| Week | Kickoff | Opponent | Line | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk 1 | Sat, Sep 5 12:30pm | vs Miami (OH) | PITT -16.5 | W 59-14 |
| wk 2 | Sat, Sep 12 3:30pm | vs UCF | PITT -7.5 | W 12-7 |
| wk 3 | Thu, Sep 17 7:30pm | vs Syracuse | PITT -10.5 | W 27-13 |
| wk 4 | Sat, Sep 26 12:00pm | vs Bucknell | PITT -54.5 | W 59-0 |
| wk 5 | Fri, Oct 2 7:00pm | at Virginia Tech | VT -3.5 | |
| wk 6 | Sat, Oct 10 12:00pm | vs North Carolina | — | |
| wk 7 | Sat, Oct 17 time TBA | at Boston College | — | |
| wk 8 | Sat, Oct 24 time TBA | at Miami | — | |
| wk 9 | Sat, Oct 31 time TBA | vs Georgia Tech | — | |
| wk 11 | Fri, Nov 13 7:00pm | vs Florida State | — | |
| wk 12 | Sat, Nov 21 time TBA | at Louisville | — | |
| wk 13 | Sat, Nov 28 time TBA | at California | — |
| PITT offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.294 | 292 | 25 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.497 | 292 | 26 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.249 | 292 | 60 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.078 | 292 | 86 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.460 | 292 | 62 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.809 | 292 | 111 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.507 | 292 | 16 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.530 | 292 | 14 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.595 | 292 | 58 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.528 | 292 | 40 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.412 | 292 | 13 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.309 | 292 | 39 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.182 | 292 | 88 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.632 | 292 | 115 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.233 | 292 | 55 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.096 | 292 | 13 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.058 | 292 | 20 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.038 | 292 | 27 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 70.400 | 292 | 73 of 138 |
| PITT defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | -0.107 | 240 | 18 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.287 | 240 | 2 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.379 | 240 | 119 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.178 | 240 | 12 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.278 | 240 | 7 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.995 | 240 | 92 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | -0.012 | 240 | 28 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.306 | 240 | 11 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.620 | 240 | 93 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.345 | 240 | 6 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.200 | 240 | 10 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 1.777 | 240 | 2 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.320 | 240 | 137 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.538 | 240 | 12 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 1.688 | 240 | 3 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.179 | 240 | 92 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.117 | 240 | 104 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.063 | 240 | 75 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 75.300 | 240 | 124 of 138 |
| QB | RB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason HeintschelSO · #6 · Full-Time | Damon Ferguson Jr.FR · #26 · 1-A | Cataurus Hicks#3 · 15-20% | Carson Kent#85 · 10-15% | Netinho Olivieri5th · #74 | Kendall Stanley#53 | Ryan Carretta#71 | BJ WilliamsSR · #55 | Ryan Baer#70 |
| 2 | Holden Geriner#11 · Backup | Synkwan Smith#20 · 1-B | Censere Lee#10 · 10-15% | Elijah LaggSR · #82 · 5-10% | Jiavani Cooley#51 | Torian Chester#68 | Keith Gouveia6th · #66 | Keylen Davis#56 | Mason Lindsay#58 |
| 3 | Corey DaileyFR · #5 · 3rd String | Jaylin Brown#27 · 3rd String | Bryce YatesSO · #80 · 5-10% | Max HuntOUT#86 | Mike van der OordFR · #76 | Nick HowardFR · #78 | Isaiah Montgomery#72 | Dylan PitzerFR · #77 | Akram Elnagmi#60 |
| 4 | Angelo RendaFR · #8 · Depth/Develop | La'Vell Wright6th · #29 · Spell | Malik KnightOUT#18 | Wyatt VillarrealFR · #88 | John CurranFR · #77 | Shep Turk#3 | Josh Nindl | Sean FranklinFR | |
| 5 | Beau Jackson#12 · Depth/Develop | Ja'Kyrian TurnerPSO · #25 · Development | Tony KinslerQSO · #17 · 0-5% | Truitt Brown#32 · 0-5% | Ty Banco | ||||
| 6 | Davin FriedmanFR · #19 · Depth/Develop | Justin CookP#28 · Development | Tyreek Robinson#24 · 5-10% | Adam Howanitz#44 | |||||
| 7 | Ethan Shine#34 · Depth/Develop | Demetrice McCrayFR · #87 · 0-5% | |||||||
| 8 | Zaky RobertsJR · #35 · Depth/Develop | Bryan HamiltonFR · #22 · 0-5% | |||||||
| +7 more |
| DL | LB | DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick James#11 · 1/2 | Jeremiah Marcelin#32 · 3/4 | Josh GuerrierSO · #14 · Full Time |
| 2 | Sean FitzSimmons#55 · 1/2 | Braylan LovelaceSR · #0 · 2/3 | Shawn Lee Jr.SO · #28 · 3/4 |
| 3 | Jimmy Scott#44 · 1/3 | Alex Sanford Jr.SR · #10 · 1/2 | Raion StraderSR · #16 · 2/3 |
| 4 | Isaiah Neal#2 · 1/3 | DeMarco Ward#31 · 1/3 | Allen Bryant#26 · 1/2 |
| 5 | Jaeden Moore#56 · 1/4 | Cameron Lindsey#24 · 1/4 | Cole Woodson#17 · 1/2 |
| 6 | Zach Crothers#5 · 1/4 | Jayden Bonsu#19 · 1/5 | Tony ForneyFR · #15 · 1/3 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Warren#45 · 1/5 | Justin Thompson#54 · 1/5 | Rashan Murray#18 · 1/3 |
| 8 | Josh PittmanFR · #20 · 1/5 | Davin Brewton#37 · 1/5 | Shadarian Harrison#21 · 1/3 |
| +11 more | +6 more | +10 more |
| Player | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Kent | 4 | 11 of 102 (11%) rec, med 43 yds | ||
| Censere Lee | 4 | 13 of 102 (13%) rec, med 32.5 yds | ||
| Cataurus Hicks | 4 | 12 of 102 (12%) rec, med 65 yds | ||
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 4 | 45 of 136 (33%) carries, med 57.5 yds | 10 of 102 (10%) rec, med 22 yds | |
| Mason Heintschel | 4 | att med 33, 67.7%, 13-1 | 26 of 136 (19%) carries, med 28 yds | |
| Bryce Yates | 4 | 13 of 102 (13%) rec, med 44.5 yds | ||
| La'Vell Wright | 3 | 31 of 106 (29%) carries, med 35 yds | 3 of 62 (5%) rec, med 5 yds | |
| Elijah Lagg | 3 | 7 of 92 (8%) rec, med 23 yds | ||
| Holden Geriner | 2 | att med 7, 78.6%, 1-0 | 3 of 60 (5%) carries, med 10 yds | |
| Malik Knight | 2 | 7 of 52 (13%) rec, med 36.5 yds | ||
| Tyreek Robinson | 2 | 1 of 60 (2%) carries, med 1 yds | 5 of 74 (7%) rec, med 39 yds | |
| Jaylin Brown | 2 | 7 of 60 (12%) carries, med 20.5 yds | 3 of 74 (4%) rec, med 8 yds | |
| Tony Kinsler | 2 | 4 of 58 (7%) rec, med 19.5 yds | ||
| Demetrice McCray | 2 | 5 of 74 (7%) rec, med 48.5 yds | ||
| Justin Cook | 2 | 2 of 66 (3%) carries, med 36.5 yds | 1 of 44 (2%) rec, med 3.5 yds | |
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | 1 | 11 of 30 (37%) carries, med 39 yds | 4 of 34 (12%) rec, med 69 yds | |
| Corey Dailey | 1 | att med 5, 60%, 1-0 | ||
| Synkwan Smith | 1 | 10 of 30 (33%) carries, med 47 yds | 1 of 40 (2%) rec, med 14 yds | |
| Bryan Hamilton | 1 | 1 of 40 (2%) rec, med 36 yds | ||
| Dylan Wester | 1 | 2 of 40 (5%) rec, med 19 yds |