2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Military Bowl, L 28–44 vs. Navy
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2015 record	8–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Josh Conklin (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 68,400)

2015 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#2 Clemson x$^		8	–	0		14	–	1
#14 Florida State		6	–	2		10	–	3
Louisville		5	–	3		8	–	5
NC State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Boston College		0	–	8		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#15 North Carolina x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Pittsburgh		6	–	2		8	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	5
Duke		4	–	4		8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first 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 were Pitt's third season as a member of the ACC. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Navy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Youngstown State*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 45–37	49,969 Referee Gary Patterson
Sat. Sep. 12	6:00 p.m.	at Akron*		InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 24–7	23,425 Referee Riley Johnson
Sat. Sep. 19	8:00 p.m.	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 24–27	63,636 Referee Jerry Magallanes
Sat. Oct. 3	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	W 17–13	49,120 Referee Ron Cherry
Sat. Oct. 10	12:30 p.m.	Virginia		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 26–19	45,237 Referee Duane Heydt
Sat. Oct. 17	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 31–28	46,208 Referee Stuart Mullins
Sat. Oct. 24	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 23–20	29,832 Referee Tom McCreesh
Thu. Oct. 29	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 23	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 19–26	43,049 Referee Jeff Heaser
Sat. Nov. 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Notre Dame*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 30–42	68,400 Referee Jeff Flanagan
Sat. Nov. 14	12:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNews	W 31–13	30,243 Referee Ron Cherry
Sat. Nov. 21	3:45 p.m.	Louisville		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNews	W 45–34	42,119 Referee Pat Garvey
Fri. Nov. 27	12:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 24–29	40,126 Referee Stuart Mullins
Mon. Dec. 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 21 Navy		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–44	36,352^[1] Referee Joe Pester
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	23	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Coaching staff

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Pat Narduzzi – Head Coach Jim Chaney – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Josh Conklin – Defensive Coordinator Andre Powell – Running Backs/Special Teams Tom Sims – Defensive Line John Peterson – Offensive Line Renaldo Hill – Cornerbacks Tim Salem – Tight Ends Kevin Sherman – Wide Receivers Rob Harley – Linebackers			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant 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 Ryan Turnley – Offensive Graduate Assistant Mike Shanahan – Offensive Graduate Assistant Scott McKillop – Defensive Graduate Assistant Phil DeCapito – Defensive Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Dave Andrews – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Freddie Walker – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Austin Addington-Strapp – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tyler Boyd	Wide Receiver	2	55	Cincinnati Bengals

References

↑ https://twitter.com/MilitaryBowl/status/681594756795871233
↑ "2015 Pittsburgh Football Spring Prospectus" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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