Game Week: Panthers Return to Action at Florida State

PITT (3-4, 2-4 ACC) vs. FLORIDA STATE (2-4, 1-4 ACC)
November 7, 2020 • 4 p.m., ET
Doak S. Campbell Stadium (79,560/Grass) • Tallahassee, Fla.
ACC Network • Pitt Panthers Radio Network

Game Storylines
• Pitt will play its first game at Florida State in 38 years. The Panthers have not visited Tallahassee since the 1982 season, when quarterback Dan Marino directed a 37-17 victory over Bobby Bowden's Seminoles.

• This is only the second Atlantic Coast Conference encounter between Pitt and Florida State. The Panthers' inaugural ACC game was against the Seminoles at Heinz Field on Sept. 2, 2013. Florida State won that contest, 41-13, en route to the national title.

• Sixteen players on Pitt's roster are Florida natives, second only to the Panthers' 31 players who hail from Pennsylvania.

• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 26 victories in ACC play, the fourth-highest win total during that span. The Panthers trail only Clemson (44), Miami (29) and Virginia Tech (28).

• Mike Norvell is in his first season as Florida State's head coach following a highly successful four-year head coaching tenure at Memphis. Norvell's professional path includes one season at Pitt (2011), where he served as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

• The Panthers are yielding only 69.1 rushing yards per game, the fifth-lowest ground output allowed in all of college football. That average ranks first in the ACC.

• Pitt is averaging 4.43 sacks per game to lead the ACC and rank third nationally. Defensive end Patrick Jones II has a team-high seven sacks and ranks 15th nationally (1.0 sack per game).

• Freshman Jordan Addison leads Pitt in receptions (41), receiving yards (484) and receiving touchdowns (three). The last freshman to lead Pitt in receiving was Tyler Boyd in 2013.

Series in Brief
Series Began: 1971
Series Overall: Pitt leads 5-4
ACC Series: FSU leads 1-0
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-2
At FSU: Series tied 2-2
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 2, 2013 (Florida State 41, Pitt 13)
Last Meeting at FSU: Sept. 18, 1982 (Pitt 37, Florida State 17)
Current Streak: FSU has won 1 (2013)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 3 games (1981-83)
Longest FSU Series Win Streak: 2 games (1971-72)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 28 points (42-14, 1981)
Largest FSU Victory Margin: 28 points (41-13, 2013)

Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network
Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Lericia Harris (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
XM 386, Internet 976

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM

Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Addison

Patrick Jones II

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