TEAM NEWS
INSIDE SCOOP
Aug 15 Inside Slant
09/03 |
VILLANOVA |
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09/10 |
PENN STATE |
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09/17 |
at Oklahoma State |
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09/24 |
at North Carolina |
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10/01 |
MARSHALL |
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10/08 |
GEORGIA TECH |
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10/15 |
at Virginia |
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10/27 |
VIRGINIA TECH |
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11/05 |
at Miami |
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11/12 |
at Clemson |
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11/19 |
DUKE |
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11/26 |
SYRACUSE |
W |
YOUNGSTOWN STATE |
45-37
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W |
at Akron |
24-7
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L |
at Iowa |
24-27
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W |
at Virginia Tech |
17-13
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W |
VIRGINIA |
26-19
|
W |
at Georgia Tech |
31-28
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W |
at Syracuse |
23-20
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L |
NORTH CAROLINA |
19-26
|
L |
NOTRE DAME |
30-42
|
W |
at Duke |
31-13
|
W |
LOUISVILLE |
45-34
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L |
MIAMI |
24-29
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L |
vs. Navy (Military Bowl) |
28-44
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Jackson leads Northwestern to win at Pinstripe Bowl
Sports Xchange
December 28 Running back Justin Jackson ran for 226 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Northwestern Wildcats to a 31-24 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. FULL STORY
Conner will be key as Pitt faces Northwestern
Lindyssports.com Staff
December 28 When running back James Conner takes the field at Yankee Stadium in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl for the last time as a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers, a range of emotions will be swirling. FULL STORY
LSU hires Pitt's Canada as offensive coordinator
Sports Xchange
December 14 The LSU Tigers hired Pittsburgh's Matt Canada as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday. FULL STORY
Pitt RB Conner leaving for NFL
Sports Xchange
December 10 Conner, who overcame Hodgkin's lymphoma, rushed for 1,060 yards and 16 touchdowns in his final season with the Panthers. He finishes his collegiate career with 3,701 yards on 660 carries with 52 touchdowns. FULL STORY
First & 20: Louisville's Jackson deserves Heisman
Anthony Gimino
December 04 Although the Louisville quarterback handled his grip on the stiff-armed trophy as loosely as the football in the red zone in the final couple of games of the season, Jackson didn't fumble away his big opportunity FULL STORY
First and 20: Easy as 2-3-4 to create chaos
Anthony Gimino
November 13 No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Washington all lost -- as did No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 9 Auburn. Clemson and Michigan had been favored by about three touchdowns. Each of the five upset victims had been FULL STORY
Pitt shocks No. 2 Clemson on late FG
Sports Xchange
November 12 Chris Blewitt of Pittsburgh kicked a 48-yard field goal with six seconds remaining and the Panthers stunned No. 2 Clemson 43-42 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, all but ending Clemson's hopes for a return FULL STORY
No. 2 Clemson's defense hopes to dominate Pitt
Sports Xchange
November 08 But the play on that side of the ball could be a key factor as the second-ranked Tigers (9-0, 6-0 ACC) go into the season's stretch run that starts with a visit from unranked Pittsburgh (5-4, 2-3) Saturday. FULL STORY
No. 25 Virginia Tech prevails with record 6 field goals
Sports Xchange
October 27 Junior Joey Slye tied an ACC and Virginia Tech record by kicking six field goals and Isaiah Ford provided the winning margin with a 16-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter as the No. 25 Hokies downed Pittsburgh 39-36 FULL STORY
DEPTH CHART
|
QB 4
|
Nathan Peterman*
|
6-2
|
225
|
Sr.
|
|
RB 24
|
James Conner
|
6-2
|
240
|
Jr.
|
|
FB 35
|
George Aston*
|
6-0
|
240
|
So.
|
|
WR 19
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Dontez Ford*
|
6-2
|
215
|
Sr.
|
|
WR 85
|
Jester Weah
|
6-3
|
205
|
Jr.
|
|
TE 83
|
Scott Orndoff*
|
6-5
|
265
|
Sr.
|
|
LT 69
|
Adam Bisnowaty*
|
6-6
|
300
|
Sr.
|
|
LG 53
|
Dorian Johnson*
|
6-5
|
300
|
Sr.
|
|
C 63
|
Alex Officer*
|
6-4
|
335
|
Jr.
|
|
RG 78
|
Alex Bookser
|
6-6
|
310
|
So.
|
|
RT 70
|
Brian O'Neill*
|
6-6
|
300
|
So.
|
|
DE 92
|
Rori Blair*
|
6-4
|
240
|
Jr.
|
|
DT 54
|
Tryique Jarrett*
|
6-3
|
335
|
Sr.
|
|
DT 52
|
Shakir Soto
|
6-3
|
270
|
Sr.
|
|
DE 5
|
Ejuan Price*
|
6-0
|
250
|
Sr.
|
|
LB 30
|
Mike Caprara*
|
6-0
|
230
|
Sr.
|
|
LB 47
|
Matt Galambos
|
6-2
|
240
|
Sr.
|
|
LB 29
|
Oluwaseun Idowu
|
6-0
|
215
|
So.
|
|
CB 38
|
Ryan Lewis
|
6-0
|
195
|
Sr.
|
|
CB 14
|
Avonte Maddox*
|
5-8
|
170
|
Jr.
|
|
SS 9
|
Jordan Whitehead*
|
5-11
|
185
|
So.
|
|
FS 2
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Terrish Webb*
|
5-11
|
190
|
Sr.
|
|
K 12
|
Chris Blewitt*
|
5-9
|
190
|
Sr.
|
|
P 18
|
Ryan Winslow*
|
6-5
|
210
|
Jr.
|
|
*Returning Starters
|
OFFENSE |
PER GAME |
RANK |
|---|---|---|
Scoring |
28.2 |
68 |
Rushing |
186.8 |
44 |
Passing |
190.6 |
99 |
Total |
377.5 |
82 |
DEFENSE |
PER GAME |
RANK |
|---|---|---|
Scoring |
28.1 |
57 |
Rushing |
148.5 |
40 |
Passing |
214.7 |
54 |
Total |
363.2 |
37 |
TO MARGIN |
PER GAME |
RANK |
|---|---|---|
+0 |
+0.00 |
T-66 |