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Pitt outgains Stanford by 150 yards but still loses 14-13 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX. Pitt’s all-time bowl record falls to 13-21 and the 3rd straight bowl loss for head coach Pat Narduzzi.
After getting routed 42-10 in the ACC Championship game vs Clemson, Pitt receives an invite to the Sun Bowl to play Stanford. The two schools haven’t met since 1932. Pitt’s last trip to the Sun Bowl ended in a 3-0 defeat to Oregon State.
Pitt gashed the Virginia Tech defense for 492 yards en route to a 52-22 win at Heinz Field on Senior Day in Pittsburgh. In the process, Pitt became bowl-eligible and needs to win 1 more game to win the Coastal Division.
Neither team wanted to tackle. Neither team cared to play defense. The outcome was yet another footrace between Pitt and Duke in which the Panthers prevailed in miraculous fashion, 54-42 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Pitt survives Syracuse 44-37 in overtime at Heinz Field on Saturday but questions linger over Pitt’s pass protection on offense and the defensive pass rush.
North Carolina’s QB Nathan Elliott riddled Pitt’s base defense for 313 yards and 2 TDs en route to a 38-35 win over Pitt in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.
Pitt’s defense held Georgia Tech’s offense in check en route to a 24-19 victory at Heinz Field to open the 2018 ACC Conference schedule for the Panthers.
Lingering questions remain in terms of Pitt’s depth, coaching and scheme after Penn State’s 51-6 thrashing of Pitt in front of a sold-out crowd of 68,400 at Heinz Field.
Pickett looks fantastic, Ffrench showcases stunning speed in Pitt’s 33-7 rout of Albany in the opening game of the 2018 season.
DreamBackfield reveals the true culprit for Pitt’s defensive woes over the past 3 seasons and previews the 2018 Pitt Defense for signs of improvement.
Today, the University of Pittsburgh officially hired Jeff Capel, former player and assistant coach at Duke University, as their new Head Basketball coach.
Meet Pitt’s new DC – Randy Bates, who makes an introduction to Pittsburgh during Pat Narduzzi’s press conference regarding his hire from Northwestern as LB coach for the past 12 years.
