2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy 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)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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

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

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Roster

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 Jr. Hammond 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 Jr. Collier  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 II French  Fr OL 68 Blake Zubovic  Jr OL 69 Matt Metrosky Fr OL 72 Jake Cortes  Jr OL 74 Terrence Jr. Enos 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 III Morgan  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 III Campbell  Sr DB 24 Tamarion Crumpley Fr DB 25 A. J. Woods Jr DB 26 Judson II Tallandier  Jr DB 27 Buddy III Mack 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 II Shabazz Fr DL 50 Dayon Hayes So LB 51 Preston Lavant Fr LB 53 Dorien Ford Fr LB 54 Dylan Bennett Fr DL 56 Will IV King  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 Last update: October 25, 2024

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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

Game summaries

UMass

See also: 2021 UMass Minutemen football team

UMass Minutemen at Pittsburgh Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UMass Minutemen	0	0	0	7	7
Pittsburgh Panthers	13	10	14	14	51

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,486
• Referee: Jerr Magallanes
• TV: ACCN

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UMass PITT 1 4:56 8 60 3:07 PITT Lucas Krull 5-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 0 7 1 1:31 6 74 1:54 PITT Jordan Addison 12-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick no good 0 13 2 5:37 9 44 2:55 PITT 35-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 0 16 2 0:36 9 92 2:39 PITT A.J. Davis 18-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 0 23 3 10:45 7 38 2:34 PITT Vincent Davis 6-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 0 30 3 6:42 11 61 3:32 PITT Israel Abanikanda 12-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 0 37 4 13:50 8 74 3:21 UMass Tyler Lytle 1-yard touchdown run, Cameron Carson kick good 7 37 4 11:48 5 53 1:52 PITT Nick Patti 9-yard touchdown run, Ben Sauls kick good 7 44 4 2:44 7 80 2:11 PITT Daniel Carter 6-yard touchdown run, Ben Sauls kick good 7 51 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 51

At Tennessee

See also: 2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh Panthers	0	27	7	7	41
Tennessee Volunteers	10	10	7	7	34

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 82,203
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color) and Tom Luginbill (sidelines)

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PIT TEN 1 13:34 1 2 0:03 TENN Jabari Small 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 0 7 1 4:44 10 31 2:53 TENN 37-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 0 10 2 14:53 11 92 4:45 PITT Melquise Stovall 11-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 7 10 2 11:16 8 44 3:37 TENN 48-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 7 13 2 9:25 5 75 1:51 PITT Lucas Krull 16-yard touchdown reception from Jared Wayne, Sam Scarton kick good 14 13 2 8:34 4 -2 0:39 PITT 38-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 17 13 2 3:53 9 39 3:50 PITT 27-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 20 13 2 2:16 4 68 1:28 TENN Jimmy Calloway 44-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 20 20 2 0:19 9 75 1:57 PITT Vincent Davis 2-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 27 20 3 4:49 11 60 5:14 PITT Kenny Pickett 1-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 34 20 3 2:32 6 63 2:10 TENN Jacob Warren 8-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 34 27 4 12:22 6 75 2:31 PITT Jordan Addison 8-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 41 27 4 10:09 7 61 2:06 TENN Jaylan Wright 1-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 41 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 34

Western Michigan

See also: 2021 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan Broncos at Pittsburgh Panthers

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

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,581
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV: ACCRSN

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP West Michigan PIT "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire

See also: 2021 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire Wildcats at Pittsburgh Panthers

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

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,048
• Referee: Ricky Johnson
• TV: ACCNX/ESPN+

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP New Hampshire PIT "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Pittsburgh Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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

at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,383
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	23/36, 389 YDS, 4 TD
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	15 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Taysir Mack	5 REC, 121 YDS, 1 YD
GA Tech	Passing	Jeff Sims	24/33, 359 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dontae Smith	9 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahmyr Gibbs	6 REC, 125 YDS

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PIT Georgia Tech "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh Panthers	7	14	7	0	28
Virginia Tech Hokies	0	0	7	0	7

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 58,314
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV: ESPN2

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	22/37, 203 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	21 CAR, 140 YDS
	Receiving	Jared Wayne	6 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD
VA Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	11/32, 134 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Malachi Thomas	6 CAR, 33 YDS
	Receiving	Tré Turner	3 REC, 73 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PITT VA TECH 1 7:53 15 94 5:53 PITT Gavin Barthomolew 8-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 7 0 2 5:52 4 29 1:32 PITT Kenny Pickett 3-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 14 0 2 1:36 5 81 1:36 PITT Jared Wayne 36-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 21 0 3 9:16 10 52 4:29 PITT Vincent Davis 5-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 28 0 3 6:33 7 75 2:43 VA TECH Tayvion Robinson 2-yard touchdown reception from Braxton Burmiester, John Parker Romo kick good 28 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 7

Clemson

See also: 2021 Clemson Tigers football team

Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson Tigers	7	0	3	7	17
No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers	0	14	10	3	27

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 23rd, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,594
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan
• TV: ESPN

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PIT CLEM "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

Miami (FL)

See also: 2021 Miami Hurricanes football team

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers

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

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 46,977
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV: ACCN

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Miami (FL) PIT 1 12:09 8 75 2:51 PITT Israel Abanikanda 1-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 0 7 1 10:31 5 75 1:38 MIAMI Elijah Arroyo 20-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick good 7 7 1 8:44 3 70 0:44 MIAMI Will Mallory 57-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick good 14 7 1 6:20 2 60 0:34 MIAMI Jaylan Knighton 40-yard touchdown run, Andres Borregales kick good 21 7 1 3:25 9 55 2:55 PITT 38-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 21 10 2 12:50 7 84 2:17 PITT Israel Abanikanda 20-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 21 17 2 10:16 9 72 2:28 MIAMI 26-yard field goal by Andres Borregales 24 17 2 4:02 4 37 1:35 MIAMI Jaylan Knighton 1-yard touchdown run, Andres Borregales kick good 31 17 3 11:18 5 27 1:35 PITT Jared Wayne 12-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 31 24 3 5:50 6 91 2:53 PITT Jaylon Barden 19-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 31 31 3 2:15 11 50 3:12 MIAMI Key'Shawn Smith 13-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick good 38 31 4 13:55 11 50 3:12 PITT 23-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 38 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 35

At Duke

See also: 2021 Duke Blue Devils football team

Pittsburgh Panthers at Duke Blue Devils

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

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,693
• Referee: Marcus Woods
• TV: ACCN

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	28/43, 416 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr.	16 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	7 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD
Duke	Passing	Gunnar Holmberg	16/23, 174 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	24 CAR, 89 YDS
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	3 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PIT Duke "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

North Carolina

See also: 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers

Quarter	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

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,687
• Referee: Jerry Maggallanes
• TV: ESPN

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP North Carolina PIT "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

Virginia

See also: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Virginia Cavaliers at Pittsburgh Panthers

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

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,183
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV: ESPN2

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia PIT "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Syracuse

See also: 2021 Syracuse Orange football team and Pittsburgh-Syracuse football rivalry

Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange

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

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

• Date: November 27, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 27,939
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV: ACCN

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	28/38, 209 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vincent Davis	13 CAR, 79 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	11 REC, 81 YDS, 2 TD
CUSE	Passing	Garrett Shrader	17/24, 217 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	13 CAR, 29 YDS
	Receiving	Courtney Jackson	7 REC, 73 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PIT Syracuse "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

Vs. No. 16 Wake Forest

See also: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and 2021 ACC Championship Game

2021 ACC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Quarter	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

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

• Date: December 4, 2021
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 57,856
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV: ABC

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Kenny Pickett	20/33, 253 YDS, 2 TD
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	9 CAR, 55 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	8 REC, 126 YDS
WAKE	Passing	Sam Hartman	21/46, 213 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Christian Turner	6 CAR, 34 YDS
	Receiving	Taylor Morin	4 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PITT WAKE 1 13:42 5 75 1:18 PITT Kenny Pickett 58-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 7 0 1 10:48 11 75 2:54 WAKE A. T. Perry 5-yard touchdown reception from Sam Hartman, Nick Sciba kick good 7 7 1 9:37 4 75 1:11 PITT Rodney Hammond 22-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 14 7 1 6:31 12 75 3:06 WAKE Sam Hartman 11-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good 14 14 1 3:07 4 69 1:09 WAKE Taylor Morin 26-yard touchdown reception from Sam Hartman, Nick Sciba kick good 14 21 2 8:21 5 32 1:21 PITT Jared Wayne 4-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett, Sam Scarton kick good 21 21 2 0:00 5 57 0:55 PITT 41-yard field goal by Sam Scarton 24 21 3 0:47 4 45 1:20 PITT Israel Abanikanda 12-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 31 21 4 11:57 3 3 1:29 PITT Israel Abanikanda 1-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 38 21 4 11:42 1 0 0:15 PITT Interception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Erick Hallett, Sam Scarton kick good 45 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 21

Vs. No. 10 Michigan State

See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2021 Peach Bowl (December)

2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Michigan State Spartans

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

at Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 41,230
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Statistics	PITT	MSU
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	55–274	86–410
Rushes–yards	32–104	36–56
Passing yards	170	354
Passing: comp–att–int	16–23–1	29–50–1
Time of possession	24:51	35:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PITT	Passing	Davis Beville	14/18, 149 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vincent Davis	12 CAR, 43 YDS
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	7 REC, 114 YDS
MSU	Passing	Payton Thorne	29/50, 354 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordon Simmons	16 CAR, 23 YDS
	Receiving	Jalen Nailor	6 REC, 108 YDS,

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PITT MSU 1 13:11 3 29 0:45 MSU Jayden Reed 28-yard touchdown reception from Payton Thorne, Matt Coghlin kick good 0 7 1 7:57 12 75 5:14 PITT Nick Patti 16-yard touchdown run, Sam Scarton kick good 7 7 1 2:39 11 57 5:18 MSU 36-yard field goal by Matt Coghlin 7 10 2 1:02 6 87 1:01 PITT Jared Wayne 4-yard touchdown reception from Davis Beville, Sam Scarton kick good 14 10 3 14:40 3 1 0:20 PITT Fumble recovery returned 26 yards for touchdown by Cam Bright, Sam Scarton kick no good 21 10 4 8:06 13 70 6:47 MSU Connor Heyward 15-yard touchdown reception from Payton Thorne, 2-point Pass no good 21 16 4 2:51 11 71 2:46 MSU Jayden Reed 22-yard touchdown reception from Payton Thorne, 2-point Pass good 21 24 4 0:22 8 49 2:29 MSU Interception returned 78 yards for touchdown by Cal Halladay, Matt Coghlin kick good 21 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 31

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	20	Kenny Pickett	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers
4	115	Damarri Mathis	CB	Denver Broncos

References

1. "2021 Pitt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.