Saturday, August 31
Pittsburgh, PA
7:30 PM
Pitt
vs
Virginia
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PITT vs. VIRGINIA
August 31, 2019 • 7:30 p.m., ET
Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Game Storylines
• Pitt opens its 130th season of intercollegiate football when the Panthers host ACC foe Virginia at Heinz Field. The game will serve as Pitt's initial appearance on the newly launched ACC Network.
• The Panthers are the defending ACC Coastal Division champion. Pitt finished with a 6-2 conference mark last season to claim the division and advance to the ACC Championship Game.
• In a preseason media poll, Virginia was picked to win the 2019 Coastal championship. Pitt was voted fourth.
• The Panthers are 5-1 against Virginia in ACC play, the lone loss occurring during the 2014 season in Charlottesville. Pat Narduzzi is undefeated (4-0) against the Cavaliers during his Pitt tenure.
• Virginia is winless in five prior visits to Pittsburgh. In the Cavs' last visit to Heinz (2017), Pitt claimed a 31-14 win.
• Pitt is 84-43-2 (.659) all-time in openers. Since the 2000 season, the Panthers are 14-5 (.737) in their initial game, including 4-0 under Pat Narduzzi.
• This will be only the third time that Pitt has opened a season against a conference opponent. The Panthers are 0-2 in such instances (0-1 in the ACC).
• Pitt last opened the season with a conference game on Sept. 2, 2013. Playing in their inaugural ACC game, the Panthers lost 41-13 to visiting Florida State, that year's eventual national champion. (That 2013 game against the Seminoles also marks the last time Pitt lost a season opener.)
• Over his initial four years as Pitt's head coach (2015-18), Pat Narduzzi led the Panthers to the third-best record in ACC play with a 20-12 mark. Only Clemson (30-2) and Miami (21-11) achieved better ACC records during that span.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1953
Series Overall: Pitt leads 8-3
ACC Series: Pitt leads 5-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 5-0
At Virginia: Pitt leads 3-2
Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2018 (Pitt won, 23-13)
Last Meeting at Pitt: Oct. 28, 2017 (Pitt won, 31-14)
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won 4 (2015-18)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 4 games (2015-18)
Longest UVA Series Win Streak: 1 game (3 times, 2003; '07; '14)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 26 points (26-0, 1953)
Largest UVA Victory Margin: 30 points (44-14, 2007)
Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network
Adam Amin (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (reporter)
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert (reporter)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Sirius Channel 138, XM Channel 193, Internet Channel 955
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com
#H2P | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
August 31, 2019 • 7:30 p.m., ET
Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Game Storylines
• Pitt opens its 130th season of intercollegiate football when the Panthers host ACC foe Virginia at Heinz Field. The game will serve as Pitt's initial appearance on the newly launched ACC Network.
• The Panthers are the defending ACC Coastal Division champion. Pitt finished with a 6-2 conference mark last season to claim the division and advance to the ACC Championship Game.
• In a preseason media poll, Virginia was picked to win the 2019 Coastal championship. Pitt was voted fourth.
• The Panthers are 5-1 against Virginia in ACC play, the lone loss occurring during the 2014 season in Charlottesville. Pat Narduzzi is undefeated (4-0) against the Cavaliers during his Pitt tenure.
• Virginia is winless in five prior visits to Pittsburgh. In the Cavs' last visit to Heinz (2017), Pitt claimed a 31-14 win.
• Pitt is 84-43-2 (.659) all-time in openers. Since the 2000 season, the Panthers are 14-5 (.737) in their initial game, including 4-0 under Pat Narduzzi.
• This will be only the third time that Pitt has opened a season against a conference opponent. The Panthers are 0-2 in such instances (0-1 in the ACC).
• Pitt last opened the season with a conference game on Sept. 2, 2013. Playing in their inaugural ACC game, the Panthers lost 41-13 to visiting Florida State, that year's eventual national champion. (That 2013 game against the Seminoles also marks the last time Pitt lost a season opener.)
• Over his initial four years as Pitt's head coach (2015-18), Pat Narduzzi led the Panthers to the third-best record in ACC play with a 20-12 mark. Only Clemson (30-2) and Miami (21-11) achieved better ACC records during that span.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1953
Series Overall: Pitt leads 8-3
ACC Series: Pitt leads 5-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 5-0
At Virginia: Pitt leads 3-2
Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2018 (Pitt won, 23-13)
Last Meeting at Pitt: Oct. 28, 2017 (Pitt won, 31-14)
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won 4 (2015-18)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 4 games (2015-18)
Longest UVA Series Win Streak: 1 game (3 times, 2003; '07; '14)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 26 points (26-0, 1953)
Largest UVA Victory Margin: 30 points (44-14, 2007)
Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network
Adam Amin (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (reporter)
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert (reporter)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Sirius Channel 138, XM Channel 193, Internet Channel 955
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com
#H2P | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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