Pitt
Virginia
Game Week: Panthers Return Home for Conference Showdown
11/4/2024 11:55:00 AM | Football
The No. 23 Panthers look to go 8-1 for the first time since 2009
#23/23 PITT vs. VIRGINIA
November 9, 2024 • 8 p.m.
Acrisure Stadium (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB
GAME STORYLINES
- Looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season, Pitt hosts Virginia under the primetime lights at Acrisure Stadium.
- Despite its recent setback at SMU, the 7-1 Panthers own their best eight-game start since 2009.
- The Panthers are nationally ranked for the fifth consecutive week, checking in at No. 23 in both the Associated Press and AFCA polls.
- Pitt is 7-2 against Virginia in ACC play and has won the past two encounters, the most recent a 37-7 victory in Charlottesville in 2022.
- Virginia's last series win was a 30-14 decision at Pitt in 2019.
- Pitt boasts one of the country's most opportunistic defenses, ranking second nationally in defensive touchdowns (four) and pick sixes (four).
- The Panthers have been fixtures in the opposing backfield this season, ranking fifth nationally in tackles for loss (8.1 avg.) and 11th in quarterback sacks (3.00 avg.).
- Linebacker Kyle Louis, a highly viable All-America candidate, paces Pitt in both categories, compiling 10 tackles for loss and four sacks this season.
- Pitt is averaging 38.9 points per game to rank 10th nationally. It marks the Panthers' highest scoring clip since the 2021 ACC champion squad averaged a school-record 41.4.
- Quarterback Eli Holstein has thrown 17 touchdown passes, tied with Alex Van Pelt (1989) for the most by a Pitt freshman.
- Desmond Reid, an All-American at Western Carolina last year, ranks fifth nationally with an average of 156.29 all-purpose yards per game.
SERIES IN BRIEF
Series Began: 1953
Series Overall: Pitt leads 10-4
ACC Series: Pitt leads 7-2
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 6-1
At Virginia: Pitt leads 4-2
Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0
Last Meeting (at UVA): Nov. 12, 2022 (Pitt won, 37-7)
Last Meeting at Pitt: Nov. 20, 2021 (Pitt won, 48-38)
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won 2 (2021-22)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 4 games (2015-18)
Longest UVA Series Win Streak: 1 game (4 times, 2003; '07; '14; '19)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 30 points (37-7, 2022)
Largest UVA Victory Margin: 30 points (44-14, 2007)
COACHING MATCHUP
Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 72-51 (10th)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Virginia: 6-1
Virginia Coach Tony Elliott
Overall (season): 10-20 (third)
At Virginia (season): same
Alma Mater: Clemson, 2002
Record vs. Pitt: 0-1
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television • ACC Network
Wes Durham (play-by-play)
Tom Luginbill (analyst)
Dana Boyle (reporter)
93.7 The Fan & Pitt Radio Network (937thefan.radio.com)
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
Pat Bostick (analyst)
Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson (reporters)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
SiriusXM 106 or 193 and on the SiriusXM App
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
