soto** DL JR 6-3 265 Wilkes-Barre, PA/G.A.R. Memorial 78 Alex Bookser ...... OL 44 Matt Steinbeck LB SR* 6-0 210 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny/Bucknell 80 Zach Challingsworth* ...... WR 43 Jay Stocker DB FR 6-2 185 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area 81 Tony Harper* ...... TE 8 Manny Stocker WR JR* 6-2 220 Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area/UT Martin 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes ...... WR 94 Jeremiah Taleni* DL SO* 6-2 295 Kaneohe, HI/Kailua 83 Scott Orndoff** ...... TE 2(D) Tre Tipton WR FR 6-0 170 Apollo, PA/Apollo-Ridge 85 Jester Weah*...... WR 16 Chad Voytik** QB JR* 6-1 215 Cleveland, TN/Cleveland 86 J.P. Holtz*** ...... TE 85 Jester Weah* WR SO* 6-3 205 Madison, WI/Madison Memorial 87 Reggie Green ...... DL 2 Terrish Webb** DB JR 5-11 190 Clairton, PA/Clairton 88 Gentry Ivery ...... WR 9 Jordan Whitehead DB FR 5-11 185 Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley 91 Darryl Render*** ...... DL 41 Jalen Williams DB FR* 6-2 205 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy 92 Rori Blair* ...... DL 18 Ryan Winslow* P SO* 6-5 210 Maple Glen, PA/La Salle College H.S. 93 Shane Roy ...... DL 58 Quintin Wirginis* LB SO 6-2 240 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 94 Jeremiah Taleni* ...... DL 17 Chris Wuestner** WR JR* 6-2 210 Carlisle, PA/Carlisle 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith*** ...DL 28 Elijah Zeise WR FR* 6-2 215 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny 96 Allen Edwards ...... DL 97 Mark Scarpinato ...... DL
* following name denotes letters earned * following class denotes redshirt season * following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number (D) denotes duplicate number 5 PAT NARDUZZI CAREER NOTES
√ Pat Narduzzi arrived at Pitt following eight √ Prior to Michigan State, Narduzzi spent three highly successful years as the defensive coordi- years (2004-06) as defensive coordinator under nator at Michigan State. Under his direction, the Dantonio at Cincinnati, helping the Bearcats to a Spartans were the only team to rank in the na- pair of bowl invitations. tion’s top 10 in total defense and rushing defense each season from 2011-14. Working under two- √ In 2003, Narduzzi was the defensive coor- time Big Ten Coach of the Year Mark Dantonio, dinator at Miami of Ohio under the late Terry Narduzzi helped Michigan State to Top 25 inishes Hoeppner. The RedHawks stormed to a 13-1 in ive of the past seven seasons. record that season, capturing the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship and defeating √ In 2014, the Spartans inished with a No. 5 nationally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl to national ranking and 11-2 record following a stir- inish No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. ring 42-41 victory over Baylor in the AT&T Cotton Bowl. Narduzzi’s defense shut out the high- √ While quarterback Ben Roethlisberger head- scoring Bears in the fourth quarter, opening the lined Miami’s offense in 2003, Narduzzi’s stout door for 21 unanswered points by Michigan State unit topped the MAC in rushing defense (19th PERSONAL INFORMATION in one of the most thrilling games of the 2014-15 nationally), scoring defense (22nd nationally) and Born: April 22, 1966 bowl season. pass ef iciency defense (34th nationally). Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 √ Michigan State boasted the nation’s top rush- √ Narduzzi served as linebackers coach at Family: Narduzzi and his wife ing defense in 2014, yielding just 88.5 yards per Northern Illinois for three seasons (2000-02). Donna have four children: Arianna, game. The Spartans inished third nationally with NIU won a pair of MAC divisional titles during his Christina, Patrick and Isabella. 34 turnovers gained and eighth in total defense, tenure and in 2002 had the league’s top rushing holding opponents to just 315.8 yards per con- defense. COLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCE test. Rhode Island, three-year starter √ From 1993-99, Narduzzi coached at his alma at linebacker (1987-89). √ In 2013, Michigan State inished No. 3 in the mater, Rhode Island, serving as the Rams’ defen- Youngstown State, starter at country following a Big Ten title and 24-20 vic- sive coordinator his inal two seasons. He began linebacker (1985). tory over No. 5 Stanford in the Rose Bowl. In the his coaching career at Miami of Ohio, working wake of that championship season, Narduzzi was as a graduate assistant in 1990 and 1991, before COACHING EXPERIENCE named the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Bro- earning his irst full-time position as receivers Miami (Ohio), 1990-91, graduate yles Award, annually presented to the country’s coach for the 1992 season. assistant; 1992, wide receivers. top assistant coach. Rhode Island, 1993-97, lineback- √ Narduzzi was an all-state performer at ers; 1998-99, defensive coordina- √ Narduzzi has tutored an impressive list of Youngstown’s Ursuline High School, leading the tor. decorated defensive players, including irst team Irish to the Steel Valley championship and Ohio Northern Illinois, 2000-02, All-Americans in cornerback Darqueze Dennard, state playoffs as a senior in 1984. linebackers. safety Kurtis Drummond, linebacker Greg Jones Miami (Ohio), 2003, defensive and defensive tackle Jerel Worthy. Dennard was a √ Narduzzi was a starting linebacker under his coordinator. unanimous All-American in 2013, becoming the father, the late Bill Narduzzi, as a freshman at Cincinnati, 2004-06, defensive irst Michigan State cornerback to earn that dis- Youngstown State University in 1985 before coordinator. tinction. He also was the school’s irst winner of transferring to Rhode Island, where he became a Michigan State, 2007-14, the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to college three-year starter for the Rams from 1987-89. defensive coordinator; 2013-14, football’s top defensive back. assistant head coach. √ Bill Narduzzi was head coach at YSU from Pittsburgh, 2015, head coach. √ Darqueze Dennard was a irst-round NFL Draft 1975-85. He led the Penguins to two NCAA Divi- pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2014, the irst sion II playoff appearances, including the national BOWL GAMES COACHED Spartans defensive back taken in the initial round championship game in 1979, and twice was 2003 GMAC Bowl since 1961. In the 2015 draft, another Narduzzi named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Coach of 2004 Fort Worth Bowl pupil, Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes, the Year. 2007 Champs Sports Bowl was a irst-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings. 2009 Capital One Bowl 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl √ Narduzzi coached 19 irst-team All-Big Ten 2011 Capital One Bowl selections. Four players won the conference’s top 2012 Outback Bowl individual awards under his watch, including the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl past two Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year hon- 2014 Rose Bowl orees (Dennard in 2013 and Drummond in 2014). 2015 Cotton Bowl Shilique Calhoun was the Big Ten Defensive Line- man of the Year in 2013 while Greg Jones was the overall Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.
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SERIES NOTES PITT-VIRGINIA GAME-BY-GAME This is the eighth meeting between Pitt and Virginia in a series that dates back to 1953...Pitt leads the series, 4-3...the Cavaliers won last PITT LEADS SERIES 4-3 season’s encounter at Scott Stadium, 24-19...in 2013, Pitt triumphed, 14-3, at Heinz Field in the irst Atlantic Coast Conference meeting be- DATE H/A PITT UVA tween the two schools...Pitt and Virginia meet annually as members Nov. 17, 1953 A 26 0 of the ACC’s Coastal Division...the Panthers are 3-0 against Virginia in Pittsburgh...in addition to its 2013 victory, Pitt owns home wins Nov. 5, 1955 H 18 7 in 2006 (38-13) and 1955 (18-7)...Virginia has a 2-1 edge in games played in Charlottesville, winning in 2014 and 2007 (44-14)...Pitt’s lone road win in the UVA series occurred in 1953 (26-0)...the lone Dec. 27, 2003* N 16 23 postseason encounter took place in the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte, a game that featured Pitt receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Sept. 2, 2006 H 38 13 UVA standouts Matt Schaub at quarterback and Heath Miller at tight end...the Cavaliers won that bowl matchup, 23-16. Sept. 29, 2007 A 14 44
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COMING HOME Oct. 4, 2014 A 19 24 When they host Virginia on Oct. 10, the Panthers will have gone 35 days between home games. Pitt opened the season at Heinz Field with a victory over Youngstown State on Sept. 5. Following the YSU Pitt wins in bold win, the Panthers played three consecutive road contests. *Continental Tire Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.) Pitt last played three consecutive away games during the 2008 season. That extended road trip also bridged 35 days between home VIRGINIA PRODUCTS AT PITT contests for the ‘08 Panthers. Pitt has four Virginia natives on its 2015 roster: redshirt freshman fullback George Aston (Stephens City/Sherando), junior placekicker SEEKING WIN #4... Chris Blewitt (Alexandria/West Potomac), freshman defensive back Pitt is 3-1 following its 17-13 win at Virginia Tech last week. With a Rimoni Dorsey (Richmond/Trinity Episcopal School) and redshirt victory over Virginia this Saturday, the Panthers would be 4-1 for the freshman offensive lineman Mike Herndon (Greenville/Riverheads). irst time since 2009. Pitt has opened with a 4-1 record ive times Additionally, wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman hails from Rad- over the past 15 seasons (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2009). Pitt ford, Va., and graduated from Ferrum College. Sherman had coaching went bowling in four of those seasons, the exception being the 2006 stints at both Virginia Tech (2006-12) and VMI (1993-96). campaign. FRESH FACES ...AND ACC WIN #2 Four true freshmen have played for Pitt this season: running back Since joining the ACC in 2013, the Panthers have never won their Darrin Hall, wide receiver Quadree Henderson, wide receiver Tre opening two league contests. A win over Virginia would give Pitt its Tipton and defensive back Jordan Whitehead. Of that select group, irst 2-0 record in the ACC and its irst 2-0 conference mark since Hall and Whitehead have both earned starting assignments. Hall 2010 (when the Panthers started Big East play 3-0). made his irst career start when the Panthers played at Iowa. White- head has started each of the past three contests at strong safety and ...AND WIN #700 ALL TIME currently leads the team in tackles with 29 stops. Pitt’s win at Virginia Tech marked the 699th in program history. The Panthers would become just the 19th Bowl Subdivision program to YOUR 2015 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS achieve 700 wins should they defeat Virginia this week. Only three As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2015 Panthers other ACC programs belong to the “700 Club”—Georgia Tech (713), are senior tight end J.P. Holtz, senior cornerback Lafayette Pitts, se- Virginia Tech (713) and Syracuse (711)—according to NCAA.org. nior defensive tackle Darryl Render and senior center Artie Rowell.
126 YEARS AND COUNTING PITT SENIOR CLASS SMALL BUT MIGHTY The 2015 campaign marks the 126th football season in Pitt his- Pitt has only 11 seniors on its 2015 roster, the sixth fewest amount tory. The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have among Bowl Subdivision teams. In 2014, the Panthers ielded one a 699-511-42 all-time record (.575). The program’s rich legacy of their youngest teams in memory. Pitt had 81 underclassmen (53 includes 90 irst team All-Americans, 24 College Football Hall of freshmen and 28 sophomores) on last year’s roster, the highest total Famers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national champi- of any FBS team. onships.
SEASON ENDING INJURIES Pitt has lost three prominent players (either returning starter or signi icant contributor) to season-ending injuries in 2015: junior running back and 2014 ACC Player of the Year James Conner (knee), junior running back Rachid Ibrahim (Achilles tendon) and sopho- more offensive tackle Jaryd Jones-Smith (knee).
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2015 FBS TEAMS WITH FEWEST SENIORS ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS No. School Seniors 1. Wake Forest 6 COASTAL DIVISION 2. Wyoming 8 Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 3. UCF 9 Vanderbilt 9 Duke 2 - 0 1.000 4 - 1 .800 5. Old Dominion 10 North Carolina 1 - 0 1.000 4 - 1 .800 6. PITTSBURGH 11 Pittsburgh 1 - 0 1.000 3 - 1 .750 Eastern Michigan 11 NC State 11 Miami 0 - 0 .000 3 - 1 .750 9. Miami (Fla.) 12 Virginia 0 - 0 .000 1 - 3 .250 10. Idaho 13 Tulane 13 Virginia Tech 0 - 1 .000 2 - 3 .400 NIU 13 Georgia Tech 0 - 2 .000 2 - 3 .400 Penn State 13 Louisville 13 Arkansas 13 ATLANTIC DIVISION Florida State 13 Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Nevada 13 Florida State 2 - 0 1.000 5 - 0 1.000 Oregon State 13 Purdue 13 Clemson 1 - 0 1.000 4 - 0 1.000 Syracuse 1 - 0 1.000 3 - 1 .750 PITT PENALTY PROFICIENCY Pitt has done an excellent job at limiting penalties through four Louisville 1 - 1 .500 2 - 3 .400 games, incurring just 20 for 148 yards. The Panthers rank among the NC State 0 - 1 .000 4 - 1 .800 nation’s best in fewest penalties (10th), fewest penalties per game (25th, 5.00 avg.), fewest penalty yards (fourth) and fewest penalty Wake Forest 0 - 2 .000 2 - 3 .400 yards per game (eighth, 37.00 avg.). Boston College 0 - 2 .000 3 - 2 .600
FWAA 75TH ANNIVERSARY ALL AMERICA TEAM Five legendary Pitt Panthers were named to the Football Writers PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) Association of America (FWAA) 75th Anniversary All-America Team, Date Opp. De icit (Qtr.) Result the second-highest total in the country. Pitt’s ive selections—end Mike Ditka, running back Tony Dorsett, 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, offensive lineman Bill Fralic and de- 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) fensive end Hugh Green—were second only to Nebraska’s six. (Ohio 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 State tied for second with ive picks.) Fitzgerald was a irst-team se- 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 lection on the all-time FWAA All-America Team, while Ditka, Dorsett, 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 Fralic and Green were second-team picks. 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 A nomination ballot with selected players from all FWAA All- 11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 America teams was sent to the entire membership this spring. The 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) popular vote was then taken into consideration by a Blue Ribbon 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22 Committee of FWAA past presidents, current board members and of icers. That committee put the inishing touches on selecting the 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 75-man team. 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 BLUE & GOLD RALLY CAPS 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 25 games with second-half come- 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 backs. During the 2013 campaign, the Panthers won three contests 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 with second-half rallies: Notre Dame (28-21), Syracuse (17-16) and 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 Bowling Green (30-27 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). From 2010- 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) 12, the Panthers did not win a single contest when facing a second- 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 half de icit. Pitt had one second-half comeback in 2014. The Panthers trailed 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 host FIU at intermission, 16-14, but rallied for a decisive 42-25 win. 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 Pitt trailed FIU, 16-0, in the irst quarter before scoring 26 unan- 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 swered points to seize control. The 16-point de icit was the largest 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 overcome by Pitt to win a game since 1996, when the Panthers ral- 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 lied past Temple, 53-52, after being down 19 in the fourth quarter. 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 * Meineke Car Care Bowl # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 8 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
OFFENSIVE NOTES THE LAST TIME: VIRGINIA 24 PITT 19 Oct. 4, 2014 • Scott Stadium • 43,307 BOYD IS NATION’S ACTIVE CAREER CATCHES LEADER Despite a strong second-half rally, Pitt could not overcome a 21-point Junior wide receiver Tyler Boyd is the nation’s active career leader halftime de icit and fell at Virginia, 24-19...a big second quarter by in receptions per game (6.52 avg.). Boyd additionally ranks sec- UVA proved to be the difference...with the game tied, 3-3, at the end ond among active players in total receiving yards (2,709), third in of the opening period, the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-0) broke the game open receiving yards per game (93.4 avg.) and fourth in all-purpose yards by scoring 21 points in an 8:11 span...LB Max Valles capped the on- per game (139.03 avg.). He is the ACC leader in each of those four slaught with a 35-yard interception return, giving Virginia a 24-3 categories. lead with 2:40 left in the half...Pitt (3-3, 1-1) scored 10 unanswered points in the third...Dontez Ford blocked a UVA punt, setting up Pitt’s FBS ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS RECEPTIONS PER GAME irst TD, a 17-yard pass from Chad Voytik to Manasseh Garner...lat- er in the quarter, safety Pat Amara had his irst career INT and Pitt No. Name (School) Games Rec. Rec./Game moved to the UVA 1...but Pitt had to settle for a ield goal—and 24-13 1. Tyler Boyd (Pitt) 29 189 6.52 de icit—when James Conner was ruled short of the goal line and a 2. Rashard Higgins (Colo. St.) 30 194 6.47 false start penalty pushed the ball back to the 6...the Panthers were 3. Corey Davis (West. Mich.) 27 169 6.26 lagged 10 times for 75 yards on the night...Pitt would not score again until Voytik hit J.P. Holtz with a TD pass with 1:27 left...the ensuing 4. Austin Duke (Charlotte) 27 164 6.07 2-point conversion pass was batted down and Pitt’s onside kick was 5. Tyler Winston (San Jose St.) 27 161 5.96 unsuccessful, sealing the result.
BOYD CLOSES IN ON CAREER CATCHES MARK PITT 3 0 10 6 19 VIRGINIA 3 21 0 0 24 Tyler Boyd ranks second on Pitt’s career receptions list. Boyd has 189 career catches, just 13 shy of the all-time record of 202 held by First Quarter Devin Street (2010-13). UVA — Frye 32-yard ield goal 9:10 PITT — Blewitt 36-yard ield goal 0:12
PITT RECEPTIONS IN A CAREER Second Quarter No. Name Seasons Rec. Yards Avg. UVA — Parks 48-yard run (Frye kick) 10:51 UVA — Shepherd 3-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) 3:58 1. Devin Street 2010-13 202 2,901 14.4 UVA — Valles 35-yard interception return 2:40
2. Tyler Boyd 2013- 189 2,709 14.3 Third Quarter 3. Latef Grim 1998-2000 178 2,680 15.1 PITT — Garner 17-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 11:02 PITT — Blewitt 24-yard ield goal 3:52 4. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 173 3,061 17.7 5. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 161 2,677 16.6 Fourth Quarter PITT — Holtz 6-yard pass from Voytik (Voytik pass failed) 1:27 6. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 160 3,003 18.8 Team Stats PITT UVA 7. Mike Shanahan 2009-12 159 2,276 14.3 First Downs 19 18 8. Dwight Collins 1980-83 133 2,264 17.0 Rushes-Yards 35-116 43-225 Comp-Att-Int 16-30-1 10-17-1 Gordon Jones 1975-78 133 2,230 16.8 Passing Yards 195 121 10. Derek Kinder 2004-08 131 1,646 12.6 Total Yards 311 346 Punt Returns-Yards 2-45 3-1 Kick Returns-Yards 3-54 4-83 TYLER MOVING UP IN RECEIVING YARDAGE Interceptions-Yards 1-0 1-35 Tyler Boyd also continues to move up Pitt’s career list for receiving Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 yardage. Boyd presently ranks fourth with 2,709 yards. He trails all- Punts-Average 7-39.7 6-35.7 time leader Antonio Bryant (1999-2001) by 352 yards. Penalties-Yards 10-75 6-65 Third Down Conv. 4-13 5-13 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 1-15 4-34 PITT RECEIVING YARDS IN A CAREER Possession Time 30:19 29:41 No. Name Seasons Yards Rushing 1. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 3,061 PITT — Conner 21-83; Bennett 1-23; James 2-18; Boyd 2-8; Voytik 9-(-16). 2. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 3,003 UVA — Parks 29-169, 1 TD; Jennings 1-24; Shepherd 4-19; Mizzell 3-9; Johns 4-6; Team 2-(-2). 3. Devin Street 2010-13 2,901 Passing 4. Tyler Boyd 2013- 2,709 PITT — Voytik 16-30-1, 195 yards, 2 TD. 5. Latef Grim 1998-2000 2,680 UVA — Johns 9-16-1, 93 yards, 1 TD; Gooch 1-1-0, 28 yards. 6. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 2,677 Receiving 7. Greg Lee 2003-05 2,470 PITT — Holtz 4-40, 1 TD; Boyd 3-63; Weatherspoon 2-34; Bennett 2-26; Garner 2-25, 1 TD; Orndoff 1-6; Jennings 1-6; Ibrahim 1-(-5). 8. Jon Baldwin 2008-10 2,337 UVA — Gooch 3-42; Mizzell 2-13; Severin 1-30; Swanson 1-28; Dowling 1-4; Shepherd 1-3, 1 TD; Parks 1-1. 9. Mike Shanahan 2009-12 2,276 10. Dwight Collins 1980-83 2,264 9 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
TYLER’S TRIPLE DIGIT RECEIVING GAMES 2015 PITT HONORS AND AWARDS Tyler Boyd has 12 career 100-yard receiving games, the most recent coming at Iowa (Sept. 19) when he had 131 yards on 10 catches. ADAM BISNOWATY OFFENSIVE TACKLE Boyd’s 12 100-yard games rank tied for second at Pitt (with Antonio Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Bryant, 1999-2001). The all-time leader is Larry Fitzgerald, who had Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 14 for his two-year career (2002-03). Boyd owns Pitt’s freshman record for 100-yard receiving games TYLER BOYD WIDE RECEIVER with ive. He surpassed Fitzgerald’s mark of four set in 2002. ACC Receiver of the Week (Iowa) Biletnikoff Award Watch List TYLER BOYD’S CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Maxwell Award Watch List Date Opponent Rec. Yards TDs JAMES CONNER RUNNING BACK 9/14/13 New Mexico 6 134 1 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team 9/21/13 @Duke 8 154 3 Walter Camp Award Watch List Doak Walker Award Watch List 9/28/13 Virginia 7 111 0 Maxwell Award Watch List 11/2/13 @Georgia Tech 11 118 1 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 8 173 0 NICHOLAS GRIGSBY LINEBACKER 9/20/14 Iowa 10 153 0 ACC Linebacker of the Week (Youngstown State) 10/25/14 Georgia Tech 9 137 0 11/1/14 Duke 7 140 0 J.P. HOLTZ TIGHT END 11/15/14 @North Carolina 5 160 1 John Mackey Award Watch List 11/22/14 Syracuse 7 126 1 TYRIQUE JARRETT—NOSE TACKLE 1/2/15 Houston# 9 112 0 ACC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week (Akron) 9/19/15 @Iowa 10 131 1 AVONTE MADDOX CORNERBACK * Little Caesars Pizza Bowl ACC Specialist of the Week (Youngstown State) # Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl ALEX OFFICER CENTER TYLER AND LARRY FITZ Rimington Trophy Watch List Tyler Boyd and Larry Fitzgerald are the only players in Pitt history to achieve two 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Making this accomplish- QADREE OLLISON—RUNNING BACK ment even more impressive is the fact that they both did it during ACC Rookie of the Week (Youngstown State) their freshman and sophomore seasons. In ACC annals, Boyd is the ESPN College Football Final “Helmet Sticker” only player to achieve 1,000-yard seasons as both a frosh and sopho- more. EJUAN PRICE—DEFENSIVE END In terms of single-season catches, Boyd owns two of the top three Athlon “Unsung Hero of the Week” (Virginia Tech) totals at Pitt. As a freshman in 2013, he hauled in 85 passes, the second-highest total in school history. In 2014, Boyd had 78 catches, CHAD VOYTIK QUARTERBACK the third most by a Panther. Fitzgerald owns the Pitt record with 92 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List catches as a sophomore in 2003, the same season he won the Bilet- nikoff Award and Walter Camp Award and was the Heisman Trophy (Honors and awards as of Oct. 3) runner-up.
PITT RECEIVING YARDS IN A SEASON PITT RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON No. Name Season Yards No. Name Season Receptions 1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 1,672 1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 92 2. Antonio Bryant 2000 1,457 2. Tyler Boyd 2013 85 3. Greg Lee 2004 1,297 3. Tyler Boyd 2014 78 4. Tyler Boyd 2014 1,261 4. Latef Grim 1999 75 5. Tyler Boyd 2013 1,174 5. Antonio Bryant 2000 73 6. Jon Baldwin 2009 1,111 Devin Street 2012 73 7. Latef Grim 1999 1,106 7. Jake Hoffart 1997 69 8. Dietrich Jells 1992 1,091 Larry Fitzgerald 2002 69 9. Larry Fitzgerald 2002 1,005 9. Greg Lee 2004 68 10. Mike Shanahan 2012 983 10. Mike Shanahan 2012 62
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IMPRESSIVE ALL PURPOSE PRODUCTION CONNER UNDERGOES SEASON ENDING SURGERY Tyler Boyd excels in more than just the passing game. He has also Pitt junior All-America running back James Conner underwent been a threat running the ball and as a returner. Boyd currently has season-ending surgery on his right knee for a torn medial collateral 4,032 career all-purpose yards to rank fourth all-time at Pitt. ligament. Conner sustained the injury during the second quarter of Pitt’s season-opening win over Youngstown State. PITT ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN A CAREER Conner entered this season as one of college football’s most deco- rated players. He was selected the 2014 ACC Player of the Year after No. Name Seasons Yards rushing for 1,765 yards and 26 touchdowns. Conner was named to 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 7,117 seven postseason All-America squads as a sophomore, including 2. Ray Graham 2009-12 4,943 irst-team honors from the American Football Coaches Associa- 3. Gibby Welch 1925-27 4,108 tion (AFCA). He was the irst Pitt running back to garner irst-team 4. Tyler Boyd 2013- 4,032 All-America honors in 27 years, dating back to Craig “Ironhead” Heyward in 1987. 5. Craig Heyward 1984, ‘86-87 3,935 6. Tom Davies 1918-21 3,931 CONNER PROMINENT ON PITT CAREER LISTS 7. Dietrich Jells 1991-95 3,903 Despite playing just 26 career games, James Conner is prominent on 8. Gordon Jones 1975-78 3,812 Pitt’s career lists for touchdowns (second), scoring ( ifth) and rush- ing yards (10th). 9. Lou Cecconi 1946-49 3,781 10. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 3,460 PITT TOUCHDOWNS IN A CAREER DAZZLING DEBUT No. Name Years Career TDs Redshirt freshman Qadree Ollison entered the Youngstown State 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 63 opener as Pitt’s third-string tailback. He inished it having achieved 2. James Conner 2013- 36 one of the most dazzling debuts in school history. Ray Graham 2009-12 36 Ollison ripped off 207 yards and a touchdown on just 16 carries— LeSean McCoy 2007-08 36 all in the second half. He came off the bench when James Conner and 5. Larry Fitzgerald 2002-03 34 Chris James left the game due to injuries. Ollison set a Pitt record for 6. Elliott Walker 1974-77 33 rushing yards by a freshman in a season opener. The prior mark was 7. Antonio Bryant 1999-2001 30 held by Dion Lewis, who had 129 against YSU in 2009. Andy Hastings 1914-16, ‘19 30 Ollison’s irst career carry was a 46-yard sprint. His third carry was a 71-yard touchdown. He later added a 52-yard dash during which George McLaren 1915-18 30 he broke multiple tackles, tightroped the sideline and then dragged a defender several yards to the YSU one. Ollison, who averaged 12.9 PITT SCORING IN A CAREER yards per carry for the game, was awarded a “Helmet Sticker” on No. Name (Years) TD PAT FG Pts. ESPN’s College Football Final and named the ACC Rookie of the Week. 1. Tony Dorsett (1973-76) 63 1(2 pt.) 0 380 2. Carson Long (1973-76) 0 133 45 268 RARE FRESHMAN 200 YARD GAME 3. Conor Lee (2006-08) 0 113 50 263 Qadree Ollison is one of just four freshmen at Pitt to rush for 200 4. Andy Hastings (1914-16, 19) 30 36 13 255 yards in a game, joining such luminaries as Tony Dorsett, Curvin 5. James Conner (2013- ) 36 0 0 216 Richards and James Conner. Ollison’s 207-yard effort against Youngstown State ranks ifth (tied) for the most rushing yards by a Ray Graham (2009-12) 36 0 0 216 Pitt freshman. LeSean McCoy (2007-08) 36 0 0 216 8. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 0 100 38 214 FRESHMAN 200 YARD RUSHING GAMES AT PITT 9. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 0 86 41 209 No. Name Year Opponent Yards 10. Chris Blewitt (2013-) 0 104 34 206 1. Tony Dorsett 1973 Northwestern 265 2. James Conner 2013 Bowling Green* 229 PITT RUSHING YARDS IN A CAREER 3. Tony Dorsett 1973 Syracuse 211 No. Name Seasons Yards 4. Tony Dorsett 1973 Notre Dame 209 1. Tony Dorsett 1973-76 6,526 5. Qadree Ollison 2015 Youngstown State 207 2. Ray Graham 2009-12 3,271 Curvin Richards 1988 Navy 207 3. Curvin Richards 1988-90 3,192 4. Craig Heyward 1984, 1986-87 3,086 7. Curvin Richards 1988 Boston College 202 5. Dion Lewis 2009-10 2,860 Curvin Richards 1988 Rutgers 202 6. LeSean McCoy 2007-08 2,816 * 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 7. Billy West 1993-97 2,803 8. Elliott Walker 1974-77 2,748 TEAM RUSHING LEADER Qadree Ollison is Pitt’s rushing leader with 427 yards and three 9. Curtis Martin 1991-94 2,643 touchdowns on 60 carries (7.1 avg.). He is averaging 106.8 rush- 10. James Conner 2013- 2,641 ing yards per game, which ranks second in the ACC behind Florida State’s Dalvin Cook (142.5 avg.).
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O LINE EXPERIENCE TURNING UP THE HEAT Pitt boasts a combined 83 starts on the offensive line, led by junior An elevated pass rush was a defensive priority for Pitt heading into tackle Adam Bisnowaty with 21 career starts. this season. Through four games, the Panthers are achieving that goal with 17 quarterback sacks. Last year Pitt had only 19 sacks in PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS 13 games. Twelve different Pitt players have been in on sacks this season. Player 2015 GP/GS Career GP/GS Senior defensive end Ejuan Price paces the team with three sacks T Adam Bisnowaty 3/3 23/21 followed by senior linebacker Nicholas Grigsby with 2.5. G Dorian Johnson 4/4 29/20 NATIONAL TOP 30 DEFENSES C Artie Rowell* 4/3 21/18 Since the 2000 season, Pitt has inished in the nation’s top 30 in total C Gabe Roberts 1/1 15/2 defense eight times. The feat was most recently accomplished in G/C Alex Of icer 4/4 17/14 2012 when the Panthers ranked 17th nationally while allowing just T Brian O’Neill 4/3 4/3 330.5 yards per game. T Alex Bookser 4/2 4/2 NCAA TOP 30 TOTAL DEFENSE RANKINGS AT PITT SINCE 2000 T Jaryd Jones-Smith# — 13/3 Year Yds. Allowed/Game NCAA Rank * Artie Rowell played in only two games in 2014 due to a knee injury # Jaryd Jones-Smith will miss the 2015 season due to a knee injury 2000 325.73 29th 2001 284.64 7th DEFENSIVE NOTES 2002 296.00 12th 2007 297.67 5th NATIONAL RANKINGS ON “D” 2008 317.15 27th Pitt is ranked in the nation’s top 25 in eight defensive categories 2009 319.31 23rd this week: fourth-down conversion defense ( irst, 0%), quarterback 2010 305.08 8th sacks (second, an ACC-best 4.25 sacks/game), rushing defense (fourth, 71.3 yards/game), total defense (fourth, 243.8 yards/game), 2012 330.54 17th fewest irst downs allowed (fourth, 58 total), pass ef iciency defense (12th, 98.00 rating), tackles for loss (14th, 8.3 TFL/game) and third- WHITEHEAD PACES PITT down conversion defense (23rd, 29.1%). Freshman strong safety Jordan Whitehead leads Pitt in tackles In addition to its top-25 rankings, the Panthers’ defense is also through four games with 29 total stops. Whitehead compiled a 26th nationally in fewest passing yards allowed with an average of season-high 16 stops at Iowa, the highest single-game tackle total by 172.5 yards per contest. a freshman at Pitt since 2002. The last time a freshman led Pitt in tackles for the season was in DEFENSE DOMINANT AT VIRGINIA TECH 1999 when free safety Ramon Walker had 131 stops. In their 17-13 win at Virginia Tech last week, the Panthers yielded just 100 yards in total offense, including a mere nine yards on the AVONTE ACTIVE DEFENDING THE PASS ground, and had seven sacks. The effort was noteworthy on several Sophomore cornerback Avonte Maddox has been highly active in the counts: secondary thus far. Maddox has totaled seven passes defended (six • The 100 yards marked Virginia Tech’s lowest offensive output breakups and one interception), an average of 1.8 per contest, which since Frank Beamer’s irst game as head coach in 1987 (60 in a ranks tied for irst in the ACC and 12th nationally. As a freshman last 22-10 loss to Clemson). season, Maddox had three passes defended in 13 games. • It was the lowest total offense and rushing yardage allowed by Pitt in an ACC game (since 2013). TOSSING SHUTOUTS • It was the lowest rushing yardage allowed by Pitt overall since Since the 2000 season, Pitt has shut out seven opponents. The Pan- holding USF to eight yards on the ground in 2012. thers blanked Delaware in the 2014 opener, 62-0, their irst shutout • Pitt’s seven sacks were its most in an ACC game. Overall, it was since 2005. the Panthers’ highest sack total since also notching seven in their 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl win over Bowling Green. PITT DEFENSIVE SHUTOUTS SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Score “COACH DUZZER’S” DEFENSES Pat Narduzzi arrived at Pitt after establishing himself as one of col- 9/16/00 Penn State W, 12-0 lege football’s top defensive coordinators during his Michigan State 11/18/00 @Temple W, 7-0 tenure from 2007-14. Under his direction, the Spartans were the only team to rank in the nation’s top 10 in total defense each of the 9/1/01 East Tennessee State W, 31-0 past four seasons (No. 6 in 2011, No. 4 in 2012, No. 2 in 2013, No. 8 11/10/01 @Rutgers W, 42-0 in 2014). Additionally, MSU was the only team to rank in the top 10 in both total defense and rushing defense the past four seasons. MSU 9/24/05 Youngstown State W, 41-0 ranked No. 1 in the nation in rushing defense (88.5 yards/game) and 11/12/05 Connecticut W, 24-0 No. 8 in total defense (315.8 yards/game) in 2014. 8/30/14 Delaware W, 62-0
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TDS BY THE “D” BLEWITT’S CAREER YEAR The Pitt defense has scored 23 touchdowns since the 2001 season. Chris Blewitt scored a career-high 98 points as a sophomore in 2014, The Panthers are 21-0 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a kicking 16 ield goals and a school-record 50 extra points. Blewitt’s game during that span. Linebacker Anthony Gonzalez’s pick six at 98 points rank fourth on Pitt’s single-season list. Duke on Sept. 21, 2013, was the most recent TD by the Pitt “D.” PITT KICK SCORING IN A SEASON PITT DEFENSIVE SCORES SINCE 2001 No. Name (Year) PAT FG Pts. Date Opponent Player Score 1. Dan Hutchins (2009) 46 23* 115 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return 2. Kevin Harper (2012) 40 20 100 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return 3. Carson Long (1976) 45 18 99 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return 4. Chris Blewitt (2014) 50* 16 98 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return Conor Lee (2008) 38 20 98 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return 6. Kevin Harper (2011) 32 21 95 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 7. Dan Hutchins (2010) 40 18 94 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return 8. Josh Cummings (2004) 35 18 89 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return 9. David Trout (1980) 39 15 84 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 10. Conor Lee (2006) 47 12 83 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return * Pitt single-season record 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return NO DEPOSIT, NO RETURN 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return Chris Blewitt has 14 touchbacks on 22 kickoffs this year (64%). That is a remarkable improvement from last season, when only 47% of 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return Blewitt’s kickoffs were touchbacks (37 of 78). Moreover, as a fresh- 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return man in 2013, only 19% of his kickoffs went for touchbacks (13 of 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return 67). 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return CHRIS BLEWITT YEAR-BY-YEAR TOUCHBACKS 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return Year Kickoffs Touchbacks Pct. 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return 2013 67 13 19% 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return 2014 78 37 47% 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return 2015 22 14 64% 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return MADDOX BREAKS KICKOFF RETURN DROUGHT Pitt sophomore Avonte Maddox returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown in the opener against Youngstown State, the Panthers’ SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES irst kick return TD in four years. Prior to Maddox’s score, Pitt’s last kickoff return touchdown was BLEWITT CLIMBING SCORING LIST on Oct. 15, 2011, when Buddy Jackson had a 98-yard TD against Junior placekicker Chris Blewitt ranks ifth among Pitt’s all-time kick Utah. The Panthers have seven kickoff returns for touchdowns since scorers with 206 points. Blewitt is 10th in overall career scoring. the 2000 season.
PITT KICK SCORING IN A CAREER PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 No. Name (Years) PAT FG Pts. Year Opponent Player Yds. 1. Carson Long (1973-76) 133 45 268 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 2. Conor Lee (2006-08) 113 50 263 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 3. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 100 38 214 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 4. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 86 41 209 @Ohio L. Stephens-Howling 95 5. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 104 34 206 6. Kevin Harper (2009-12) 72 41 195 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 7. Mark Schubert (1977-79) 95 31 188 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 8. Chris Ferencik (1995-98) 91 28 175 2015 YSU Avonte Maddox 89 9. Scott Kaplan (1989-92) 67* 30 158 10. David Abdul (2002-05) 83 24 155 * includes one 2-point conversion 13 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES
PITT PUNT RETURN TDS 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* Since the 2000 season, Pitt has seven punt return touchdowns. Three 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt of those have come off blocked punts, including Pat Amara Jr.’s 28-yard return for a score at Iowa this season. 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal The Panthers’ last punt return touchdown that did not involve a 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal block was Tyler Boyd’s 54-yarder that sparked Pitt’s 30-27 victory 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt over Bowling Green in the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. 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 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 2011 Utah+ Antwuan Reed 10 (BLK) 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 2012 Louisville$ Todd Thomas 41 (BLK) 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 2015 @Iowa% Pat Amara Jr. 28 (BLK) 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt * Insight Bowl + Antwuan Reed returned blocked punt by Andrew Taglianetti for TD 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt $ Todd Thomas recovered his own blocked punt in end zone 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl % Pat Amara Jr. returned blocked punt by Ryan Lewis for TD 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt PANTHER BLOCK PARTY Pitt has blocked 46 kicks dating back to the 2000 season. Junior 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt defensive back Ryan Lewis had the Panthers’ irst block this season 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt when he smothered an Iowa punt (Sept. 19) and teammate Pat 1/8/11 @Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% Amara Jr. returned it 28 yards for a touchdown. The only other current Pitt player with a block on his résumé is 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# junior receiver Dontez Ford, who blocked a punt at Virginia in 2014. 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ Since 2000, the Panthers are 25-18 when they block a kick of any variety. 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT 10/4/14 @Virginia Dontez Ford Punt PITT’S BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 1/2/15 vs. Houston Team PAT Date Opponent Player Type 9/19/15 @Iowa Ryan Lewis Punt+ 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal Names in bold denote current players. 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt *returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard “Josh” Lay 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal % BBVA Compass Bowl 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt #returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas +returned 28 yards for a TD by Pat Amara Jr. 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 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt
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#22 DARRIN HALL FR QUARTERBACKS • Hall Career Highs TIGHT ENDS #4 NATE PETERMAN JR* Rush Attempts: 14 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) #86 J.P. HOLTZ SR Rush Yards: 52 vs. Akron (9-12-15) • Peterman Career Highs • Holtz Career Highs Rush TDs: 1 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Pass Yards: 219 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Receptions: 5 vs. North Carolina (11-16-13) Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Completions: 20 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Receiving Yards: 54 vs. Notre Dame (11-3-12) Receiving Yards: 25 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Attempts: 29 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Receiving TDs: 0 Pass TDs: 2 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) INTs: 2, twice, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) #83 SCOTT ORNDOFF JR Rush Yards: 26 vs. Chattanooga (10-11-14)* WIDE RECEIVERS • Orndoff Career Highs Rush Attempts: 15 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) #23 TYLER BOYD JR Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Chattanooga (10-11-14)* Receiving Yards: 55 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) *at Tennessee • Boyd Career Highs Receiving TDs: 1, ive times, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Receptions: 11, twice, last vs. Akron (9-12-15) Receiving Yards: 173 vs. Bowling Green #16 CHAD VOYTIK JR* #31 JAYMAR PARRISH JR (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) • Voytik Career Highs Receiving TDs: 3 vs. Duke (9-21-13) • Parrish Career Highs Pass Yards: 250 vs. Iowa (9-20-14) Rush Attempts: 3 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) Rush Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. Bowling Green Completions: 20 vs. Akron (9-27-14) Rush Yards: 54 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Attempts: 35 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Rush TDs: 1 vs. New Mexico (9-14-13) Rush Yards: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) Pass TDs: 2, ive times, last vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Kick Returns: 6 vs. Miami (11-29-14) Rush TDs: 0 INTs: 1, eight times, last vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Kick Return Yards: 190 vs. Miami (11-29-14) Receptions: 3 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Rush Yards: 118 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) Kick Return TDs: 0 Receiving Yards: 19 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Rush Attempts: 19 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) Long Kick Return: 64 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush TDs: 1, four times, last vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Punt Returns: 3, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Punt Return Yards: 72 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #35 GEORGE ASTON FR* #7 ADAM BERTKE FR* Punt Return TDs: 1, 54 yards vs. Bowling Green • Aston Career Highs • Bertke Career Highs (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Rush Attempts: 0 Pass Yards: 0 Long Punt Return: 54 yards (TD) vs. Bowling Green Rush Yards: 0 Completions: 0 (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Rush TDs: 0 Attempts: 0 Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Pass TDs: 0 #19 DONTEZ FORD JR* Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Akron (9-12-15) INTs: 0 • Ford Career Highs Receiving TDs: 0 Rush Yards: 0 Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Rush Attempts: 0 Receiving Yards: 42 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Rush TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) PLACEKICKERS
#85 JESTER WEAH SO* #12 CHRIS BLEWITT JR RUNNING BACKS • Weah Career Highs • Blewitt Career Highs Receptions: 0 FG Made: 3, three times, last vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) #24 JAMES CONNER JR Receiving Yards: 0 FG Attempted: 5 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) • Conner Career Highs Receiving TDs: 0 Long FG: 52 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Rush Attempts: 38 vs. Duke (11-1-14) PAT Made: 8 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush Yards: 263 vs. Duke (11-1-14) #28 ELIJAH ZEISE FR* PAT Attempted: 9 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush TDs: 4, twice, last vs. North Carolina (11-15-14) Points: 12, four times, last vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) • Zeise Career Highs Kickoffs: 10, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receptions: 2 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Receiving Yards: 40 vs. Miami (11-29-14) Touchbacks: 7 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Receiving TDs: 0 Receiving Yards: 11 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Receiving TDs: 0 #37 QADREE OLLISON FR* #80 ZACH CHALLINGSWORTH SO* • Ollison Career Highs Rush Attempts: 21 vs. Akron (9-12-15) • Challingsworth Career Highs Rush Yards: 207 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Receptions: 1 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Rush TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech Receiving Yards: 11 vs. Akron (9-12-15) (10-3-15) Receiving TDs: 0 Receptions: 2 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) #10 QUADREE HENDERSON FR Receiving TDs: 0 • Henderson Career Highs Receptions: 2 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) #5 CHRIS JAMES SO Receiving Yards: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) • James Career Highs Receiving TDs: 0 Rush Attempts: 19 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Rush Yards: 122 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) #2 TRE TIPTON FR Rush TDs: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) • Tipton Career Highs Receptions: 2 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Receptions: 0 Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) Receiving Yards: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 Receiving TDs: 0
15 PITT CAREER HIGHS: DEFENSE
#40 JAMES FOLSTON FR* #9 JORDAN WHITEHEAD FR DEFENSIVE TACKLES • Folston Career Highs • Whitehead Career Highs Tackles: 0 Tackles: 16 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) #91 DARRYL RENDER SR TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1.5 vs. Akron (9-12-15) • Render Career Highs Sacks: 0 Sacks: 0.5 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Tackles: 7 vs. Georgia Tech (11-2-13) Interceptions: 0 TFLs: 1.5, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) LINEBACKERS Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) CORNERBACKS #47 MATT GALAMBOS JR #95 K.K. MOSLEY-SMITH SR* • Galambos Career Highs #6 LAFAYETTE PITTS SR* • Mosley-Smith Career Highs Tackles: 10 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) • L. Pitts Career Highs TFLs: 2 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Tackles: 7 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) Tackles: 6 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) TFLs: 1, four times, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 2 vs. Virginia (10-4-14) Interceptions: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Syracuse Sacks: 0 (11-22-14) #30 MIKE CAPRARA JR* #54 TYRIQUE JARRETT JR • Caprara Career Highs #14 AVONTE MADDOX SO • Jarrett Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) • Maddox Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Akron (9-12-15) TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Tackles: 9 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) TFLs: 3 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Sacks: 1 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) TFLs: 0.5 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Sacks: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Interceptions: 1 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Interceptions: 1 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Kick Returns: 3, three times, last vs. Youngstown St. #97 MARK SCARPINATO SR* #3 NICHOLAS GRIGSBY SR* (9-5-15) • Scarpinato Career Highs • Grigsby Career Highs Kick Return Yards: 140 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Tackles: 4 vs. Minnesota (11-30-13)* Tackles: 10 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Kick Return TDs: 1, 89 yards vs. Youngstown St. TFLs: 0.5, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) TFLs: 3 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) (9-5-15) Sacks: 0.5, twice, last vs. Minnesota (11-30-13)* Sacks: 2 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Long Kick Return: 89 (TD) vs. Youngstown St. *at Michigan State (9-5-15) #4 BAM BRADLEY JR* #56 JUSTIN MOODY SO* • Bradley Career Highs #38 RYAN LEWIS JR* • Moody Career Highs Tackles: 7 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) • Lewis Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) TFLs: 2 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl, 1-2-15) Tackles: 6 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 1 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) TFLs: 0 Sacks: 1 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Interceptions: 1 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) Interceptions: 0
#94 JEREMIAH TALENI SO* #58 QUINTIN WIRGINIS SO #20 DENNIS BRIGGS FR* • Taleni Career Highs • Wirginis Career Highs • Briggs Career Highs Tackles: 1, three times, last vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Tackles: 3 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Tackles: 2 vs. Akron (9-12-15) TFLs: 1 vs. Syracuse (11-22-14) TFLs: 0 TFLs: 1 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Sacks: 0 Sacks: 0 Sacks: 1 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Interceptions: 0 SAFETIES DEFENSIVE ENDS #32 PHILLIPIE MOTLEY FR* #15 REGGIE MITCHELL JR* • Motley Career Highs • Mitchell Career Highs Tackles: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) #5 EJUAN PRICE SR* Tackles: 10 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) TFLs: 0 • Price Career Highs TFLs: 1, three times, last vs. Miami (11-29-14) Interceptions: 0 Tackles: 8 vs. Virginia Tech (10-12-13) Sacks: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 3.5 vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) Interceptions: 0 PUNTERS Sacks: 2, twice, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-3-15) #2 TERRISH WEBB JR #18 RYAN WINSLOW SO* #52 SHAKIR SOTO JR • Webb Career Highs • Winslow Career Highs • Soto Career Highs Tackles: 10 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Punts: 7, three times, last vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14) Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. Miami (11-29-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Punt Avg.: 43.4 vs. Akron (9-12-15) TFLs: 2 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) Interceptions: 1, four times, last vs. Virginia Tech Long: 52 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) (10-3-15) Inside 20: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (10-16-14)
#92 RORI BLAIR SO #25 PAT AMARA SO • Blair Career Highs • Amara Career Highs Tackles: 4, twice, last vs. Akron (9-12-15) Tackles: 4 vs. Georgia Tech (10-25-14) TFLs: 2 vs. Akron (9-12-15) TFLs: 1 vs. Duke (11-1-14) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Akron (9-12-15) Interceptions: 1 vs. Virginia (10-4-14)
#48 ZACH POKER SO* #26 JEVONTE PITTS JR* • Poker Career Highs • J. Pitts Career Highs Tackles: 3 vs. Iowa (9-19-15) Tackles: 2 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) TFLs: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) TFLs: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Sacks: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (9-5-15) Interceptions: 0
16 PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations FIELD LEVEL
Jim Chaney Andre Powell Kevin Sherman John Peterson Mike Shanahan Offensive Coord./QBs Special Teams Coord./ Wide Receivers Offensive Line Offensive G.A. Running Backs
Rob Harley Tom Sims Renaldo Hill Scott McKillop Linebackers Defensive Line Cornerbacks Defensive G.A. PRESS BOX
Josh Conklin Tim Salem Dave Bucar Phil DeCapito Defensive Coord. Tight Ends Offensive G.A. Defensive G.A. Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Pat Amara Jr...... ah-MAR-ah Avonte Maddox ...... ah-VON-tay Rafael Araujo-Lopes ..... ah-roo-joe (last name rhymes with “ropes”) Khaynin Mosley-Smith ...... KAY-nin Adam Bertke ...... burt-key Phillipie Motley ...... phil-leap-pē Adam Bisnowaty ...... biz-NO-vah-tē Qadree Ollison ...... quad-drē Mike Caprara ...... CA-prayer-ra Tony Pilato ...... pill-lah-tow Jaquaun Davidson...... jah-quan Jevonte Pitts ...... JAH-von-tay Connor Dintino ...... din-TEE-no Jameel Poteat ...... JAH-meal Devon Edwards...... devin Ejuan Price ...... prefers to be called “Juan” Dontez Ford ...... DON-tez Pat Quirin ...... choir-in Matt Galambos ...... ga-lom-bos Anthony Rippole ...... ripple Alex Galiyas ...... ga-lee-yas Artie Rowell...... sounds like “vowel” Nicholas Grigsby ...... grigs-bee Shakir Soto ...... sha-KEAR Malik Henderson ...... ma-leek Jeremiah Taleni ...... TA-len-ē Rachid Ibrahim ...... rah-sheed e-brah-heem Tre Tipton ...... tray Oluwaseun Idowu (prefers to be called Seun, rhymes with“Shawn”) Chad Voytik ...... voy-tick eye-dough-wu Jester Weah ...... wē-ah Tyrique Jarrett ...... TIE-reek Quintin Wirginis ...... were-gin-is Jaryd Jones-Smith ...... jair-rid Chris Wuestner ...... wē-st-ner Nico Lodovico ...... NEE-co low-doe-vee-co Elijah Zeise ...... z-eye-ss
17 2015 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK
YOUNGSTOWN ST. (3-1, 1-0 MVFC) AKRON (2-3, 0-1 MAC) IOWA (5-0, 1-0 BIG TEN) Sept. 5 at Pitt L, 37-45 Sept. 5 at Oklahoma L, 3-41 Sept. 5 Illinois St. W, 31-14 Sept. 12 Robert Morris W, 21-14 (OT) Sept. 12 Pitt L, 7-24 Sept. 12 at Iowa State W, 31-17 Sept. 19 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 48-3 Sept. 19 Savannah St. W, 52-9 Sept. 19 Pitt W, 27-24 Oct. 3 at South Dakota* W, 31-3 Sept. 26 at Louisiana W, 35-14 Sept. 26 North Texas W, 62-16 Oct. 10 Illinois State* Oct. 3 Ohio* L, 12-14 Oct. 3 at Wisconsin* W, 10-6 Oct. 17 South Dakota State* Oct. 10 at Eastern Michigan* Oct. 10 Illinois* Oct. 24 at Southern Illinois* Oct. 17 at Bowling Green* Oct. 17 at Northwestern* Oct. 31 at Western Illinois* Oct. 31 Central Michigan* Oct. 31 Maryland* Nov. 7 Missouri State* Nov. 7 at Massachusetts* Nov. 7 at Indiana* Nov. 14 North Dakota State* Nov. 14 at Miami (Ohio)* Nov. 14 Minnesota* Nov. 21 at Indiana State* Nov. 21 Buffalo* Nov. 21 Purdue* *MVFC game Nov. 27 Kent State* Nov. 27 at Nebraska* *MAC game *Big Ten game
VIRGINIA TECH (2-3, 0-1 ACC) VIRGINIA (1-3, 0-0 ACC) GEORGIA TECH (2-3, 0-2 ACC) Sept. 7 Ohio State L, 24-42 Sept. 5 at UCLA L, 16-34 Sept. 3 Alcorn State W, 69-6 Sept. 12 Furman W, 42-3 Sept. 12 Notre Dame L, 27-34 Sept. 12 Tulane W, 65-10 Sept. 19 at Purdue W, 51-24 Sept. 19 William & Mary W, 35-29 Sept. 19 at Notre Dame L, 22-30 Sept. 26 at East Carolina L, 28-35 Sept. 25 Boise State L, 14-56 Sept. 26 at Duke* L, 20-34 Oct. 3 Pitt* L, 13-17 Oct. 10 at Pitt* Oct. 3 North Carolina* L, 31-38 Oct. 9 NC State* Oct. 17 Syracuse* Oct. 10 at Clemson* Oct. 17 at Miami* Oct. 24 at North Carolina* Oct. 17 Pitt* Oct. 24 Duke* Oct. 31 Georgia Tech* Oct. 24 Florida State* Oct. 31 at Boston College* Nov. 7 at Miami* Oct. 31 at Virginia* Nov. 12 at Georgia Tech* Nov. 14 at Louisville* Nov. 12 Virginia Tech* Nov. 21 North Carolina* Nov. 21 Duke* Nov. 21 at Miami* Nov. 28 at Virginia* Nov. 28 Virginia Tech* Nov. 28 Georgia *ACC game *ACC game * ACC game
SYRACUSE (3-1, 1-0 ACC) NORTH CAROLINA (4-1, 1-0 ACC) NOTRE DAME (4-1) Sept. 4 Rhode Island W, 47-0 Sept. 3 vs. South Carolina L, 13-17 Sept. 5 Texas W, 38-3 Sept. 12 Wake Forest* W, 30-17 Sept. 12 North Carolina A&T W, 53-14 Sept. 12 at Virginia W, 34-27 Sept. 19 Central Michigan W, 30-27 (OT) Sept. 19 Illinois W, 48-14 Sept. 19 Georgia Tech W, 30-22 Sept. 26 LSU L, 24-34 Sept. 26 Delaware W, 41-14 Sept. 26 Massachusetts W, 62-27 Oct. 10 at USF Oct. 3 at Georgia Tech* W, 38-31 Oct. 3 at Clemson L, 22-24 Oct. 17 at Virginia* Oct. 17 Wake Forest* Oct. 10 Navy Oct. 24 Pitt* Oct. 24 Virginia* Oct. 17 USC Oct. 31 at Florida State* Oct. 29 at Pitt* Oct. 31 at Temple Nov. 7 at Louisville* Nov. 7 Duke* Nov. 7 at Pitt Nov. 14 Clemson* Nov. 14 Miami* Nov. 14 Wake Forest Nov. 21 at NC State* Nov. 21 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 21 vs Boston College Nov. 28 Boston College* Nov. 28 at NC State* Nov. 28 at Stanford *ACC game *ACC game
DUKE (4-1, 2-0 ACC) LOUISVILLE (2-3, 1-1 ACC) MIAMI (3-1, 0-0 ACC) Sept. 3 at Tulane W, 37-7 Sept. 5 vs. Auburn L, 24-31 Sept. 5 Bethune-Cookman W, 45-0 Sept. 12 NC Central W, 55-0 Sept. 12 Houston L, 31-34 Sept. 11 at FAU W, 44-20 Sept. 19 Northwestern L, 10-19 Sept. 17 Clemson* L, 17-20 Sept. 19 Nebraska W, 36-33 (OT) Sept. 26 Georgia Tech* W, 34-20 Sept. 26 Samford W, 45-3 Oct. 1 at Cincinnati L, 23-34 Oct. 3 Boston College* W, 9-7 Oct. 3 at NC State* W, 20-13 Oct. 10 at Florida State* Oct. 10 at Army Oct. 17 at Florida State* Oct. 17 Virginia Tech* Oct. 24 at Virginia Tech* Oct. 24 Boston College* Oct. 24 Clemson* Oct. 31 Miami* Oct. 30 at Wake Forest* Oct. 31 at Duke* Nov. 7 at North Carolina* Nov. 7 Syracuse* Nov. 7 Virginia* Nov. 14 Pitt* Nov. 14 Virginia* Nov. 14 at North Carolina* Nov. 21 at Virginia* Nov. 21 at Pitt* Nov. 21 Georgia Tech* Nov. 28 at Wake Forest* Nov. 28 at Kentucky Nov. 27 at Pitt* * ACC game * ACC game * ACC game
Combined Opponent Record ...... 35-21 Combined Winning % ...... 625
18 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB
Youngstown St. Ford Challingsworth Bisnowaty Johnson Roberts Of icer Bookser Orndoff Voytik Conner Aston
Akron Ford Boyd O’Neill Johnson Rowell Of icer Bookser Holtz Voytik Ollison Parrish
Iowa Ford Boyd Bisnowaty Johnson Rowell Of icer O’Neill Holtz Peterman Hall Orndoff*
Virginia Tech Boyd Orndoff* Bisnowaty Johnson Rowell Of icer O’Neill Holtz Peterman Ollison Aston
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Duke
Louisville
Miami
* Pitt started two tight ends vs. Iowa and Virginia Tech
DEFENSE GAME DE NT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS
Youngstown St. Soto Jarrett Mosley-Smith Price Grigsby Galambos Caprara L. Pitts Maddox Mitchell Amara
Akron Blair Jarrett Render Price Grigsby Galambos Bradley L. Pitts Maddox Webb Whitehead
Iowa Blair Jarrett Render Price Grigsby Galambos Bradley L. Pitts Maddox Webb Whitehead
Virginia Tech Blair Jarrett Render Price Grigsby Galambos Bradley L. Pitts Maddox Webb Whitehead
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Duke
Louisville
Miami
19 2015 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
PITT 45 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 37 PITT 24 AKRON 7 Sept. 5, 2015 • Heinz Field • 49,969 Sept. 12, 2015 • InfoCision Stadium • 23,425 Pitt opened the 2015 season and the Pat Narduzzi coaching era with Playing in a driving rain, Pitt pulled away from the host Zips for a 24-7 a 45-37 win over Youngstown State...the Panthers posted 458 yards, win to improve to 2-0...the Panthers trailed 7-3 in the second quar- including 325 on the ground, but also surrendered 407 yards to per- ter when Nate Peterman directed a 73-yard drive, capped by his 18- sistent YSU...Qadree Ollison, who entered the game as Pitt’s third- yard touchdown pass to J.P. Holtz...the TD came with 44 seconds left string tailback, rushed for 207 yards and a TD on 16 carries (12.9 in the half and gave Pitt a lead it would never relinquish...Peterman avg.), all in the second half...Ollison came off the bench when Pitt’s top relieved starter Chad Voytik in the second period and inished 12 of two backs, James Conner and Chris James, were sidelined due to in- 17 for 148 yards...Tyler Boyd, making his 2015 debut, had 11 catches juries...Ollison’s yardage set a Pitt freshman record for rushing yards for 95 yards...Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall combined for 133 rush- in a season opener...Avonte Maddox had an 89-yard kickoff return TD, ing yards and two TDs...it was Pitt’s irst game playing without James Pitt’s irst since 2011...defensively the Panthers collected six sacks... Conner, who suffered a season-ending knee injury a week prior...Pitt LB Nicholas Grigsby had two sacks, three TFLs and 10 total stops... limited Akron (0-2) to 105 total yards and 42 on the ground...the Zips Pitt opened up 15-point leads three times in the second half only to averaged just two yards on 24 rushing attempts and mustered only see YSU (0-1) claw back to single digits...Pitt improved to 13-1 all- eight irst downs for the game...NT Tyrique Jarrett led the defensive time vs. FCS foes and gained a measure of revenge for its lone loss, a charge with ive tackles and three TFLs...the Panthers improved to 31-17 setback to YSU in 2012. 31-4 all-time against Mid-American Conference schools.
YOUNGSTOWN ST. 3 10 10 14 37 PITT 3 7 7 7 24 PITT 14 10 7 14 45 AKRON 0 7 0 0 7
First Quarter First Quarter YSU — Kennedy 22-yard ield goal 8:38 PITT — Blewitt 25-yard ield goal 2:55 PITT — Conner 13-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:46 PITT — Conner 4-yard run (Blewitt kick) 1:37 Second Quarter Second Quarter AKRON — Hundley 32-yard run (Stein kick) 6:24 PITT — Blewitt 45-yard ield goal 7:47 PITT — Holtz 18-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:44 YSU — Kennedy 42-yard ield goal 1:37 YSU — Alexander 41-yard interception return (Kennedy kick) 0:48 Third Quarter PITT — Maddox 89-yard kickoff return (Blewitt kick) 0:38 PITT — Ollison 2-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:11
Third Quarter Fourth Quarter YSU — Kennedy 23-yard ield goal 11:01 PITT — Hall 5-yard run (Blewitt kick) 2:51 PITT — Ollison 71-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:48 YSU — Webb 27-yard run (Kennedy kick) 0:51 Team Stats PITT AKRON First Downs 21 8 Fourth Quarter Rushes-Yards 46-127 24-42 PITT — Orndoff 55-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 12:21 Comp-Att-Int 18-25-0 7-22-0 YSU — Stubbs 77-yard pass from Wells (Kennedy kick) 6:50 Passing Yards 180 63 PITT — Voytik 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:38 Total Yards 307 105 YSU — Webb 75-yard run (Kennedy kick) 4:24 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-6) 3-13 Team Stats YSU PITT Kick Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 3-69 First Downs 16 16 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 0-0 Rushes-Yards 30-129 43-325 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Comp-Att-Int 20-40-0 11-18-2 Punts-Average 5-43.4 9-39.4 Passing Yards 278 133 Penalties-Yards 5-30 9-85 Total Yards 407 458 Third Down Conv. 7-15 2-11 Punt Returns-Yards 1-10 1-1 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-41 7-220 Sacks By-Yards 3-39 5-34 Interceptions-Yards 2-50 0-0 Possession Time 37:28 22:32 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Punts-Average 7-35.3 6-36.5 Rushing Penalties-Yards 4-34 4-23 PITT — Ollison 21-81, 1 TD; Hall 12-52, 1 TD; Peterman 7-12; Team 1-(-2); Third Down Conv. 3-16 5-14 Boyd 1-(-6); Voytik 4-(-10). Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-0 AKRON — Hundley 11-54, 1 TD; Pohl 2-9; Grice 1-1; Chapman 10-(-22). Sacks By-Yards 2-20 6-38 Possession Time 30:16 29:44 Passing PITT — Peterman 12-18-0, 148 yards, 1 TD; Voytik 6-7-0, 32 yards. Rushing YSU — Webb 17-127, 2 TD; Ruiz 4-27; Hymes 2-11; Stubbs 1-1; Davis 1-(-10); AKRON — Chapman 4-14-0, 29 yards; Pohl 3-8-0, 34 yards. Wells 5-(-27). PITT — Ollison 16-207, 1 TD; Conner 8-77, 2 TD; James 7-32; Voytik 8-6, 1 TD; Receiving Henderson 1-3; Hall 3-0. PITT — Boyd 11-95; Holtz 3-42, 1 TD; Hall 2-25; Challingsworth 1-11; Aston 1-7. AKRON — Davis 3-27; Goodman 3-27; Cooper 1-9. Passing YSU — Wells 19-38-0, 274 yards, 1 TD; Davis 1-1-0, 4 yards; Team 0-1-0, 0 yards. PITT — Voytik 9-14-1, 72 yards, 1 TD; Peterman 2-4-1, 61 yards.
Receiving YSU — Stubbs 6-147, 1 TD; Williams 3-40; Harvin 3-21; Webb 2-21; Kuhn 1-18; Disher 1-13; Hymes 1-9; Ruiz 1-4; Scott 1-4; Townsend 1-1. PITT — Zeise 2-11; James 2-10; Henderson 2-1; Orndoff 1-55, 1 TD; Ford 1-42; Conner 1-7; Hall 1-4; Ollison 1-3. 20 2015 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW
IOWA 27 PITT 24 PITT 17 VIRGINIA TECH 13 Sept. 19, 2015 • Kinnick Stadium • 63,636 Oct. 3, 2015 • Lane Stadium • 49,120 Pitt saw its late rally at Iowa undone by Marshall Koehn’s 57-yard Pitt used one of its most dominating defensive efforts in recent mem- ield goal as time expired, lifting the Hawkeyes to a 27-24 win…just ory to defeat host Virginia Tech, 17-13, in the ACC opener for both 52 seconds earlier, Nate Peterman hit Tyler Boyd with an eight-yard teams...the Panthers (3-1, 1-0) yielded just 100 yards in total offense, touchdown pass to tie the game at 24…the TD capped a 13-play, 75- including a mere nine on the ground...Pitt sacked Hokies quarterback yard drive that featured two fourth-down conversion passes by Peter- Brenden Motley seven times and intercepted three passes...the 100 man…making his irst Pitt start, Peterman completed 20 of 29 for 219 yards marked Virginia Tech’s lowest output since Frank Beamer’s yards, two TDs and two INTs…Boyd had his second consecutive game irst game as head coach in 1987...DE Ejuan Price led the charge up with double- igure receptions, compiling 131 yards on 10 catches… front with 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks...MLB Matt Galambos ultimately, Iowa QB C.J. Beathard stole the spotlight, passing for 258 had a game-high 10 tackles and a sack...CB Avonte Maddox, FS Ter- yards and rushing for 39 more, including an eight-yard scramble that rish Webb and LB Mike Caprara had INTs...Qadree Ollison rushed for set up the winning ield goal…the Panthers (2-1) trailed 17-7 at in- 122 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown that put Pitt up 17-7 just termission but tied the game in the third period after a 48-yard ield 45 seconds into the third period...the Panthers opened up a 10-0 lead goal by Chris Blewitt and Pat Amara Jr.’s 28-yard return of a blocked in the irst quarter after Chris Blewitt kicked a 45-yard ield goal and punt by Ryan Lewis…Iowa (3-0) drove 80 yards in the fourth quarter Nate Peterman hit J.P. Holtz with a 23-yard TD pass...it was Pitt’s sixth to retake the lead, 24-17, on Jordan Canzeri’s one-yard run at the 6:04 win in the last seven meetings with Virginia Tech (2-3, 0-1)...it also mark, setting the stage for the late dramatics…safety Jordan White- marked the Panthers’ irst win in Blacksburg since 2002 when both head led Pitt’s defense with 16 tackles, the most by a Pitt freshman schools were members of the Big East. since 2002. PITT 10 0 7 0 17 PITT 0 7 10 7 24 VIRGINIA TECH 0 7 3 3 13 IOWA 3 14 0 10 27 First Quarter First Quarter PITT — Blewitt 45-yard ield goal 9:12 IOWA — Koehn 43-yard ield goal 8:59 PITT — Holtz 23-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 3:15
Second Quarter Second Quarter IOWA — Beathard 9-yard run (Koehn kick) 14:12 VT — Phillips 11-yard pass from Motley (Slye kick) 11:38 PITT — Orndoff 15-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 10:11 IOWA — Canzeri 4-yard run (Koehn kick) 0:44 Third Quarter PITT — Ollison 25-yard run (Blewitt kick) 14:15 Third Quarter VT — Slye 43-yard ield goal 6:03 PITT — Blewitt 48-yard ield goal 9:40 PITT — Amara Jr. 28-yard blocked punt return (Blewitt kick) 5:51 Fourth Quarter VT — Slye 48-yard ield goal 13:20 Fourth Quarter IOWA — Canzeri 1-yard run (Koehn kick) 6:04 Team Stats PITT VT PITT — Boyd 8-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) 0:52 First Downs 15 12 IOWA — Koehn 57-yard ield goal 0:00 Rushes-Yards 46-166 33-9 Comp-Att-Int 9-15-0 9-20-3 Team Stats PITT IOWA Passing Yards 110 91 First Downs 15 22 Total Yards 276 100 Rushes-Yards 27-55 29-105 Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 1-2 Comp-Att-Int 21-31-2 27-40-1 Kick Returns-Yards 1-30 1-16 Passing Yards 227 258 Interceptions-Yards 3-12 0-0 Total Yards 282 363 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-50 1-0 Punts-Average 6-38.8 5-45.2 Kick Returns-Yards 1-20 2-48 Penalties-Yards 8-60 5-40 Interceptions-Yards 1-23 2-0 Third Down Conv. 6-16 4-13 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-1 Punts-Average 4-39.2 5-46.2 Sacks By-Yards 7-57 4-35 Penalties-Yards 3-35 5-50 Possession Time 34:00 26:00 Third Down Conv. 4-13 7-15 Fourth Down Conv. 2-3 0-0 Rushing Sacks By-Yards 1-11 2-10 PITT — Ollison 19-122, 1 TD; Voytik 5-37; James 5-6; Peterman 15-4; Team 2-(-3). Possession Time 27:18 32:42 VT — McMillian 6-14; Edmunds 2-5; Coleman 5-3; Rogers 2-2; Team 1-(-1); Motley 17-(-14). Rushing PITT — Hall 14-38; Ollison 4-17; Boyd 2-7; James 2-0; Peterman 5-(-7). Passing IOWA — Canzeri 12-49, 2 TD; Beathard 8-39, 1 TD; Daniels 9-17. PITT — Peterman 9-15-0, 110 yards, 1 TD. VT — Motley 9-20-3, 91 yards, 1 TD. Passing PITT — Peterman 20-29-2, 219 yards, 2 TD; Voytik 1-2-0, 8 yards. Receiving IOWA — Beathard 27-40-1, 258 yards. PITT — Boyd 5-48; Orndoff 2-34; Holtz 1-23, 1 TD; Ford 1-5. VT — Phillips 3-20, 1 TD; Hodges 2-42; Ford 2-21; McMillian 1-6; Rogers 1-2. Receiving PITT — Boyd 10-131, 1 TD; Holtz 3-37; Ford 2-33; Ollison 2-7; Hall 2-1; Orndoff 1-15, 1 TD; Aston 1-3. IOWA — VandeBerg 7-45; Canzeri 7-30; Krieger-Coble 5-48; Smith 3-73; Hillyer 2-52; Kittle 2-7; Plewa 1-3.
21 THE LAST TIME... RUSHING INDIVIDUAL Four touchdown passes: 200 yards rushing: By Pitt: Tom Savage (6) vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Pitt: 207, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15 (16 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: Brandon Connette, Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: 222, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 11-11-10 (37 att.). Five touchdown passes: 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: Tom Savage (6) vs. Duke, 9-21-13. 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: Tom Savage vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Pitt: 30, James Conner vs. North Carolina, 11-15-14 (220 yards, 4 TD). By Opponent: Mike Teel, Rutgers, 10-25-08. By Opponent: 36, John White, Utah, 10-15-11 (171 yards). Seven touchdown passes: Three rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: Pete Gonzalez vs. Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Pitt: James Conner (4) vs. North Carolina, 11-15-14. By Opponent: DNA By Opponent: Marquise Williams, North Carolina, 11-15-14. 60+ yard TD pass: Four rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: 63, vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tom Savage to Devin Street. By Pitt: James Conner vs. North Carolina, 11-15-14. By Opponent: 77, Youngstown St., 9-5-15, Hunter Wells to Andre By Opponent: Senorise Perry, Louisville, 10-13-12. Stubbs.
50+ yard touchdown run: 70+ yard TD pass: By Pitt: 71, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. By Opponent: 75, Jody Webb, Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Opponent: 77, Youngstown St., 9-5-15, Hunter Wells to Andre Stubbs. 60+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 71, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15. 80+ yard TD pass: By Opponent: 75, Jody Webb, Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 70+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 71, Qadree Ollison vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15. 45 or more pass attempts: By Opponent: 75, Jody Webb, Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Pitt: 46, Tino Sunseri vs. West Virginia, 11-26-10 (28 comp., 284 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT). 80+ yard touchdown run: By Opponent: 45, Brad Kaaya, Miami, 11-29-14 (22 comp., 296 yards, 2 TD). By Pitt: 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. By Opponent: 88, Noel Devine, West Virginia, 11-27-09. 30 or more pass completions: By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, 1 90+ yard touchdown run: TD, 3 INT). By Pitt: 91, George McLaren vs. Syracuse, 10-20-17. By Opponent: 31, Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 10-19-13 (52 att., By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. 312 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT).
Two 100-yard rushers: RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU, James Conner (177) and Chad Voytik (114). 100+ yards receiving: By Opponent: 11-16-06, West Virginia, Pat White (220) and Steve By Pitt: 131, Tyler Boyd vs. Iowa, 9-19-15, (10 receptions, 1 TD). Slaton (215). By Opponent: 147, Andre Stubbs, Youngstown St., 9-5-15, (6 receptions, 1 TD).
Three 100-yard rushers: 150+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott By Pitt: 160, Tyler Boyd vs. North Carolina, 11-15-14 (5 receptions, 1 TD). Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101). By Opponent: 165, Jamison Crowder, Duke, 11-1-14 (9 receptions, 2 TD). By Opponent: DNA 200+ yards receiving: PASSING INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald vs. Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). By Opponent: 205, Pat Greene, West Virginia, 11-28-97 (12 receptions, 1 TD). 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 313, Tom Savage vs. North Carolina, 11-16-13 (38 att., 23 comp., 2 TD). Two 100-yard receivers: By Opponent: 318, Tommy Rees, Notre Dame, 11-9-13 (39 att., 18 By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, Devin Street (166) and Tyler Boyd (154). comp., 2 TD, 2 INT). By Opponent: 9-17-11, Iowa, Keenan Davis (129) and Marvin McNutt (112). 400 yards passing: By Pitt: 424, Tom Savage vs. Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). 10 or more receptions: By Opponent: 400, Zach Maynard, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (35 att., 24 comp., By Pitt: 10, Tyler Boyd vs. Iowa, 9-19-15 (131 yards, 1 TD). 4 TD, 1 INT). By Opponent: 10, Tavon Austin, West Virginia, 11-25-11 (102 yards).
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RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (cont.) Two-point conversion (passing): 3 receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tom Savage to Devin Street vs. Navy, 10-26-13. By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Greg Ward to Deontay Greenberry, Houston (Armed Forces By Opponent: Nick O’Leary, Florida State, 9-2-13. Bowl), 1-2-15.
4 receiving touchdowns: Defensive two-point conversion: By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt vs. Syracuse, 9-22-90. By Opponent: Terry Glenn, Ohio State, 9-23-95. By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94.
60+ yard TD reception: Safety: By Pitt: 63, vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tom Savage to Devin Street. By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU (twice) (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of By Opponent: 77, Youngstown St., 9-5-15, Hunter Wells to Andre Stubbs. end zone on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Opponent: 9-13-14, FIU (Chad Voytik sacked in end zone). 70+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. Two safeties in same game: By Opponent: 77, Youngstown St., 9-5-15, Hunter Wells to Andre Stubbs. By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). 80+ yard TD reception: By Opponent: DNA By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Pitt: Jawan Walker vs. Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to COMBOS Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): By Opponent: DNA By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3-73. By Opponent: Marquise Williams, North Carolina (122 rushing/276 SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL passing), 11-15-14. Three ϐield goals: By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Syracuse, 11-22-14. 100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: By Opponent: Zak Kennedy, Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Pitt: 11-16-13 vs. North Carolina, James Conner (102 rushing) and Tom Savage (313 passing). Four ϐield goals: By Opponent: 9-21-13, Duke, Brandon Connette, (101 rushing/323 By Pitt: Kevin Harper vs. Notre Dame, 11-3-12. passing). By Opponent: Cody Journell, Virginia Tech, 10-12-13.
100-yard rusher and 400-yard passer: Five ϐield goals: By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, James Conner (173 rushing) and Tom Sav- By Pitt: Conor Lee vs. Notre Dame, 11-1-08. age (424 passing). By Opponent: Cap Poklemba, Temple, 11-9-02. By Opponent: 11-27-98, West Virginia, Amos Zereoue (110 rushing) and Marc Bulger (409 passing). 50-yard ϐield goal: By Pitt: 52, Chris Blewitt vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl), 1-2-15. 100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Opponent: 57, Marshall Koehn, Iowa, 9-19-15. By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, James Conner (173 rushing), Devin Street (166 receiving), Tyler Boyd (154 receiving) and Tom Savage (424 Missed PAT kick (not blocked): passing). By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 9-21-13, Duke, Brandon Connette (101 rushing/323 By Opponent: Team, North Carolina, 11-15-14. passing), Jamison Crowder (141 receiving). Blocked PAT kick: 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: Team vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl), 1-2-15. By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), By Opponent: Jon Simmons, USF (Pitt kicker Josh Cummings), 12-4-04. Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). By Opponent: DNA 70+ yard punt: By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. SCORING INDIVIDUAL By Opponent: 77 yards, Alec Vozenilek, Virginia, 9-28-13. Three total touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner (4) vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-15-14. Blocked punt: By Opponent: Marquise Williams, North Carolina (three rushing), 11-15-14. By Pitt: Ryan Lewis vs. Iowa, 9-19-15. By Opponent: Tyriq McCord, Miami, 11-29-13. Four total touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner vs. North Carolina (four rushing), 11-15-14. Blocked punt for a touchdown: By Opponent: Senorise Perry, Louisville (four rushing), 10-13-12. By Pitt: Pat Amara Jr. vs. Iowa, 28 yards (blocked by Ryan Lewis), 9-19-15. Two-point conversion (rushing): By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers (recovered in end zone, By Pitt: Tino Sunseri vs. Maine, 9-10-11. blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12.
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SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL (Cont.) TEAM SCORING Blocked ϐield goal: 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: Chas Alecxih vs. NC State, 9-26-09. By Pitt: 45 vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15. By Opponent: Vinny Mihota, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15. By Opponent: 40, North Carolina, 11-15-14.
Blocked ϐield goal for a touchdown: 50 points scored by team: By Pitt: Bernard “Josh” Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. By Opponent: 51, Duke, 11-1-14.
Kickoff return for a touchdown: 60 points scored by team: By Pitt: Avonte Maddox vs. Youngstown St., 89 yards, 9-5-15. By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: DeVon Edwards, Duke, 99 yards, 11-1-14. By Opponent: 60, Notre Dame, 11-16-96.
Punt return for a touchdown (not blocked): 20 ϐirst-quarter points: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), By Pitt: 21 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. 54 yards, 12-26-13. By Opponent: 28, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14. By Opponent: Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 65 & 61 yards, 11-16-13. 20 second-quarter points: DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL By Pitt: 21 vs. Duke, 11-1-14. 15+ tackles: By Opponent: 21, Virginia, 10-4-14. By Pitt: 16, Jordan Whitehead vs. Iowa, 9-19-15. By Opponent: 16, Jatavis Brown, Akron, 9-12-15. 20 third-quarter points: By Pitt: 24 vs. Connecticut, 12-6-08. 20+ tackles: By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades vs. Louisville, 11-3-05. By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88. 20 fourth-quarter points: By Pitt: 28 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. Three sacks: By Opponent: 29, Houston (Armed Forces Bowl), 1-2-15. By Pitt: 3, Aaron Donald vs. Utah, 10-15-11. By Opponent: 3.5, Kareem Martin, North Carolina, 11-16-13. 30 points scored in ϐirst half: By Pitt: 42 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. Four Sacks: By Opponent: 31, Miami, 11-29-13. By Pitt: 4, Bryan Knight vs. Bowling Green, 9-9-00. By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. 30 points scored in second half: By Pitt: 31 vs. Florida International, 10-2-10. Two fumble recoveries: By Opponent: 35, Syracuse, 10-13-01. By Pitt: 2, Andrew Taglianetti vs. West Virginia, 11-25-11. By Opponent: 2, Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14. Failed to score a touchdown: By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6). Two interceptions: By Opponent: Delaware, 8-30-14 (Pitt won, 62-0). By Pitt: Ray Vinopal vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13. By Opponent: Desmond King, Iowa, 9-19-15. Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- Three interceptions: yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and Trae By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98. Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07.
Interception return for a touchdown: Shutout: By Pitt: Anthony Gonzalez vs. Duke, 37 yards, 9-21-13. By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: LeRoy Alexander, Youngstown St., 41 yards, 9-5-15. By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl).
Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): Shutout at home: By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. yards) vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams (21 yards), 11-24-07. Shutout on the road: By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01. Fumble return for a touchdown: By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96. By Pitt: Antwuan Reed vs. Syracuse (20 yards), 12-3-11. By Opponent: Dyshawn Davis, Syracuse (52 yards), 10-5-12.
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OVERTIME GAMES Held an opponent to negative yards rushing: Overtime win at home: By Pitt: -3, Rutgers, 9-21-02 (28 att.). By Pitt: 20-17 vs. Boston College, 10-16-04. By Opponent: -5, Georgia Tech, 11-2-13 (21 att.). By Opponent: Notre Dame, 29-26 (3OT), 11-3-12. PENALTIES Overtime win on the road: 100+ yards in penalties: By Pitt: 36-33 (4OT) at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Pitt: 112, vs. Old Dominion, 10 penalties, 10-19-13. By Opponent: Duke, 51-48 (2OT), 11-1-14. By Opponent: 109, Old Dominion, 14 penalties, 10-19-13.
TEAM OFFENSE 10+ penalties 500 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 10, vs. Virginia, 75 yards, 10-4-14. By Pitt: 523 vs. North Carolina, 11-15-14 (305 rush, 218 pass). By Opponent: 10, Akron, 64 yards, 9-27-14. By Opponent: 502, North Carolina, 11-15-14 (226 rush, 276 pass). Zero penalties: 600 yards in total offense: By Pitt: vs. Louisville, 11-12-11. By Pitt: 626 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (229 rush, 397 pass). By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76. By Opponent: 612, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14 (465 rush, 147 pass).
300 yards passing: PITT HISTORY IN OVERTIME GAMES By Pitt: 328 vs. Georgia Tech, 10-25-14 (35 att., 23 comp., 1 TD). By Opponent: 318, Notre Dame, 11-9-13 (39 att., 18 comp., 2 TD, 2 INT). All-Time OT Games: 15 (6-9)
400 yards passing: 1OT Games: 6 (3-3) By Pitt: 424 vs. Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). 2OT Games: 6 (1-5) By Opponent: 433, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (39 att., 26 comp., 4 TD, 1 INT). 3OT Games: 2 (1-1) 4OT Games: 1 (1-0) 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: 325 vs. Youngstown St., 9-5-15 (43 att., 4 TD). By Opponent: 465, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14 (64 att., 7 TD). DATE OPPONENT RESULT Sept. 14, 1996 Houston L, 42-35 400 yards rushing: By Pitt: 409 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (56 att., 7 TD). Oct. 25, 1997 at Rutgers W, 55-48 (2OT) By Opponent: 465, Georgia Tech, 10-25-14 (64 att., 7 TD). Nov. 28, 1997 at West Virginia W, 41-38 (3OT) 40 minutes in possession time: Oct. 7, 2000 at Syracuse L, 24-17 (2OT) By Pitt: 41:08 vs. Duke, 11-1-14. By Opponent: 40:10, Ohio State, 9-21-96. Oct. 26, 2002 Boston College W, 19-16
TEAM DEFENSE Sept. 25, 2004 Furman W, 41-38 Held opponent under 100 yards in total offense: Oct. 16, 2004 Boston College W, 20-17 By Pitt: 64, Delaware, 8-30-14 (33 rushing, 31 passing). By Opponent: 94, Boston College, 10-7-95 (-11 rushing, 105 passing). Nov. 6, 2004 at Syracuse L, 38-31 (2OT) Sept. 9, 2005 at Ohio L, 16-10 Held opponent under 100 yards passing: By Pitt: 91, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (20 att., 9 comp. 1 TD, 3 INT). Nov. 11, 2006 at Connecticut L, 46-45 (2OT) By Opponent: 92, Delaware, 8-30-14 (14 att., 11 comp., 2 TD, 0 INT). Oct. 10, 2007 Navy L, 48-45 (2OT) Held opponent under 100 yards rushing: Nov. 1, 2008 at Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT) By Pitt: 9, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (33 att.). By Opponent: 55, Iowa, 9-19-15 (27 att.). Sept. 2, 2010 at Utah L, 27-24
Held opponent under 75 yards rushing: Nov. 3, 2012 at Notre Dame L, 29-26 (3OT) By Pitt: 9, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (33 att.). Nov. 1, 2014 Duke L, 51-48 (2OT) By Opponent: 55, Iowa, 9-19-15 (27 att.).
Held opponent under 50 yards rushing: By Pitt: 9, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (33 att.). Pitt wins in bold By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.).
Held opponent under 25 yards rushing: By Pitt: 9, Virginia Tech, 10-3-15 (33 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.).
25 PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK
The University of Pittsburgh and its multimedia rights holder IMG College provide the Panthers with comprehensive radio coverage throughout the football season. Led by 50,000-watt lagship 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.
Football radio coverage on the Pitt IMG Sports Network 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 post- game coverage. The 2015 Pitt Football Radio Team (left to right): Pat Bostick, Bill Hillgrove and Larry Richert. • The Pat Narduzzi Show presented by the Dollar Energy Fund airing live from Cupka’s Cafe II on most Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Coach The 2013 season marked Richert’s return to college football. Dur- Narduzzi previews the upcoming game and takes questions from ing the latter 1980s, he produced Pitt football radio broadcasts for callers listening on many of the same Pitt IMG Sports Network af ili- four seasons. Born in Millvale and raised in McCandless Township, ates that carry Panthers’ game broadcasts. Richert graduated from North Allegheny High School and Clarion University. Known to Pitt fans nationwide as the “Voice of the Panthers,” Bill Hillgrove will handle football play-by-play duties for the 42nd The 2015 season marks the sixth for Pitt’s partnership with CBS consecutive year. His accurate and descriptive style truly paints the Radio Pittsburgh and its lagship, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Beyond picture for Pitt fans listening to the network. Hillgrove has a long game broadcasts, the station airs a wide array of weekly program- association with the Panthers and Pittsburgh sports scene. Prior to ming focusing on the Panthers’ sports scene throughout the year. 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 PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK the play-by-play man for Pitt basketball broadcasts since 1969. Altoona WFBG-AM 1290 Hillgrove is a 1962 graduate of Duquesne and has also been the Altoona WVAM-AM 1430 Pittsburgh Steelers’ play-by-play announcer since 1995. Hillgrove Ambridge WMBA-AM 1460 was named the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award for excellence in college football broadcasting. Beaver Falls WBVP-AM 1230 Bedford WBFD-AM 1310 Joining Hillgrove in the booth for his ifth year as color analyst will be former Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick. A three-year letterman Connellsville WLSW-FM 103.9 (2007-08, 2010), Bostick was under center for such memorable DuBois WCED-AM 1420 Pitt victories as the 13-9 upset of West Virginia in 2007 and 36-33 quadruple-overtime win at Notre Dame in 2008. DuBois WCED-FM 107.9 Harrisburg WTKT-AM 1460 Bostick makes a tremendous impression on listeners with his keen insight and analysis. In addition to Pitt game days, he will continue to Indiana WCCS-AM 1160 be a frequently heard voice talking college football on 93.7 The Fan’s Johnstown WCRO-AM 1230 various shows. 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 work on his master’s degree in Pitt’s School of Education. He also Somerset serves as the director of development for the Panther Club, the ath- Oil City WKQW-AM 1120 letic department’s of icial fundraising of ice. Pittsburgh KDKA-FM 93.7 Pitt pregame coverage and in-game sideline reports will be provided Rockton WCED-FM 96.7 by Larry Richert, one of Pittsburgh’s most recognized voices and faces. Host of the venerable KDKA Morning News Show (1020 AM) Uniontown WMBS-AM 590 since 2001, Richert’s broadcasting career spans nearly 35 years in York WOYK-AM 1350 both radio and television. Game broadcasts are also available on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Richert is highly active in community endeavors, emceeing more than 100 bene its annually around the region. He is the Heinz Field public address announcer for Pittsburgh Steelers home games and narrates the Steelers’ annual highlight ilms.
26 NCAA Statistics
Pittsburgh - 2015-16 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/03/2015
National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (127 ranked) 78 11 0.379 East Carolina 0.550 North Carolina 0.509 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (127 ranked) 23 6 0.291 Michigan 0.194 Boston College 0.203 4th Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 37 6 0.600 5 teams tied 1.000 Clemson 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 0.000 6 teams tied 0.000 North Carolina St. 0.000 Pittsburgh 0.000 Boston College 0.000 Blocked Kicks (27 ranked) 27 4 1 4 teams tied 3 Boston College 2 Georgia Tech 2 Virginia Tech 2 Blocked Kicks Allowed (127 ranked) 65 9 1 64 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (11 ranked) 11 3 1 10 teams tied 2 Georgia Tech 2 Boston College 2 Blocked Punts Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0 100 teams tied 0 11 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (127 ranked) 21 4 0.663 Western Ky. 0.744 North Carolina St. 0.710 Defensive TDs (7 ranked) 6 teams tied 3 Syracuse 2 Virginia Tech 2 Fewest Penalties (126 ranked) 10 4 20 Georgia Tech 11 Georgia Tech 11 Fewest Penalties Per Game (127 ranked) 25 5 5.00 Georgia Tech 2.20 Georgia Tech 2.20 Fewest Penalty Yards (127 ranked) 4 2 148 Georgia Tech 98 Georgia Tech 98 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (127 ranked) 8 2 37.00 Georgia Tech 19.60 Georgia Tech 19.60 First Downs Defense (127 ranked) 4 3 58 Boston College 51 Boston College 51 First Downs Offense (127 ranked) 125 13 67 Cincinnati 161 Wake Forest 123 Fumbles Lost (126 ranked) 29 6 2 7 teams tied 0 Syracuse 0 Fumbles Recovered (109 ranked) 109 12 1 California 8 Virginia Tech 6 Penn St. 8 Kickoff Return Defense (127 ranked) 81 9 21.75 Air Force 13.25 North Carolina St. 17.20 Kickoff Returns (127 ranked) 17 5 26.90 Tennessee 37.92 Clemson 31.22 Net Punting (127 ranked) 107 13 34.33 Baylor 47.00 Louisville 41.75 Passes Had Intercepted (127 ranked) 59 8 4 5 teams tied 0 North Carolina St. 0 Florida St. 0 Passes Intercepted (118 ranked) 61 8 4 Boise St. 11 Louisville 9 Passing Offense (127 ranked) 110 11 162.5 Texas Tech 423.8 Miami (FL) 286.0 Passing Yards Allowed (127 ranked) 26 9 172.5 Boston College 96.6 Boston College 96.6 Passing Yards per Completion (127 ranked) 97 11 11.02 Army West Point 22.33 Georgia Tech 16.71 Punt Return Defense (127 ranked) 33 6 4.17 Baylor -2.00 Wake Forest -1.00 Punt Returns (127 ranked) 42 7 10.80 Arizona 26.00 Virginia 26.00 Virginia 26.00 Texas St. 26.00 Red Zone Defense (124 ranked) 124 13 1.000 Appalachian St. 0.182 Boston College 0.625 Red Zone Offense (127 ranked) 103 14 0.769 6 teams tied 1.000 Syracuse 0.923 Florida St. 0.923 Rushing Defense (127 ranked) 4 2 71.3 Boston College 43.4 Boston College 43.4 Rushing Offense (127 ranked) 72 10 168.3 Ga. Southern 377.4 Georgia Tech 311.8 Sacks Allowed (127 ranked) 117 13 3.25 Air Force 0.00 Duke 0.80 Toledo 0.00 Scoring Defense (127 ranked) 44 10 21.0 Northwestern 7.0 Boston College 8.0 Scoring Offense (127 ranked) 78 10 27.5 Baylor 63.8 Georgia Tech 41.4 Tackles for Loss Allowed (127 ranked) 116 13 7.50 Miami (FL) 2.75 Miami (FL) 2.75 Team Passing Efficiency (127 ranked) 55 9 137.19 Baylor 219.43 North Carolina 163.01 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (127 ranked) 12 4 98.00 Boston College 76.09 Boston College 76.09 Team Sacks (127 ranked) 2 1 4.25 Oklahoma St. 4.40 Pittsburgh 4.25 Team Tackles for Loss (127 ranked) 14 4 8.3 Oklahoma St. 10.2 Clemson 9.3 Time of Possession (127 ranked) 29 5 32:07 North Carolina St. 36:47 North Carolina St. 36:47 Total Defense (127 ranked) 4 3 243.8 Boston College 140.0 Boston College 140.0 Total Offense (127 ranked) 115 14 330.8 Baylor 745.3 North Carolina 471.0 Turnover Margin (127 ranked) 81 11 -0.25 Western Ky. 2.40 Miami (FL) 2.25 Turnovers Gained (125 ranked) 98 10 5 California 18 Louisville 12 Virginia Tech 12 Turnovers Lost (127 ranked) 36 7 6 Florida St. 1 Florida St. 1 Navy 1 LSU 1 Winning Percentage (123 ranked) 41 6 0.750 20 teams tied 1.000 Clemson 1.000 Florida St. 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Tyler Boyd 76 7 109.33 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 229.80 Brisly Estime, Syracuse 157.75 Qadree Ollison 77 8 109.25 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) 6 players tied 2 Matt Milano, Boston College 2 Chris Milton, Georgia Tech 2 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Avonte Maddox 112 14 141 William Likely, Maryland 603 Brisly Estime, Syracuse 435 Completion Percentage (120 ranked) Nate Peterman 33 4 0.652 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 0.741 Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St. 0.732 Completions Per Game (99 ranked) Luke Falk, Washington St. 36.50 Brad Kaaya, Miami (FL) 21.50 Field Goal Percentage (101 ranked) Chris Blewitt 89 11 0.571 12 players tied 1.000 Ross Martin, Duke 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (127 ranked) Chris Blewitt 71 9 1.00 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 3.00 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 3.00 Forced Fumbles (59 ranked) Dennis Briggs 59 6 0.25 Sean Davis, Maryland 0.80 Ron Thompson, Syracuse 0.75 Ejuan Price 59 6 0.25 Joe Schobert, Wisconsin 0.80 Terrish Webb 59 6 0.25 Fumbles Recovered (27 ranked) Lafayette Pitts 27 2 1 Bobby Baker, Georgia St. 3 Mook Reynolds, Virginia Tech 2 Emmanuel Ellerbe, Rice 3 Interceptions (100 ranked) Terrish Webb 29 4 0.5 Karl Joseph, West Virginia 1.3 Artie Burns, Miami (FL) 0.8 Mike Caprara 100 11 0.3 Rayshawn Jenkins, Miami (FL) 0.8 Avonte Maddox 100 11 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (5 ranked) Avonte Maddox 5 2 1 4 players tied 2 Devon Edwards, Duke 2 Kickoff Returns (119 ranked) Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 42.1 Devon Edwards, Duke 39.7 Passes Defended (46 ranked) Avonte Maddox 12 1 1.8 Darius Phillips, Western Mich. 2.8 Corn Elder, Miami (FL) 1.8 Avonte Maddox, Pittsburgh 1.8 Passing Efficiency (120 ranked) Nate Peterman 39 5 144.5 Seth Russell, Baylor 218.7 Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St. 159.7 Passing TDs (99 ranked) Nate Peterman 99 12 4 Trevone Boykin, TCU 19 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 9 Seth Russell, Baylor 19 Passing Yards (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 112 13 538 Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2,084 Brad Kaaya, Miami (FL) 1,094 Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Nate Peterman 106 12 134.5 Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 416.8 Brad Kaaya, Miami (FL) 273.5 Passing Yards per Completion (120 ranked) Nate Peterman 48 6 12.51 Seth Russell, Baylor 19.71 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 16.03 Points Responsible For (200 ranked) Seth Russell, Baylor 132 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 72 Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Seth Russell, Baylor 33.0 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 15.0 Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Pat Amara Jr 2 1 1 William Likely, Maryland 2 6 players tied 1 Punt Returns (82 ranked) Christian Kirk, Texas A&M 27.1 Maurice Canady, Virginia 25.2 Punting (104 ranked) Ryan Winslow 86 12 39.3 Michael Carrizosa, San Jose St. 52.2 Justin Vogel, Miami (FL) 48.3 Receiving TDs (93 ranked) J.P. Holtz 93 5 2 Corey Coleman, Baylor 11 Jaylen Samuels, North Carolina St. 4 Scott Orndoff 93 5 2 Receiving Yards (199 ranked) Tyler Boyd 99 8 274 Roger Lewis, Bowling Green 760 Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech 382 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Tyler Boyd 26 1 91.3 Roger Lewis, Bowling Green 152.0 Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh 91.3 Receptions Per Game (200 ranked) Tyler Boyd 5 1 8.7 Daniel Braverman, Western Mich. 12.5 Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh 8.7 Rush Yards Per Carry (170 ranked) Qadree Ollison 16 3 7.12 Matt Breida, Ga. Southern 10.11 Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 8.64 Rushing TDs (98 ranked) Qadree Ollison 98 13 3 Leonard Fournette, LSU 11 Matt Dayes, North Carolina St. 10 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Qadree Ollison 45 5 427 Leonard Fournette, LSU 864 Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 570 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Qadree Ollison 29 2 106.8 Leonard Fournette, LSU 216.0 Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 142.5 Sacks (79 ranked) Ejuan Price 45 6 0.75 Joe Schobert, Wisconsin 1.80 Micah Kiser, Virginia 1.13 Nicholas Grigsby 68 7 0.63 Scoring (200 ranked) Chris Blewitt 132 17 6.5 Corey Coleman, Baylor 16.5 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 13.0 Leonard Fournette, LSU 16.5 Solo Tackles (52 ranked) Kishawn McClain, North Texas 8.8 Micah Kiser, Virginia 6.8 Tackles For Loss (62 ranked) Joe Schobert, Wisconsin 2.6 Shaq Lawson, Clemson 2.1 Total Offense (200 ranked) Nate Peterman 124 15 136.8 Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 441.2 Brad Kaaya, Miami (FL) 268.3 Qadree Ollison 152 17 106.8 Total Tackles (147 ranked) Blake Martinez, Stanford 12.6 Micah Kiser, Virginia 9.8 Yards per Pass Attempt (120 ranked) Nate Peterman 33 3 8.15 Seth Russell, Baylor 12.44 John Wolford, Wake Forest 9.13 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Terry Pettis, Middle Tenn. 26.50 Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 19.78 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Game Results (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 45-37 1-0 0-0 3:29 49969 9/12/15 at Akron W 24-7 2-0 0-0 2:56 23425 9/19/15 at IOWA L 24-27 2-1 0-0 3:05 63636 * 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech W 17-13 3-1 1-0 3:03 49120 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 110 84 Points Per Game 27.5 21.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 16 FIRST DOWNS 67 58 R u s h in g3024 P a s s in g 31 28 P e n a lt y66 RUSHING YARDAGE 673 285 Yards gained rushing 812 472 Yards lost rushing 139 187 Rushing Attempts 162 116 Average Per Rush 4.2 2.5 Average Per Game 168.2 71.2 TDs Rushing 7 6 PASSING YARDAGE 650 690 C o m p - A t t - I n t 59-89-4 63-122-4 Average Per Pass 7.3 5.7 Average Per Catch 11.0 11.0 Average Per Game 162.5 172.5 TDs Passing 5 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1323 975 Total Plays 251 238 Average Per Play 5.3 4.1 Average Per Game 330.8 243.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-269 8-174 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-54 6-25 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-35 4-50 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.9 21.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.8 4.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 12.5 FUMBLES-LOST 7-2 4-1 PENALTIES-Yards 20-148 23-209 Average Per Game 37.0 52.2 PUNTS-Yards 21-826 26-1059 Average Per Punt 39.3 40.7 Net punt average 34.3 35.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 22-1404 19-1134 Average Per Kick 63.8 59.7 Net kick average 40.0 36.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 8 2 7 : 5 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/58 16/55 3rd-Down Pct 38% 29% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 0/3 4th-Down Pct 60% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 17-145 13-99 MISC YARDS 0 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 14 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-7 7-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (10-13) 77% (6-6) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-13) 62% (4-6) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (14-14) 100% (9-9) 100% ATTENDANCE 49969 136181 Games/Avg Per Game 1/49969 3/45394 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Pitt 27 24 31 28 0 110 Opponents 6 38 13 27 0 84 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Qadree Ollison 4 60 445 18 427 7.1 3 71 106.8 Tyler Boyd 3 3 1.0 0 4 Darrin Hall 3 29 97 7 90 3.1 1 9 30.0 Ryan Lewis 1 22 22.0 0 0 James Conner 1 8 79 2 77 9.6 2 40 77.0 Avonte Maddox 1 1 1.0 0 1 Chris James 3 14 42 4 38 2.7 0 14 12.7 Pat Amara Jr. 0 28 0.0 1 28 Chad Voytik 4 17 72 39 33 1.9 1 26 8.2 Total 5 54 10.8 1 28 Nate Peterman 4 27 67 58 9 0.3 0 17 2.2 Opponents 6 25 4.2 0 10 Quadree Henderson 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Tyler Boyd 3 3 7 6 1 0.3 0 5 0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 2 3 0 5 -5 -1.7 0 0 -2.5 Terrish Webb 2 32 16.0 0 23 Total 4 162 812 139 673 4.2 7 71 168.2 Avonte Maddox 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 4 116 472 187 285 2.5 6 75 71.2 Mike Caprara 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 4 35 8.8 0 23 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 4 50 12.5 1 41 Nate Peterman 4 144.53 43-66-3 65.2 538 4 42 134.5 Chad Voytik 4 116.12 16-23-1 69.6 112 1 55 28.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 4 137.19 59-89-4 66.3 650 5 55 162.5 Avonte Maddox 3 140 46.7 1 89 Opponents 4 98.00 63-122-4 51.6 690 2 77 172.5 Quadree Henderson 3 63 21.0 0 25 Tyler Boyd 2 50 25.0 0 30 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Lafayette Pitts 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Tyler Boyd 3 26 274 10.5 1 36 91.3 Dontez Ford 1 17 17.0 0 17 J.P. Holtz 4 7 102 14.6 2 25 25.5 Total 10 269 26.9 1 89 Darrin Hall 3 5 30 6.0 0 14 10.0 Opponents 8 174 21.8 0 27 Scott Orndoff 4 4 104 26.0 2 55 26.0 Dontez Ford 4 4 80 20.0 0 42 20.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Qadree Ollison 4 3 10 3.3 0 4 2.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Elijah Zeise 4 2 11 5.5 0 6 2.8 Opponents 1 9 9.0 0 9 George Aston 4 2 10 5.0 0 7 2.5 Chris James 3 2 10 5.0 0 19 3.3 Quadree Henderson 1 2 1 0.5 0 1 1.0 Zach Challingsworth 3 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7 James Conner 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 Total 4 59 650 11.0 5 55 162.5 Opponents 4 63 690 11.0 2 77 172.5 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Chris Blewitt - 4-7 14-14 - - - - - 26 Nate Peterman 4 93 9 538 547 136.8 Qadree Ollison 3 ------18 Qadree Ollison 4 60 427 0 427 106.8 James Conner 2 ------12 Chad Voytik 4 40 33 112 145 36.2 Scott Orndoff 2 ------12 Darrin Hall 3 29 90 0 90 30.0 J.P. Holtz 2 ------12 James Conner 1 8 77 0 77 77.0 Avonte Maddox 1 ------6 Chris James 3 14 38 0 38 12.7 Chad Voytik 1 ------6 Quadree Henderson 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 Tyler Boyd 1 ------6 Tyler Boyd 3 3 1 0 1 0.3 Pat Amara Jr. 1 ------6 TEAM 2 3 -5 0 -5 -2.5 Darrin Hall 1 ------6 Total 4 251 673 650 1323 330.8 Total 14 4-7 14-14 - - - - - 110 Opponents 4 238 285 690 975 243.8 Opponents 9 7-7 9-9 - - - - - 84
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Chris Blewitt 4-7 57.1 0-0 1-1 0-1 3-5 0-0 48 1 Ryan Winslow 21 826 39.3 52 4 8 3 1 0 Total 21 826 39.3 52 4 8 3 1 0 FG Sequence Pitt Opponents Opponents 26 1059 40.7 64 4 7 4 6 1 Youngstown State (45),41 (22),(42),(23) Akron (25),34 - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln IOWA (48) (43),(57) Chris Blewitt 22 1404 63.8 14 0 Virginia Tech (45),42 (43),(48) Total 22 1404 63.8 14 0 21.8 40.0 25 Opponents 19 1134 59.7 7 0 26.9 36.3 28 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Qadree Ollison 4 427 10 0 0 0 437 109.2 Tyler Boyd 3 1 274 3 50 0 328 109.3 Avonte Maddox 4 0 0 1 140 0 141 35.2 Darrin Hall 3 90 30 0 0 0 120 40.0 Scott Orndoff 4 0 104 0 0 0 104 26.0 J.P. Holtz 4 0 102 0 0 0 102 25.5 Dontez Ford 4 0 80 0 17 0 97 24.2 James Conner 1 77 7 0 0 0 84 84.0 Quadree Hender 1 3 1 0 63 0 67 67.0 Chris James 3 38 10 0 0 0 48 16.0 Chad Voytik 4 33 0 0 0 0 33 8.2 Terrish Webb 4 0 0 0 0 32 32 8.0 Pat Amara Jr. 4 0 0 28 0 0 28 7.0 Ryan Lewis 4 0 0 22 0 0 22 5.5 Elijah Zeise 4 0 11 0 0 0 11 2.8 Zach Challingsw 3 0 11 0 0 0 11 3.7 George Aston 4 0 10 0 0 0 10 2.5 Nate Peterman 4 9 0 0 0 0 9 2.2 Mike Caprara 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 Lafayette Pitts 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.2 TEAM 2 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -2.5 Total 4 673 650 54 269 35 1681 420.2 Opponents 4 285 690 25 174 50 1224 306.0 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 9 Jordan Whitehead 4 16 13 29 2.0-9 0.5-6 . 1 . . . . . 47 Matt Galambos 4 14 12 26 3.0-23 2.0-20 . . 1 . . . . 3 Nicholas Grigsby 4 15 10 25 4.0-24 2.5-17 . 1 3 . . . . 14 Avonte Maddox 4 14 8 22 0.5-1 . 1-0 6 . . . . . 2 Terrish Webb 4 8 10 18 . . 2-32 1 . . 1 . . 30 Mike Caprara 4 7 6 13 2.0-12 1.0-9 1-3 ...... 4 Bam Bradley 4 8 4 12 4.5-15 1.0-7 ...... 54 Tyrique Jarrett 4 5 5 10 4.5-19 1.5-11 ...... 6 Lafayette Pitts 4 9 . 9 . . . 3 . 1-0 . . . 5 Ejuan Price 4 5 3 8 4.5-29 3.0-21 . 1 1 . 1 . . 52 Shakir Soto 4 5 2 7 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . 97 Mark Scarpinato 4 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 92 Rori Blair 3 2 3 5 2.0-20 1.5-18 . . 2 . . . . 58 Quintin Wirginis 4 3 1 4 ...... 91 Darryl Render 3 3 1 4 1.5-8 1.0-7 ...... 95 K.K. Mosley-Smith 3 . 4 4 ...... 48 Zach Poker 4 2 2 4 1.5-10 1.0-10 ...... 35 George Aston 4 3 . 3 ...... 25 Pat Amara Jr. 4 2 1 3 0.5-1 ...... 20 Dennis Briggs 4 3 . 3 1.0-15 1.0-15 . . . . 1 . . 67 David Murphy 4 . 2 2 ...... 26 Jevonte Pitts 3 2 . 2 ...... 38 Ryan Lewis 4 2 . 2 ...... 1 . 32 Phillipie Motley 4 . 1 1 ...... 21 Jameel Poteat 3 1 . 1 ...... 86 J.P. Holtz 4 1 . 1 ...... 94 Jeremiah Taleni 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 4 133 91 224 33-191 17-145 4-35 14 9 1-0 3 1 . Opponents 4 154 107 261 30-148 13-99 4-50 2 7 2-9 6 1 . 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2015) 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 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 43 325 4 71 11 133 1 55 11-18-2 133 1 55 7 220 1 89 1 1 0 1 458 9/12/15 at Akron 46 127 2 17 18 180 1 26 18-25-0 180 1 26 1 -1 0 0 1 -6 0 0 307 9/19/15 at IOWA 27 55 0 16 21 227 2 36 21-31-2 227 2 36 1 20 0 20 1 50 1 28 282 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 46 166 1 43 9 110 1 28 9-15-0 110 1 28 1 30 0 30 2 9 0 4 276 Pitt 162 673 7 71 59 650 5 55 59-89-4 650 5 55 10 269 1 89 5 54 1 28 1323 Opponents 116 285 6 75 63 690 2 77 63-122-4 690 2 77 8 174 0 27 6 25 0 10 975
Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 4.2 • Avg/catch: 11.0 • Pass effic: 137.19 • KR avg: 26.9 • PR avg: 10.8 • All purpose avg/game: 420.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 330.8
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 41 12 53 10.0-53 6.0-38 1 0-0 0-0 2 8 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 45 9/12/15 at Akron 28 12 40 8.0-52 3.0-39 2 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 9/19/15 at IOWA 42 31 73 4.0-16 1.0-11 0 0-0 1-23 3 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 22 36 58 11.0-70 7.0-57 0 0-0 3-12 3 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Pitt 133 91 224 33.0-191 17.0-145 3 1-0 4-35 9 14 1 14-14 0 0 0 7 110 Opponents 154 107 261 30.0-148 13.0-99 6 2-9 4-50 7 2 1 9-9 0 0 0 16 84
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 6 219 36.5 41 01401 1-2450851864.8 6 0 9/12/15 at Akron 5 217 43.4 52 0 0 1 1 1 1-2 25 0 5 320 64.0 2 0 9/19/15 at IOWA 4 157 39.2 47 00301 1-1480530761.4 3 0 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 6 233 38.8 46 0 3 0 0 0 1-2 45 1 4 259 64.8 3 0 Pitt 21 826 39.3 52 04813 4-7481221404 63.8 14 0 Opponents 26 1059 40.7 64 1 4 7 6 4 7-7 57 0 19 1134 59.7 7 0 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2015) 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 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 30 129 2 75 20 278 1 77 20-40-0 278 1 77 2 41 0 25 1 10 0 10 407 9/12/15 at Akron 24 42 1 32 7 63 0 18 7-22-0 63 0 18 3 69 0 27 3 13 0 10 105 9/19/15 at IOWA 29 105 3 12 27 258 0 51 27-40-1 258 0 51 2 48 0 27 1 0 0 0 363 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 33 9 0 22 9 91 1 28 9-20-3 91 1 28 1 16 0 16 1 2 0 2 100 Opponents 116 285 6 75 63 690 2 77 63-122-4 690 2 77 8 174 0 27 6 25 0 10 975 Pitt 162 673 7 71 59 650 5 55 59-89-4 650 5 55 10 269 1 89 5 54 1 28 1323
Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 2.5 • Avg/catch: 11.0 • Pass effic: 98.00 • KR avg: 21.8 • PR avg: 4.2 • All purpose avg/game: 306.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 243.8
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 42 18 60 8.0-46 2.0-20 1 1-0 2-50 1 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 10 37 9/12/15 at Akron 43 30 73 11.0-48 5.0-34 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 9/19/15 at IOWA 28 38 66 4.0-16 2.0-10 0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 27 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 41 21 62 7.0-38 4.0-35 3 1-9 0-0 4 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 3 13 Opponents 154 107 261 30.0-148 13.0-99 6 2-9 4-50 7 2 1 9-9 0 0 0 16 84 Pitt 133 91 224 33.0-191 17.0-145 3 1-0 4-35 9 14 1 14-14 0 0 0 7 110
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 7 247 35.3 59 01112 3-3420847759.6 0 0 9/12/15 at Akron 9 355 39.4 62 0 1 4 2 0 0-0 0 0 2 77 38.5 0 0 9/19/15 at IOWA 5 231 46.2 64 12131 2-2570532264.4 4 0 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech 5 226 45.2 49 0 0 1 0 1 2-2 48 0 4 258 64.5 3 0 Opponents 26 1059 40.7 64 14764 7-7570191134 59.7 7 0 Pitt 21 826 39.3 52 0 4 8 1 3 4-7 48 1 22 1404 63.8 14 0 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 21 Qadree Ollison at Akron (9/12/15) Yards Rushing 207 Qadree Ollison vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Rushes 2 James Conner vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Long Rush 71 Qadree Ollison vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Pass attempts 29 Nate Peterman at IOWA (9/19/15) Pass completions 20 Nate Peterman at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Passing 219 Nate Peterman at IOWA (9/19/15) TD Passes 2 Nate Peterman at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Pass 55 Chad Voytik vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Receptions 11 Tyler Boyd at Akron (9/12/15) Yards Receiving 131 Tyler Boyd at IOWA (9/19/15) TD Receptions 1 Scott Orndoff vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 J.P. Holtz at Akron (9/12/15) 1 Tyler Boyd at IOWA (9/19/15) 1 Scott Orndoff at IOWA (9/19/15) 1 J.P. Holtz at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Long Reception 55 Scott Orndoff vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Field Goals 1 Chris Blewitt vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 Chris Blewitt at Akron (9/12/15) 1 Chris Blewitt at IOWA (9/19/15) 1 Chris Blewitt at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Long Field Goal 48 Chris Blewitt at IOWA (9/19/15) Punts 6 Ryan Winslow vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 6 Ryan Winslow at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Punting Avg 43.4 Ryan Winslow at Akron (9/12/15) Long Punt 52 Ryan Winslow at Akron (9/12/15) Punts inside 20 1 Ryan Winslow vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 Ryan Winslow at Akron (9/12/15) 1 Ryan Winslow at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Punt Return 28 Pat Amara Jr. at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Kickoff Return 89 Avonte Maddox vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Tackles 16 Jordan Whitehead at IOWA (9/19/15) Sacks 2.0 Nicholas Grigsby vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 2.0 Ejuan Price at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Ejuan Price at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Interceptions 1 Terrish Webb at IOWA (9/19/15) 1 Terrish Webb at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) 1 Avonte Maddox at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) 1 Mike Caprara at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 46 at Akron (9/12/15) 46 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Yards Rushing 325 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Yards Per Rush 7.6 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Rushes 4 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Pass attempts 31 at IOWA (9/19/15) Pass completions 21 at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Passing 227 at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Per Pass 7.4 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Passes 2 at IOWA (9/19/15) Total Plays 71 at Akron (9/12/15) Total Offense 458 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Yards Per Play 7.5 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Points 45 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Sacks By 7 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) First Downs 21 at Akron (9/12/15) Penalties 8 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Penalty Yards 60 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Turnovers 3 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Interceptions By 3 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Punts 6 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 6 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Punting Avg 43.4 at Akron (9/12/15) Long Punt 52 at Akron (9/12/15) Punts inside 20 1 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 at Akron (9/12/15) 1 at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Punt Return 28 at IOWA (9/19/15) 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 17 Webb, Jody, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 17 Motley, B, at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Yards Rushing 127 Webb, Jody, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Rushes 2 Webb, Jody, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 2 Canzeri, Jordan, at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Rush 75 Webb, Jody, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Pass attempts 40 Beathard, C.J., at IOWA (9/19/15) Pass completions 27 Beathard, C.J., at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Passing 274 Wells, Hunter, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Passes 1 Wells, Hunter, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 Motley, B, at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Long Pass 77 Wells, Hunter, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Receptions 7 Canzeri, Jordan, at IOWA (9/19/15) 7 VandeBerg, Matt, at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Receiving 147 Stubbs, Andre, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Receptions 1 Stubbs, Andre, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 Phillips, C, at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Long Reception 77 Stubbs, Andre, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Field Goals 3 Kennedy, Zak, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Long Field Goal 57 Koehn, Marshall, at IOWA (9/19/15) Punts 9 PAUL, Zach, at Akron (9/12/15) Punting Avg 64.0 Koehn, Marshall, at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Punt 64 Koehn, Marshall, at IOWA (9/19/15) 64 Kidd, Dillon, at IOWA (9/19/15) Punts inside 20 2 Sheely, Nick, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Long Punt Return 10 Stubbs, Andre, vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 10 CONEY, A.J., at Akron (9/12/15) Long Kickoff Return 27 EDWARDS, Van, at Akron (9/12/15) 27 King, Desmond, at IOWA (9/19/15) Tackles 16 BROWN, Jatavis, at Akron (9/12/15) Sacks 2.5 BROWN, Jatavis, at Akron (9/12/15) Tackles For Loss 2.5 BROWN, Jatavis, at Akron (9/12/15) 2.5 Clarke, D, at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Interceptions 2 Alexander, L., vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 2 King, Desmond, at IOWA (9/19/15) 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2015) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 33 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Yards Rushing 129 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Yards Per Rush 4.3 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Rushes 3 at IOWA (9/19/15) Pass attempts 40 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 40 at IOWA (9/19/15) Pass completions 27 at IOWA (9/19/15) Yards Passing 278 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Yards Per Pass 6.9 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) TD Passes 1 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 1 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Total Plays 70 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Total Offense 407 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Yards Per Play 5.8 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Points 37 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Sacks By 5 at Akron (9/12/15) First Downs 22 at IOWA (9/19/15) Penalties 9 at Akron (9/12/15) Penalty Yards 85 at Akron (9/12/15) Turnovers 3 at Virginia Tech (10/3/15) Interceptions By 2 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 2 at IOWA (9/19/15) Punts 9 at Akron (9/12/15) Punting Avg 46.2 at IOWA (9/19/15) Long Punt 64 at IOWA (9/19/15) Punts inside 20 2 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) Long Punt Return 10 vs Youngstown State (9/5/15) 10 at Akron (9/12/15) 2015 PITT FOOTBALL Pitt Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 04, 2015) 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 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 45-37 4 4 24 3 3 0 1000000 9/12/15 at Akron W 24-7 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/19/15 at IOWA L 24-27 3 2 14 2 0 2 0001000 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech W 17-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 13 10 62 8 5 3 2101010 10 of 13 (76.9%)
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 9/5/15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 45-37 2260002000000 9/12/15 at Akron W 24-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/19/15 at IOWA L 24-27 3 3 21 3 3 0 0000000 10/3/15 at Virginia Tech W 17-13 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 6 34 4 3 1 2000000 6 of 6 (100.0%)