September 20, 2014 Noon, ET Heinz Field (65,500/Natural Grass) Pittsburgh, Pa. ESPNU Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network PittsburghPanthers.com @GoPittFootball #PITTvsIOWA Aug. 30 Delaware (ESPN3) W, 62-0 Sept. 5 (Fri.) at Boston College* (ESPN) W, 30-20 Sept. 13 at FIU (Fox Sports 1) W, 42-25 Sept. 20 Iowa (ESPNU) Noon Sept. 27 Akron TBA Oct. 4 at Virginia* TBA Oct. 16 (Thurs.) Virginia Tech* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 Georgia Tech* (HC) TBA Nov. 1 Duke* TBA Nov. 15 at North Carolina* TBA Nov. 22 Syracuse* TBA Nov. 29 at Miami* TBA *ACC game (HC) Homecoming PITT (3-0, 1-0 ACC) Aug. 30 Northern Iowa W, 31-23 Sept. 6 Ball State W, 17-13 Sept. 13 Iowa State L, 17-20 Sept. 20 at Pittsburgh Noon (ET) Sept. 27 at Purdue* Noon (ET) Oct. 11 Indiana* 11 a.m. (CT) Oct. 18 at Maryland* Noon (ET) Nov. 1 Northwestern* TBA Nov. 8 at Minnesota* TBA Nov. 15 at Illinois* TBA Nov. 22 Wisconsin* TBA Nov. 28 Nebraska* TBA *Big Ten game IOWA (2-1, 0-0 BIG TEN) Schedules and Results Broadcast Information Television ESPNU Adam Amin, play-by-play John Congemi, analyst (former Pitt QB, 1982-86) Pitt Radio 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play Pat Bostick, analyst Larry Richert, reporter SiriusXM Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 132, XM Channel 193 Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options PittsburghPanthers.com via CSLive Pitt LiveWire Gameday App TuneIn Pitt Coach Paul Chryst Overall (season): 16-13 (third) At Pitt (season): same Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Record vs. Iowa: 0-0 Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz Overall (season): 122-101 (18th) At Iowa (season): 110-80 (15th) Alma Mater: Connecticut, 1978 Record vs. Pitt: 1-1 Game Storylines Unbeaten Pitt continues its September tour of non-confer- ence games by hosting Iowa of the Big Ten. The Panthers are 3-0 for the first time since 2009 fol- lowing a 42-25 victory at FIU. The Hawkeyes are 2-1 after losing to rival Iowa State, 20-17, on a field goal with two seconds left. The Panthers are eyeing a 4-0 start for the first time since the 2000 season. Pitt sophomore tailback James Conner is one of the nations most productive ground gainers. Con- ner leads the country in rushing touchdowns (eight) and ranks second in total rushing yards (544). James Conners 544 rushing yards are the most in the opening three games of a season in Pitt history. The prior mark was held by Tony Dorsett, who had 487 yards as a freshman in the first three games of the 1973 season. Conner and the Panthers will be challenged by a rugged Iowa de- fense that ranks sixth nationally against the run. The Hawkeyes are giving up just 65.7 yards on the ground. Pitt is averaging 44.7 points per game to rank 15th in the nation. The Panthers have scored at least 30 points in each of their last five contests dating back to the 2013 season. Iowa is yielding just 18.7 points this year. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is a gradu- ate of nearby Upper St. Clair High School and served as a graduate assistant on Jackie Sherrills 1980 Pitt coaching staff. The Panthers are fielding one of their youngest rosters in memory. Pitt went through the preseason with 81 underclassmen (53 freshmen and 28 sophomores), the highest total of any Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in the country. Pitt-Iowa History in Brief Series Began: 1931 Series Overall: Pitt leads 3-2 At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 2-0 At Iowa: Iowa leads 2-1 At Neutral Sites: 0-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 17, 2011 (Iowa won, 31-27) Current Series Win Streak: Iowa has won 1 (2011) Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (1952, 2008) Longest Iowa Series Win Streak: 1 game, twice (1951; 2011) Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 20 points (20-0, 1931) Largest Iowa Margin of Victory: 17 points (34-17, 1951) The Coaches 2 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Paul Chryst will conduct his game week preview press conferences on Mondays at noon. The conferences will be held at the UPMC Sports Per- formance Complex. Transcripts from Coach Chrysts press conferences will be available by Monday afternoon at PittsburghPanthers.com. ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Coach Chryst will be available for media questions via the ACC Football Telecon- ference every Wednesday during the season (beginning Aug. 27) from 11:40 to 11:50 a.m. Audio files and transcripts for each ACC coach will be posted to theACC.com by Wednesday afternoon. Contact the Pitt media relations office for access to the call. (The Thanksgiving week teleconference will be held at the same time, but on Tuesday, Nov. 25.) Teleconference Schedule: 10:30 a.m. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) 10:40 a.m. Jimbo Fisher (Florida St.) 10:50 a.m. Bobby Petrino (Louisville) 11 a.m. Scott Shafer (Syracuse) 11:10 a.m. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) 11:20 a.m. Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) 11:30 a.m. Larry Fedora (North Carolina) 11:40 a.m. Paul Chryst (Pitt) 11:50 a.m. Al Golden (Miami) Noon Frank Beamer (Va. Tech) 12:10 p.m. Mike London (Virginia) 12:20 p.m. Steve Addazio (Boston College) 12:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe (Duke) 12:40 p.m. Dave Doeren (NC State) PRACTICE COVERAGE The initial 30 minutes of Pitt football practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are open to the media for observation. Photographers are also free to shoot practice during this time. The duration of the workout is closed. Reporters should contact the media relations office in advance for practice times and proper clearance. All practices will be held at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. WEEKLY INTERVIEWS All interviews must be arranged through the media relations office. Players and assistant coaches are available for post- practice media sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In addition to his Monday press conferences, Coach Chryst will have a pre-practice media briefing on Thursdays of game weeks. Please consult the media relations office for exact times. PITT MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for Pitt home games are is- sued to working media only and should be requested as early as possible due to space limitations and demand. All cre- dential requests should be made online at www.sportssystems.com/pitt.
COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM The official media website for NCAA FBS football is collegepressbox.com. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox.com. ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Broadcast outlets can access ACC high- lights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS). Video content will only be available for down- load in digital files that can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this service, contact Scott McBurney at smcburney@ theacc.org or (336) 369-4646. ACC WEB MEDIA SECTION The media section of the ACCs official website is theACC.com/media and con- tains audio files, transcripts, team logos and headshots. An individual account is needed to access the site. To register, simply go to theACC.com/media. PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS E.J. Borghetti, Executive Associate A.D. (football contact) Borghetti e-mail: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Ted Feeley, Media Relations Director (co-football contact) Feeley e-mail: tfeeley@athletics.pitt.edu Celeste Welsh, Media Relations Coordinator (credential contact) Welsh e-mail: cwelsh@athletics.pitt.edu PITT MEDIA RELATIONS PHONE NUMBERS Pitt Media Relations Office: (412) 648-8240 Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 Pitt Football Office: (412) 648-8700 PITT FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Official Pitt Site: PittsburghPanthers.com Media Info: collegepressbox.com Pitt Football Twitter/Instagram: @GoPittFootball Pitt YouTube Page: YouTube.com/pittlivewire PITT MEDIA RELATIONS ADDRESS University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Petersen Events Center 3719 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 PITT PRACTICE FACILITY ADDRESS Pitt Football Office UPMC Sports Performance Complex 3450 South Water Street Pittsburgh PA 15203 ACC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Amy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner (public relations/marketing) Yakola e-mail: ayakola@theacc.org Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner (football communications) Finn e-mail: mfinn@theacc.org ACC Communications Phone: (336) 851-6062 ACC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Official ACC Site: theacc.com Media Info: collegepressbox.com ACC Football Twitter: @theACCfootball ACC YouTube Page: YouTube.com/ACCDN SUNDAY 15 16 17 18 19 14 20 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MEDIA SERVICES IOWA WEEK SCHEDULE No scheduled media opportunities Paul Chryst Press Conference Noon Practice Window 2:30-3 p.m. Interviews 4:45 p.m. Paul Chryst on ACC Teleconference 11:40 a.m. Practice Window 3:30-4 p.m. Interviews 5:45 p.m. Final Paul Chryst Press Brief 11:45 a.m. No scheduled media opportunities Iowa at Pitt Heinz Field Noon 3 OFFENSE Wide Receiver 23 TYLER BOYD SO, 62, 190 88 Kevin Weatherspoon (SR*, 5-10, 175) Wide Receiver 82 MANASSEH GARNER SR*, 62, 220 10 Ronald Jones (JR*, 5-8, 170) Left Tackle 69 ADAM BISNOWATY SO*, 66, 305 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith (FR*, 6-7, 335)
Left Guard 53 DORIAN JOHNSON SO, 65, 300 72 Carson Baker (FR*, 6-5, 330)
Center 63 ALEX OFFICER FR*, 64, 335 71 Gabe Roberts (SO*, 6-5, 305) Right Guard 74 MATT ROTHERAM SR*, 66, 335 63 Alex Officer (FR*, 6-4, 335)
Right Tackle 68 T.J. CLEMMINGS SR*, 66, 315 78 Alex Bookser (FR, 6-6, 295)
Free Safety 9 RAY VINOPAL SR*, 510, 200 25 Pat Amara (FR, 6-2, 190) SPECIALISTS Punter 18 RYAN WINSLOW FR*, 65, 210 12 Chris Blewitt (SO, 5-9, 185) Placekicker 12 CHRIS BLEWITT SO, 59, 185 18 Ryan Winslow (FR*, 6-5, 210)
Holder 18 RYAN WINSLOW FR*, 65, 210 45 Nick Goldsmith (FR, 6-2, 210) Long Snapper 67 DAVID MURPHY JR*, 61, 220 61 Pat Quirin (SO*, 6-1, 220) Kickoff Returner 23 TYLER BOYD SO, 62, 190 10 Ronald Jones (JR*, 5-8, 170) 14 Avonte Maddox (FR, 5-9, 165)
Punt Returner 23 TYLER BOYD SO, 62, 190 88 Kevin Weatherspoon (SR*, 5-10, 175) PROBABLE PITT TWO-DEEP 4 No. Name Pos. 2 Terrish Webb* ......................DB 2(D) Adonis Jennings ................. WR 3 Nicholas Grigsby** ............. LB 3(D) Chris James ............................ RB 4 Bam Bradley*........................ LB 5 Ejuan Price** ........................ DL 6 Lafayette Pitts** ..................DB 7 Adam Bertke .........................QB 8 Todd Thomas*** .................. LB 9 Ray Vinopal** .......................DB 10 Ronald Jones** ................... WR 11 Trey Anderson* ...................QB 12 Chris Blewitt* ....................... PK 14 Avonte Maddox ....................DB 15 Reggie Mitchell ....................DB 16 Chad Voytik* .........................QB 17 Chris Wuestner* ................ WR 18 Ryan Winslow ......................... P 18(D) Joe Repischak .......................QB 19 Dontez Ford ......................... WR 20 Dennis Briggs ....................... RB 21 Titus Howard* ......................DB 22 Khari Anderson ...................DB 22(D) Jameel Poteat ........................ RB 23 Tyler Boyd* .......................... WR 24 James Conner* ..................... RB 25 Pat Amara ...............................DB 26 Jevonte Pitts* ........................DB 26(D) Joey Brungo ......................... WR 28 Anthony Gonzalez*** ........ LB 28(D) Elijah Zeise .......................... WR 29 Rachid Ibrahim* ................. RB 29(D) Oluwaseun Idowu ...............DB 30 Mike Caprara*....................... LB 31 Jaymar Parrish* ................... TE 32 Phillipie Motley ....................DB 32(D) Jordan Jones ........................ WR 34 Isaac Bennett*** .................. RB 35 Jalen Williams ......................DB 35(D) George Aston ........................ FB 36 Michael Dunn........................ LB 37 Qadree Ollison ...................... RB 38 Ryan Lewis* ..........................DB 38(D) Kyle Brown .......................... WR 39 Jaquaun Davidson ............. WR 40 James Folston ....................... LB 40(D) Colton Lively ......................... FB 41 Anthony Rippole ................. FB 43 Devon Porchia ...................... LB 44 David Durham* .................... DL 45 Devon Edwards .................... TE 45(D) Nick Goldsmith ....................... P 46 Adam Lazenga** .................. FB 47 Matt Galambos* ................... LB Pitt Numerical Roster 2014 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS Pitt Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 25 Pat Amara DB FR 6-2 190 Philadelphia, PA/West Catholic 22 Khari Anderson DB FR 6-2 195 Aurora, OH/Hawken School 11 Trey Anderson* QB JR* 6-0 195 Pearland, TX/Pearland 35(D) George Aston FB FR 6-0 240 Stephens City, VA/Sherando 72 Carson Baker OL FR* 6-5 330 Fairborn, OH/Fairborn 34 Isaac Bennett*** RB SR 5-11 210 Tulsa, OK/Booker T. Washington 7 Adam Bertke QB FR 6-6 210 Maria Stein, OH/Marion Local 69 Adam Bisnowaty* OL SO* 6-6 305 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 92 Rori Blair DL FR 6-4 230 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 12 Chris Blewitt* PK SO 5-9 185 Alexandria, VA/West Potomac 78 Alex Bookser OL FR 6-6 295 Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 23 Tyler Boyd* WR SO 6-2 190 Clairton, PA/Clairton 4 Bam Bradley* LB SO* 6-2 230 Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison 20 Dennis Briggs RB FR 5-10 195 Wilkinsburg, PA/Shady Side Academy 38(D) Kyle Brown WR FR 6-4 205 Geneva, IL/Geneva Community 26(D) Joey Brungo WR FR 6-1 185 New Kensington, PA/Kiski Area 30 Mike Caprara* LB SO* 6-0 225 Turtle Creek, PA/Woodland Hills 80 Zach Challingsworth WR FR* 6-2 190 McDonald, PA/South Fayette 68 T.J. Clemmings*** OL SR* 6-6 315 Teaneck, NJ/Paterson Catholic 24 James Conner* RB SO 6-2 250 Erie, PA/McDowell 96 Devin Cook* DL JR* 6-4 240 Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls 51 Jacob Craig LB SO* 6-2 240 Berlin, PA/Berlin Brothersvalley 50(D) Dom Cuono LB FR 6-2 220 Tampa, FL/Carrollwood Day School 39 Jaquaun Davidson WR FR 6-2 170 Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward 59 Jamal Davis II LB FR 6-2 200 Canton, OH/Canton McKinley 76 Connor Dintino DL FR 6-3 295 Mashpee, MA/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 36 Michael Dunn LB FR* 6-3 240 Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin 44 David Durham* DL SR* 6-2 240 Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Christian 45 Devon Edwards TE FR* 6-4 260 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Academy 49 Nico Elms LB FR* 6-0 210 Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland 40 James Folston LB FR 6-3 200 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa 19 Dontez Ford WR SO* 6-2 205 McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox 47 Matt Galambos* LB SO 6-2 245 Collingdale, PA/The Haverford School 77 Alex Galiyas OL FR 6-2 270 Dexter, MI/Detroit Catholic Central 82 Manasseh Garner* WR SR* 6-2 220 Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear 45(D) Nick Goldsmith P FR 6-2 210 Dyer, IN/St. Rita of Cascia (IL) 28 Anthony Gonzalez*** LB SR* 6-3 230 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 87 Reggie Green LB FR* 6-2 225 Cranford, NJ/Cranford 3 Nicholas Grigsby** LB JR* 6-1 220 Trotwood, OH/Trotwood-Madison 50 Mike Grimm OL FR 6-6 325 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 62 John Guy OL SO* 6-7 285 Somerville, MA/New Hampton School (NH) 81 Tony Harper TE FR* 6-4 220 Toledo, OH/St. Johns Jesuit 70 Connor Hayes OL FR 6-4 270 Traverse City, MI/Traverse City West 66 Mike Herndon DL FR 6-4 320 Greenville, VA/Riverheads 86 J.P. Holtz** TE JR 6-4 245 Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area 21 Titus Howard* DB SO 6-1 175 Clairton, PA/Clairton 49(D) Cory Huddleston PK FR 5-10 170 Burke, VA/Lake Braddock Secondary School 29 Rachid Ibrahim* RB SO 6-1 185 Rockville, MD/Avalon 29(D) Oluwaseun Idowu DB FR 6-0 185 Wexford, PA/North Allegheny 3(D) Chris James RB FR 5-11 210 Chicago, IL/Notre Dame College Prep 54 Tyrique Jarrett DL SO 6-3 335 Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice/Milford (NY) 2(D) Adonis Jennings WR FR 6-3 195 Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek 53 Dorian Johnson* OL SO 6-5 300 Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon Area 32(D) Jordan Jones WR FR 6-3 215 Aurora, IL/Joliet Catholic Academy 5 Numerical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. 48 Zach Poker ............................. LB 48(D) Kellen McAlone .................. WR 49 Nico Elms ............................... LB 49(D) Cory Huddleston ................. PK 50 Mike Grimm .......................... OL 50(D) Dom Cuono ............................ LB 51 Jacob Craig ............................. LB 52 Shakir Soto*........................... DL 53 Dorian Johnson* .................. OL 53(D) Brian Popp ............................. LB 54 Tyrique Jarrett ..................... DL 55 Luke Maclean ........................ DL 56 Justin Moody ......................... DL 57 Artie Rowell* ........................ OL 58 Quintin Wirginis .................. LB 59 Jamal Davis II ........................ LB 60 Aaron Reese .......................... OL 61 Pat Quirin ................................ LS 62 John Guy .................................. OL 63 Alex Officer ............................ OL 64 Trent Neavin ......................... DL 66 Mike Herndon ...................... DL 67 David Murphy** ................... LS 67(D) Alec Maternowski ............... LB 68 T.J. Clemmings*** ................ OL 69 Adam Bisnowaty* ............... OL 70 Connor Hayes ....................... OL 71 Gabe Roberts ........................ OL 72 Carson Baker ........................ OL 74 Matt Rotheram*** ............... OL 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith ............... OL 76 Connor Dintino .................... DL 77 Alex Galiyas ........................... OL 78 Alex Bookser ......................... OL 80 Zach Challingsworth ........ WR 81 Tony Harper .......................... TE 82 Manasseh Garner* ............ WR 83 Scott Orndoff* ...................... TE 84 Brian ONeill .......................... TE 85 Jester Weah.......................... WR 86 J.P. Holtz** .............................. TE 87 Reggie Green ......................... LB 88 Kevin Weatherspoon* ..... WR 90 Hez Trahan ............................ DL 91 Darryl Render** .................. DL 92 Rori Blair ................................ DL 93 Shane Roy ............................... DL 94 Jeremiah Taleni .................... DL 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith** ............DL 96 Devin Cook* .......................... DL 98 LaQuentin Smith*** ........... DL
* following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number 2014 PITT FOOTBALL ROSTERS Alphabetical Roster Continued No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 10 Ronald Jones** WR JR* 5-8 170 Fort Meade, FL/Fort Meade 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith OL FR* 6-7 335 Voorhees, NJ/West Catholic (PA) 46 Adam Lazenga** FB SR* 6-0 245 Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park 38 Ryan Lewis* DB SO* 6-0 195 Seattle, WA/Eastlake 40(D) Colton Lively FB FR* 6-0 240 Lake Dallas, TX/Lake Dallas 55 Luke Maclean DL FR* 6-5 260 Grand Blanc, MI/Grand Blanc 14 Avonte Maddox DB FR 5-9 165 Detroit, MI/Martin Luther King 67(D) Alec Maternowski LB FR 5-11 200 Slinger, WI/Slinger 48(D) Kellen McAlone WR FR 6-2 195 Dallas, TX/Jesuit College Preparatory School 15 Reggie Mitchell DB SO* 6-0 185 Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy 56 Justin Moody DL FR* 6-3 280 Philadelphia, PA/George Washington 95 Khaynin Mosley-Smith** DL JR* 6-0 310 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills/Milford (NY) 32 Phillipie Motley DB FR 5-10 170 Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson 67 David Murphy** LS JR* 6-1 220 Buffalo, NY/St. Francis 64 Trent Neavin DL FR* 6-0 260 Martins Ferry, OH/Martins Ferry 63 Alex Officer OL FR* 6-4 335 Rochester, NY/Eastridge 37 Qadree Ollison RB FR 6-2 215 Niagara Falls, NY/Canisius 84 Brian ONeill TE FR 6-6 245 Wilmington, DE/Salesianum School 83 Scott Orndoff* TE SO 6-5 260 Waynesburg, PA/Seton-LaSalle 31 Jaymar Parrish* TE SO 6-2 270 Monroeville, PA/Gateway 26 Jevonte Pitts* DB SO* 5-11 205 Forest Hills, PA/Woodland Hills/Milford (NY) 6 Lafayette Pitts** DB JR* 5-11 195 Duquesne, PA/Woodland Hills 48 Zach Poker LB FR* 6-4 240 Oconomowoc, WI/Oconomowoc 53(D) Brian Popp LB FR 6-0 220 Loveland, OH/Loveland 43 Devon Porchia LB SO* 6-2 245 Parkville, MD/Gilman School 22(D) Jameel Poteat RB SR 5-10 210 Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt 5 Ejuan Price** DL JR* 6-0 255 Rankin, PA/Woodland Hills 61 Pat Quirin LS SO* 6-1 220 Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic 60 Aaron Reese OL FR* 6-5 310 Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg Area 91 Darryl Render** DL JR 6-2 275 Cleveland, OH/St. Edward 18(D) Joe Repischak QB FR 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair 41 Anthony Rippole FB SO* 5-10 235 McKees Rocks, PA/Montour 71 Gabe Roberts OL SO* 6-5 305 New London, WI/New London 74 Matt Rotheram*** OL SR* 6-6 335 North Olmsted, OH/North Olmsted 57 Artie Rowell* OL JR* 6-2 315 Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin 93 Shane Roy DL FR 6-4 245 Reading, OH/Reading 98 LaQuentin Smith*** DL SR 6-2 280 Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips 52 Shakir Soto* DL SO 6-3 270 Wilkes-Barre, PA/G.A.R. Memorial 94 Jeremiah Taleni DL FR* 6-2 295 Kaneohe, HI/Kailua 8 Todd Thomas*** LB SR* 6-2 230 Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls/Milford (NY) 90 Hez Trahan DL FR 6-4 250 Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic 9 Ray Vinopal** DB SR* 5-10 200 Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney 16 Chad Voytik* QB SO* 6-1 205 Cleveland, TN/Cleveland 85 Jester Weah WR FR* 6-3 205 Madison, WI/Madison Memorial 88 Kevin Weatherspoon* WR SR* 5-10 175 Clairton, PA/Clairton 2 Terrish Webb* DB SO 5-11 180 Clairton, PA/Clairton 35 Jalen Williams DB FR 6-2 180 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy 18 Ryan Winslow P FR* 6-5 210 Maple Glen, PA/La Salle College H.S. 58 Quintin Wirginis LB FR 6-2 220 Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel 17 Chris Wuestner* WR SO* 6-2 205 Carlisle, PA/Carlisle 28(D) Elijah Zeise WR FR 6-2 195 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny * following class denotes redshirt season * following name denotes letters earned (D) denotes duplicate number 6 PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: November 17, 1965 Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Family: Chryst and his wife Robin have two daughters, Katy and JoJo, and one son, Danny. COACHING EXPERIENCE College West Virginia, 1989-90, graduate assistant. UWPlatteville, 1993, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Illinois State, 1995, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Oregon State, 1997-98, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Wisconsin, 2002, tight ends. Oregon State, 2003-04, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Wisconsin, 2005, co-offensive coordinator & tight ends. Wisconsin, 2006-11, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks. Pittsburgh, 2012-present, head coach. Professional San Antonio Riders, 1991-92, wide receivers, running backs, tight ends (World League of American Football). Ottawa Rough Riders, 1994, quarterbacks (Canadian Football League). Saskatchewan Roughriders, 1996, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks (Canadian Football League). San Diego Chargers, 1999-2001, tight ends (National Football League). In 2013, Paul Chryst led Pitt to a 30-27 victory over Mid-American Conference champion Bowl- ing Green in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. It was the Panthers first postseason win since 2010. Under Chryst, tackle Aaron Donald became Pitts most decorated defensive player since the legendary Hugh Green. A 2013 unanimous All- American, Donald was the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award. Tyler Boyd was the nations most produc- tive freshman receiver in 2013, compiling 85 catches for 1,174 yards and seven TDs. Boyd set Pitt freshman records for receptions and yards, eclipsing marks previously held by Larry Fitzger- ald. Pitt ranked second in the ACC with six players on the leagues 2013 All-Academic Football Team. In Chrysts debut campaign at Pitt in 2012, the Panthers produced a 3,000-yard passer (Tino Sunseri, 3,288) and 1,000-yard rusher (Ray Graham, 1,042) in the same season for the first time ever. Chryst joined Pitt following an exceptional tenure at Wisconsin, where he earned acclaim as one of college footballs finest teachers and strategists. The Badgers compiled a 60-19 record (.759) during his six seasons overseeing the of- fense (2006-11). Chryst was twice named a finalist for the pres- tigious Broyles Award (2010 and 2011), annually presented to college footballs top assistant. In 2011, Chryst helped Wisconsin to an 11-3 record and its second consecutive Big Ten title and Rose Bowl berth. The Badgers featured a pro- lific offense that set no fewer than a dozen school records, including points per game (44.1 avg.), total offense per game (469.9 avg.), total rushing yards (3,298) and total passing yards (3,280). From 2009-11, Wisconsin achieved the Big Tens best record (32-8, .800) while averaging 39.2 points per game during that span. During his tenure as Wisconsins offensive coordinator (2006-11), Wisconsin produced nine first team All-Americans on offense: tackle Joe Thomas (unanimous selection, 2006), tight end Travis Beckum (2007), guard Kraig Urbik (2008), tackle Gabe Carimi (unanimous selection, 2010), tight end Lance Kendricks (consensus selection, 2010), guard John Moffitt (2010), running back Montee Ball (2011), center Pete Konz (2011) and guard Kevin Zeitler (2011). Chryst coached three major award winners on offense while at Wisconsin: quarterback Scott Tolzien, who won the 2010 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (nations top senior quarterback), and two Outland Trophy winners (nations out- standing college lineman) in tackles Gabe Carimi (2010) and Joe Thomas (2006). Chrysts offenses at Wisconsin produced five Big Ten Player of the Year awards. The honorees include running back John Clay (2009 Big Ten Player of the Year), tackle Gabe Carimi (2010 Big Ten Lineman of the Year), running back Montee Ball (2011 Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year) and quarterback Rus- sell Wilson (2011 Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarter- back of the Year). Under Chrysts guidance, quarterback Rus- sell Wilson led the nation in pass efficiency in 2011 with a staggering 191.78 rating (topping Baylor Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin IIIs 189.48). Wilson, who is now with the Seattle Seahawks, threw for 3,175 yards with 33 touch- downs and only four interceptions in leading the Badgers to the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth. In addition to a potent passing game in 2011, Chryst also oversaw a rushing attack led by first team All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist Montee Ball, who led the nation in total rushing yards (1,923) and scoring (39 touchdowns and 16.71 points/game). Balls 39 TDs tied the NCAA record set by Oklahoma States Barry Sanders in 1988. In 2010, Chrysts Wisconsin offense nearly became the first team in FBS history to have three different players rush for at least 1,000 yards in the same season: James White (1,052 yards), John Clay (1,012) and Montee Ball (996). That team had an incredible 48 rushing touchdowns, tying the Big Ten record. Chryst was offensive coordinator and quarter- backs coach at Oregon State during the 2003 and 04 seasons. The 2003 Beavers became the first team in NCAA Division I history to have a 4,000- yard passer (Derek Anderson), 1,500-yard rusher (Steven Jackson) and two 1,000-yard receivers (James Newson and Mike Hass). Chryst has coached in 13 bowl games during his collegiate career, including the 2011 and 2012 Rose Bowl games. PAUL CHRYST CAREER NOTES 7 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES SERIES NOTES This is the sixth meeting between Pitt and Iowa in a series that dates back to the 1931 season...the Panthers lead the series, 3-2...this is the first meeting since 2011, when Iowa rallied from a 21-point third- quarter deficit to defeat visiting Pitt, 31-27...the 2011 game marked the Panthers first visit to Iowa since 1951...the teams last met in Pittsburgh in 2008, a 21-20 Pitt victory...prior to 2008, the two schools had not played since 1952, a 26-14 win by the Panthers in Pitt Stadium...this years game marks the third of a four-game pact between Pitt and Iowa... the two teams will meet in 2015 at Iowa...Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz has extensive ties to Pitt and Pittsburgh...Ferentz is a graduate of Upper St. Clair High School and served as a graduate assistant on Jackie Sherrills 1980 Pitt coaching staff. TEAM NOTES SEEKING A 40 START Pitt is 3-0 following its 42-25 win at FIU on Sept. 13. It is just the fourth time in 24 seasons that the Panthers have opened with three victories (the prior occasions occurring in 1991, 2000 and 2009). Pitt last started a season 4-0 in 2000. 125 YEARS AND COUNTING The 2014 campaign marks the 125th football season in Pitt his- tory. The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a 693-503-42 all-time record (.577). The programs rich legacy includes 89 first team All-Americans, 23 College Football Hall of Famers, eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national champi- onships. YOUR 2014 PITT TEAM CAPTAINS As selected by their teammates, the captains for the 2014 Panthers are senior offensive tackle T.J. Clemmings (offense), senior safety Ray Vinopal (defense) and junior linebacker Nicholas Grigsby (special teams). THE PANTHERS ARE GREEN The Panthers are fielding one of their youngest rosters in memory. Pitt went through training camp with 81 underclassmen (53 fresh- men and 28 sophomores), the highest total of any Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in the country. FBS TEAMS WITH MOST UNDERCLASSMEN (PRESEASON ROSTERS) No. School (FR, SO) FR-SO/Roster Pct. 1. Pittsburgh (53, 28) 81/103 78.6 2. Penn State (49, 27) 76/105 72.4 3. NC State (52, 22) 74/105 70.5 Wake Forest (48, 26) 74/105 70.5 5. Northern Illinois (45, 28) 73/105 69.5 Tulsa (45, 28) 73/105 69.5 7. New Mexico State (50, 20) 70/101 69.3 Purdue (42, 28) 70/101 69.3 9. Nevada (48, 23) 71/103 68.9 10. Rice (50, 21) 71/104 68.3
PITT-IOWA GAME-BY-GAME PITT LEADS SERIES 3-2 DATE H/A PITT IOWA Oct. 3, 1931 A 20 0 Oct. 13, 1951 A 17 34 Sept. 27, 1952 H 26 14 Sept. 20, 2008 H 21 20 Sept. 17, 2011 A 27 31 Pitt wins in bold PITT VS. BIG TEN Pitt is 106-125-9 all-time against current members of the Big Ten Conference. The Panthers are in the midst of a four-game pact with Iowa, splitting the initial two meetings (2008 and 2011). In addi- tion to the 2014 meeting, Pitt and Iowa will play in 2015 in Iowa City. Series Record Last Meeting 2-6 vs. Illinois 1982 2-7 vs. Indiana 1952 3-2 vs. Iowa 2011 3-3 vs. Maryland 1992 0-2 vs. Michigan 1947 0-6-1 vs. Michigan State 2007 3-9 vs. Minnesota 1992 15-6-3 vs. Nebraska 2005 3-3 vs. Northwestern 1973 5-19-1 vs. Ohio State 1996 42-50-4 vs. Penn State 2000 3-4 vs. Purdue 1986 22-8 vs. Rutgers 2012 3-0 vs. Wisconsin 1967 8 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS COASTAL DIVISION Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Pittsburgh 1 - 0 1.000 3 - 0 1.000 Virginia 1 - 0 1.000 2 - 1 .667 Duke 0 - 0 .000 3 - 0 1.000 Georgia Tech 0 - 0 .000 3 - 0 1.000 North Carolina 0 - 0 .000 2 - 0 1.000 Virginia Tech 0 - 0 .000 2 - 1 .667 Miami 0 - 1 .000 2 - 1 .667 ATLANTIC DIVISION Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Louisville 1 - 1 .500 2 - 1 .667 NC State 0 - 0 .000 3 - 0 1.000 Florida State 0 - 0 .000 2 - 0 1.000 Syracuse 0 - 0 .000 2 - 0 1.000 Clemson 0 - 0 .000 1 - 1 .500 Wake Forest 0 - 0 .000 1 - 2 .333 Boston College 0 - 1 .000 2 - 1 .667
PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES FRESH FACES Pitt has played five true freshmen this season: safety Pat Amara, de- fensive end Rori Blair, running back Chris James, cornerback Avonte Maddox and linebacker Quintin Wirginis. During the 2013 season, the Panthers played 12 true freshmen. In fact, Pitt was led in eight differ- ent statistical categories by freshmen last year. AGAINST RANKED FOES Pitts 28-21 victory over Notre Dame on Nov. 9, 2013, was its third win over a ranked foe during Paul Chrysts coaching tenure. The Irish were ranked No. 24 by Associated Press and No. 25 in the USA Today coaches poll. The Panthers are 3-4 overall against Top 25 teams under Chryst. PITT VS. TOP-25 TEAMS UNDER PAUL CHRYST Date Opp. (AP/USA Today) Result 9/15/12 Virginia Tech (13/13) W, 35-17 10/13/12 Louisville (18/16) L, 35-45 11/3/12 @Notre Dame (4/4) L, 26-29 (3OT) 11/24/12 Rutgers (21/19) W, 27-6 9/2/13 Florida State (11/12) L, 13-41 10/12/13 @Virginia Tech (24/25) L, 9-19 11/9/13 Notre Dame (24/25) W, 28-21 BLUE & GOLD RALLY CAPS Since the 2002 season, Pitt has won 25 games with second-half come- backs. During the 2013 campaign, the Panthers won three contests with second-half rallies: Notre Dame (28-21), Syracuse (17-16) and Bowling Green (30-27 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). From 2010- 12, the Panthers did not win a single contest when facing a second- half deficit. Pitt has one second-half comeback in 2014. The Panthers trailed host FIU at intermission, 16-14, but rallied for a decisive 42-25 win. Pitt trailed FIU 16-0 in the first quarter before scoring 26 unan- swered points to seize control. The 16-point deficit was the largest overcome by Pitt to win a game since 1996, when the Panthers ral- lied past Temple, 53-52, after being down 19 in the fourth quarter. PITT SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS (SINCE 2002) Date Opp. Deficit (Qtr.) Result 9/14/02 @UAB 20-17 (3rd) W, 26-20 10/26/02 Boston College 16-13 (4th) W, 19-16 (OT) 11/2/02 @Virginia Tech 21-7 (3rd) W, 28-21 11/9/02 Temple 19-14 (3rd) W, 29-22 9/27/03 @Texas A&M 13-9 (3rd) W, 37-26 11/1/03 @Boston College 13-10 (4th) W, 24-13 11/8/03 Virginia Tech 28-24 (4th) W, 31-28 9/25/04 Furman 31-14 (3rd)/38-24 (4th) W, 41-38 (OT) 10/9/04 @Temple 16-6 (4th) W, 27-22 11/13/04 @Notre Dame 35-31 (4th) W, 41-38 11/25/04 West Virginia 10-6 (3rd)/13-9 (4th) W, 16-13 10/20/07 Cincinnati 17-10 (3rd) W, 24-17 12/1/07 @West Virginia 7-3 (3rd) W, 13-9 9/20/08 Iowa 17-14 (4th) W, 21-20 9/27/08 @Syracuse 24-13 (3rd) W, 34-24 10/2/08 @USF 21-20 (4th) W, 26-21 11/1/08 @Notre Dame 17-3 (3rd)/24-17 (4th) W, 36-33 (4OT) 11/28/08 West Virginia 12-7 (3rd)/15-7 (4th) W, 19-15 10/2/09 @Louisville 10-7 (3rd) W, 35-10 10/10/09 Connecticut 21-6 (3rd) W, 24-21 12/26/09 North Carolina* 17-16 (4th) W, 19-17 11/9/13 Notre Dame 21-14 (3rd) W, 28-21 11/23/13 @Syracuse 16-10 (3rd) W, 17-16 12/26/13 Bowling Green# 20-17 (3rd) W, 30-27 9/13/14 @FIU 16-14 (3rd) W, 42-25 * Meineke Car Care Bowl # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl OFFENSIVE NOTES SUPER SCORING Pitt is averaging 44.7 points per game this year to rank 15th nation- ally. The Panthers have scored at least 30 points in each of their last five contests dating back to the 2013 season. PANTHERS IN A RUSH Pitt is averaging 344.3 rushing yards per game to rank first in the Atlantic Coast Conference and fourth nationally. The Panthers rushed for 409 yards in their season-opening 62-0 win over Delaware. It was Pitts highest single-game rushing total since the Tony Dorsett era when Pitt had 444 in a 37-7 win over Army during the 1976 national championship season. The Panthers rolled up 303 yards on the ground at Boston College and 321 at FIU. Pitt has a three-game rushing total of 1,033. Last year it took the Panthers nine games to reach 1,000 rush yards. 9 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES CONNERS UNPRECEDENTED START Sophomore tailback James Conners 544 rushing yards are the most in the opening three games of a season in Pitt history. The prior mark was held by Tony Dorsett, who had 487 yards in the first three games of his 1973 freshman season. Incredibly, Conner is already only 20 yards shy of the best four- game rushing start to a season at Pitt. Dorsett had 564 yards through the initial four contests of 73.
PITTS BEST RUSHING TOTALS: OPENING THREE GAMES JAMES CONNER (Sophomore)2014 Game Opponent Att. Yds. TDs 1. Delaware 14 153 4 2. Boston College 36 214 1 3. FIU 31 177 3 TOTAL 81 544 8 TONY DORSETT (Freshman)1973 Game Opponent Att. Yds. TDs 1. Georgia 26 101 0 2. Baylor 20 121 1 3. Northwestern 38 265 2 TOTAL 84 487 3 CRAIG HEYWARD (Junior)1987 Game Opponent Att. Yds. TDs 1. BYU 33 136 0 2. NC State 23 115 2 3. Temple 21 171 1 TOTAL 77 422 3 CONNER AMONG NATIONS ELITE James Conner ranks among the nations most productive offensive performers. Conner leads the country in rushing touchdowns (eight), ranks second in total rushing yards (544) and scoring per game (16.0 avg.), and is fourth in rushing yards per game (181.3 avg.). He leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in each of those categories. CONNER ON A TEAR Dating back to his MVP performance in the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, James Conner has racked up 773 yards and nine touchdowns on 107 carries (7.2 avg.) in his last four games. That is an average of 193.3 yards per contest. JAMES CONNER CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs 9/14/13 New Mexico 12 119 2 9/21/13 @Duke 26 173 1 11/16/13 North Carolina 19 102 1 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 26 229 1 8/30/14 Delaware 14 153 4 9/5/14 @Boston College 36 214 1 9/13/14 @FIU 31 177 3 * Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Pitt held leads of 24-3 and 27-10 but could not stop a furious fourth- quarter rally by Iowa as the Hawkeyes triumphed in Kinnick Stadium, 31-27Iowa QB James Vandenberg was the sparkplug in engineering the biggest comeback in Hawkeyes historyVandenberg threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rally from a 17-point deficit with just over 12 minutes lefthe passed for 399 yards and completed the Hawkeyes rally with a 22-yard TD pass to Kevonte Martin-Manley with 2:51 leftPitt (2-1) led by as many as 21 points, going up 24-3 on Tino Sunseris four-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carswell with 3:11 left in the thirdthe loss overshadowed a career day for Devin Street, who had seven catches for 138 yards, including a 66-yard TD that put Pitt up 7-0 in the opening quarterLB Max Gruder had a career-high 14 tacklesthe game marked Pitts first trip to Iowa (2-1) since the 1951 season. PITT 10 0 14 3 27 IOWA 0 3 7 21 31
First Quarter PITT Street 66-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 6:35 PITT Harper 37-yard field goal 1:27 Second Quarter IOWA Meyer 22-yard field goal 8:57 Third Quarter PITT Saddler 30-yard pass from Jones (Harper kick) 6:27 PITT Carswell 4-yard pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 3:11 IOWA Vandenberg 1-yard run (Meyer kick) 1:16 Fourth Quarter PITT Harper 24-yard field goal 12:09 IOWA Davis 14-yard pass from Vandenberg (Meyer kick) 9:55 IOWA Martin-Manley 25-yard pass from Vandenberg (Meyer kick) 6:19 IOWA Martin-Manley 22-yard pass from Vandenberg (Meyer kick) 2:51 Team Stats PITT IOWA First Downs 20 27 Rushes-Yards 37-137 33-76 Comp-Att-Int 24-34-2 31-48-1 Passing Yards 285 399 Total Yards 422 475 Punt Returns-Yards 3-2 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 5-99 5-86 Interceptions-Yards 1-26 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 1-0 Punts-Average 5-38.6 6-45.5 Penalties-Yards 4-37 8-85 Third Down Conv. 4-13 5-15 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-1 Sacks By-Yards 4-28 3-16 Possession Time 26:53 33:07 Rushing PITT R. Graham 22-97; Sunseri 11-25; Jones 1-17; C. Davis 1-1; Saddler 1-(-1); Team 1-(-2). IOWA Coker 23-86; Bullock 1-4; Team 1-(-6); Vandenberg 8-(-8), 1 TD. Passing PITT Sunseri 23-33-2, 255 yards, 2 TD; Jones 1-1-0, 30 yards, 1 TD. IOWA Vandenberg 31-48-1, 399 yards, 3 TD. Receiving PITT Street 7-138, 1 TD; R. Graham 6-50; H. Graham 4-39; Gonzalez 3-13; Shanahan 2-11; Saddler 1-30, 1 TD; Carswell 1-4, 1 TD. IOWA Davis 10-129, 1 TD; McNutt 8-112; Coker 5-15; Martin-Manley 4-76, 2 TD; Herman 2-42; Derby 2-25. THE LAST TIME: IOWA 31 PITT 27 Sept. 17, 2011 Kinnick Stadium 70,585 10 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES RARE QB 100YARD RUSHING GAME Sophomore quarterback Chad Voytik was a vital contributor to the ground game in the 42-25 victory at FIU on Sept. 13. Voytik rushed for 114 yardsincluding a 32-yard touchdownon 12 carries (9.5 avg.). It was the first 100-yard rushing game by a Pitt quarterback since 1988, when Darnell Dickerson netted 108 yards on 26 carries (4.2 avg.). TYLERS TDs Sophomore receiver Tyler Boyd has scored a touchdown in five con- secutive games dating back to the Nov. 29, 2013, Miami game. He has six total TDs over that stretch, including five on receptions and one on a punt return (Bowling Green, Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). For his 16-game career, Boyd has 13 touchdowns (11 receiving, one rush and one return). BOY OH BOYD Tyler Boyd was the nations most productiveand spectacular freshman receiver last year, compiling 85 catches for 1,174 yards (13.8 avg.) and seven touchdowns. Boyd set Pitt freshman records for both receptions and yards, eclipsing marks previously held by Larry Fitzgerald (69 catches for 1,005 yards in 2002). His reception total also set an ACC freshman record, surpassing Sammy Watkins 82 catches at Clemson in 2011. PITT ALL-TIME FRESHMAN RECEIVING LEADERS No. Name Season Rec. Yards Avg. TDs 1. Tyler Boyd 2013 85 1,174 13.8 7 2. Larry Fitzgerald* 2002 69 1,005 14.6 12 3. Antonio Bryant# 1999 51 844 16.5 6 * won Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore in 2003 # won Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore in 2000 ACC ALL-TIME FRESHMAN RECEPTIONS LEADERS No. Name Season Rec. Yards Avg. TDs 1. Tyler Boyd (Pitt) 2013 85 1,174 13.8 7 2. Sammy Watkins (Clem.) 2011 82 1,219 14.9 12 TYLER TERRIFIC Tyler Boyds freshman receiving production ranks among the highest in school historyeven among upperclassmen. Boyds 85 catches in 2013 rank second on Pitts single-season list, while his 1,174 yards rank fourth. PITT RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON No. Name Season Receptions 1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 92 2. Tyler Boyd 2013 85 3. Latef Grim 1999 75 4. Antonio Bryant 2000 73 Devin Street 2012 73 6. Jake Hoffart 1997 69 Larry Fitzgerald 2002 69 8. Greg Lee 2004 68 9. Mike Shanahan 2012 62 10. Latef Grim 1998 60 CHRIS BLEWITTPLACEKICKER ACC Specialist of the Week (Boston College) TYLER BOYDWIDE RECEIVER Biletnikoff Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List T.J. CLEMMINGSOFFENSIVE TACKLE ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Boston College) JAMES CONNERRUNNING BACK Maxwell Award National Player of the Week (Boston College) ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Delaware) ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Boston College) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Delaware) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (Boston College) ESPN.com ACC Helmet Sticker (FIU) ESPN National Helmet Sticker (Mark May) (Boston College) Athlon Sports ACC Player of the Week (Boston College) ECAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Delaware) Doak Walker Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List CHRIS JAMES ECAC Rookie of the Week (Delaware) MATT ROTHERAMOFFENSIVE GUARD ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Delaware) ARTIE ROWELLCENTER Rimington Trophy Watch List 2014 PITT HONORS AND AWARDS AS OF SEPT. 14 PITT RECEIVING YARDS IN A SEASON No. Name Season Yards 1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 1,672 2. Antonio Bryant 2000 1,457 3. Greg Lee 2004 1,297 4. Tyler Boyd 2013 1,174 5. Jon Baldwin 2009 1,111 6. Latef Grim 1999 1,106 7. Dietrich Jells 1992 1,091 8. Larry Fitzgerald 2002 1,005 9. Mike Shanahan 2012 983 10. Henry Tuten 1989 975 Devin Street 2012 975 11 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES TYLERS TRIPLEDIGIT RECEIVING GAMES Tyler Boyd had five 100-yard receiving games in 2013, surpassing Larry Fitzgeralds Pitt freshman record of four set in 2002. TYLER BOYDS CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Date Opponent Rec. Yards TDs 9/14/13 New Mexico 6 134 1 9/21/13 @Duke 8 154 3 9/28/13 Virginia 7 111 0 11/2/13 @Georgia Tech 11 118 1 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 8 173 0 * Little Caesars Pizza Bowl BACK TO THE SIXTIES Pitt rolled in its season opener, 62-0, past Delaware. The resounding victory achieved several notable scoring milestones, including: Pitts highest point total in a season opener and largest margin of victory in an opener since 1913 (67-0 over Ohio Northern). Pitts largest margin of victory overall since a 76-0 win over Temple in 1977. The Panthers first 60-point outburst since a 66-30 win over Eastern Michigan in 1995. Pitts 62 points set a Heinz Field scoring record, eclipsing the previous mark set by the Panthers in a 55-10 win over Gardner-Webb in 2012 . PITTS 500YARD GAMES Pitt has reached 500 yards in total offense seven times under Coach Paul Chryst, including the 2014 season opener against Delaware. The Panthers are 6-1 under Chryst when they reach 500 yards. PITTS 500YARD GAMES UNDER PAUL CHRYST Date Opp. Rush Pass Total W/L 9/15/12 Virginia Tech 254 283 537 W, 35-17 9/22/12 Gardner-Webb 229 397 626 W, 55-10 10/27/12 Temple 207 321 528 W, 47-17 9/14/13 New Mexico 283 244 527 W, 49-27 9/21/13 @Duke 174 424 598 W, 58-55 11/29/13 Miami 220 281 501 L, 31-41 8/30/14 Delaware 409 92 501 W, 62-0 OLINE EXPERIENCE Pitt boasts 79 combined starts on the offensive line, led by senior guard Matt Rotheram, the elder statesman of the group with 30 career starts. PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS Player 2014 GP/GS Career GP/GS G Matt Rotheram 3/3 36/30 C Artie Rowell* 2/2 17/15 C Alex Officer 3/1 3/1 T T.J. Clemmings# 3/3 16/16 T Dorian Johnson 3/3 15/6 T Adam Bisnowaty 3/3 12/11 * Artie Rowell is out for the season with a knee injury # 2013 marked Clemmings first season on the offensive line; he made six starts at defensive end in 2012. DEFENSIVE NOTES IMPRESSIVE DEFENSIVE RANKINGS The Pitt defense owns some impressive national rankings through the opening three games of the season. In this weeks NCAA listings, the Panthers rank second in third-down conversion defense (20.5%, 8 of 39), fourth in total defense (211 yards per game), sixth in inter- ceptions (five total), ninth in rush defense (77.3 yards per game), 10th in pass defense (133.7 yards per game), 10th in team pass efficiency defense (88.08 rating), 16th in scoring defense (15 points per game) and 21st in sacks (3.0 sacks per game). HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 100 YARDS RUSHING During Paul Chrysts tenure, Pitt has held 10 opponents under 100 yards rushing. Pitt is 9-1 under Chryst when holding an opponent under 100 yards on the ground. PITT OPPONENT SUB100YARD RUSHING GAMES SINCE 2012 Date Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. W/L 9/15/12 Virginia Tech 26 59 2.3 W, 35-17 9/22/12 Gardner-Webb 29 32 1.1 W, 55-10 11/24/12 Rutgers 24 50 2.1 W, 27-6 12/1/12 @USF 20 8 0.4 W, 27-3 9/28/13 Virginia 33 65 2.0 W, 14-3 10/12/13 Virginia Tech 38 76 2.0 L, 9-19 10/19/13 Old Dominion 20 93 4.7 W, 35-24 12/26/13 Bowling Green* 34 10 0.3 W, 30-27 8/30/14 Delaware 31 33 1.1 W, 62-0 9/13/14 @FIU 33 57 1.7 W, 42-25 * Little Caesars Pizza Bowl NATIONAL TOP30 DEFENSES Since the 2000 season, Pitt has finished in the nations top 30 in total defense eight times. The feat was most recently accomplished in 2012 when the Panthers ranked 17th nationally while allowing just 330.54 yards per game. In 2013, Pitt finished 34th in the country in total defense, yielding 367.53 yards per contest. NCAA TOP30 TOTAL DEFENSE RANKINGS AT PITT SINCE 2000 Year Yds. Allowed/Game NCAA Rank 2000 325.73 29th 2001 284.64 7th 2002 296.00 12th 2007 297.67 5th 2008 317.15 27th 2009 319.31 23rd 2010 305.08 8th 2012 330.54 17th 12 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES GOOSE EGGS IN THE SECOND QUARTER The Panthers are yet to give up a score in the second quarter this season. Pitt is outscoring opponents 52-0 in the second period. TOSSING SHUTOUTS Since the 2000 season, Pitt has shut out seven opponents. The Pan- thers blanked Delaware in the 2014 opener, 62-0, their first shutout since 2005. PITT DEFENSIVE SHUTOUTS SINCE 2000 Date Opp. Score 9/16/00 Penn State W, 12-0 11/18/00 @Temple W, 7-0 9/1/01 East Tennessee State W, 31-0 11/10/01 @Rutgers W, 42-0 9/24/05 Youngstown State W, 41-0 11/12/05 Connecticut W, 24-0 8/30/14 Delaware W, 62-0 TOTAL DEFENSE DOMINANCE In the 62-0 season-opening win over Delaware, Pitt held the Blue Hens to just 64 yards in total offense (33 rushing and 31 passing). It was the lowest total by a Pitt opponent since 1981 when the Panthers held Cincinnati to 50 yards (78 pass and minus-28 rush) in a 38-7 win. Prior to Delaware, the last time a Pitt opponent failed to reach 100 yards in total offense was in a 1998 win over Akron (35-0). Pitt limited the Zips to 97 total yards (57 rushing and 40 passing). TDS BY THE D The Pitt defense has scored 23 touchdowns since the 2001 season. The Panthers are 21-0 when scoring at least one defensive TD in a game during that span. Linebacker Anthony Gonzalezs pick six at Duke on Sept. 21, 2013, was the most recent TD by the Pitt D. PITT DEFENSIVE SCORES SINCE 2001 Date Opponent Player Score 10/27/01 @Temple Brian Guzek 80-yard fumble return 11/3/01 Virginia Tech Shawntae Spencer 68-yard interception return 9/21/02 Rutgers Gerald Hayes 8-yard fumble return 10/5/02 @Syracuse Lewis Moore 2-yard fumble return 11/9/02 Temple Claude Harriott 11-yard fumble return 10/25/03 Syracuse Josh Lay 20-yard fumble return 9/11/04 Ohio Malcolm Postell 42-yard interception return 9/25/04 Furman Malcolm Postell 44-yard interception return 10/23/04 Rutgers Josh Lay 82-yard interception return 12/4/04 @USF Malcolm Postell 15-yard interception return 10/22/05 Syracuse H.B. Blades 38-yard interception return 9/2/06 Virginia Darrelle Revis 19-yard interception return 9/2/06 Virginia Clint Session 78-yard interception return 9/8/06 @Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 57-yard interception return 9/30/06 Toledo Gus Mustakas 9-yard interception return 11/8/08 Louisville Ricky Gary 3-yard fumble return 11/8/08 Louisville Scott McKillop 18-yard interception return 12/6/08 @Connecticut Greg Williams 20-yard interception return 9/12/09 @Buffalo Greg Williams 50-yard fumble return 11/7/09 Syracuse Greg Williams 51-yard interception return 10/16/10 @Syracuse Ricky Gary 80-yard interception return 12/3/11 Syracuse Antwuan Reed 20-yard fumble return 9/21/13 @Duke Anthony Gonzalez 37-yard interception return ACTIVE INTERCEPTION LEADERS The Panthers have six players with at least one career intercep- tion. Sophomore safety Terrish Webb leads Pitt this season with two interceptions, picking off a pass in each game thus far. The Panthers five team interceptions in 2014 lead the ACC (tied) and rank sixth nationally. PITT PLAYERS WITH CAREER INTs Name Pos. Class Career INTs 2014 INTs Ray Vinopal S SR* 5# 1 Todd Thomas LB SR* 3 1 Terrish Webb S SO 2 2 Matt Galambos LB SO 1 1 Anthony Gonzalez LB SR* 1 (TD) 0 Lafayette Pitts CB JR* 1 0 # Vinopal had one INT at Michigan in 2010. (TD) Gonzalez had a 37-yard INT return at Duke in 2013. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES BLEWITTS BIG NIGHT AT BC Sophomore kicker Chris Blewitt played a crucial role in Pitts 30- 20 victory at Boston College on Sept. 5 and was named the ACCs Specialist of the Week. Blewitt tied his career high with 12 points, converting 3-of-3 field goals and 3-of-3 extra points. Blewitt made field goals of 49, 42 and 41 yards. His 49-yarder marked a career long. He additionally had four touchbacks on seven kickoffs. MR. TOUCHBACK Chris Blewitt has 16 touchbacks on 24 kickoffs (67%) this season. In Pitts most recent game at FIU, Blewitt had touchbacks on each of his seven kickoffs in the 42-25 victory. AMONG THE ACC LEADERS Chris Blewitt ranks third (tied) among the ACCs leaders in kick scoring. Blewitt is averaging 9.3 points per game after converting 16- of-17 extra points and 4-of-4 field goals for a total of 28 points. His perfect field-goal percentage is tied for the league lead. BLEWITTS DAZZLING DEBUT As a freshman in 2013, Chris Blewitt led Pitt in scoring with 82 points (14-of-18 field goals and 40-of-41 extra points), setting a school freshman kick-scoring record. Blewitt shattered the previous record held by David Abdul (67 points in 2002). 13 PITT GAME NOTES & ANECDOTES PITT ALL-TIME FRESHMAN KICK-SCORING LEADERS No. Name Season PAT FG Pts. 1. Chris Blewitt 2013 40-41 14-18 82 2. David Abdul 2002 28-29 13-20 67 3. Chris Ferencik 1995 23-24 12-13 59 4. Scott Kaplan 1988 23-23 10-15 53 5. Carson Long 1973 25-26 8-14 49 PITT NEARLY PERFECT ON PATS Since the opening of the 2006 season, Pitt has been virtually flawless on its extra-point kicks. The Panthers have missed only five PAT kicks over this current stretch (327 of 332, .985). Chris Blewitt has made 56-of-58 PATs (.966) for his Pitt career. He is 16 for 17 (.941) in 2014. PITT KICK RETURN TDS Pitt has six kickoff returns for touchdowns since the 2000 season, but only one from 2007-13. PITT KICKOFF RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 Year Opponent Player Yds. 2000 Rutgers Torrie Cox 86 2001 2002 2003 2004 Nebraska Marcus Furman 96 2005 @Louisville Terrell Allen 97 @Ohio L. Stephens-Howling 95 2006 @UCF Lowell Robinson 97 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Utah Buddy Jackson 98 2012 2013 PITT PUNT RETURN TDS Tyler Boyds 54-yard punt return for a touchdown sparked Pitts 30- 27 victory over Bowling Green in the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. It was the Panthers first punt return TD since Nov. 16, 2006, when Darrelle Revis had a spectacular 73-yard return for a score against West Virginia at Heinz Field. Since 2000, the Panthers punt return game has produced only four touchdowns, two of which occurred in bowl games. PITT PUNT RETURN TDs SINCE 2000 Year Opponent Player Yds. 2000 2001 2002 Oregon State* Shawn Robinson 66 2003 2004 2005 Cincinnati Darrelle Revis 79 2006 West Virginia Darrelle Revis 73 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Bowling Green# Tyler Boyd 54 * Insight Bowl # Little Caesars Pizza Bowl PANTHER BLOCK PARTY Pitt has blocked 43 kicks dating back to the 2000 season. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald had Pitts lone block in 2013and it was a big one. Donald swatted a PAT at Syracuse (Nov. 23) and it proved to be the difference in a 17-16 Pitt victory in the Carrier Dome. PITTS BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Player Type 9/2/00 Kent State Ryan Smith Field Goal 9/23/00 Rutgers Mark Ponko Punt 11/24/00 West Virginia Mark Ponko Field Goal 9/27/01 Miami (Fla.) Torrie Cox Punt 10/27/01 @Temple Jay Junko Punt 8/31/02 Ohio Lewis Moore Field Goal 10/26/02 Boston College Brian Guzek Field Goal 11/9/02 Temple Shawntae Spencer Punt 11/21/02 @Miami (Fla.) Shawntae Spencer Punt 9/6/03 Kent State Sam Bryant Punt 10/18/03 @Rutgers J.J. Horne PAT 10/25/03 Syracuse H.B. Blades Punt 11/22/03 @Temple Claude Harriott Punt 9/11/04 Ohio Keith Malley Punt 11/25/04 West Virginia J.J. Horne Field Goal 10/8/05 Cincinnati Adam Gunn Punt 11/12/05 Connecticut Darrelle Revis Field Goal* 11/12/05 Connecticut Adam Gunn Punt 11/4/06 @USF H.B. Blades Field Goal 11/25/06 Louisville H.B. Blades Field Goal 9/8/07 Grambling Brian Kaiser Punt 9/15/07 @Michigan State Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/29/07 @Virginia Joe Clermond PAT 10/27/07 @Louisville John Malecki Field Goal 8/30/08 Bowling Green Greg Romeus PAT 9/6/08 Buffalo Tommie Duhart Field Goal 9/20/08 Iowa Andrew Taglianetti Punt 10/2/08 @USF Aaron Berry Field Goal 10/25/08 Rutgers Greg Romeus 2 PATs 11/1/08 @Notre Dame Andrew Taglianetti Punt 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Greg Williams Field Goal 11/22/08 @Cincinnati Andrew Taglianetti Punt 12/6/08 @Connecticut Mike Toerper Punt 9/26/09 @NC State Chas Alecxih Field Goal 11/14/09 Notre Dame Greg Romeus PAT 12/05/09 Cincinnati Nate Nix Punt 9/2/10 @Utah Antwuan Reed Punt 11/20/10 @USF Andrew Taglianetti Punt 1/8/11 @Kentucky Andrew Taglianetti Punt% 10/15/11 Utah Andrew Taglianetti Punt# 10/13/12 Louisville Todd Thomas Punt$ 11/23/13 @Syracuse Aaron Donald PAT *returned 71 yards for a TD by Bernard Josh Lay % BBVA Compass Bowl #returned 10 yards for a TD by Antwuan Reed $ recovered in end zone for a TD by Todd Thomas 14 #16 CHAD VOYTIK SO* Voytik Career Highs Pass Yards: 111 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Completions: 10, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Attempts: 20 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Pass TDs: 2, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) INTs: 1, twice, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) Rush Yards: 114 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Rush Attempts: 12 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Rush TDs: 1, twice, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) #11 TREY ANDERSON JR* Anderson Career Highs Pass Yards: 53 vs. Gardner-Webb (9-22-12) Completions: 5, twice, last vs. Utah (10-15-11) Attempts: 19 vs. Utah (10-15-11) Pass TDs: 0 INTs: 2 vs. Utah (10-15-11) Rush Yards: 24 vs. Utah (10-15-11) Rush Attempts: 7 vs. Utah (10-15-11) Rush TDs: 0 #24 JAMES CONNER SO Conner Career Highs Rush Attempts: 36 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Rush Yards: 229 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Rush TDs: 4 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receptions: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) Receiving Yards: 20 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) Receiving TDs: 0 #34 ISAAC BENNETT SR Bennett Career Highs Rush Attempts: 30 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) Rush Yards: 240 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) Rush TDs: 3 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) Receptions: 7 vs. Syracuse (12-3-11) Receiving Yards: 61 vs. Syracuse (12-3-11) Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last vs. North Carolina (11-16-13) #29 RACHID IBRAHIM SO Ibrahim Career Highs Rush Attempts: 14 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush Yards: 91 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 4 vs. Navy (10-26-13) Receiving Yards: 37 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Kick Returns: 3 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Kick Return Yards: 59 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Long Kick Return: 26 vs. Miami (11-29-13) #3 CHRIS JAMES FR James Career Highs Rush Attempts: 14 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush Yards: 77 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receptions: 0 Receiving Yards: 0 Receiving TDs: 0 QUARTERBACKS #23 TYLER BOYD SO Boyd Career Highs Receptions: 11 vs. Georgia Tech (11-2-13) Receiving Yards: 173 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Receiving TDs: 3 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Rush Attempts: 3 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) Rush Yards: 54 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. New Mexico (9-14-13) Kick Returns: 4 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Kick Return Yards: 85 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Kick Return TDs: 0 Long Kick Return: 40 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Punt Returns: 3, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Punt Return Yards: 72 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Punt Return TDs: 1, 54 yards vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Long Punt Return: 54 yards (TD) vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) #82 MANASSEH GARNER SR* Garner Career Highs Receptions: 7 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Receiving Yards: 78 vs. Miami (11-29-13) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) #88 KEVIN WEATHERSPOON SR* Weatherspoon Career Highs Receptions: 4 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Receiving Yards: 58 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Receiving TDs: 0 Kick Returns: 1, four times, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) Kick Return Yards: 25 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Long Kick Return: 25 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Punt Returns: 4 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Punt Return Yards: 56 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) Long Punt Return: 56 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) #10 RONALD JONES JR* Jones Career Highs Receptions: 6 vs. SMU (1-7-12) Receiving Yards: 36 vs. SMU (1-7-12) Receiving TDs: 0 Rush Attempts: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush Yards: 14 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Rush TDs: 0 Punt Returns: 4 vs. Buffalo (9-3-11) Punt Return Yards: 52 vs. Buffalo (9-3-11) Long Punt Return: 39 vs. USF (12-1-12) #17 CHRIS WUESTNER SO* Wuestner Career Highs Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Receiving Yards: 13 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Receiving TDs: 0 #86 J.P. HOLTZ JR Holtz Career Highs Receptions: 5 vs. North Carolina (11-16-13) Receiving Yards: 54 vs. Notre Dame (11-3-12) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. USF (12-1-12) #83 SCOTT ORNDOFF SO Orndoff Career Highs Receptions: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) Receiving Yards: 17 vs. Duke (9-21-13) Receiving TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #31 JAYMAR PARRISH SO Parrish Career Highs Rush Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Rush Yards: 5 vs. Navy (10-26-13) Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 3 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Receiving Yards: 19 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Receiving TDs: 0 #12 CHRIS BLEWITT SO Blewitt Career Highs FG Made: 3, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) FG Attempted: 4, vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Long FG: 49 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) PAT Made: 8 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) PAT Attempted: 9 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Points: 12, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Kickoffs: 10, twice, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Touchbacks: 7 vs. FIU (9-13-14) RUNNING BACKS PITT CAREER HIGHS: OFFENSE TIGHT ENDS/H-BACKS WIDE RECEIVERS PLACEKICKERS 15 #25 PAT AMARA FR Amara Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 0 Interceptions: 0 #26 JEVONTE PITTS SO* J. Pitts Career Highs Tackles: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Interceptions: 0 #6 LAFAYETTE PITTS JR* L. Pitts Career Highs Tackles: 7 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) TFLs: 1, four times, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Interceptions: 1 vs. Rutgers (11-24-12) #15 REGGIE MITCHELL SO* Mitchell Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. FIU (9-13-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Sacks: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Interceptions: 0 #38 RYAN LEWIS SO* Lewis Career Highs Tackles: 6 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 0 Interceptions: 0 #14 AVONTE MADDOX FR Maddox Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 0 Interceptions: 0 #18 RYAN WINSLOW FR* Winslow Career Highs Punts: 5, twice, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) Punt Avg.: 42.4 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Long: 48, twice, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) Inside 20: 2 vs. FIU (9-13-14) #28 ANTHONY GONZALEZ SR* Gonzalez Career Highs Tackles: 11 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) TFLs: 1, six times, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Interceptions: 1 vs. Duke (9-21-13) #8 TODD THOMAS SR* Thomas Career Highs Tackles: 12, twice, last vs. Georgia Tech (11-2-13) TFLs: 2 vs. New Mexico (9-14-13) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Temple (10-27-12) Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #47 MATT GALAMBOS SO Galambos Career Highs Tackles: 7 vs. Navy (10-26-13) TFLs: 1 vs. New Mexico (9-14-13) Sacks: 0 Interceptions: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #4 BAM BRADLEY SO* Bradley Career Highs Tackles: 3 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Old Dominion (10-19-13) Sacks: 1 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Interceptions: 0 #3 NICHOLAS GRIGSBY JR* Grigsby Career Highs Tackles: 9 vs. Youngstown State (9-1-12) TFLs: 2.5 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Interceptions: 0 #30 MIKE CAPRARA SO* Caprara Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 0 Sacks: 0 Interceptions: 0 #9 RAY VINOPAL SR* Vinopal Career Highs Tackles: 11 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Syracuse (11-23-13) Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) Interceptions: 2 vs. Notre Dame (11-9-13) #2 TERRISH WEBB SO Webb Career Highs Tackles: 8 vs. FIU (9-13-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Interceptions: 1, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) #91 DARRYL RENDER JR Render Career Highs Tackles: 7 vs. Georgia Tech (11-2-13) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Gardner-Webb (9-22-12) Sacks: 1 vs. FIU (9-13-14) #95 K.K. MOSLEY-SMITH JR* Mosley-Smith Career Highs Tackles: 4 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) TFLs: 0 Sacks: 0 #98 LAQUENTIN SMITH SR Smith Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Cincinnati (11-5-11) TFLs: 1 vs. Cincinnati (11-5-11) Sacks: 1 vs. Cincinnati (11-5-11) #54 TYRIQUE JARRETT SO Jarrett Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 0 Sacks: 0 #56 JUSTIN MOODY FR* Moody Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) TFLs: 1 vs. FIU (9-13-14) Sacks: 1 vs. FIU (9-13-14) #44 DAVID DURHAM SR* Durham Career Highs Tackles: 4, twice, last vs. Boston College (9-5-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Sacks: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) #52 SHAKIR SOTO SO Soto Career Highs Tackles: 4, twice, last vs. FIU (9-13-14) TFLs: 2 vs. Florida State (9-2-13) Sacks: 1 vs. Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 12-26-13) #96 DEVIN COOK JR* Cook Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (9-15-12) TFLs: 2, twice, last vs. USF (12-1-12) Sacks: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb (9-22-12) #55 LUKE MACLEAN FR* Maclean Career Highs Tackles: 4 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Delaware (8-30-14) Sacks: 0.5 vs. FIU (9-13-14) #92 RORI BLAIR FR Blair Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. FIU (9-13-14) TFLs: 1 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) Sacks: 1 vs. Boston College (9-5-14) PITT CAREER HIGHS: DEFENSE SAFETIES CORNERBACKS DEFENSIVE TACKLES DEFENSIVE ENDS PUNTERS LINEBACKERS 16 Inoke Breckterfield Defensive Tackles Greg Lewis Wide Receivers Jon Budmayr Offensive G.A. Chris Haering Special Teams Coord./ Outside Linebackers Jim Hueber Offensive Line Troy Douglas Secondary Matt House Defensive Coord./LBs Hank Poteat Defensive G.A. FIELD LEVEL PRESS BOX PITT FOOTBALL BROADCASTERS GUIDE Coaching Staff Game Day Locations Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Pat Amara .............................................................................................. ah-MAR-ah Adam Bisnowaty .......................................................................... biz-NO-watt- Mike Caprara ................................................................................... CA-prayer-ra Jaquaun Davidson ................................................................................... jah-quan Connor Dintino ...................................................................................din-TEE-no Devon Edwards...............................................................................................devin Nico Elms ....................................................................................................... NEE-co Dontez Ford .............................................................................................. dawn-tez Matt Galambos .................................................................................... ga-lom-bos Manasseh Garner ......................................................................... muh-NESS-uh Nicholas Grigsby .................................................................................... grigs-bee Titus Howard ............................................................................................... TIE-tus Rachid Ibrahim ......................................................... rah-sheed e-brah-heem Tyrique Jarrett ......................................................................................... TIE-reek Adonis Jennings ................................................................................ah-DAWN-is Jaryd Jones-Smith .......................................................................................jair-rid Adam Lazenga .......................................................................................la-zeng-ah Luke Maclean ............................................................................................ ma-clain Avonte Maddox .................................................................................. ah-VON-tay Khaynin Mosley-Smith .......................................................................... KAY-nin Phillipie Motley ................................................................................. phil-leap-p Trent Neavin ........................................................................................... ne-ah-vin Qadree Ollison ......................................................................................... quad-dr Jevonte Pitts ...................................................................................... JAH-von-tay Devon Porchia ................................................................. dah-VON porsche-ah Ejuan Price ............................................................. prefers to be called Juan Pat Quirin .....................................................................................................choir-in Anthony Rippole ...........................................................................................ripple Matt Rotheram .................................................................................. roth-er-rum Artie Rowell........................................................................ sounds like vowel Shakir Soto ...............................................................................................sha-KEAR Jeremiah Taleni ........................................................................................ TA-len- Hez Trahan ................................................................................................ tray-han Ray Vinopal ......................................................................................... vin-ah-paul Chad Voytik .................................................................................................voy-tick Quintin Wirginis .................................................................................were-gin-is Chris Wuestner ..................................................................................... weest-ner Elijah Zeise .................................................................................................. z-eye-ss COACHES Inoke Breckterfield ............................................................................ ee-NO-kay Chris Haering ............................................................................................hair-ring Ross Kolodziej ......................................................................................... ka-la-gee John Palermo ......................................................................................pah-lair-mo Kenechi Udeze .............................................................. ka-neh-ch ooh-dez- Taylor Mehlhaff Special Teams G.A. John Palermo Defensive Ends John Settle Running Backs Ryan Turnley Offensive G.A. Joe Rudolph Offensive Coord./TEs 17 VIRGINIA TECH (2-1, 0-0 ACC) Aug. 30 William & Mary W, 34-9 Sept. 6 at #8 Ohio State W, 35-21 Sept. 13 East Carolina L, 21-28 Sept. 20 Georgia Tech* Sept. 27 Western Michigan Oct. 4 at North Carolina* Oct. 16 at Pitt* Oct. 23 Miami* Nov. 1 Boston College* Nov. 15 at Duke* Nov. 22 at Wake Forest* Nov. 28 Virginia* *ACC Game IOWA (2-1, 0-0 BIG TEN) Aug. 30 Northern Iowa W, 31-23 Sept. 6 Ball State W, 17-13 Sept. 13 Iowa State L, 17-20 Sept. 20 at Pitt Sept. 27 at Purdue* Oct. 11 Indiana* Oct. 18 at Maryland* Nov. 1 Northwestern* Nov. 8 at Minnesota* Nov. 15 at Illinois* Nov. 22 Wisconsin* Nov. 28 Nebraska* * Big Ten game DUKE (3-0, 0-0 ACC) Aug. 30 Elon W, 52-13 Sept. 6 at Troy W, 34-17 Sept. 13 Kansas W, 41-3 Sept. 20 Tulane Sept. 27 at Miami* Oct. 11 at Georgia Tech* Oct. 18 Virginia* Nov. 1 at Pitt* Nov. 8 at Syracuse* Nov. 15 Virginia Tech* Nov. 20 North Carolina* Nov. 29 Wake Forest* *ACC game VIRGINIA (2-1, 1-0 ACC) Aug. 30 #7 UCLA L, 20-28 Sept. 6 Richmond W, 45-13 Sept. 13 #21 Louisville* W, 23-21 Sept. 20 at BYU Sept. 27 Kent State Oct. 4 Pitt* Oct. 18 at Duke* Oct. 25 North Carolina* Nov. 1 at Georgia Tech* Nov. 8 at Florida State * Nov. 22 Miami* Nov. 28 at Virginia Tech* * ACC game AKRON (1-1, 0-0 MAC) Aug. 28 Howard W, 41-0 Sept. 6 at Penn State L, 3-21 Sept. 20 Marshall Sept. 27 at Pitt Oct. 4 Eastern Michigan* Oct. 11 Miami (Ohio)* Oct. 18 at Ohio* Oct. 25 at Ball State* Nov. 4 Bowling Green* Nov. 11 at Buffalo* Nov. 18 Massachusetts* Nov. 25 at Kent State* * MAC game FIU (1-2, 0-0 C-USA) Aug. 30 Bethune-Cookman L, 12-14 Sept. 6 Wagner W, 34-3 Sept. 13 Pitt L, 25-42 Sept. 20 Louisville Sept. 27 at UAB* Oct. 2 Florida Atlantic* Oct. 11 at UTSA* Oct. 18 Marshall* Nov. 1 Rice* Nov. 8 at Old Dominion* Nov. 15 Middle Tennessee* Nov. 22 at North Texas* * C-USA game BOSTON COLLEGE (2-1, 0-1 ACC) Aug. 30 at Massachusetts W, 30-7 Sept. 5 Pitt* L, 20-30 Sept. 13 #9 USC W, 37-31 Sept. 20 Maine Sept. 27 Colorado State Oct. 11 at NC State* Oct. 18 Clemson* Oct. 25 at Wake Forest* Nov. 1 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 8 Louisville* Nov. 22 at Florida State* Nov. 29 Syracuse* * ACC game DELAWARE (2-1, 0-0 CAA) Aug. 30 at Pitt L, 0-62 Sept. 7 Delaware State W, 27-9 Sept. 13 Colgate W, 28-25 Sept. 27 at James Madison* Oct. 4 Sacred Heart Oct. 11 Elon* Oct. 18 Towson* Oct. 25 at William & Mary* Nov. 1 Rhode Island* Nov. 8 at Albany* Nov. 15 at New Hampshire* Nov. 22 Villanova* * CAA game MIAMI (2-1, 0-1 ACC) Sept. 1 at Louisville* L, 13-31 Sept. 6 Florida A&M W, 41-7 Sept. 13 Arkansas State W, 41-20 Sept. 20 at Nebraska Sept. 27 Duke* Oct. 4 at Georgia Tech* Oct. 11 Cincinnati Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech* Nov. 1 North Carolina* Nov. 15 Florida State* Nov. 22 at Virginia* Nov. 29 Pitt* * ACC game 2014 OPPONENTS: WEEK-BY-WEEK GEORGIA TECH (3-0, 0-0 ACC) Aug. 30 Wofford W, 38-19 Sept. 6 at Tulane W, 38-21 Sept. 13 Georgia Southern W, 42-38 Sept. 20 at Virginia Tech* Oct. 4 Miami* Oct. 11 Duke* Oct. 18 at North Carolina* Oct. 25 at Pitt* Nov. 1 Virginia* Nov. 8 at NC State* Nov. 15 Clemson* Nov. 29 at Georgia * ACC game NORTH CAROLINA (2-0, 0-0 ACC) Aug. 30 Liberty W, 56-29 Sept. 6 San Diego State W, 31-27 Sept. 20 at East Carolina Sept. 27 at Clemson* Oct. 4 Virginia Tech* Oct. 11 at Notre Dame Oct. 18 Georgia Tech* Oct. 25 at Virginia* Nov. 1 at Miami* Nov. 15 Pitt* Nov. 20 at Duke* Nov. 29 NC State* * ACC game SYRACUSE (2-0, 0-0 ACC) Aug. 29 Villanova W, 27-26 (2OT) Sept. 13 at Central Michigan W, 40-3 Sept. 20 Maryland Sept. 27 Notre Dame Oct. 3 Louisville* Oct. 11 Florida State* Oct. 18 at Wake Forest* Oct. 25 at Clemson* Nov. 1 NC State* Nov. 8 Duke* Nov. 22 at Pitt* Nov. 29 at Boston College* * ACC game Combined Opponent Record ................................... 24-9 Combined Winning % ................................................ .727 18 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB HB Delaware Boyd Garner Bisnowaty Johnson Rowell Rotheram Clemmings Holtz Voytik Conner Parrish Boston College Boyd Garner Bisnowaty Johnson Rowell Rotheram Clemmings Holtz Voytik Conner Parrish FIU Boyd Garner Bisnowaty Johnson Officer Rotheram Clemmings Holtz Voytik Conner Parrish Iowa Akron Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Duke North Carolina Syracuse Miami DEFENSE GAME DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB CB FS SS Delaware Soto Render Mosley-Smith Durham Gonzalez Galambos Thomas L. Pitts Mitchell Vinopal Webb Boston College Soto Render Mosley-Smith Durham Gonzalez Galambos Thomas L. Pitts Mitchell Vinopal Webb FIU Soto Render Mosley-Smith Maclean Gonzalez Galambos Thomas L. Pitts Mitchell Vinopal Webb Iowa Akron Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Duke North Carolina Syracuse Miami 19 2014 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW Pitt rolled to its most lopsided season-opening win in 101 years... the 62-0 victory was Pitts largest in an opener since a 67-0 win over Ohio Northern in 1913...overall it was the Panthers largest margin of victory since 1977 (76-0 vs. Temple)...Pitt reached 60 points for the first time since 1995 (a 66-30 win vs. Eastern Michigan)James Conner rushed for 153 yards and four TDs on 14 carries...the Pan- thers totaled 409 rush yards and 501 total yards...the rush total was Pitts highest since 1976 (444 vs. Army)in his first career start, QB Chad Voytik was 10 of 13 for 84 yards and threw two TDs...Pitt notched its first shutout since a 2005 blanking of Connecticut (24- 0)...Delaware totaled only 64 yards, the lowest by a Pitt opponent since 1981 when Cincinnati had 50 yardsPitt improved to 12-1 all- time vs. FCS foes. DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 PITT 21 21 13 7 62
First Quarter PITT Conner 7-yard run (Blewitt kick) 11:01 PITT Boyd 12-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 2:05 PITT Conner 8-yard run (Blewitt kick) 0:07 Second Quarter PITT Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 9:42 PITT Conner 19-yard run (Blewitt kick) 6:16 PITT James 1-yard run (Blewitt kick) 1:08 Third Quarter PITT Bennett 5-yard run (Blewitt kick failed) 11:28 PITT Orndoff 2-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 0:14 Fourth Quarter PITT James 18-yard run (Blewitt kick) 4:11 Team Stats DEL PITT First Downs 5 28 Rushes-Yards 31-33 56-409 Comp-Att-Int 9-16-3 11-14-0 Passing Yards 31 92 Total Yards 64 501 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 8-80 Kick Returns-Yards 4-74 1-14 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 3-30 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 Punts-Average 8-46.6 2-33.0 Penalties-Yards 7-47 5-45 Third Down Conv. 1-11 7-9 Fourth Down Conv. 0-1 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 2-19 Possession Time 25:56 34:04 Rushing DEL Randolph 8-27; Hills 11-27; Johnson 2-3; Cherry 1-3; Williams 4-2; Gallen 1-1; Harrison 1-(-9); Hurley 3-(-21). PITT Conner 14-153, 4 TD; Ibrahim 14-91; James 14-77, 2 TD; Bennett 6-32, 1 TD; Boyd 2-17; Anderson 2-14; Jones 2-14; Voytik 2-11.
Passing DEL Hurley 6-13-3, 19 yards; Burns 3-3-0, 12 yards. PITT Voytik 10-13-0, 84 yards, 2 TD; Anderson 1-1-0, 8 yards. Receiving DEL Johnson 4-16; Cherry 3-12; Harrison 1-5; Hills 1-(-2). PITT Jones 3-33; Garner 2-24; Boyd 2-18, 1 TD; Conner 1-11; Wuestner 1-8; Orndoff 1-2, 1 TD; Bennett 1-(-4). PITT 62 DELAWARE 0 Aug. 30, 2014 Heinz Field 40,549 James Conner bulled through Boston College for 214 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries (5.9 avg.) to lift Pitt to a 30-20 win in its ACC opener...it was Conners third consecutive game with more than 100 yards dating back to the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl...Pitt rolled up 303 rushing yards and did not give up a sack...Tyler Boyd, who dislocated a finger in the Delaware opener, had five catches for 72 yards and two TDs...his 15-yard score was a spectacular leap- ing grab that gave Pitt the lead for good, 10-7, early in the second quarter...Chris Blewitt accounted for 12 points, kicking field goals of 49, 42 and 41 yards...LB Anthony Gonzalez had a team-high seven tackles and added a sack...safeties Ray Vinopal and Terrish Webb each had INTs...Pitt (2-0, 1-0) and Boston College (1-1, 0-1) met for the first time since Big East play in 2004...the Panthers defeated the Eagles for the fourth consecutive time in the series. PITT 3 17 7 3 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 7 0 7 6 20
First Quarter PITT Blewitt 49-yard field goal 11:32 BC Rouse 1-yard run (Launceford kick) 9:55 Second Quarter PITT Boyd 15-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 13:08 PITT Blewitt 42-yard field goal 6:20 PITT Boyd 5-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 0:18 Third Quarter PITT Conner 9-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:15 BC Phillips 48-yard pass from Murphy (Launceford kick) 3:28 Fourth Quarter PITT Blewitt 41-yard field goal 9:53 BC Murphy 2-yard run (Murphy pass failed) 0:43 Team Stats PITT BC First Downs 22 15 Rushes-Yards 51-303 34-142 Comp-Att-Int 10-20-1 10-28-2 Passing Yards 111 134 Total Yards 414 276 Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 0-0 3-81 Interceptions-Yards 2-13 1-23 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Punts-Average 5-42.4 7-45.4 Penalties-Yards 6-55 3-25 Third Down Conv. 6-15 4-14 Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-1 Sacks By-Yards 3-23 0-0 Possession Time 33:25 26:35 Rushing PITT Conner 36-214, 1 TD; Voytik 6-47; Boyd 2-23; James 5-20; Bennett 1-1; Team 1-(-2). BC Murphy 16-92, 1 TD; Willis 7-14; Rouse 6-14, 1 TD; Alston 1-13; Hilliman 3-11; Team 1-(-2).
Passing PITT Voytik 10-20-1, 111 yards, 2 TD. BC Murphy 10-28-2, 134 yards, 1 TD. Receiving PITT Boyd 5-72, 2 TD; Holtz 3-17; Garner 1-22; Bennett 1-0. BC Phillips 4-78, 1 TD; Callinan 2-19; Crimmins 2-13; Rouse 1-23; Bordner 1-1. PITT 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 20 Sept. 5, 2014 Alumni Stadium 30,083 20 2014 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW Pitt improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2009 by rallying past FIU (1-2)Pitt fell into a 16-0 first-quarter hole before scoring 26 unan- swered pointsthe 16-point deficit was the largest overcome by Pitt to win a game since 1996 (19-point margin vs. Temple, a 53-52 Pitt win)two Pitt fumbles inside the FIU 10 in the first half resulted in a 16-14 intermission lead for the hostsJames Conner rushed for 177 yards and three TDs on 31 carries (5.7 avg.)his 544 rush yards on the year marked the best three-game start in Pitt history, surpass- ing Tony Dorsetts 487 yards in 1973Conners three-yard TD put Pitt ahead to stay, 23-16, in the thirdChad Voytik rushed for 114 yards and a TD on 12 carries (9.5 avg.), becoming the first Pitt QB to rush for 100 yards since 1988the teams combined for three safe- ties (two scored by Pitt and one by FIU)the game had a 48-minute lightning delay in the third period. PITT 0 14 12 16 42 FIU 16 0 0 9 25
First Quarter FIU Safety (McKinnon tackled Voytik in end zone) 3:58 FIU McGough 3-yard run (Taylor kick) 3:22 FIU Coleman 57-yard pass from McGough (Taylor kick) 1:19 Second Quarter PITT Voytik 32-yard run (Blewitt kick) 6:54 PITT Boyd 18-yard pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 2:52 Third Quarter PITT Safety (Ayers kicks ball out of end zone) 10:34 PITT Conner 3-yard run (Blewitt kick) 7:15 PITT Blewitt 34-yard field goal 3:51 Fourth Quarter FIU Taylor 42-yard field goal 12:46 PITT Safety (Hilliard intentional grounding penalty in end zone) 7:55 PITT Conner 41-yard run (Blewitt kick) 5:49 FIU Smith 12-yard pass from McGough (Caldwell rush failed) 3:18 PITT Conner 11-yard run (Blewitt kick) 2:35 Team Stats PITT FIU First Downs 21 17 Rushes-Yards 54-321 33-57 Comp-Att-Int 11-19-1 17-35-0 Passing Yards 101 236 Total Yards 422 293 Punt Returns-Yards 2-(-3) 1-11 Kick Returns-Yards 5-67 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1 Punts-Average 5-39.8 7-34.0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 8-68 Third Down Conv. 6-14 3-14 Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-2 Sacks By-Yards 4-21 3-8 Possession Time 35:55 24:05 Rushing PITT Conner 31-177, 3 TD; Voytik 12-114, 1 TD; Bennett 6-38; Ibrahim 1-5; Team 2-(-2); Anderson 1-(-4); Boyd 1-(-7). FIU Gardner 12-44; Hilliard 5-26; Caldwell 3-22; Samuel 2-1; McGough 8-0, 1 TD; Team 3-(36).
Passing PITT Voytik 9-17-1, 89 yards, 1 TD; Anderson 2-2-0, 12 yards. FIU McGough 15-30-0, 224 yards, 2 TD; Hilliard 2-5-0, 12 yards. Receiving PITT Boyd 4-50, 1 TD; Garner 3-23; Holtz 1-13; Jones 1-7; Bennett 1-5; Ibrahim 1-3. FIU Smith 7-62, 1 TD; Lowder 4-73; Coleman 2-76, 1 TD; Gardner 2-9; Griner 1-9; Turner 1-7. PITT 42 FIU 25 Sept. 13, 2014 FIU Stadium 10,147 21 RUSHING INDIVIDUAL 200 yards rushing: By Pitt: 214, James Conner vs. Boston College, 9-5-14 (36 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: 222, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 11-11-10 (37 att.). 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: 303, Tony Dorsett vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-75 (23 att., 1 TD). By Opponent: DNA 30 or more rushing attempts: By Pitt: 31, James Conner vs. FIU, 9-13-14 (177 yards, 3 TD). By Opponent: 36, John White, Utah, 10-15-11 (171 yards). Three rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner vs. FIU, 9-13-14. By Opponent: Senorise Perry (4), Louisville, 10-13-12. Four rushing touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Senorise Perry, Louisville, 10-13-12. 50+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. By Opponent: 73, Stacy Coley, Miami, 11-29-13. 60+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. By Opponent: 73, Stacy Coley, Miami, 11-29-13. 70+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 78, Ray Graham vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12. By Opponent: 73, Stacy Coley, Miami, 11-29-13. 80+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 85, Dion Lewis vs. Buffalo, 9-12-09. By Opponent: 88, Noel Devine, West Virginia, 11-27-09. 90+ yard touchdown run: By Pitt: 91, George McLaren vs. Syracuse, 10-20-17. By Opponent: 96, Antowain Smith, Houston, 9-14-96. Two 100-yard rushers: By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU, James Conner (177) and Chad Voytik (114). By Opponent: 11-16-06, West Virginia, Pat White (220) and Steve Slaton (215). Three 100-yard rushers: By Pitt: 12-26-75 vs. Kansas (Sun Bowl), Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott Walker (123) and Robert Haygood (101). By Opponent: DNA PASSING INDIVIDUAL 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 313, Tom Savage vs. North Carolina, 11-16-13 (38 att., 23 comp., 2 TD). By Opponent: 318, Tommy Rees, Notre Dame, 11-9-13 (39 att., 18 comp., 2 TD, 2 INT). 400 yards passing: By Pitt: 424, Tom Savage vs. Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). By Opponent: 400, Zach Maynard, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (35 att., 24 comp., 4 TD, 1 INT). Four touchdown passes: By Pitt: Tom Savage (6) vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Brandon Connette, Duke, 9-21-13. Five touchdown passes: By Pitt: Tom Savage (6) vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Mike Teel (6), Rutgers, 10-25-08. Six touchdown passes: By Pitt: Tom Savage vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Mike Teel, Rutgers, 10-25-08. Seven touchdown passes: By Pitt: Pete Gonzalez vs. Rutgers, 10-25-97. By Opponent: DNA 60+ yard TD pass: By Pitt: 63, vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tom Savage to Devin Street. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 70+ yard TD pass: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 80+ yard TD pass: By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 45 or more pass attempts: By Pitt: 46, Tino Sunseri vs. West Virginia, 11-26-10 (28 comp., 284 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT). By Opponent: 52, Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 10-19-13 (31 comp., 312 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT). 30 or more pass completions: By Pitt: 31, Tyler Palko vs. Louisville, 11-25-06 (50 att., 307 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT). By Opponent: 31, Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 10-19-13 (52 att., 312 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT). RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL 100+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 173, Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), 12-26-13 (8 receptions). By Opponent: 173, Allen Hurns, Miami, 11-29-13 (9 receptions). 150+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 173, Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), 12-26-13 (8 receptions). By Opponent: 173, Allen Hurns, Miami, 11-29-13 (9 receptions). 200+ yards receiving: By Pitt: 207, Larry Fitzgerald vs. Rutgers, 10-18-03 (8 receptions, 2 TD). By Opponent: 205, Pat Greene, West Virginia, 11-28-97 (12 receptions, 1 TD). Two 100-yard receivers: By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, Devin Street (166) and Tyler Boyd (154). By Opponent: 9-17-11, Iowa, Keenan Davis (129) and Marvin McNutt (112). 10 or more receptions: By Pitt: 10, Tyler Boyd vs. Syracuse, 11-23-13 (82 yards). By Opponent: 10, Tavon Austin, West Virginia, 11-25-11 (102 yards). THE LAST TIME... 22 THE LAST TIME... RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL (cont.) 3 receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Duke, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Nick OLeary, Florida State, 9-2-13. 4 receiving touchdowns: By Pitt: Billy Davis vs. Rutgers, 11-19-94. By Opponent: Terry Glenn, Ohio State, 9-23-95. 60+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 63, vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tom Savage to Devin Street. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 70+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 77, vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12, Tino Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. 80+ yard TD reception: By Pitt: 80, vs. Cincinnati, 9-8-06, Tyler Palko to Derek Kinder. By Opponent: 80, Notre Dame, 11-9-13, Tommy Rees to TJ Jones. COMBOS 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing (one player): By Pitt: Billy Daniels vs. Syracuse (165 rushing/121 passing), 11-3-73. By Opponent: Brandon Connette, Duke (101 rushing/323 passing), 9-21-13.
100-yard rusher and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: 11-16-13 vs. North Carolina, James Conner (102 rushing) and Tom Savage (313 passing). By Opponent: 9-21-13, Duke, Brandon Connette, (101 rushing/323 passing).
100-yard rusher and 400-yard passer: By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, James Conner (173 rushing) and Tom Sav- age (424 passing). By Opponent: 11-27-98, West Virginia, Amos Zereoue (110 rushing) and Marc Bulger (409 passing).
100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: 9-21-13 vs. Duke, James Conner (173 rushing), Devin Street (166 receiving), Tyler Boyd (154 receiving) and Tom Savage (424 passing). By Opponent: 9-21-13, Duke, Brandon Connette (101 rushing/323 passing), Jamison Crowder (141 receiving). 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver and 300-yard passer: By Pitt: 10-21-00 vs. Boston College, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing), Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) and John Turman (332 passing). By Opponent: DNA
SCORING INDIVIDUAL Three total touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner vs. FIU (three rushing), 9-13-14. By Opponent: Stacy Coley, Miami (one rushing, two receiving), 11-29-13. Four total touchdowns: By Pitt: James Conner vs. Delaware (four rushing), 8-30-14. By Opponent: Senorise Perry, Louisville (four rushing), 10-13-12. Two-point conversion (rushing): By Pitt: Tino Sunseri vs. Maine, 9-10-11. By Opponent: Everett Golson, Notre Dame, 11-3-12. Two-point conversion (passing): By Pitt: Tom Savage to Devin Street vs. Navy, 10-26-13. By Opponent: Tommy Rees to Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame, 9-24-11. Defensive two-point conversion: By Pitt: Doug Hetzler returned blocked PAT attempt vs. Syracuse, 9-22-90. By Opponent: Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, interception return, 10-15-94. Safety: By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU (twice) (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Opponent: 9-13-14, FIU (Chad Voytik sacked in end zone). Two safeties in same game: By Pitt: 9-13-14 vs. FIU (Punter Chris Ayers kicks ball out of end zone on bad snap; E.J. Hilliard intentional grounding in end zone). By Opponent: DNA One player throw, catch and rush for touchdown (same game): By Pitt: Jawan Walker vs. Boston College, 11-1-03 (35-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald; 47-yard catch from Rod Rutherford; 3-yard rush). By Opponent: DNA SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL Three field goals: By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Boston College, 9-5-14. By Opponent: Cody Journell (4), Virginia Tech, 10-12-13. Four field goals: By Pitt: Kevin Harper vs. Notre Dame, 11-3-12. By Opponent: Cody Journell, Virginia Tech, 10-12-13. Five field goals: By Pitt: Conor Lee vs. Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Opponent: Cap Poklemba, Temple, 11-9-02. 50-yard field goal: By Pitt: 52, Kevin Harper vs. Cincinnati, 11-5-11. By Opponent: 54, Jarod Brown, Old Dominion, 10-19-13. Missed PAT kick (not blocked): By Pitt: Chris Blewitt vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame, 11-3-12.
Blocked PAT kick: By Pitt: Aaron Donald vs. Syracuse (SU kicker Ryan Norton), 11-23-13. By Opponent: Jon Simmons, USF (Pitt kicker Josh Cummings), 12-4-04. 70+ yard punt: By Pitt: 71 yards, Dan Hutchins vs. Louisville, 10-30-10. By Opponent: 77 yards, Alec Vozenilek, Virginia, 9-28-13. Blocked punt: By Pitt: Todd Thomas vs. Louisville, 10-13-12. By Opponent: Tyriq McCord, Miami, 11-29-13. Blocked punt for a touchdown: By Pitt: Todd Thomas vs. Louisville (Thomas recovers his own block in end zone), 10-13-12. By Opponent: Brandon Bing, Rutgers 10 (recovered in end zone, blocked by Wayne Warren), 10-23-10. 23 SPECIAL TEAMS INDIVIDUAL (Cont.) Blocked field goal: By Pitt: Chas Alecxih vs. NC State, 9-26-09. By Opponent: Sydney Sarmiento, Duke, 9-21-13. Blocked field goal for a touchdown: By Pitt: Bernard Josh Lay vs. Connecticut, 71 yards, 11-12-05. By Opponent: Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech, 71 yards, 11-3-01. Kickoff return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Buddy Jackson vs. Utah, 98 yards, 10-15-11. By Opponent: BooBoo Gates, Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), 94 yards, 12-26-13. Punt return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Tyler Boyd vs. Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), 54 yards, 12-26-13. By Opponent: Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 65 & 61 yards, 11-16-13. DEFENSE INDIVIDUAL 15+ tackles: By Pitt: 17, Jason Hendricks vs. Ole Miss, (BBVA Compass Bowl), 1-5-13. By Opponent: 15, Greg Lloyd, Connecticut, 10-10-09. 20+ tackles: By Pitt: 20, H.B. Blades vs. Louisville, 11-3-05. By Opponent: 20, David Bavaro, Syracuse, 12-3-88. Three sacks: By Pitt: 3, Aaron Donald vs. Utah, 10-15-11. By Opponent: 3.5, Kareem Martin, North Carolina, 11-16-13.
Four Sacks: By Pitt: 4, Bryan Knight vs. Bowling Green, 9-9-00. By Opponent: 4, Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse, 10-5-12. Two fumble recoveries: By Pitt: 2, Andrew Taglianetti vs. West Virginia, 11-25-11. By Opponent: 2, Kion Wilson, South Florida, 10-2-08. Two interceptions: By Pitt: Ray Vinopal vs. Notre Dame, 11-9-13. By Opponent: Logan Ryan, Rutgers, 10-8-11.
Three interceptions: By Pitt: Shawntae Spencer, vs. Ohio, 8-31-02. By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 9-26-98. Interception return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Anthony Gonzalez vs. Duke, 37 yards, 9-21-13. By Opponent: Derrick Shelby, Utah, 21 yards, 10-15-11. Two interception returns for touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: Darrelle Revis (19 yards) followed by Clint Session (78 yards) vs. Virginia, 9-2-06. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37 yards) followed by Trae Williams (21 yards), 11-24-07. Fumble return for a touchdown: By Pitt: Antwuan Reed vs. Syracuse (20 yards), 12-3-11. By Opponent: Dyshawn Davis, Syracuse (52 yards), 10-5-12. TEAM SCORING 40 points scored by team: By Pitt: 42 vs. FIU, 9-13-14. By Opponent: 41, Miami, 11-29-13.
50 points scored by team: By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 55, Duke, 9-21-13. 60 points scored by team: By Pitt: 62 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 60, Notre Dame, 11-16-96.
20 first-quarter points: By Pitt: 21 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 21, SMU, (BBVA Compass Bowl), 1-7-12. 20 second-quarter points: By Pitt: 21 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 21, Duke, 9-21-13. 20 third-quarter points: By Pitt: 24 vs. Connecticut, 12-6-08. By Opponent: 21, Louisville, 10-13-12. 20 fourth-quarter points: By Pitt: 28 vs. FIU, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 20, Duke, 9-21-13. 30 points scored in first half: By Pitt: 42 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: 31, Miami, 11-29-13. 30 points scored in second half: By Pitt: 31 vs. Florida International, 10-2-10. By Opponent: 35, Syracuse, 10-13-01. Failed to score a touchdown: By Pitt: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU, 1-7-12 (Pitt lost, 28-6). By Opponent: Delaware, 8-30-14 (Pitt won, 62-0). Two defensive touchdowns (same game): By Pitt: Ricky Gary (3-yard fumble return) and Scott McKillop (18- yard interception return) vs. Louisville, 11-8-08. By Opponent: USF, Nate Allen (37-yard interception return) and Trae Williams (21-yard interception return), 11-24-07. Shutout: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Oregon State, 3-0, 12-31-08 (Sun Bowl). Shutout at home: By Pitt: 62-0 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14. By Opponent: Miami (Fla.), 45-0, 9-28-96. Shutout on the road: By Pitt: 42-0 at Rutgers, 11-10-01. By Opponent: West Virginia, 34-0, 8-31-96. THE LAST TIME... 24 THE LAST TIME... OVERTIME GAMES Overtime win at home: By Pitt: 41-38 vs. Furman, 9-25-04. By Opponent: Notre Dame, 29-26 (3OT), 11-3-12.
Overtime win on the road: By Pitt: 36-33 (4OT) at Notre Dame, 11-1-08. By Opponent: Navy, 48-45 (2OT), 10-10-07. TEAM OFFENSE 500 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 501 vs. Delaware (409 rush, 92 pass). By Opponent: 532, Duke, 9-21-13 (213 rush, 319 pass). 600 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 626 vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-22-12 (229 rush, 397 pass). By Opponent: 641, West Virginia, 11-16-06 (437 rush, 204 pass) 300 yards passing: By Pitt: 313 vs. North Carolina, 11-16-13 (38 att., 23 comp., 2 TD). By Opponent: 318, Notre Dame, 11-9-13 (39 att., 18 comp., 2 TD, 2 INT). 400 yards passing: By Pitt: 424 vs. Duke, 9-21-13 (33 att., 23 comp., 6 TD). By Opponent: 433, Buffalo, 9-12-09 (39 att., 26 comp., 4 TD, 1 INT). 300 yards rushing: By Pitt: 321 vs. FIU, 9-13-14 (54 att., 4 TD). By Opponent: 331, Navy, 10-10-07 (70 att., 4 TD). 400 yards rushing: By Pitt: 409 vs. Delaware, 8-30-14 (56 att., 7 TD). By Opponent: 437, West Virginia, 11-16-06 (47 att., 4 TD). 40 minutes in possession time: By Pitt: 41:30 vs. USF, 12-1-12. By Opponent: 40:10, Ohio State, 9-21-96. TEAM DEFENSE Held opponent under 100 yards in total offense: By Pitt: 64, Delaware, 8-30-14 (33 rushing, 31 passing). By Opponent: 94, Boston College, 10-7-95 (-11 rushing, 105 passing). Held opponent under 100 yards passing: By Pitt: 31, Delaware, 8-30-14 (16 att., 9 comp. 0 TD, 3 INT). By Opponent: 92, Delaware, 8-30-14 (14 att., 11 comp. 2 TD, 0 INT). Held opponent under 100 yards rushing: By Pitt: 57, FIU, 9-13-14 (33 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.). Held opponent under 75 yards rushing: By Pitt: 57, FIU, 9-13-14 (33 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.). Held opponent under 50 yards rushing: By Pitt: 33, Delaware, 8-30-14 (31 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.). Held opponent under 25 yards rushing: By Pitt: 10, Bowling Green, (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), 12-26-13 (34 att.). By Opponent: 21, Syracuse, 11-23-13 (27 att.). Held an opponent to negative yards rushing: By Pitt: -3, Rutgers, 9-21-02 (28 att.). By Opponent: -5, Georgia Tech, 11-2-13 (21 att.). PENALTIES 100+ yards in penalties: By Pitt: 112, vs. Old Dominion, 10 penalties, 10-19-13. By Opponent: 109, Old Dominion, 14 penalties, 10-19-13.
10+ penalties By Pitt: 10, vs. Old Dominion, 112 yards, 10-19-13. By Opponent: 14, Old Dominion, 109 yards, 10-19-13. Zero penalties: By Pitt: vs. Louisville, 11-12-11. By Opponent: West Virginia, 11-13-76. All-Time OT Games: 14 (6-8) 1OT Games: 6 (3-3) 2OT Games: 5 (1-4) 3OT Games: 2 (1-1) 4OT Games: 1 (1-0) DATE OPPONENT RESULT Sept. 14, 1996 Houston L, 42-35 Oct. 25, 1997 at Rutgers W, 55-48 (2OT) Nov. 28, 1997 at West Virginia W, 41-38 (3OT) Oct. 7, 2000 at Syracuse L, 24-17 (2OT) Oct. 26, 2002 Boston College W, 19-16 Sept. 25, 2004 Furman W, 41-38 Oct. 16, 2004 Boston College W, 20-17 Nov. 6, 2004 at Syracuse L, 38-31 (2OT) Sept. 9, 2005 at Ohio L, 16-10 Nov. 11, 2006 at Connecticut L, 46-45 (2OT) Oct. 10, 2007 Navy L, 48-45 (2OT) Nov. 1, 2008 at Notre Dame W, 36-33 (4OT) Sept. 2, 2010 at Utah L, 27-24 Nov. 3, 2012 at Notre Dame L, 29-26 (3OT) Pitt wins in bold PITT HISTORY IN OVERTIME GAMES 25 The University of Pittsburgh and its multimedia rights holder IMG College provide the Panthers with comprehensive radio coverage throughout the football season. Led by 50,000-watt flagship station Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) in Pittsburgh, Pitt football games are broadcast on the Pitt IMG Sports Network, a loyal network of stations that spans the Commonwealth. Radio coverage for Pitt football includes: A three-hour pregame show (first hour on 93.7 The Fan and the last two on the entire Pitt IMG Sports Network). Panther Reaction, a call-in show on 93.7 The Fan following post- game coverage. The Paul Chryst Show airing live on most Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Coach Chryst previews the upcoming game and takes questions from callers listening on many of the same Pitt IMG Sports Network affiliates that carry Panthers game broadcasts. Known to Pitt fans nationwide as the Voice of the Panthers, Bill Hillgrove will handle football play-by-play duties for the 41st consecutive year. His accurate and descriptive style truly paints the picture for Pitt fans listening to the network. Hillgrove has a long association with the Panthers and Pittsburgh sports scene. Prior to taking over as the play-by-play man for Pitt football, Hillgrove served as the Panthers color analyst from 1970-73. He has also served as the play-by-play man for Pitt basketball broadcasts since 1969. Hillgrove is a 1962 graduate of Duquesne and has also been the Pittsburgh Steelers play-by-play announcer since 1995. Hillgrove was named the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award for excellence in college football broadcasting. Joining Hillgrove in the booth for his fourth year as color analyst will be former Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick. A three-year letterman (2007-08, 2010), Bostick was under center for such memorable Pitt victories as the 13-9 upset of West Virginia in 2007 and 36-33 quadruple-overtime win at Notre Dame in 2008. Bostick makes a tremendous impression on listeners with his keen insight and analysis. In addition to Pitt game days, he will continue to be a frequently heard voice talking college football on 93.7 The Fans various shows. A 2010 honors graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Bostick earned his bachelors degree in just three years before beginning work on his masters degree in Pitts School of Education. He also serves as the director of development for the Panther Club, the ath- letic departments official fundraising office. Pitt pregame coverage and in-game sideline reports will be provided by Larry Richert, one of Pittsburghs most recognized voices and faces. Host of the venerable KDKA Morning News Show (1020 AM) since 2001, Richerts broadcasting career spans nearly 35 years in both radio and television. Richert is highly active in community endeavors, emceeing more than 100 benefits annually around the region. He is the Heinz Field public address announcer for Pittsburgh Steelers home games and narrates the Steelers annual highlight films. Last fall marked Richerts return to college football. During the latter 1980s, he produced Pitt football radio broadcasts for four seasons. Born in Millvale and raised in McCandless Township, Richert gradu- ated from North Allegheny High School and Clarion University. The 2014 season marks the fifth for Pitts partnership with CBS Radio Pittsburgh and its flagship, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Beyond game broadcasts, the station airs a wide array of weekly program- ming focusing on the Panthers sports scene throughout the year. THE PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK Altoona WFBG-AM 1290 Altoona WVAM-AM 1430 Ambridge WMBA-AM 1460 Beaver Falls WBVP-AM 1230 Bedford WBFD-AM 1310 Butler WBUT-AM 1050 Butler WISR-AM 680 Central City WCCL-FM 101.7 Connellsville WLSW-FM 103.9 DuBois WCED-AM 1420 DuBois WCED-FM 107.9 Erie WRIE-FM 107.9 Erie WRIE-AM 1260 Harrisburg WTKT-AM 1460 Indiana WCCS-AM 1160 Johnstown WCRO-AM 1230 Latrobe WQTW-AM 1570 Meyersdale/ WQZS-FM 93.3 Somerset Oil City WKQW-AM 1120 Pittsburgh KDKA-FM 93.7 Rockton WCED-FM 96.7 Uniontown WMBS-AM 590 Game broadcasts are also available on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK The 2014 Pitt Football Radio Team (left to right): Pat Bostick, Bill Hillgrove and Larry Richert. NCAA Statistics Pittsburgh - 2014-15 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/13/2014 Statistic National Rank Conference Rank Value National Leader Value Conference Leader Value 3rd Down Conversion Pct (125 ranked) 21 3 0.500 Auburn 0.679 Georgia Tech 0.639 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (125 ranked) 2 1 0.205 Oregon St. 0.179 Pittsburgh 0.205 4th Down Conversion Pct (106 ranked) 1 1 1.000 18 teams tied 1.000 Syracuse Georgia Tech Pittsburgh 1.000 1.000 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (112 ranked) 23 5 0.250 17 teams tied 0.000 Boston College Florida St. North Carolina 0.000 0.000 0.000 Blocked Kicks (13 ranked) Rutgers 4 Georgia Tech Wake Forest 2 2 Blocked Kicks Allowed (91 ranked) 1 1 0 90 teams tied 0 14 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (2 ranked) Rutgers 2 Georgia Tech Wake Forest 1 1 Blocked Punts Allowed (1 ranked) 1 1 0 113 teams tied 0 14 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (125 ranked) 63 9 0.604 Army 0.833 Florida St. 0.694 Fewest Penalties (125 ranked) 56 8 16 Cincinnati 2 Clemson 4 Fewest Penalties Per Game (125 ranked) 40 6 5.33 Clemson Cincinnati 2.00 2.00 Clemson 2.00 Fewest Penalty Yards (125 ranked) 57 9 140 Cincinnati 30 Clemson 45 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (125 ranked) 43 7 46.67 South Ala. North Carolina St. 21.00 21.00 North Carolina St. 21.00 First Downs Defense (125 ranked) 14 2 37 TCU 23 Clemson 27 First Downs Offense (125 ranked) 35 4 71 Western Ky. 96 North Carolina St. 84 Fumbles Lost (124 ranked) 90 11 3 22 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0 Fumbles Recovered (70 ranked) 70 9 1 Virginia 8 Virginia 8 Kickoff Return Defense (125 ranked) 93 7 22.14 La.-Lafayette 9.29 North Carolina 11.33 Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 121 14 13.50 Utah 41.50 Virginia 34.88 Net Punting (125 ranked) 74 9 37.17 Utah 49.00 Miami (FL) 45.27 Passes Had Intercepted (125 ranked) 54 5 2 17 teams tied 0 Duke Syracuse 0 0 Passes Intercepted (84 ranked) 6 1 5 Ole Miss 8 4 teams tied 5 Passing Offense (125 ranked) 120 14 101.3 Washington St. 517.0 Clemson 335.0 Passing Yards Allowed (125 ranked) 10 2 133.7 Stanford 66.0 Clemson 84.0 Passing Yards per Completion (125 ranked) 110 13 9.50 LSU 20.06 Georgia Tech 19.40 Punt Return Defense (125 ranked) 96 11 11.00 Purdue -3.50 Duke 0.00 Punt Returns (125 ranked) 66 7 7.50 San Jose St. 36.50 Georgia Tech 25.33 Red Zone Defense (101 ranked) 101 12 1.000 Akron 0.250 Wake Forest 0.545 Red Zone Offense (124 ranked) 47 8 0.889 27 teams tied 1.000 Louisville North Carolina Syracuse 1.000 1.000 1.000 Rushing Defense (125 ranked) 9 2 77.3 Alabama 47.0 Louisville 75.0 Rushing Offense (125 ranked) 4 1 344.3 Navy 403.0 Pittsburgh 344.3 Sacks Allowed (125 ranked) 21 5 1.00 4 teams tied 0.00 Syracuse 0.00 Scoring Defense (125 ranked) 16 3 15.0 Stanford 4.3 Duke 11.0 Scoring Offense (125 ranked) 15 2 44.7 Baylor 59.3 Clemson 47.0 Tackles for Loss Allowed (125 ranked) 3 2 2.33 Duke Western Mich. 2.00 2.00 Duke 2.00 Team Passing Efficiency (125 ranked) 74 7 132.14 Cincinnati 203.39 Georgia Tech 174.04 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (125 ranked) 10 2 88.08 LSU 59.48 Clemson 82.57 Team Sacks (125 ranked) 21 5 3.00 Utah 5.50 Virginia Tech 5.00 Team Tackles for Loss (125 ranked) 47 8 6.3 Utah TCU 10.5 10.5 Clemson 9.5 Time of Possession (125 ranked) 8 2 34:28 Oregon St. 37:33 Louisville 34:29 Total Defense (125 ranked) 4 1 211.0 Stanford 204.3 Pittsburgh 211.0 Total Offense (125 ranked) 53 6 445.7 Baylor 654.3 North Carolina St. 516.0 Turnover Margin (125 ranked) 49 6 0.33 Florida 3.50 North Carolina 2.00 Turnovers Gained (113 ranked) 31 4 6 Virginia 13 Virginia 13 Turnovers Lost (123 ranked) 75 8 5 4 teams tied 0 Duke Syracuse 0 0 Winning Percentage (115 ranked) 1 1 1.000 34 teams tied 1.000 7 teams tied 1.000 Statistic Player National Rank Conference Rank Value National Leader Value Conference Leader Value All Purpose (199 ranked) James Conner Tyler Boyd 7 179 1 18 185.00 84.33 Tevin Coleman, Indiana 237.50 James Conner, Pittsburgh 185.00 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Preston Smith, Mississippi St. Kemoko Turay, Rutgers 2 2 Combined Kick Returns (100 ranked) V' Angelo Bentley, Illinois 349 Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech 251 Completion Percentage (114 ranked) Chad Voytik 82 10 0.580 Bo Wallace, Ole Miss 0.755 Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St. 0.704 Completions Per Game (149 ranked) Chad Voytik 109 13 9.67 Connor Halliday, Washington St. 39.67 Michael Brewer, Virginia Tech 25.33 Field Goal Percentage (101 ranked) Chris Blewitt 1 1 1.000 20 players tied 1.000 5 players tied 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (109 ranked) Chris Blewitt 41 7 1.33 Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. Garrett Owens, Oregon St. Francisco Velez, Florida 3.00 3.00 3.00 Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 3.00 Forced Fumbles (91 ranked) Nicholas Grigsby 91 14 0.33 13 players tied 1.00 Alex Dixon, North Carolina P.J. Williams, Florida St. 1.00 1.00 Fumbles Recovered (14 ranked) Anthony Gonzalez 14 3 1 Dominquie Green, North Carolina 3 Dominquie Green, North Carolina 3 Interceptions (93 ranked) Terrish Webb Matt Galambos Todd Thomas Ray Vinopal 21 93 93 93 4 10 10 10 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 Brian Walker, North Carolina 2.0 Brian Walker, North Carolina 2.0 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) 5 players tied 1 Corvin Lamb, Louisville 1 Kickoff Returns (121 ranked) Darius Jennings, Virginia 42.8 Darius Jennings, Virginia 42.8 Passes Defended (45 ranked) Josh Jenkins, Army Terrell Brigham, South Ala. Vernon Hargreaves, Florida 2.5 2.5 2.5 Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech 2.3 Passing Efficiency (114 ranked) Chad Voytik 66 7 130.7 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati 216.0 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 177.7 Passing TDs (56 ranked) Chad Voytik 45 7 5 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. Connor Halliday, Washington St. Maty Mauk, Missouri 12 12 12 4 players tied 7 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Chad Voytik 119 13 284 Connor Halliday, Washington St. 1,465 Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St. 810 Passing Yards Per Game (149 ranked) Chad Voytik 115 15 94.7 Connor Halliday, Washington St. 488.3 Jameis Winston, Florida St. 313.0 Passing Yards per Completion (114 ranked) Chad Voytik 96 12 9.79 Anthony Jennings, LSU 20.96 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 19.40 Points Responsible For (199 ranked) James Conner Chad Voytik Chris Blewitt Tyler Boyd 22 48 107 126 2 7 13 16 48 36 28 24 Maty Mauk, Missouri 78 Anthony Boone, Duke 54 Points Responsible For Per Game (161 ranked) James Conner Chad Voytik Chris Blewitt Tyler Boyd 31 67 126 161 3 9 17 21 16.0 12.0 9.3 8.0 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati 36.0 Anthony Boone, Duke Marquise Williams, North Carolina 18.0 18.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 20 players tied 1 Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest 1 Punt Returns (83 ranked) Tyler Boyd Kevin Weatherspoon 21 80 2 9 13.3 1.5 Jarvis West, Iowa St. 29.3 Stacy Coley, Miami (FL) 14.0 Punting (92 ranked) Ryan Winslow 69 9 39.8 Tom Hackett, Utah 51.1 Justin Vogel, Miami (FL) 45.8 Receiving TDs (48 ranked) Tyler Boyd 5 1 4 Nelson Spruce, Colorado 6 Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh Phillip Dorsett, Miami (FL) 4 4 Receiving Yards (149 ranked) KD Cannon, Baylor 471 Phillip Dorsett, Miami (FL) 284 Receiving Yards Per Game (198 ranked) Mekale McKay, Cincinnati 175.0 Rashad Greene, Florida St. 141.5 Receptions Per Game (181 ranked) Tyler Boyd 181 20 3.7 Amari Cooper, Alabama 11.0 Rashad Greene, Florida St. 7.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (157 ranked) James Conner 24 2 6.72 Jonathan Williams, Arkansas 9.76 Tyler Murphy, Boston College 9.55 Rushing TDs (31 ranked) James Conner 1 1 8 James Conner, Pittsburgh 8 James Conner, Pittsburgh 8 Rushing Yards (199 ranked) James Conner Chad Voytik 2 105 1 11 544 172 Aaron Jones, UTEP 549 James Conner, Pittsburgh 544 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) James Conner Chad Voytik 4 120 1 15 181.3 57.3 Tevin Coleman, Indiana 218.5 James Conner, Pittsburgh 181.3 Sacks (80 ranked) Danny Shelton, Washington Avery Ellis, Temple 2.00 2.00 Cameron Lynch, Syracuse 1.75 Scoring (141 ranked) James Conner Chris Blewitt Tyler Boyd 2 47 77 1 5 10 16.0 9.3 8.0 Jarvion Franklin, Western Mich. 18.0 James Conner, Pittsburgh 16.0 Solo Tackles (85 ranked) Nate Holley, Kent St. 9.3 Cameron Lynch, Syracuse 8.0 Tackles For Loss (83 ranked) Tank Jakes, Memphis 3.0 Cameron Lynch, Syracuse 2.3 Total Offense (200 ranked) James Conner Chad Voytik 99 112 12 14 181.3 152.0 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 480.7 Jameis Winston, Florida St. 318.5 Total Tackles (238 ranked) Jovan Santos-Knox, Massachusetts 14.0 Cameron Lynch, Syracuse 11.5 Yards per Pass Attempt (114 ranked) Chad Voytik 99 13 5.68 Seth Russell, Baylor 12.27 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 10.32 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Results (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 8/30/14 DELAWARE W 62-0 1-0 0-0 2:53 40549 * 9/5/14 at Boston College W 30-20 2-0 1-0 3:28 30083 9/13/2014 at FIU W 42-25 3-0 1-0 4:16 10147 9/20/14 IOWA 9/27/14 AKRON * 10/4/14 at Virginia * 10/16/14 VIRGINIA TECH * 10/25/14 GEORGIA TECH * 11/1/14 DUKE * 11/15/14 at North Carolina * 11/22/14 SYRACUSE * 11/29/14 at Miami University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games Team Statistics UP OPP SCORING 134 45 Points Per Game 44.7 15.0 Points Off Turnovers 60 0 FIRST DOWNS 71 37 Rushing 55 18 Passing 13 16 Penalty 3 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 1033 232 Yards gained rushing 1068 383 Yards lost rushing 35 151 Rushing Attempts 161 98 Average Per Rush 6.4 2.4 Average Per Game 344.3 77.3 TDs Rushing 12 3 PASSING YARDAGE 304 401 Comp-Att-Int 32-53-2 36-79-5 Average Per Pass 5.7 5.1 Average Per Catch 9.5 11.1 Average Per Game 101.3 133.7 TDs Passing 5 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 1337 633 Total Plays 214 177 Average Per Play 6.2 3.6 Average Per Game 445.7 211.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 6-81 7-155 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-90 1-11 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-43 2-23 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 22.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.5 11.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.6 11.5 FUMBLES-LOST 8-3 6-1 PENALTIES-Yards 16-140 18-140 Average Per Game 46.7 46.7 PUNTS-Yards 12-477 22-929 Average Per Punt 39.8 42.2 Net punt average 37.2 37.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 25-1576 10-540 Average Per Kick 63.0 54.0 Net kick average 40.8 38.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 34:28 25:32 3RD-DOWN Conversions 19/38 8/39 3rd-Down Pct 50% 21% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 1/4 4th-Down Pct 100% 25% SACKS BY-Yards 9-63 3-8 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 17 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-4 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (16-18) 89% (4-4) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-18) 83% (4-4) 100% PAT-ATTEMPTS (16-17) 94% (4-4) 100% ATTENDANCE 40549 40230 Games/Avg Per Game 1/40549 2/20115 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PITT 24 52 32 26 0 134 Opponents 23 0 7 15 0 45 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g James Conner 3 81 552 8 544 6.7 8 60 181.3 Chad Voytik 3 20 184 12 172 8.6 1 40 57.3 Chris James 3 19 97 0 97 5.1 2 18 32.3 Rachid Ibrahim 3 15 96 0 96 6.4 0 17 32.0 Isaac Bennett 3 13 71 0 71 5.5 1 9 23.7 Tyler Boyd 3 5 40 7 33 6.6 0 19 11.0 Ronald Jones 3 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 7 4.7 Trey Anderson 2 3 14 4 10 3.3 0 9 5.0 TEAM 2 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 -2.0 Total 3 161 1068 35 1033 6.4 12 60 344.3 Opponents 3 98 383 151 232 2.4 3 51 77.3 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Chad Voytik 3 130.71 29-50-2 58.0 284 5 41 94.7 Trey Anderson 2 156.00 3-3-0 100.0 20 0 8 10.0 Total 3 132.14 32-53-2 60.4 304 5 41 101.3 Opponents 3 88.08 36-79-5 45.6 401 3 57 133.7 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Tyler Boyd 3 11 140 12.7 4 41 46.7 Manasseh Garner 3 6 69 11.5 0 22 23.0 Ronald Jones 3 4 40 10.0 0 16 13.3 J.P. Holtz 3 4 30 7.5 0 13 10.0 Isaac Bennett 3 3 1 0.3 0 5 0.3 James Conner 3 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7 Chris Wuestner 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7 Rachid Ibrahim 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Scott Orndoff 3 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.7 Total 3 32 304 9.5 5 41 101.3 Opponents 3 36 401 11.1 3 57 133.7 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Tyler Boyd 6 80 13.3 0 35 Kevin Weatherspoon 4 6 1.5 0 9 Ronald Jones 2 4 2.0 0 2 Total 12 90 7.5 0 35 Opponents 1 11 11.0 0 11 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Terrish Webb 2 11 5.5 0 11 Todd Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ray Vinopal 1 13 13.0 0 13 Matt Galambos 1 19 19.0 0 19 Total 5 43 8.6 0 19 Opponents 2 23 11.5 0 23 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Kevin Weatherspoon 2 32 16.0 0 18 Rachid Ibrahim 2 30 15.0 0 15 Avonte Maddox 1 5 5.0 0 5 Jaymar Parrish 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total 6 81 13.5 0 18 Opponents 7 155 22.1 0 34 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts James Conner 8 - - - - - - - 48 Chris Blewitt - 4-4 16-17 - - - - - 28 Tyler Boyd 4 - - - - - - - 24 Chris James 2 - - - - - - - 12 Chad Voytik 1 - - - - - - - 6 Isaac Bennett 1 - - - - - - - 6 Scott Orndoff 1 - - - - - - - 6 TEAM - - - - - - - 2 4 Total 17 4-4 16-17 - - - - 2 134 Opponents 6 1-2 4-4 0-1 - 0-1 - 1 45 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g James Conner 3 81 544 0 544 181.3 Chad Voytik 3 70 172 284 456 152.0 Chris James 3 19 97 0 97 32.3 Rachid Ibrahim 3 15 96 0 96 32.0 Isaac Bennett 3 13 71 0 71 23.7 Tyler Boyd 3 5 33 0 33 11.0 Trey Anderson 2 6 10 20 30 15.0 Ronald Jones 3 2 14 0 14 4.7 TEAM 2 3 -4 0 -4 -2.0 Total 3 214 1033 304 1337 445.7 Opponents 3 177 232 401 633 211.0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Chris Blewitt 4-4 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-3 0-0 49 0 FG Sequence PITT Opponents Delaware - - Boston College (49),(42),(41) 46 FIU (34) (42) Iowa - - Akron - - Virginia - - Virginia Tech - - Georgia Tech - - Duke - - North Carolina - - Syracuse - - Miami - - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Ryan Winslow 12 477 39.8 48 1 5 4 0 0 Total 12 477 39.8 48 1 5 4 0 0 Opponents 22 929 42.2 62 1 4 2 6 0 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Chris Blewitt 241555 64.8 16 1 Ryan Winslow 1 21 21.0 0 1 Total 251576 63.0 16 2 22.1 40.8 24 Opponents 10 540 54.0 3 1 13.5 38.4 26 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g James Conner 3 544 11 0 0 0 555 185.0 Tyler Boyd 3 33 140 80 0 0 253 84.3 Chad Voytik 3 172 0 0 0 0 172 57.3 Rachid Ibrahim 3 96 3 0 30 0 129 43.0 Chris James 3 97 0 0 0 0 97 32.3 Isaac Bennett 3 71 1 0 0 0 72 24.0 Manasseh Garn 3 0 69 0 0 0 69 23.0 Ronald Jones 3 14 40 4 0 0 58 19.3 Kevin Weathers 3 0 0 6 32 0 38 12.7 J.P. Holtz 3 0 30 0 0 0 30 10.0 Matt Galambos 3 0 0 0 0 19 19 6.3 Jaymar Parrish 3 0 0 0 14 0 14 4.7 Ray Vinopal 3 0 0 0 0 13 13 4.3 Terrish Webb 3 0 0 0 0 11 11 3.7 Trey Anderson 2 10 0 0 0 0 10 5.0 Chris Wuestner 3 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.7 Avonte Maddox 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 1.7 Scott Orndoff 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7 TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0 Total 3 1033 304 90 81 43 1551 517.0 Opponents 3 232 401 11 155 23 822 274.0 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 28 Anthony Gonzalez 3 12 3 15 2.0-8 1.0-4 . . . 1-0 . . . 2 Terrish Webb 3 10 3 13 1.0-3 . 2-11 . . . . . . 9 Ray Vinopal 3 8 2 10 . . 1-13 . 1 . . . . 6 Lafayette Pitts 3 10 . 10 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . . 47 Matt Galambos 3 7 2 9 . . 1-19 1 . . . . . 91 Darryl Render 3 6 3 9 2.0-4 1.0-2 . 2 . . . . . 3 Nicholas Grigsby 3 7 1 8 2.0-16 1.0-4 . . . . 1 . . 15 Reggie Mitchell 3 6 2 8 1.0-8 1.0-8 . 3 1 . . . . 8 Todd Thomas 3 7 1 8 1.0-9 . 1-0 . . . . . . 52 Shakir Soto 3 5 2 7 1.0-12 . . . . . . . . 38 Ryan Lewis 3 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . . 44 David Durham 2 3 3 6 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . 1 . . . . 55 Luke Maclean 3 3 2 5 1.5-7 0.5-5 . . . . . . . 30 Mike Caprara 1 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . . 56 Justin Moody 3 2 2 4 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . . . . . 95 K.K. Mosley-Smith 3 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 92 Rori Blair 3 3 1 4 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 2 . . . . . 4 Bam Bradley 3 2 1 3 2.0-14 1.0-9 . . . . . . . 14 Avonte Maddox 3 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 25 Pat Amara 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 54 Tyrique Jarrett 3 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 96 Devin Cook 2 . 1 1 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . . 17 Chris Wuestner 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 12 Chris Blewitt 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 26 Jevonte Pitts 1 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 16 Chad Voytik 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total 3 110 36 146 19-116 9-63 5-43 10 3 1-0 1 . 2 Opponents 3 144 74 218 7-21 3-8 2-23 3 1 3-0 3 . 1 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 8/30/14 DELAWARE 56 409 7 60 11 92 2 16 11-14-0 92 2 16 1 14 0 14 8 80 0 35 501 9/5/14 at Boston College 51 303 1 23 10 111 2 41 10-20-1 111 2 41 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 11 414 9/13/2014 at FIU 54 321 4 41 11 101 1 19 11-19-1 101 1 19 5 67 0 18 2 -3 0 2 422 PITT 161 1033 12 60 32 304 5 41 32-53-2 304 5 41 6 81 0 18 12 90 0 35 1337 Opponents 98 232 3 51 36 401 3 57 36-79-5 401 3 57 7 155 0 34 1 11 0 11 633 Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 6.4 Avg per catch: 9.5 Pass efficiency: 132.14 Kick ret avg: 13.5 Punt ret avg: 7.5 All purpose avg/game: 517.0 Total offense avg/gm: 445.7 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 8/30/14 DELAWARE 33 16 49 7.0-39 2.0-19 0 0-0 3-30 1 1 0 8-9 0 0 0 60 62 9/5/14 at Boston College 37 10 47 6.0-40 3.0-23 0 0-0 2-13 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 30 9/13/20 at FIU 40 10 50 6.0-37 4.0-21 1 1-0 0-0 1 7 0 5-5 0 0 2 0 42 PITT 110 36 146 19.0-116 9.0-63 1 1-0 5-43 3 10 0 16-17 0 0 2 60 134 Opponents 144 74 218 7.0-21 3.0-8 3 3-0 2-23 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 1 0 45 Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 8/30/14 DELAWARE 2 66 33.0 35 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 10 643 64.3 5 1 9/5/14 at Boston College 5 212 42.4 48 0 1 3 0 1 3-3 49 0 7 447 63.9 4 0 9/13/20 at FIU 5 199 39.8 48 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 34 0 8 486 60.8 7 1 PITT 12 477 39.8 48 0 1 5 0 4 4-4 49 0 25 1576 63.0 16 2 Opponents 22 929 42.2 62 0 1 4 6 2 1-2 42 0 10 540 54.0 3 1 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 8/30/14 DELAWARE 31 33 0 8 9 31 0 7 9-16-3 31 0 7 4 74 0 26 0 0 0 0 64 9/5/14 at Boston College 34 142 2 51 10 134 1 48 10-28-2 134 1 48 3 81 0 34 0 0 0 0 276 9/13/2014 at FIU 33 57 1 16 17 236 2 57 17-35-0 236 2 57 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 11 293 Opponents 98 232 3 51 36 401 3 57 36-79-5 401 3 57 7 155 0 34 1 11 0 11 633 PITT 161 1033 12 60 32 304 5 41 32-53-2 304 5 41 6 81 0 18 12 90 0 35 1337 Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 2.4 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 88.08 Kick ret avg: 22.1 Punt ret avg: 11.0 All purpose avg/game: 274.0 Total offense avg/gm: 211.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 8/30/14 DELAWARE 49 30 79 0.0-0 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 9/5/14 at Boston College 46 26 72 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-23 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 9/13/20 at FIU 49 18 67 4.0-16 3.0-8 1 2-0 1-0 1 0 0 2-2 0 0 1 0 25 Opponents 144 74 218 7.0-21 3.0-8 3 3-0 2-23 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 1 0 45 PITT 110 36 146 19.0-116 9.0-63 1 1-0 5-43 3 10 0 16-17 0 0 2 60 134 Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 8/30/14 DELAWARE 8 373 46.6 56 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 1 49 49.0 0 0 9/5/14 at Boston College 7 318 45.4 62 0 1 4 2 1 0-1 0 0 3 195 65.0 3 0 9/13/20 at FIU 7 238 34.0 54 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 42 0 6 296 49.3 0 1 Opponents 22 929 42.2 62 0 1 4 6 2 1-2 42 0 10 540 54.0 3 1 PITT 12 477 39.8 48 0 1 5 0 4 4-4 49 0 25 1576 63.0 16 2 University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 36 James Conner at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Rushing 214 James Conner at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Rushes 4 James Conner vs Delaware (8/30/14) Long Rush 60 James Conner vs Delaware (8/30/14) Pass attempts 20 Chad Voytik at Boston College (9/5/14) Pass completions 10 Chad Voytik vs Delaware (8/30/14) 10 Chad Voytik at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Passing 111 Chad Voytik at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Passes 2 Chad Voytik vs Delaware (8/30/14) 2 Chad Voytik at Boston College (9/5/14) Long Pass 41 Chad Voytik at Boston College (9/5/14) Receptions 5 Tyler Boyd at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Receiving 72 Tyler Boyd at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Receptions 2 Tyler Boyd at Boston College (9/5/14) Long Reception 41 Tyler Boyd at Boston College (9/5/14) Field Goals 3 Chris Blewitt at Boston College (9/5/14) Long Field Goal 49 Chris Blewitt at Boston College (9/5/14) Punts 5 Ryan Winslow at Boston College (9/5/14) 5 Ryan Winslow at FIU (9/13/2014) Punting Avg 42.4 Ryan Winslow at Boston College (9/5/14) Long Punt 48 Ryan Winslow at Boston College (9/5/14) 48 Ryan Winslow at FIU (9/13/2014) Punts inside 20 2 Ryan Winslow at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Punt Return 35 Tyler Boyd vs Delaware (8/30/14) Long Kickoff Return 18 Kevin Weatherspoon at FIU (9/13/2014) Tackles 8 Terrish Webb at FIU (9/13/2014) Sacks 1.0 Reggie Mitchell vs Delaware (8/30/14) 1.0 David Durhamvs Delaware (8/30/14) 1.0 Bam Bradley at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 Anthony Gonzalez at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 Rori Blair at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 Nicholas Grigsby at FIU (9/13/2014) 1.0 Justin Moody at FIU (9/13/2014) 1.0 Darryl Render at FIU (9/13/2014) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Nicholas Grigsby at FIU (9/13/2014) Interceptions 1 Terrish Webb vs Delaware (8/30/14) 1 Todd Thomas vs Delaware (8/30/14) 1 Matt Galambos vs Delaware (8/30/14) 1 Ray Vinopal at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 Terrish Webb at Boston College (9/5/14) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 56 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Yards Rushing 409 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Yards Per Rush 7.3 vs Delaware (8/30/14) TD Rushes 7 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Pass attempts 20 at Boston College (9/5/14) Pass completions 11 vs Delaware (8/30/14) 11 at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Passing 111 at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Per Pass 6.6 vs Delaware (8/30/14) TD Passes 2 vs Delaware (8/30/14) 2 at Boston College (9/5/14) Total Plays 73 at FIU (9/13/2014) Total Offense 501 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Yards Per Play 7.2 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Points 62 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Sacks By 4 at FIU (9/13/2014) First Downs 28 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Penalties 6 at Boston College (9/5/14) Penalty Yards 55 at Boston College (9/5/14) Turnovers 3 at FIU (9/13/2014) Interceptions By 3 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Punts 5 at Boston College (9/5/14) 5 at FIU (9/13/2014) Punting Avg 42.4 at Boston College (9/5/14) Long Punt 48 at Boston College (9/5/14) 48 at FIU (9/13/2014) Punts inside 20 2 at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Punt Return 35 vs Delaware (8/30/14) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 16 Murphy,T, at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Rushing 92 Murphy,T, at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Rushes 1 Rouse,T, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 Murphy,T, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Rush 51 Murphy,T, at Boston College (9/5/14) Pass attempts 30 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) Pass completions 15 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Passing 224 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) TD Passes 2 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Pass 57 McGOUGH, Alex, at FIU (9/13/2014) Receptions 7 SMITH, Jonnu, at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Receiving 78 Phillips,S, at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Receptions 1 Phillips,S, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 COLEMAN, Glenn, at FIU (9/13/2014) 1 SMITH, Jonnu, at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Reception 57 COLEMAN, Glenn, at FIU (9/13/2014) Field Goals 1 TAYLOR, Austin, at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Field Goal 42 TAYLOR, Austin, at FIU (9/13/2014) Punts 8 Enderson,E., vs Delaware (8/30/14) Punting Avg 46.6 Enderson,E., vs Delaware (8/30/14) Long Punt 62 Howell,A, at Boston College (9/5/14) Punts inside 20 1 Howell,A, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 AYERS, Chris, at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Punt Return 11 LEONARD, R., at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Kickoff Return 34 Willis,M, at Boston College (9/5/14) Tackles 10 LEONARD, R., at FIU (9/13/2014) Sacks 1.0 FRANCOIS, G., at FIU (9/13/2014) 1.0 WAKEFIELD, Mike, at FIU (9/13/2014) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Strizak,M, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 Wujciak,C, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 Kavalec,K, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1.0 MCKINNON, J., at FIU (9/13/2014) 1.0 FRANCOIS, G., at FIU (9/13/2014) 1.0 WAKEFIELD, Mike, at FIU (9/13/2014) Interceptions 1 Daniels,S, at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 MYRTIL, W., at FIU (9/13/2014) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 34 at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Rushing 142 at Boston College (9/5/14) Yards Per Rush 4.2 at Boston College (9/5/14) TD Rushes 2 at Boston College (9/5/14) Pass attempts 35 at FIU (9/13/2014) Pass completions 17 at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Passing 236 at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Per Pass 6.7 at FIU (9/13/2014) TD Passes 2 at FIU (9/13/2014) Total Plays 68 at FIU (9/13/2014) Total Offense 293 at FIU (9/13/2014) Yards Per Play 4.5 at Boston College (9/5/14) Points 25 at FIU (9/13/2014) Sacks By 3 at FIU (9/13/2014) First Downs 17 at FIU (9/13/2014) Penalties 8 at FIU (9/13/2014) Penalty Yards 68 at FIU (9/13/2014) Turnovers 3 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Interceptions By 1 at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 at FIU (9/13/2014) Punts 8 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Punting Avg 46.6 vs Delaware (8/30/14) Long Punt 62 at Boston College (9/5/14) Punts inside 20 1 at Boston College (9/5/14) 1 at FIU (9/13/2014) Long Punt Return 11 at FIU (9/13/2014) University of Pittsburgh Panthers PITT Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 15, 2014) All games PITT Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 8/30/14 DELAWARE W 62-0 9 9 62 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/5/14 at Boston College W 30-20 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/13/2014 at FIU W 42-25 6 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 9/20/14 IOWA 9/27/14 AKRON 10/4/14 at Virginia 10/16/14 VIRGINIA TECH 10/25/14 GEORGIA TECH 11/1/14 DUKE 11/15/14 at North Carolina 11/22/14 SYRACUSE 11/29/14 at Miami Totals 18 16 107 15 10 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 of 18 (88.9%) Opponents Inside PITT Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 8/30/14 DELAWARE W 62-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/5/14 at Boston College W 30-20 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/13/2014 at FIU W 42-25 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/20/14 IOWA 9/27/14 AKRON 10/4/14 at Virginia 10/16/14 VIRGINIA TECH 10/25/14 GEORGIA TECH 11/1/14 DUKE 11/15/14 at North Carolina 11/22/14 SYRACUSE 11/29/14 at Miami Totals 4 4 26 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 4 (100.0%)