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)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Randy Bates (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Acrisure Stadium
Uniform
Pitt panthers football unif.png
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Florida State y$  8 –0   13 –1  
No. 19 Louisville y  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 21 NC State  6 –2   9 –4  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   7 –6  
Virginia Tech  5 –3   7 –6  
North Carolina  4 –4   8 –5  
No. 20 Clemson  4 –4   9 –4  
Duke  4 –4   8 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –5   7 –6  
Boston College  3 –5   7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6   6 –7  
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The Pittsburgh Panthers football team drew an average home attendance of 48,122 in 2023.

Contents

This was Pitt's eleventh season as a member of the ACC. Just two years removed from an ACC Championship, Pitt finished With a record of 3–9, their worst record since 1998.

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 McMillon S 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
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV——————————————
Coaches RVRV——————————————
CFP Not released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
379 Matt Goncalves OT Indianapolis Colts
5170 Bub Means WR New Orleans Saints
7229 M. J. Devonshire DB Las Vegas Raiders

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, Rory (January 30, 2023). "Pitt Panthers 2023 football schedule released". LocalToday.News. Retrieved February 3, 2023.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Panthers to play Syracuse at Yankee Stadium in 2023". 93.7 FM The Fan. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "ACC changing scheduling model for football in '23 and beyond". WTAE-TV. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 Pitt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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