2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's eighth season as a member of the ACC.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record6–5 (5–5 ACC)

Headcoach

Pat Narduzzi (6th season)

OffensivecoordinatorMark Whipple (2nd season)

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2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^	8	–	1	10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina	7	–	3	8	–	4
NC State	7	–	3	8	–	4
Boston College	5	–	5	6	–	5
Pittsburgh	5	–	5	6	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	5	5	–	6
Virginia	4	–	5	5	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	4	4	–	5
Georgia Tech	3	–	6	3	–	7
Louisville	3	–	7	4	–	7
Florida State	2	–	6	3	–	6
Duke	1	–	9	2	–	9
Syracuse	1	–	9	1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

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After finishing their regular season with an overall record of 6–5 (5–5 in conference games), the program announced on December 11 that they would not take part in any bowl game.^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	4:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 55–0	0 (Behind closed doors)
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 25	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 21–10	0 (Behind closed doors)
September 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Louisville	No. 21	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 23–20	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 3	12:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 24	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 29–30	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 10	4:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 30–31 ^OT	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Miami (FL)		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 19–31	9,000
October 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Notre Dame		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–45	5,451
November 7	4:00 p.m.	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 41–17	16,568
November 21	4:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 47–14	4,612
November 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 17–52	18,819
December 10^[5]	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	W 34–20	11,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—*	25	21	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV	RV	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released												—	—	—	—	—	Not released

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	21	21	0	13	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	7	0	0	10
No. 25 Panthers	7	7	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Cardinals	7	10	3	0	20
No. 21 Panthers	13	7	3	0	23

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Austin Peay

Syracuse

Louisville

NC State

At Boston College

At Miami (FL)

Notre Dame

At Florida State

Virginia Tech

At Clemson

At Georgia Tech

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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1	11:36	CU	E.J. Williams 5-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) (3 plays, 16 yards, 0:56)	CU 7–0
	09:26	CU	B.T. Potter 46-yard field goal (6 plays, 52 yards, 1:30)	CU 10–0
	07:35	CU	Cornell Powell 43-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42)	CU 17–0
	04:55	CU	Travis Etienne 2-yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (5 plays, 35 yards, 2:14)	CU 24–0
	00:05	CU	Lyn-J Dixon 1-yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (7 plays, 82 yards, 2:58)	CU 31–0

2	09:11	PIT	Alex Kessman 23-yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 2:53)	CU 31–3
	07:59	CU	Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12)	CU 38–3
	01:13	PIT	Jordan Addison 18-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19)	CU 38–10

3	14:24	PIT	Vincent Davis 4-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick) (2 plays, 19 yards, 0:23)	CU 38–17
3	00:52	CU	Travis Etienne 3-yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (10 plays, 89 yards, 3:44)	CU 45–17

4	10:48	CU	Chez Mellusi 9-yard pass from D.J. Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick) (10 plays, 41 yards, 4:07)	CU 52–17

Statistics	Pittsburgh	Clemson
First downs	12	27
Total yards	246	581
Rushing yards	16	145
Passing yards	230	436
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	23:28	36:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kenny Pickett	22/39, 209 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
	Rushing	A.J. Davis	4 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Jared Wayne	5 receptions, 62 yards
Clemson	Passing	Trevor Lawrence	26/37, 403 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Travis Etienne	11 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cornell Powell	6 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	90	Patrick Jones II	DE	Minnesota Vikings
4	135	Rashad Weaver	DE	Tennessee Titans
5	175	Jason Pinnock	DB	New York Jets
6	199	Jaylen Twyman	DT	Minnesota Vikings
6	212	Damar Hamlin	DB	Buffalo Bills
7	230	Jimmy Morrissey	C	Las Vegas Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	6	13	0	19
No 13 Hurricanes	7	7	14	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	13	7	11	34
Yellow Jackets	7	0	6	7	20