Pitt Football Game Preview: Boston College
We preview the final Pitt regular season game of 2019 against former Big East foe Boston College.
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We preview the final Pitt regular season game of 2019 against former Big East foe Boston College.
Halfway through the 2019 season, we check in on how the offense is performing under new Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple.
Qadree Ollison was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th Round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Meanwhile 7 other former Pitt Panthers signed with NFL teams as undrafted Free Agents and will have an opportunity to also continue their football careers.
We take a look at the Past, Present, and Future of recently departed Pitt Running Backs Darrin Hall and Qadree Ollison
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.
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.
Attendance has been rather tepid at Heinz Field for Pitt football this season. However, they improbably find themselves in first place in the Coastal Division. So now’s the time to come out if you haven’t been to a game recently.
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.
After last weekend’s debacle against Penn State, many aspects of the Pitt football team should be questioned. However, Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson deserves extra scrutiny.
Pickett looks fantastic, Ffrench showcases stunning speed in Pitt’s 33-7 rout of Albany in the opening game of the 2018 season.
In the lead-up to Pitt football’s season opener against Albany we will look at a rundown of every position group. Today we’ll take a look at the Offense.
Pitt stuns #2 “The U” 24-14 to finish the 2017 football season 5-7 and out of the post-season.
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.
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.
Yes, everyone involved with the PITT football program would rather be going into this game at 2-0 and coming off another big rivalry game victory. Â But, we all knew that 1-1 was a real good possibility heading into this season. Â But, unlike Penn State, PITT has another big game coming up this Saturday against Oklahoma…
Pitt “Drops” Road Game At Penn State, 33-14 as the Panthers receiving corps struggle to come down with several strong, deep passes by QB Max Browne.
Over the past few seasons since Pat Narduzzi has come aboard, the PITT Football program has started to prove that they belong in the conversation with the rest of the top tier teams in the ACC. Â And the next thing that they need to do is win the ACC Coastal and make an appearance in…
Since Tony Dorsett, Pitt has had a reputation of recruiting top tier college football Running Backs. And this year’s stable of backs looks good for the years to come.
Pitt beats Villanova at home 28-7 but looks rusty in the process. Huge concerns remain afterwards with the Offensive Line and Wide Receivers despite the win.
DreamBackfield takes an in-depth look at the Pitt Football Spring roster by position including the expected incoming 2016 recruits.
Pitt rushed out to a 42-17 lead but held on to the 45-34 victory over the Louisville Cardinals at Heinz Field yesterday.
Pitt placekicker Chris Blewitt boots a school record 56 yard field goal and lifts the Panthers past Georgia Tech 31-28 en route to their first ranking since 2010 at #25 in the AP Polls.
Pitt added a new 2015 running back on Monday. DreamBackfield.com spoke with his head coach.