2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Matt House (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

Last updated December 13, 2023

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#	8	–	0	14	–	0
No. 8 Clemson %	7	–	1	11	–	2
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Syracuse	4	–	4	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	7	–	6
Wake Forest	2	–	6	4	–	8
NC State	0	–	8	3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x	6	–	2	10	–	4
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	4
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	7	–	6
Virginia	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Pitt's first season as a member of the ACC after being a member of the Big East since 1991. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. Pitt was invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, beating Bowling Green on a field goal by Chris Blewitt in the final two minutes. Running back, James Conner, rushed for 229 yards and broke a Pittsburgh bowl record previously held by Tony Dorsett.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 11 Florida State	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 13–41	65,500
September 14	12:30 p.m.	New Mexico *	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 49–27	40,249
September 21	12:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 58–55	22,714
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Virginia	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 14–3	48,425
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 9–19	64,954
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Old Dominion *	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 35–24	38,462
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 21–24	37,094
November 2	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 10–21	52,312
November 9	8:00 p.m.	No. 24 Notre Dame *	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–21	65,500
November 16	12:30 p.m.	North Carolina	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 27–34	50,049
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCN	W 17–16	35,317
November 29	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 31–41	40,003
December 26	6:00 p.m.	vs. Bowling Green *	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–27	26,259
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching staff Paul Chryst – Head coach Joe Rudolph – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends Matt House – Defensive coordinator/secondary Brooks Bollinger – Quarterbacks Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive line Bobby Engram – Wide receivers Chris Haering – Linebackers John Palermo – Linebackers/defensive Ends Jim Hueber – Offensive line Desmond Robinson – Running backs	Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Bob Junko – Director of Football Relations and Program Enhancement Hank Poteat – Defensive graduate assistant Nate Tice – Offensive graduate assistant Mickey Turner – Offensive graduate assistant Spencer Whipple – Defensive graduate assistant	Strength and conditioning staff Todd Rice – Strength and conditioning coach Ross Kolodziej – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Shaun Snee – Strength and conditioning Graduate Assistant

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Roster

2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterback

7 – Tom Savage – senior (6'5, 230)
11 – Trey Anderson – junior (6'0, 195)
16 – Chad Voytik – freshman (6'1, 215)

Running back

29 – Rachid Ibrahim – freshman (6'1, 195)
32 – Malcolm Crockett – sophomore (5'10, 205)
34 – Isaac Bennett – junior (5'11, 210)
40 – James Conner – freshman (6'2, 235)
49 – Desmond Brown – senior (5'9, 200)

Wide receiver

12 – Dontez Ford – freshman (6'2, 210)
14 – Ronald Jones – junior (5'8, 170)
15 – Devin Street – senior (6'4, 195)
17 – Chris Wuestner – freshman (6'2, 210)
20 – Brandon Ifill – junior (6'1, 200)
23 – Tyler Boyd – freshman (6'2, 200)
36 – Brett Zuck – junior (6'1, 195)
80 – Zach Challingsworth – freshman (6'2, 195)
84 – Ed Tinker – senior (6'2, 195)
85 – Jester Weah – freshman (6'3, 210)
87 – Reggie Green – freshman (6'2, 225)
88 – Kevin Weatherspoon – junior (5'10, 175)

Placekicker

12 – Chris Blewitt – freshman (5'9, 195)
48 – Drake Greer – junior (6'4, 205)

Punter

90 – Ryan Winslow – freshman (6'5, 205)
92 – Matt Yoklic – senior (6'4, 220)

Tight end

45 – Devon Edwards – freshman (6'4, 275)
81 – Tony Harper – freshman (6'4, 225)
82 – Manasseh Garner – junior (6'2, 220)
83 – Scott Orndoff – freshman (6'5, 255)
86 – J.P. Holtz – sophomore (6'4, 250)

Fullback

31 – Jaymar Parrish – freshman (6'2, 230)
35 – Trent Neavin – freshman (6'1, 255)
41 – Anthony Rippole – freshman (5'10, 230)
43 – Mark Giubilato – junior (6'2, 235)
44 – Colton Lively – freshman (6'0, 235)
46 – Adam Lazenga – junior (6'0, 245)

Offensive lineman

53 – Dorian Johnson – freshman (6'5, 315)
57 – Artie Rowell – sophomore (6'2, 310)
60 – Aaron Reeese – freshman (6'5, 310)
62 – John Guy – freshman (6'7, 310)
63 – Alex Officer – freshman (6'4, 340)
64 – Shane Johnson – junior (6'5, 330)
68 – T. J. Clemmings – junior (6'6, 315)
69 – Adam Bisnowaty – freshman (6'6, 305)
70 – Juantez Hollins – senior (6'5, 330)
71 – Gabe Roberts – freshman (6'5, 300)
72 – Carson Baker – freshman (6'5, 320)
74 – Matt Rotheram – junior (6'6, 335)
75 – Jaryd Jones-Smith – freshman (6'7, 320)
76 – Ryan Schlieper – senior (6'5, 310)
78 – Cory King – senior (6'6, 325)

Defensive lineman

5 – Ejuan Price – sophomore (6'0, 255)
37 – David Durham – junior (6'2, 240)
50 – Tyrone Ezell – senior (6'4, 305)
52 – Shakir Soto – freshman (6'3, 290)
54 – Tyrique Jarrett – freshman (6'3, 335)
55 – Luke Maclean – freshman (6'5, 260)
56 – Justin Moody – freshman (6'3, 280)
76 – Jeremy Gonzales – freshman (6'1, 225)
90 – Jack Lippert – senior (6'4, 260)
91 – Darryl Render – sophomore (6'2, 300)
93 – Bryan Murphy – junior (6'3, 255)
94 – Jeremiah Taleni – freshman (6'2, 290)
95 – Khaynin Mosley-Smith – junior (6'0, 305)
96 – Devin Cook – sophomore (6'4, 240)
97 – Aaron Donald – senior (6'0, 285)
98 – LaQuentin Smith – junior (6'2, 280)

Linebacker

3 – Nicholas Grigsby – sophomore (6'1, 220)
4 – Bam Bradley – freshman (6'2, 220)
8 – Todd Thomas – junior (6'2, 230)
22 – Devon Porchia – freshman (6'2, 245)
28 – Anthony Gonzalez – junior (6'3, 230)
30 – Mike Caprara – freshman (6'0, 215)
36 – Michael Dunn – freshman (6'4, 235)
44 – Shane Gordon – junior (6'1, 230)
47 – Matt Galambos – freshman (6'2, 245)
48 – Zach Poker – freshman (6'4, 240)
49 – Nico Elms – freshman (6'0, 210)
51 – Jacob Craig – freshman (6'2, 240)
59 – Emanuel Rackard – senior (6'0, 235)

Defensive back

2 – K'Waun Williams – senior (5'10, 195)
9 – Ray Vinopal – junior (5'10, 200)
10 – Jahmahl Pardner – freshman (5'11, 175)
15 – Reggie Mitchell – sophomore (6'0, 185)
21 – Titus Howard – freshman (6'1, 175)
19 – Terrish Webb – freshman (5'11, 170)
21 – Brendon Felder – junior (5'10, 190)
23 – Lafayette Pitts – sophomore (5'11, 195)
24 – Cullen Christian – junior (6'0, 195)
25 – Jason Hendricks – senior (6'0, 190)
26 – Jevonte Pitts – freshman (5'11, 205)
27 – Trenton Coles – freshman (6'3, 175)
35 – E.J. Banks – senior (5'11, 190)
38 – Ryan Lewis – freshman (6'0, 195)
39 – Pat Fisher – junior (5'9, 185)

Long snappers

58 – Kevin Barthelemy – senior (6'3, 245)
61 – Pat Quirin – freshman (6'1, 220)
67 – David Murphy – sophomore (6'1, 220)

Source and player details, 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster (10/1/2022):^[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Aaron Donald	Defensive tackle	1	13	St. Louis Rams
Tom Savage	Quarterback	4	135	Houston Texans
Devin Street	Wide receiver	5	146	Dallas Cowboys

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References

↑ "Conner Leads Pitt To 30-27 Win Over Bowling Green". Advisories. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
↑ "Pitt Panthers Spring Prospectus" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
↑ "2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster". pittsburghpanthers.com.

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[1] "Conner Leads Pitt To 30-27 Win Over Bowling Green". Advisories. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

[2] "Pitt Panthers Spring Prospectus" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[3] "2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster". pittsburghpanthers.com.

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