# 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Panthers football team drew an average home attendance of 48,122 in 2023.
This was Pitt's eleventh season as a member of the ACC. Just two years removed from an ACC Championship, Pitt finished With a record of 3–9, their worst record since 1998.

## Transfers
### Outgoing

| Name | Pos. | New school |
| Ak’Bar Shabazz II | CB | West Virginia |
| Judson Tallandier | CB | Akron |
| Jaden Bradley | WR | Charlotte |
| Jaylon Barden | WR | Georgia Southern |
| Samuel Willams | EDGE | Murray State |
| Khalil Anderson | CB | East Tennessee State |
| Isaiah Stewart | WR | None |
| Kedon Slovis | QB | BYU |
| Kyi Wright | TE | James Madison |
| John Morgan | EDGE | Arkansas |
| Vincent Davis | RB | UNLV |
| Gavin Thomson | WR | UNLV |
| Myles Alston | WR | Old Dominion |
| Sam Vander Haar | P | None |

### Incoming

| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
| Phil Jurkovec | QB | Boston College |
| Derrick Davis Jr. | RB | LSU |
| Donovan McMillon | S | Florida |
| Daejon Reynolds | WR | Florida |
| Jackson Brown | OT | California |
| Christian Veilleux | QB | Penn State |
| Jeff Yurk | P | Elon |
| Malcolm Epps | TE | USC |

## Schedule

Pittsburgh and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format included just one division. The new format set Pittsburgh with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in a four–year cycle. The Panthers' three set conference opponents for the next four years are Boston College, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Wofford* | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | W 45–7 | 45,096 |
| September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Cincinnati* | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) | The CW | L 21–27 | 49,398 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) | ABC | L 6–17 | 61,106 |
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | L 24–41 | 48,544 |
| September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 21–38 | 65,632 |
| October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 14 Louisville | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | The CW | W 38–21 | 46,296 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN | L 17–21 | 31,855 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 7–58 | 77,622 |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 7–24 | 57,557 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Syracuse | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (rivalry) | ACCN | L 13–28 | 17,101 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | W 24–16 | 41,842 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 19–30 | 17,639 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 79 | Matt Goncalves | OT | Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | 170 | Bub Means | WR | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | 229 | M. J. Devonshire | DB | Las Vegas Raiders |