Pitt Football All-2010’s Team
With the end of the 2010’s upon us, it’s time to take a look back at the last 10 years of Pitt football with the Dream Backfield All-Decade team.
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With the end of the 2010’s upon us, it’s time to take a look back at the last 10 years of Pitt football with the Dream Backfield All-Decade team.
Pitt’s disappointing loss to Stanford in the Sun Bowl has been the norm for the Pitt Panthers in their recent history when it comes to postseason contests.
Pitt faces an uphill battle against Clemson in the ACC Championship Game this weekend. However, that was the case the last time they played the Tigers and came out of that game on top. I take a look back at that November day in South Carolina.
The 5th anniversary of Pitt joining the Atlantic Coast Conference occurred last month. How have the first five years gone? Where does Pitt stand in the ACC hierarchy? And what is Pitt’s outlook for the future in the ACC?
Pitt falls to Northwestern 31-24 in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl as Justin Jackson gained 224 yards, 3 TDs on 32 carries en route to victory.
The #15 moment during the 2016 season is a pretty obvious choice and I’m surprised I don’t have it higher, but it has to be the return of the “PITT Retro”Colors for the homecoming game. Â Everyone was wondering how PITT would build off the momentum of a very good first year under Head Coach…
(Video Courtesy of ACC Digital Network) As we are 2 weeks away from the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City, I am going to pick the Top 16 games or moments from the 2016 football season. The #16 game was the “All Offense, Little Defense” day against Syracuse to close out the regular season. Â And…
Here are a few words and phrases you can use to describe PITT Running Back James Conner: Hardworking, Courageous, Never Give Up Attitude, The Will To Win and I could go on, but the point is made. When Conner announced that he would declare for the 2017 NFL Draft after the bowl game on December…
You read that right. Pitt beat Syracuse today 76-61. Not in hoops but football. It was the highest scoring game ever in FBS history.
Pitt senior placekicker Chris Blewitt boots the game winning 48 yard field goal to lift Pitt over #2 Clemson en route to the weekend’s biggest upset in college football, 43-42.
After Miami throttles Pitt 51-28, the Panthers head to Death Valley to face the #2 Clemson Tigers on National TV (ABC).
Pitt defeats Virginia 45-31 and gets a much needed bye week in order to heal up in time for a Thursday Night showdown against Va Tech on ESPN on Oct 27th.
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 defeats Marshall, 43-27, but the Panther defense gets shredded once again after surrendering another big lead.
Pitt topples Penn State but now faces a passing machine in Oklahoma State, a team that clearly has more speed at the skill positions than Pitt has on defense.
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.
Pitt Football begins Season #2 under Head Coach Pat Narduzzi tomorrow starting with Summer Camp.
DreamBackfield takes an in-depth look at the Pitt Football Spring roster by position including the expected incoming 2016 recruits.
As National Letter of Intent Day approaches, DreamBackfield previews Pitt’s football recruiting needs for the class of 2016.
Pitt’s 3rd string tailback Qadree Ollison ran 16 times for 207 yards and a score to lift Pitt past Youngstown State 45-37 in the season opener for both teams.
Pitt concluded Spring Drills with a few new starters penciled in and followed that up with an impact 4-star DE transfer and a new AD, who starts July 1st.
New Head Coach Pat Narduzzi has the 2015 Pitt Football program buzzing but will the new enthusiasm be short-lived by the talent on defense?
Pitt running back James Conner has been selected as the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
Pitt finally beats Miami 35-23 at Miami for the first time since Nov. 30, 1963 on a night both James Conner and Duke Johnson broke rushing records.
On senior day, Boyd broke 1000 yards receiving and Conner set the all-time ACC rushing TD record as Pitt defeated Syracuse 30-7 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Pitt defense rolled over to North Carolina and lost several leads en route to a 40-35 loss at Chapel Hill, NC yesterday.
Duke racked up 438 total yards on 266 yards passing and 172 rushing en route to a 51-48 double OT victory over Pitt.
Pitt fumbles 6 times and loses all 6 of them en route to a 56-28 homecoming beating at the hands of Georgia Tech.
Pitt QB Chad Voytik ran 19 times for 118 yards and found big-play receiver Tyler Boyd for a 53 yard TD pass early to propel Pitt 21-16 over Virginia Tech for the fourth straight time at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
In a game that witnessed two very poor offenses, Akron dominated Pitt 21-10 to hand the Panthers their second loss of the season.