Game Notes: Pitt Opens 2017 Season with Youngstown State
8/28/2017 11:30:00 AM | Football
Game Notes (PDF): Pitt vs. Youngstown State
Pitt (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Youngstown State (0-0, 0-0 MVFC)
September 2, 2017 • 1 p.m. ET
Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Game Storylines
• Pitt opens its 128th season of intercollegiate football when the Panthers host Youngstown State at Heinz Field.
• Under the direction of thirdyear head coach Pat Narduzzi, the Panthers are looking to build off consecutive eight-win seasons. The Panthers have finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division each of the past two years.
• Pitt is 82-43-2 (.654) all-time in openers. Since the 2000 season, Pitt is 12-5 (.706) in its initial game, including 2-0 under Narduzzi.
• Narduzzi has deep ties to Youngstown and YSU. His father, the late Bill Narduzzi, was the Penguins' head coach from 1975-85, twice leading them to the NCAA Division II playoffs, including the 1979 national title game.
• Pat Narduzzi was a starting linebacker for his father in 1985, leading the Ohio Valley Conference in tackles as a YSU freshman.
• A member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Youngstown State is coming off an exceptional 2016 campaign. The Penguins finished with a 12-4 record and advanced to the NCAA Division I national championship game, where they lost to James Madison, 28-14.
• Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini is in his third season with the Penguins. Like Narduzzi, Pelini is also a Youngstown native. Prior to YSU, Pelini was the head coach at Nebraska for seven seasons (2008-14).
• Narduzzi (Ursuline) and Pelini (Cardinal Mooney) starred at rival Youngstown high schools. In their last meeting against each other, Ursuline routed Mooney, 35-0, in a game that decided the 1984 Steel Valley Conference title.
• Pitt is 14-1 all-time against FCS opponents. The Panthers' lone loss to an FCS foe came against Youngstown State in the 2012 season opener, 31-17.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 2005
Series Overall: Pitt leads 3-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-1
At YSU: DNA
Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2015 (Pitt 45, YSU 37)
Current Series Win Streak: Pitt has won 1 (2015)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (2005, 2009)
Longest YSU Series Win Streak: 1 game (2012)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 41 points (41-0, 2005)
Largest YSU Margin of Victory: 14 points (31-17, 2012)
Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network Extra via ESPN3/WatchESPN
Robert Lee, play-by-play Dustin Fox, analyst
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play Bill Osborn, analyst Larry Richert, reporter
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 93, XM Channel 197, Internet Channel 959
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com
Pitt Panthers Gameday App
TuneIn (free live and on-demand content)
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram
Pitt (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Youngstown State (0-0, 0-0 MVFC)
September 2, 2017 • 1 p.m. ET
Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Game Storylines
• Pitt opens its 128th season of intercollegiate football when the Panthers host Youngstown State at Heinz Field.
• Under the direction of thirdyear head coach Pat Narduzzi, the Panthers are looking to build off consecutive eight-win seasons. The Panthers have finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division each of the past two years.
• Pitt is 82-43-2 (.654) all-time in openers. Since the 2000 season, Pitt is 12-5 (.706) in its initial game, including 2-0 under Narduzzi.
• Narduzzi has deep ties to Youngstown and YSU. His father, the late Bill Narduzzi, was the Penguins' head coach from 1975-85, twice leading them to the NCAA Division II playoffs, including the 1979 national title game.
• Pat Narduzzi was a starting linebacker for his father in 1985, leading the Ohio Valley Conference in tackles as a YSU freshman.
• A member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Youngstown State is coming off an exceptional 2016 campaign. The Penguins finished with a 12-4 record and advanced to the NCAA Division I national championship game, where they lost to James Madison, 28-14.
• Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini is in his third season with the Penguins. Like Narduzzi, Pelini is also a Youngstown native. Prior to YSU, Pelini was the head coach at Nebraska for seven seasons (2008-14).
• Narduzzi (Ursuline) and Pelini (Cardinal Mooney) starred at rival Youngstown high schools. In their last meeting against each other, Ursuline routed Mooney, 35-0, in a game that decided the 1984 Steel Valley Conference title.
• Pitt is 14-1 all-time against FCS opponents. The Panthers' lone loss to an FCS foe came against Youngstown State in the 2012 season opener, 31-17.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 2005
Series Overall: Pitt leads 3-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-1
At YSU: DNA
Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2015 (Pitt 45, YSU 37)
Current Series Win Streak: Pitt has won 1 (2015)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (2005, 2009)
Longest YSU Series Win Streak: 1 game (2012)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 41 points (41-0, 2005)
Largest YSU Margin of Victory: 14 points (31-17, 2012)
Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network Extra via ESPN3/WatchESPN
Robert Lee, play-by-play Dustin Fox, analyst
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play Bill Osborn, analyst Larry Richert, reporter
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 93, XM Channel 197, Internet Channel 959
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com
Pitt Panthers Gameday App
TuneIn (free live and on-demand content)
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram
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