2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's sixth season as a member of the ACC.

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship Game, L 10–42 vs. Clemson
Sun Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Stanford
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2018 record	7–7 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 68,400)

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 15 Syracuse		6	–	2					10	–	3
NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Louisville		0	–	8					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x		6	–	2					7	–	7
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Duke		3	–	5					8	–	5
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
– College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017 season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division.[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award[2]	Darrin Hall	RB	SR
Butkus Award[3]	Oluwaseun Idowu	LB	RS SR[4]
Wuerffel Trophy[5]	Darrin Hall	RB	SR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018 with the Panthers predicted to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Miami	998 (122)
2	Virginia Tech	838 (16)
3	Georgia Tech	654 (8)
4	Duke	607 (1)
5	Pittsburgh	420
6	North Carolina	370 (1)
7	Virginia	257

Schedule

The Panthers schedule was released on January 17, 2018.[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Albany*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	W 33–7	34,486
September 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Penn State*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–51	68,400
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 24–19	34,284
September 22	12:20 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	Raycom	L 35–38	44,168
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 13 UCF*		Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 14–45	44,904
October 6	12:20 p.m.	Syracuse		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	Raycom	W 44–37 ^OT	37,100
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 14–19	77,622
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Duke		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 54–45	31,510
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 23–13	36,256
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 52–22	44,398
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 34–13	25,609
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	No. 24	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 3–24	59,606
December 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Clemson		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship)	ABC	L 10–42	67,784
December 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. Stanford*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 13–14	40,680
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

The Cathedral of Learning, which usually lights up after every Pitt sports win, was darkened following Pitt's 54-45 victory over Duke on October 27 out of respect for the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in nearby Squirrel Hill, which had occurred earlier that day.

Coaching staff

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff Pat Narduzzi – Head Coach Charlie Partridge – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Shawn Watson – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Randy Bates – Defensive Coordinator Andre Powell – Running Backs/Special Teams Rob Harley – Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Dave Borbely – Offensive Line Archie Collins – Secondary Tim Salem – Tight Ends Cory Sanders – Safeties Kevin Sherman – Wide Receivers			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Associate Athletic Director/Football Operations Bob Junko – Director of Player Development and High School Relations Ben Mathers – Director of Football Operations Reed Case – Director of Recruiting Ben Cotton – Offensive Graduate Assistant Mike Caprara – Defensive Graduate Assistant Mike Perish – Offensive Graduate Assistant Josh Lott – Defensive Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Dave Andrews – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Freddie Walker – Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Austin Addington-Strapp – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach [7]

Roster

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster
Quarterbacks  3 Jeff George Jr. – Junior (6'3, 220)  4 Nick Patti – Freshman (6'1, 185)  8 Kenny Pickett – Sophomore (6'2, 220) 12 Ricky Town – Junior (6'3, 215) 14 Tyler Zelinski – Sophomore (6'4, 210) 15 Justin Sliwoski – Freshman (6'1, 190) 16 Jake Cortes – Freshman (6'5, 240) Tailbacks 7 Mychale Salahuddin – Freshman (5'11, 190) 21 A.J. Davis – Sophomore (6'0, 215) 22 Darrin Hall – Senior (5'11, 225) 26 Todd Sibley Jr. – Freshman (5'9, 215) 30 Qadree Ollison – Senior (6'2, 225) 37 Cole Blake – Senior (5'11, 210) 39 Kyle Vreen – Sophomore (5'10, 190) Fullbacks 34 Jason Edwards – Freshman (5'10, 230) 35 George Aston – Senior (6'0, 240) 47 Ryan Sliwoski – Junior (5'11, 225) 48 Peyton Deri – Sophomore (6'1, 225) Wide Receivers  2 Maurice Ffrench – Junior (5'11, 190)  5 Tre Tipton – Junior (6'0, 190)  6 Aaron Mathews – Junior (6'4, 215)  9 Michael Smith – Freshman (6'1, 215) 11 Taysir Mack – Sophomore (6'2, 195) 17 Darian Street – Freshman (6'1, 185) 18 Shocky Jacques−Louis – Freshman (6'0, 180) 19 V'Lique Carter – Freshman (5’9, 170) 40 Charles Chustckie – Freshman (6'2, 190) 46 Michael Vardzel – Sophomore (5'11, 190) 48 Kellen McAlone – Senior (6'2, 210) 49 Alex Capstick – Freshman (6'1, 205) 80 Cameron O'Neil – Freshman (6'1, 185) 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes – Senior (5'9, 190) 83 John Vardzel – Freshman (5'10, 175) 85 Garrett Bickhart – Freshman (6'5, 210) 88 Dontavius Butler−Jenkins – Freshman (6'0, 210) Tight Ends 10 Will Gragg – Junior (6'4, 250) 19 Jake Zilinskas – Sophomore (6'2, 230) 81 Jim Medure – Junior (6'2, 235) 84 Grant Carrigan – Freshman (6'7, 280) 86 Tyler Sear – Sophomore (6'4, 250) 98 Kaymar Mimes – Freshman (6'5, 235)		Offensive Linemen 52 Devon Davis – Junior (6’4, 325) 53 Jake Kradel – Freshman (6'3, 290) 55 Chase Brown – Junior (6’5, 305) 56 Brandon Ford – Sophomore (6’5, 305) 57 Gabe Houy – Freshman (6'6, 310) 59 Carson Van Lynn – Freshman (6’5, 290) 60 Owen Drexel – Freshman (6'3, 290) 63 Nick Stazer – Freshman (6’3, 295) 66 Mike Herndon – Senior (6’4, 310) 67 Jimmy Morrissey – Sophomore (6’3, 300) 68 Blake Zubovic – Freshman (6’4, 300) 69 Kenny Rainey III – Freshman (6'3, 320) 70 Stefano Millin – Senior (6’5, 300) 71 Bryce Hargrove – Sophomore (6’4, 310) 74 Jerry Drake Jr. – Freshman (6’5, 305) 76 Connor Dintino – Senior (6’3, 315) 77 Carter Warren – Freshman (6'5, 320) 78 Alex Bookser – Senior (6’6, 315) Defensive Linemen  2 David Green – Freshman (6'0, 255)  5 Deslin Alexandre – Freshman (6'4, 270)  6 John Morgan – Freshman (6'2, 250)  8 Dewayne Hendrix – Senior (6’4, 265) 10 Keyshon Camp – Sophomore (6’4, 285) 17 Rashad Weaver – Sophomore (6’5, 260) 34 Amir Watts – Junior (6’3, 290) 36 Chase Pine – Sophomore (6’2, 250) 40 James Folston Jr. – Senior (6’4, 250) 45 Noah Palmer – Freshman (6'3, 215) 50 Tyler Bentley – Freshman (6'2, 300) 55 Jaylen Twyman – Freshman (6'2, 300) 68 Brian Burgess – Freshman (6’2, 290) 87 Habakkuk Baldonado – Freshman (6’5, 230) 90 Rashad Wheeler – Sophomore (6’3, 285) 91 Patrick Jones II – Sophomore (6’5, 265) 93 Shane Roy – Senior (6’4, 280) 95 Devin Danielson – Freshman (6'1, 290) 96 Chris Maloney – Freshman (6’2, 235) Punters 97 Ethan Van Buskirk – Freshman (5'10, 220) 98 Kirk Christodoulou – Freshman (6'1, 210)		Linebackers 9 Saleem Brightwell – Junior (6’0, 225) 23 Oluwaseun Idowu – Senior (6’0, 230) 25 Elijah Zeise – Senior (6’2, 240) 28 Anthony McKee Jr. – Junior (6’2, 220) 29 Albert Tucker – Freshman (6'1, 225) 35 Chase Villani – Freshman (6’1, 220) 37 Jackson Henry – Freshman (6’2, 225) 38 Cam Bright – Freshman (6'0, 220) 39 Wendell Davis – Freshman (6’2, 235) 44 Elias Reynolds – Sophomore (6’2, 235) 47 Kyle Nunn – Freshman (6'3, 225) 52 Jack Hansberry – Freshman (6’1, 210) 58 Quintin Wirginis – Senior (6'2, 250) Defensive Backs  3 Damar Hamlin – Junior (6’1, 195)  4 Therran Coleman – Sophomore (6’0, 200)  7 Jazzee Stocker – Junior (6’2, 190) 11 Dane Jackson – Junior (6’0, 185) 12 Paris Ford – Freshman (6'0, 195) 14 Marquis Williams – Freshman (5’8, 160) 15 Jason Pinnock – Sophomore (6'0, 195) 16 Damarri Mathis – Sophomore (5'11, 190) 20 Dennis Briggs – Senior (5’10, 195) 22 Kollin Smith – Freshman (5'10, 180) 24 Phil Campbell III – Sophomore (6’1, 200) 26 Judson Tallandier – Freshman (6'0, 180) 27 Bricen Garner – Sophomore (6’1, 190) 31 Erick Hallett – Freshman (5'11, 175) 32 Phillipie Motley – Senior (5’10, 180) 41 Colin Jonov – Senior (5’9, 195) 46 Rimoni Dorsey – Junior (6’0, 205) Placekickers 49 Jake Scarton – Freshman (6'3, 195) 97 Alex Kessman – Sophomore (6'3, 195) 98 Will Connelly – Freshman (6'2, 220) Long Snappers 51 Grey Brancifort – Freshman (6'1, 225) 94 Cal Adomitis – Sophomore (6'1, 225)

Game summaries

Albany

Albany at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Great Danes 7 0 0 0 7 • Panthers 19 14 0 0 33 Date: September 1 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 34,486 Game weather: 86°F • S 6 • Mostly Sunny, Humid Referee: Marcus Woods TV announcers (ACCN Extra): Play-by-Play: Joel Meyers Analyst: Dustin Fox

Scoring summary 1 14:48 PITT Maurice Ffrench 91-yard kickoff return (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–0 1 11:03 PITT Kenny Pickett 5-yard run (Alex Kessman PAT missed) PITT 13–0 1 4:42 PITT Maurice Ffrench 5-yard run (2-pt conversion failed) PITT 19–0 1 1:45 ALBY Dev Holmes 9-yard pass from Vincent Testaverde (Ethan Stark kick) PITT 19–7 2 10:17 PITT Rafael Araujo-Lopes 3-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 26–7 2 1:08 PITT Rafael Araujo-Lopes 42-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 33–7

See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Penn State

Penn State at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 13 Nittany Lions 7 7 16 21 51 Panthers 6 0 0 0 6 Date: September 8 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 8:15 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 68,400 Game weather: 58°F • ENE 10 • Rain Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough Analyst: Todd Blackledge Sideline: Holly Rowe

Scoring summary 1 12:14 PSU K. J. Hamler 32-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 7–0 1 7:09 PITT Qadree Ollison 13-yard run (Kirk Christodoulou rush failed) PSU 7–6 2 0:26 PSU K. J. Hamler 14-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 14–6 3 8:36 PSU Trace McSorley 4-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 21–6 3 7:38 PSU safety PSU 23–6 3 0:28 PSU DeAndre Thompkins 39-yard punt return (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 30–6 4 11:40 PSU Mac Hippenhammer 11-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 37–6 4 6:17 PSU Mark Allen 4-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 44–6 4 4:21 PSU Brandon Polk 34-yard pass from Sean Clifford (Jake Pinegar kick) PSU 51–6

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–51–4	2017	L, 14–33

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 0 6 13 19 • Panthers 14 7 3 0 24 Date: September 15 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 12:34 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 34,284 Game weather: 79°F • E 8 • Mostly Cloudy Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham Analyst: James Bates

Scoring summary 1 8:38 PITT Qadree Ollison 31-yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–0 1 5:20 PITT Darrin Hall 5-yard run (Alex Kessman Kick) PITT 14–0 2 2:59 PITT Qadree Ollison 8-yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 21–0 3 8:43 GT TaQuon Marshall 1-yard run (Brenton King kick failed) PITT 21–6 3 2:36 PITT Alex Kessman 33-yard field goal PITT 24–6 4 13:09 GT TaQuon Marshall 7-yard run (TaQuon Marshall pass failed) PITT 24–12 4 0:37 GT Clinton Lynch 3-yard run (Brenton King kick ) PITT 24–19

See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2017	L, 17–35

at North Carolina

Pittsburgh at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 21 0 7 35 • Tar Heels 7 14 17 0 38 Date: September 22 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:20 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 44,168 Game weather: 84°F • W 3 • Sunny Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (Raycom): Play-by-Play: Tom Werme Analyst: Dave Archer Sideline: Lericia Harris

Scoring summary 1 7:02 UNC Antonio Williams 37-yard run (Freeman Jones kick) UNC 0–7 1 2:31 PITT Kenny Pickett 7-yard run (Alex Kessman Kick) Tied 7–7 2 14:36 UNC Antonio Williams 1-yard run (Freeman Jones kick) UNC 7–14 2 7:56 PITT Qadree Ollison 2-yard run (Alex Kessman kick) Tied 14–14 2 5:56 UNC Michael Carter 8-yard pass from Nathan Elliott (Freeman Jones kick) UNC 14–21 2 3:07 PITT Darrin Hall 65-yard run (Alex Kessman kick) Tied 21–21 2 0:35 PITT George Aston 1-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 28–21 3 7:17 UNC Jordon Brown 1-yard run (Freeman Jones kick) Tied 28–28 3 4:12 UNC Dyami Brown 19-yard pass from Nathan Elliott (Freeman Jones kick) UNC 28–35 3 1:36 UNC Freeman Jones 37-yard field goal UNC 28–38 4 3:12 PITT Maurice Ffrench 16-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick ) UNC 35–38

See also: 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2017	L, 31–34

at UCF

Pittsburgh at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 0 0 7 14 • No. 13 Knights 14 17 7 7 45 Date: September 29 Location: Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 3:32 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 44,904 Game weather: 91°F • E 11 • Hot Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (ESPNU): Play-by-Play: Mike Corey Analyst: Rene Ingoglia

Scoring summary 1 6:52 UCF McKenzie Milton 5-yard run (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 0–7 1 4:07 UCF Gabriel Davis 24-yard pass from McKenzie Milton (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 0–14 1 1:13 PITT Rafael Araujo-Lopes 86-yard punt return (Alex Kessman kick) UCF 7–14 2 14:50 UCF McKenzie Milton 23-yard run (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 7–21 2 5:33 UCF Michael Colubiale 2-yard pass from McKenzie Milton (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 7–28 2 0:07 UCF Matthew Wright 21-yard field goal UCF 7–31 3 12:39 UCF Adrian Killins 71-yard pass from McKenzie Milton (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 7–38 4 7:17 UCF Otis Anderson 13-yard pass from McKenzie Milton (Matthew Wright kick) UCF 7–45 4 4:46 PITT Maurice Ffrench 58-yard pass from Kenny Pickett UCF 14–45

See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	W, 52–7

Syracuse

Syracuse at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 OT Total Orange 14 3 14 6 0 37 • Panthers 14 6 7 10 7 44 Date: October 6 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 12:21 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4:31 Game attendance: 37,100 Game weather: 82°F • SW 8 • Mostly Sunny Referee: David Epperley TV announcers (Raycom): Play-by-Play: Tom Werme Analyst: Dave Archer Sideline: Lericia Harris

Scoring summary 1 10:54 SU Aaron Hackett 1 yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick) SU 7–0 1 6:32 SU Jarveon Howard 2 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt kick) SU 14–0 1 5:47 PITT Qadree Ollison 69 yard TD run (Alex Kessman Kick) SU 14–7 1 4:21 PITT Dane Jackson 35 yard fumble return for TD (Alex Kessman Kick) TIED 14–14 2 12:26 PITT Alex Kessman 54 yard field goal PITT 14–17 2 6:50 PITT Alex Kessman 55 yard field goal PITT 14–20 2 1:30 SU Andre Szmyt 33 yard field goal PITT 17–20 3 14:12 PITT Rafael Araujo-Lopes 68 yard TD pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman Kick) PITT 17–27 3 8:12 SU Jarveon Howard 5 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt Kick) PITT 24–27 3 0:21 SU Eric Dungey 21 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt Kick) SU 31–27 4 11:11 SU Andre Szmyt 29 yard field goal SU 34–27 4 7:51 PITT Darrin Hall 7 yard TD run (Alex Kessman Kick) TIED 34–34 4 5:53 SU Andre Szmyt 54 yard field goal SU 37–34 4 0:08 PITT Alex Kessman 45 yard field goal TIED 37–37 OT PITT Darrin Hall 3 yard TD run (Alex Kessman kick ) PITT 37–44

See also: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–31–3	2017	L, 24–27

at Notre Dame

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 0 7 0 14 • No. 5 Fighting Irish 0 6 6 7 19 Date: October 13 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN Game start: 2:41 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 77,622 Game weather: 49°F • SW 9 • Sunny Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (NBC): Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico Analyst: Doug Flutie

Scoring summary 1 1:26 PITT Qadree Ollison 9 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–0 2 4:34 ND Justin Yoon 22 yd FG PITT 7–3 2 0:05 ND Justin Yoon 41 yd FG PITT 7–6 3 14:46 PITT Maurice Ffrench 99 yd kick return (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 14–6 3 2:09 ND Chase Claypool 16 yd pass from Ian Book (failed 2pt pass) PITT 14–12 4 5:43 ND Miles Boykin 35 yd pass from Ian Book (Justin Yoon kick) ND 14–19

See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–48–1	2015	L, 30–42

Duke

Duke at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 7 14 21 3 45 • Panthers 7 10 18 19 54 Date: October 27 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 3:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 31,510 Game weather: 45°F • NE 4 • Light rain Referee: David Epperley TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham Analyst: James Bates

Scoring summary 1 11:04 PITT Kenny Pickett 30 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 0–7 1 7:12 DUKE Quentin Harris 6 yd run (Collin Wareham kick), TIED 7–7 2 11:41 DUKE T.J. Rahming 3 yd pass from Daniel Jones (Collin Wareham kick) DUKE 14–7 2 7:24 PITT Alex Kessman 27 yd FG DUKE 14–10 2 5:38 DUKE T.J. Rahming 4 yd pass from Daniel Jones (Collin Wareham kick) DUKE 21–10 2 4:07 PITT Maurice Ffrench 50 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) DUKE 21–17 3 13:41 DUKE Deon Jackson 74 yd pass from Daniel Jones (Collin Wareham kick) DUKE 28–17 3 10:22 PITT Qadree Ollison 4 yd run (Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2pt pass from Kenny Pickett) DUKE 28–25 3 7:45 DUKE Quentin Harris 1 yd run (Collin Wareham kick) DUKE 35–25 3 4:56 PITT V'Lique Carter 31 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) DUKE 35–32 3 3:57 DUKE Johnathan Lloyd 68 yd pass from Daniel Jones (Collin Wareham kick) DUKE 42–32 3 0:31 PITT Alex Kessman 54 yd FG DUKE 42–35 4 10:39 PITT V'Lique Carter 16 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) TIED 42–42 4 8:07 DUKE Collin Wareham 25 yd FG DUKE 45–42 4 2:33 PITT Alex Kessman 48 yd FG TIED 45–45 4 0:05 PITT Maurice Ffrench 25 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 45–52 4 0:00 PITT Team safety PITT 45–54

See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2017	W, 24–17

at Virginia

Pittsburgh at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 0 7 9 23 No. 23 Cavaliers 7 3 0 3 13 Date: November 2 Location: Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Game start: 7:31 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 36,256 Game weather: 65°F • NE 12 • Heavy rain Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ESPN2): Play-by-Play: Clay Matvick Analyst: Dan Orlovsky

Scoring summary 1 6:09 PITT Darrin Hall 41 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–0 1 5:54 UVA Terrell Jana 42 yard pass from Bryce Perkins (Brian Delaney kick) TIED 7–7 2 0:02 UVA Brian Delaney 29 yard field goal UVA 7–10 3 0:21 PITT Darrin Hall 2 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 14–10 4 9:51 UVA Brian Delaney 42 yard field goal PITT 14–13 4 9:40 PITT Darrin Hall 75 yard run (failed 2pt rush) PITT 20–13 4 4:25 PITT Alex Kessman 53 yard field goal PITT 23–13

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2017	W, 31–14

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 7 8 7 22 • Panthers 10 21 7 14 52 Date: November 10 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 3:32 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 44,398 Game weather: 32°F • W 13 • Clear Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (ESPNU): Play-by-Play: Kevin Brown Analyst: Andre Ware

Scoring summary 1 6:35 PITT Alex Kessman 48 yard field goal PITT 0–3 1 1:59 PITT Qadree Ollison 8 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 0–10 2 14:01 PITT Maurice Ffrench 78 yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 0–17 2 6:38 VT Eric Kumah 29 yard pass from Ryan Willis (Jordan Stout kick) PITT 7–17 2 2:54 PITT Maurice Ffrench 12 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–24 2 0:35 PITT George Aston 1 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–31 3 5:00 VT Eric Kumah 5 yard pass from Ryan Willis (Eric Kumah pass from Ryan Willis) PITT 15–31 3 4:04 PITT Darrin Hall 73 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 15–38 4 12:34 VT Damon Hazelton 24 yard pass from Ryan Willis (Jordan Stout kick) PITT 22–38 4 8:48 PITT Qadree Ollison 31 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 22–45 4 4:43 PITT Qadree Ollison 97 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 22–52

See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2017	L, 14–20

at Wake Forest

Pittsburgh at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 0 6 14 14 34 Demon Deacons 3 7 0 3 13 Date: November 17 Location: BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC Game start: 12:04 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 25,609 Game weather: 54°F • ENE 4 • Sunny Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler Analyst: Takeo Spikes

Scoring summary 1 10:50 WF Nick Sciba 32 yard field goal WF 0–3 2 4:03 PITT Darrin Hall 2 yard run (Alex Kessman kick blocked) PITT 6–3 2 1:32 WF Alex Bachman 28 yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick) WF 6–10 3 4:03 PITT Rafael Araujo-Lopes 4 yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 13–10 3 1:14 PITT Taysir Mack 63 yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 20–10 4 12:30 WF Nick Sciba 20 yard field goal PITT 20–13 4 7:27 PITT Maurice Ffrench 23 yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 27–13 4 4:43 PITT Stefano Millin 6 yard run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 34–13

See also: 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Miami (FL)

Pittsburgh at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Panthers 0 0 3 0 3 • Hurricanes 3 7 7 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 3:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 59,606 Game weather: 82°F • WSW 14 • Partly cloudy Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Anish Shroff Analyst: Ahmad Brooks

Scoring summary 1 10:17 UM Bubba Baxa 37 yard field goal UM 0–3 2 9:08 UM DeeJay Dallas 65 yard punt return (Bubba Baxa kick) UM 0–10 3 3:27 PITT Alex Kessman 40 yard field goal UM 3–10 3 2:49 UM Travis Homer 64 yard run (Bubba Baxa kick) UM 3–17 4 10:58 UM DeeJay Dallas 3 yard run (Bubba Baxa kick) UM 3–24

See also: 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–25–1	2017	W, 24–14

vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game)

Pittsburgh vs. Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Tigers 14 14 0 14 42 Panthers 3 7 0 0 10 Date: December 1 Location: Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Game start: 8:14 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 67,784 Game weather: 55°F • ESE 7 • Rain Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ABC): Play-by-Play: Chris Fowler Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit

Scoring summary 1 14:47 CU Travis Etienne 75 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) CU 7–0 1 9:29 CU Travis Etienne 3 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) CU 14–0 1 1:46 PITT Alex Kessman 37 yd FG CU 14–3 2 7:56 PITT Qadree Ollison 1 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) CU 14–10 2 4:57 CU Tee Higgins 5 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick) CU 21–10 2 0:25 CU Tee Higgins 10 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick) CU 28–10 4 14:27 CU Adam Choice 1 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) CU 35–10 4 3:17 CU Lyn-J Dixon 4 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) CU 42–10

See also: 2018 Clemson Tigers football team and 2018 ACC Championship Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2016	W, 43–42

vs. Stanford (Sun Bowl)

Pittsburgh vs. Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 0 7 0 7 14 Panthers 0 10 3 0 13 Date: December 31 Location: Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX Game start: 2:10 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 40,680 Game weather: 46°F • WSW 10 • Sunny Referee: David Smith TV announcers (CBS): Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Analyst: Gary Danielson

Scoring summary 2 14:14 PITT Alex Kessman 29 yard field goal PITT 0–3 2 7:39 STAN Cameron Scarlett 1 yd run (Jet Toner kick) STAN 7–3 2 2:32 PITT Darrin Hall 6 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) PITT 7–10 3 8:13 PITT Alex Kessman 28 yard field goal PITT 7–13 4 11:28 STAN Cameron Scarlett 0 yard fumble return for TD (Jet Toner kick) STAN 14–13

See also: 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team and 2018 Sun Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1932	W, 7–0

2019 NFL Draft

Main article: 2019 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Qadree Ollison	RB	5	152	Atlanta Falcons

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