2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2017 record 5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach Pat Narduzzi (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Josh Conklin (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 68,400)
2017 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 23 NC State  6 –2     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisville  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Duke  3 –5     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  3 –5     6 –7  
North Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's fifth season as a member of the ACC. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016 season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. The Panthers received an invite to the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium where they lost to Northwestern 31–24.[1][2]

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Panthers signed a total of 24 recruits.

Coaching staff

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Pat Narduzzi – Head Coach
  • Shawn Watson – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Josh Conklin – Defensive Coordinator
  • Andre Powell – Running Backs/Special Teams
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive Line
  • John Peterson – Offensive Line
  • Renaldo Hill – Cornerbacks
  • Tim Salem – Tight Ends
  • Kevin Sherman – Wide Receivers
  • Rob Harley – Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator
   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
  • Mark Diethorn – Director of Recruiting
  • Ben Cotton – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Joshua Lott – Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Rob Greene – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Phil DeCapito – 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

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterbacks

  •  3 Ben DiNucci - Sophomore (6'2, 220)
  •  4 Max Browne - Senior (6'5, 230)
  •  7 Thomas MacVittie - Freshman (6'5, 225)
  •  8 Kenny Pickett - Freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 19 Jake Zilinskas - Sophomore (6'2, 210)

Tailbacks

  • 21 A.J. Davis - Freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 22 Darrin Hall - Junior (5'11, 220)
  • 23 Todd Sibley Jr. - Freshman (5'9, 215)
  • 26 Chawntez Moss - Sophomore (5'11, 210)
  • 36 Shawn Wood - Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 37 Qadree Ollison - Junior (6'2, 230)
  • 39 Kyle Vreen - Freshman (5'10, 190)

Fullbacks

  • 35 George Aston - Junior (6'0, 245)
  • 40 Colton Lively - Senior (6'0, 235)
  • 47 Ryan Sliwoski - Junior (5'11, 230)
  • 49 Erik Sellers - Sophomore (6'1, 235)

Wide Receivers

  •  5 Tre Tipton - Sophomore (6'0, 190)
  •  6 Aaron Mathews - Sophomore (6'4, 205)
  •  9 Michael Smith - Freshman (6'1, 205)
  • 10 Quadree Henderson - Junior (5'8, 190)
  • 11 Ruben Flowers III - Freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 34 Mark Bernsdorff - Senior (5’11, 195)
  • 46 Michael Vardzel - Freshman (5'11, 190)
  • 48 Kellen McAlone - Junior (6'2, 205)
  • 80 Dontavius Butler-Jenkins - Freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes - Junior (5'9, 190)
  • 83 Darian Street - Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 84 Garrett Bickhart - Freshman (6'5, 190)
  • 85 Jester Weah - Senior (6'3, 210)

Tight Ends

  • 19 Charles Reeves Jr. - Freshman (6'5, 280)
  • 45 Devon Edwards - Senior (6'4, 275)
  • 81 Nathan Bossory - Senior (6'3, 240)
  • 84 Grant Carrigan - Freshman (6'7, 275)
  • 86 Tyler Sear - Freshman (6'4, 245)
  • 87 Chris Clark - Sophomore (6'6, 260)
  • 88 Matt Flanagan - Senior (6'6, 260)
  

Offensive Linemen

  • 54 Justin Morgan - Freshman (6’6, 350)
  • 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith - Senior (6’7, 320)
  • 56 Brandon Ford - Freshman (6’5, 310)
  • 57 Gabe Houy - Freshman (6'6, 280)
  • 58 Brandon Hodges - Senior (6’4, 315)
  • 60 Owen Drexel - Freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 63 Alex Officer - Senior (6’4, 340)
  • 67 Jimmy Morrissey - Freshman (6’3, 295)
  • 68 Brian Burgess - Freshman (6’2, 295)
  • 69 Kenny Rainey III - Freshman (6'3, 330)
  • 70 Brian O'Neill - Junior (6’6, 305)
  • 71 Bryce Hargrove - Freshman (6’4, 310)
  • 72 Tony Pilato - Sophomore (6’5, 320)
  • 74 Jerry Drake Jr. - Freshman (6’5, 315)
  • 76 Connor Dintino - Junior (6’3, 315)
  • 77 Carter Warren - Freshman (6'5, 325)
  • 78 Alex Bookser - Junior (6’6, 315)

Defensive Linemen

  •  5 Kam Carter - Sophomore (6'4, 295)
  •  8 Dewayne Hendrix - Junior (6’4, 260)
  • 10 Keyshon Camp - Freshman (6’4, 290)
  • 17 Rashad Weaver - Freshman (6’5, 265)
  • 31 Kaezon Pugh - Freshman (6’1, 250)
  • 34 Amir Watts - Sophomore (6’3, 285)
  • 40 James Folston Jr. - Junior (6’4, 250)
  • 51 Jim Medure - Sophomore (6’2, 225)
  • 55 Jaylen Twyman - Freshman (6'2, 315)
  • 59 Carson van Lynn - Freshman (6'5, 255)
  • 66 Mike Herndon - Junior (6’4, 310)
  • 86 Julian Desire' - Freshman (6’3, 215)
  • 90 Rashad Wheeler - Freshman (6’3, 290)
  • 91 Patrick Jones II - Freshman (6’5, 245)
  • 93 Shane Roy - Junior (6’4, 280)
  • 95 Greg Sizemore - Freshman (6'1, 230)
  • 96 Allen Edwards - Senior (6’4, 255)
  • 97 Deslin Alexandre - Freshman (6'4, 255)

Punters

  • 18 Ryan Winslow - Senior (6'6, 225)
  • 98 Kirk Christodoulou - Freshman (6'1, 215)
  

Linebackers

  • 23 Oluwaseun Idowu - Junior (6’0, 225)
  • 25 Elijah Zeise - Junior (6’2, 230)
  • 28 Anthony McKee Jr. - Sophomore (6’2, 215)
  • 30 Albert Tucker - Freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 36 Chase Pine - Freshman (6’2, 240)
  • 38 Cam Bright - Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 39 Saleem Brightwell - Sophomore (6’0, 220)
  • 41 Jalen Williams - Junior (6’2, 215)
  • 44 Elias Reynolds - Freshman (6’2, 235)
  • 47 Kyle Nunn - Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 48 Peyton Deri - Freshman (6’1, 225)
  • 53 Brian Popp - Junior (6'0, 235)
  • 58 Quintin Wirginis - Senior (6'2, 245)

Defensive Backs

  •  2 Maurice Ffrench - Sophomore (5'11, 190) (+WR)
  •  3 Damar Hamlin - Sophomore (6’1, 190)
  •  4 Therran Coleman - Freshman (6’0, 195)
  •  7 Henry Miller - Freshman (6’3, 205)
  •  9 Jordan Whitehead - Junior (5’11, 195)
  • 11 Dane Jackson - Sophomore (6’0, 180)
  • 12 Paris Ford - Freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 14 Avonte Maddox - Senior (5’9, 180)
  • 15 Jason Pinnock - Freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 16 Damarri Mathis - Freshman (5'11, 185)
  • 20 Dennis Briggs - Junior (5’10, 195)
  • 21 Malik Henderson - Sophomore (6’0, 190)
  • 22 Kollin Smith - Freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 24 Phil Campbell - Freshman (6’1, 195)
  • 27 Bricen Garner - Freshman (6’1, 180)
  • 32 Phillipie Motley - Junior (5’10, 175)
  • 35 Rob Boatright - Senior (5’10, 190)
  • 43 Jazzee Stocker - Sophomore (6’2, 190)
  • 46 Rimoni Dorsey - Sophomore (6’0, 195)

Placekickers

  • 49 Ian Troost - Junior (6'6, 200)
  • 92 Jake Scarton - Freshman (6'3, 180)
  • 97 Alex Kessman - Freshman (6'3, 190)

Long Snappers

  • 61 Cal Adomitis - Freshman (6'1, 210)

Schedule

The Panthers schedule was released on January 24, 2017.[4][5]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sept. 2 1:00 p.m. No. 9 (FCS) Youngstown State* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN Extra W 28–21 OT  40,012
Sat. Sept. 9 3:30 p.m. at No. 4 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 14–33   109,898
Sat. Sept. 16 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma State* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 21–59   38,952
Sat. Sept. 23 12:20 p.m. at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN L 17–35   40,211
Sat. Sep. 30 12:00 p.m. Rice* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN W 42–10   33,051
Sat. Oct. 7 12:30 p.m. at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) ACCRSN L 24–27   33,290
Sat. Oct. 14 12:00 p.m. No. 20 NC Statedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN L 17–35   41,124
Sat. Oct. 21 12:20 p.m. at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 24–17   21,621
Sat. Oct. 28 12:30 p.m. Virginia Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN W 31–14   30,889
Thu. Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 31–34   34,056
Sat. Nov. 18 12:20 p.m. at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN L 14–20   58,948
Fri. Nov. 24 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL) Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC W 24–14   35,978
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Youngstown State

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh
1 234OTTotal
No. 9 (FCS) Penguins 0 07140 21
• Panthers 14 7007 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2015 W, 45–37

at Penn State

Pittsburgh at Penn State
1 234Total
Panthers 0 338 14
• No. 4 Nittany Lions 14 0712 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–50–4 2016 W, 42–39

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
• No. 9 Cowboys 21 2873 59
Panthers 0 1470 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 L, 38–45

at Georgia Tech

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
1 234Total
Panthers 7 1000 17
• Yellow Jackets 7 1477 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2016 W, 37–34

Rice

Rice at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Owls 0 0100 10
• Panthers 21 7014 42
  • Date: September 30
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:04 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 33,051
  • Game weather: 56°F • NW 9 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN):
    Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler
    Analyst: Takeo Spikes
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1951 L, 13–21

at Syracuse

Pittsburgh at Syracuse
1 234Total
Panthers 0 10311 24
• Orange 3 7107 27
  • Date: October 7
  • Location:
    Carrier Dome
    Syracuse, NY
  • Game start: 12:34 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 33,290
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN):
    Play-by-Play: Wes Durham
    Analyst: James Bates
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–30–3 2016 W, 76–61

NC State

NC State at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
• No. 20 Wolfpack 14 0714 35
Panthers 7 703 17
  • Date: October 14
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 41,124
  • Game weather: 72°F • SSE 6 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN):
    Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler
    Analyst: Takeo Spikes
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3–1 2009 L, 31–38

at Duke

Pittsburgh at Duke
1 234Total
• Panthers 7 0710 24
Blue Devils 0 3140 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–9 2016 W, 56–14

Virginia

Virginia at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Cavaliers 0 707 14
• Panthers 7 1473 31
  • Date: October 28
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:34 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 30,889
  • Game weather: 55°F • S 7 • Light Rain
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN):
    Play-by-Play: Wes Durham
    Analyst: James Bates
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2016 W, 45–31

North Carolina

North Carolina at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
• Tar Heels 14 1037 34
Panthers 3 1477 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–8 2016 L, 36–37

at Virginia Tech

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech
1 234Total
Panthers 7 007 14
• Hokies 7 3010 20
  • Date: November 18
  • Location:
    Lane Stadium
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Game start: 12:20 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 58,948
  • Game weather: 57°F • WSW 2 • Cloudy
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ACC Network):
    Play-by-Play: Brock Bowling
    Analyst: Renaldo Wynn
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9 2016 L, 36–39

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh
1 234Total
No. 2 Hurricanes 0 707 14
• Panthers 3 777 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–25–1 2016 L, 28–51

2018 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Brian O'NeillOffensive Tackle262Minnesota Vikings
Jordan WhiteheadSafety4117Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Avonte MaddoxCornerback4125Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "Northwestern outpaces high-powered Pitt in thrilling Pinstripe Bowl". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Banged-up Panthers fall to Northwestern in Pinstripe Bowl, 31-24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/PittSpringGuide2017.pdf
  4. ↑ "Pitt Panthers Football 2017 Schedule Released". Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  5. ↑ "2017 Pitt football schedule released". WTAE. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
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