Pittsburgh Panthers

The Pittsburgh Panthers, coached by TheLiberator, are a collegiate football team playing in the ACC. The Panthers play in Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and are a member of the Coastal Division of the ACC.
== History ==
===2014-2020: Jumbo era===
3 games into the 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers season, the team hired an actual coach with Jumbo taking the helm. The team has enjoyed 7 winning seasons under the coach; additionally, the team has won 2 Coastal division titles.
====2014-2016: Beginnings; James Dale Era====
=====2014=====
The first season in Pitt's history, it was mostly noted for Pitt notching their first bowl victory (against Texas in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas). They also achieved their first ever coaches' poll ranking at #25 in Week 8 before falling to the Miami Hurricanes.
=====2015=====
The second season in Pitt's history was marked by their first ever Coastal division title. This division title was won on technicality after DollaBill-gate forced North Carolina to forfeit all postseason play. James Dale set a Pitt record with 25 TD passes.
=====2016=====
The Panthers started the season ranked #20 and have moved as high as #11 in the rankings. Pitt also earned the best win in program history when they defeated Notre Dame 52-50 in triple overtime. Pitt claimed The CFBHC Championship Belt in this game, though they relinquished it in a loss to Penn State two weeks later. Pitt would be the only team to beat the Fighting Irish that season as Notre Dame would go on to win the National Title.
====2017-2018: Luke Williams====
Pitt had 2 similar seasons to the Dale era with Luke Williams at QB, going 7-6 and 9-4 with no real notable upsets outside of a 2017 win over then-#21 Penn State (the first in team history) and a 2018 bowl win over #15 Texas.
====2019-2020: Grant McConnell====
Pitt won their second ever Coastal title in 2019 with JUCO transfer and first-ever scrambler Grant McConnell at the helm.
In 2020, the team recorded their first ever 10-win season and qualified for the national playoffs as the #5 seed. The team also achieved their highest coaches poll ranking at #3.
===2021-Present: TheLiberator era===
Starting his first season in 2021 after Jumbo moved to USC, TheLiberator was excited to make a splash in the CFB world by coaching his hometown team after a 10-3 season with the Army Black Knights.
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Record	Record	Conference Record	Conference Record	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Wins 	Losses	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Pittsburgh Panthers	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jumbo 	2014	ACC 	7 	6 	4 	3 	Won Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas vs. Texas (35-21) 	-
Jumbo 	2015	ACC 	7 	7 	4 	3 	Won Mile High Bowl vs. Arizona State (28-13) 	-
Jumbo 	2016	ACC 	9 	4 	5 	2 	Lost Hyundai Sun Bowl vs. UCLA (13-24) 	#19
Jumbo 	2017	ACC 	7 	6 	5 	2 	Lost Weis Markets Bowl vs. Tennessee (10-31) 	-
Jumbo 	2018	ACC 	9 	4 	5 	2 	Won Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Texas (23-20) 	-
Jumbo 	2019	ACC 	9 	5 	6 	1 	Lost Orange Bowl vs. Vanderbilt (7-27) 	-
Jumbo 	2020	ACC 	11 	1 	7 	1 	Won Quarterfinals vs. Western Michigan 24-23; Lost Orange Bowl vs. UCF 23-28	#4
TheLiberator 	2021	ACC 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total 	59 	33 	36 	14 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
==All-Time Records==
===Series Records vs ACC Opponents===
Pitt joined the ACC for full play in 2014. Here is their record against each opponent. 
School 	Total Games	W 	L 	T	Pct.	PF 	PA 	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Boston College	0 	0 	0 	0	 	0 	0 	- 	- 	-
Clemson 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	40 	65 	2019 	2019 	L2
Duke 	6 	6 	0 	0	 	187 	58 	2014 	2019 	W6
Florida State 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	24 	41 	2015 	2015 	L1
Georgia Tech 	6 	5 	1 	0	 	224 	143	2014 	2019 	W1
Louisville 	0 	0 	0 	0	 	0 	0 	- 	- 	-
Miami 	6 	3 	3 	0	 	123 	131	2014 	2019 	W1
NC State 	0 	0 	0 	0	 	0 	0 	- 	- 	-
North Carolina	6 	2 	4 	0	 	144 	156	2014 	2019 	W2
Syracuse 	5 	4 	1 	0	 	168 	125	2014 	2018 	W3
Virginia 	6 	5 	1 	0	 	127 	87 	2014 	2019 	W5
Virginia Tech 	6 	4 	2 	0	 	140 	132	2014 	2019 	W2
Wake Forest 	0 	0 	0 	0	 	0 	0 	- 	- 	-
13 Opponents 	44 	29	15	0	 	1177	938	2014 	2019 	6 Seasons
===Series Records vs Non-Conference Opponents===
School 	Total Games	W 	L 	T	Pct.	PF 	PA 	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Auburn 	2 	1 	1 	0	 	59 	31 	2017 	2018 	L1
Arizona State	1 	1 	0 	0	 	28 	13 	2015 	2015 	W1
BYU 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	17 	10 	2014 	2014 	W1
Fresno State 	2 	2 	0 	0	 	86 	34 	2015 	2016 	W2
Kansas 	2 	1 	1 	0	 	31 	48 	2014 	2016 	W1
Michigan 	2 	1 	1 	0	 	34 	41 	2015 	2016 	W1
Navy 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	27 	14 	2014 	2014 	W1
Notre Dame 	5 	3 	2 	0	 	119	116	2015 	2019 	W2
Oklahoma 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	17 	27 	2019 	2019 	L1
Penn State 	6 	1 	5 	0	 	124	170	2014 	2019 	L2
TCU 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	19 	17 	2019 	2019 	W1
Tennessee 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	10 	31 	2017 	2017 	L1
Texas 	3 	2 	1 	0	 	61 	69 	2014 	2018 	W2
UCLA 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	21 	34 	2016 	2016 	L1
Utah 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	24 	7 	2015 	2015 	W1
Vanderbilt 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	7 	27 	2019 	2019 	L1
Washington 	2 	1 	1 	0	 	34 	28 	2017 	2018 	W1
West Virginia	3 	2 	1 	0	 	83 	40 	2017 	2019 	W2
18 Opponents 	36 	19	17	0	 	801	757	2014 	2019 	6 Seasons
== Bowl History == 
The team has appeared in a bowl game every year of its existence, going 3-3.
Season	Bowl 	Opponent 	Result 	 	
2014 	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	Texas 	W, 35-21	 	
2015 	Mile High Bowl 	Arizona State	W, 28-13	 	
2016 	Hyundai Sun Bowl 	UCLA 	L, 13-24	 	
2017 	Weis Markets Bowl 	Tennessee 	L, 10-31	 	
2018 	Russell Athletic Bowl 	Texas 	W, 23-20	 	
2019 	Orange Bowl 	Vanderbilt 	L, 7-27 	 	
Total 	6 Bowl Games 	3–3 	3–3 	3–3	3–3
==Individual Award Winners==
===National Awards===
* Ray Guy Award
:P Mason Singleton - 2018 CFBHC Season
===All-Americans===
*2018
:P Mason Singleton
===1st Team All-ACC===
*2015
:ILB Michael Williams (SR)
:FS Michael Hunter (JR)
*2016
:DT Michael McBride (FR)
:K Stanley Brewster (SR)
:P Mason Singleton (SO)
:RET Brett Tran (SR)
*2018
:TE Hunter Goodson (JR)
:DT Michael McBride (JR)
:P Mason Singleton (SR)
*2019
:C Tim Kerns (JR)
:DT Michael McBride (SR)
:K Benjamin Rincon (JR)
*2020
:QB Grant McConnell (SR)
:WR Adam Coles (JR)
:C Tim Kerns (SR)
==Records and Draftees==
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