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2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 34–30 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Boston College	4	–	4	6	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
NC State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x	6	–	2	9	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	8	–	5
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They competed in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's seventh season as a member of the ACC.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Pitt was predicted to finish in fourth in the Coastal Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (Coastal Division)
1	Virginia	1003 (82)
2	Miami (FL)	992 (55)
3	Virginia Tech	827 (20)
4	Pittsburgh	691 (8)
5	Duke	566 (6)
6	North Carolina	463 (1)
7	Georgia Tech	302 (1)

Schedule

The Panthers schedule was released on January 16, 2019.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 14–30	47,144
September 7	11:00 a.m.	Ohio*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 20–10	42,168
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ( rivalry)	ABC	L 10–17	108,661
September 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 UCF*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC/ESPN2	W 35–34	42,056
September 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 20 ( FCS) Delaware*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 17–14	44,141
October 5	8:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 33–30	22,610
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ( rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–20	44,886
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 12–16	47,918
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	W 20–10	41,219
November 14	8:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 34–27 ^OT	39,290
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 0–28	55,936
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 19–26	40,889
December 26	8:00 p.m.	vs. Eastern Michigan*	Ford Field Detroit, MI ( Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–30	34,765
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Virginia

Virginia at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cavaliers	10	3	10	7	30
Panthers	0	14	0	0	14

Date: August 31
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 7:40 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 47,144
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers ( ACCN): Adam Amin, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George

Ohio

Ohio at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	7	0	10
• Panthers	3	14	3	0	20

Date: September 7
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 11:01 a.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 42,168
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly Cloudy
Referee: Magallanes, J.
TV announcers ( ACCN): Clay Matvick, John Congemi, Jerry Punch

At Penn State

Pittsburgh at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	0	0	10
• No. 13 Nittany Lions	7	3	7	0	17

Date: September 14
Location:
Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Game start: 12:40 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 108,661
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind SSW 10 mph (16 km/h) • Showers
Referee: Johnson, R.
TV announcers ( ABC): Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

UCF

UCF at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Knights	0	10	21	3	34
• Panthers	7	14	7	7	35

Date: September 21
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:49
Game attendance: 42,056
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind N 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Lamertina, C.
TV announcers ( ABC/ ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

Delaware

Delaware at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	7	0	14
• Panthers	0	10	0	7	17

Date: September 28
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 12:35 a.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 44,141
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h) • Partly Sunny
Referee: Woods, M.
TV announcers ( ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates

At Duke

Pittsburgh at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	10	9	7	7	33
Blue Devils	3	0	7	20	30

Date: October 5
Location:
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:55
Game attendance: 22,610
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind NNE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Mostly cloudy
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers ( ACCN): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George

At Syracuse

Pittsburgh at Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	10	14	0	3	27
Orange	3	3	7	7	20

Date: October 18
Location:
The Dome
Syracuse, NY
Game start: 7:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 44,886
Game weather: Dome
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Jim Mora, Paul Carcaterra

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hurricanes	3	7	0	6	16
Panthers	3	3	3	3	12

Date: October 26
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 12:02 a.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 47,918
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Showers
Referee: Flanagan, J.
TV announcers ( ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker

At Georgia Tech

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	10	7	0	3	20
Yellow Jackets	0	7	3	0	10

Date: November 2
Location:
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Game start: 4:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 41,219
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: calm • cool, bright
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers ( ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates, Kelsey Wingert

North Carolina

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
North Carolina	7	3	0	17	0	27
• Panthers	3	14	7	3	7	34

Date: November 14
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 8:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 39,290
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind SW 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Clear
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers ( ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst), Pat McAfee (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

At Virginia Tech

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
• Hokies	14	7	0	7	28

Date: November 23
Location:
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, Virginia
Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 55,936
Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: Light • Weather: Rain
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers ( ESPN2): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker

Boston College

Boston College at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	6	7	10	3	26
Panthers	0	9	7	3	19

Date: November 30
Location:
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 40,889
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • 5 mph (8.0 km/h) E • cold, cloudy
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers ( ACCN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs

vs Eastern Michigan (Quick Lane Bowl)

Pittsburgh vs Eastern Michigan
( Quick Lane Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	0	17	3	14	34
Eagles	10	10	0	10	30

Date: December 26
Location:
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 34,765
TV announcers ( ESPN): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia, Allison Williams (sideline)

Coaching staff

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff

Pat Narduzzi – head coach
Charlie Partridge – assistant head coach/defensive line
Mark Whipple – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Randy Bates – defensive coordinator
Andre Powell – running backs/special teams
Rob Harley – linebackers/recruiting coordinator
Dave Borbely – offensive line
Archie Collins – secondary
Tim Salem – tight ends
Cory Sanders – safeties
Chris Beatty – wide receivers

Support staff

Chris LaSala – associate athletic director/football operations
Bob Junko – director of player development and high school relations
Ben Mathers – director of football operations
Reed Case – director of recruiting
Ben Cotton – offensive graduate assistant
Mike Caprara – defensive graduate assistant
Mike Perish – offensive graduate assistant
Josh Lott – defensive graduate assistant

Strength and conditioning staff

Dave Andrews – head strength and conditioning coach
Freddie Walker – associate strength and conditioning coach
Austin Addington-Strapp – assistant strength and conditioning coach

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Roster

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterbacks

3 Jeff George Jr. – senior (6'3, 215)
8 Kenny Pickett – junior (6'2, 220)
12 Nick Patti – freshman (6'1, 210)
15 Justin Sliwoski – freshman (6'1, 195)
17 Davis Beville – freshman (6'5, 210)
18 Eli Kosanovich – freshman (6'2, 195)

Tailbacks

4 Daniel Carter – freshman (5'10, 220)
21 A.J. Davis – junior (6'0, 215)
22 Vincent Davis – freshman (5'8, 170)
23 Todd Sibley Jr. – sophomore (5'9, 220)
39 Kyle Vreen – junior (5'10, 180)

Fullbacks

40 Grey Brancifort – freshman (6'1, 240) LS
41 Jake Zilinskas – junior (6'2, 230)
43 Elias Myers – freshman (6'3, 215)
48 Peyton Deri – junior (6'1, 220)

Wide receivers

2 Maurice Ffrench – senior (5'11, 200)
5 Tre Tipton – senior (6'0, 190)
6 Aaron Mathews – senior (6'4, 220)
9 Michael Smith – sophomore (6'1, 215)
11 Taysir Mack – junior (6'2, 200)
14 Will Gipson – freshman (6'2, 175)
18 Shocky Jacques−Louis – sophomore (6'0, 180)
19 V'Lique Carter – sophomore (5’9, 170)
27 Gavin Thompson – freshman (6'0, 175)
29 Joshua Junko – freshman (6'0, 190)
34 Jacob Hunsinger – freshman (6'2, 185)
35 Isaiah Stewart – freshman (6'2, 185)
46 Michael Vardzel – junior (5'11, 190)
80 Cameron O'Neil – freshman (6'1, 200)
82 Jared Wayne – freshman (6'3, 190)
83 John Vardzel – freshman (5'10, 185)
85 Garrett Bickhart – sophomore (6'5, 220)
88 Dontavius Butler−Jenkins – sophomore (6'0, 210)

Tight ends

10 Will Gragg – senior (6'4, 250)
16 Jake Cortes – freshman (6'5, 235)
19 Jake Zilinskas – sophomore (6'2, 230)
28 Kyi Wright – freshman (6'2, 240)
44 Jason Collier – freshman (6'5, 285)
81 Jim Medure – senior (6'2, 235)
84 Grant Carrigan – sophomore (6'7, 280)
86 Nakia Griffin-Stewart – senior (6'5, 260)

Offensive linemen

52 Kenny Rainey III – sophomore (6'3, 325)
53 Jake Kradel – freshman (6'3, 300)
54 Rashad Wheeler – junior (6’3, 285)
55 Chase Brown – senior (6’5, 305)
56 Brandon Ford – junior (6’5, 310)
57 Gabe Houy – sophomore (6'6, 305)
59 Carson Van Lynn – sophomore (6’5, 290)
60 Owen Drexel – sophomore (6'3, 295)
61 Brian Burgess – sophomore (6'2, 295)
66 Shane Murphy – freshman (6'4, 270)
67 Jimmy Morrissey – junior (6’3, 305)
68 Blake Zubovic – freshman (6’4, 315)
70 Nolan Ulizio – senior (6'5, 320)
71 Bryce Hargrove – junior (6’4, 305)
72 Liam Dick – freshman (6'7, 300)
74 Jerry Drake Jr. – sophomore (6’5, 315)
76 Matt Goncalves – freshman (6'6, 305)
77 Carter Warren – sophomore (6'5, 315)

Defensive linemen

2 David Green – freshman (6'0, 285)
5 Deslin Alexandre – sophomore (6'4, 270)
6 John Morgan – freshman (6'2, 250)
8 Calijah Kancey – freshman (6'0, 270)
10 Keyshon Camp – junior (6’4, 285)
16 Nate Temple – freshman (6'4, 225)
17 Rashad Weaver – junior (6’5, 265)
25 Kaymar Mimes – freshman (6'5, 245)
34 Amir Watts – senior (6’3, 300)
45 Noah Palmer – freshman (6'3, 255)
57 Bam Brima – freshman (6'5, 235)
58 Bryce Nelms – freshman (6'5, 260)
87 Habakkuk Baldonado – freshman (6’5, 235)
90 DeAndre Jules – freshman (6'2, 260)
91 Patrick Jones II – junior (6’5, 260)
92 Tyler Bentley – freshman (6’2, 305)
95 Devin Danielson – freshman (6'1, 300)
96 Chris Maloney – freshman (6’2, 245)
97 Jaylen Twyman – sophomore (6'2, 290)

Punters

49 Ethan Van Buskirk – freshman (5'10, 215)
96 Jared Campbell – freshman (6'1, 190)
98 Kirk Christodoulou – sophomore (6'1, 210)

Linebackers

9 Saleem Brightwell – senior (6’0, 225)
20 Wendell Davis – freshman (6’2, 245)
23 Leslie Smith – freshman (5'11, 195)
24 Phil Campbell III – junior (6’1, 215)
28 Kylan Johnson – senior (6'2, 230)
29 Albert Tucker – sophomore (6'1, 220)
30 Brandon George – freshman (6'2, 235)
32 SirVocea Dennis – freshman (6'1, 220)
36 Chase Pine – junior (6’2, 255)
38 Cam Bright – sophomore (6'0, 220)
44 Elias Reynolds – junior (6’2, 240)
47 Kyle Nunn – sophomore (6'3, 225)
48 Jackson Henry – freshman (6’2, 235)
52 Jack Hansberry – freshman (6’1, 220) LS

Defensive backs

3 Damar Hamlin – senior (6’1, 195)
4 Therran Coleman – junior (6’0, 205)
7 Jazzee Stocker – senior (6’2, 190)
8 John Petrishen – senior (6’1, 210)
11 Dane Jackson – senior (6’0, 190)
12 Paris Ford – sophomore (6'0, 195)
14 Marquis Williams – freshman (5’8, 170)
15 Jason Pinnock – junior (6'0, 200)
20 Paris Brown – freshman (5'10, 190)
21 Damarri Mathis – junior (5'11, 190)
22 Brandon Hill – freshman (5'10, 205)
25 A.J. Woods – freshman (5'10, 175)
26 Judson Tallandier – freshman (6'0, 185)
27 Bricen Garner – junior (6’1, 190)
31 Erick Hallett – freshman (5'11, 185)
37 Brassir Stocker – freshman (6'0, 185)

Placekickers

91 Sam Scarton – freshman (6'0, 170)
97 Alex Kessman – junior (6'3, 190)
98 Will Connelly – freshman (6'2, 215)

Long snappers

93 Brandon Hurst – freshman (6'3, 195)
94 Cal Adomitis – junior (6'1, 230)

Source:^[4]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dane Jackson	Cornerback	7	239	Buffalo Bills

References

^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "Pitt's 2019 Football Schedule Unveiled".
^ "2018 Pitt Football Spring Guide" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Athletics.
^ "2019 Pitt Spring Roster", pittsburghpanthers.com, March 13, 2019.

[1] "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[2] "Pitt's 2019 Football Schedule Unveiled".

[3] "2018 Pitt Football Spring Guide" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Athletics.

[4] "2019 Pitt Spring Roster", pittsburghpanthers.com, March 13, 2019.

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2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 34–30 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
Uniform

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