2015 Pittsburgh Panthers Season

The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football season was their second season under coach Jumbo, after a successful first season in which Pitt defeated Texas in the Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl. They play as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the Coastal division. 
=== Schedule ===
Week 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	Utah 	 	Rice-Eccles Stadium * Salt Lake City, UT	W 24-7 	1-0
2 	Fresno State 	 	Bulldog Stadium * Fresno, CA 	W 38-27	2-0
3 	Virginia Tech 	 	Lane Stadium * Blacksburg, VA 	L 7-24 	2-1
4 	Notre Dame 	 	Notre Dame Stadium * South Bend, IN 	L 7-13 	2-2
5 	Michigan 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	L 7-17 	2-3
6 	North Carolina	 	Kenan Memorial Stadium * Chapel Hill, NC	L 7-24 	2-4
7 	Virginia 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	W 20-10	3-4
8 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
9 	Miami 	 	Sun Life Stadium * Miami, FL 	W 20-10	4-4
10 	Syracuse 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	L 14-24	4-5
11 	Duke 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	W 41-3 	5-5
12 	Georgia Tech 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	W 38-35	6-5
13 	Penn State 	 	Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA 	L 21-52	6-6
Championship	Florida State 	 	Bank of America Stadium * Charlotte, NC 	L 24-41	6-7
Bowl 	Arizona State 	 	Mile High Stadium * Denver, CO 	W 28-13	7-7
===Roster===
===2015 3-Deep Depth Chart===
===Stats===
====Records Vs====
 	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference	0-2 	2-1 	2-3
CP Top 25 	0-2 	- 	0-2
Divisional 	3-0 	1-2 	4-2
Conference 	3-1 	1-2 	4-3
AAC 	- 	1-0 	1-0
Big 12 	- 	- 	-
Big Ten 	0-2 	- 	0-2
Pac-12 	- 	1-0 	1-0
SEC 	- 	- 	-
Independents 	- 	0-1 	0-1
Overall 	3-3 	3-3 	6-6
====Time and Weather====
Time 	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Thurs Night 	2-0 	- 	- 	- 	2-0
Sat Morning 	1-0 	- 	- 	- 	1-0
Sat Afternoon	1-1 	- 	- 	1-0 	2-1
Sat Evening 	1-2 	- 	- 	- 	1-2
Sat Night 	0-2 	- 	- 	0-1 	0-3
Overall 	5-5 	- 	- 	1-1 	6-6
All game tallies are games where that player recorded statistics in that category, not games played.
====Passing====
Name 	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT
James Dale	QB 	(Jr) 	4.5 	5 	12 	271 	427 	63.1 	3196 	20	11
====Rushing====
Name 	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	Fumbles Lost	100yd Games
Robert Lewis 	RB 	Jr 	3.0 	3.0 	9 	96 	456 	4.75 	7 	1 	1
Rodrigo Rogers	RB 	Fr 	2.0 	4.0 	3 	49 	175 	3.57 	1 	0 	0
====Receiving====
Name 	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Carlos Perez 	WR 	Sr 	4.5 	4.5 	12 	62 	942 	15.19 	5
Jermaine Bishop	WR 	So 	3.5 	4.5 	10 	54 	702 	13.00 	6
Denario Jackson	TE 	So 	3.0 	4.0 	9 	38 	509 	13.39 	9
Michael Day 	WR 	Sr 	3.5 	3.5 	3 	13 	135 	10.38 	0
Brett Tran 	WR 	Jr 	2.0 	2.0 	2 	3 	92 	30.67 	0
====Defensive====
Name 	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Michael Williams 	ILB 	Sr 	3.5 	3.5 	10 	76 	2.0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Alexander Herrmann	DE 	(Fr) 	2.0 	3.5 	6 	8 	7.0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jeremy Torres 	OLB 	Sr 	3.0 	3.0 	5 	33 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Rufus Freeman 	CB 	Sr 	4.0 	4.0 	5 	18 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Terry Bush 	OLB 	Jr 	3.5 	4.0 	4 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Michael Hunter 	FS 	Jr 	3.5 	3.5 	2 	3 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Hugh Stephens 	DT 	Fr 	1.0 	3.5 	2 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Daniel Austin 	CB 	Fr 	3.0 	3.5 	1 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Stephen Jones 	DE 	Sr 	4.0 	4.0 	1 	3 	1.0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
====Kicking====
Name 	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Made	Attempts	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Stanley Brewster	K 	Jr 	5.0 	5.0 	11 	13 	0 	0 	2 	4 	5 	0 	29 	0
==Recruiting==
===Scholarship Offers===
===Walk-Ons===
Name 	Position	Incoming Class	Skill	Potential	Height	Weight	Previous School 	BLUEchip Ranking	BLUEchip Rating)
Pati Sititi 	DT 	Fr 	1.0 	3.5 	6'4 	330 	Shade (Cairnbrook, PA) 	553 	58.7 (***)
Jacory Kirkland	OLB 	Fr 	1.0 	3.5 	6'2 	233 	Wayne Hills (Wayne, NJ) 	795 	54.8 (***)
Kieran Dowdy 	OLB 	Fr 	1.0 	3.0 	6'1 	227 	Indian River (Chesapeake, VA) 	1375 	47.9 (**)
Gavin Broughton	RB 	Fr 	1.0 	3.0 	5'8 	177 	Pocono Mountain River (Pocono, PA) 	1406 	47.5 (**)
Damian Griggs 	P 	Fr 	1.0 	3.0 	6'2 	199 	Walt Whitman (Bethesda, MD) 	1516 	46.6 (**)
Henry Maloney 	C 	Fr 	1.5 	2.5 	6'2 	283 	Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, PA) 	1601 	46.0 (**)
Jaiden Mobley 	OLB 	Fr 	1.5 	2.5 	6'2 	240 	Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC) 	1641 	45.6 (**)
Xavier Jack 	WR 	Fr 	1.0 	2.5 	6'1 	205 	Enka (Enka, NC) 	1641 	45.6 (**)
Zack Donnelly 	OT 	Fr 	1.0 	2.5 	6'1 	313 	Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV)	1722 	44.3 (**)
Gabriel Alford 	FS 	Fr 	1.0 	1.5 	5'11 	187 	Clearfield Area (Clearfield, PA) 	2144 	31.3 (*)
==Summary==
The Panthers, despite finishing 6-6, took home their first ever Coastal division title. Earning their second ever bowl win and coach Jumbo having his first ever player drafted made it an overall successful season for the Panthers.
==Awards==
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