American college football season
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.
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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 4:00 p.m. Austin Peay * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 55–00 (Behind closed doors)
September 19 12:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 25 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ACCN W 21–100 (Behind closed doors)
September 26 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Louisville No. 21 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 23–200 (Behind closed doors)
October 3 12:00 p.m. NC State No. 24 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN L 29–300 (Behind closed doors)
October 10 4:00 p.m. at Boston College 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 19–319,000
October 24 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Notre Dame Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ABC L 3–455,451
November 7 4:00 p.m. at Florida State ACCN W 41–1716,568
November 21 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 47–144,612
November 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 3 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC L 17–5218,819
[5] 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech ACCRSN W 34–2011,000
*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.[2]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 [ ]
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 3 4 Total
Panthers
0
10 7 0
17
• No. 3 Tigers
31
7 7 7
52
Date: November 28, 2020Location: Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Game start: 3:36 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutesGame attendance: 18,819Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 1 MPH Referee: Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ABC ): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Todd McShay (sideline)
Scoring summary 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
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
Pregame line
Over/under
PITT +24
58.5[6]
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
at Georgia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
3
13
7
11
34
Yellow Jackets
7
0
6
7
20
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
References [ ]
^ Evans, Jace (December 11, 2020). "Pittsburgh football team elects to not play in bowl game this season" . USA Today . Retrieved December 12, 2020 .
^ 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 .
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