Game Week: No. 15 Pitt, No. 16 Wake Forest Meet in Charlotte for ACC Championship

2021 SUBWAY ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#17/15 PITT (10-2, 7-1) vs. #18/18 WAKE FOREST (10-2, 7-1)
December 4, 2021 • 8 p.m. (ET)
Bank of America Stadium (73,778/FieldTurf) • Charlotte, N.C.
ABC • ESPN Radio • Pitt Panthers Radio Network

Game Storylines
• Pitt makes its second appearance in the ACC Football Championship Game, where it will face Wake Forest. The Panthers captured the Coastal Division with a program-best 7-1 ACC mark.

• Pitt previously played in the title game in 2018, when it lost to eventual College Football Playoff champion Clemson. In its lone prior appearance, Wake Forest won the 2006 ACC title by defeating Georgia Tech.

• On the strength of a 10-win regular season—the Panthers' first since 1981—Pitt is the highest-ranked ACC team in both major polls: No. 15 in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the AP Poll.

• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 36 victories in ACC play, the third-highest win total during that span. Only Clemson (52) and Miami (37) have won more.

• All-America candidate Kenny Pickett is a finalist for four prestigious national honors: the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award and Senior CLASS Award.

• Pickett has thrown a Pitt-record 40 touchdown passes this season. He is one TD pass shy of the ACC record set by Clemson's Deshaun Watson over a 15-game span in 2016.

• Pickett has thrown 79 career touchdown passes, tied for the most in Pitt history with the legendary Dan Marino.

• Wide receiver Jordan Addison is also producing at an All-America level. A Biletnikoff Award finalist, Addison leads the country with 17 touchdown catches, the most by a Pitt player since 2003 when Larry Fitzgerald had a school-record 22.

Series in Brief
Series Began: 2018
Series Overall: Pitt leads 1-0
ACC Series: Pitt leads 1-0
At Pittsburgh: 0-0
At Wake Forest: Pitt leads 1-0
At Neutral Sites: 0-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2018 (Pitt 34, Wake Forest 13)

Coaching Matchup
Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 52-36 (seventh)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Wake Forest: 1-0

Wake Forest Coach Dave Clawson
Overall (season): 140-127 (22nd)
At Wake Forest (season): 50-47 (eighth)
Alma Mater: Williams, 1989
Record vs. Pitt: 0-1

Broadcast Information
Television • ABC-TV (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh)
Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (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 85, XM Channel 85, SXM App Channel 85

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM

Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Addison

Kenny Pickett

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