PITT vs. No. 23/22 VIRGINIA November 2, 2018 • 7:30 p.m., ET Scott Stadium (61,500/Prescription Athletic Turf) • Charlottesville, Va. ESPN2 • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB Schedules and Results Game Storylines • Another crucial Coastal Divi- • Freshman V'Lique Carter was PITT (4-4, 3-1 ACC) sion encounter is in store for the dazzling in his college debut last Sept. 1 Albany (ACCNE) W, 33-7 Panthers when they play at Vir- week against Duke. Carter ran for Sept. 8 Penn State (ABC) L, 6-51 ginia Friday night. The game will 137 yards and two touchdowns Sept. 15 Georgia Tech* (RSN) W, 24-19 on just seven carries, an incred- Sept. 22 at North Carolina* (Raycom) L, 35-38 implications. The Cavs are atop ible average of 19.6 per rush. Sept. 29 at UCF (ESPNU) L, 14-45 thehave Coastal significant with championshipa 4-1 ACC record, Oct. 6 Syracuse* (Raycom) (HC) W, 44-37 (OT) while Pitt and Virginia Tech are • With 795 total rushing yards Oct. 13 at Notre Dame (NBC) L, 14-19 tied for second with 3-1 marks. this season, Qadree Ollison ranks Oct. 27 Duke* (RSN) W, 54-45 third among ACC ball carriers. Nov. 2 (Fri.) at Virginia* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. • No. 23/22 Virginia is riding a (His average of 99.4 yards per Nov. 10 Virginia Tech* TBA three-game winning streak, de- game also ranks third.) Ollison is Nov. 17 at Wake Forest* TBA feating North Carolina last week, striving to become only the sixth Nov. 24 at Miami* TBA 31-21, to gain bowl eligibility player in Pitt history to achieve with a 6-2 mark. The Panthers multiple 1,000-yard rushing *ACC game (HC) Homecoming evened their record at 4-4 follow- seasons. ing a 54-45 victory over Duke. • Pitt is averaging 227.9 rush- VIRGINIA (6-2, 4-1 ACC) • Since 2013, the Panthers own ing yards per game to rank 22nd Sept. 1 Richmond W, 42-13 a 4-1 series advantage over Vir- nationally and fourth among ACC Sept. 8 at Indiana L, 16-20 ginia in ACC play. (Pitt leads the teams. The Cavs are surrendering Sept. 15 vs. Ohio# W, 45-31 overall series, 7-3.) The Cavaliers' only 113.0 yards on the ground Sept. 22 Louisville* W, 27-3 last victory over Pitt was a 24-19 to rank 20th in the nation and Sept. 29 at NC State* L, 21-35 decision under the lights at Scott fourth in the ACC. Oct. 13 Miami* W, 16-13 Stadium in 2014. Oct. 20 at Duke* W, 28-14 • Only a sophomore, placekicker Oct. 27 North Carolina* W, 31-21 • Against Duke, the Panthers liter- Alex Kessman has the most 50- Nov. 2 (Fri.) Pitt* 7:30 p.m. ally ran to victory, amassing 484 Nov. 10 Liberty TBA yards on the ground. The rushing Nov. 17 at Georgia Tech* TBA total marked Pitt's highest since occurredyard field this goals season, in Pitt including history a Nov. 23 (Fri.) at Virginia Tech* TBA the Tony Dorsett era when it had criticalwith five. 54-yarder Three of in those last week'skicks *ACC game #Vanderbilt Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.) a record 530 vs. Army in 1975. Duke victory. Broadcast Information Pitt-Virginia History in Brief Television • ESPN2 Series Began: 1953 Current Series Streak: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Series Overall: Pitt leads 7-3 Pitt has won 3 (2015-17) Paul Carcaterra (reporter) ACC Series: Pitt leads 4-1 Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 5-0 3 games (2015-17) Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network At Virginia: Series tied 2-2 Longest UVA Series Win Streak: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0 1 game (3 times, 2003; '07; '14) Larry Richert (reporter) Last Meeting: Oct. 28, 2017 Largest Pitt Victory Margin: (Pitt won, 31-14) 26 points (26-0, 1953) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Last Meeting at UVA: Oct. 15, 2016 Largest UVA Victory Margin: Sirius Channel 108, XM Channel 193, Internet Channel 955 (Pitt won, 45-31) 30 points (44-14, 2007) WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM The Coaches Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Virginia Coach Bronco Mendenhall Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options Overall (season): 25-21 (fourth) Overall (season): 113-62 (14th) PittsburghPanthers.com At Pitt (season): same At Virginia (season): 14-19 (third) Pitt Panthers Gameday App Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990 Alma Mater: Oregon State, 1988 TuneIn (free live and on-demand content) Record vs. Virginia: 3-0 Record vs. Pitt: 0-2 1 MEDIA SERVICES VIRGINIA WEEK SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 No scheduled media Pat Narduzzi Practice Window Narduzzi ACC Call No scheduled media Pitt vs. Virginia No scheduled media opportunities Press Conference 9:05 a.m. 12:10 p.m. opportunities Scott Stadium opportunities Noon Interviews 7:30 p.m., ET 11:30 a.m. Final Narduzzi ESPN2 Narduzzi Radio Show Press Brief 93.7 The Fan 1 p.m. 6-7 p.m. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE WEEKLY INTERVIEWS PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS Coach Pat Narduzzi will conduct his All interviews must be arranged through E.J. 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ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. photoshelter.com, select "LOGIN" from Official ACC Site: theacc.com main menu, click on "sign up for a free Media Info: collegepressbox.com account," complete the requested infor- ACC Football Twitter: @ACCFootball mation and click on "Sign Up." ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDigitalNetwork 2 PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS Wide Receiver Defensive End Punter 6 AARON MATHEWS (JR, 6-4, 215) 8 DEWAYNE HENDRIX (SR*, 6-4, 265) 98 KIRK CHRISTODOULOU (FR*,