American college football season
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.
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]
Pittsburgh had games scheduled against Marshall , Miami (OH) and Richmond that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 4:00 p.m. Austin Peay * ACCN W 55–00 (Behind closed doors) September 19 12:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 25 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ACCN W 21–100 (Behind closed doors) September 26 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Louisville No. 21 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 23–200 (Behind closed doors) October 3 12:00 p.m. NC State No. 24 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN L 29–300 (Behind closed doors) October 10 4:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN L 30–31 OT 0 (Behind closed doors) October 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 13 Miami (FL) ACCN L 19–319,000 October 24 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Notre Dame Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ABC L 3–455,451 November 7 4:00 p.m. at Florida State ACCN W 41–1716,568 November 21 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 47–144,612 November 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 3 Clemson ABC L 17–5218,819 [ 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]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — —* 25 21 24 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV* RV RV 25 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — Not released
1 2 3 4 Total Governors 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers 21 21 0 13 55
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 3 7 0 0 10 No. 25 Panthers 7 7 7 0 21
1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20 No. 21 Panthers 13 7 3 0 23
1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 10 7 0 13 30 No. 24 Panthers 7 6 7 9 29
1 2 3 4 OT Total Panthers 7 7 7 3 6 30 Eagles 3 14 7 0 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 6 13 0 19 No 13 Hurricanes 7 7 14 3 31
1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Fighting Irish 7 21 17 0 45 Panthers 3 0 0 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 10 14 7 10 41 Seminoles 14 3 0 0 17
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 14 0 0 14 Panthers 6 17 17 7 47
Pittsburgh at Clemson 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 10 7 0 17 • No. 3 Tigers 31 7 7 7 52
Scoring summary 1 11:36 CU E.J. Williams 5-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick)(3 plays, 16 yards, 0:56) CU 7–0 09:26 CU B.T. Potter 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 52 yards, 1:30) CU 10–0 07:35 CU Cornell Powell 43-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick)(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42) CU 17–0 04:55 CU Travis Etienne 2-yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(5 plays, 35 yards, 2:14) CU 24–0 00:05 CU Lyn-J Dixon 1-yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(7 plays, 82 yards, 2:58) CU 31–0 2 09:11 PIT Alex Kessman 23-yard field goal(7 plays, 37 yards, 2:53) CU 31–3 07:59 CU Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) CU 38–3 01:13 PIT Jordan Addison 18-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) CU 38–10 3 14:24 PIT Vincent Davis 4-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick)(2 plays, 19 yards, 0:23) CU 38–17 00:52 CU Travis Etienne 3-yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(10 plays, 89 yards, 3:44) CU 45–17 4 10:48 CU Chez Mellusi 9-yard pass from D.J. Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick)(10 plays, 41 yards, 4:07) CU 52–17
Pregame line Over/under PITT +24 58.5[ 6]
Statistics Pittsburgh Clemson First downs 12 27 Total yards 246 581 Rushing yards 16 145 Passing yards 230 436 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 23:28 36:32
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Passing Kenny Pickett 22/39, 209 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Rushing A.J. Davis 4 carries, 21 yards Receiving Jared Wayne 5 receptions, 62 yards Clemson Passing 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
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 3 13 7 11 34 Yellow Jackets 7 0 6 7 20
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ Evans, Jace (December 11, 2020). "Pittsburgh football team elects to not play in bowl game this season" . USA Today . Retrieved December 12, 2020 . ^ a b "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports" . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020 . ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall" . Times Union . Retrieved July 17, 2020 . ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including football" . ESPN.com . Retrieved August 8, 2020 . ^ Pitt's game against Georgia Tech was originally scheduled for November 14 at 7:00 p.m. but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
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