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2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ACC champion ; ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship Game, W 45–21 vs. Wake Forest
Peach Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (4th season)
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by seventh-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 ninth season as a member of the ACC. The Panthers won the ACC Championship with a record of 11–2 and a 45–21 victory over Wake Forest in the 2021 ACC Championship Game, becoming the first school other than Clemson or Florida State to win the conference championship since Virginia Tech in 2010.

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2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	Israel Abanikanda	So
WR	`3`	Jordan Addison	So
WR	`4`	Malquise Stovall	Sr
WR	`5`	Jared Wayne	Jr
WR	`6`	Tre Tipton	Sr
TE	`7`	Lucas Krull	Sr
QB	`8`	Kenny Pickett	Sr
RB	`9`	Rodney Hammond Jr.	Fr
WR	`10`	Jaylon Barden	So
WR	`11`	Taysir Mack	Sr
QB	`12`	Nick Patti	Jr
QB	`16`	Joey Yellen	So
QB	`17`	Davis Beville	So
QB	`18`	Eli Kosanovich	So
QB	`19`	Nate Yarnell	Fr
WR	`20`	Myles Alston	Fr
RB	`22`	Vincent Davis	Jr
TE	`25`	Kaymar Mimes	Jr
QB	`26`	Jake Frantl	Fr
WR	`27`	Luke Delgaudio	Fr
TE	`28`	Kyi Wright	So
WR	`29`	Josh Junko	So
WR	`35`	Isaiah Stewart	So
RB	`37`	Angelo Priore	Fr
RB	`40`	Daniel Carter	So
TE	`41`	Jake Zilinskas	Sr
TE	`43`	Cole Mitchell	Fr
WR	`46`	Peter Vardzel	Fr
OL	`50`	Jason Collier Jr.	So
OL	`53`	Jake Kradel	Jr
OL	`54`	Trey Andersen	Fr
OL	`55`	Marcus Minor	Sr
OL	`57`	Gabe Houy	Sr
OL	`58`	Terrence Moore	Fr
OL	`60`	Owen Drexel	Sr
OL	`61`	Ryan Jacoby	So
OL	`62`	Dakota Peters	Jr
OL	`63`	Matt Altsman	Fr
OL	`66`	George French II	Fr
OL	`68`	Blake Zubovic	Jr
OL	`69`	Matt Metrosky	Fr
OL	`72`	Jake Cortes	Jr
OL	`74`	Terrence Enos Jr.	Fr
OL	`74`	Kelvin Wilson	Sr
OL	`76`	Matt Goncalves	So
OL	`77`	Carter Warren	Sr
OL	`78`	Branson Taylor	Fr
WR	`81`	Jaden Bradley	Fr
WR	`82`	Gavin Thomson	So
TE	`84`	Grant Carrigan	Sr
WR	`84`	Jake McConnachie	Fr
WR	`85`	Garrett Bickhart	Sr
TE	`86`	Gavin Bartholomew	Fr
TE	`88`	Jake Renda	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	John Petrishen	Sr
DL	`2`	David Green	Jr
DB	`3`	Khalil Anderson	Fr
DL	`4`	Nahki Johnson	Fr
DL	`5`	Deslin Alexandre	Sr
DL	`6`	John Morgan III	Jr
LB	`7`	SirVocea Dennis	Jr
DL	`8`	Calijah Kancey	So
DB	`9`	Brandon Hill	So
DL	`10`	Keyshon Camp	Sr
LB	`11`	Bengally Kamara	So
DB	`12`	M.J. Devonshire	So
DB	`14`	Marquis Williams	Jr
DB	`15`	Rashad Battle	So
DL	`16`	Nate Temple	So
DB	`19`	Jahvontae Royal	Fr
DB	`20`	Javon McIntyre	Fr
DB	`21`	Damarri Mathis	Sr
DB	`22`	P. J. O'Brien	Fr
LB	`24`	Phil Campbell III	Sr
DB	`24`	Tamarion Crumpley	Fr
DB	`25`	A. J. Woods	Jr
DB	`26`	Judson Tallandier II	Jr
DB	`27`	Buddy Mack III	So
DB	`28`	Noah Biglow	Fr
LB	`30`	Brandon George	Jr
DB	`31`	Erick Hallett	Jr
LB	`34`	Solomon DeShields	So
DB	`35`	Hudson Primus	So
LB	`36`	Chase Pine	Sr
DB	`37`	Stephon Hall	Fr
DB	`39`	Myles Canton	Sr
DL	`40`	JoJo Belgrave	Fr
DB	`41`	Jehvonn Lewis	Fr
DB	`43`	Anthony Scott-Naji	Sr
DB	`44`	Taelen Brooks	Fr
DB	`45`	Dante Caputo	So
DL	`45`	Noah Palmer	Jr
DL	`46`	Sam Williams	Fr
LB	`47`	Aydin Henningham	So
LB	`48`	Jackson Henry	Jr
DB	`49`	Ak'Bar Shabazz II	Fr
DL	`50`	Dayon Hayes	So
LB	`51`	Preston Lavant	Fr
LB	`53`	Dorien Ford	Fr
LB	`54`	Dylan Bennett	Fr
DL	`56`	Will King IV	Fr
DL	`57`	Bam Brima	So
LB	`59`	Nick Lapi	Fr
DL	`87`	Habakkuk Baldonado	Jr
DL	`90`	DeAndre Jules	So
DL	`92`	Tyler Bentley	Jr
DL	`94`	Elliot Donald	Fr
DL	`95`	Devin Danielson	Jr
DL	`96`	Chris Maloney	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`49`	Byron Floyd	Fr
K	`90`	Ben Sauls	Fr
K	`91`	Sam Scarton	So
P	`92`	Cam Guess	Fr
LS	`93`	James Fineran	Fr
LS	`94`	Cal Adomitis	Sr
K/P	`95`	Caleb Junko	Fr
P	`98`	Kirk Christodoulou	Sr

Head coach

Pat Narduzzi

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie Partridge – Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line
Mark Whipple – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Randy Bates – Defensive Coordinator
Andre Powell – Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs
Dave Borbely – Offensive Line
Archie Collins – Defensive Backs
Ryan Manalac – Linebackers
Brennan Marion – Wide Receivers
Tim Salem – Tight Ends
Cory Sanders – Safeties

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:00 p.m.	UMass*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 51–7	41,486
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 41–34	82,203
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	L 41–44	40,581
September 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 77–7	41,048
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 52–21	36,383
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 28–7	58,314
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 27–17	60,594
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	No. 17	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 34–38	46,977
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 54–29	20,693
November 11	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 21	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 30–23 ^OT	41,687
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 18	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 48–38	45,183
November 27	7:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCN	W 31–14	27,939
December 4	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Wake Forest	No. 15	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	W 45–21	57,856
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Michigan State*	No. 12	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–31	41,230
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings, after November 2 – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Statistics	UMass	PITT
First downs	11	35
Plays–yards	58–209	86–598
Rushes–yards	27–42	41–223
Passing yards	167	375
Passing: comp–att–int	14–31–0	34–45–0
Time of possession	29:12	30:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Tyler Lytle	14/31, 167 YDS
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Adams	11 CAR, 32 YDS
	Receiving	Jermaine Johnson Jr.	3 REC, 52 YDS
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	27/37, 272 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr	8 CAR, 45 YDS
	Receiving	Lucas Krull	5 REC, 58 YDS, 1 TD

Statistics	PITT	TENN
First downs	24	20
Plays–yards	82–397	66–374
Rushes–yards	96	136
Passing yards	301	238
Passing: comp–att–int	25–37–0	22–33–1
Time of possession	36:05	23:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	24/36, 285 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	12 CAR, 43 YDS
	Receiving	Taysir Mack	4 REC, 100 YDS
TENN	Passing	Hendon Hooker	15/21, 188 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Joe Milton	5 CAR, 54 YDS
	Receiving	Jimmy Calloway	3 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD

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2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

UMass

At Tennessee

Western Michigan

No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire

At Georgia Tech

At Virginia Tech

Clemson

Miami (FL)

At Duke

North Carolina

Virginia

At Syracuse

Vs. No. 16 Wake Forest

Vs. No. 10 Michigan State

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football

ACC champion ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship Game, W 45–21 vs. Wake Forest
Peach Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (4th season)
Home stadium	Heinz Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 20 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
Boston College	2	–	6	6	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	6
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	23	17	RV	25	20	20	17	13	13
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	23	19	25	22	19	17	15	12	13
CFP	Not released									25	21	18	17	15	12	Not released

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Michigan Broncos	14	13	7	10	44
Pittsburgh Panthers	7	20	7	7	41

Statistics	WMU	PITT
First downs	27	25
Plays–yards	85–517	58–508
Rushes–yards	48–160	24–93
Passing yards	357	415
Passing: comp–att–int	26–37–0	25–34–1
Time of possession	40:15	19:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WMU	Passing	Kaleb Eleby	23/34, 337 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sean Tyler	14 CAR, 84 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Corey Crooms	8 REC, 161 YDS, 1 TD
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	23/31, 382 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kenny Pickett	9 CAR, 57 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	6 REC, 124 YDS, 3 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Pittsburgh Panthers	28	21	21	7	77

Statistics	UNH	PITT
First downs	8	35
Plays–yards	53–160	82–707
Rushes–yards	29–100	49–252
Passing yards	60	455
Passing: comp–att–int	10–24–1	29–33–0
Time of possession	24:37	35:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNH	Passing	Bret Edwards	9/20, 42 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carlos Washington Jr.	9 CAR, 91 YDS
	Receiving	Griffin Helm	2 REC, 24 YDS
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	24/28, 403 YDS, 5 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr.	17 CAR, 100 YDS, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	6 REC, 179 YDS, 3 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh Panthers	21	21	7	3	52
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	7	7	7	0	21

Statistics	PITT	GA Tech
First downs	27	21
Plays–yards	78–580	64–432
Rushes–yards	41–181	31–73
Passing yards	399	359
Passing: comp–att–int	24–37–0	24–33–2
Time of possession	34:40	25:20

Statistics	PITT	VA Tech
First downs	22	13
Plays–yards	81–411	60–224
Rushes–yards	44–208	28–90
Passing yards	203	134
Passing: comp–att–int	22–37–1	11–32–1
Time of possession	38:16	21:44

Statistics	CLEM	PITT
First downs	19	26
Plays–yards	62–315	82–464
Rushes–yards	30–164	43–162
Passing yards	151	302
Passing: comp–att–int	15–32–2	25–39–0
Time of possession	23:53	36:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CLEM	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	12/25, 128 YDS, 2 INT
	Rushing	Will Shipley	10 CAR, 52 YDS
	Receiving	Justyn Ross	5 REC, 59 YDS
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	25/39, 302 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr.	11 CAR, 66 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	5 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL) Hurricanes	21	10	7	0	38
No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers	10	7	14	3	34

Statistics	Miami (FL)	PITT
First downs	27	30
Plays–yards	71–490	79–587
Rushes–yards	29–64	23–68
Passing yards	426	519
Passing: comp–att–int	32–42–1	39–56–2
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing	Tyler Van Dyke	32/42, 426 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaylan Knighton	17 CAR, 80 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Charleston Rambo	7 REC, 101 YDS
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	39/55, 519 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Vincent Davis	6 CAR, 45 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	8 REC, 145 YDS

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers	7	23	14	10	54
Duke Blue Devils	12	7	3	7	29

Statistics	PITT	Duke
First downs	30	26
Plays–yards	86–636	88–376
Rushes–yards	42–220	50–135
Passing yards	416	241
Passing: comp–att–int	28–44–0	23–38–1
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
North Carolina Tar Heels	0	7	6	10	0	23
No. 21 Pittsburgh Panthers	17	6	0	0	7	30

Statistics	UNC	PITT
First downs	16	24
Plays–yards	71–384	76–441
Rushes–yards	38–88	31–95
Passing yards	296	346
Passing: comp–att–int	22–33–1	25–45–1
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNC	Passing	Sam Howell	22/33, 296 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	14 CAR, 42 YDS
	Receiving	Antoine Green	3 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	25/43, 346 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	12 CAR, 63 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	6 REC, 84 YDS

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Cavaliers	7	14	10	7	38
No. 18 Pittsburgh Panthers	0	24	10	14	48

Statistics	UVA	PITT
First downs	27	28
Plays–yards	78–514	80–509
Rushes–yards	24–27	38–169
Passing yards	487	340
Passing: comp–att–int	36–51–1	26–42–2
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UVA	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	36/49, 487 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mike Hollins	7 CAR, 30 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dontayvion Wicks	10 REC, 144 YDS
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	26/41, 340 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Vincent Davis	12 CAR, 100 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	14 REC, 202 YDS, 4 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers	0	14	14	3	31
Syrancuse Orange	7	0	7	0	14

Statistics	PITT	CUSE
First downs	20	14
Plays–yards	72–333	54–242
Rushes–yards	34–124	30–25
Passing yards	209	217
Passing: comp–att–int	28–38–1	17–24–0
Time of possession	33:04	26:56

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Pittsburgh Panthers	14	10	7	14	45
No. 16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons	21	0	0	0	21

Statistics	PITT	WAKE
First downs	22	24
Plays–yards	72–385	85–295
Rushes–yards	38–112	39–82
Passing yards	273	213
Passing: comp–att–int	21–34–0	21–46–4
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Pittsburgh Panthers	7	7	7	0	21
No. 10 Michigan State Spartans	10	0	0	21	31