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Pitt Opening 2025 Football Season with Historic Duquesne Matchup Pitt will kick off the 2025 season with the renewal of a crosstown rivalry. Pitt will host Duquesne at Acrisure Stadium on Aug. 30 to open...
Takeaways: No. 19 Pitt Football ‘Proves It’ Against Syracuse
Oct 25, 2024 · PITTSBURGH — Pitt entered the game against Syracuse undefeated, ranked 19th in the latest AP Poll, and it still felt like the Panthers needed to prove that they were for real. A 41-13 drubbing of Syracuse, perhaps the best defensive performance of the college football season, certainly made a statement. Pitt dominated a one-loss conference […]
Pitt, Duquesne & WPIAL Recruiting, News & Analysis | Pittsburgh …
Pitt Junior Day Recap: Jesse Legree Receives 1st D-I Offer. The Pitt football program, spearheaded by running backs coach Lamar Lindsey, spent a great deal of time recruiting the state of Maryland last week. A number...
No. 19 Pitt Football Continues Historic Undefeated Start
Oct 25, 2024 · PITTSBURGH — No. 19 Pitt continued its historic undefeated start with a statement 41-13 win in primetime Thursday night over the Syracuse Orange that pushed the Panthers to 7-0. The 7-0 record matches Pitt’s best start to a season since 1982. The last time Pitt began a season with eight-straight wins came the year prior […]
Pitt Football Drops Fifth Bowl Game Under Pat Narduzzi
Dec 26, 2024 · In a thrilling, six-overtime contest, Pitt football fell to the Toledo Rockets 48-46 in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. Under head coach Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has now lost five bowl games and sits with a record of 2-5 in postseason play with losses in the Peach, Sun, Pinstripe and Military […]
Pitt QB Eli Holstein is Out Against Toledo in the Bowl Game
Dec 26, 2024 · Pitt will have to finish its season without Eli Holstein. When the Panthers take on Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl today, it will not be Holstein under center. With Holstein ruled out due to injury, walk-on David Lynch will receive the first start of his Pitt career. As Nate Yarnell and Ty Dieffenbach have […]
Pitt Football Still Projected for Major Bowl Game
Oct 21, 2024 · For the third consecutive week, the Pitt football program is being projected to play in a major college bowl game. As he does every Monday during the college football season, Action Network’s Brett McMurphy releases his updated bowl projections based off the current standings along with future projections. Once again, McMurphy forecasts the No. 19 […]
Pitt Completes Miraculous Second Half Comeback Against Cincinnati
Sep 7, 2024 · CINCINNATI — Another year, another failed, late-game come — no, wait, here comes Ben Sauls. Sauls trotted out for a 35-yard field goal attempt with 23 seconds left, and unlike last season, his conversion allowed Pitt to complete a miraculous second half comeback to knock off Cincinnati, 28-27, at Nippert Stadium Saturday afternoon. Holstein was […]
Recap: Pitt Wins in Chapel Hill for the First Time, Improves to 5-0
Oct 5, 2024 · Pitt didn’t play a particularly good game against North Carolina, outside of a couple of individual performances, but the Panthers rallied as a team to win in Chapel Hill, N.C. for the first time ever. Pitt went into Kenan Memorial Stadium and didn’t need a late comeback to knock off North Carolina, 34-24, improving to […]
2024 Pitt Signee Earns Mr. Pennsylvania Honor - Pittsburgh Sports …
Feb 24, 2024 · Jahsear Whittington has done nothing but rack up accolades during his high school career at Imhotep Charter in Philadelphia, and of course, he’s earned one more. Whittington — a 6-foot-1, 275-pound four-star defensive tackle from the class of 2024 — has been named Mr. Pennsylvania Lineman of the Year by Mr. PA Football. He also […]