Pitt Tops Syracuse, Prepares for Miami
The Panthers got out to yet another big lead and eventually held on to a 27-20 win over the Syracuse Orange. Big showdown with Miami looms.
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The Panthers got out to yet another big lead and eventually held on to a 27-20 win over the Syracuse Orange. Big showdown with Miami looms.
Led by Pitt’s tremendous pass rush, the Panthers rally back to defeat the Duke Blue Devils 33-30 last night in Durham, NC.
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.
Pickett looks fantastic, Ffrench showcases stunning speed in Pitt’s 33-7 rout of Albany in the opening game of the 2018 season.
Pitt stuns #2 “The U” 24-14 to finish the 2017 football season 5-7 and out of the post-season.
2017 will most likely mark the end a 9 year bowl streak for the Pitt Panthers, albeit many of those bowls were attended by 6-6 Pitt teams from the past. Pitt would have to win 4 of their last 5 games after losing to NC State 35-17 this past Saturday at Heinz Field.
Max Browne leads Pitt past Rice 42-10 but questions still loom large prior to the Panthers ACC match-up with Syracuse in the Panther run game.
In 1996, the Pitt defense surrendered 430 points. Last year, the Panthers surrendered 458 points but managed an 8-5 record after scoring a team-high 532 points. Today, the #9 Oklahoma State Cowboys would shred Pitt 59-21 in a game in which the Pitt defense gave up 676 total yards at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.