Game Week: Pitt Looks for Another ACC Win at Virginia

PITT (5-4, 2-3 ACC) at VIRGINIA (3-6, 1-5 ACC)
November 12, 2022 • Noon (ET)
Scott Stadium (61,500/Prescription Athletic Turf) • Charlottesville, Va.
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network

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Game Storylines
• Pitt visits Virginia's Scott Stadium for the first time since 2018. The Panthers seek their second consecutive win following last week's 19-9 victory over nationally ranked Syracuse.

• Pitt has won five of the past six meetings with Virginia. The Panthers defeated the Cavaliers, 48-38, last season in Pittsburgh, a victory that clinched the Coastal Division title for Pitt.

• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 38 victories in ACC play, the third-highest win total during that span. The Panthers trail only Clemson (58) and Miami (39).

• Rodney Hammond Jr., a native of Norfolk, Va., is coming off a career game. Hammond rushed for 124 yards and a score against a Syracuse defense that ranked first in the ACC in yards allowed (303.1 avg.).

• Hammond was filling in for injured starter Israel Abanikanda, the nation's scoring leader who is expected to return to active duty this week.

• Abanikanda has established himself as a highly viable candidate for All-America honors and the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation's top running back.

• Abanikanda leads the entire country in all-purpose yards (177.88 avg.) and ranks fourth in rushing (135.75).

• He additionally paces the nation in rushing touchdowns (16), total touchdowns (17), scoring per game (12.8) and total points (102).

• The Panthers are averaging 33:23 in possession time per contest, their highest average in eight years. Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 10th nationally in time of possession.

Series in Brief
Series Began: 1953
Series Overall: Pitt leads 9-4
ACC Series: Pitt leads 6-2
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 6-1
At Virginia: Pitt leads 3-2
Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0
Last Meeting at Pitt: Nov. 20, 2021 (Pitt won, 48-38)
Last Meeting at UVA: Nov. 2, 2018 (Pitt won, 23-13)
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won 1 (2021)
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: 26 points (26-0, 1953)
Largest UVA Victory Margin: 30 points (44-14, 2007)

Coaching Matchup
Pitt's Chris Bickell '97 Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 58-41 (eighth)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Virginia: 5-1

Virginia Coach Tony Elliott
Overall (season): 3-6 (first)
At UVA (season): same
Alma Mater: Clemson, 2002
Record vs. Pitt: 0-0

Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network
Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), Lericia Harris (reporter)

Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson (reporters)

SiriusXM Satellite Radio
SiriusXM Channel 99 or 206, SXM App Channel 969

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM

Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com

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Game Week: Pitt Looks for Another ACC Win at Virginia

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Players Mentioned

Israel Abanikanda

Rodney Hammond Jr.