Pitt’s Defense Shuts Down Georgia Tech in 24-19 Win
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.
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.
Pitt stuns #2 “The U” 24-14 to finish the 2017 football season 5-7 and out of the post-season.
Pitt (4-6) drops a must-win game 34-31 to (2-8) North Carolina before a spare crowd on “Star Wars” night on Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
The much-maligned Pitt defense came up big for the second straight week en route to a 31-14 home victory over Virginia. This included several stops on 4th and short including once from the Pitt 1 yard line.
Pitt tops Duke 24-17 behind the brilliant running of junior tailback Darrin Hall, 24 carries for 254 yards and 3 TDs, that resulted in a must-win road victory at Duke in Durham, NC yesterday.
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.
The Pitt offense looked confused, disorganized and completely inept in the 35-17 blow-out loss to Coastal rival Georgia Tech in Atlanta this past Saturday.
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.