2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–5 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (3rd season)
Home stadium	Heinz Field; (Capacity: 68,400)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

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.

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

Schedule

Pittsburgh had games scheduled against Marshall, Miami (OH) and Richmond that were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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
September 19	Noon	Syracuse	No. 25	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 21–10	0
September 26	Noon	No. 24 Louisville	No. 21	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 23–20	0
October 3	Noon	NC State	No. 24	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 29–30	0
October 10	4:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 30–31 ^OT	0
October 17	Noon	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
December 10^[4]		at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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

Game summaries

Austin Peay

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

Syracuse

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

Louisville

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

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	10	7	0	13	30
No. 24 Panthers	7	6	7	9	29

at Boston College

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	3	6	30
Eagles	3	14	7	0	7	31

at Miami (FL)

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

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish	7	21	17	0	45
Panthers	3	0	0	0	3

at Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	14	7	10	41
Seminoles	14	3	0	0	17

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	14	0	0	14
Panthers	6	17	17	7	47

at Clemson

Pittsburgh at Clemson

	1	2	Total
Panthers			0
No. 3 Tigers			0

Date: November 28, 2020
Location: Memorial Stadium
Clemson, SC
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Weather: • Wind: MPH
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Todd McShay (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
PITT +22.5	58^[5]

Statistics	Pittsburgh	Clemson
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ ^a ^b "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[aac-1] "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[2] Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[3] Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[4] 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.

[5] "Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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