# 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's eighth season as a member of the ACC.
After finishing their regular season with an overall record of 6–5 (5–5 in conference games), the program announced on December 11 that they would not take part in any bowl game.

## Schedule

Pittsburgh had games scheduled against Marshall, Miami (OH) and Richmond that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* | | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | W 55–0 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 25 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ACCN | W 21–10 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 24 Louisville | No. 21 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | W 23–20 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 24 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | L 29–30 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | L 30–31 $^{OT}$ | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | L 19–31 | 9,000 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame | | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ABC | L 3–45 | 5,451 |
| November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida State | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | W 41–17 | 16,568 |
| November 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | W 47–14 | 4,612 |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Clemson | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ABC | L 17–52 | 18,819 |
| December 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCRSN | W 34–20 | 11,000 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.

## 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 | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | 25 | 21 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 55 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 25 Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 21 Panthers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 24 Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| No 13 Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Fighting Irish | 7 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Seminoles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 47 |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • No. 3 Tigers | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| PITT +24 | 58.5 |
| Statistics | Pittsburgh | Clemson |
| First downs | 12 | 27 |
| Total yards | 246 | 581 |
| Rushing yards | 16 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 230 | 436 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 23:28 | 36:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Kenny Pickett | 22/39, 209 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs |
| Pittsburgh | Rushing | A.J. Davis | 4 carries, 21 yards |
| Pittsburgh | Receiving | Jared Wayne | 5 receptions, 62 yards |
| Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 26/37, 403 yards, 2 TDs |
| Clemson | Rushing | Travis Etienne | 11 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs |
| Clemson | Receiving | Cornell Powell | 6 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 90 | Patrick Jones II | DE | Minnesota Vikings |
| 4 | 135 | Rashad Weaver | DE | Tennessee Titans |
| 5 | 175 | Jason Pinnock | DB | New York Jets |
| 6 | 199 | Jaylen Twyman | DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | 212 | Damar Hamlin | DB | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | 230 | Jimmy Morrissey | C | Las Vegas Raiders |