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2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2021

| team = Pittsburgh Panthers

| sport = football

| image = Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| division = Coastal Division

| short_conf = ACC

| CoachRank = 13

| APRank = 13

| record = 11–3

| conf_record = 7–1

| head_coach = Pat Narduzzi

| hc_year = 7th

| off_coach = Mark Whipple

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Randy Bates

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Heinz Field

| champion = Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
ACC champion
ACC Coastal Division champion

| conf_champ = ACC Championship Game

| conf_champ_result = W 45–21 vs. Wake Forest

| bowl = Peach Bowl

| bowl_result = L 21–31 vs. Michigan State

}}

{{2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}

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), marking 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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|time = y

|tv = y

|attend = y

|opprank = y

|rankyear = 2021

|rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

|poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings, after November 2 – Released prior to game

|timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = September 4

|time = 4:00 p.m.

|nonconf = yes

|rank =

|opponent = UMass

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ACCN

|w/l = w

|score = 55-3

|attend = 41,486

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = September 11

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|nonconf = yes

|away = yes

|rank =

|opponent = Tennessee

|stadium = Neyland Stadium

|cityst = Knoxville, TN

|tv = ESPN

|w/l = w

|score = 44-37

|attend = 82,203

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = September 18

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|nonconf = yes

|rank =

|opponent = Western Michigan

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ACCRSN

|w/l = l

|score = 38-41

|attend = 40,581

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = September 25

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|nonconf = yes

|rank =

|opponent = New Hampshire

|opprank = 21 (FCS)

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ACCNX/ESPN+

|w/l = w

|score = 80-10

|attend = 41,048

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = October 2

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|away = yes

|rank =

|opponent = Georgia Tech

|stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium

|cityst = Atlanta, GA

|tv = ACCN

|w/l = W

|score = 59-17

|attend = 36,383

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = October 16

|time = 3:30 p.m.

|away = yes

|rank =

|opponent = Virginia Tech

|stadium = Lane Stadium

|cityst = Blacksburg, VA

|tv = ESPN2

|w/l = W

|score = 31-14

|attend = 58,314

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = October 23

|time = 3:30 p.m.

|rank = 24

|opponent = Clemson

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ESPN

|w/l = w

|score = 33-23

|attend = 60,594

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = October 30

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|rank = 16

|opponent = Miami (FL)

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ACCN

|w/l = l

|score = 32-37

|attend = 46,977

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = November 6

|time = 12:00 p.m.

|away = yes

|rank =

|opponent = Duke

|stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

|cityst = Durham, NC

|tv = ACCN

|w/l = w

|score = 55-26

|attend = 20,693

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = {{tooltip|November 11|Thursday}}

|time = 7:30 p.m.

|rank = 22

|opponent = North Carolina

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ESPN

|w/l = w

|score = 30-27

|overtime = OT

|attend = 41,687

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = November 20

|time = 3:30 p.m.

|rank = 19

|opponent = Virginia

|stadium = Heinz Field

|cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

|tv = ESPN2

|w/l = w

|score = 51-41

|attend = 45,183

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = November 27

|time = 7:30 p.m.

|away = yes

|rank = 16

|opponent = Syracuse

|stadium = Carrier Dome

|cityst = Syracuse, NY

|gamename = rivalry

|tv = ACCN

|w/l = w

|score = 34-17

|attend = 27,939

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = December 4

|time = 8:00 p.m.

|neutral = yes

|rank = 14

|opponent = Wake Forest

|opprank = 15

|stadium = Bank of America Stadium

|cityst = Charlotte, NC

|gamename = ACC Championship Game

|tv = ABC

|w/l = w

|score = 48-27

|attend = 57,856

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|date = {{nowrap|December 30|Thursday}}

|time = 7:00 p.m.

|neutral = yes

|nonconf = y

|rank = 11

|opponent = Michigan State

|opprank = 10

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Stadium

|cityst = Atlanta, GA

|gamename = Peach Bowl

|tv = ESPN

|w/l = l

|score = 27-34

|attend = 41,230

}}

}}

Source:{{cite web |title=2021 Pitt Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/pitt-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=January 31, 2021}}

Roster

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| team = Pittsburgh Panthers

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}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/2021

| head_coach = *Pat Narduzzi

| asst_coach =

  • 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

|accessdate=October 25, 2024

}}

Rankings

{{Further|2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements

| year = {{2021}}

| finalpollweek = 15

| cfpfirstweek = 9

| AP_pre = NR

| coaches_pre = RV

| AP_1 = NR

| coaches_1 = RV

| AP_2 = RV

| coaches_2 = RV

| AP_3 = NR

| coaches_3 = NR

| AP_4 = NR

| coaches_4 = NR

| AP_5 = RV

| coaches_5 = RV

| AP_6 = RV

| coaches_6 = RV

| AP_7 = 23

| coaches_7 = 23

| AP_8 = 17

| coaches_8 = 19

| AP_9 = RV

| coaches_9 = 25

| cfp_9 = 25

| AP_10 = 25

| coaches_10 = 22

| cfp_10 = 21

| AP_11 = 20

| coaches_11 = 19

| cfp_11 = 18

| AP_12 = 20

| coaches_12 = 17

| cfp_12 = 17

| AP_13 = 17

| coaches_13 = 15

| cfp_13 = 15

| AP_14 = 13

| coaches_14 = 12

| cfp_14 = 12

| AP_15 = 13

| coaches_15 = 13

}}

Game summaries

=UMass=

{{See also|2021 UMass Minutemen football team}}

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| Home = Pittsburgh Panthers

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| VisRushing = 27–42

| VisPassYds = 167

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| VisRusher = Kay'Ron Adams

| VisRushStats = 11 CAR, 32 YDS

| VisReceiver = Jermaine Johnson Jr.

| VisReceivingStats = 3 REC, 52 YDS

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| HomePassStats = 27/37, 272 YDS, 2 TD

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| QB =Kenny Pickett

| yards=5

| Kicker=Sam Scarton

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| Visitor=0

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| QB = Kenny Pickett

| yards=12

| Kicker=Sam Scarton

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| Visitor=0

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| DriveTime=2:55

| Type=FG

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| Visitor=0

| Home=16

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| Time=0:36

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| Team=PITT

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| DriveTime=2:39

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| yards=18

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| Home=23

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| DriveLength=38

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| yards=6

| Kicker=Sam Scarton

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=30

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| Time=6:42

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| DriveTime=3:32

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| yards=12

| Kicker=Sam Scarton

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| Home=37

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| yards=1

| Kicker=Cameron Carson

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

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=At Tennessee =

{{See also|2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team}}

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=Western Michigan =

{{See also|2021 Western Michigan Broncos football team}}

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=No. 21 {{small|(FCS)}} New Hampshire =

{{See also|2021 New Hampshire Wildcats football team}}

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=At Georgia Tech =

{{See also|2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}

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| VisitorDisplay = PITT

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=At Virginia Tech =

{{See also|2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team}}

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| VisRushStats = 21 CAR, 140 YDS

| VisReceiver = Jared Wayne

| VisReceivingStats = 6 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

| HomePasser = Braxton Burmeister

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=Clemson =

{{See also|2021 Clemson Tigers football team}}

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| VisRushStats = 10 CAR, 52 YDS

| VisReceiver = Justyn Ross

| VisReceivingStats = 5 REC, 59 YDS

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| yards=23

| QB=Kenny Pickett

| Kicker=Sam Scarton

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| QB=Kenny Pickett

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=Miami (FL) =

{{See also|2021 Miami Hurricanes football team}}

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| VisReceiver = Charleston Rambo

| VisReceivingStats = 7 REC, 101 YDS

| HomePasser = Kenny Pickett

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=At Duke =

{{See also|2021 Duke Blue Devils football team}}

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=North Carolina =

{{See also|2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team}}

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=Virginia=

{{See also|2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team}}

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=At Syracuse =

{{See also|2021 Syracuse Orange football team|Pittsburgh-Syracuse football rivalry}}

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=Vs. No. 16 Wake Forest =

{{See also|2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|2021 ACC Championship Game}}

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| VisRusher = Israel Abanikanda

| VisRushStats = 9 CAR, 55 YDS, 2 TD

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| VisReceivingStats = 8 REC, 126 YDS

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=Vs. No. 10 Michigan State =

{{See also|2021 Michigan State Spartans football team|2021 Peach Bowl (December)}}

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Players drafted into the NFL

{{see also|2022 NFL draft}}

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1

| 20

| Kenny Pickett

| QB

| Pittsburgh Steelers

4

| 115

| Damarri Mathis

| CB

| Denver Broncos

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