2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2019

| team = Pittsburgh Panthers

| sport = football

| image = Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| division = Coastal Division

| short_conf = ACC

| record = 8–5

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Pat Narduzzi

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach= Mark Whipple

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Randy Bates

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Heinz Field

| champion = Quick Lane Bowl champion

| bowl = Quick Lane Bowl

| bowl_result = W 34–30 vs. Eastern Michigan

| uniform = 180px

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run|url=http://theacc.com/news/2019/7/22/clemson-favored-to-continue-acc-football-championship-run.aspx|website=theACC.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" \|align="center" Colspan="3" \|Media poll (Coastal Division)
align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Pittsburgh Panthers\|Predicted finish\|Team\|Votes (1st place)}}
align="center" \| 1	Virginia	1003 (82)
align="center" \| 2	Miami (FL)	992 (55)
align="center" \| 3	Virginia Tech	827 (20)
align="center" \| 4	Pittsburgh	691 (8)
align="center" \| 5	Duke	566 (6)
align="center" \| 6	North Carolina	463 (1)
align="center" \| 7	Georgia Tech	302 (1)

Schedule

The Panthers schedule was released on January 16, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2019/1/16/pitts-2019-football-schedule-unveiled.aspx|title = Pitt's 2019 Football Schedule Unveiled}}

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2019

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ACCN

| score = 14–30

| attend = 47,144

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ACCN

| score = 20–10

| attend = 42,168

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 13

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 10–17

| attend = 108,661

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = UCF

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ABC/ESPN2

| score = 35–34

| attend = 42,056

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away =

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 20 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = 17–14

| attend = 44,141

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| homecoming =

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 33–30

| attend = 22,610

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 18|Friday}}

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank =

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| tv = ESPN

| score = 27–20

| attend = 44,886

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| homecoming = yes

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 12–16

| attend = 47,918

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = 20–10

| attend = 41,219

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 14|Thursday}}

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 34–27

| overtime = OT

| attend = 39,290

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lane Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 0–28

| attend = 55,936

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ACCN

| score = 19–26

| attend = 40,889

}}

{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 26|Thursday}}

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = W

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| stadium = Ford Field

| cityst = Detroit, MI

| gamename = Quick Lane Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 34–30

| attend = 34,765

}}

Game summaries

=Virginia=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Virginia at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=Cavaliers

|V1=10 |V2=3 |V3=10 |V4=7

|Host=Panthers

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=August 31

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=7:40 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:08

|Attendance=47,144

|Weather={{convert|72|F}} • Wind NE {{convert|5|mph|abbr=on}} • Sunny

|Referee=Jeff Heaser

|TVAnnouncers=Adam Amin, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George

|TVStation=ACCN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=8:17|Team=UVA|Event=Delaney, B. 39 yd field goal|Score=UVA 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=6:11|Team=UVA|Event=Sharp, C. 2 yd pass from Perkins, B. (Delaney kick)|Score=UVA 10–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=13:29|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, A. 2 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)|Score=UVA 10–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=10:19|Team=UVA|Event=Delaney 36 yd field goal|Score=UVA 13–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:38|Team=PITT|Event=Tipton, T. 3 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 13–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=11:54|Team=UVA|Event=Delaney 45 yd field goal|Score=UVA 16–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=8:23|Team=UVA|Event=Dubois, H. 13 yd pass from Perkins, B. (Delaney kick)|Score=UVA 23–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=0:32|Team=UVA|Event=Taulapapa, W. 10 yd run (Delaney kick)|Score=UVA 30–14|LastEntry=yes}}

=Ohio=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Ohio at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=Bobcats

|V1=0 |V2=3 |V3=7 |V4=0

|Host=Panthers

|H1=3 |H2=14 |H3=3 |H4=0

|Date=September 7

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=11:01 a.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:06

|Attendance=42,168

|Weather={{convert|67|F}} • Wind SW {{convert|4|mph|abbr=on}} • Partly Cloudy

|Referee=Magallanes, J.

|TVAnnouncers= Clay Matvick, John Congemi, Jerry Punch

|TVStation=ACCN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=7:49|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 27 yd field goal|Score=PITT 0–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=14:47|Team=PITT|Event=Ffrench, M. 74 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=9:28|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, V. 3 yd run (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=6:55|Team=OHIO|Event=Zervos, L. 23 yd field goal|Score=PITT 3–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=6:23|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 41 yd field goal|Score=PITT 3–20}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=4:04|Team=OHIO|Event=Tuggle, D. 7 yd run (Zervos kick)|Score=PITT 10–20|LastEntry=yes}}

=At Penn State=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Pittsburgh at Penn State

|Visitor=Panthers

|V1=0 |V2=10 |V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=No. 13 Nittany Lions

|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=0

|Date=September 14

|Location=
Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA

|StartTime=12:40 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:13

|Attendance=108,661

|Weather={{convert|66|F}} • Wind SSW {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}} • Showers

|Referee=Riley Johnson

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=4:31|Team=PSU|Event=Devyn Ford 1 yd run (Jake Pinegar kick)|Score=PSU 0–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=6:34|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 25 yd field goal|Score=PSU 3–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=2:08|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, V. 3 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 10–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:01|Team=PSU|Event=Jordan Stout 57 yd field goal|Score=Tied 10–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=5:50|Team=PSU|Event=Noah Cain 13 yd run (Jake Pinegar kick)|Score=PSU 10–17|LastEntry=yes}}

=UCF=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=UCF at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=No. 15 Knights

|V1=0 |V2=10 |V3=21 |V4=3

|Host=Panthers

|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7

|Date=September 21

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=3:36 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:49

|Attendance=42,056

|Weather={{convert|88|F}} • Wind N {{convert|6|mph|abbr=on}} • Sunny

|Referee=Lamertina, C.

|TVAnnouncers= Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

|TVStation=ABC/ESPN2

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=9:36|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, A. 2 yd run (Alex Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=14:31|Team=PITT|Event=Ffrench, M. 2 yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=8:58|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, W. 18 yd punt return (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=4:49|Team=UCF|Event=Adrian Killins 11 yd run (Dylan Barnas kick)|Score=PITT 7–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:04|Team=UCF|Event=Dylan Barnas 43 yd field goal|Score=PITT 10–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=11:25|Team=UCF|Event=Gabe Davis 10 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Barnas kick)|Score=PITT 17–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=8:40|Team=UCF|Event=Anderson, O. 87 yd punt return (Barnas kick)|Score=UCF 24–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=6:19|Team=UCF|Event=Davis, G. 28 yd pass from Gabriel, D. (Barnas kick)|Score=UCF 31–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=4:11|Team=PITT|Event=Butler-Jenkins 6 yd pass from Patti, N. (Kessman kick)|Score=UCF 31–28}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=4:36|Team=UCF|Event=Barnas, D. 28 yd field goal|Score=UCF 34–28}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=0:59|Team=PITT|Event=Pickett, K. 3 yd pass from Mathews, A. (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 34–35|LastEntry=yes}}

=Delaware=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Delaware at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=No. 20 (FCS) Fightin' Blue Hens

|V1=0 |V2=7 |V3=7 |V4=0

|Host=Panthers

|H1=0 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=7

|Date=September 28

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=12:35 a.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:12

|Attendance=44,141

|Weather={{convert|79|F}} • Wind S {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}} • Partly Sunny

|Referee=Woods, M.

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Werme, James Bates

|TVStation=ACCRSN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=2|Time=14:54|Team=PITT|Event=Carter, V. 30 yd pass from Patti, N. (Alex Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 0–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=6:28|Team=DE|Event=Gene Coleman II 7 yd pass from Nolan Henderson (Jake Roth kick)|Score=TIED 7–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:08|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 21 yd field goal|Score=PITT 7–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=12:53|Team=DE|Event=Townsend, J. 5 yd pass from Henderson, N. (Roth kick)|Score=DE 14–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=10:33|Team=PITT|Event=Mack, T. 12 yd pass from Patti, N. (Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 14–17|LastEntry=yes}}

=At Duke=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Pittsburgh at Duke

|Visitor=Panthers

|V1=10 |V2=9 |V3=7 |V4=7

|Host=Blue Devils

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=20

|Date=October 5

|Location=
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC

|StartTime=8:05 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:55

|Attendance=22,610

|Weather={{convert|62|F}} • Wind NNE {{convert|5|mph|abbr=on}} • Mostly cloudy

|Referee=Tra Blake

|TVAnnouncers=Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George

|TVStation=ACCN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=8:43|Team=DUKE|Event=Reed, A. 33 yd field goal|Score=DUKE 0–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=4:49|Team=PITT|Event=Ford, P. 26 yd interception(Alex Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 7–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=1:35|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 43 yd field goal|Score=PITT 10–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=3:07|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 38 yd field goal|Score=PITT 13–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=1:59|Team=PITT|Event=Mack, T. 19 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 19–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=11:05|Team=PITT|Event=Griffin-Stewart 4 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 26–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=2:41|Team=DUKE|Event=Harris, Q. 4 yd run(Reed kick)|Score=PITT 26–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=13:09|Team=DUKE|Event=Jackson, D. 2 yd run(Calhoun, J. rush)|Score=PITT 26–18}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=9:10|Team=DUKE|Event=Harris, Q. 3 yd run(Harris, Q. rush failed)|Score=PITT 26–24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=1:29|Team=DUKE|Event=Jackson, D. 44 yd pass from Harris, Q.(Harris pass failed)|Score=DUKE 26–30}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=0:38|Team=PITT|Event=Carter, V. 26 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 33–30|LastEntry=yes}}

=At Syracuse=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Pittsburgh at Syracuse

|Visitor=Panthers

|V1=10 |V2=14 |V3=0 |V4=3

|Host=Orange

|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=7

|Date={{tooltip|October 18|Friday}}

|Location=
The Dome
Syracuse, NY

|StartTime=7:01 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:38

|Attendance=44,886

|Weather=Dome

|Referee=Stuart Mullins

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Flemming, Jim Mora, Paul Carcaterra

|TVStation=ESPN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=5:45|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 47 yd field goal|Score=PITT 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=3:07|Team=SU|Event=Szmyt, A. 28 yd field goal|Score=TIED 3–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=1:23|Team=PITT|Event=Mathews, A. 43 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 10–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=12:03|Team=SU|Event=Szmyt 20 yd field goal|Score=PITT 10–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=4:53|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, A. 5 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 17–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:23|Team=PITT|Event=Ffrench, M. 14 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 24–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=11:12|Team=SU|Event=Harris, T. 94 yd pass from Welch, C.(Szmyt kick)|Score=PITT 24–13}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=7:03|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 34 yd field goal|Score=PITT 27–13}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=2:44|Team=SU|Event=Hackett, A. 7 yd pass from Welch(Szmyt kick)|Score=PITT 27–20|LastEntry=yes}}

=Miami (FL)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=Hurricanes

|V1=3 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=6

|Host=Panthers

|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=3

|Date=October 26

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=12:02 a.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:14

|Attendance=47,918

|Weather={{convert|57|F}} • Wind E {{convert|6|mph|abbr=on}} • Showers

|Referee=Flanagan, J.

|TVAnnouncers=Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker

|TVStation=ESPN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=11:15|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 54 yd field goal|Score=PITT 0–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=5:26|Team=MIAMI|Event=Price, C. 22 yd field goal|Score=TIED 3–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=12:00|Team=MIAMI|Event=Harris, C. 1 yd run(Price kick)|Score=MIAMI 10–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=2:39|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 25 yd field goal|Score=MIAMI 10–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=12:14|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 29 yd field goal|Score=MIAMI 10–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=7:19|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 29 yd field goal|Score=PITT 10–12}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=0:58|Team=MIAMI|Event=Osborn, K. 32 yd pass from Williams, J.(Harley, M. pass intercepted)|Score=MIAMI 16–12|LastEntry=yes}}

=At Georgia Tech=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech

|Visitor=Panthers

|V1=10 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=3

|Host=Yellow Jackets

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=0

|Date=November 2

|Location=
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, GA

|StartTime=4:05 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:07

|Attendance=41,219

|Weather={{convert|61|F}} • Wind: calm • cool, bright

|Referee=Riley Johnson

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Werme, James Bates, Kelsey Wingert

|TVStation=ACCRSN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=11:14|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 32 yd field goal|Score=PITT 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=6:25|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, V. 61 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 10–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=13:24|Team=GT|Event=Brown, Ah. 51 yd pass from Graham, J.(King, B. kick)|Score=PITT 10–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=9:34|Team=PITT|Event=Jacques-Louis 21 yd pass from Kenny Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 17–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=9:46|Team=GT|Event=King 30 yd field goal|Score=PITT 17–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=14:54|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 49 yd field goal|Score=PITT 20–10|LastEntry=yes}}

=North Carolina=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=North Carolina at Pittsburgh

|Visitor=North Carolina

|V1=7 |V2=3 |V3=0 |V4=17 |VOT=0

|Host=Panthers

|H1=3 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=3 |HOT=7

|Date={{tooltip|November 14|Thursday}}

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=8:02 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:43

|Attendance=39,290

|Weather={{convert|36|F}} • Wind SW {{convert|6|mph|abbr=on}} • Clear

|Referee=Duane Heydt

|TVAnnouncers=Adam Amin (play-by-play), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst), Pat McAfee (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

|TVStation=ESPN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=8:32|Team=PITT|Event=Alex Kessman 41 yd field goal|Score=PITT 0–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=6:14|Team=UNC|Event=Corrales, B. 21 yd pass from Howell, S.(Ruggles, N. kick)|Score=UNC 7–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=12:03|Team=PITT|Event=Kenny Pickett 2 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 7–10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=9:41|Team=PITT|Event=Jacques-Louis 74 yd pass from Pickett(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 7–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=7:36|Team=UNC|Event=Ruggles 25 yd field goal|Score=PITT 10–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=2:12|Team=PITT|Event=Davis, A. 8 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 10–24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=13:11|Team=UNC|Event=Brown, D. 10 yd pass from Howell(Ruggles kick)|Score=PITT 17–24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=11:43|Team=UNC|Event=Newsome, D. 34 yd pass from Howell(Ruggles kick)|Score=TIED 24–24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=5:18|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 24 yd field goal|Score=PITT 24–27}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=0:13|Team=UNC|Event=Ruggles 32 yd field goal|Score=TIED 27–27}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=OT|Time=0:00|Team=PITT|Event=Pickett, K. 3 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 27–34|LastEntry=yes}}

=At Virginia Tech=

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|Date={{tooltip|November 23|Saturday}}

|Location=
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, Virginia

|StartTime=3:35 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:03

|Attendance=55,936

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|Referee=Jeff Maconaghy

|TVAnnouncers=Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=3:16|Team=VT|Event=James Mitchell 1 yd run(Johnson kick)|Score=VT 0–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=3:07|Team=VT|Event=Norell Pollard 7 yard fumble recovery(Johnson kick)|Score=VT 0–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:45|Team=VT|Event=Tre Turner 3 yd pass from Hendon Hooker(Johnson kick)|Score=VT 0–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=10:12|Team=VT|Event=Hazelton 2 yd pass from Hendon Hooker(Johnson kick)|Score=VT 0–28|LastEntry=yes}}

=Boston College=

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|Host=Panthers

|H1=0 |H2=9 |H3=7 |H4=3

|Date={{tooltip|November 30|Saturday}}

|Location=
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA

|StartTime=3:35 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=3:03

|Attendance=40,889

|Weather={{convert|41|F}} • {{convert|5|mph|abbr=on}} E • cold, cloudy

|Referee=Riley Johnson

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1|Time=5:33|Team=BC|Event=A. Boumerhi 39 yd field goal|Score=BC 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=1|Time=3:00|Team=BC|Event=Boumerhi 32 yd field goal|Score=BC 6–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=14:11|Team=PITT|Event=A. Kessman 23 yd field goal|Score=BC 6–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=9:49|Team=BC|Event=H. Long 25 yd pass from D. Grosel(Boumerhi kick)|Score=BC 13–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=6:03|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 35 yd field goal|Score=BC 13–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=2|Time=0:00|Team=PITT|Event=Kessman 48 yd field goal|Score=BC 13–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=12:22|Team=PITT|Event=V. Davis 39 yd run(Kessman kick)|Score=PITT 13–16}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=11:31|Team=BC|Event=A. Dillon 61 yd run(Boumerhi kick)|Score=BC 20–16}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=3|Time=0:57|Team=BC|Event=Boumerhi 30 yd field goal|Score=BC 23–16}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry|Quarter=4|Time=9:41|Team=BC|Event=Boumerhi 22 yd field goal|Score=BC 26–16}}

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=vs Eastern Michigan (Quick Lane Bowl)=

File:2019 Quick Lane Bowl 22 (Pittsburgh on offense).jpg during the 2019 Quick Lane Bowl]]

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|H1=10 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=10

|Date={{tooltip|December 26|Thursday}}

|Location=
Ford Field
Detroit, MI

|StartTime=8:00 p.m. EDT

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=34,765

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia, Allison Williams (sideline)

|TVStation=ESPN

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{{see also|2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|2019 Quick Lane Bowl}}

Coaching staff

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Pat Narduzzi – head coach
Charlie Partridge – assistant head coach/defensive line
Mark Whipple – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Randy Bates – defensive coordinator
Andre Powell – running backs/special teams
Rob Harley – linebackers/recruiting coordinator
Dave Borbely – offensive line
Archie Collins – secondary
Tim Salem – tight ends
Cory Sanders – safeties
Chris Beatty – wide receivers

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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| 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

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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| 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

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Roster

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Quarterbacks

3 Jeff George Jr. – File:Redshirt.svg senior (6'3, 215)
8 Kenny Pickett – junior (6'2, 220)
12 Nick Patti – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (6'1, 210)
15 Justin Sliwoski – File:Redshirt.svg 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. – File:Redshirt.svg sophomore (5'9, 220)
39 Kyle Vreen – File:Redshirt.svg junior (5'10, 180)

Fullbacks

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

Wide receivers

2 Maurice Ffrench – senior (5'11, 200)
5 Tre Tipton – File:Redshirt.svg senior (6'0, 190)
6 Aaron Mathews – senior (6'4, 220)
9 Michael Smith – File:Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'1, 215)
11 Taysir Mack – File:Redshirt.svg 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 – File:Redshirt.svg junior (5'11, 190)
80 Cameron O'Neil – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (6'1, 200)
82 Jared Wayne – freshman (6'3, 190)
83 John Vardzel – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (5'10, 185)
85 Garrett Bickhart – File:Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'5, 220)
88 Dontavius Butler−Jenkins – File:Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'0, 210)

Tight ends

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

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Offensive linemen

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

Defensive linemen

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

Punters

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

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Linebackers

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

Defensive backs

3 Damar Hamlin – senior (6’1, 195)
4 Therran Coleman – File:Redshirt.svg junior (6’0, 205)
7 Jazzee Stocker – File:Redshirt.svg senior (6’2, 190)
8 John Petrishen – File:Redshirt.svg senior (6’1, 210)
11 Dane Jackson – File:Redshirt.svg senior (6’0, 190)
12 Paris Ford – File:Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'0, 195)
14 Marquis Williams – File:Redshirt.svg 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 – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (6'0, 185)
27 Bricen Garner – File:Redshirt.svg junior (6’1, 190)
31 Erick Hallett – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (5'11, 185)
37 Brassir Stocker – freshman (6'0, 185)

Placekickers

91 Sam Scarton – freshman (6'0, 170)
97 Alex Kessman – File:Redshirt.svg junior (6'3, 190)
98 Will Connelly – File:Redshirt.svg freshman (6'2, 215)

Long snappers

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

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Source:[https://admin.pittsburghpanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=football "2019 Pitt Spring Roster"], pittsburghpanthers.com, March 13, 2019.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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| Player

Position

Round

Pick

NFL club

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| Dane Jackson

Cornerback

239

Buffalo Bills

References

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