2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Randy Bates (6th season)
Home stadium Acrisure Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Florida State y$  8 0   13 0  
No. 15 Louisville y  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 NC State  6 2   9 3  
Georgia Tech  5 3   6 6  
Virginia Tech  5 3   6 6  
North Carolina  4 4   8 4  
No. 22 Clemson  4 4   8 4  
Duke  4 4   7 5  
Miami (FL)  3 5   7 5  
Boston College  3 5   6 6  
Syracuse  2 6   6 6  
Virginia  2 6   3 9  
Pittsburgh  2 6   3 9  
Wake Forest  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Contents

This was Pitt's eleventh season as a member of the ACC.

Transfers

Outgoing

NamePos.New school
Ak’Bar Shabazz IICB West Virginia
Judson TallandierCB Akron
Jaden BradleyWR Charlotte
Jaylon BardenWR Georgia Southern
Samuel WillamsEDGE Murray State
Khalil AndersonCB East Tennessee State
Isaiah StewartWRNone
Kedon Slovis QB BYU
Kyi WrightTE James Madison
John MorganEDGE Arkansas
Vincent DavisRB UNLV
Gavin ThomsonWR UNLV
Myles AlstonWR Old Dominion
Sam Vander HaarPNone

Incoming

NamePos.Previous school
Phil Jurkovec QB Boston College
Derrick Davis Jr.RB LSU
Donovan McMillonS Florida
Daejon ReynoldsWR Florida
Jackson BrownOT California
Christian Veilleux QB Penn State
Jeff YurkP Elon
Malcolm EppsTE USC

Schedule

Pittsburgh and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. [1] [2] The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format included just one division. The new format set Pittsburgh with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in a four–year cycle. The Panthers' three set conference opponents for the next four years are Boston College, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech. [3] [4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m. Wofford * ACCN W 45–745,096
September 96:30 p.m. Cincinnati *
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)
The CW L 21–2749,398
September 167:30 p.m.at West Virginia * ABC L 6–1761,106
September 238:00 p.m.No. 17 North Carolina
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNL 24–4148,544
September 308:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech ACCNL 21–3865,632
October 146:30 p.m.No. 14 Louisville Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
The CWW 38–2146,296
October 213:30 p.m.at Wake Forest ACCNL 17–2131,855
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 14 Notre Dame * NBC L 7–5877,622
November 43:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida State
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN L 7–2457,557
November 113:30 p.m.vs. Syracuse ACCNL 13–2817,101
November 167:00 p.m. Boston College
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN W 24–1641,842
November 2512:00 p.m.at Duke ACCNL 19–3017,639

[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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