2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Whipple (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRandy Bates (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Uniform
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Louisville   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wake Forest   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Florida State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Boston College   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Syracuse   2 – 6     5 – 7  
NC State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
  4 – 4     8 – 5  
North Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Georgia Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They competed in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's seventh season as a member of the ACC.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Pitt was predicted to finish in fourth in the Coastal Division.[1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Virginia 1003 (82)
2 Miami (FL) 992 (55)
3 Virginia Tech 827 (20)
4 Pittsburgh 691 (8)
5 Duke 566 (6)
6 North Carolina 463 (1)
7 Georgia Tech 302 (1)

Schedule

The Panthers schedule was released on January 16, 2019.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.Virginia
ACCNL 14–3047,144
September 711:00 a.m.Ohio*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 20–1042,168
September 1412:00 p.m.at No. 13 Penn State*
ABCL 10–17108,661
September 213:30 p.m.No. 15 UCF*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABC/ESPN2W 35–3442,056
September 2812:30 p.m.No. 20 (FCS) Delaware*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCRSNW 17–1444,141
October 58:00 p.m.at Duke
ACCNW 33–3022,610
October 187:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ESPNW 27–2044,886
October 2612:00 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 12–1647,918
November 24:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACCRSNW 20–1041,219
November 148:00 p.m.North Carolina
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNW 34–27 OT39,290
November 233:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech
ESPN2L 0–2855,936
November 303:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNL 19–2640,889
December 268:00 p.m.vs. Eastern Michigan*
ESPNW 34–3034,765

Game summaries

Virginia

Virginia at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
• Cavaliers 10 3107 30
Panthers 0 1400 14
Scoring summary
18:17UVADelaney, B. 39 yd field goalUVA 3–0
16:11UVASharp, C. 2 yd pass from Perkins, B. (Delaney kick)UVA 10–0
213:29PITTDavis, A. 2 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)UVA 10–7
210:19UVADelaney 36 yd field goalUVA 13–7
20:38PITTTipton, T. 3 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)PITT 13–14
311:54UVADelaney 45 yd field goalUVA 16–14
38:23UVADubois, H. 13 yd pass from Perkins, B. (Delaney kick)UVA 23–14
40:32UVATaulapapa, W. 10 yd run (Delaney kick)UVA 30–14
See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Ohio

Ohio at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
Bobcats 0 370 10
• Panthers 3 1430 20
Scoring summary
17:49PITTAlex Kessman 27 yd field goalPITT 0–3
214:47PITTFfrench, M. 74 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)PITT 0–10
29:28PITTDavis, V. 3 yd run (Kessman kick)PITT 0–17
26:55OHIOZervos, L. 23 yd field goalPITT 3–17
36:23PITTKessman 41 yd field goalPITT 3–20
34:04OHIOTuggle, D. 7 yd run (Zervos kick)PITT 10–20
See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

At Penn State

Pittsburgh at Penn State
Team 1 234Total
Panthers 0 1000 10
• No. 13 Nittany Lions 7 370 17
Scoring summary
14:31PSUDevyn Ford 1 yd run (Jake Pinegar kick)PSU 0–7
26:34PITTAlex Kessman 25 yd field goalPSU 3–7
22:08PITTDavis, V. 3 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)PITT 10–7
20:01PSUJordan Stout 57 yd field goalTied 10–10
35:50PSUNoah Cain 13 yd run (Jake Pinegar kick)PSU 10–17
See also: 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

UCF

UCF at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
No. 15 Knights 0 10213 34
• Panthers 7 1477 35
Scoring summary
19:36PITTDavis, A. 2 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)PITT 0–7
214:31PITTFfrench, M. 2 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)PITT 0–14
28:58PITTDavis, W. 18 yd punt return (Kessman kick)PITT 0–21
24:49UCFAdrian Killins 11 yd run (Dylan Barnas kick)PITT 7–21
20:04UCFDylan Barnas 43 yd field goalPITT 10–21
311:25UCFGabe Davis 10 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Barnas kick)PITT 17–21
38:40UCFAnderson, O. 87 yd punt return (Barnas kick)UCF 24–21
36:19UCFDavis, G. 28 yd pass from Gabriel, D. (Barnas kick)UCF 31–21
34:11PITTButler-Jenkins 6 yd pass from Patti, N. (Kessman kick)UCF 31–28
44:36UCFBarnas, D. 28 yd field goalUCF 34–28
40:59PITTPickett, K. 3 yd pass from Mathews, A. (Kessman kick)PITT 34–35
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

Delaware

Delaware at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
No. 20 (FCS) Fightin' Blue Hens 0 770 14
• Panthers 0 1007 17
  • Date: September 28
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:35 a.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 44,141
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h) • Partly Sunny
  • Referee: Woods, M.
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates
Scoring summary
214:54PITTCarter, V. 30 yd pass from Patti, N. (Alex Kessman kick)PITT 0–7
26:28DEGene Coleman II 7 yd pass from Nolan Henderson (Jake Roth kick)TIED 7–7
20:08PITTAlex Kessman 21 yd field goalPITT 7–10
312:53DETownsend, J. 5 yd pass from Henderson, N. (Roth kick)DE 14–10
410:33PITTMack, T. 12 yd pass from Patti, N. (Kessman kick)PITT 14–17
See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At Duke

Pittsburgh at Duke
Team 1 234Total
• Panthers 10 977 33
Blue Devils 3 0720 30
Scoring summary
18:43DUKEReed, A. 33 yd field goalDUKE 0–3
14:49PITTFord, P. 26 yd interception(Alex Kessman kick)PITT 7–3
11:35PITTAlex Kessman 43 yd field goalPITT 10–3
23:07PITTAlex Kessman 38 yd field goalPITT 13–3
21:59PITTMack, T. 19 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 19–3
311:05PITTGriffin-Stewart 4 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 26–3
32:41DUKEHarris, Q. 4 yd run(Reed kick)PITT 26–10
413:09DUKEJackson, D. 2 yd run(Calhoun, J. rush)PITT 26–18
49:10DUKEHarris, Q. 3 yd run(Harris, Q. rush failed)PITT 26–24
41:29DUKEJackson, D. 44 yd pass from Harris, Q.(Harris pass failed)DUKE 26–30
40:38PITTCarter, V. 26 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 33–30
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Syracuse

Pittsburgh at Syracuse
Team 1 234Total
• Panthers 10 1403 27
Orange 3 377 20
Scoring summary
15:45PITTAlex Kessman 47 yd field goalPITT 3–0
13:07SUSzmyt, A. 28 yd field goalTIED 3–3
11:23PITTMathews, A. 43 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 10–3
212:03SUSzmyt 20 yd field goalPITT 10–6
24:53PITTDavis, A. 5 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 17–6
20:23PITTFfrench, M. 14 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 24–6
311:12SUHarris, T. 94 yd pass from Welch, C.(Szmyt kick)PITT 24–13
47:03PITTKessman 34 yd field goalPITT 27–13
42:44SUHackett, A. 7 yd pass from Welch(Szmyt kick)PITT 27–20
See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 3 706 16
Panthers 3 333 12
Scoring summary
111:15PITTAlex Kessman 54 yd field goalPITT 0–3
15:26MIAMIPrice, C. 22 yd field goalTIED 3–3
212:00MIAMIHarris, C. 1 yd run(Price kick)MIAMI 10–3
22:39PITTKessman 25 yd field goalMIAMI 10–6
312:14PITTKessman 29 yd field goalMIAMI 10–9
47:19PITTKessman 29 yd field goalPITT 10–12
40:58MIAMIOsborn, K. 32 yd pass from Williams, J.(Harley, M. pass intercepted)MIAMI 16–12
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Georgia Tech

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
Team 1 234Total
• Panthers 10 703 20
Yellow Jackets 0 730 10
  • Date: November 2
  • Location:
    Bobby Dodd Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 41,219
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: calm • cool, bright
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates, Kelsey Wingert
Scoring summary
111:14PITTAlex Kessman 32 yd field goalPITT 3–0
16:25PITTDavis, V. 61 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 10–0
213:24GTBrown, Ah. 51 yd pass from Graham, J.(King, B. kick)PITT 10–7
29:34PITTJacques-Louis 21 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 17–7
39:46GTKing 30 yd field goalPITT 17–10
414:54PITTKessman 49 yd field goalPITT 20–10
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

North Carolina

North Carolina at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234OTTotal
North Carolina 7 30170 27
• Panthers 3 14737 34
Scoring summary
18:32PITTAlex Kessman 41 yd field goalPITT 0–3
16:14UNCCorrales, B. 21 yd pass from Howell, S.(Ruggles, N. kick)UNC 7–3
212:03PITTKenny Pickett 2 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 7–10
29:41PITTJacques-Louis 74 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)PITT 7–17
27:36UNCRuggles 25 yd field goalPITT 10–17
32:12PITTDavis, A. 8 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 10–24
413:11UNCBrown, D. 10 yd pass from Howell(Ruggles kick)PITT 17–24
411:43UNCNewsome, D. 34 yd pass from Howell(Ruggles kick)TIED 24–24
45:18PITTKessman 24 yd field goalPITT 24–27
40:13UNCRuggles 32 yd field goalTIED 27–27
OT0:00PITTPickett, K. 3 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 27–34
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

At Virginia Tech

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech
Team 1 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
• Hokies 14 707 28
Scoring summary
13:16VTJames Mitchell 1 yd run(Johnson kick)VT 0–7
13:07VTNorell Pollard 7 yard fumble recovery(Johnson kick)VT 0–14
20:45VTTre Turner 3 yd pass from Hendon Hooker(Johnson kick)VT 0–21
410:12VTHazelton 2 yd pass from Hendon Hooker(Johnson kick)VT 0–28
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Boston College

Boston College at Pittsburgh
Team 1 234Total
• Eagles 6 7103 26
Panthers 0 973 19
  • Date: November 30
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 40,889
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • 5 mph (8.0 km/h) E • cold, cloudy
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs
Scoring summary
15:33BCA. Boumerhi 39 yd field goalBC 3–0
13:00BCBoumerhi 32 yd field goalBC 6–0
214:11PITTA. Kessman 23 yd field goalBC 6–3
29:49BCH. Long 25 yd pass from D. Grosel(Boumerhi kick)BC 13–3
26:03PITTKessman 35 yd field goalBC 13–6
20:00PITTKessman 48 yd field goalBC 13–9
312:22PITTV. Davis 39 yd run(Kessman kick)PITT 13–16
311:31BCA. Dillon 61 yd run(Boumerhi kick)BC 20–16
30:57BCBoumerhi 30 yd field goalBC 23–16
49:41BCBoumerhi 22 yd field goalBC 26–16
45:26PITTKessman 43 yd field goalBC 26–19
See also: 2019 Boston College Eagles football team

vs Eastern Michigan (Quick Lane Bowl)

Pittsburgh vs Eastern Michigan
(Quick Lane Bowl)
Team 1 234Total
• Panthers 0 17314 34
Eagles 10 10010 30
  
Scoring summary
See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and 2019 Quick Lane Bowl

Coaching staff

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff   Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – associate athletic director/football operations
  • Bob Junko – director of player development and high school relations
  • Ben Mathers – director of football operations
  • Reed Case – director of recruiting
  • Ben Cotton – offensive graduate assistant
  • Mike Caprara – defensive graduate assistant
  • Mike Perish – offensive graduate assistant
  • Josh Lott – defensive graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Dave Andrews – head strength and conditioning coach
  • Freddie Walker – associate strength and conditioning coach
  • Austin Addington-Strapp – assistant strength and conditioning coach

[3]

Roster

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterbacks

  •  3 Jeff George Jr. – senior (6'3, 215)
  •  8 Kenny Pickett – junior (6'2, 220)
  • 12 Nick Patti – freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 15 Justin Sliwoski – freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 17 Davis Beville – freshman (6'5, 210)
  • 18 Eli Kosanovich – freshman (6'2, 195)

Tailbacks

  •  4 Daniel Carter – freshman (5'10, 220)
  • 21 A.J. Davis – junior (6'0, 215)
  • 22 Vincent Davis – freshman (5'8, 170)
  • 23 Todd Sibley Jr. – sophomore (5'9, 220)
  • 39 Kyle Vreen – junior (5'10, 180)

Fullbacks

  • 40 Grey Brancifort – freshman (6'1, 240) LS
  • 41 Jake Zilinskas – junior (6'2, 230)
  • 43 Elias Myers – freshman (6'3, 215)
  • 48 Peyton Deri – junior (6'1, 220)

Wide receivers

  •  2 Maurice Ffrench – senior (5'11, 200)
  •  5 Tre Tipton – senior (6'0, 190)
  •  6 Aaron Mathews – senior (6'4, 220)
  •  9 Michael Smith – sophomore (6'1, 215)
  • 11 Taysir Mack – junior (6'2, 200)
  • 14 Will Gipson – freshman (6'2, 175)
  • 18 Shocky Jacques−Louis – sophomore (6'0, 180)
  • 19 V'Lique Carter – sophomore (5’9, 170)
  • 27 Gavin Thompson – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 29 Joshua Junko – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 34 Jacob Hunsinger – freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 35 Isaiah Stewart – freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 46 Michael Vardzel – junior (5'11, 190)
  • 80 Cameron O'Neil – freshman (6'1, 200)
  • 82 Jared Wayne – freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 83 John Vardzel – freshman (5'10, 185)
  • 85 Garrett Bickhart – sophomore (6'5, 220)
  • 88 Dontavius Butler−Jenkins – sophomore (6'0, 210)

Tight ends

  • 10 Will Gragg – senior (6'4, 250)
  • 16 Jake Cortes – freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 19 Jake Zilinskas – sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 28 Kyi Wright – freshman (6'2, 240)
  • 44 Jason Collier – freshman (6'5, 285)
  • 81 Jim Medure – senior (6'2, 235)
  • 84 Grant Carrigan – sophomore (6'7, 280)
  • 86 Nakia Griffin-Stewart – senior (6'5, 260)
  

Offensive linemen

  • 52 Kenny Rainey III – sophomore (6'3, 325)
  • 53 Jake Kradel – freshman (6'3, 300)
  • 54 Rashad Wheeler – junior (6’3, 285)
  • 55 Chase Brown – senior (6’5, 305)
  • 56 Brandon Ford – junior (6’5, 310)
  • 57 Gabe Houy – sophomore (6'6, 305)
  • 59 Carson Van Lynn – sophomore (6’5, 290)
  • 60 Owen Drexel – sophomore (6'3, 295)
  • 61 Brian Burgess – sophomore (6'2, 295)
  • 66 Shane Murphy – freshman (6'4, 270)
  • 67 Jimmy Morrissey – junior (6’3, 305)
  • 68 Blake Zubovic – freshman (6’4, 315)
  • 70 Nolan Ulizio – senior (6'5, 320)
  • 71 Bryce Hargrove – junior (6’4, 305)
  • 72 Liam Dick – freshman (6'7, 300)
  • 74 Jerry Drake Jr. – sophomore (6’5, 315)
  • 76 Matt Goncalves – freshman (6'6, 305)
  • 77 Carter Warren – sophomore (6'5, 315)

Defensive linemen

  •  2 David Green – freshman (6'0, 285)
  •  5 Deslin Alexandre – sophomore (6'4, 270)
  •  6 John Morgan – freshman (6'2, 250)
  •  8 Calijah Kancey – freshman (6'0, 270)
  • 10 Keyshon Camp – junior (6’4, 285)
  • 16 Nate Temple – freshman (6'4, 225)
  • 17 Rashad Weaver – junior (6’5, 265)
  • 25 Kaymar Mimes – freshman (6'5, 245)
  • 34 Amir Watts – senior (6’3, 300)
  • 45 Noah Palmer – freshman (6'3, 255)
  • 57 Bam Brima – freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 58 Bryce Nelms – freshman (6'5, 260)
  • 87 Habakkuk Baldonado – freshman (6’5, 235)
  • 90 DeAndre Jules – freshman (6'2, 260)
  • 91 Patrick Jones II – junior (6’5, 260)
  • 92 Tyler Bentley – freshman (6’2, 305)
  • 95 Devin Danielson – freshman (6'1, 300)
  • 96 Chris Maloney – freshman (6’2, 245)
  • 97 Jaylen Twyman – sophomore (6'2, 290)

Punters

  • 49 Ethan Van Buskirk – freshman (5'10, 215)
  • 96 Jared Campbell – freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 98 Kirk Christodoulou – sophomore (6'1, 210)
  

Linebackers

  • 9 Saleem Brightwell – senior (6’0, 225)
  • 20 Wendell Davis – freshman (6’2, 245)
  • 23 Leslie Smith – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 24 Phil Campbell III – junior (6’1, 215)
  • 28 Kylan Johnson – senior (6'2, 230)
  • 29 Albert Tucker – sophomore (6'1, 220)
  • 30 Brandon George – freshman (6'2, 235)
  • 32 SirVocea Dennis – freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 36 Chase Pine – junior (6’2, 255)
  • 38 Cam Bright – sophomore (6'0, 220)
  • 44 Elias Reynolds – junior (6’2, 240)
  • 47 Kyle Nunn – sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 48 Jackson Henry – freshman (6’2, 235)
  • 52 Jack Hansberry – freshman (6’1, 220) LS

Defensive backs

  •  3 Damar Hamlin – senior (6’1, 195)
  •  4 Therran Coleman – junior (6’0, 205)
  •  7 Jazzee Stocker – senior (6’2, 190)
  •  8 John Petrishen – senior (6’1, 210)
  • 11 Dane Jackson – senior (6’0, 190)
  • 12 Paris Ford – sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Marquis Williams – freshman (5’8, 170)
  • 15 Jason Pinnock – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 20 Paris Brown – freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 21 Damarri Mathis – junior (5'11, 190)
  • 22 Brandon Hill – freshman (5'10, 205)
  • 25 A.J. Woods – freshman (5'10, 175)
  • 26 Judson Tallandier – freshman (6'0, 185)
  • 27 Bricen Garner – junior (6’1, 190)
  • 31 Erick Hallett – freshman (5'11, 185)
  • 37 Brassir Stocker – freshman (6'0, 185)

Placekickers

  • 91 Sam Scarton – freshman (6'0, 170)
  • 97 Alex Kessman – junior (6'3, 190)
  • 98 Will Connelly – freshman (6'2, 215)

Long snappers

  • 93 Brandon Hurst – freshman (6'3, 195)
  • 94 Cal Adomitis – junior (6'1, 230)

Source:[4]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dane Jackson Cornerback 7 239 Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pitt's 2019 Football Schedule Unveiled".
  3. ^ "2018 Pitt Football Spring Guide" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Athletics.
  4. ^ "2019 Pitt Spring Roster", pittsburghpanthers.com, March 13, 2019.
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