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.
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.
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.
