2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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.

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020 record6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Whipple (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Bates (3rd season)
Home stadiumHeinz Field
(Capacity: 68,400)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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.

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]

Schedule

Pittsburgh had games scheduled against Marshall, Miami (OH) and Richmond that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 124:00 p.m.Austin Peay*
ACCNW 55–00
September 19NoonSyracuseNo. 25
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ACCNW 21–100
September 26NoonNo. 24 LouisvilleNo. 21
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 23–200
October 3NoonNC StateNo. 24
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNL 29–300
October 104:00 p.m.at Boston College
ACCNL 30–31 OT0
October 17Noonat No. 13 Miami (FL)
ACCNL 19–319,000
October 243:30 p.m.No. 3 Notre Dame
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 3–455,451
November 74:00 p.m.at Florida State
ACCNW 41–1716,568
November 214:00 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 47–144,612
November 283:30 p.m.at No. 3 Clemson
ABCL 17–5218,819
December 10[5]7:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACCRSNW 34–2011,000

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[2]

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP NR NR* 25 21 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches RV RV* RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Game summaries

Austin Peay
See also: 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 21 21 0 13 55

Syracuse
See also: 2020 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 7 0 0 10
No. 25 Panthers 7 7 7 0 21

Louisville
See also: 2020 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20
No. 21 Panthers 13 7 3 0 23

NC State
See also: 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 10 7 0 13 30
No. 24 Panthers 7 6 7 9 29

at Boston College
See also: 2020 Boston College Eagles football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 7 7 7 36 30
Eagles 3 14 7 07 31

at Miami (FL)
See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 6 13 0 19
No 13 Hurricanes 7 7 14 3 31

Notre Dame
See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish 7 21 17 0 45
Panthers 3 0 0 0 3

at Florida State
See also: 2020 Florida State Seminoles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 14 7 10 41
Seminoles 14 3 0 0 17

Virginia Tech
See also: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 14 0 0 14
Panthers 6 17 17 7 47

at Clemson
Pittsburgh at Clemson
1 234Total
Panthers 0 1070 17
• No. 3 Tigers 31 777 52
       
See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team
Pregame lineOver/under
PITT +2458.5[6]
StatisticsPittsburghClemson
First downs1227
Total yards246581
Rushing yards16145
Passing yards230436
Turnovers32
Time of possession23:2836:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PittsburghPassingKenny Pickett22/39, 209 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
RushingA.J. Davis4 carries, 21 yards
ReceivingJared Wayne5 receptions, 62 yards
ClemsonPassingTrevor Lawrence26/37, 403 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTravis Etienne11 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingCornell Powell6 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD

at Georgia Tech
See also: 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 13 7 11 34
Yellow Jackets 7 0 6 7 20

References
  1. Evans, Jace (December 11, 2020). "Pittsburgh football team elects to not play in bowl game this season". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. Pitt's game against Georgia Tech was originally scheduled for November 14 at 7:00 p.m. but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. "Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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