2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Randy Bates (3rd season)
Home stadium Heinz Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

Contents

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]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 124:00 p.m. Austin Peay * ACCN W 55–00 (Behind closed doors)
September 1912:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 25
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ACCNW 21–100 (Behind closed doors)
September 2612:00 p.m.No. 24 Louisville No. 21
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 23–200 (Behind closed doors)
October 312:00 p.m. NC State No. 24
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNL 29–300 (Behind closed doors)
October 104:00 p.m.at Boston College ACCNL 30–31 OT0 (Behind closed doors)
October 1712:00 p.m.at No. 13 Miami (FL) ACCNL 19–319,000
October 243:30 p.m.No. 3 Notre Dame
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABC L 3–455,451
November 74:00 p.m.at Florida State ACCNW 41–1716,568
November 214:00 p.m. Virginia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 47–144,612
November 283:30 p.m.at No. 3 Clemson ABCL 17–5218,819
December 10 [5] 7:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech ACCRSN W 34–2011,000

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6. [2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP —*252124RV
Coaches RVRV*RVRV25RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

Austin Peay

1234Total
Governors00000
Panthers212101355

Syracuse

1234Total
Orange370010
No. 25 Panthers777021

Louisville

1234Total
No. 24 Cardinals7103020
No. 21 Panthers1373023

NC State

1234Total
Wolfpack10701330
No. 24 Panthers767929

At Boston College

1234OTTotal
Panthers7773630
Eagles31470731

At Miami (FL)

1234Total
Panthers0613019
No 13 Hurricanes7714331

Notre Dame

1234Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish72117045
Panthers30003

At Florida State

1234Total
Panthers101471041
Seminoles1430017

Virginia Tech

1234Total
Hokies0140014
Panthers61717747

At Clemson

Pittsburgh at Clemson
1234Total
Panthers0107017
No. 3 Tigers3177752
       
Pregame lineOver/under
PITT +2458.5 [6]
StatisticsPittsburghClemson
First downs1227
Total yards246581
Rushing yards16145
Passing yards230436
Turnovers32
Time of possession23:2836:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PittsburghPassing Kenny Pickett 22/39, 209 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
RushingA.J. Davis4 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Jared Wayne 5 receptions, 62 yards
ClemsonPassing 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

1234Total
Panthers31371134
Yellow Jackets706720

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
390 Patrick Jones II DE Minnesota Vikings
4135 Rashad Weaver DE Tennessee Titans
5175 Jason Pinnock DB New York Jets
6199 Jaylen Twyman DTMinnesota Vikings
6212 Damar Hamlin DB Buffalo Bills
7230 Jimmy Morrissey C Las Vegas Raiders

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